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Language Summary 11 DVD-ROM 11

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a Work collocations 11A D p88 E Verb patterns (2): reporting verbs

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make a livinQ. have a lot of work on 11C D p93
do sth for a living be on the go
work fre·elance get down to work mention explain
be made redundant work on an interesting project point out __ admit claim
be out of work give a talk agree promise recommend + that + clause
insist suggest
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make a living earn the money that you need to live agree offer promise
fre•elance doing work for several different companies rather threaten refuse claim +(not)+ infinitive with to
than for just one company
remind advise persuade + object + (not) +
be made redundant lose your job because your employer
doesn't need you any more warn invite infinitive with to
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be out of work be unemployed deny recommend
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have a lot of work on have a lot of work that you need suggest admit + verb+ing
to do + preposition + (not) +
be on the go be very busy and active apologise (for) insist (on)
get down to sth finally start doing something that needs verb+ing
a lot of attention blame (sb for) + object + preposition +
a project / prod3ekt/ a piece of work which is accuse (sb of) (not) + verb+ing
completed over a period of time
Rob mentioned that the profits were up 20% last month.
He agreed to run the shop on his own for the first year.
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I reminded him to sort out the staff wages.
• We can say make a living or earn a living.
He denied doing anything wrong.
• We usually use do something for a living in questions: He apologised for not telling me sooner.
What does your brother do for a living? He blamed me for not letting him hire enough staff.
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• We can give a talk, give a lecture or give a presentation. TIPS
• The reporting verbs in blue in the table show the form of the
llfJ Business collocations 118 D p90 verbs in blue in Mike's email on p92.
close a branch do business with somebody • The reporting verbs in bold in the table have more than one
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take over a company set up a new company verb pattern.
go out of business go bankrupt
• Deny has a negative meaning. We say He denied stealing the
make a profit or a loss import products from money. not J=le denied not stealing the money.
expand the business another co·untry
go into business export products to another country
with somebody run a chain of restaurants point out tell somebody some information, often because you
think they have forgotten it or don't know it
claim say something is true, even though you can't prove it
a branch a shop, office, etc. that is part of a larger and other people might not believe it
company deny /d1na1/ say that something is not true, usually because
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take sth over or take over sth to get control of a somebody has said that you've done something wrong
company, business, etc. •
insist say repeatedly that something is true or that you want
go out of business stop doing business because your something to happen, often when other people disagree with you
company has been unsuccessful
blame say that somebody is responsible for something bad
a profit money that you make when doing business that has happened
(opposite: a loss)
accuse say that somebody has done something wrong
expand become larger in size, number or amount
go into business with sb start a business with somebody
set sth up or set up sth formally start a new business,
company, system, etc . m Advertising 110 D p94
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go bankrupt become unable to pay your debts
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import buy or bring in products from another country advertising the business of trying to persuade people to buy
(opposite: export) products or services
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a chain a number of shops, hotels, restaurants, etc. publicity the attention somebody or something gets from
owned or managed by the same person or company appearing in newspapers, on TV, etc.
a slogan a short, memorable phrase used in advertising
a logo a design or symbol used to advertise something

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