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Presenting in English: Stating your purpose 2 (page 13)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First of all, I'd like to ______ the main points of my talk.

a)

preview

b)

overview

c)

outline

2.

Perhaps, I should start off by _______ that this is just a preliminary report. Nothing has been finalized as yet.

a)

pointing

b)

stressing

c)

reminding

3.

But later on, I will, in fact, be ______ several detailed

proposals.

a)

putting forward

b)

putting out

c)

putting over

4.

One thing I’ll be _______ is the issue of a minimum wage.

a)

dealing with

b)

referring

c)

regarding

5.

And I'll also be ______ the question of privatization.

a)

asking

b)

raising

c)

putting

6.

So, what we‘re really ______ are likely developments in the structure of the company over the next five to ten years.

a)

driving at

b)

aiming at

c)

looking at

7.

If we could just _______ our attention on the short-term objectives to begin with.

a)

draw

b)

focus

c)

attract

8.

The eighteen-month plan, which by now you should’ve all had time to look at, _______ in detail our main recommendations.

a)

outlines

b)

reviews

c)

sets out

9.

Basically, what we’re ______ is a complete reorganization of staff and plant.

a)

suggesting

b)

asking

c)

reviewing

10.

I’d now like to ______ my attention to some of the difficulties we’re likely to face.

a)

turn

b)

draw

c)

focus

11.

I’m sure there’s no need to ______ what the main problem is going to be.

a)

draw out

b)

spell out

c)

think out

12.

But we do need to seriously ______ the question of how we are going to overcome it.

a)

ask

b)

answer

c)

address

13.

The basic message I'm trying to ______ here is simple. We can’t rely on government support for much longer.

a)

get through

b)

get across

c)

get to

14.

Disappointing end-of-year figures _______ the seriousness of the situation.

a)

underline

b)

undermine

c)

underestimate

15.

And the main conclusion we've ______ is that massive corporate restructuring will be necessary before any privatization can go through.

a)

thought

b)

got to

c)

come to