Vocabulary
Complete
these senteces using the expressions or phrasel verbs from the box. Where
necessary, put the verbs into the correct form.
Catch
on
Fall
short of
Go
about
Pay
off
Talk
someone into
Turn
down
Up-and-coming
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1.
After weeks of arguing, they managed to talk someone into taking the job,
although she didn’t really want to relocate.
2.
He………… the offer of promotion because he
didn’t want to relocate to Alaska
3.
How do you….. making sales forecasts? Do you
just pull a number out of the air, or are you more methodical?
4.
I’m afraid the meeting…. Expections, we
expected to solve everything and we managed to solve amost nothing.
5.
I’m quite confident our investment will….. as
long as interest rates remain low
6.
We had a visit from an……. Young executive
from boston, who suggested a jount venture to us.
7.
Who would want to buy that design? It’s so
strange I doubt if it will ever…..
Complete
the financial statement below using the headings from the box.
Grammar
Each
of these conditional sentences contains one mistake with a verb. Find and
correct them.
1. I’m
sure we won’t do this, but if we reduce our overheads, our cashflow would be
much healthier.
I’m sure we won’t do this, but if we
reduced our overheads, our cashflow would be much healthier.
2. Our
procducts are really attractivem and if they had caught on, we’ll make a
fortune.
3. I
wouldn’t have managed to talk him into working for me if he wasn’t turned down
for that job last year.
4. The
company would go bankrupt last year if it hadn’t been given an overdraft by the
bank at the last minute.
5. If
we didn’t lay off 20% of the force, we won’t be able to keep our heads above
water- it’s really necessary that we do so.
6. Redlands
wouldn’t have introduced a flexible working system if the workers wouldn’t have
demanded it.
Reading
Complete this newspaper report with
words and phrases from the box
Nissan sets record
Nissan motor co. said
Thursday its group 1 operating profit for the first nine months of the year through
march 31 rose 3.1 per cent from a year before to a record 631.16 billion yen,
chiefly due to brisk demand in japan, north America and Europe. Group 2…… in the reporting period climbe 11.4
per cent to 6.799 trillion yen, the automaker said. In terms of 3….. , sales leaped 10.0 per cent to
2,653 vehicles 4….. however, slipped
1.1 per cent to 605.47 billion yen and 5…………..
dipped 2.0 per cent to 365.69 billion yen due primarily to losses related plan
and the value depreciation of 6…..
the car maker said.
The company kept intact its
earlier 7…… for its earnings in the
year ending this march, with pre-tax profit projected at 860 billion yen, up
from 855.70 billion yen in fiscal 20014.
Vocabulary
1. Talk
someone into
2. Turned
down
3. Go
about
4. Fell
short of
5. Pay
off
6. Up
and coming
7. Catch
on
1. Turnover
2. Depreciation
3. Pre-tax
profits
4. Profit
and loss for period
5. Shareholders
equity
6. Stock
7. Premises
8. Total
fixed assests
9. Good
will
10. Overdraft
Grammar
1. I’m
sure we won’t do this, but if we reduced our overheads, our cashflow would be
much healthier.
2. Our
products are really attractive, and if they catch on, we’ll make a fortune.
3. I
wouldn’t have managed to talk him into working for me if he hadn’t been turned
down for that job last year.
4. The
company would have gone bankrupt last year if it hadn’t been given an overdraft
by the bank at the last minute.
5. If
we don’t lay off 20% of the workforce, we won’t be able to keep our heads above
water-it’s really necessary that we do so.
6. Redlands
wouldn’t have introduced a flexible working system if the workers hadn’t
demande it.
Reading
1. Operating
profit
2. Turnover
3. Volume
4. Pre-tax
profit
5. Net
profit
6. Fixed
assets
7. forecast
Souce : Brook-Hart G.-Business Benchmark Advanced Personal SB
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