Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Class ______________________________
VOCABULARY: IDIOMS
1 Complete the idioms in the sentences below with the correct words from the box.
brain / break / duck / end / eye / fire / fish / get / melt / put / see / swim / think
1
Im afraid I dont ______ see _________ eye to eye with my colleagues on the
proposed
2
A good way to ____ break ______ the ice when you meet someone for the first time is
Our seminar on cross-cultural communication was a real ____ eye ______-opener for
me.
If I miss the deadline again, Im sure Ill _____ get _____ into hot water with my line
manager.
Id never given a talk in my life, and they asked me to do a product presentation the
next day. I really felt I was thrown in at the deep ____ end ______.
6
We were a bit worried that Vladimir and the new team leader wouldnt like each other,
but in fact they are getting on like a house on ____ fire ______.
I told my boss a joke about vegetarians, then he told me hed never eaten meat in his
life. Id really _____ put _____ my foot in it!
I do all my writing on my PC. On the rare occasions when I have to use a pen and
paper, I really feel like a ____ fish ______ out of water.
The roads in our country are terribly dangerous, so you must / shouldnt be extremely
careful, particularly in the mountains.
10
We must / mustnt ask them to dinner while theyre over here. Im sure theyll be
delighted.
11
You have to / shouldnt renew your residence permit after three months, otherwise you
might run in trouble with the police.
12
Unfortunately, our railway stations are not safe, so you dont have to / should be aware
at all times of what is going on around you.
13
Tourists dont have to / mustnt go anywhere near military bases, especially when
carrying a camera.
14
You should / mustnt always learn something about the country before visiting it. You
I have to / should get a visa before I go to Libia. I can`t get in without one.
16. You must / should learn about a country`s culture before you try to do business there.
Otherwise you may not understand what`s going on.
17. You don`t have to/ shouldn`t make an appointment before you visit the embassy but you
may have to wait in a long queue if you haven`t got one.
18. If you want to improve your English, you have to/ should try watching some Englishlanguage films.
3 Complete these sentences with have to / don't have to / mustn't.
15
In some countries, you ________ mustn't _______ keep eye contact for very long.
People think
16
You ______ don't have to _________ register with your embassy, but its safer if you
do.
17
I was looking forward to meeting our Malaysian agent tomorrow, but unfortunately I
________ have to _______ attend an emergency meeting at headquarters.
18
In my country, you _______ don't have to ________ tip waiters, but many people will
leave a tip if
19
You _______ mustn't ________ smoke anywhere on the premises. Smokers are only
allowed on
20
As a business traveller, of course you _______ have to ________ speak the language
perfectly,
Zadanie 6.
2 Choose the correct words from the box to complete the definitions.
adaptable / ambitious / authoritative / enthusiastic / methodical / reliable
10
11
12
13
If you are _enthusiastic_, you feel or show a lot of interest and excitement about
things.
14
15
If you are _ambitious_, you are determined to be very successful in your career.
Zadanie 7.
1. We cant afford ______to invest_________ (invest) more money in research this quarter
2. They denied ______to steal__________(steal) the money.
3. After wed worked all evening, we stopped ______to have_________ (have) a pizza at
about midnight.
4. Warner intends __________to sign_____ (sign) the contract tomorrow morning.
5. The consultants suggested _________improving______ (improve) our cross-cultural
communication skills
6. The boy`s father promised ________to pay_______(pay) for the window to be repaired.
7. Our neighbours apologised for_______making_______(make) so much noise.
8. I don`t remember ____________giving_________(give) you any money.
9. My son would like to ________________(study) civil engineering.
zadanie 8
Complete this telephone conversation with the expressions from the box.
Are you saying / Im calling about / I think thats all / dont worry / I was wondering
A: Good afternoon, my names Rosario Martinelli. (26)_ Im calling about _ your advertisement
for the post of website designer. It appeared in last weeks Brookfield Echo. (27)_ I was
wondering _ if you could give me a little more information.
B: Certainly, what do you need to know?
A: Well, first of all, am I still in time to apply? I was away for almost a week and I only saw the
advert this morning. So, I was thinking, maybe Ive missed the deadline
B: No, (28) _ dont worry _, youre not too late. In fact, the closing date for application is this
Friday, but you can complete the application form online.
