Question

1. Complete the verb+noun collocations (many verbs are possible) and use them in the sentences: ____ goal;______ time; ______ a consultant; _____ a result;______ new clients; _____ a problem; ______ reputation; _______ recommendations; ______ costs; _____ money; achieve; solve; avoid; get; attract; appoint; give; waste; cut; deal with; lose; earn; prevent; 1) Sometimes companies realise that they are not ______ their goals effectively. 2) In this situation they have to ______ their problems. 3) There are different problems in today’s competitive business, when they don’t ______ with them, they ______ time and ______ money. 4) Also it often happens that a company _______ its reputation and doesn’t ______ new clients. 5) Sometimes companies _______ a consultant so that he or she ________recommendations what to do. 6) A consultant can suggest a new strategy and held to _____ costs and ______ more money. 7) A SWOT analyses can be done in order to _____ better results.

Answer 1

_achieve_ goal; ___waste___ time; _appoint__ a consultant; ___achieve__ a result; ___attract___ new clients; ___prevent, avoid, solve, deal with__ a problem; ___get___ reputation; __give__ recommendations; __cut__ costs; _lose, earn_ money;

1) Sometimes companies realise that they are not __achieve__ their goals effectively.

2) In this situation they have to _solve__ their problems.

3) There are different problems in today’s competitive business, when they don’t _deal with___ with them, they _waste__ time and __lose__ money.

4) Also it often happens that a company __get__ its reputation and doesn’t __attract__ new clients.

5) Sometimes companies _appoint__ a consultant so that he or she __gives__recommendations what to do.

6) A consultant can suggest a new strategy and held to __cut__ costs and _earn__ more money.

7) A SWOT analyses can be done in order to _achieve__ better results.

Answer 2

1. Sometimes companies realize that they are not achieving their goals effectively.
2. In this situation, they have to solve their problems.
3. There are different problems in today’s competitive business, when they don’t deal with them, they waste time and lose money.
4. Also, it often happens that a company loses its reputation and doesn’t attract new clients.
5. Sometimes companies appoint a consultant so that he or she can give recommendations on what to do.
6. A consultant can suggest a new strategy and help to cut costs and earn more money.
7. A SWOT analysis can be done in order to prevent better results.