Английский для социологов. Астафурова Т.Н. - 54 стр.

      Look carefully at the word which follows a reporting verb: confirm
that, doubt whether.
      c) Now report the following remarks made by the Finance Director
(FD) or the Managing Director (MD). Learn and try to use the
language given.
      1. MD: It’s crucial that we form                (stress / importance)
                a strategic alliance with
                the Japanese.
      2. FD: Look, what I want to know                    (demand / know)
               is how the project is going
               to be financed?
      3. MD: Are you certain we need                      (question / need)
                to raise extra capital?
      4. FD: OK, I grant you it’s going                           (concede /
               to take an injection of cash                injection of cash)
               at the outset.
      5. MD: Let me say again how                      (reaffirm / position)
                important it is that we team
                up with the Japanese.
      6. MD: OK, I’ll just run through              (recap / main points)
                the main points.
      d) In English verbs are frequently combined to make more
complex expressions. To do this you need to know how to form the
second verb. For example:
      They refused to buy from us.
      They delayed buying from us.
      We persuaded them to buy from us.
      I recommend you buy from us.
      Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of
the second verb.
      1. We can’t afford .......... (take) any risks.
      2. We risk .......... (lose) everything if we fail.
      3. Everything will be OK providing we manage .......... (get)
         financial backing.
      4. We can’t really avoid .......... (involve) the shareholders.
      5. I’d recommend .......... (concentrate) on cashflow to begin
         with.
      6. Would you mind .......... (run) your eye over these figures?


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