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3. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.
Finance how to measure CEO performance Management
Practical advice
Here is nothing that an uneducated person can teach an educated person.
The outline of each paragraph should have 4 parts
An explanation of the significance of that example/evidence/quotation
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3. Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

Too much choice

Society is becoming ‘overchoiced’. There are too many things to do, too many options, too many opportunities. In the new economy, the desire for the new product, service or next big thing is an addiction, and technology simply accelerates the …(1)… of change: the noise, the …(2)… of new goods and services, offering more and more choice. No sooner has the new product emerged off this virtual production line than the next one is about to be …(3)… . The head spins, the brain races, the fatigue …(4)… ; the disconnection from life begins.


1

A motion

B step

C pace

D movement

2

A proliferation

B escalation

C extension

D augmentation

3

A initiated

B embarked

C instituted

D launched

4

A sets in

B gives in

C sets up

D gives up

5

A aground

B afoot

C abreast

D afire

6

A track

B sight

C trace

D hold


Choice is the mantra of the new economy, but more choice means more stress, less time and more complexity. Hence a new trend is …(5)… . The search is on for ‘simplexity – the simple things that give meaning in an increasingly complex world. But simplifying your life is not easy in an age of economic excess. There are more basic brands of detergent and breakfast cereals than we can ever need or want, more software upgrades, features and calling plans than we can keep …(6)… of.

SPEAKING



Speak on one of the following topics for 2 min. Two minutes’ preparation time is allowed.




Finance
  • how to measure CEO performance



Management
  • how to make successful use of temporary staff contracts



Project management

  • the importance of defining the scope of a project







PRACTICAL ADVICE:




  • DEMONSTRATE YOUR COMMAND OF ENGLISH USING A WIDE RANGE OF GRAMMAR CORRESPONDING TO THE DESIRED LEVEL


Make notes

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WRITING




T HERE IS NOTHING THAT AN UNEDUCATED PERSON CAN TEACH AN EDUCATED PERSON.


To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Write an essay. Be sure to support your stance with specific examples and logical arguments. Write about 180 words.


REMEMBER:


THE OUTLINE OF EACH PARAGRAPH SHOULD HAVE 4 PARTS:

  • A TOPIC SENTENCE



  • AN EXPLANATION OF THE TOPIC SENTENCE



  • AN EXAMPLE, PIECE OF EVIDENCE, OR QUOTATION THAT SUPPORTS THE TOPIC SENTENCE



  • AN EXPLANATION OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT EXAMPLE/EVIDENCE/QUOTATION


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