UNIT 10. ACTIVITIES
Forecasts, Decisions and Planning
Grammar
10.1. Infinitive of Purpose
A. Gustavo is preparing to go on a business trip to Russia. Match the
sentences from A to B and explain where he’s going and why.
A. Where?
B. Why?
He’s going to the office
to get some magazines.
He’s going to the embassy
to say goodbye.
He’s going to a cash point
to pick up his visa.
He’s going
store
to
a
department to catch his flight.
to
discuss
arrangements.
He’s going home
He’s going
house
to
his
his
travel
sister’s to pack his suitcase.
He’s going to a newsagent’s
He’s going to the airport
to withdraw some money.
to buy a warm coat, gloves and
a hat.
B. Now write six similar sentences about yourself to describe your
plans for the weekend.
Example: I’m going to the market to buy some fruit.
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. ___________________________________
6. ___________________________________
10.2. Making Recommendations
Complete the sentences with the correct options. Choose A, B or C.
1. I suggest ________ by plane because it will be quicker.
2. We recommend ________ the anti-virus at least once a month.
3. It would be a good idea ________our sales staff on a language
course.
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4. The experts recommend ________more in new technologies.
5. The doctor suggested ________ more vegetables and less meat.
1.A. we going
B. that we go
C. to go
2.A. to update
B. updating
C. update
3.A. for sending B. send
C. to send
4.A. that we invest
B. that we investing C. to invest
5.A. me to eat
B. that eat
C. eating
10.3. Predictions
A. Read the situations and predict
sentences with the verbs below.
fail
crash
what’s
fall
send
going
to
miss
make
happen.
get
rain
1. A car is
heading
straight
towards
another
one.
People in the
car
are
screaming:
“Look out!”
2. A desperate
looking
student
is
doing an exam
and
hasn’t
written
anything yet.
3. People are
running onto a
railway
platform
and
the train is
just leaving.
4. Two people
are
in
an
interview
room,
shaking
hands
and
looking
very
happy.
A
contract
is
lying on the
table.
5. A person is
in an office,
trying to walk
while
balancing lots
of papers and
files.
6. A chef is
in a kitchen
surrounded
by
lots
of
ingredients
for making a
cake.
7. Two people
are
on
a
terrace
looking up at
dark
clouds.
One person is
saying,
“Oh
no,
look
at
those clouds!”
8. A teenager
is writing a
message on his
mobile phone.
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
3. ___________________________________
4. ___________________________________
5. ___________________________________
6. ___________________________________
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7. ___________________________________
8. ___________________________________
B. What do you think will happen in these areas in the future? Write
your own predictions.
Example: I think temperatures will go down and many countries will have
cold winters with lots of snow and ice.
1. Transportation: ________________________________
2. The weather: _______________________________
3. Medicine: ________________________________
4. Computers: ________________________________
5. Cities: ________________________________
Vocabulary
10.4. Adjectives and Adverbs to Describe Change
A. Complete the words to make five adjectives.
1. s- - - - t
2. s- - - p
3. s- - - - y
4. d- - - - - -c
5. g- - - - - l
B. Write the adverb for each of the adjectives in A.
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
10.5. Office Vocabulary; Verbs
A. Cross out the word that cannot be used with the verb in bold.
1. Fill in a tank / a form / a gap.
2. Plug in a computer / a lamp / a pen.
3. Look for a job / a word in a dictionary / your glasses
4. Borrow money / a job / a book from the library.
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5. Download a program / a film / a laptop.
6. Surf the waves / the Internet / a book.
7. Pick up your children from school / a pen / a meeting.
8. Delete a word / your colleague / a file.
9. Withdraw a coffee / some money / an offer.
10. Put up a notice / your hand / your shoes.
B. Write one more word that can be used with each verb.
1. __________
2. __________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
7. __________
8. __________
9. __________
10.
__________
10.6. Vocabulary in Context
Complete the sentences with a word or phrase from the box.
teleworking
figures
visa
premises
high street
economies of scale
1. As the price of office space continues to rise, _______ will become
more common.
2. Increased _______ will be one of the main consequences of large
companies merging.
3. Rental values of
increasing rapidly.
4. The shortage
the_______.
of
commercial
cheap
_______
cotton
5. From next year, visitors
_______to enter Europe.
from
from
Peru
in
major
Asia
will
and
city
centres
affect
Colombia
are
prices
won’t
need
in
a
6. Influential _______in education believe that standards in language
teaching are improving.
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Writing
10.7. A Proposal
A. Read the proposal for introducing flexible working hours at ABC
Computers and match the headings to the appropriate section.
Benefits for the
Proposed Changes
Company
Current
Benefits for Employees
Conclusion and Recommendations
Proposal
for
Introducing
Administration Department
Situation
Introduction
Flexible
Working
Hours
for
__________
This proposal _____ at how the company could introduce flexible
working
hours
for
staff
working
in
the
Administration
department and _____ the benefits for both the company and for
our employees.
__________
At the moment, the majority of our administration staff work on
a _____ timetable from 8.30am to 5.30pm with a thirty minute
break for lunch, which they _____ from 12.30pm to 1.00pm or
from 1.00pm to 1.30 pm.
__________
Employees in the Administration department should be _____ to
start work between 7.30am and 9.30am and finish between 3.30 pm
and 6.00pm. They will work for 7.5 hours and be able to take a
lunch break of minimum, half an hour and ______ an hour and a
half between 12.00 and 2.00pm.
__________
Flexible working hours can help employees to _____ a better
work / life balance, and will especially help working _____ to
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make better provision for child care.
__________
I believe that these changes will give the department greater
flexibility and _____ to increased productivity due to higher
commitment and motivation levels from the staff. The new system
will also _____ the opening hours of the department and
therefore provide a better service to both our clients and
other departments.
__________
In conclusion, I
flexible working
the company and
outlined in this
_____ that we introduce the proposed system of
hours as soon as possible in order for both
our employees to _____ from the advantages
proposal as soon as possible.
B. Read the proposal again and fill in the gaps with words from the
box.
looks
extend
parents
maximum
suggest
benefit
take
lead
establish
outlines
able
fixed
Translation
10.8. English into Spanish
A. Translate these words into Spanish.
1.
withdraw
3.
spreadsheet
5.
trolley
2.
4.
headline
6.
7. level off
widespread
ruler
8.
B. Translate these sentences and expressions into Spanish.
1.
Allie’s having an interview this afternoon at 3.30.
2.
Does 9 o’clock suit you?
3.
I can make it on Monday at 11.30.
4.
Gustavo is flying to Moscow on Thursday.
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5. Who will win the election?
6. House prices are going to increase slightly next year.
10.9. Spanish into English
A. Translate these words into English
1. estante
distribución (de una carta o documento)
2.
3. cuerda
sugerencia
4.
5. pegamento
USB
6. lápiz
7. cajón
minorista
8.
B. Translate these sentences and expressions into English.
1.
El precio de gasolina va a subir el año que viene.
2.
El Madrid juega en casa el domingo.
3.
Te ayudo con la maleta.
4.
Van a cambiar su coche.
5.
The XX tocarán en Valencia en noviembre.
6. Si no tienes el recibo, no te devolverán el dinero.
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