Nilca(Stancu)Alexandra Aurora –Year I -ECTS

1.5.2 Exercise 2
Form the opposite of the adjectives in parantheses by adding negative prefixes:
The true test of your abilities asa aleader is how gracefully you handle unreasonable
employees.Your colleagues,co-workers,and other employees will likely take note of your
reaction to a disrespectful employee’s treatment of you.To ensure you handle things as
professionally as possible,here are a few tips for managing these unsubordinate
workers.Initially,try asking the employee to express any concerns and offer to repair any
unsettledissue you can.Employees tend to feel disheartened when they belive their opinions
don’t matter to the organization as a whole.Having your inambigous expectations of that
employee outlined in writing will help.Out line the duties of that specific job and make sure
the employee has the support necessary to complete those duties.Many issues of discontented
employees are the result of a lack of communication.If your efforts are still ineffective in
improving the employee’s overall attitude,you’ll probably have to initiate disciplinary action.

1.5.3 Exercise 1
An award-winning series,”The MarvellousMrs Maisel”,follows the fortunes of a woman in
the 1950s who undergoes an unlikely transformation from a typical hosewife of the day into a
talented stand-up comedian.It is produced by Amazon and can be viewed on Prime
Video,the e-commerce giant’s online service.Since its birth in 1994,Amazon has starterd in
several dramatic metamorphososes of its own.It has pushed beyond retailing into fields as
varied as electronic books,private-label goods and cloud computing ,as well as on-demand
video.Now it is intent on becoming a force in digital advertising.Amazon has a long way to
go before it catches up the giants of the industry.But Amazon started experimenting with ads
only six years ago,and its young business is growing fast in a rapidily expanding market.By
the end of the year it will overtake Microsoft,a software giant,and Verizon,a big telecoms
firm,to rank third in America,according to eMarketer,a research firm.

1.5.3 Exercise 3
1. input 2. throughtput 3. output 4. outcomes
5. facebook 6. stakeholders 7. deadlines 8. backlog
9. upcoming 10. Milestones 11. workflow 12. outside
13. timeframe 14. Workload 15. click-through
1.6.1 To buy
1-c 2-g 3-h 4-f 5-a 6-e 7-b 8-d

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1.6.2 To sell
1-g 2-h 3-c 4-a 5-d 6-e 7-b 8-f
1.9 Exercise 1-find the drived and compound words in the folowin text:
Costumer theory is the study of how people decide to spend their money,given their
preferences and budget constraints.A branch of microeconomics,consumer theory shows the
process of decision-making,despite retrains such as their income and the prices of good and
services.Through consumer theory,we are better able to understand how individuals’tastes
and incomes influence the deman curve.These choices are among the most critical
factors,shaping the overall economy.But how can an outsider predict how people are most
likely to spend their money?Limitation exist.people are not always rational,for example ,and
occasionally they are indifferent to the choices available. Some decision are particulary
difficult to make,because consumers are not familiar with the products,or the decision has an
emotional component that isn’t able to be captured in an economic function.
1.9 Exercise 2-chose the correct form of the adjectives in brackets to complete the
sentences :
1.The number of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes has decreased.
2.His message is so confusing,that I didn’t know what to say
3.The opportunity costs of resources employed are an important aspect in economic research.
4. Going to work by bus proves to be more economical than going by car.
5. This is a classical Chevrolet from 1957.
6. It is a chilly ,crisp evening.
7.It is not political to raise this matter at the next meeting.
8. The logic solution would be a more tactful approach.
9.We need an electric generator to store the bacterial samples in optimum condition.
10.The presence of such medical conditions are chemical or electrical burns may increase the
risk factor considerably.