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Commenting on visuals

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  1. Exercise 6. Listen to the interview with Larry West. Find typical phrases to describe visuals. Reproduce the dialogue with a partner.

When we are giving lots of information, we often use visuals to give an overview. However, we often need to highlight only one or two key points or figures and then comment on them. Here's some language to help you.

Exercise 1.Put in order.

More, let’s, it, at, detail, in, look

To, I’d your area, focus, attention, like, one

To, your, number, this, I, to, draw, attention, want

This, like, I’d, to, out, figure, point

About, figures, think, these, mean, let’s, what

Refer, figures, UK, only, these, to, sales

More, at, look, closely, it, we, if

 

Exercise 2. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

I’d like to how we estimated this particular figure

We should focus our attention the sales in the UK only.

I must draw your attention all these figures more closely

I’d like to point about what these figures mean.

We should think out the importance of this number.

This figure refers on one particular area.

I should mention to this part of the graph.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the words below.

Let,s _________ now on what these figures mean for the future.

I’d like us to ________our attention to this part of the graph.

I’d like to ______ out the small difference in these figures.

This figure doesn’t_________ any adjustment for fluctuations in exchange rates.

We need to ______about how we can improve this figure.

I should __________the significance of these numbers.

I’d like to _________ your attention to this figure.

This figure _______only to returns during the last quarter.

Now let’s _______in more detail at the underlying trend.

Include, mention, look, turn, draw, point, focus, think, refers

Exercise 4. Put in order.

1) the, conclusion, is, be, drawn, clear, to

2) clear,is, the, to, lesson, be, learnt

3) is, significance, of, that, clear, the

4) implications,are, the, clear

5) as, see, you, can

Exercise 5. Reorganize the text.

attention to last quarter’s figures. I’d like to focus

Let’s now turn our

your attention on where our sales come from. Let’s look

sales in Europe. As you can see this is our biggest

about how we can improve sales in Italy and Spain.

in more detail, you’ll notice that Germany is still

our biggest market and Italy and Spain have not grown. The implications

are clear to all of us. Although our overall

performance is good, we need to think

at the breakdown by region. This represents

market and has grown significantly. But if we now look at the breakdown of Europe.

Exercise 6. Complete the text, memorize it.

Let’s now turn our __________ to last quarter’s figures. I’d like to __________your attention on where our sales come from. Let’s ______ at the background by region. This ________our sales in Europe.__________ you can see, this is our biggest market and has grown significantly.But if we now look at the ______of Europe _______,you’ll________that Germany is still our biggest market and Italy and Spain have not grown.The _________are _________to all of us. Although our overall ___________ is good,we need to think _______how we can improve sales in Italy and Spain.

Emphasizing

Make your presentation more persuasive by making your points stronger. Here is some language to help you:

A total disaster

The whole project was a total disaster from beginning to end.

Extremely good

We have an extremely good chance of getting the contract.

A terrible mistake

It wasn’t a minor error. It was a terrible mistake and cost us millions to put right.

Much cheaper

Even if we had taken five per cent off our prices, we wouldn’t have got the contract. They were much cheaper than us.

One hundred per cent certain

There is not the slightest doubt. I am one hundred per cent certain that that is what happened.

Highly competitive

This is a highly competitive market. I am not sure we should enter it.

Far too expensive

The Chinese and Koreans can offer much lower prices. We are far too expensive.

Even better

Their previous smart phone was good but this is even better.

Fully aware

I am fully aware of all the risks but I still think we should do it.

Absolutely no chance

There is absolutely no chance that we will lose the contract. They love our work.

Exercise 1. Put the words in order to make sentences.

1) a, project, was, disaster, the

2) the, was, whole, project, disaster, a

3) a, project, total, was, disaster, the, whole

4) we, a, mistake, make

5) mistake, a, we, made,terrible

6) we, mistake, terrible, a, made

Exercise 2. Match the columns to form collocations.

