You might have heard, life isn't a picnic or as the Germans say, "life isn't a pony park" That is my rough translation.  Is there a way to make work, work for you?  Well, it works if you work it -as any AA sponsor knows.  What is in the kool-aide?  A positive attitude and a can-do spirit.  You've got this.  Work your English and before long, you will be the one they will be running to get when they need someone with a can-do spirit, whose not afraid to speak up or to lead. Your English can help you build your reputation, so that you can lead a cohesive team in English.  Make your English work for you! 

Answers to phrasal verb "pick up" 1. collect, 2. buy, 3. energizer, 4. resume, 5. receive signal, 6. seduce, 7. accelerat, 8. clean.   That's it this week. Hopefully, this will be an easy phrasal verb to pick up!

There are several different types of managers; some managers simply manage, some lead, and some stand out front; alone.  Sometimes, these loners look back to see if anyone is following.  The manager was assumed to have all the answers and was incapable of mistakes.  Back then, the manager slipped into a telephone booth and changed into his Superman costume.  Now, there are no more supermen or women, no more phone booths either. I mean, s/he could change at a gas station, in the loo (toilet stall).  However, the world is suspicious of supermen/women; and a mild mannered Clara/Clark Kent, is enough of a hero to save the day (usually).  So, we talk about unlikely heroes and the phrasal verbs that help us do business with them.

Answer to the two exercises; exercise 1, Off, upon, on, down, up with. Answers to exercise 2, point out, figure out/work out (both will work), back out, deal with, figure out/work out (both will work) and run through. If you have any comments as always let me know, thanks for learning English with bauenglish.com