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Vocabulary Completion Exercise 1



Complete these sentences with a suitable word or phrase.

 

 1. The meeting was ........................................ because 3 people were ill.

 

 2. The customer hasn't signed the ........................................ yet.

 

 3. This product is the biggest ......................................... in our department.

 

 4. We have dropped that range of  ...................................... .

 

 5. I'm sorry, but we can't ..................................... a later delivery.

 

 6. We would be very grateful if you could ......................................... the details as soon as
    possible.

 

 7. We hope to ........................................... the new product range next spring.

 

 8. The new machines have to be .................................... by the authorities.

 

 9. We are trying to find out the ................................... of the problem

 

10. How could the .................................... quality be improved ?

 

11. Where does the conference .................................... place ?

 

12. I think the design is a bit .............................................. .

 

13. Could you ....................................... us about the guarantees offered with the materials?

 

14. We have ...................................... a big increase in sales this year.

 

15. Unfortunately, we have ................................ the delivery documents.

 

16. I think the competitor's stand at the exhibition was the most .............................................

 

17. This machine has a revolutionary new ................................................. .

 

18. The ...................................... of the comparison test was very favourable.

 

19. The X2 range should be ........................................ by the X3 range.

 

20. The next meeting has had to be ............................................... .

 

21. What's the .......................................... price of this machine?

 

22. We are presently negotiating a new marketing ........................................ with Turkey.

 

 

Completion Exercise      Sheet 1

 

Complete these sentences with a suitable word or phrase.

 

 1. We are still trying to find out the ......................... of the problem.

 

 2. We would be very grateful if you could send us the ......................... immediately

 

 3. The error was caused by a ......................... in our department.

 

 4. How can the transmission ......................... be increased ?

 

 5. When will the new ............................. service be available ?

 

 6. The exchange should be ........................... for start-up in about 2 weeks.

 

 7. We can extend the maintenance .................................. for a further 2 years.

 

 8. I .................................... to see you at the Telecom exhibition in Geneva.

 

 9. Do the costs include transport and ............................... ?

 

10. The breakdown was caused by a defective .................................

 

11. The old device has been ............................ by a newer, faster one.

 

12. How can we ............................. the signal strength ?

 

13. This new ............................... has a lot of new features.

 

14. The telecom technicians should ........................... an introductory training course.

 

15. The equipment can also be operated by  ............................ control.

 

16. Would another software version be ................................. ?

 

17. What's the main ............................... in using this equipment ?

 

18. How could the ................................. quality be improved ?

 

19. We .............................. some interference on the line.

 

20. Is maintenance ................................. in the price ?

 

21. This equipment is used mainly on our .............................. .

 

22. How many introductory ................................... are necessary ?

 

 

Work Vocabulary

 

 

Please choose the correct definitions:

 

all in a day's work                            skill in producing something


workable                                          a person who works too much, who is addicted to work                                                                             

 

workmanlike                                    money needed for carrying on a business

 

make short work of something        finish or destroy something quickly

 

have one's work cut out                  be confronted with a difficult task

 

work shy                                          efficient, competent


working capital                                place where machines etc. are made or repaired


workshop                                         slow down production by paying exaggerated attention to
                                                        the rules

 

work to rule                                     (describing what is) normal or to be expected

 

work-out                                          total number of people employed in a firm, area, country,
                                                        etc.

 

workmanship                                   a practical seminar, a course offering 'hands-on'
                                                        experience

 

working class                                  describing a machine or system which is able to work or
                                                        function

 

workforce                                        session of physical exercise


workaholic                                       wage-earning section of the community, especially those
                                                        employed in manual labour                                                 

 

in working order                              lazy, not wanting to work

 

workshop                                         practicable, that will work or operate

 

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