Intelligent Business – UNIT 10                                                              Author:
Filip Váňa


1)      Translate


vzácný, omezený - ………………………….


prudce snižovat zásoby - ……………………………………


nafukovat odhady - ……………………………


prudce stoupající ceny - ……………………………….


ekonomika závislá na fosilních palivech - ……………………………………………



Budoucnost ropy možná není tak jasná, jak se zdá, pro energetický průmysl obecně, ani  pro nikoho
kdo se spoléhá na svůj počítač, své auto nebo svoji planetu.


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2)      Choose a suitable word


POLLUTION, RESERVE, SOLUTION, CONSEQUENCE, SHORTAGE, TRANSMISSION


Illegal exports and high world oil prices are the main causes of the current fuel …………..


Most countries have a strategic ……….….. of petroleum which they can use if supply is interrupted.


They would be able to make their first satellite power …………… to Earth before 2025.



3)      Give a preposition


It is more difficult for companies to invest ….. environmentally friendly energy solutions.


Japanese space agency has taken …… the challenge.


      They fail to take …… account one vital question.




 KEY:

1) scarce, to slash reserves, to inflate estimates, soaring prices, an economy reliant on fossil
fuels


The future of oil may not be as bright as it seems, either to the energy industry at large or to
anyone who relies on their computer, their car or their planet.


2) SHORTAGE, RESERVE, TRANSMISSION

3) IN, UP, INTO