tailieunhanh - test your professional english business general phần 6

Tham khảo tài liệu 'test your professional english business general phần 6', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | SECTION 8 56 Business and the economy Match the statements about the imaginary country of Zakaria 1 -10 with their similar meanings a-j . 1 There are 20 million people in Zakaria who want to work. One million do not have jobs. d 2 Some industries are privately owned and some are state-owned. 3 Last year the size of the economy was 100 billion. This year it is 101 billion. 4 Prices are much higher this year than last year. 5 Banking insurance and tourism etc. are important to the country s economy. 6 But the production of cars machine tools white goods etc. is still the most important part of the economy. 7 At the moment the economic situation is bad. There is a danger that the economy will get smaller not bigger this year. 8 Most working people have to pay about a third of their income to the government. 9 Today you can buy 10 Zaks for one US dollar. Last year it was the same. 10 Two million workers are members of labour organizations. SECTION 8 a The EXCHANGE RATE is stable. b The standard RATE OF INCOME TAX is 30 . c The MANUFACTURING SECTOR is larger than the service sector. d The UNEMPLOYMENT RATE is 5 . e People are afraid of a RECESSION. f The GROWTH RATE was 1 . g The economy has a large SERVICE SECTOR. h TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP is about 10 of the whole workforce. Ì Zakaria has a MIXED ECONOMY. j The RATE OF INFLATION is high. The manufacturing sector SECTION 8 __ J ỉ Outsourcing Power Enterprises wants to concentrate on its core business. Match the pictures a-j with the outsourced departments 1-10 . 1 Mail services h. 2 Catering services 3 Payroll administration 4 After-sales service 5 Security 6 Cleaning 7 IT 8 Distribution 9 Storage 10 Training a 1 SECTION 8 Outsourcing happens when a company asks another company to do some of its work. Some companies like to employ people just for their core business - to work on the main products they make or the main service they provide. Some companies now outsource functions like human resources. It can often be