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Breech                                  Back part of a given barrel
Brigand                                 Member of a band of robbers
Broach                                  Open and start using
Brocade                                Fabric woven in a raised pattern
Brooch                                  An ornamental hinged pin fastened  - a clasp
Browbeat                              Intimidate
Browse                                 Read or look around casually
Bruit                                      Spread rumors
Brusque                               Abrupt or offhand
Buffoon                                Who plays the fool
Bullion                                  Gold or silver or bulk
Bureaucracy                        Govt. by un-elected officials
Burlesque                            Comically exaggerated imitation
Burnish                                Polish by rubbing
Butte                                     Sandwich


in the red- losing money, unprofitable
The company began to go into the red when the price of oil began to rise rapidly.
in the works-in preparation, being planned or worked on
The camera company has a new automatic camera in the works but nobody knows about it yet.
keep books-keep records of money gained and spent
The new assistant to the sales manager has no experience keeping books and has made many mistakes.
keep track of- keep a count or record, stay informed
They have been making a great effort to keep track of the number of visitors to their store.


1)Would you rather die peacefully among friends at age 50, or painfully and alone at age 80? Assume that most of the last 30 years would be good ones.
2)If you discover that your closest friend was a heroin dealer, what would you do?
3)Is it easy for you to accept help when you need it? Will you ask for help?
4)If you were helping to raise money for a charity and someone agreed to make a large contribution if you would perform at the upcoming fund raising show, would you? If so, what would you like to perform? Assume the show would have an audience of about 1000.
5)Would you have your fingers surgically removed if it somehow guaranteed immunity from all major diseases?


Q1 - Whenever he felt cross, he ......... bite his nails      will      might              had     would
Q2 - Phoning at ........ rate costs more than in the evening.     full      high    top       peak
Q3 - It is the first time I ............. eaten squid         eat       have   eaten             should eat     had eaten
Q4 - The opposition expect to get elected ......... the poor results of today's opinion poll
despite                      nevertheless             apart               in spite
Q5 - There's been a lot of concern about the environmental ......... of the new oil refinery
affect              pollution        impact                       emission
Q6 - I'm getting the manufacturers ....... it with a new one
replace                       replacing       be replaced   to replace
Q7 - The new laws will become ....... as of Friday   in effect     efficient          affective         effective
Q8 - Weren't you .... to have completed the work by now?  supposed   reckoned   told   managed
Q9 - As ...... as I am concerned, that was all finished ages ago          well     far       good   much
Q10 - I only caught a ........ of her              glance            look     glimpse                     glimmer
Q11 - They were .......... to justice years ago        made              done               taken              brought
Q12 - I read a newspaper every day to stay in touch with ......... affairs                     
current                      news              actual             modern
Q13 - There wasn't any milk so we'll have to make ...... with powder     up    do    over       use
Q14 - He can't be so keen ...... that he's never on time     judging     seeing       viewed     noted
Q15 - He found ....... his horror that his car had been stolen   for       from    to        by

Role-play 7
 A: You’re in Malaysia and you’ve fallen in love with South East Asia. Now you really want to go to Thailand because you’ve heard they’ve got the best beaches in the world. Try and convince your friends to come with you.

B: You’re in Malaysia and feel quite happy. Your two friends have got very different ideas about where to go next. Listen to your friends and then tell them what you would like to do.
C: You’re in Malaysia but you want to leave. You are tired of traveling and you miss your home and your home cooking. Try and convince your friends to come home with you.

Role-play 8
A: Your team is very much interested in taking special varieties of food. You are now in a restaurant  and have ordered for a vegetarian dish. But the waiter brought you a non-vegetarian dish instead and you came to know only after taking little bit of the dish. How will your team react to the situation.( One steward, F&B Manager and the team)   

B: Your team is very much interested in taking special varieties of food. You are now in a restaurant  and have ordered and finished taking food. You found that the food was very tasty and delicious. Your team is interested in thanking the hotel staff and management. ( One F&B Manager and the team(Speak individually) )   

C: The restaurant ambience and the food service was extremely good and different from your country. You are now thinking to promote such a hotel in your country. Discuss the possibilities of business ties with the management. ( First team discussion, one Mgmt Rep., team leader)


1)What is the name given to a flock of geese? a)herd b)gaggle c)pride
2)The area of influence of the stars on human affairs is called a)astrology b)astronomy            c)teleology
3)What is the character ‘&’ the abbreviation of and called?   a)addition   2)ampersand     3)addenda
4)The nautical pronunciation of leeward would be? a)lee-waard      b)lee-ward     c)loo-ward
5)What is single blessedness? a)single child  b)bachelorhood  c)sole heir
6)What do we mean by ‘below stairs’ gossip? a)gossip amongst servants
b)gossip among children  c)gossip of ladies of what they heard while under the stairs
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