Unit 1 - Revision

Language

1 Write the verb in brackets in the correct tense.

1         Time and time again, shares in this company ________________ (perform) consistently well.

2         By that time he __________________ (be) in charge of the company I think.

3         The firm changed its strategy in 1995 because by then it ________________ (discover) that
the old way of working no longer applied to the IT era.

4         Currently, we ______________ (operate) a new system to see how it works.

5         Since the 1990s, the share price ______________ (fall) steadily and doesn’t appear to be
improving.

6         In the coming years, this country _______________ (begin) to see major changes in where
the population live.

7         She _____________ (work) as a temp at the moment.

8         We regularly _____________ (rotate) workers on the assembly-lines to ensure motivation.

9         News just coming in says that Parliament _______________ (vote) against the government’s
proposals.

10     Luckily, they ________________ (already, move) most of their operations overseas when the
employment laws in this country changed.


Vocabulary

2 Replace the underlined words with a similar word in the box. Write your answer at the end of the
sentence.

            hibernate / merging / chances / a conglomerate / failure / bid / a target /

                 instincts / predators / portfolio / excitement / core competence.


11   I have quite a growing collection of shares.  ___________________

12   Some animals sleep through the winter.       ___________________

13   They’ve made a hostile offer to buy.           ___________________

14   Bosses are beginning to rediscover their animal spirits.         ___________________

15   To motivate employees, you need to provide something to aim at.     ___________________

16   In this climate, the possibilities of success are slim.  ___________________

17   By joining the two companies together we could secure fast growth.
___________________

18   But many alliances can still end in lack of success.  ___________________

19   We could add more value by concentrating on our most important activity.   ___________________

20   General Electric is a good example of an organisation comprising several companies.
___________________

21   This month saw a number of the big companies behaving like hunters in search of smaller
vulnerable companies.      ___________________

22   Euphoria swept the market today with news of another alliance.      ___________________