Match the words to the definitions:
assist, collaborate, coordinate, manage, plan, receive, supervise, translate |
_____________________ to help
_____________________ to be in control of an office, shop, team, etc
_____________________ to formally welcome guests
_____________________ to think about and decide what you are going to do or how you are going to do something
_____________________ to make different people or things work together effectively, or to organize all the different parts of an activity
_____________________ to change written or spoken words from one language to another
_____________________ when two or more people work together to create or achieve the same thing
_____________________ to watch a person or activity and make certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc
Match the words to the sentences. You may have to change the form of the verb to match the grammar of the sentence.
assist, collaborate, coordinate, manage, plan, receive, supervise, translate |
He's ______________ the police with their investigation.
The book has now been ______________ from Spanish into more than ten languages.
Students must be ______________ by a teacher at all times.
My manager is ______________ the new project.
The President will ______________ his guests in the dining room.
We're just ______________ our trip.
He used to ______________ the bookshop on King Street.
Didn't you ______________ with him on one of your books?
Conversation prompts:
If you are a student, think of the last time you assisted someone else with their schoolwork. What did you do?
If you are working, think of the last time you assisted someone else with their job. What did you do?
Do you have any collaborative projects at your work or school?
When was the last time you had to coordinate plans with several different friends? What did you do?
Have you ever had to manage something? What was it?
Think of something you had to plan. (e.g. a vacation, a work project, a school project, etc.) What did you have to do?
When was the last time you received guests in your home? What did you do to make them feel welcome?
Have you ever had to supervise anyone before? If so, why?
Have you ever had to translate something? If so, what?
assist | collaborate |
coordinate | manage |
plan | receive |
supervise | translate |