Exercice 5
1) Révisez les points de grammaire
qui vous posent des problèmes (le superlatif, le comparatif, la voix passive).
2) Traduisez les phrases suivantes.
The economic forecasts have been gloomy
over the last 4 years and interest rates have been increasing since the end of
1999.
For most workers, life is becoming more and
more expensive.
The more money you earn, the more you spend.
Salaries will not be frozen in 2000 and the
inflation rate will be lower than 2%.
The best managers will be given a company
car, if the company reaches its objectives.
More and more workers are worrying about
their retirement.
My workload does not allow me to make the
most of my tax benefits.
Are bonuses linked to workers’performance?
We are no longer rewarding performance.
Incomes will depend on the achievement of
objectives.
We have just carried out a survey among 30
students.
Most small companies have financial
difficulties.
Most companies have been affected by the new
law; they do not want to make any mistakes.
They will implement new working hours from
January 2000.
3) Transformezles verbes suivants en
substantifs:
Décoller, réduire, individualiser, recruter, embaucher, croître,
prévoir, perdre, gagner, encadrer, diffuser, empêcher.
4) Retrouvez les prépositions qui
conviennent.
Appartenir...., disposer.....,
empêcher...., s’ajouter.....
5) Complétez.
Les baisses prév...., ils sont mal
lot...., je viens de réalis.....une enquête.
C’est
l’équipe ......... j’appartiens.
C’est
la somme.......... je dispose.
Les problèmes ........... les employeurs
doivent faire face sont nombreux.
Nous sommes mécontents des accords...... ont
été négoci......