These pairs of words often cause problems. Choose the correct alternative for each word.

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Which of the following types of companies would you prefer to work for? What are the advantages and disadvantages of working for each one?

Answer the following questions to the text.

1. What types of business ownership do you know?

2. What is a partnership?

3. What is a sole proprietorship?

4. How is the written permission called in a corporation?

5. How do people become stockholders or shareholders?

6. What is a public limited company?

7. What is the difference between a franchise and a franchisee?

- a large multinational corporation

- a small or medium-sized family business

- a trendy new high-tech corporation

1. Employers / Employees

a) _____ are people who are employed by companies.

b) _____ are people who give jobs to others.

2. White-collar / Blue-collar

a) _____ workers work in the factory.

b) _____ workers work in the office.

3. Salary / wage

a) We pay a monthly _____ by cheque to our white-collar staff.

b) We pay a weekly _____ in cash to our part-time and blue-collar staff.

4. Personnel / Personal

a) Andrew has a _____ problem: his wife wants to leave him.

b) Andrew's company has a _____ problem: their employees want a 20% pay increase.

5. Line / Staff

a) A ______ manager works directly on the production of goods.

b) A ______ manager gives service support to the managers in production.

6. Interviewee / Interviewer

a) The person who asks most of the questions at an interview is the _______.

b) The person who answers most of the questions at an interview is the ______.

7. Foreigners / Strangers

a) Our company has been bought by a German multinational. More and more _____ are coming from abroad to work in our office.

b) There were two _____ at the corner table in the restaurant where we usually go for lunch: no one had ever seen them.

8. Advertising / Advertisement

a) Our _____ budget is 105 less than last year.

b) Did you see the big ______ for a new Managing Director for acme in this morning's newspaper?