GRAMMAR 1

   

   1. Rewrite the following sentences using the word in brackets. Do not change the meaning but
   make other changes necessary.

   

   1. You'd better take your umbrella. It might rain.     case

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   2. Although he was very strong, he couldn't lift the weight.    despite

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   3. If you don't already have a ticket, you must queue in this line.  unless

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   4. What would you do if a friend asked you to lie for her?   supposing

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   5. Although he had lost the watch, he managed to smile.   spite

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   2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form to complete the sentences.

   1. If you ........................ (learn) a foreign language before, you may find a second
   one easier.

   2. Exams .....................(be ) not too difficult, provided you have thoroughly prepared
   for them.

   3. If a colleague insulted me, I ............................................................
   (complain) to my boss.

   4. If you give us a flight details, we ..........................(arrange) for you to be met
   at the airport.

   5. Imagine you ..................................................... (meet) the President,
   what would you say?

   

   GRAMMAR II

   1. Complete these sentences using the verb in brackets in the correct tense. Choose whether to
   use it in the active or passive form.

   1. Rebecca ........................(drive) by her chauffeur when I saw her yesterday.

   2. She ................... (become) Queen in 1952.

   3. This last surviving area of rainforest ............... (destroy) in the future, I fear.

   4. The chair .................... (break) by accident.

   5. The applicants .............(contact) tomorrow.

   6. I ................... (wash) the car already this morning.

   7. The office .......................... (just redecorate) when the water pipe burst.

   8. On her birthday Margaret ...................  (give) a lot of presents.

   9. I don't want to go. I ................... (see) that film twice already.

   10. Three of the sales team ....................... (sack last month) because of poor
   performance.

   

   SUMMARY - TEXT UNIT3

   Most organizations are 1. ____________ , with a number of levels, and a clear 2.
   _______________ running from the top to the bottom. There may also be  3. ________ positions
   that are not integrated into the hierarchy. An inherent problem of hierarchies is that people
   at lower level are unable to

   4. _______  important __________, but have to 5. ______ on   responsibility to their boss. One
   solution to this problem is 6. ________  management, in which people 7. __________  to more
   than one superior. Another solution is 8. ________________ .  Larger organizations are often
   further divided into 9. _______________ divisions, each with its own functional sections. More
   recent organizational systems include matrix management and 10. _________, both of which
   combine people form different functions and keep decision-making at lower levels.

   

   

   

   

   

   Fill in the prepositions  - REVISION U1-U3

   1. The US no longer depends .... heavy industry  ....  employment .... the extent that it once
   did. 2. After a country´s people are supplied .... the physical objects ....  consumption,
   they go .... to concern ....  their design. 3. The Swiss have stumbled .... a new secret  how
   to make low-tech products and sell them .... profit. 4. They also have to communicate
   objectives .... the people responsible .... attaining them. 5. If staff are trained to do
   their job well and they understand it, they will feel confident .... what they´re doing, that
   .... turn will give a better service .... the customers, obviously .... Marks&Spencer's point
   .... view it could well lead .... increased sales. 6. There is a clear line or chain ....
   command running .... the pyramid. 7. One solution .... this problem is matrix management, ....
   which people report .... more than one superior. 8. This is one way ..... keeping authority
   .... lower levels. 9. The teams split .... as soon as the project is successfully completed.
   10. You can be proud .... working .... a company .... a national or international reputation.