Lingoda Group Class Notes 57

Topic: Evaluating information Relatedskill: Communication
Date: 10 December 2024 Teacher:Hannah

What I've learned

Idioms

read between the lines - Meaning: to look for a hidden meaning in something that is not openly stated - Example: Well, reading between the lines, I can tell Claire is angry about the break-up!

Vocabularies & Phrases

V&P	Definiation	Note
informed	adj. having a lot of knowledge or information about something	It encourages more informed business decisions and better solutions to problems.

Expressions

Exploring critical thinking

Critical thinking refers to the objective analysis and evaluation of information in order to form a judgment.

It involves setting aside emotions, opinions andassumptions.
Critical thinking also encourages the use of logicand reason to reach a decision.

Why is critical thinking useful?

Critical thinking promotes actively gathering and analysing information.

It encourages more informed business decisions andbetter solutions to problems.
It also allows companies to see the customers’perspective.

How to think critically at work

Here are four tips for thinking critically at work:

Be curious about what others think.
Keep your own views in check.
Be solution-oriented.
Rely on teamwork.

A useful idiomatic expression here is: to keepsomething in check. It means to keep somethingunder control, so it doesn't spread orget worse.