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. Business Elements 1-7 UNIT 10. ACTIVITIES 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. ___________________________________ Business Elements 2-7 Write UNIT 10. ACTIVITIES 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. Business Elements 3-7 UNIT 10. ACTIVITIES 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. Business Elements 4-7 UNIT 10. ACTIVITIES 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 Business Elements 5-7 UNIT 10. ACTIVITIES 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. Business Elements plug in 6-7 UNIT 10. ACTIVITIES 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. Business Elements 7-7