Under Review: Phrasal Verbs for Evaluating Proposals

• Phrasal Verbs for Evaluating Proposals: Listening Practice
  • 1. Closing Early on Sundays
    • Your decision

Evaluating a proposal can take a conversation in several directions. You might question the figures, suggest a change, or explain why the plan should go ahead.

In this article, we’ll look at phrasal verbs for evaluating proposals and how we use them to discuss plans at work.

Phrasal Verbs for Evaluating Proposals: Listening Practice

Read and listen to each situation. Then listen to the conversation, type the missing phrasal verb, and check your answer.

1. Closing Early on Sundays

Listen to the situation

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A clothing chain is considering closing its stores at 6 p.m. instead of 8 p.m. on Sundays to cut costs. Dana, the regional manager, is reviewing the proposal with Marcus, a retail analyst. Last Sunday evening, she visited one of their stores on Lake Street in Chicago.

Dana: The proposal says Sunday sales are low after 6 p.m. What figures do we have to _____? Lake Street was still busy when I stopped by at seven.

Marcus: That’s based on the average across all our stores. Lake Street might be different. Okay, let me check its sales for those last two hours.

Your decision

Would you close the Lake Street store at 6 p.m. on Sundays? What would you need to know to be confident in that decision?

Answer

The correct answer is back that up.

• What figures do we have to back that up?

back (that) up = to support a claim with facts or evidence

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