Cross-cultural awareness in business

An up-and-coming person is the one who is likely to succeed in a near future.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Some of these villages are in very ___________, inaccessible places.

• low key

• down to earth

• out of the way

A person who is willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to your own is ____________.

She's a ___________ woman with no pretensions. She's practical and sensible, too.

• self-assured

• easy-going

• down-to-earth

Replace:

With the high rates of taxation, there was not much difference between legal aid and the usual civil work.

• low key

• tedious

• run of the mill

COLLOCATIONS

1) It provides you with useful information to help you understand something.

2) Consider the advantages and disadvantages.

3) Develop your ability in certain areas.

4) The hardest part of doing business in a different culture is _______ _______. I don't feel good when dealing with unfamiliar situations.

• managing unknowns

• building relationships

• keeping an open mind

Here in the north, we like to _______ our ______ to get to know people before we do business with them.