Pozn. The original exercises are found in the Manual.

REVISION EXERCISES U1-12


1. Verbs

                    POSE/PRESENT, UNDERMINE, EARN, WAX, ADJUST, FUND, ESTABLISH

1. Sometimes it´s difficult to earn trust and establish good business relationships in this
country.

2. Please adjust the pace of your delivery to reflect what the audience is used to.

3. He was waxing lyrical in a classroom on what happens in a business environment without having
the first hand experience himself.

4. In India more and more people will have to start working early and fund their own education due
to increasingly higher education costs.

5. The arrival of big multinational companies is undermining virtues such as loyalty, hierarchy and
discipline.

6. These pose/present a mortal threat to the country´s continued expansion.


                    SEE, FILE FOR, STAVE OFF, WRITE OFF, JACK IN, PRESIDE OVER

7. The company staved off collapse last year thanks to a restructuring in banks and bondholders
agreed to write off most of the company´s debt.

8. The year 2005 saw a massive decrease in investment activity.

9. Yesterday they filed for bankruptcy protection.

10. The Czech Republic is presiding over the EU now.

11. He jacked in his job and became self-employed.


    DECLARE, TAP OUT, MINIMIZE, BIND, TOUT FOR, SOLICIT FOR, TAP INTO, BE RENOWNED, WHIP UP, GO

12. Sometimes consultants resort to using risky strategies like touting for business from clients
in whose offices they´re currently working.

13. Anybody can set up their own business and solicit for work.

14. The professional code will minimize the chances of an assignment going wrong.

15. Members of this institute are bound by a professional code of conduct.

16. Traditional sources of revenue have been largely tapped out. There is an urgent need to find
new alternatives.

17. Companies try to whip up investors´ enthusiasm with ambitious growth plans.

18. This company is renowned for its ability to tap into new areas of growth.

19. In 2000 the company reported a mammoth loss and declared bankruptcy.



 2. Wordformation


1. These issues set the stage for communication difficulties and potential misuderstandings.
/UNDERSTAND/

2. It´s the most comprehensive and authoritative book on the issue. /COMPREHEND, AUTHORITY/

3. These are all ripe areas for misinterpretation and irritation. /INTERPRET/

4. The lecturer made a few serious mistakes in the speech delivery./LECTURE, DELIVER/

5. This is not a tax-deductible item. /DEDUCT/

6. She didn´t manage to finish the research so the impact of her work will be insignificant.
/SIGNIFY/

7. Allow the other person to finish her/his response or contribution without interrupting.
/RESPOND, CONTRIBUTE/

8. It´s been pleasure talking to you. /PLEASE/

9. The appraisees are having an appraisal meeting with their line managers. /APPRAISE, APPRAISE/

10. The university won recognition from other prestigious education providers. /RECOGNISE,
PRESTIGE, PROVISION/

11. We talked in strict confidence about the issue. This is a sensitive matter. /CONFIDE/

12. Instructors become facilitators and mentors. /FACILITATE/

13. We need to improve the accountability of the board to shareholders. /ACCOUNT/

14. One effect of deregulation in the industry has meant that it is now not obligatory for
companies to purchase from any one source. /DEREGULATE, OBLIGE/

15. Choose your words carefully. A misused word can lose you credibility. /CARE, USE, CREDIBLE/

16. They are hostile and feel suspicious about why calls are recorded.  /HOSTILITY, SUSPECT/

17. Here is some representative feedback. /REPRESENTATION/

18. We have consistently outperformed our larger rivals. /CONSISTENT, PERFORM/

19. The position is for four months to cover maternity leave. /??MOTHER/

20. He is our most knowledgeable consultant. /KNOW/

21. They stopped using it gradually. /GRADE/

22. He specializes in succession planning. /SUCCEED/

23. Mr Smith´s successor, Mr Simpson decided to diversify into electrical appliances. /SUCCEED,
APPLY/

24. They are not going to be granted any concessions. /CONCEDE/

25. It was an example of contractual failure. /CONTRACT, FAIL/

26. Written contracts should also include fees and deliverables. /DELIVER/

27. The problem is the test can draw inaccurate, misleading or even damaging conclusions.
/ACCURACY, LEAD, CONCLUDE/

28. The market is becoming increasingly competitive. /INCREASE, COMPETE/

29. They have the cheak to ask for huge fees for substandard work. /STANDARD/

30. Finding a new source of growth is very difficult. /GROW/

31. Was it distraction that caused Swissair´s punctuality and baggage handling to worsen, hurting
business, and its investments in the world´s more marginal airlines to prove an additional drag on
its finance? /DISTRACT, PUNCTUAL, WORSE, INVEST, MARGIN, ADD/

32. Companies are moving away from large economies of scale. /ECONOMICS/

33. Unfortunately he is very unlikely to get the job. There are other excellent applicants. /LIKE,
APPLY/

34. You need to put emphasis on important words. /EMPHASIZE/

35. Send them a second reminder letter. /REMIND/