A total certain

Extremely too expensive

A terrible no chance

Much aware

One hundred per cent good

Highly mistake

Far better

Even cheaper

Fully disaster

Absolutely competitive

Exercise 3. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

The launch was a total aware of the alternatives.

Sales in Asia have been certain that this is the best solution.

extremely

Opting to relocate production disaster.We did not get it right at all.

was a terrible

Although this product is much good. Let’s hope they continue.

We are one hundred per cent cheaper, I wouldn’t recommend it.

We are working in a highly heavily.

A full colour brochure would no chance of success unless we invest

be far

The initial tests are good, but better.

I firmly believe we can do even competitive market, we need to cut

costs dramatically.

 

better

We are fully too expensive to print.

There is absolutely mistake. We simply don’t have the same

level of quality.

Exercise 4. Complete the text with the words below.

As you can see it has been a _________________ disaster since the beginning. Nothing has been right at all.

The following month the figures were___________ better.

Bringing the outside consultants would be _________too expensive at this point.

I am _____certain that we can succeed.

If we analyze the figures we can all see that there is______________ no chance of us making even a small point.

There is a ____________ competitive field where margins are extremely

small. We need to cut our costs dramatically.

We are___________ aware of the consequences of failure.

We have an ___________ good sales team who are now ready to take up the challenge.

We would be making a ______________ mistake if we did not consider the alternatives.

What we need to do is find a ___________ cheaper solution, and quickly.

Highly, terrible, absolutely, far, total, much, even, fully, one hundred per cent, extremely

Emphasizing 2

Here is some more language to help you make your presentation more persuasive and make your points stronger:

Openly admit

I openly admit that I have made mistakes.

If they openly admit that they were at fault, they may get the public back on their side.

Totally agree

I totally agree with what Susan said.

I totally agree with the previous speaker.

Strongly recommend

I strongly recommend that we invest in the Beijing project.

The consultants strongly recommend that we pull out of the US completely.

Firmly believe

We firmly believe that this company has an excellent future ahead of it.

I firmly believe that I am the best candidate for the job.

Positively encourage

I would like to positively encourage you to apply for the post.

I want to positively encourage you to continue with what you are doing.

Fully appreciate

I fully appreciate that investing in the current economic climate is a risk.

We fully appreciate the efforts you have made on our behalf.

Categorically deny

I categorically deny that I did anything wrong.

My client categorically denies all the charges.

Absolutely refuse

I absolutely refuse to continue with this.

I absolutely refuse to consider the possibility of failure.

 

Exercise 1. Put in order.

1) I, recommend, change, a

2) recommend, I, a, strongly, change

3) change, radical, recommend, strongly, I, a

4) agree, I, you,with

5) you, agree, with, totally, I

6) I, believe, we, make, progress, can

7) I, believe, make, can, progress, we, firmly

8) make, can, I, we, firmly, progress, real, believe

Exercise 2. Match the columns to form collocations.

Strongly admit

Totally deny

Openly refuse

Firmly agree

Fully believe

Positively recommend

Categorically encourage

Absolutely appreciate

Exercise 3. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

1) We need a change in policy. I would strongly

2) You are absolutely right I totally

3) It did not work we openly

4) We must give everyone a chance. I firmly

5) I have analysed the figures carefully and I fully

6) We want to hear your point of view. We positively

7) We followed all safety procedures. We categorically deny

8) We can do better. I absolutely

(___) agree with everything you have said so far.

(___) refuse to accept that we can’t significantly improve on these figures.

(___) believe in giving everyone the space to take initiatives.

(___) recommend a radical change

(___) deny any negligence.

(___) appreciate their significance

(___) admit that our strategy did not work as well as we had hoped.

(___) Encourage open discussion of policy.

Exercise 4. Complete the text.

This is not the solution. I ____________ refuse to believe this will bring us the results we want.

Everyone is treated equally. We _________deny any discrimination.

This is a winning product. I _________ believe we can be a market leader.

