Unit 9 - Revision

Language

1 Rewrite these sentences to give emphasis using the words that follow.

1    He didn’t get the job and he lost his current job.

      Not only_____________________________but_____________________________.

2    Surveys show that our customers prefer a less formal approach.

      What surveys show____________________________________________________.

3    He has problems at home. They cause his strange behaviour at work.

      It is his___________________________ that explain_________________________.

4    You should on no account lend your money to them.

      On no account_________________________________________________________.

5    The markets have never risen this quickly before.

      Never________________________________________________________________.

6    An employee can only complain about a manager in extreme cases.

      Only_________________________________________________________________.


Vocabulary

1 Read these comments about people. Write an adjective in the box next to the description.

 1   ‘Well no one can say she doesn’t say what she thinks!’ _______________

 2   ‘He always thinks things will go badly.’ _______________

 3   ‘She really wants success – I think she’ll reach the top in the next five years.’
_______________

 4 ‘I like his attitude. He’ll work late if you ask him and try any task you give him.’
_______________

 5   ‘My boss just seems to know how I’m feeling and can guess if I need help.’ _______________

 6   ‘They’re obsessed with money and don’t think if an investment is ethical or not.’
_______________

 7   ‘The R&D department focus on detail and study things for a long time.’ _______________


2Write in the missing prefix in these sentences.

 1   The risk involved in buying fine art as an investment cannot be ______emphasised.

 2   She’s _____lingual with French and English as her main languages.

 3   Sorry, but I have something _____arranged that evening. Maybe another night?

 4   GKN is a large ______national with interests in many different countries.

 5   To get the best return, it’s rather _____wise to buy shares when they are at their highest
price.

 6   One problem was that our strategists _____estimated how long the changes would take. It took
much longer than they thought.

 7   The cheque was _____dated to the 16^th of this month.

 8   His outburst at the meeting was utterly _____rational.