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Br2e Advanced Practicefile A
Br2e Advanced Practicefile A
Unit 1 Exercise 2
1 We will have completed …
Exercise 3
1 Do you want to … / Would
2 We had originally hoped … you like to …
Working with words 3 … who have been working on it … 2 The obvious solution to this problem
4 I’ll be taking … / I’ll take … must / would be …
Exercise 1 5 … there seems to be … 3 The purpose of today’s meeting …
1 read 7 form
6 We’re going to send … / We’ll be 4 It’s interesting you said / say that …
2 build 8 gave
sending … / We’re sending … / We’ll 5 Could I just say something?
3 weighed up 9 build
send … 6 I’m not sure what your feelings are
4 processed 10 work
7 I’m now handing over …, She has been about …
5 keep 11 managing
working … 7 But what makes you so sure …
6 take 12 kept
8 Our sales had been levelling off / had 8 Given that Arturo doesn’t have …
levelled off …
Exercise 2 Exercise 4
9 … I was thinking about this …
1 down to earth 7 an easy-going
a 1 d 6
2 out-of-the-way 8 time-consuming
b 4, 7, 8 e 2
3
4
outspoken
low-key
9
10
open-minded
self-assured
Unit 2 c 3 f 5
5 run-of-the-mill 11 up-and-coming
6 unexpected 12 tedious Working with words Language at work
Exercise 1 Exercise 1
Business communication 1 g 2 d 3 a 4 j 5 b 1 c 2 h 3 e 4 b 5 g
6 e 7 h 8 i 9 c 10 f 6 j 7 a 8 d 9 i 10 f
Exercise 1
1 convinced 6 anything Exercise 2 Exercise 2
2 anticipated 7 ’ve got to 1 propel yourself forward 1 Even if I had asked for a pay rise, I
3 wouldn’t 8 confident 2 stand out from (the crowd) wouldn’t have got one.
4 I’m not saying 9 a reason 3 keep in with (your colleagues) 2 If the company had renewed our season
5 wary 10 can’t 4 stand up for (your plan) ticket, I could have gone to the football
5 be burnt out from (stress) game.
Exercise 2 6 play the part of (a good listener) 3 If only they hadn’t got rid of the air-
1 I’m just not 100% convinced
7 stay ahead of (the competition) conditioning, the office wouldn’t be so
2 I’m absolutely / quite sure that
8 stand up to (analysis) unbearably hot.
3 To be fair / honest, the whole matter
9 come up with (solutions) 4 If the airport staff hadn’t called off their
4 I gathered from your report
10 get out there (and ask …) strike yesterday, I wouldn’t be in Spain
5 I wouldn’t go so far / as far as to say
now.
6 From what I could see Exercise 3
1 take 5 grow Exercise 3
Exercise 3 2 move 6 goes 1 should 6 have
Suggested answers only 3 follow 7 put 2 might 7 had
1 From what I could see, the meeting 4 Broadening 8 reach 3 would 8 might
went much better than we expected. 4 have, had 9 would
2 I’m not saying the trip didn’t go well – Business communication 5 should 10 should
it’s just that there were some problems.
3 I’ve got to say / I’m fully confident that Exercise 1
the proposed site would be perfect for 1 get 6 come back Unit 3
the company. 2 talk 7 suppose, think
4 According to Fred / I gathered from Fred 3 like 8 keen on Working with words
that the project is going fairly well. 4 mention 9 come in
5 understand 10 get on to Exercise 1
Language at work 1 efficient
Exercise 2 2 entering, access
Exercise 1 a 2 d 3, 8 3 option
1 are growing, has 3 reflects, have b 7 e 5 4 transformed
made continued c 1, 6, 10 f 4, 9 5 carried out
2 have expanded, 4 takes, is stepping 6 process, procedures
have been 7 means
8 purpose
9 energetic, dynamic
10 installed