To develop an interest in
To be hooked on
To take up a hobby
To be mad about
To be time consuming
To be fascinated by
To be a fan of
To be into
To be rewarding
Rapport
Group / pair work
Role play
Individual feedback
Cultural awareness
Intensive / crash course
Social opportunities
To be stuck in a rut
To pursue interests
A nine-to-five job
Flexible working
outside of work
To work flexitime
Motivated workforce
To be overworked
Increased productivity
To juggle demands
To job share
Reduced absenteeism
Family commitments
To find a compromise
To open up opportunities
To be a compulsory subject
To go into (a profession)
To be motivated / focused
To make conversation
To get by in a language
To be bilingual / multilingual
Communication breakdown
Cross-cultural communication
- Cultural sensitivity
- To increase job opportunities
- To improve your career prospects
- To have / give you a competitive edge
- To conduct business
- Personal gratification
- To expand your mind
- To broaden your horizons
- To form friendships
- To enrich your knowledge
o We've had some hard times, but we've come through. (managed to get to the end of a
difficult or dangerous situation)
o How long can they last out manage to stay alive without food?
o Since his cancer was diagnosed, he feels as if he's living on borrowed time.
(continue living after a point at which you might easily have died)
o She lived in the same village from the cradle to the grave. for all of a person's life
o She was hooked on cocaine INFORMAL unable to stop taking a drug
o I was hooked after two episodes. INFORMAL enjoying something so much that you are
unable to stop having, watching, doing, etc.