{"id":25479,"date":"2023-05-05T19:29:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T17:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=25479"},"modified":"2023-05-11T05:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T03:04:19","slug":"adapting-to-last-minute-project-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/05\/adapting-to-last-minute-project-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Adapting to Last Minute Project Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B2 – Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How\u00a0flexible\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0when\u00a0sudden\u00a0changes\u00a0happen? Although last-minute changes can be prevented with careful planning, some projects can be a real challenge to maintaining your balance sometimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article to know how to quickly adapt to last-minute hiccups at certain project phases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. What does the expression “best-laid plan<\/strong>” mean, “The best-laid plans<\/strong> sometimes don\u2019t work out. In a perfect world, every project you take on at work would be smooth sailing from start to finish.”<\/em>? Use this phrase in a sentence. <\/li>
  2. What does “hiccup<\/strong>” mean, “But that still doesn\u2019t stop the occasional hiccup<\/strong> or unexpected circumstance from happening.”?<\/em> Use the word hiccup in a sentence. <\/li>
  3. What does the word “to be knocked out of the groove<\/strong>” mean in this sentence, “When that happens, it can feel as though everyone is instantly knocked out of the <\/strong>\u201cgroove\u201d<\/strong> they\u2019ve been in for the project.”<\/em>? Use this idiom in a sentence. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. How often do you have to deal with bottlenecks created by your colleagues or partners?<\/li>
    2. How do you usually deal with the situation when unexpected events affect your project timing?<\/li>
    3. How do you feel when your plan changes suddenly? Do you start panicking or looking for solutions?<\/li>
    4.  Have you had to deal with any last-minute changes in your workplace?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Read the article to know how to quickly adapt to last-minute hiccups at certain project phases. https:\/\/pmtips.net\/article\/how-to-adapt-to-last-minute-project-changes-or-hiccupshttps:\/\/pmtips.net\/article\/how-to-adapt-to-last-minute-project-changes-or-hiccups Vocabulary Questions: What does the expression “best-laid plan” mean, “The best-laid plans […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,289,293,156,480],"class_list":["post-25479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-reading","tag-text","tag-work","tag-work-and-workplace"],"yoast_head":"\nAdapting to Last Minute Project Changes | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2023\/05\/adapting-to-last-minute-project-changes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adapting to Last Minute Project Changes | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 – Upper Intermediate How\u00a0flexible\u00a0you\u00a0are\u00a0when\u00a0sudden\u00a0changes\u00a0happen? 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