Ex.4.21. Which of the following points support the opinions expressed in the article?
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Ex.4.20. Match the words and phrases on the left with their definitions on the right, translate them and use in sentences of your own.
Ex.4.19. Match each of the words on the left with a word on the right and translate the phrases. There are some alternatives but there's only one way to match all nine.
l) senior a. budgeting
2) career b. structures
3) forward c. taking
4) tight d. progress
5) risk e. organizations
6) high f. positions
7) hierarchical g. skills
8) flexible h. planning
9) communication i. fliers
| 1) managing by consensus | a) it's not always the case |
| 2) it's hardly surprising | b) it's not the same thing at all |
| 3) a high flier | c) permission given to another business person to sell a company's products |
| 4) overheads (esp BrE) | d) a person who is or has the potential to be very successful |
| 5) ruthless | e) someone who is very successful in their work or studies |
| 6) assertive | f) it's to be expected |
| 7) it's an overgeneralization | g) cruel, not caring if he/she harms others in order to get what he/she wants |
| 8) entrepreneur | h) behaving in a confident and determined way |
| 9) achiever | i) managing by getting everyone to agree |
| 10) franchise | j) someone who sets up a business taking on greater than normal financial risks |
| 11) it's a different story | k) money that a business has to spend on rent, electricity, etc |
1. Women are at least as entrepreneurial as men.
2. Most female managers prefer task-based jobs to people-centred ones.
3. Women tend to be more conscientious than men.
4. Women who do succeed in business have to become even more ruthless than men.
5. Men aren't as financially aware as women.
6. Women are more likely to be the managers of the future than men are.
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