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Q Mark each verb (I) if you can use it to complete sentence a, (T) II you i an use it to complete sentence b, or (I) / (T) if you can use it to comploh* hot ii

a)	The volume of sales will.
b)	They will...................7	. the volume of sales.
1	fali.....(J)......	6	increase....
2	double.....	7	Ievel off____
3	drop.....................	8	peak........
4	dedine.....................	9	plummet...
5	halve.....................	10	soar.........

LANGUAGE WORK

O Complete the words to make the corresponding adverb for each adjective.

Adjective	Adverb
1 considerable	considera k J.
2 dramatic	dramatic____
3 gradual	gradual__
4 sharp	sharp __
5 significant	significant__
6 slight	sli
7 steady	stea____
8 substantial	substan

B The two sentences below have the same meaning. Study the example, then rewrite sentences 1-7 in the same way.

There was a considerable increase in oii prices    Adjective + noun

means the same as

Verb + adverb

Oii prices increased considerably.

1    There has been a dramatic fali in exports.

2    It seems that there is going to be a substantial rise in taxes.

3    There was a steady rise in the number of people out of work.

4    Are you saying that there is a significant dectine in production?

5    I think domestic demand will fali slightly.

6    Profit grewgradually.

7    Orders have dropped sharply.

Match items 1-5 with items a-e. l

Despite the rising euro and >	a)	although they were affected by the
falling sales, \		strong euro as well.
The euro rosę and sales \	b)	because of the strong euro and a slight
fell slightly, \		fali in sales.
Vegaco's profits did not remain \	c)	However. the profits ofVegaco’s
constant '		competitors did not denease,
Their competitors’ profits	\ ^d>	so Vegaco’s profil', did nut ic.irli the
increased		same level as in tlić* prtwlóus puarlet
The strong euro affected all software companies.	'e)	Vegaco's profil*, diii not lali slgniflcmilly,

Q Study the linking words in bold in Exercise A. Then use each linking word

twice to complete the following sentences.

1    Sales of our rangę of fruit juices improved......... we madę the packaging

morę attractive.

2    As you can see from the graph, sales did very well in the second quarter. Since June, ......................there has been a gradual drop.

3    Profits continued to rise.....................a slight increase in production costs.

4    We plan to centralise distribution,.....................costs are likely to decrease.

5    September can be a difficult month.....................sales often fali after the summer

holiday.

6    .....................the booming market for mobile Communications, AlfitePs share price

fell steadily.

7    We have just relaunched the XL30 under a different name,.....................sales will

probably go up.

8    .....................our production costs have gone down by 3%, profits have not

improved significantly.

9    We launched our advertising campaign three months ago....................... sales

have not recovered yet.

10    Profits went up.....................sales did not seem to improve.

Q Read the passage below about the unequal distribution of wealth.

•    In most of the lines 1-11 there is one extra word which does not fit. Some lines, however, are correct.

•    If a linę is correct, put a tick (/) in the space provided.

•    If there is an extra word in the linę, write that word in the space.

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Most news programmcs now have a business seccion. This miglic give us the illusion that we are all equally affected by stock markets and financial speculation. When we care to study the facts and figures, howeeer, it will soon becomes elear that the glamprous financial deals we regularly hear about benefit to only a tiny minority ol people. Aceording to a recent report published in the US, the wealthiest 1% ol the population comrol morę than one third of all the nation s wealth. This concentration ol wealth among the very rieh and has mostly remained eonstant over the past ten years. On the other one band, the living standards ol a large proportion of the population have stagnated or tleelined. This kind phenomenon is by no means unique to the US, it is indeetl a eommon thmughout the industrialised World well. It is also occunmg in cmerging eeonoinies like India and China. As the gap between twerage families and not the very lew ulua-nch continues to widen. it scems urgent to address the issue ol global lnequalliy ol wealth and income distribution.

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