lOMoAR cPSD| 48632119 WEEK 1
Exercise 1: Make up questions for the underlined parts
1. I joined the company in August 2001.
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2. I have been with this company since 1978.
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3. They apologized for the mistake in delivery.
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4. The group consists of twelve autonomous companies.
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5. Their prices are going up because of the strong competition.
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6. He has worked for Samsung for two years.
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7. My expenses claim is so high this month because I’ve been taking clients out.
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8. The bank manager told Gert it was necessary to sell Columbia Sportswear.
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10.She doesn’t have to work at weekends.
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11.At the moment, the cost of the computers is falling.
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12.They are going to discuss prices of a new line of merchandise.
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13.She cleans her room every morning.
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14.She cleans her room every morning.
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15.She received some money from her mother.
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16.He needs to finish the report by next week.
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17.I have to find the solutions to these problems immediately.
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18.It took me half an hour to negotiate the deal.
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19.My uncle and I go to the tennis club once a week
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20.It’s five kilometers from my house to the supermarket.
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21.He works for a Japanese company
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22.The company’s General Director arrived here yesterday by plane
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23.I need to do all my homework this evening
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24.He was able to finish the report yesterday evening.
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25.The personnel cost increased considerably.
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26.They were discussing the project when I arrived.
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27.They were discussing the project when I arrived.
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28. Her company is expanding very quickly.
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29.Her company is expanding very quickly.
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30.They are going to talk about the financial situation of the company.
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Exercise 2: Make complete sentences using the given cues 2
1. Company/ also/ manufacture/ distribute/ gas/ electricity
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2. We/ invest/ a lot/ money/ training employees/ at the moment
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3. It/ produce/ electrical equipment / and/ sell/ product/ shops/ Europe/ and/ Asia.
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4. We / organize/ specialized/ training program/ now
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5. Who/ main competitor/ computer/ market?
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6. He/ have/ meeting/ marketing department/ 10 a.m / everyday.
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7. This company/ founded/ 1930/ Milan.
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8. Rich people/ use/ time/ and skills/ help/ find solutions/ some/ world’s problems.
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9. It/ possible / negotiate / discount/ large/ order.
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10.Important projects/ have/ project manager/ responsible/ budget/ schedule
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11.Project/ start/ 3 months/ ago/ 8th May
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12.Product/ successful/ and/ company/ expand/ quickly
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13.Companies/ conduct/ market research/ find out/ what/ customers/ think
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14.How long/ you/ work/ manager/ at Dell?
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Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
have (x3) / write / sell / develop / finish / organise / get / go lOMoAR cPSD| 48632119 3 1
We ______________ dinner at 7pm. 2 I ______________ work at 6pm. 3
My colleague ______________ all the reports. 4
Mr Jones ______________ lunch in the staff restaurant. 5
The company ______________ many different products. 6
Miko ______________ all the conferences. 7
The employees ______________ lunch at 1pm every day. 8
The boss ______________ home after the staff. 9
Franco ______________ the train home.
10 The R and D department ______________ new products.
Exercise 4: Choose the correct answer a, b or c. 1
The head of a company is usually called the _______.
a) CEO b) colleague c) manager 2
All the people who work in a company are the _______.
a) bosses b) directors c) staff 3
The marketing department _______ the products and services.
a) makes b) promotes c) buys 4
The _______ people meet the customers.
a) selling b) sales c) sells 5
Frank Zieder is in _______ of Production.
a) head b) charge c) responsible 6
What ______ are you? I’m British.
a) nation b) nationality c) country 7
This is Emma, a ______ of mine. We work in the same office. a) colleague b) manager c) staff 8
We have one of the biggest department stores in the ______ industry.
a) manufacturing b) marketing c) retail 9 The customer
______ because the computer didn’t work. a) discussed b) mentioned c) complained
10 The cost of ______ has increased ten per cent this year. a) life b) living c) lives lOMoAR cPSD| 48632119 4