Great ideas Match the verbs (1-6) with the nouns that they go with.

Then complete each

sentence below ( a - f ) with the correct form of one of these verb / noun combinations .

1 to win a breakthrough

2 to make a gap

3 to fill a market

4 to extend a need

5 to enter a range

6 to meet an award

a ) Azra ................ the sport and leisure.htwo years ago with high - quality trainers
costing just €50.

b ) If you listen carefully to the markets , your products are more likely to ……. a
real…….

c ) Last year , Julia Wyman , a young entrepreneur from Melbourne ,……. for her
creativity .

d ) Our company has begun to ... its ..... of products in the hope of increasing sales

e ) Pharmaceutical companies are hoping to ………….. a major .......... in the search for
effective cancer drugs.

f) Their new hand-held computer is not just an exciting product-it really……… in the
market.

Complete this text with the correct past simple or past continuous form of the
given verbs .

Julia Wyman now lives in Australia, but she was born in the Philippines. Her parents,
who are both engineers, ………. ( supervise ) the construction of a power station there
at the time . In the 1980s , they……… ( move ) to Canada . While she………. ( study )
business administration at the Toronto College of Economics , Julia ........... (have ) her
first great idea . She……….(create) a system that would enable companies to get better
, more useful feedback from their customers . Two years later, she …...... (do) research
into types of company organization when another interesting idea……….. (come) to her
dela. She ……... (modify) the traditional, hierarchical company structure in a way
that………… (improve) the flow of communication and …........ (give) employees
greater autonomy.

Dayton & Cooper soon…....... "(hire) her as a consultant, and later ………… (offer) her
a post in Melbourne, where they ………. (set up) their new headquarters

5 Stress In each sentence , put the verb given in the correct tense , past simple or present
perfect . 1 your lifestyle . 2 François is suffering from exhaustion . He ... A .. all this
week . you .. tak ( change ) since you got a promotion ? .... ( be ) away from the office 3
How long ... 4 ......... Marc Stayed .... ( stay ) in his previous job ? ( hear ) an interesting
talk on stress - related illnesses at the conference last week . 5 1 ... za We ... ( miss ) the
deadline once again . My boss will be furious ! 6 Lucille ......... ( be ) already a
workaholic when she ......... ( be ) a student .

Writing Unit B Revision 7 Monique ... ing . her new one more relaxing . 8 Peter en .
( offer ) to work overtime before I asked him . 9 Why ............ you formowa . ( complain
) about the workload ? That's you lost your 10 You'll have to excuse the boss . He ......
AA ....... ( be ) under a lot of stress recently . ( eam ) a lot more money in her previous
job , but she finds Read the letter below and supply suitable bits of information ( 1-4 ) to
complete it . Then write the missing paragraph , explaining why you are leaving the
company . Include these points : . Say how long you have been under stress • Give three
reasons why the stress is so extreme ● Say you saw a stress counsellor , and what advice
she gave you .

Organiza essa iformacao

 12 Boulevard Jean Jaurès

69623 Villeurbanne

CTS International

FAO Mrs Belmaker

Head of Human Resources

3 Place Renault

69025 Lyon

…………………1

…………….2

I am sorry to have to inform you that , after careful consideration , I wish to hand in my
resignation .

My first two years at CTS were exciting and very motivating . Like the other people in
my team , I always gave the best of myself , while I also felt that I was learning a lot .
My superiors were easy to talk to , and there was always someone to listen to you .

However , the takeover by Southbury changed everything .

Although the normal period of notice is three months, I was wondering if you could
possibly let me leave in two weeks ' time . If this is not convenient , I could work on a
part - time basis until my contract officially ends .

…………….. 3

…………….. 4

M. Brugal
Monique Brugal
Entertaining

Complete these sentences with the missing words . Then write the words in the grid
below.

1 If Mr Nakamura is your guest , then you are Mr Nakamura's .......

2 " What would you like for your main.c ..... , fish or chicken ? "

3 ' Can I give you a . ......... to the airport ? "

4 I'd like to book a .... Lable .... for three for 19.30 tomorrow evening . "

5 ' Do you ...... if I take one of your brochures ? "

6 That was a wonderful dinner , thank you . The food here is so ... good ......