UNIT 1 VOCABULARY

A. Match the words with their definitions. Identify the part of speech of each word and use
the words in a sentence

WORDS DEFINITION PARTS OF EXAMPLE SENTENCE

SPEECH
1. experiment a. Amount of something that
someone uses, eats or drinks

2. relatively b. Use something completely

3. reputation c. Relating to someone’s own

country

4. ensure d. Prevent someone or

something from entering a
place or taking part in an
activity

5. exhaust e. Quite good, bad etc. İn

comparison with other
things.

6. domestic f. The general opinion people

have about someone or
something

7. consumption g. test or try a new way of

doing something

8. exclude h. Make certain that something

is done or happens

9. supplier i. More important, stronger

than anything else of the
same kind

10. dominant j. A person or company that

provides goods of a
particular kind
B. Use a word from the box to complete the sentences.

labour produce prosperity profits goods overseas

imported outsourcing multinational purchase

1. Except under clearly defined circumstances, it is illegal in Britain for a company to

…………. İts own shares.
2. Finance ministers have struggled to attract …………………… investors.
3. ………………………. is an activity in which a company employs another organization to do
some of its work, rather than using its own employees to do it.
4. The store sells only fresh local ………………
5. In some large chains, more than 80 % of all produce is …………….
6. The country is enjoying a period of peace and …………………..
7. Over the years, the firm has grown into a ………………… organization with more than 200
stores in 12 countries.
8. The company posted second-quarter ……………… of $540 million.
9. Tensions between the ………………….. movement and government have caused a lot of
problems.
10. One in seven companies already uses the internet to sell …………. and deliver services.