Reading

Ex 1:
Total compensation, pension fund, perk, company loan, shares, restricted
stock.
Ex 2:
2. The median total compensation of the CEOs
3. The limit of shares Trevor Fetter could buy
4. The amount American airline’s bosses put into a protected pension fund
5. The length of time Charles Conaway had been in his job
6. The amount of the company loan given to Charles Conaway and
canceled when he left
Vocabulary
Ex 1:
2. e
3. f
4. a
5. c
6. g
7. d

Ex 2:
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. d
6. c
7. a
8. b
9. d
10. d
Listening
Ex 1:
2. Consultants make use of benchmarks, comparing with similar companies
within the industry and making salary decisions on that basis
3. Bosses salaries go up and up
4. The turnover of top CEO’s has almost tripled since 1995
5. Members of compensation committees were more accountable for the
appointments they make.
Ex 2:
Vacancy, golden hello

Language check
Ex 1:
2. down
3. up
4. down
5. off
6. up
Ex 2:
2. It hasn’t been as easy as expected
3. We managed to catch up in the final month
4. They have run into a problem
5. I am not sure I will meet the deadline
6. We were behind schedule throughout the project
Ex 3:
2. stepped
3. didn’t want
4. directed
5. hasn’t yet been
6. sacked
7. have already come
8. have awarded
9. burst
10. rose
11. fell
12. have led to
13. received
14. dropped
15. threatened
16. resigned