Exercise 10. Replace the underlined words with a verb from A and a particle from B, in the correct form

Exercise 7. Make sentences with the words.

a. this delay / once again / has caused / I regret / any inconvenience

b. with them / our understanding of the issues / I will get in touch / so that we can improve

с. your attending/ to this matter / I would appreciate / at your ear­liest convenience

d. an alternate suggestion / if / we would be pleased / you have / to consider it

e. to you / of some assistance / this information / I hope / will be

f. this explanation / I trust / will answer / you raised / the questions

g. I would appreciate / by the end / hearing from you / of February
h. any further information / please do not hesitate / if you need / to contact me

i. the results / we will send you / as soon as possible / of the com­petition

j. receiving / I would appreciate / on the proposed form / before January 1 / your comments

Exercise 8. Read the following extracts from the financial press. In pairs, decide whether each one refers to (a) a joint venture, (b) a merger or (c) an acquisition.

1. Walt Disney Co., Heart Corp and Peterson Publishing Co. are discussing a deal that would combine their considerable influence in the publishing world to launch a weekly magazine to compete with ‘Sports Illustrated’ next year.

2. General Motors is to start building its Chevrolet Blazer, a sports utility venicle, in the factories of Elabuga Avtomobilny Zavod (EIAZ) in Tatarstan, an autonomous part of Russia. This business project will be owned by EIAZ and GM, which plans to invest as much as $250 m in the plant.

3. Poland may call off talks on the sale of newsstand chain Ruch to France’s Hachette distribution service if it fails to make a firm financial offer soon.

4. Bank Inicjatyw Gospodanczych (BIG) and Gdanski are planning to work together on a new deal. They will form one new bigger and stronger bank and together they will control 4% of Polish banking assets.

5. Just as Daewoo Electronics chairman Bae Soon-Hun thought he had agreed a deal to buy Thomson Multimedia, the consumer electronics arm of Thomson, he heard that it had refused his offer.

Exercise 9. In the following examples from the text, are the underlined verbs:

A. transitive (followed by an object)?

B. intransitive (not followed by an object)?

…..unless one personality is prepared to take a back seat or step down

…..otherwise friendly discussions break down ……

А В

catch	get		up (x2)	ahead
stand	go (x2)		on (x2)	by
speak	look		down	under
end

a The company had hoped that the new sportswear designs would be a success but in fact they never really became popular.

b They finished by having to abandon the idea altogether.

с Following the recent takeover of his company the chairman has announced his intention to resign.

d I'm afraid I can't hear what you are saying. Could you talk louder please?

e He's new here, but he seems to be making progress.

f Many businesses fail in their first year.

g We need to think of the future and decide where we want to be in five years.

h. It’s a pity we let that opportunity pass; we need more orders like that.

Exercise 11. Which characteristics of senior business people do you think are essential, useful, not useful and dangerous? In pairs, discuss your answers.

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