There were some mistakes made.I ____________ admit responsibility for them.

John has hit the nail on the head. I ___________ agree with what he is saying.

It has been on the market for five years. I would __________recommend updating it.

I have listened to the arguments and I _______ appreciate your concerns.

Everyone can contribute to our success. We __________ encourage suggestions for improvements from all levels.

Fully, totally, positively, negatively, absolutely, strongly, firmly, categorically

Softening

Sometimes you want to soften the impact of what you are saying and give it less importance. Here are some ways to do that:

 

Little

The quality could have been a little better.

The speaker should have spoken a little louder.

Slight

There is a slight problem we need to deal with.

I have a slight doubt about John's suitability for the job.

Minor

I have a minor reservation about this plan.

There are a few minor problems still to be dealt with.

Fairly

There are some fairly important changes still to be made.

I think that I have a fairly good understanding of your problems.

Quite

I quite like it but no more than that.

This is quite a good way to do this.

Not quite

He isn't quite as good as he thinks he is.

I'm not quite sure that we are on the right lines.

Partially

He has been partially successful with his demands but he didn't get everything he wanted.

It is partially finished but there is still a lot to do.

Occasional

There are occasional errors in his work.

Everybody makes occasional mistakes.

Rather

He is rather aggressive.

This is rather too complicated. It is difficult to understand.

More or less

The report is more or less finished. I just need to read through it again.

He is more or less useless. Cannot get anything right.

Exercise 1. Put in order.

1. results, our, were, better, than, expected

2. than, our, results, better, expected, than, little, were, a

3. problem, was, that, was

4. problem, that, minor, was

5. been, quarter, it’s, good, a

6. quarter, been, fairly, it’s, good, a

Exercise 2. Mix and match.

A problem

Fairly little better

A small good

Partially on target

Occasional successful

Rather too quite right

More or less high

Not errors

Exercise 3. Match two columns to complete the sentences.

Sales in the first quarter high

were a little

The response has been fairly good

We have a small better

The negotiations were partially on target

There have been occasional right

We have found the costs rather too successful

Construction is still more or less errors

Our analysis of the situation was

not quite problem with it.

Exercise 4. Correct or not.

The results slightly are disappointing. We haven’t quite achieved our objectives.

Although we had some problems with the set up, we are more or less on schedule.

The second offer was a little better but still not what quite we were hoping to get.

We have gone over slightly budget. This is due to the rather long delays we have had getting approval for sale in the USA.

There has been a slight increase in productivity since the introduction of the new working schedules.

We will have to wait a little longer before we can see the full impact.

We have had a slight improvement in our stock control. We have more or less ironed the mirror problem we were having with the new IT system.

The feedback was generally good but did highlight some areas where we can improve.

We have more or less finished the first series of testing but are not ready quite to move onto second

.

Softening 2

We can soften the impact of negative ideas by responding using a positive word with a negative form of the verb. For example, compare:

The results are disappointing.

The results certainly aren't very encouraging, I'm afraid.

Exercise 1. Find the opposite.

Bad correct

Badly increasing

Difficult cheap

Disappointing easy

Disaster well

Expensive efficient

Falling encouraging

Inefficient positive

Negative success

Wrong good

Exercise 2.Match the parts to complete the sentences.

It was a bad idea. unfortunately the project was not very well managed

Demand is falling. It wasn’t very efficient, that’s obvious

It’ll be very difficult to It wasn’t the cheapest solution, I have to

resolve. agree

Results are disappointing, results aren’t very encouraging, I’m afraid

 

It was very inefficient. I wasn’t a very good idea, and we can’t

pretend it was

 

The feedback from the unfortunately, the project wasn’t very well

tests was negative. managed

It was a very expensive demand isn’t increasing, I’m sorry to say

solution.

The figures are wrong. The figures aren’t exactly correct. I’m

afraid

It was a disaster. It certainly wasn’t an unqualified success

that’s obvious

The project was badly the feedback from the tests wasn’t very

managed. positive, I’m sorry to say

 

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the words below.

