Working from home – Part I
WORKING FROM HOME
PART - I
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Working from home – Part I
To devote time: Give all or a large part of one's time or resources to a
person, activity, or cause.
Attrition: a reduction in size, numbers, or strength
Isolation: To set apart or cut off from others.
To Juggle: to handle or deal with usually several things (as obligations)
at one time so as to satisfy often competing requirements
Despondent: In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
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English
French
To devote time
De consacrer du
temps
Attrition
La fatigue
Isolation
L'isolement
To Juggle
Combiner
Despondent
Découragé
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Working from home – Part I
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Working from home – Part I
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Working from home – Part I
Match the following proverbs with the qualities
Determination
Self-Motivation
Organization
Concentration
Self Discipline
A. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
B. When every physical and mental resource is focused, one's power
to solve a problem multiplies tremendously.
C. The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down.
D. Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an
indomitable will.
E. File, Don’t Pile!
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Else
 L'adjectif else s'emploie apres un pronom indefini ou
interogatif.
Can anyone else help me? Quelqu'un d'autre peut-il
m'aider?
What else is there? Ya-t-il quelque chose d'autre?
 L'adverbe else (sinon) se trouve le plus souvent apres les
pronoms interrogatifs how, why, and when, et les composes
however, why ever, and whenever.
How else can it be done? Comment cela peut-il etre fait
sinon?
I'm busy Friday; when else works for you? Je suis pris(e)
vendredi. Quel autre jour vous convient, sinon?
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Fill in the blanks with else or other
1. Ask somebody ________. Any ________ person would tell the truth.
2. Today isn’t any ________ day. Be there on time or ________!
3. Would you like anything ________?
4. I always do it this way and I don't know how ________ it could be done.
5. Hearing was good in his ________ ear. He asked for ________ employment.
6. Where ________ do you want to go besides Miami? Where ________ can we
look?
7. We've looked at the ________ house. I don't know what ________ to do.
8. That must be someone ________'s book. Who ________ could it have been?
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Fill in the blanks with the words from the list
any
devoting
connection
crucial
day off
do
duties
laptop
make
paid
maintain
Do your family and friends think that since you "work at home" you
can stop everything at once and go shopping, take a ________, go for
lunch? Generally speaking, it's ________to your business to explain
your ________, to your family and friends and make them understand
that your job is just like ________other job. It requires ________ so
many hours each day for you to ____ money and if you don’t put in
your required hours, you don’t get ________. Yet, if you own a
________ you can go to a park or a coffee house and ________ your
work. It's important that you try and ________ some kind of human
________ on a daily basis.
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Fill in the blank with prepositions
________ you to be successful ________ your home business, you
need to work hard ________ it. Motivation, consistency and
patience are the keys ________ success. If you spend most
________ your time ________ home ________ one room
________no connection with other people, eventually ________
some point ________ time, you are likely ________ feel alone and
isolated. Face it, it gets a little lonely when there's nobody to talk
________ or to share ideas, or to discuss your problems ________business or personal.
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