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ISSUE 25 SKILL UP! 3

CHECKLIST: WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Below, you will findthe contentsof this issue of Skill Up!and a checklist of what you should

be able to do with confidence after studying this guide. Ask yourself what you can really do.

If you can’t say yes to every statement, go back and spend more time on learning the relevant

vocabulary. Don’t forget to read our Skill Up! tipsand do the online exercises!

Contents Page(s) Checklist

Picture This!

Out of the garage 4–5 I can talk about garage start-ups and use common

adjectives to describe innovative products and services.

Word Bank

The innovation 6–7 I can use the correct terms to talk about different types

process of innovation and the innovation process.

False Friends

So brave 8–9 I can identify the false friends presented here — and

use the correct translations.

In Focus

Failure is not 10–11 I can use the correct terms to talk about success and

(all) bad failure in innovation — and how to deal with failure.

Essential Idioms

The light-bulb 12–13 I can correctly use idiomatic business expressions to talk

moment about innovation.

Close Relations

Be inventive 14–15 I can correctly use the “invent” word family.

Small Talk

Ideas that work 16–17 I can make small talk about offices that encourage ideas.

Your Profile

Who’s innovative? 18 I feel more confident using the vocabulary in this guide.

Preview 19

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The key to innovation?

Bright ideas

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