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BBA
Business English Assignment

Unit 1
Working with words
(1) 1.b 2.a. 3.e 4.h 5.g. 6.c 7.f 8.d
(2)1.charge of 2.responsible for 3.consist of 4.specialize in 5.deal with 6.work with

Business Communication
(1) 1.I want you to meet 2.this is 3.I’m very pleased 4.Nice to meet you 5.what do you
6.Really 7.It was nice 8.Here’s my

(2) 1.I don’t think we’ve met before 2.I'm delighted to meet you 3.Please call me Greg
4.Which part of the US are you from 5.I'm afraid I have to go now 6.It was very nice to meet you
7.Do vou have a card 8.I look forward to hearing from you

Language at work
(1) 1.sits 2.do you have to 3.is she sitting 4.are you working on 5.does Nadia think
6.Are you thinking 7.does a successful salesperson earn 8.are you doing 9.think/belongs
10. are having

(2) 1.We always have a team meeting on Monday morning.

2.I'm currently working on plans for a new shopping center.
3.I often have lunch with clients.
4.She normally leaves at 4.00 on Friday afternoons.
5.All our customers expect free Wi-fi nowadays.
6.I never take work home at the weekend, even if we're really busy during the week.

Unit 2
Working with words
(1) 1.flextime 2.core hours 3.overtime 4.home-working 5.statutory pay 6.lunch break
7.public holiday 8.paternity leave 9.unpaid leave 10.annualleave

(2) 1.a 2.b 3.c 4.a 5.a 6.b

Business Communication
(1)a. What’s his last name? b.Can you say that again? c.Can I have his number?
d.Is that all lower case? e.Was that GSA or GSI? f.Could you give me that?

(2)1.a 2.c 3.f 4.b 5.e 6.d

(3) 1. gec@hotmail.com 2.004431944010 3.lydia_49@yahoo.dt

4.www.about-me.com/courses_online

Language at work
(1) 1.nice to see 2.difficult to know 3.important to be 4.afraid to leave 5.sad to see 6.right to ask
(2) 1.to change 2.to join 3.being 4.applying 5.inviting 6.to take 7.developing 8.to help
9.to requalify 10.seeing

(3)1.arriving 2.to keep 3.offering 4.to make 5.interviewing 6.spending 7.to sum up 8.to talk

Unit 3
Working with words
(1)1.resources 2.schedule 3.update 4.budget 5.deadline 6.teamwork 7.skills

(2)1.a 2.d 3.f 4.b 5.g 6.h 7.c 8.e

(3)1.deadline 2.schedule 3.allocated 4.resources 5.staff 6.budget 7.update

Business communication
(1)1.on track 2.happening with 3.help with 4.where are 5.we’re currently 6.anyone else 7.update me
8.So far 9.let's check 10.let's meet

(2)1.How’s everything going 2.We’ve almost finished 3.is everything on track

4.is that something I can 5.and I’m going to

Language at work
( 1)1.booked 2.Have 3.lived 4.haven't seen 5.have changed 6.Did 7.hasn't arrived 8.I've asked

(2)1.has worked 2.closed 3.has just organized 4.Have you call 5.did she arrive 6.have ever met
7.didn’t take. 8.haven’t 9.Have you ever spoken 10.have you worked

(3)1.yet 2.just 3.already

Unit 4
Working with words
(1)1.Everything about this app is user-friendly.
2.The new café round the corner is a bit expensive, but it’s so handy for lunch.
3.How accurate are these figures? They don’t appear to add up.
4.All your information is stored on state-of-the-art servers, so it’s very secure from identity thieves.
5.You take a numbered ticket at the bank now instead of queuing. it’s really efficient.
6.I’d like a report on the situation which is detailed and up-to-date.
7.This new software seems to have made doing the monthly payroll time-consuming compared to the
old system.
8.The graphics on this new version are really poor quality.

(2) 1.hiring a consulant/ helps 2.Having a financial advisor/ allows 3.Online banking/ makes
4.Flying business class/ lets

Business communication
(1)1.problems 2.questions 3.happens 4.convinced 5.allow 6.seem 7.find

(2) 1.The main benefit is 2.another useful feature is 3.Will it let 4.It'll let 5.make your life easier
6.That's probably true 7.makes things easier 8.It’s also a lot less
Language at work
(1)1.higher 2.easy 3.well 4.friendlier 5.faster 6.slower 7.more original 8.more popular

(2)1.more 2.than 3.than 4.a bit 5.more 6.much 7.a bit 8.almost as 9.a bit

Unit 5
Working with words
(1)1.loyalty 2.requirements 3.services 4.care 5.expectations 6.satisfaction

(2) 1.caring 2.expectations 3.require 4.deliver 5.satisfied 6.delivery 7.productive

(3)1.services 2.loyalty 3.expect 4.require 5.care 6.satisfy

Business Communication
(1)1.about 2.fix 3.arrange 4.come 5.good 6.convenient 7.make 8.OK 9.free 10.bring

(2)1.to 2.about 3.for 4.at 5.on 6.forward 7.back 8.in

Language at work
(1)1.does your flight arrive 2.gets in 3.is meeting 4.is bringing 5.do we all have 6.are showing
7.do we do 8.are having 9.does your flight leave 10.leaves

(2)1. Are you free on Thursday evening?

