Now match the words on the left with the correct meaning on the right

1. originally a. fast and accurate

2. her own b. make something happen

3. cause c. say "that someone has done something

4. accuse d. in the beginning

5. unfair e. only hers

6. efficient f. not giving everyone the same chance

8.Fill in the blanks with the following words:

PA, secretaries, efficient, suggestions, professional, suddenly.

1. Mr Balla is ... and....

2. There are a lot of other... here.

3. He worked very hard and made a lot of useful....

4. No one knew she was looking for a....

5. We were very surprised when Marco ... got the job.

9.Find synonyms among the following words:

at first, facility, administrative head, offer, company, want, unexpectedly, propose, executive, originally, to make up one's mind, job, suddenly, look for, skill, firm, decide, work.

10.Find antonyms among the following words:

social, look for, dismiss, unfair, a lot of, rest, find, long, fair, best, employ, impress, worst, disappoint, short, personal, work, few.

11.Translate from Russian into English:

главный директор, принимать на работу, временный секретарь, предложить кому-либо работу, личный секретарь, обвинять кого-либо в несправедливости, объявлять о вакансии на должность, внезапно получить должность, практические навыки секретаря, работа секретаря, решение принять на работу, быть исполнительным и профессиональным, работать временным секретарем, усердно работать, вносить полезные предложения, свободно говорить на нескольких языках, клиенты компании.

12.Give the past simple and past participle of these verbs:

to be, to know, to get, to feel, to have, to do, to think, to make, to speak.

13.Change the meaning of the following words to the opposite by adding the negative prefixes -un, -im, -in. Translate the words:

employment, personal, fair, efficient, professional.

14.Make up sentences using the following words:

1. in, company, Stella Bristow, a, executive; is, Australian, top, an.

2. very, job, when, we, Marco, the, surprised, suddenly, were, got.

3. better skills, I, else's, his, think, than, secretarial, anybody, don't, are.

4. as a temp, hard, while, suggestions, he, a lot of, working, very, he, useful, and, was, worked, made.

5. languages, also, he, fluently, several, speaks.

15.Fill in prepositions:

1. She was so impressed ... him that she decided to offer him a job as her own PA.

2. Other secretaries accused Ms Bristow ... being unfair

3. She didn't advertise the job ... all.

4. No one knew she was looking ... a PA.

5. I feel very angry ... it.

6. She was a secretary ... the company ... twelve years.

7. He communicates well... the company's clients.

16.Put questions to the underlined words:

1. Ms Bristow is a top executive in an Australian company.

2. Marco's only been for six months.

3. Ms Bristow defended her decision to employ Mr Balla.

4. He also speaks several languages fluently.

5. He communicates well with the company's clients.

Do you think Ms Bristow is right to employ Mr Balla as her PA?

Why? Why not? Write your opinion.

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An area where there is a demand for certain goods is called a market. A company selling locally sells its goods in the local market. If a company sells its goods at the same place where they are produced, it uses the home or domestic market. A firm selling abroad is an exporter. It sells on the international or overseas market. The goods it exports are exports. An importer buys goods abroad and imports them into his own country.

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