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Receptionist: Oh, right, er, can I just (13) (check) that again? Your name is Derek Richardson, from Weston Security, and you're
going to send some details about an alarm system in the post.
Derek. That's right. Er, thank you for your help.
Goodbye.
E x e r c i s e T w e l v e
. Underline the correct words.
1. Sorry, I was out of the office
this morning
/
in this morning.
2. I'll give you a call
next week
/
at next week.
3. Bye. I'll see you
the day after tomorrow
/
the next day.
4. We have a security guard to look after the premises
at the night
/
at night.
5. 5 It's very important to arrive at meetings
on time
/
in time
in this country.
6. If you arrive
on time/in time
we can talk a little before the meeting starts.
7. The joint venture has been operating successfully
for
/
during
three years.
8. We had one or two problems
for
/
during
the summer, but things are OK now.
9. I started working here
since two years
/
two years ago.
10. The market crashed. Luckily I had sold my shares a few months
ago
/
before.
11.
During
/
While
the meeting I made a lot of notes.
12.
During
/
While
she was talking I made a lot of notes.
13. It happened
during
/
while
dot-corn shares were booming in 2000.
14. It happened
during
/
while
the dot-corn boom of 2000.
15. 15 We have to finish this project
by
/
until
the end of the month.16 have to work late. I'll be here
until
/
by
eight this evening.
16. We reviewed the training plans, and
after
/
then
talked about the cost.
17. We had lunch, and
afterwards
/
after
I showed them round the factory.
18.
Afterwards
/
After
lunch I showed them round the factory.
19. I can't talk now. I'll call you
later
/
afterwards
today.
E x e r c i s e T h i r t e e n
. Complete this speech made by the leader of a Korean trade delegation at the end of a trip to Wales
with the words and phrases from the list below.
in conclusion; in addition; therefore; instead of; as a rule; however; in fact.
Example
:
first of all
.
Could I just say a few words thank you. Well,
first of all
I'd like to thank everyone here at GNK for organising today's visit. We
have enjoyed meeting all the staff, seeing your new products and looking round your factory. (2) _____, I would like to thank the
local Chamber of Commerce who made the whole trip possible. As you know. we see the European market as very important for our
company. (3) _____ it is central to our future plans. (4) _____, I'm sure that we can look forward to even closer cooperation between
our two companies in the future. (5) _____ I think it's better to keep the ceremonies short on occasions like this, (6) _____, I would
just like to take this opportunity to leave you with something to remember our visit, and so I have great picture in presenting this book
with photographs of Korea to your director, Chris Armstrong. (7) _____! hope that we may soon have the pleasure of welcoming
some of you to our country in the future. Perhaps the next time we meet it will be in Seoul (8) _____ Cardiff! Once again, thank you
all very much.
E x e r c i s e Fo u r t e e n
. Underline the correct words in this article.
A Race Against Time
Governments across Europe are already (1)
starting
/
being started to worry.
Why? Because low birth rates combined with longer
life expectancy (2)
mean
/
are meant
that the Continent will soon have fewer people working and fewer people paying taxes.
As a result, a whole range of measures must (3)
take
/
be taken
to deal with the problems that this change in demographics (4)
will bring
/
will be brought.
At the recent Annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a session called 'Reforming Pension Systems' (5)
took
place
/
was taken place.
The speaker, director of the population division of the United Nations, (6)
highlighted
/
was highlighted
that this is a global
problem, not just a European one.
However the facts cannot (7)
ignore
/
be ignored:
the situation in Europe is particularly serious. Look at the findings of a recent
European Commission study: Italy's population
expects
/
is expected
to drop from 58 million to 48 million by 2050, Spain's
will fall
/
will be fallen
from 40 million to 35 million, and Germany's from 82 million to 76 million. Sweden is one of the few countries where
the population will probably (10)
increase
/
be increased.
And as the populations get smaller, they are also getting older. From 2007 onwards an enormous part of Europe's population (11)
will start
/
will be started
to retire. Solutions will have (12)
to find
/
to be found
to deal with the problems that this will (13)
create
/
be
created.
Certainly governments must (14)
encourage
/
be encouraged
private pension plans, and old-fashioned tax and social security
models must (15)
look at
/
be looked at
in a completely new way.
E x e r c i s e Fi f t e e n
. Underline the correct words in this presentation about robotics.
