Phrasal Verbs for Project Management

Elevate your Business English with must-know project management phrasal verbs—like ‘kick off’ and ‘wrap up’—in interactive gap-fill and role-play tasks.

Vocabulary Review(7 terms)

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Exercises:

Exercise 1Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option for each gap.
1

What phrasal verb means to officially start a project?

2

Which expression means dividing complex tasks into simpler parts?

3

To implement an agreed strategy is best described by:

4

Ending a meeting by summarizing key points refers to:

5

When increasing the intensity of work to meet a goal, you:

6

If a project unexpectedly fails, it has:

7

Checking progress on assigned tasks is called:

8

Which verb fits best? 'We'll _______ the new product launch next month.'

9

If your initial plan doesn't succeed, your plans have:

10

To increase productivity, it's helpful to _______ tasks clearly.

11

Ensuring actions discussed in a meeting are completed requires you to:

12

When efforts must be intensified due to delays, you should:

13

The opposite of successfully implementing a project is when it:

14

Finishing a project discussion effectively means to:

15

Starting initial phases of work on a new idea means to:

16

To successfully put a plan into action is to:

17

If the manager regularly checks task status, she is:

18

Which best completes the sentence? 'Unfortunately, our negotiations ______ yesterday.'

19

Intensifying your team's performance efforts is known as:

20

The meeting leader closed the session neatly, or in other words, ______ the meeting.

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