A. Figure out expressions the following definitions refer to:


- the process of arranging for sb outside a company to produce goods or provide services for that
company

- a plan for a particular period of time of the income and spending of a company, an organization
or   part of a company, etc

- an occasion when several competing companies or people try to persuade sb to use their services

- the amount of money that a business needs to spend regularly

- detailed information about how sth is or should be designed or made



B. Complete the sentences with correct forms of the following verbs; some verbs are not used:

PLAGUE, TAKE ON, CUT CORNERS, OCCUR, BLAME, RUN SHORT, BUMP UP, TAKE DOWN, FACILITATE, BID

1. Financial problems are ____________ the company.

2. To be competitive, they paid low wages and __________ on health and safety.

3. Organisers ______ the weather for the low turnout.

4. The party had just begun and we were already _____________ of beer.

5. We ____________ the connection speed to make downloading much faster.



C.  Complete each sentence with a word made from the word given in brackets.
 1. The purchasing manager _________ all invoices. (valid)
 2. He was ________ for a military career, like his father before him. (destiny)
 3. The injured workers are suing the company for __________. (neglect)
 4. He was kept in hospital overnight as a _____________ measure. (caution)
 5. Boeing are the airline’s sole ________ of aircraft. (supply)



D. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition or adverbial, if necessary:
 1. We should be able to deliver the project __ time and __ the specifications.
 2. A project overview lays ___ the purpose and strategy behind the project.
 3. We have very little to spend __ marketing.
 4. Nokia’s vice-president is __ charge __ Internet security products.
 5. Total sales are expected to exceed ___ €250 million.


E. Translate the following expressions into English:


1. odevzdat projekt v čas a v rámci rozpočtu -

2. (vy)ohodnotit rizikové faktory-

3. přenést riziko na dodavatele –

4. vyřešit problém omezeného přístupu na staveniště –

5. odhadnout náklady na 6 miliard –

6. zpoždění způsobené časově náročnou instalací –

7. termín pro odevzdání hotového projektu –

8. získat povolení ke stavbě metra –

9. ověřit/prozkoumat  proveditelnost projektu –

10. když poptávka převyšuje nabídku-