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Meet Patrick’s competitor in his company, Susan. What do you think of her personality? For each phrase that applies to her, say if it’s the same for you! If you want us to check your phrases, don’t hesitate to send them to us as a comment at the bottom of the page! ↓
Susan loves to pitch her ideas in front of a big audience because she enjoys being in the spotlight.
(= present an idea, a project / make a presentation / give a speech in front of an audience)
Her ideas are so clear in her mind that she doesn’t need to go over them before each meeting; she is also great at improvising.
(= to review, to revise, to reread, to consult something again and again to refresh your memory)
Susan’s boss loves to schedule weekly meetings, but Susan thinks this approach isn’t responsive enough, and believes that meetings should be held on a needs-only basis.
(=to plan, to organize an event in the future)
Susan appreciates her team’s ideas, but she often finds that they lack audacity and vision.
(=not to have enough of something, to be insufficient)
When Susan hears her colleagues’ ideas, she always find ways to tweak them and make them more impressive.
(= to make small changes, to make a little improvement that can make a good impact)
Susan finds that she works very fast, and that her colleagues often lag behind.
(= to be slower than somebody else)
As Susan is so productive and creative, she often outperforms her colleagues.
(= to work better than somebody else)
Susan’s company tries to release a new product every year.
(= to nvent or to produce something new, and put it on the market)
In reality, Susan’s bosses often postpone new releases because they are never ready on time.
(= to decide to do something later than planned,
(“post-” = later / “-pone” = put, so “to put something off to a later date”)
Susan would love to be in charge of organizing a big international fair to make people from all over the world meet and communicate.
(= a conference, a group meeting in a special hall or building)
One day, Susan would love to get a promotion and land an even better job than the one that she has now.
(= to obtain something that is difficult to get, especially by competing with someone)
Susan expects her boss to choose her to lead their next big project, but it’s hard for her to foresee what he is going to decide exactly.
(= to imagine how things will happen in the future)
“fore-” = in advance, in the future
During her upcoming performance review, Susan is going to mention to her boss that she would like to take on many more responsibilities.
(= planned for the near future, coming soon)
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