Unit 15: Vocabulary Complete the sentences with the word in bold. Change the form of the word where appropriate. manage 1 I work as a _____________________ in a supermarket. 2 _____________________ consultancy is a lucrative area to get into. 3 They said I didn’t have enough _____________________ experience. regulate 4 A new _____________________ body set up by the government will monitor TV commercials shown before 9pm. 5 There are so many rules and _____________________ nowadays that it’s become really hard for small businesses to employ people. consult 6 Certain accounting firms are banned from carrying out certain _____________________ and legal services. 7 The document has been prepared in _____________________ with a number of leading experts from industry and the business world. finance 8 I really don’t know how we’re going to be able to _____________________ this new venture. 9 This is my colleague who deals with all the _____________________ matters. strategy 10 This is something which really needs to be discussed at a _____________________ level. knowledge 11 I really wish I’d _____________________ about all this. 12 The problem is that none of us are experts in this field. We need to bring in someone really _____________________ in the area of restructuring. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ Unit 15: Reporting Verbs 1 Match the sentences in column A with the reported statements in column B. A B 1 `Don't forget to sign the contract.' A He apologized for signing the contract. 2 `I didn't sign the contract.' B He warned me not to sign the contract. 3 `Go on, sign the contract. It's a really good idea.' C He encouraged me to sign the contract. 4 `If I were you, I would sign the contract.' D He ordered me to sign the contract. 5 `No, I will not sign this contract under any circumstances.' E He refused to sign the contract. 6 `I am so sorry I signed the contract.' F He admitted signing the contract. 7 `Yes, I am afraid to say that it was me who signed the contact.' G He reminded me to sign the contract. 8 `I'll sign the contract if you like.' H He offered to sign the contract. 9 `Sign the contract NOW!' I He advised me to sign the contract. 10 `I really wouldn't sign the contract. You haven't read it. It could be a disaster.' J He denied signing the contract. 2 Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. 1 She was offered a very good job, so ... (advise) _______________________________________________. 2 He said that the guarantee was out of date, and ... (refuse) _______________________________________. 3 They said that they couldn't bring the price down any more, but ... (offer) __________________________. 4 The bank realized that they were in the wrong, and they ... (apologize) ____________________________. 3 Complete the sentences. Report what was said. 1 Sarah invited _______________________________________________________________________________. 2 Tom agreed _________________________________________________________________________________. 3 Matthew advised ____________________________________________________________________________. 4 Mike apologized ___________________________________________________________________________. 5 Tom suggested ____________________________________________________________________________. 6 Rachel reminded _____________________________________________________________________________. 7 Mr Atkins admitted ____________________________________________________________________________. 8 Trevor warned _______________________________________________________________________________. 4 Report the sentences. They were all spoken last week. Use the verbs in brackets. 1 Anna to Janet: Don't forget to sign the form. (remind) Anna _________________________________________________________________________________. 2 Robert: What time will the office close this evening? (ask) Robert _________________________________________________________________________________. 3 A policeman to Christopher: Stop shouting. (tell) A policeman _____________________________________________________________________________. 4 Tessa: It was me. I ate all the cake yesterday. (admit) Tessa _________________________________________________________________________________. 5 Adrian: I'm sorry I was rude. (apologize) Adrian _________________________________________________________________________________. 6 Simon to Susan: Would you like to join me for lunch? (invite) Simon _________________________________________________________________________________. 7 Martin to Nancy: Did someone ring you an hour ago? (ask) Martin _________________________________________________________________________________. 8 Peter: I really must leave. (insist) Peter ____________________________________________________________________________________.