Business Result Advanced
Practice file 1. Exercise 1.

Working with words

  
Complete these sentences with the verbs from the list. Change the form of the verb if necessary.
Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. You have 5 minutes to complete the exercise.
   build      form      gave      keep      kept      managing      processed      read      take      weighed up      work   

1  Jens found it very difficult to the situation at MMK - he couldn’t understand what was going on at all.
2  If you want to good relationships with clients from other cultures, you need to inform yourself about their customs and ways of doing things.
3  Before relocation, we the pros and cons of staying in our own country or moving to a new location with lower costs.
4  I can’t give you a final decision until I’ve all the information you sent me.
5  I’ll my eyes open when I go to that meeting in Tokyo so I can learn more about office etiquette there.
6  Here in the south, we like to our time to get to know people before we do business with them.
7  Some people an opinion of a company based on first impressions, so the attitude and behaviour of reception staff is very important.
8  My six-month placement with ACI me an insight into how business is conducted in India.
9  Erik will be managing a multicultural team so he’ll need to his intercultural skills.
10  Sanjit’s move to the European office will both ways - he’ll learn about our culture and we’ll get extra help with the project.
11  For me, the hardest part of doing business in a different culture is unknowns - I don’t like dealing with unfamiliar situations.
12  Petra an open mind while she was investigating the cause of the communication breakdown - she wanted to talk to everyone before she reported to the CEO.