It wasn’t a ………… idea, and we can’t pretend it was.

Demand isn’t …………, I’m sorry to say.

I won’t be ………… to resolve, that’s for sure.

Results aren’t very ……………, I’m afraid.

It wasn’t very ……………, that’s obvious.

The feedback from tests wasn’t ………., I’m sorry to say.

It wasn’t the …………. solution, I have to agree.

The figures aren’t exactly ………, I’m afraid.

It certainly wasn’t an unqualified......…, that’s obvious.

Unfortunately, the project wasn’t ……….. managed.

Success easy efficient cheapest very good

Very positive correct very well encouraging increasing

Exercise 4. Match the statement with the reply.

We made a bad choice. They aren’t increasing, I’m afraid

The reorganization was a well, we certainly didn’t make

complete disaster. a good one.

Initial reaction was it certainly wasn’t cheap

disappointing.

The projections were it isn’t the most efficient system,

wrong. I’m sorry to say.

The new warehouse was it hasn’t been an unqualified success

ridiculously expensive. that’s for sure.

We are in a difficult I’m afraid that it wasn’t very

phase. encouraging.

The changes have been we certainly aren’t in an easy phase,

badly managed. that’s for sure.

Sales are falling. They certainly haven’t been managed

well, that’s obvious.

Our stock management well, they certainly weren’t

is very inefficient. absolutely one hundred per cent

correct.

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the words below.

Initial reaction was wasn’t very …………….

The projections certainly weren’t absolutely one hundred per cent ……….

Our stock management isn’t the most …… system, I’m sorry to say.

The changes certainly haven’t been managed ………, that’s obvious.

Sales aren’t …………., I’m afraid.

The new warehouse certainly wasn’t ……….

We certainly aren’t in an ……….. phase, that’s for sure.

The reorganization hasn’t been an unqualified ……., that’s for sure.

Well, we certainly didn’t make a ………. choice.

Good efficient increasing encouraging well

Cheap easy correct success

 

 

Asking for clarification

 

When we are talking to somebody, we don’t always understand everything they say.

There are two useful techniques for dealing with this.

Firstly, we can simply ask them to repeat what they said.

Could you say that again please?

I didn’t follow that. Could you repeat it?

Secondly, we can ask them to say again a specific piece of information.

What time did you say?

Where exactly are we to meet?

Exercise 1. Put in order.

  1. Sorry,I’m, that. I,catch, didn’t, but
  2. Follow, you. I’m, I sorry, don’t
  3. I,what,don’t, you, see, mean
  4. Sorry, I, that, missed
  5. Can, please? that, repeat,you
  6. It,explain,please,could, you,again
  7. That, please? again, say, you, could
  8. Run, again? you, that,could,through

Exercise 2. Complete the text.

Catch \that \repeat\run\follow\explain\see\missed

  1. I’m sorry but I didn’t ….that. Can you…that, please?
  2. I’m sorry, I don’t … you. Could you … it again, please?
  3. I don’t … what you mean. Could you... through that again?
  4. Sorry, I … that. Could you say … again, please?

Exercise 3. Complete the text with: If\ where\ who\ what\ how many\how much\ which \when\why

1. Sorry...did you say it will cost in the first quarter?

2. Sorry... products did we have to recall and in what quantity?

3. Sorry, but... did we have the first problem?

4. Sorry, but... are these parts manufactured?

5. Can you tell us approximately… people will be laid off?

6. Can you tell us … will be in change of the project when Jo leaves?

7. Could you explain … we are having these problems?

8. I’d like to know... you have a solution to put forward.

9. Could you explain … you intend to do to rectify the situation?

Exercise 4. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

1. Sorry but when

2. Can you tell us approximately how many

3. Sorry, how much

4. Could you explain what

5. Sorry, I missed that. Who

6. Could you explain why

7. Sorry but where

8. I’d like to know if

9. Sorry, which sites

a) will be involved in the restructing?

b) did you say this would begin?

c) We have so much left in stock?

d) Will be in charge of the project?

e) Will we need to invest to increase our capacity?

f) New jobs this will create?

g) You mean in a little more detail, please?

h) We can do this without increasing prices substantially.

i) Can we find the quality we need at the price we want to pay?

