1. Suzanne King is in charge of product __________ at Westworld Electronics. (develop)
2. I want to be a graphic __________ when I graduate. (design)
3. I think that the Internet is the greatest __________ of the past 50 years. (innovate)
4. We are looking for someone with __________ of databases and spreadsheets. (know)
5. Christopher Cockerell was the __________ of the hovercraft. (invent)
6. You have to pay a lot to get a good software __________ (develop)
7. Have you seen her __________ for the new shopping centre? (design)
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2. Draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. There is one extra word that you don't have to use. Then use your word pairs to complete the sentences below.
1. product | development |
2. patent | license |
3. cutting | property |
4. research | application |
5. under | copyright |
6. intellectual | center |
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1. We have made a __________ to stop people copying our invention.
2. Our drug for pain relief is made __________ in 32 countries.
3. Im in charge of __________ at Minnow Technologies.
4. We use the latest technologies to keep our products at the __________
5. We took them to court because the original idea was our __________
6. We test all new drugs at our __________ in Zurich.
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Choose the best word from the brackets to fill the gap.
1. I bought a PC just five years ago and now it is __________ (innovative/obsolete)
2. I think that the __________ of computer control systems is fascinating. (technology/knowledge)
3. Advanced, __________ systems are great, but there is more to go wrong. (low-tech/hi-tech)
4. I receive a __________ of 10% on all my books that the publisher sells. (royalty/license)
5. Finding out how antibiotics work was a tremendous __________ (breakthrough/breakout)
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BUYERS, SELLERS AND THE MARKET
Choose the best word from the brackets to fill each gap.
1. Our __________ includes several multinational companies. (clientele/economy)
2. We wanted to buy the house but the __________ was asking for ₤300.000. (purchase/vendor)
3. The government brought in several market __________ to strengthen the economy. (reforms/pressures)
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4. Until 1998, the government fixed all the prices, but now we have a __________ market. (free/state)
5. Its only a small shop, but we serve nearly 200 __________ a day. (consumers/customers)
6. Most of our __________ are small businesses. (market/users)
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2. Draw a line from each word on the left to a word on the right to make a word pair. There is one extra word that you don't have to use. Then use your word pairs to complete the sentences below.
1. customer | users |
2. end | manager |
3. street | forces |
4. purchasing | consumer |
5. market | vendor |
base |
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1. He started out as a __________ selling hot dogs from a van.
2. We publish school textbooks, so our __________ are the students.
3. Weve built up a really strong __________ over the past five years.
4. Their product is too expensive, so __________ will soon make them drop the price.
5. She is the __________ for the countrys leading chain of shoe shops.
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accountant
advertise -
advertising ,
afford
allowance ,
apply for ,
appointment
benefits ,
blue collar ,
board of directors
bonus ,
breakout -
breakthrough
catering
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
churn out ,
clientele
competition -
consumer -
continuous improvement
COO (Chief Operating Officer) ,
costs -
covering letter
curriculum vitae
customers -
cutting edge , ,
director
dismiss
downsize
earn
employee ,
employment agency
endorsement , ,
enterprise zone
executive ,
financial services
fire ,
first aid
flexitime ,
forecast -
free enterprise
freelance ,
full-time ,
get-up ,
hazard ,
headhunter ( )
healthcare
hovercraft
human resources ,
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in charge of
interview
leisure
loyalty card
manufacturer -
medium
mogul
mystery shopper ,
obsolete
outsource
overcapacity
payroll ,
perks ,
permanent
production team
profit , ,
promote
promotion
property
proprietor ,
purchasing manager
quality control
recruit
repetitive ,
researcher -
resign
responsibility
responsible for
retail
retire
rollout
royalty ,
sack
salary ,
senior
shares -
shop floor
shortlist
specs
spot check ,
spreadsheet ()
start-off ,
start-up ,
survey -
team player ,
telecommuter ,
temporary -
terminate ,
tips
trial
vendor
VP (Vice President) -
wage
white-collar , ,
workforce