SOFTSKILL ASSIGNMENT

B. give at least one synonym for each italicized word. Consult dictionary or a thesaurus if you need help in finding a good word to substitute.
1. this thermometer takes exact measurements.
Exact : accurate, strict, precise
2. the company commemorates the anniversary of its founding every year.
Commemorates : celebrate, remember, honor, memorilize
3. every manager must defend his or her budget.
Defend : keep, protect, guard
4. a salesperson must always keep a positive attitude
Keep : reserve, have
5. Andrea offered a new slant on our sales problem.
Slant : solution
6. Speed is to be avoided on some jobs.
Speed : velocity
7. We must all work together to shape a new advertising campaign.
Shape : create, form
8. Ms. Yamada likes her computer assistans to test every program.
Test : assesment, examination
9. Is there really a choice?
Choice : option, option
10. The company’s decision to cut prices was brave.
Brave : audacious, bold, courageous

D. Change the following negative statements into positive statements.
1. Do not forget the sales meeting at the end of the month.
please attend the sales meeting at the end of the month
2. Don’t fail to ship this order by airfreight.
Ship this order sucesfully by airfreight
3. You forgot to provide a delivery date.
A delivery date is not provided
4. We cannot deliver your order because our plant is closed until july 15.
We are sorry, our plant is close until July 5
5. Do not lower the product’s quality
Let’s increase the product’s quality
6. Don’t anger customers by being late for an appointment.
Being on tome for an appointment would please cystomers
Late : on time
7. We cannot act on your request at this time.
We wiil act on your request soon
8. We will not forget your special request.
Your special request will be on our mind
9. We won’t know our prices until april 1.
We will wait for our prices until April 1
10. Never forget a customer’s preferences.
Customer’s preferences is our priority


VOCABULARY AND SPELLING STUDIES
A. In each of the following groups, three of the four words have similar meanings. Which word is the intruder?
1. Impartial, fervent, unbiased, objective
2. Offend, entreat, beg, implore
Offend : bersalah, menyinggung
Enteat, beg, implore : memohon
3. Blossom, bloom, forbid, flower
Blossom, bloom, flower : berkembang, kembang, mekar
4. Fabricate, fashion, shape, dodge
Fabricate, fashion, shape : membentuk, membua
Dodge : menghindari
5. Meddle, invent, interfere, tamper
Meddle, interfere, tamper : turut campur, mencampuri
Invent : menemukan, menciptakan, membuat
6. Revise, denounce, correct, remedy
Revise, correct, remedy : memperbaiki
Denounce : melaporkan, mengakhiri
7. Coarse, gross, refined, crude
Coarse, gross,crude : kasar
Fefined : halus
8. Guarded, wary, watchful, open
Guarded, wary, watchful : berhati – hati
Open : terbuka, bebas
9. Exception, principle, rule, regulation
rule, principle, regulation : kaidah, prinsip, peraturan
Exception : pengecualian, protes
10. Routine, customary, irregular, uniform
Irregular : tidak beraturan
Routine, customary, uniform : kebiasaan , beratura
11. Speculate, theorize, guess, validate
Speculate, theorize, guess : dugaan
Validate : pengesahan
12. Hide, disclose, communicate, tell
Hide : menyembunyikan
disclose, communicate, tell : menyampaikan, menceritakan
13. Knowledge, learning, fiction, information
Knowledge, learning, information : pengetahuan, informasi
Fiction : fiksi, khayalan
14. Significant, meaningful, unimportant, serious
Unimportant ; tidak penting
Significant, meaningful, serious : penting, berarti
15. Complicated, elementary, basic, pure
Complicated : susah , sulit
elementary, basic, pure : dasar, alami