Dependent prepositions - Advanced

Look at these sentences written by exam candidates. Correct the underlined

prepositions.
The news were devoted a whole column for the charity event. TO
1. I was pleased to participate at the discussion about the future of the sports club.
2. I hope you will find the proposal adequate to your needs.
3. The additional investment to advertising resulted in increased company profits.
4. The school has a reputation of producing winning athletes.
5. There has been a gradual decline of the number of new members.
6. Carlos never seems to be at a loss of words.
7. The employees were rewarded with an increase of the salary of 6 per cent.
8. My manager is very sensitive for other people's needs
9. Over the last fifty years, many changes of working conditions have taken place.
Complete these extracts by writing a preposition in each gap.
1. You should be very conscious............... your digital footprint.
2. You might not be able to fully prevent some things ............... showing on search engines, but
you can make the most...............what shows up first by using public professional networking
sites.
3. If you've had no joy applying ............... positions this way, it may be more productive to start
hunting ............... less visible vacancies.
4. Because many graduates are desperate............... experience, the result is that most
internships now pay nothing.
5. Pay attention ............... the words you use.
6. Put these goals in chronological order and focus.............. each one in turn until you have
achieved it.
7. You should make it a priority to stay in touch ................ those who mattered most to you.

Adjective-noun collocations
For each group of four, match the word on the left to a word on the right to make a
suitable collocation.
flexible
leave
foolproof
pressure
employment
working
major
solution
poor
conditions
constant
workload
sick
agency
heavy
drawback
working hours
minimum
work-life
temporary
managerial

balance
responsibility
contract
wage

Put one of the expressions above in each space.

I'm an architect. I started in my company at the age of 25 when I was on a (1) _temporary contract_ and
earning the
(2) __________________. Since then, I've worked my way up and I've now got (3) _______________________ for
several of our major projects and ten members of staff. I love my job but there is one (4)
______________________ which is the fact that I have a very (5) _____________________ and I'm under (6)
__________________ to make sure we meet all our deadlines. The great thing is that if I work a lot of extra
hours I can take a day off as we have (7) __________________, so if you are a really good organiser you can
have a good (8) ___________________and make time for leisure when you want it.

Which adjective from each set of three is not correct?

1. Karl has wide / extensive / vast experience of sorting out computer glitches,
2. Gustav's report made a(n) huge / extreme / powerful impact on his managers.
3. Our staff enjoy a high I big I great degree of flexibility in their working hours.
4. People working here have to work under heavy/ constant/ high pressure.
5. The company I work for has a(n) excellent / big / unrivalled reputation for quality.
6. There has been big /fierce / intense competition for the manager's job.
7. We have had a high / large / great number of applicants for this job.
8. There's been a strong / huge / considerable increase in the number of job applicants,
9. With her expert/ high / specialist skills, Suzy is bound to get the job.
10. With Marianne`s vast / extensive / strong knowledge of statistical theory, I'm sure she'll get the job.

Listening -Part 2
You will hear a student, Jessica, giving a talk to her class about a project she has done on the cooperative movement.
The co-operative movement
Co operatives were originally set up during the (1) __________________________ to provide for workers.
The first successful co-operative was formed by (2) __________________________ in northern England.
The co-operative opened a food store for its members and also sold (3) __________________________

Nowadays there are traditional co-operatives running chain stores or financial services and new ones active in areas
ranging from (4) __________________________ to web design.
Co-operatives are businesses owned and run by and for their members, who may be (5) _________________________,
customers or employees.
All members share company profits and have an (6) __________________________ in decisions.
Co-operatives are popular now because they are seen to have a strong (7) __________________________in
comparison to conventional companies.
Some co-operatives avoid investing money in companies which harm the environment by producing (8) ______________
or participate in the arms trade.

Work in small groups.

Would you be interested in working for a co-operative? Why (not)?
Jessica mentioned two types of business she thinks are unethical. Do you agree with her?