128 12 | Practice file Working with words 1 Match 1-8 to oh, 1 achieve a responsible 2 manage bb reputation 3 perform © the workforce 4 socially — 8 performance 5 safety © yourtargote © diversity of — F costs 7 wood record 8 environmental well 2 Complete the mini conversations with phrases from 1 and choose the correct answer from the words in italics. 1A Why oo you say that my sales results ae disappcinting / satisfactory? B Because you didn't achieve your targets once last yea 2 ADid your — improve last year? B Yes, our results were excellent / poor. We only had three accidents all year, and none of them were serious 3. ADidehe team —— B Well, much better than last week even though they didnt win ‘A. Well, that was encouraging / aisopponting 4 Ales not soritfactry / excelent fara ‘make profits BNo, tmustalso be afters staff. 5 A Why were your profits so encouraging / poor this year? B Because prices are rising and its very difficult to pany just to and look 5 A When you evaluated our the pollution lovele accoptable? B Well, the results were satisfoctory / esappointing, but they could be better. 7 AFlss your company managed to nerease the B Yeo, I would aay that our performance here has beet encouragang / disappointing. Now more than 50% of our workioree are women and 30% are from ethnic 8 A This articlehere says that we havea —_______fordiversty: 20% of our employees are of Hispanic or Italian origin, B Well that’s poor / encoureging. Business communication Soft drinks sales in Europe 500) 400 em 300 Ii This year © Last year 200 Qa 03 OF 1. Lookat soft drinks sales for last year and complete the presentation with prepositions from the list to by from to by to Last year sles started the year ‘__at__250 milion euros. Iney rose 250 million in the Fst quarter 275 million euros in the second quarter Inthe ext thiee mocths, they then increased * 225 ion 500 milion euros. Unfortunately they then fell 100 milion euros a tinal toral of 400 milicn exiosin the last three months ofthe yea, 2 Lookatthe sales for last year and this year and choose the correct answer from the words in italics, As said be sales ‘ase /deetines to 500 milion euros in the thu quarter of tast year. Why cid they go up so dramatically This was thanks to the sucoessfl launch of our ‘Vitaty’ Burs you brow. wa then kad that problom with the contaminated drinks can, and our sales "grew / cropped in the final quarter to 400 mnllon euro, That contamination incident continued to have a negative effect on our reoutation athe besinning ofthis year. Asa result sales ‘decreased / inereasedby 50 milion euros in the rer. They then "remained stable / grew 3t 350 milion eurs forthe next three manths. However Since June our reputation has improved and our sales have fallen every month, increasing / decreasing ro roach 500 milion eurne atthe ene ofthis fourth qurter. nie sports cin 2 Are these sentences ue fur your wunliy? Cunseet the sentences which are false, House prices have fallen dramatically his year, ‘The price of petrol has risen in the last three months. The mun cr of unemployed people dropped last yeer Average temperatures have grown in the last 30 years ‘The retirement agehas increased in the last ten years. Food prices have remained stable in recent months. dots in production are declining ‘The number of university students has decreased slightly in the last ewenty year,Language at work | Present perfect (2) with for and since Present perfect (2) Form Seepage 111, Use 1 Totalleabout an action that arte in the past andi continuing now. ‘Tve worked jr ths compan fr en years 2 Weuse forwith aperiodottume, She's had sisib fora mont / two years. 5 Weuse since witha precise date or point n ime They've been here since 007 | Aug / tis morning (eS Language tip 4 How long ..2 and for(+ period of time) exe used with the present perfect and the past simple, Prosont porfoct How fong tsve you hac your present job? Ive hed it for six months Pact cimple how fong cd you do your last joo? 1 oid i fer five years. 2 Sometimes we use dtterent verbs to ceserbe the siart ofthe action (past simple) and the action tself (present perfect Fresent perfect Past simple He's worked for this Ae joined this company company since 2004 in 2008 ‘ue been hare for an howe He's known her since 1 anived ner on hour ago, he ast met her in January, slanuary The/'e ved heve for They moved here sx 5x mont months 3g. Name: Angela LeMero DOB: 1 June 1975, Qualifications 1998 Dagree in Business Acminisiration trom University of Porilana, Oregon Work Experience 2005-prasert Portland Running Company - Manager Day-to-day menagement of two shops Responsible for sales growth anc cos ernent 1p Fiiness Club — Assistart Manager rsible for developing custemar ‘Sun Sports 1998-2002 Clothing — Sal Assistant 1 Lookat Angela LeMero’s curriculum vitse and correct, sentences 1-7 1 T've gota degree from Portland University in 1998. 2. I worked az a Manager at Portland Running Company since 2008, 3. I've been responsible for cost management since several 4 Thave Leen an Assistant Manager at One Step Fitness three years Fitness Club I've developed customer 6 Ihave workedas sale 7 ve laft One S sistant for four years. ness Club in 2008. 2 Complete the questions with the present perfect or past simple using the information from Angela LeMera’s curriculum vitae 1 How long / Angela / work / Portland Running Company How long has Angele worked for Pocland Running Company? 2 when / she /Join / One Step Fitness Club 3 How long / she / be Fitness Cub Assistant Manager / One step 4 How long / she / be / 2 manager 5 Where / she / work / 1998-2002, 6 Howlong / she / be / ponsibie for sales growih 7. How long / she / work / Sun Sports Clething 18 How long / she / be / sports and fitness industry. SOUPLUOJOg| ZT ayy e0199ed ff