Sorokina Marina

4th year student

Topic 5
Upstream p 10 ex 3
1. Although I always make a New Year’s resolution, I seldom manage to stick
to it for more than a month.
The board’s decision to sell company hares to the public met with strong
resistance.
As vise-president, my main objective is to increase productivity while
improving working conditions.
2. In celebration of their victory, the entire team stood in the center of the field
and sang their national anthem.
After a decade of dedicated research, the scientist finally made the
breakthrough he had been striving for.
To salute her life-long achievement in the entertainment field, a huge
reception was held in her honour.
3. Business ethic should be a required course for all students enrolled in the
MBA program.
It is imperative for children to acquire strong moral values at a young age.
A good manager can make a business profitable while still respecting the
rights of the workers.
4. The young poet said that he got his inspiration from the beauty of nature.
His obsession with money and power might have made him a millionaire,
but he’s not a happy man.
In order to get ahead in the advertising industry, one must have a strong
ambition to succeed.
5. King Albert’s reign was on of peace and prosperity.
They say that he made his fortune through good luck and the help of
influential acquaintances.
In these days of economic decline, owning more than one vehicle is
considered a luxury.
Own examples:
- Resolution : The boss may wish to discuss a possible resolution for the text.
- Resistance: I suppose there certainly has been resistance.
- Productivity: We need to increase productivity by 60%.
- Victory: They’ve been celebrating their victory for 5 days.
- Breakthrough: They made a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer.
- achievement : Movie with such plot will make the greatest achievement
through the decades.
- Ethic: It was their ethic and principle.
- Values : Emotions run high when core values are threatened.
- Rights: There are two fundamental categories of human rights, substantive
rights and legal rights.
- Inspiration: Suddenly, he confessed that draws inspiration from classical
music.
- Obsession: Your obsession with Mary blinded you.
- Ambition: The two had the same career ambition of being musicians.
- Prosperity: Tangerine symbolize prosperity and luck.
- Fortune: Jeff Skoll made his fortune as the first president of eBay.
- Luxury: You can still have a luxury vacation without a luxury price.