UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE SEDE PALMIRA BUSINESS ENGLISH 2

1. Study the flow chart and complete the passage below, using the passive voice. Use one word per space.

THE SELECTION PROCESS

ADVERTISING THE POST

SORTING THE APPLICATIONS

DISCARDING UNSUITABLE APPLICATIONS

INTERVIEWING THE CANDIDATES

SHORTLISTING THE CANDIDATES

ANALYSING SAMPLES OF THE CANDIDATES HANDWRITING (GRAPHOLOGIST)

INTERVIEWING THE CANDIDATES AGAIN

MAKING THE SELECTION

First the post (1)_____________ _____________________ in the local or national press. When the applications arrive they (2) _______________ _________________ and unsuitable applications (3) _________________ ________________. Next the candidates (4)______________ ______________ and (5) __________________ . Then samples of the best candidates handwriting are sent to a graphologist where they (6)________ _______________. After that, the successful candidates (7) ____________ _______________ again, and finally the selection (8) ______________ ________________.

2. Look at a factory managers description of the process of making car bumpers. the steps are in the wrong order. number them in the correct order. The computer arranges the production schedule . . . before we pack them in crates. First we receive the order. . . . . . and we deliver them to the customers. . . . where we manufacture the bumpers. We dont keep stocks of the finished bumpers. We operate a just in time system. . . . and we feed it into the computer. The whole process only takes about nine hours from start to finish. We test the bumpers . . . Finally we load them into lorries . . . Next a conveyor belt takes the raw materials to the factory floor . . .

3. Now describe the process more formally. Use these words to show the order of events. First Next before Finally

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from sudden drop

rising sharply doubled remained

declined recovered were

In January, gold sales _____________ about 200 million dirhams per month. In February they _____________ to Dhs 220 million, _____________ to a peak of 350 million dirhams in March. Over the next four months, sales _____________ steadily, reaching _____________ of 120 million dirhams in July. In August, there was a _____________ increase. Sales almost _____________, rising _____________ Dhs 120 million in July to Dhs 210 million in August. This was followed by a __________________ in September to Dhs 120 million. From September to October, sales _____________ from Dhs 120 million to Dhs 180 million. In October and November, sales _____________steady, and there was a small increase in December _____________ 190 million dirhams.