Page 31 - Workbook - Intermediate Corporate - with solutions

Corporate Topic | The Real Estate Market

WORKSHEET - Lesson

1. Use the words below in your professional context. KEEP TALKING

LET’S TALK hustle and bustle
quaint
density boast (v)
sprawl infrastructure
agglomeration transit
cramped evolve
slum spread out (adj)
cluster (n) periphery
dwelling account for
hectare burgeoning
square meter/foot
emission

e e o e o on o o e e e sen en es e o

1. In 2008 over 2 million people laid off/were laid off in the US.
2. Nowadays more than 11 million Americans are/were unemployed.
3. The contract did not sign/hasn't been signed yet.
4. Last time we traveled, our bags were/have been checked at the
airport.
5. The report will send/will be sent tomorrow morning.
6. The conference holds/will be held in Miami next year.
7. Many complaints have been/had been made so far this month.
8. The computer is/was purchased half a year ago. So, it is/was still
covered by warranty.
9. Are/Have the invitations been sent yet?
10. The city's central streets are/will be closed to traffic next Sunday
for the marathon.
11. The package was/has been shipped last month, but we haven't
received it yet.
12. The president believes thousands of jobs are/will be created over
the next 3 months.
13. We had a board meeting yesterday but the new budget wasn't/
hadn't been approved.
14. A very serious issue is/was brought up during our staff meeting
last week.
15. The results of the new market research weren't/haven't been
released yet.
16. My new laptop is/will be damaged. I must get it repaired ASAP.

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