Self-study 10 Task Vocabulary. Ex Match the words and phrases

Ex 2. Complete each set of sentences with the same verb describing change
from the box in the correct form. There are four verbs you will not need.

1. 
   The current economic climate is making people to reassess all of the purchases they make. When will the government reassess the impact of their economic reforms on the quality of life? We need to reassess the situation before taking any decisions.
   
2. 
   If your company downsizes and you are over 50, your working life may be over. As the car industry is downsizing many are leaving the country in search of work. Breaking news: TRN United, the global electronics group is downsizing its workforce by 20%.
   
3. 
   Could you perhaps update us on how the project is progressing? We continuously update the files with new information. We plan to upgrade our telephone system.
   
4. 
   The government will soon upgrade all internal flights, so the industry will probably become more competitive. They plan to upgrade the capital markets and privatize most state-owned companies. Taiwan's government pledged to upgrade its service sector within four years.
   
5. 
   We bought new software and had to retrain everyone to use the database.
   

People are often reluctant to retrained until they are convinced that their present skills are not sufficient to enable them to find work.


Task 3. Reading.
Ex 1. Look through the whole article to find the names of the following.

a) an employer of graduates David Powell

b) someone who works there, and their job Management accountants
c) a recruitment organization Graduate Recruitment Company
d) the group of which that recruitment organization is a part PFJ
e) its Chief Executive Paul Farre