Unit 1
Vocabulary
CB Page A
Articulate = able to express ideas well
Focused = keep your attention fixed on what you want to achieve
Reserved = reluctant to speak
Coherent = clear and easy to understand
Responsive = eager to react and communicate
Inhibited = reluctant to speak
Extrovert = outgoing
Persuasive = good at influencing people
Succint = concise (to the point)
Rambling = talking in a confused way
Retention = to keep somebody or something
Language review
CB Page 9 A
To put it in a nutshell = to give the main facts in a short, clear way
To get straight to the point = to talk about the most important thing
To hear it on the grapevine = to hear about something because the information
has been passed from one person to another in
converstation
To put someone in the picture = to give the latest information
To get the wrong end of the stick = to not understand something
To be on the same wavelength = to share similar opinions and ideas
Can’t make head nor tail of it = to fail to understand anything
To talk at cross-purposes = to not understand someone
To beat about the bush = to delay talking about something
To get it straight form the horse’s mouth = to be told something by someone who has direct
knowledge of it