Ý CẦN NHỚ

Tiếng Anh công sở chạy bằng ba thói quen: on cho ngày với at cho giờ, by cho hạn chót, và cặp cố định như reply to và responsible for.

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01Meetings: when and where

Schedule it fully: a meeting on Monday at 10 a.m. in Room 301 with the team. Days take on, clock times take at, rooms take in, and people take with — four prepositions in one sentence, each doing its own job. Join the call on Zoom or in person; attend takes no preposition at all — attend the meeting, not attend to the meeting.

We have a review on Monday at 10 a.m.

on + day · at + time

We have a review on Monday at 10 a.m.

Days take on, clock times take at — both in one sentence.

02Deadlines: by, until, in

Finish it by Friday: the work may land any time before Friday ends. Work until Friday: the effort continues up to that point. Finish it in two days: the duration the task needs. Managers hear three different promises here, so choosing correctly is not grammar decoration — it is the commitment itself.

Please send the slides by Friday.

by + deadline

Please send the slides by Friday.

By means no later than Friday.

03Emails: to, attachments, replies

Send the file to her, cc the manager, and mention the details in the attachment — or attached to this email. Reply to his message, forward it to the team, and apologize for the delay. Each verb brings its partner: reply to, respond to, attach to, apologize for. Copy these five into your next real email and they become yours.

I will reply to his message this afternoon.

reply to + message

I will reply to his message this afternoon.

Reply always pairs with to.

04Owning the work

Responsibility has its own vocabulary: responsible for the budget, in charge of the team, work on the project, focus on quality. Talk about topics with about — a report about sales — or the formal regarding. And never write discuss about or contact with: discuss the plan, contact me directly. These two errors mark non-native writing instantly.

LƯỢT CỦA BẠN

Tạo kết nối.

Đọc tình huống trước khi chọn. Lý do quan trọng như đáp án.

Complete the fixed responsibility phrase.
KIỂM TRA NHANH 1

She is in charge ? the whole team.

Complete the fixed responsibility phrase.

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of · In charge always pairs with of.

Name what the attention lands on.
KIỂM TRA NHANH 2

We need to focus ? quality this quarter.

Name what the attention lands on.

Chọn giới từ. Khám phá vì sao.

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on · Focus pairs with on.

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