Match each statement with a word or phrase form the list below. Write the letter of your chosen answer next to the statement. There is one extra word/phrase that you don’t have to use.

 

1. We used to have four layers of management but now we have only

 

two.

 

2. I am an independent software designer. At the moment, I’m working for three companies.

3. I don’t know whether my job here is safe. I could be out of work next month.

4. In 1999 we had 430 employees. Now there are only 280.

 

5. We used to do our printing in-house, but now it’s done by a company in Hong Kong.

6. I was a shop floor supervisor but then they made me manager of the whole production plant.

7. Our company has been completely reorganized to make it more efficient.

8. Now that we have reduced our costs, we are making much more money.

 

a. downsize

 

b. delayer

 

c. restructure

 

d. outsource

 

e. promotion

 

f. freelance

 

g. dismiss

 

h. profit

 

i. insecurity

 

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

 

 

Choose the best word from the brackets to fill the gap.

 

1. I didn’t like the way the company was being run so I __________. (resigned/sacked/terminated)

2. They laid __________ people in March and 50 more in September. (on/off/out)

3. I joined this company because the career __________ is excellent. (path/way/contract)

4. I have regular performance __________ with my manager. (advice/ support/reviews)

5. We now have fewer employees and so the company is much

 

__________. (efficient/leaner/fatter)

 

6. I have worked my way up and now I am a __________ manager. (main/old/senior)

7. She was __________ for copying company software on to her PC. (fired/promoted/retired)

8. I was appointed on a __________ contract so my job isn’t very safe. (permanent/full-time/temporary)

9. When you join a company now you can’t expect a __________ for life. (job/work/career)

10. If you break the safety rules you can be __________ immediately. (downsized/dismissed/delayered)

 

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Organizations

Draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. There is one extra word that you don’t have to use.

 

1. big industry

 

2. corporate commerce

 

3. self employed

 

4. e- business

 

5. free enterprise

 

6. enterprise departments

 

7. nationalized profits

 

zone

 

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Choose the best word to fill each gap from the alternatives given below. Put a circle around the letter, A, B, C of the word you choose.

 

“The company of eastern Europe has changed a lot. Twenty years ago, the main industries were completely nationalized and many companies were owned by the (1) __________ They did not work well. They were

 

inefficient and (2) __________.Now governments are trying to (3)

 

__________ them, but it is not easy to find (4) __________ People don’t want to put money into the old companies. However, some people are happy to (5) __________ their money on new business and there are signs that a new enterprise (6) __________ is growing”.

 

	A	B	C
	nation	state	country
	automatic	diplomatic	bureaucratic
	privatize	nationalize	enterprise
	A corporations	firms	investors
	save	risk	sell
	culture	commerce	concern

 

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Choose the best word to fill each gap from the alternatives given below. Put a circle around the letter, A, B, C of the word you choose.

 

Aberdeen Reliance is one of the country’s smaller life insurance companies. It was set up in 1920 as a (1) __________. This means that the 15,000 people who have insurance policies with the company are (2)

 

__________. These, in theory, own all the (3) __________ and there are no (4) __________. Last year, the board of directors wanted to sell the company to a large American (5) __________, but first they had to get the policy holders to agree to (6) __________. This was heavily defeated, proving that people still value the traditional status of the company.

 

	A	B	C
	mutual	public	incorporated
	partners	directors	members
	profits	salaries	expenses
	customers	traders	shareholders
	corporation	sectors	proprietor
	freelancing	demutualization	limiting

 

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Innovation and Invention