Professional English. Module 3. Exercises
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A NEW MILESTONE IN PETER’S LIFE
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Ejercicios (preguntas y respuestas) del curso UNED COMA Professional English. Módulo 3.
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A NEW MILESTONE IN PETER’S LIFE
AN INTERESTING COMMENT
CONCESSIVE CLAUSES
1. THE BASQUE COUNTRY IS NOT A LARGE TERRITORY, ALTHOUGH IT IS QUITEPOPULATED.2. CHINA IS AN INTERESTING MARKET FOR US BUT NO ONE OF US SPEAKS THELANGUAGE.3. HE IS ON THE DOLE; HOWEVER, HE WON'T GO TO AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY4. SHE STUDIED TO BE A CIVIL ENGINEER. SHE NOW WORKS AS A CUSTOMSAGENT, THOUGH.5. OUR LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT IS VERY EFFICIENT, ALTHOUGH WE ARE OUT OFSTOCK ON A TENTH OF OUR PRODUCTS.6. I DID NOT COMMIT THE INFRACTION BUT I WILL PAY THE FINE.7. YOU ARE GOING ABROAD; HOWEVER, YOU DON'T HAVE LOCAL CURRENCY.
There is no full stop in answer number 3
Concessive Clauses II
8. WE ARE NOT SURE OF OUR PURCHASES SOMETIMES. WE ALWAYS FORGETTO KEEP THE RECEIPT, THOUGH.9. THE GENERAL GROWTH CURVE OF THE COUNTRY IS POSITIVE, ALTHOUGH THEGOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING A PRICE INTERVENTION.10. WE ARE OK FOR CASH BUT WE PREFER TO PAY FOR EXPENSIVEPURCHASES IN INSTALMENTS.11. YOU SAY YOU DON'T HAVE THE GOODS WITH YOU; HOWEVER, WE CONFIRMTHE DELIVERY DATE.12. THERE IS A GENERAL TRANSPORT STRIKE IN THE COUNTRY. WE WILL SENDTHE GOODS IN THE FIRST VESSEL, THOUGH.13. WE UNDERSTAND THE NATURE OF YOUR COMPLAINT, ALTHOUGH WE AREUNABLE TO ATTEND YOUR REQUIREMENTS.14. THE COMPANY WILL SEND THE INVOICE NEXT WEEK BUT THE CUSTOMERWANTS TO PAY IN ADVANCE.15. YOU SAY YOU EXPECT A TRANSFER SOON; HOWEVER, YOUR ACCOUNTSHOWS A DEBIT BALANCE OF 1 MILLION EUROS.
About the word “instalments”
Useful link:WORDS WITH MULTIPLE SPELLINGS
I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU CONSIDER OUR JOB OFFER. WE COMPLETELYTRUST OUR HEADHUNTER'S JUDGMENT.(Should be headhunters’)JUDGMENT : WORDS WITH MULTIPLE SPELLINGS
Word order II
1.They appallingly took seven different exits, and none of them were correct.2. WE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED WE MADE A MISTAKE, BUT IT WAS A BIT TOO LATE.3. THE AUDIENCE WAS SLIGHTLY DISTRACTED BY THE CRYING CHILD.4. These drivers always drive so fast. I want them to drive a little more slowly.5. We are extremely honored to welcome today’s guest, Ms. Linda Swantone.6. The situation was rather uncomfortable, so we left.
Useful link:Debate: Workplaces & Signals
Emphasizers and diminishers of adjectives I
Useful link:To be on the short side
Personality traits