Exercise 5. Can you remember the sentences?

1. Sorry but… did you say this would begin?

2. Can you tell us approximately… new jobs this will create?

3. Sorry,… will we need to invest to increase our capacity?

4. Could you explain… you mean in a little more detail, please?

5. Sorry, I missed that…. will be in charge of the project?

6. Could you explain… we have so much left in stock?

7. Sorry but… can we find the quality we need at the price we want to pay?

8. I’d like to know … we can do this without increasing prices substantially.

9. Sorry,… sites will be involved in the restructing?

 

Asking for Clarification(2)

Sometimes you can only ask questions at the end of a presentation. In that case, you need to refer back to the point in the talk you need clarification on. Here are some useful expressions to help you do that:

First focus on the point you want to discuss

You talked about

You talked about the problems with the Glasgow office.

You told us about

You told us about the success of the new Singapore plant.

You dealt with

You dealt with the difficulties with the new system quite quickly.

You described

You described the reaction of the workers to the changes as 'broadly positive'.

You commented on

You commented on the problems with the euro.

You referred to

You referred to the poor economic outlook.

You mentioned

You mentioned the drop in sales in Europe.

Then ask for clarification

Could you tell us

Could you tell us why you did that?

Could you tell us if you think that was the right thing to do?

Could you explain

Could you explain why you said that?

Could you explain the thinking behind that?

These set phrases can be very useful

Could you be a bit more specific?

Could you give us more details?

Could you elaborate on that?

Exercise 1. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

You talked with the issue of late delivery

You told on the financial implications

You dealt your plans for the next five years

You described to the situation in France

You commented us about the difficulties you had calculating the costs

You referred competitors

You mentioned about the plant in Slovakia.

Exercise 2. Put in order.

1. design, commented, you, the, on

2. with, transport, of, the, dealt, you, question

3. you, described, situation, the, year, last

4. legislation, mentioned, you, new

5. budget, referred, restrictions, to, you

6. talked, changing, location, you, about

7. projects, you, the, about, research, told, us

Exercise 3.Complete the sentences.

Referred,commented,think,describe,go,elaborate,talked,mentioned,dealt,be,told,give,tell

1. You ____________ on the design. Could you ____us who did it?

2. You _________ with the question of transport. Could you explain what changes you will make?

3. You___________ the situation last year. Could you tell us if you ______this year will be similar?

4. You_________new legislation.Could you ______ a bit more specific?

5. You ________to budget restrictions. Could you _____us more details?

6. You_____about changing location. Could you _____on that?

7. You_____us about the research projects. Could you _____through those again?

Exercise 4. Complete the text.

1. You briefly explained the new recruitment procedure.

2. Could you run… us more about it

3. You gave us a list affecting sales. Could you go through it? again?

4. You mentioned a new range to be launched next

year. Could you tell over it again?

5. You mentioned new projects. Could you

elaborate more specific?

6. You referred to further investment. Could

you be on that.

7. You said $ 6 million could be written off.

could you explain that figure?

Exercise 5. Can you remember these sentences?

1. You briefly explained the new recruitment procedure. Could you ________through it again?

2. You gave us a list of factors affecting sales. Could you ________over it again?

3. You mentioned a new range to be launched next year.Could you ____us more about that?

4. You mentioned new projects.Could you ___on that?

5. You referred to further investment. Could you______ more specific?

6. You said $ 6 million would be written off. Could you ____that figure?

 

Dealing with questions

At the end of your talk, you may get questions. You don't have to answer all the questions - they may not be good questions!

If it is a good question, thank the person and answer it.

