Ex.5. Match the nouns in the left hand column with the verbs in the right hand column.

business   industry   components   product   company   interest

develop assemble finance sell classify start privatize close down supply pursue nationalize

 

Ex.6. The words in the box frequently occur before “sector”.

 

 

Find combinations that mean:

1. all the companies which assemble components into finished products, or which make goods from raw materials;

2. all the companies which provide services in areas such as tourism, banking and finance, wholesale and retail trade;

3. state – owned and – run organizations, e.g. government departments, and nationalized industries;

4. privately – owned and – run companies;

5. all the companies which provide insurance;

6. all the companies selling goods to the general public.

 

Ex.7. Look at the words and phrases in the box. Match them with the correct definition from the list below:

 

1. the sale of goods in large amounts, and usually at lower prices, to stores and businesses;

2. organized activity producing goods and services, eg. food, banking, tobacco;

3. a natural substance, eg. wool, coal, used to make something in an industrial process;

4. the sale of goods to the general public;

5. controlling; making sure that an organization or a service works fairly and well;

6. a limit on something;

7. one of the services supplying the public with gas, water, electricity, transport;

8. the sale of a business or service owned by the government to private owners;

9. the process of bringing a company, or different companies in the same industry, under government control;

10. a system for delivering goods or services.