18 SKILL UP! ISSUE 25WHO’S INNOVATIVE?
Personalize this guide by adding your own example sentences — which should reflect
words and expressions you need in order to talk about your circumstances.AN INNOVATIVE PRODUCT
What’s the most innovative product that your company produces? Or does it offer an innovative service?
Describe the innovation using vocabulary in Picture This! (pp. 4–5).How does your company deal with failure? How do you deal with it? Describe a project that failed and
what happened next. You’ll find exercises on this vocabulary in Business Spotlight plus.People who are passionate about their innovations often use idiomatic language to describe their work.
Use expressions from “The light-bulb moment” (pp. 12–13) to talk about your own ideas.SMALL TALK: PROS AND CONS
Does your office encourage innovation or kill it? Give your reasons. Would you change anything to improve
your working conditions? Write down your views using expressions from our Small Talk section (pp. 16–17).YOUR PROFILE18-19 Profile_VorschauDD.qxd 23.01.14 15:10 Seite 18