Some of the questions may be irrelevant and not connected to what you want to say. Say so and get another question.

Some may be unnecessary because you have already given the answer. Repeat the answer briefly and get the next question.

And some may be difficult because you don't have the information. Again, say so and offer to find the information or ask the person asking the question what they think.

When you get a question, comment on it first. This will give you time to think.

Exercise 1. Categorize the responses to the type of question.

Good Unnecessary Irrelevant Difficult

I am sorry but I don’t have this information to hand.

Can I get back to you about that?

A good question.

I'm not in a position to comment on that.

I think I answered that when I said …

I don't see the connection.

As I said earlier, …

 

I'm glad you've asked that question.

That's a very interesting question.

I did mention that.

I'm sorry, I don’t follow you.

I think that is a very different issue.

 

Exercise 2. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

I did mention about that?

I don't see I said …

Can I get back to you on that

I'm sorry, I don’t that question.

I think I answered that when that

I think that is a very different the connection

I'm glad you've asked you

I'm not in a position to comment interesting question.

I'm sorry but I don't have that information issue

That's a very to hand

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences.

1. I'm sorry, I don’t ______________you.

2. I'm not in a position to ______________on that.

3. As I ______ earlier, …

4. I'm glad you've ______ that question.

5. I _______ that is a very different issue.

6. I'm afraid I can't __________ that.

7. I think I __________ that when I said …

8. I don't ______ the connection.

9. I did __________ that.

10. Can I___________ to you about that?

11. I'm sorry but I ______________ that information to hand.

 

Rhetorical questions

Presentations are more interesting if you use a conversational style. They are more lively and you establish a rapport between you and your audience. You can do this by using a question and answer technique – you ask a question and then answer it. Your questions create anticipation and guide your audience to your point of view.

For example:

Late delivery is a big problem. What is the best solution? There are two possible solutions. First …

Here are some exercises to help you practice this technique

Exercise 1. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

It’s a complex question what is the best solution

I’ve given you the three possible So, what results have we had?

scenarios So, how much do we need to invest?

Late delivery is the most serious So, what action do we take now?

problem we are facing So, how long will it take to sort out?

New production capacity will So, which would I recommend?

cost money

That is the total budget to date How did we do this?

That resumes the challenges

facing us Why we get profits?

The new organization is six months

old. What do these figures mean?

Turnover increased substantially

in the last financial year.

We have cut our production

costs dramatically

Exercise 2. Complete the questions.

1) New production capacity will cost money. So, ……………… do we need to invest?

2) Late delivery is the biggest problem we are facing. ……………… is the best solution?

3) I’ve given you three possible scenarios. So, ……………… would I recommend?

4) Turnover increased substantially in the last financial year. ………… didn’t profits?

5) It is a complex legal situation. So, …………….. will it take to sort out?

6) That is the total budget to date. ……………... do these figures mean?

7) We have cut our production costs dramatically. …………….. did we do this?

8) That resumes the challenges facing us. So, …………………. do we take now?

9) The new organization is six months old. So, ……………… have we had?

What, which, why, how, what results, how much, what, how long, what action.

Exercise 3. Match the question with the reply.

It is a complex legal situation. So, how long will it take to sort out? The first thing we need to do is …
I’ve given you three possible scenarios. So, which would I recommend? There are two solutions. First …
Late delivery is a big problem. What is the best solution? I think the first scenario is …
New production capacity will cost money. So, how much do we need to invest? They mean we are still on target.  
That is the total budget to date. What do these figures mean? They mean we are still on target. Possibly years.
That resumes the challenges facing us. So, what action do we take now? We did three things. First …
The new organization is six months old. So, what results have we had? It is still early days but …  
Turnover increased substantially in the last financial year. Why didn’t profits? Twenty – five million.
We have cut our production costs dramatically. How did we do this? The first reason is …

Focusing attention

When we really want to focus the attention of our audience on an important point, we can use this "What ……. is …."

