Complete each set of sentences with the same verb describing change from the box in the correct form. There are four verbs you will not need to use.
Deregulate (разрегулировать)
Redevelop (восстанавливать)
Retrain (переобучать)
Downsize (уменьшение, сокращение)
Relocate (переместить)
Update (обновлять)
Reassess (переоценка)
Restructure (реструктурировать/организовывать)
Upgrade (улучшать)
1. The current economic climate is making people ___reassess all of the purchases they make.
We need to ___reassess the situation before taking any decisions.
2. If your company and you are over 50, your working life may be over.
As the car industry , many are leaving the country in search of work.
3. Could you perhaps __update___ us on how the project is progressing.
We plan to ___upgrade our telephone system.
4. The government will soon all internal flights, so the industry will probably become more competitive.
They plan to the capital markets and privatise most state-owned companies.
5. We bought new software and had to retrain everyone to use the database.
People are often reluctant to __retrain until they are convinced that their present skills are not sufficient to enable them to find work.
Complete the conversation with the words in brackets. Use the past simple or present perfect as appropriate.
A: How long (1) (your offices/ be) in this area?
B: Since April 2007.
A: Where (2) (you/ be) before that?
B: In the city centre. But the rent (3) (be) outrageously expensive, so we (4) (decide) to relocate to the suburbs.
A: And (5) (you/ever/ regret )your decision?
B: Frankly, we (6) (be) slightly worried about all the changes in the first couple of months, but we (7) (soon/ realise) that it was the right move. This part of town is extremely attractive, and in fact, it (8) (develop) enormously over the last two or three years.
