Vocabulary Ex
Vocabulary Ex
1. There was a one-year warranty on the product, but the supplier agreed to extend it, and
now the product is guaranteed for two years.
3. The amount of money made (without any deductions), or the amount of goods sold, is the
turnover .
4. We had to make 400 staff redundant last year because there was a sharp decrease in
demand and we received very few orders.
5. “Can I have 60 days to pay?” – “I’m afraid it’s impossible. The credit period we offer is
normally 30 days”.
6. “ Can I have the extension number of your office, please?” –“ Yes, it’s 312”
7. Please send me the specifications of model HL 731, giving full details of the design and
materials.
9. We need to check the itinerary for our trip to Paris before we go there.
10. Motorbus is our holding company. It owns 56% share of our company and controls our
activities.
2. The production department dispatches the products and sends them to customers.
3. The finance department deals with taxation, investment, and cash management.
5. overheads are money a company spends on things like pay, electricity, rent, ect...
8. This company has a turnover of $5.2 billion and sells its products in 130 countries.
9. I’m sorry to be nuisance but could we postpone our appointment until next week?
10. Nissan launched the Micra in 1993 and it won the European Car of the Year Award.
1. This company has a (an) turnover of $5.2 billion and sells its products in 130 countries.
2. Our company’s headquarters are in Burbank, California.
3. after-sales service helps customers to solve their problems.
4. Our parent company has a number of subsidiaries in South America.
5. I’m afraid there’s a problem with our order. You delivered the wrong quantity.
6. The maintenance department services the machines and equipment.
7. McDonald’s keep prices low. They concentrate on increasing market share
8. All job applications are handled by the personnel department.
9. The purchasing department is responsible for buying raw materials.
10. If we placed a large order, would you increase the discount to 15%?
This year has been an excellent year for Kilmer International. Our (1) total sales have reached 42
million pounds and sales in the UK show an impressive 8% (2) growth This is the highest growth
rate in our company’s ten year history.
In 2008, we were forced to (3) invest heavily in new (4) technology however the initial problems
this caused have been balanced by the excellent progress we have made. We are (5) producing
23% more than three years ago.
Our success is partly due to our sales staff, who have managed to find many new (6) customers
Their hard work is a model for us all. In fact, we will begin (7) recruiting new sales staff in March
to provide customer service to our new accounts.
Our (8) joint venture project in Indonesia began with many problems, but we have now overcome
most of these and we will start selling there in 2010. The project will be similar to the one in
Malaysia.
The company has begun a new computer training (9) programme for our (10) employees which
has been so popular that we will extend it for another year.