2. Our team is going out to celebrate Torsten's birthday.
3. We are planning to meet in reception around five.
4. I hope to try that new Greek restaurant.
5. If you are not busy, it’d be great to see you.

Unit 6
Working with words
(1)1.facilities 2.exhibition 3.excursions 4.delegates 5.sightseeing 6.specialities 7.venue
Hotel name- Alicante

(2)1.drop you off 2.check in 3.freshen up 4.show you around 5.eat out 6.look around
7.pick you up 8.meet up with

Business Communication
(1)1.It’s nice to meet you in person. 2.Did you have any trouble finding us?
3. Don't worry about signing in. 4. I'll run through today's programme.
5. Come this way to my office. 6.You’ll need this badge to enter the building.
7.Make sure you sign in at reception.

(2)1.Welcome to HBG publishing 2.how was your journey 3.let me take your bag
4.can I get you a drink 5.I thought you could 6.catch up again 7.You’ll need this
8.Make sure you
Language at work
(1)1.a 2.the 3.- 4.a. 5.- 6.The 7.the 8.the 9.the 10.- 11.- 12.the 13.- 14.an

(2) 1.All the staff must be polite and helpful to the trade fair delegates.
2.Remember to wear an ID badge at all times.
3.Check visitors’ names on the registration list when they enter the main venue.
4.If you see a visitor who looks lost, immediately offer to help.
5.Staff not wearing a uniform will be sent home.
6.The exhibition center is always closed to visitors on Mondays.
7.For information, direct visitors to the Central Registration Desk.
8. If you travel by car, please park in the Staff Car Park.

Unit 7
Working with words
(1) 1.victims 2.network 3.was down 4.hackers 5.encrypted 6.prevent 7.vulnerable

(2) 1.e 2.c 3.b 4.g 5.a 6.d 7.f

Business communication
(1) 8 3 2 1 7 4 5 9 6 10

(2) 1.begin 2.discuss 3.speak 4.say 5.question 6.covers 7.sum 8.come

Language at work
(1) 1.need to 2.have to 3.doesn’t have to 4.Can I allowed to 5.mustn’t 6.can 7.mustn’t allowed to
8.have to

(2)1.have to welcome guests 2.need to bring your laptop 3.allowed to smoke 4.must not take
5.not allowed to talk
6.have to wear 7.allowed to use your password 8.have to drive on

Unit 8
Working with words
(1) 1.Commission 2.capital 3.investors 4.loan 5.dividends 6.equity 7.Shares 8.entrepreneurs
9.forecasts

(2) 1.for 2.back 3.towards 4.out

Business communication
(1) 1.chart / divided into 2.upward 3.figures 4.continue

(2) 1.at 2.on 3.into 4.from 5.to 6.in 7.over

Language at work
(1) 1.am going to 2.am going to 3.will 4.will 5.am going to 6.will

(2)1.c 2.c 3.a 4.b 5.a 6.b

Unit 9
Working with words
(1)1.suppliers 2.supply chain 3.transportation 4.showrooms 5.inventory 6.middlemen
7.shipment 8.keep track 9.handmade 10.origin

( 2)1.on 2.stock up on 3.out of 4.track of 5.low

Business communication
(1)1.chasing up an order 2.Can I take your account details 3.look into it
4.according to my information 5.what has happened to it 6.you check it out for me
7.get back to you within the hour

(2)1.put the order straight through 2.was dispatched on 3.must have gone wrong 4.check it out
5.asap 6.as quick as we can 7.charge it to

Language at work
(1) 1.How much does it cost to send a magazine ?
2.Do you have any idea how long it takes?
3.Would you mind telling me if a package has arrived?
4.Has my visitor arrived yet?
5.Could anyone tell me where the post office is?
6.Do you know if they left a message for me?
7.What day will my order arrive?

(2)1.what you’d like to drink 2.why you didn't call to say you'd be late
3.where the next conference is 4.which flight Mr Stoppard is on 5 .if they are arriving tonight
6.how often the bus comes

Unit 10
Working with words
(1)1.open-plan 2.futuristic 3.state-of-the-art 4.spacious 5.comfortable
6.fully-equipped 7.fun 8.old-fashioned

(2)1.isn't exactly 2.not very 3.really 4.pretty 5.fairly 6.very. 7.extremely

Business communication
(1)2.change the colour 3.asking them to make a better offer
4.difficult to convince them of our proposals 5.we provide some chairs
6.having music in the factory 7.not come 8.you look at this again tomorrow morning

(1)2.great idea 3.will 4.might prove 5.can 6.Besides

Language at work
(1)2. 3. 4.A few customers have complained about the increase.
5.I’m afraid we don’t have much paper in stock. 6. 7.Give him some more time to finish this.
8.I’ve got less space in my new office than in my old office. 9. 10.
(2)2.few 3.any 4.a lot 5.much 6.lot 7.many 8.any 9.lot of

Unit 11
Working with words
(1) 1.c 2.e 3.a 4.b 5.f 6.d 7.g

(2)1.democratic 2.consultation 3.confrontation 4.hierarchical 5.cooperative

(3) 1.urgent 2.consensus 3.member 4.evaluate 5.confrontation 6.decision

Business communication
(1) 1.Let me make you an offer.
2.Do you have any concerns about this?
3.I'll meet you halfway.
4.I think that would be fair.
5.If I offer 10% more, will you agree to two years.
6.I'd like to discuss an issue with you.
7.I'm not in a position to accept that.

