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"EKFDUJWFoOPVO DPMMPDBUJPOT 2 Work in pairs. Read the sentences below. What type
of information do you think you need to fill each
1 Look at these sentences from Reading and Use of gap?
English Part 8. Which of the words in italics form
collocations with the words in bold that follow them? Example: 1 a time or period of history

The large / major ESBXCBDL is that if you’ve seen a
vacancy, so has everybody else.
Interns are effectively doing a proper job and working
many / long IPVST with a wide / long SBOHF of activities.

2 Exam candidates often make mistakes forming
collocations with the words in bold in the following
sentences. Which adjective from each set of three is
not correct?
Karl has wide / extensive / vast FYQFSJFODF of sorting
out computer glitches.
Gustav’s report made a(n) huge / extreme / powerful
JNQBDU on his managers.
Our staff enjoy a high / big / great degree of flexibility
in their working hours.
People working here have to work under heavy /
constant / high QSFTTVSF. The co-operative movement
The company I work for has a(n) excellent / big /
unrivalled SFQVUBUJPO for quality. Co-operatives were originally set up during the
There has been big / fierce / intense DPNQFUJUJPO for (1) to provide for
the manager’s job. workers.
We have had a high / large / great OVNCFS of The first successful co-operative was formed by
applicants for this job. in northern
There’s been a strong / huge / considerable JODSFBTF in England.
the number of job applicants.
With her expert / high / specialist TLJMMT, Suzy is bound The co-operative opened a food store for its members
to get the job. and also sold .
With Marianne’s vast / extensive / strong LOPXMFEHF of Nowadays there are traditional co-operatives running
statistical theory, I’m sure she’ll get the job. chain stores or financial services and new ones active
in areas ranging from
to web design.
Listening | 1BSU
Co-operatives are businesses owned and run by
1 Work in small groups. You will hear a student, and for their members, who may be
Jessica, giving a talk to her class about a project she , customers or
has done on the co-operative movement. Before you employees.
listen, which of these statements do you agree with?
Why (not)? All members share company profits and have an
in decisions.
t Employees should have a say in decisions affecting the
place where they work. Co-operatives are popular now because they are seen
t To become a manager, you should start at the bottom to have a strong (7)
and work your way up. in comparison to conventional companies.
t Companies exist equally for the benefit of staff, clients Some co-operatives avoid investing money in
and shareholders. companies which harm the environment by
producing or
participate in the arms trade.

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