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122 ANGLAIS APPLIQUE AUX AFFAIRES

2009-2010
N de repre 1221AC1409
Sance 14
Application 14

Application de la srie 03 du cours distance

CORRIGE

Different cultures

Denis BOODHU et Odile MARIE

Institut National des Techniques Economiques et Comptables

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75002 PARIS

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122 Anglais appliqu aux affaires 2009/2010

1. Write the following sentences in the right order

1. Offering shares to the public for the first time is known as floating a company.

2. Newer and smaller companies trade on over-the-counter markets, such as the

Unlisted Securities Market in London.

3. If a company issues new shares, it frequently offers them to existing

shareholders at a reduced price.

4. Companies may also turn part of their profit into capital by issuing new shares
to shareholders instead of paying dividends.

5 The major British companies are quoted (GB) or listed (US) on the London
Stock Exchange.

3) Translation

1) We will show you round the factory as soon as you have arrived.
2) I might get the job about which I spoke to you yesterday.
3) We shouldnt have bought so many goods : we may well not not be able to sell
them.
4) We have done our best to choose the articles that appeal to our customers.
5) There was no point having an invoice made out, was there?
6) Inflation has been expected for some time to fall by three percent this year.
7) It has been ages since this companys profits were so high.
8) European executives are now, for the most part, used to working in an
international climate.
9) Never would I have imagined that the slump could have given rise to the closure
of such thriving companies.
10) Like it or not, he will have no alternative but to shelve his project.

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