(2)1.discuss 2.issue 3.concern 4.problem 5.Supposing 6.about 7.can

Language at work
(1)1.would we do/ became 2.have, will end 3.work/ will be 4.knew/ would
5.had/ would they be 6.improves/ will have to 7.would you feel/ asked
8.would do/ went 9.could/ would you change 10.arrive/ will be

(1)1.as soon as 2.When 3.Unless 4.Unless/ will look 5.has to/ unless

Unit 12
Working with words
(1)1.obstacle 2.dynamic 3.concept 4.reliable 5.simple 6.innovative 7.revolutionary 8.original
9.reinvention 10.sophisticated

(2) 1.c 2.a 3.a 4.b 5.c 6.c 7.b 8.a

Business communication
(1) 1.for 2.about 3.by 4.at 5.at 6.for 7.about 8.to 9.think 10.say

(2) 1.Good 2.here 3.start 4.First 5.Then 6.finally 7.free

(3) 1.h 2.d 3.k 4.a 5.e 6.g 7.b 8.l 9.i 10.f 11.c 12.j

Language at work
(1) 1.best 2.the quickest 3.the most influential 4.beautiful places 5.most bored
6.the second most 7.you have ever 8.the busiest

(2) 1.the 2.worst 3.fewest 4.flexible 5.second 6.one 7.fewest 8.best

Unit 13
Working with words
(1)1.failure 2.refund 3.down 4.defect 5.damaged 6.injury 7.recalling 8.complaints 9.mistake
10.resolved

(2)1.f 2.d 3.a 4.e 5.b 6.c

Business communication
(1)1.can I help 2.won't 3.do you mean by 4.keeps on 5.sounds as though 6.Have you tried
7.think you should 8.should solve the problem 9.if I were you

(2)1.like 2.'s always borrowing 3.taking 4.wrong 5.should 6.'d advise 7.sounds 8.should
9.appears 10.putting

Language at work
(1)1.d 2.e 3.а 4.c 5.b

(2) 2 and 4

(3)1.where 2.whose 3.who 4.where 5.when

(4)1.I’m the person who deals with technical issues round the office.
2.They are the people whose company went bankrupt last year.
3.Palo Alto is a city which has lots of tech businesses.
4.The lunchbreak is a time when you should relax.
5.Tennis is a sport which a lot of employees play after work.

Unit 14
Working with words
(1) 1.cut down 2.throw away 3.turn into 4.take away 5.set up 6.drop off 7.pick out 8.pick up
9.make out of 10.sign up

(2) 1.pick out 2.throw away 3.set up 4.cut down on 5.make out of 6.drop off 7.turn into 8.pick up

Business communication
(1)1.Are there any questions?
2.Does anyone have any questions?
3.I don’t quite understand the question.
4.Let me check I’ve understood you correctly.
5.Thank you for that question.
6.That’s an important question.
7.There are two parts to your question.
8.Does that answer your question?
9.Have I answered your question?

(2) 1.brings/ end 2.questions/answer 3.hear/repeat 4.quite/question 5.check/correctly 6.asking/if

7.that/your
Language at work
(1)1.is manufactured 2.make 3.are cut and painted 4.sew 5.are washed 6.employs 7.supports
8.are encouraged and trained

(2)1.is known 2.is located 3.was turned 4.was held 5.was won 6.has been used

(3)1.do most of their business over the phone these days

2.are being opened this year
3.must be given a warning if they are late
4.have agreed to extend the hours of work
5.is regarded as a sign of politeness in this culture

Unit 15
Working with words
(1)1.creative 2.confident 3.ambitious 4.patient 5hard-working. 6.enthusiastic 7.punctual

(2)1.dedicated 2.patience 3.confidence 4.motivation 5.creativity 6.flexible 7.enthusiasm

8.ambition

Business communication
(1)1.general 2.happy 3.feel 4.happy 5.strength 6.seem 7.problem

(2)1.on 2.about 3.for 4.with

(3)1.summarize 2.do 3.intend 4.sound 5.add

Language at work
(1)1.was working 2.wasn’t 3.were all finishing 4.said 5.hadn't asked 6.was suggesting 7.stopped
8.came across 9.hadn't liked 10.had waited

(2)1.had you been 2.had 3.were quickly becoming 4.was growing

5.just had graduated 6.were running 7.had asked 8.hadn't you taken 9.was doing