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b) to my mind
c) now
d) even so
e) on the whole
Exercise 3. Complete the text below using the correct form of the words in brackets.
The effect of tourism
The explosion in the tourist industry can 1 …… (explain) by more affordable
transport and greater wealth among some of the world’s population . It is true that
tourism sometimes 2 …… (result) in an improvement in the standard of living of
local people, as well as 3 …… (contribute) to increased understanding of other
cultures. However, many of the 4 ……. (effect) of tourism are negative. Atmospheric
pollution 5 ……. (cause) by air travel, while the building of hotels 6 …… (lead)
to shortage of resources such as water. So tourism sometimes 7 ……. (cause) the
destruction of the very places that people want to visit.
Exercise 4. Rearrange these sentences to make a complete summary:
1. As far as cost is
concerned, this option is clearly the best. It is much cheaper to
implement than the others and the financial risks are negligible.
2. Moving on to human resources, I feel that this is the option that will be most
acceptable to our workforce. There are several reasons for this. First and foremost,
this option will not involve any redundancies.
3. There are a number of reasons for choosing Option A. First and foremost, it is the
most attractive option.
4. In short, it is exactly what this company needs.
5. Finally, there is the question of planning and the future direction of this company.
6. By 'attractive' I mean that it is the option which is the best for out-company in all
the areas of greatest concern.
7. In addition, it can be implemented almost immediately, and there will be no need
to obtain extra funding from the banks, which would be the case with the other
options.
8. I believe that Option A is the one which is most in true with both our short-term
and long-term plans. It is modern, progressive and has great potential.
9. In particular I suggest that there are three main areas to consider: cost, human
resources and future planning.
10. Secondly, a staff retraining programme will not be necessary and, thirdly, we will
be able to implement this option without introducing shift work.
Write your answers here:
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Go back and underline all the expressions used to connect ideas, for example:
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