Look at these examples:

We must cut costs.

What we must do is cut costs.

We need more reliable suppliers.

What we need is more reliable suppliers.

Exercise 1. Match the sentences with their paraphrased equivalents.

I want to talk about next year What I want to move to

now is the results of the survey.

We need to consider our options What we have done is

ask for more time

I have tried to look at it from a

different angle What we are going to do

is recall all the products.

I want to look at the forecast for the

next quarter What we did was look at

alternative suppliers.

I want to move onto the results of

the survey What I want to look at

is the forecast for the next year.

We looked at alternative suppliers. What we will do is review the

situation next month.

We have asked for more time What we need to do is consider

our options.

We will review the situation next What I want to talk about is next

month year.

We are going to recall all the

products What I have tried to do is to look

at it from different angle.

Exercise 2. Paraphrase the sentences using emphatic What.

1. I’ve tried to cut costs in this area.

2. I want to talk about recruitment.

3. I am going to give you a brief overview of the changes.

4. We are aiming to double production over the next six months.

5. We have made several important changes.

6. We need to invest in new equipment.

7. We should consider the impacts of cash flow.

8. We will implement the new policy as from July,1.

 

Cause and effect

When you are giving a presentation, your job is to not only present the facts but also to give the reasons (why), the purpose (objectives) and the results.

In a presentation, the language used is often very simple, much simpler than if we were writing.

For example:

Reason:

We sold the land because we needed to release the cash.

We closed the offices in London because they were too expensive to run.

Purpose:

We set up the team to look at possible ways to improve efficiency.

We sold the land to get necessary capital for investment.

Result:

We sold the land and had enough cash to invest in new equipment.

We expanded the sales network and sales increased.

Exercise 3. Categorize the statements.

Reason purpose result

Hosepipe bans were introduced and water was conserved for essential use.

The smoking ban was introduced and two million people stopped smoking.

The smoking ban was introduced because smoking causes serious health problems.

The smoking ban was introduced to reduce pollution in the air in public places.

The vaccination program was set up to prevent an outbreak of smallpox.

The vaccination program was set up and smallpox was eradicated.

Hosepipe bans were introduced because levels of water in reservoirs were low.

Hosepipe bans were introduced to stop people watering their gardens during a drought.

The vaccination program was set up because smallpox kills.

Exercise 4. Match the parts to complete the sentences.

The smoking ban was introduced prevent an outbreak of smallpox

to

The smoking ban was introduced smallpox was eradicated

because

The smoking ban was introduced stop people watering their gardens

and during a drought.

Hosepipe bans were introduced water was conserved for essential use.

to

Hosepipe bans were introduced levels of water in reservoirs were low.

because

Hosepipe bans were introduced smoking causes serious health

and problems.

The vaccination program was smallpox kills.

set up because

The vaccination program was and two million people stopped

set up and smoking.

Exercise 5. Complete the text.

The vaccination program was set up…….. smallpox was eradicated.

Hosepipe bans were introduced…. water was conserved for essential use.

The smoking ban was introduced …. reduce pollution in the air in public places.

Hosepipe bans were introduced…. levels of water in reservoirs were low.

The vaccination program was set up… smallpox kills.

The smoking ban was introduced … smoking causes serious health problems.

Hosepipe bans were introduced … stop people watering their gardens during a drought.

The vaccination program was set up… prevent an outbreak of smallpox.

The smoking ban was introduced… two million people stopped smoking.

Exercise 6. Complete the texts.

The charity was set up…..help homeless people. There were many young homeless people on the streets……..of high cost of housing.

The charity was set up …..money was raised to provide shelters in the city.

We set up the inquiry …investigate the causes of the accident.We established the causes ….put new safety measures into place.We introduced a new training program ….the number of minor injuries fell.

We relocated the production ….cut our manufacturing cost. We chose Poland ….there is a plentiful supply of cheap,skilled labor. We have opened the new factory …reduced our costs by more than 25 %.


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