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 workersperformance?

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...., sajouter.....

 5) Complétez.

 Les baisses prév...., ils sont mal lot...., je viens de réalis.....une enquête.

Cest léquipe ......... jappartiens.

Cest la somme.......... je dispose.

Les problèmes ........... les employeurs doivent faire face sont nombreux.

Nous sommes mécontents des accords...... ont été négoci......

Sabrea Oughton