A: (29) _ Are you saying _ that I can e-mail it to you?
B: Thats correct. So that gives you one more day.
A: Thats great. Ill complete it right away and e-mail it to you later today.
B: Good, I look forward to getting it.
A: Erm, theres just one more thing Id like to check. When is the successful candidate expected
to start?
B: The starting date is September but could be negotiated if it was a problem.
A: That sounds good. Well, (30) _ I think thats all _ I needed to know. Thank you very much
for your help.
B: You are very welcome. And good luck!
A: Thank you.
Zadanie 9
Complete the sentences with appropriate expressions from the box. You will not need all
the expressions given.
barriers / open borders / free port / developing industries / dumping / tariffs / strategic industry /
restrictions / quotas / laissez-faire / liberalise / customs / deregulation / subsidise / regulations
1
The computer industry is almost entirely unregulated, governed only by the Darwinian laws
of ______free port_________ economics.
France sees banking as a ______open borders_________. The government will prevent any
attempt by a foreign bank to take over a French bank.
Since the _______deregulation________ of the US airline industry a few decades ago, a lot
of airlines have been started, and a lot have gone bankrupt.
Prior to 2007, Hong Kong had one of the strictest import duties on alcohol in the world,
despite the citys reputation as a ______laissez-faire_________ for most other products.
5
Chinas commerce minister tried to convince Brussels to reverse contentious anti_______dumping________ tariffs against Chinese imports.
The president rejected all protectionist measures and promised to push ahead with his
commitment to ______liberase_________ the economy.
In the EU, ________tariffs_______ to trade in goods were dismantled much more quickly
than those to services.
10 Some companies ________subsidise_______ high-quality childcare facilities.
zadanie 10.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. If you ________hadn`t offered _______ (not / offer) such good terms, we wouldnt do
business with you.
2. If you ______call_________(call) me at four o`clock. I`ll be in the office.
3. If we ____wouldn`t have______________( not have) our own fleet of trucks, we
wouldn`t have been able to deliver on schedule.
4. If we place a very large order, ______would you be able_________ (you / be able) to
despatch immediately?
5. Our price would include insurance only if your order ________is_______ (be) really
large.
6. As long as you guarantee prices for the next two years, we ______will sign_________
(sign) the contract.
7. If they had ordered 10,000 we _________will give____________(give) them a bigger
discount.
8. We ______doesn`t bought_________ (buy) from them if their payment terms werent
better than their competitors.
9. If we _______knew________ (know) a better supplier, wed stop doing business with
Dumont.
10. What would you do if we ________would cancel_______(cancel) the order?
zadanie 11.
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown so that the meaning stays the same.
1. I didn`t have a raincoat with me so I got soaked.
If I haven`t a raincoat with me, I would get soaked.
2. You don`t exercise and you eat too much that is why you are overweight.
If you don`t exercise and you eat too much, you would be overweight.
3. I will call a guard if you don`t leave immediately!
Unless you leave immediately, I will call a guard.
4. He cheated the woman out of her savings that is why he is in prison now.
If he hadn`t cheated the woman out of her savings, he wouldn`t have be in prison
now.
5. You click on this icon to save the file
If youclick on this icon, you save the file.
Zadanie 12.
Match the statements with the best replies
1_c__I got the job!
2__e_Thanks for your help.
A) help yourself.
B) bad luck.
C) Congratulations!
D) no, it1s on me.
E) Not at all.
zadanie 13.
nieruchomoci
PotwierdziPocztkowyZnak fabrycznyTargi handloweBezrobotny- unemployer
Zdolny do pracy- employable
Umowa o pracPrzyuczenie do zawoduZdecydowanieWsplnieSala posiedzeIntelektualne zdolnoci- mental ability
Umiejtnoi logicznego mylenia- reasoning skills
Przebi si na rynekPowizanyPod wzgldem- as long as
NiedoceniaUwaa, postrzegaDopasowanyWykorzystanie, wyzysk pracownikwUtrata pracyObecnie- currently
Zwizki zawodowe- labor unions
ustawodawca- lowmarker
zadanie 14
READING
A. Read the article and decide whether these statements are true or
false.
10