X. Replace the words underlined by one of the words given.

a genda chair expense handle takings

bargain charge fortune income unavailable

1. Sheila made a lot of money selling used cars.

2. When Mark took his new job, his earnings nearly doubled.

3. The cost of moving house was another problem for us.

4. We need someone else to be in charge of the meeting.

5. I am afraid this product is temporarily out of stock.

6. We usually count the money we have made when the shop closes.

7. Do you like my new dress? It was a very good price.

8. We don't deal with goods of that kind in this company.

9. Don't forget to draw up the list of items to be discussed for the next meeting.

10. We make no request for payment for delivery in the London area.

XI. Replace the phrase underlined in each sentence with one of the phrases given. Do not use any phrase more than once.

c hallenged the figures financial means make a wise investment

come into a fortune free of charge on easy terms

commercially viable in credit on expenses on the market

1. We've decided to put our house up for sale.

2. Jean has inherited a lot of money.

3. At the meeting Peter said he thought the amounts were wrong.

4. No one believes that the shop will ever be a business success.

5. I am the possessor of a healthy balance at the bank.

6. Sue and Jane went to S America with everything paid for by their company.

7. We don't believe you have the money to take over this company.

8. All employees can stay at the hotel without paying.

9. We bought our new electric cooker by instalments.

10. Harry became rich after he managed to put his money in the right place.

XII. In each sentence, replace one or more words with one of the words given, so that the sentence has an opposite meaning.

a ppreciate hard up prosperous rise wasteful

dear make purchase squander worthless

1. The precious stones our company mines are now known to be priceless.

2. Nigel cannot get used to being an unsuccessful businessman.

3. The company has decided to sell the premises in East Road.

4. I like living in this part of town. Of course, it's very cheap!

5. Jim inherited £20 000 and managed to save it all.

6. We were poor when I was young and my father was very thrifty.

7. At the moment house values tend to go down in this area.

8. The workers were given a cut in wages when the takeover was announced.

9. Nobody thought that the company would lose a lot of money.

10. Richard's family is incredibly well-off.

Communication skills development

I. Agree or disagree with the following.

1. Young people’s parents were all for their children getting married at once.

2. When young people got married, they had all the necessary things for their lives.

3. We are trained from our earliest years to be acquisitive.

4. We never try to keep up with the Joneses.

5. Modern industry sets out to create new markets.

6. The materialistic outlook has not influenced education.

7. Big companies compete in recruiting students before they have completed their studies.