Rezolvarea exercitiilor de la UNIT 13
din manualul de limba engleza pentru clasa XI intitulat ADVANCED GOLD, Editura
Longman, Autori Sally Burgess si Richard Acklam, Editia 2001
UNIT
13: An interesting business
Listening:
market place economics Page 154
Exercise
2
He is trying to solve the problem of extreme
poverty by lending money to very poor people so that they don’t have to borrow
at high rates of interest from money lenders.
Exercise
3
1. an empty feeling
2. a stool
3. 13/ thirteen
4. repay her loan
5. profit
6. 42/ forty-two
7. poor they are
8. $35 million
Grammar
check: passives Page 154
Exercise
1
Because there are so many very similar products
on the market nowadays, companies rely more and more on a brand image to
attract and keep customers. They often use logos which capture the essence of
the identity the company wants to project. The use of images to suggest an
identity is not Medieval knights, for example, used symbols on their shields
and battle regalia to distinguish themselves from one another.
Exercise
2
Paragraph
1:
are being marketing
will instantly be recognised OR will be
instantly recognised
Paragraph
2:
which
is generally shortened
that
is identifies
Paragraph
3:
have
been used
were
then passing passed on
Exercise
4
Sentence
1 = use 2
Sentence
2 = use 1
Sentence
3 = use 3
Exercise
5
1.
She
is being given an award for bravery. (Present Simple passive)
2.
He
was asked lots of questions (by journalists) (Past Simple passive)
3.
She
was being shown the new museum of modern art at 9 a.m. this morning.
4.
I
have been asked by Mr Jacobs to tell you a little about how the company began.
5.
I
hear he is going to be made chairman of the board. (‘going to’ Future passive)
6.
The
plane must have been delayed by bad weather. (Modal Perfect passive)
Reading
Page 156
Exercise
2
The blond man in the second photograph is the
co-founder of the company ‘BayGen’, which makes wind-up radios. He was inspired
to invent the radio after watching a programme about AIDS in Africa .
Exercise
3
1. C (lines 2-6)
2. C (lines 25-29)
3. A (lines 34-41)
4. D (lines 60-64)
5. D (lines 81-85)
6. B (lines 90-98)
7. C (lines 8-9 and 11, as well as the fact that
the direct quotations are presented without criticism or comment)
Exercise
5
2. descriptive
3. performance
4. depth
5. coverage
6. expense
7. metallic
8. humiliation
9. logically
10. disabilities
11. heroic
12. literature
13. translators
Grammar
plus: participle clauses Page 158
Exercise
1
1. The relative pronoun ‘who’ and the auxiliary
‘were’ are omitted.
2. The relative pronoun ‘who’ is omitted and the
present simple verb is changed into a present participle.
3. The relative pronoun ‘which’ and the
auxiliary ‘was’ are omitted.
4. The relative pronoun ‘who’ and the auxiliary
‘is’ are omitted.
Exercise
2
1. We all noticed his sister standing next to
the exit.
2. The students finishing first should get on
with their homework.
3. Not all the people asked to come actually
turned up.
4. The piece of wood keeping the window open has
disappeared.
5. There’s the Indian tiger sleeping as always.
6. You should apply for the job paying the most.
Exercise
3
a). because > as since
b). so > Therefore, As a result, Consequently
In
consequence (These alternatives would all be used at the beginning of a
separate sentence.)
c) Once> When, As soon as
Exercise
4
1. Being so late, we
decided to catch a taxi.
2. Having received a large
salary rise earlier this year, Sarah is thinking of getting a new car.
3. Having more time, I’m
going to start going swimming again.
4. Rushing out of his office,
he shouted to his PA that he’d be back soon OR Shouting to his PA that he’s be
back soon, he rushed out of the office.
5. Enjoying a long Sunday
morning lie-in, I was not pleased to hear a loud banging on the front door.
6. Their children having
all left home, they are thinking of moving somewhere smaller.
7. Having shown them what
the problem was, he expected some thanks.
8. Being under so much
pressure at the moment, shouldn’t you get someone to help you?
Exam
focus Page 160
1. to
2. this
3. that
4. about
5. for
6. unlike
7. of
8. a
9. the
10. be
11. so
12. do
13. against
14. such
15. be
Vocabulary:
language of business Page 160
Exercise
1
a). turnover > Number 2
f). to go bankrupt > Number 3
b). get the sack > Number 4
d). be laid off > Number 5
c). to take maternity leave > Number 6
g). to work flexitime > Number 7
e). to take early retirement > Number 8
Exercise
2
1. maternity leave
2. gone bankrupt
3. taking early retirement
4. laid off
5. shareholders
6. got the sack
7. flexitime
8. turnover
English
in Use Page 162
Exercise
2
Pros:
friendship with colleagues and opportunities to
flirt with them;
having an office phone to use for long-distance telephone
calls to friends abroad;
‘free’ stationary and ‘free time’ to play
computer games
Cons:
stressful atmosphere;
pressure to meet deadlines;
poor salaries and career prospects;
rigid working hours, boring tasks and lack of
job security, old-fashioned equipment, poor lightning and uncomfortable chairs.
Exercise
3
1. D
2. A
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. C
12. C
13. D
14. A
15. C
Writing:
job application Page 162
Exercise
2
1. in
2. for
3. from
4. of
5. in
6. about
7. of
8. with
9. to
10. at
11. to
12. to
Exercise
3
‘I am writing …’
‘… in reply to your advertisement in the … of …’
‘… from my enclosed CV…’
‘… have some experience of …’
‘I feel very enthusiastic about the possibility
of working with…’
‘… I am available to attend an interview at any
time which might be convenient.’
‘Please don’t hesitate to contact me at the
above address if you need any further
information.’
‘I look forward to hearing from you.’
Exercise
5
POSSIBLE KEY WORDS
on our farm
join in various activities fruit picking
working with animals looking after the children
chance to improve your English
accommodation and food provided
small weekly allowance
Vocabulary:
phrasal verbs with up/down Page 164
Exercise
1
2 = meaning b
3 = meaning e
4 = meaning a
5 = meaning c
Exercise
2
1. up
2. down
3. up
4. down
5. up
6. up
7. up
8. down
9. up
10. down
Unit
13 Review Page 165
Exercise
1
1. I’d like to freshen up before we eat.
2. This place needs to be livened up.
3. We’ve narrowed down the number of possible
candidates for the job to five. OR We’ve narrowed the number of possible
candidates for the job down to five.
4. They settled down to watch the film.
5. The number of reports I have to write before
the end of the month is mounting up.
6. I was sure some kind of animals was creeping
up on me.
7. We are going to fix up the spare room so that
… OR We are going to fix the spare room up so that …
8. He was furious because he was sure the orange
juice had been watered down.
Exercise
2
1.
competitive
2.
inefficient
3.
manufacturing
4.
viability
5.
economist
6.
productive
7.
monopolies
Exercise
3
1.
√
2.
√
3.
there – their
4.
12,
months – 12 months (no comma)
5.
university-degree
– university degree (no hyphen)
6.
possibilitys – possibilities
7.
skills)
– skills (no braket)
8.
√
9.
extremly – extremely
10. Company – company (lower-case
‘c’)
11.√
12. more, than – more than
(no comma)
13. british – British (capital ‘B’)
14. headquaters – headquarters
15. √
16. lives’ – lives (no apostrophe)
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