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In Company Answer Key

16 Solving problems

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a morning b night c work d holiday e desk f bath g shower h music i course j court k drinks l book m meetings n daydreaming

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That the company could save money by reducing the bonus to $50.

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Suggestions

1 What if we offered it on a sale or return basis? (d)

Another option would be to sell it direct online (b)

2 Supposing we bought the company out? (i)

Alternatively, we could just manufacture our own components. (j)

3 How about raising prices? (g)

The answer could be to shift production to somewhere like South-East Asia. (a)

4 Why don’t we delay the product launch? (c)

Couldn’t we just sell it off at a discount? (f)

5 What about encrypting our most confidential information? (e)

Maybe it’s time we involved the police. (h)

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Extract 1: b

Extract 2: They will go out of business.

Extract 3: It’s a very price-sensitive market.

Extract 4: The product development cycle is short so old stock piles up.

Extract 5: They may be able to use the spy to feed false information to the competition.

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a We wouldn’t have this problem if we’d priced the product more sensibly in the first place.

b If we’d known this was going to happen, we could have had our own production plant up and running by now.

c If we’d been able to get the unions to accept a lower pay offer, John, we wouldn’t be considering outsourcing to Asia.

d If we’d discounted it sooner, we wouldn’t have had to be so generous.

e I would have called the police in already if I’d thought it would do any good.

Past and present: a, b and c

Only the past: d and e

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Problem Solving Techniques

a define b brainstorm c review d select e break f restate g invite h criticise i explore j eliminate k draw up l assign

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1 b 2 i 3 d 4 f 5 g 6 a 7 c 8 j 9 k 10 h 11 l 12 e

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Language Links

A problem solving meeting

Vocabulary: People and products

a P b S, P c P d S e P f S g P h P i S j S k S l S, P

The workforce

a recruit b take on c instruct d teach e transfer f relocate g resign h quit i lay off j dismiss k motivate l inspire m take industrial action n down tools

2 a unreliable b inflexible c disorganised d impatient e irresponsible f uncreative g inconsistent h uninspiring i uncommitted j impractical k inarticulate l dishonest m irrational n indecisive o unsupportive p incompetent q unassertive r unsociable s inconsiderate t uncompetitive

3 a creative b inflexible c supportive d incompetent e inconsiderate f disorganised g committed h indecisive i inspiring j unreliable k consistent l uncommitted m competitive n unsociable

The production line

1

a go out of

b halt

c scale down

d withdraw

e reintroduce

f reduce

2 a launch b step up c boost d halt e withdraw, reintroduce

Grammar: Conditionals (past reference)

1 a Past Perfect b would, could, might c Present Perfect d 3 and 6 e 1, 2, 4 and 5

2 a done, have b would, could c could, tried d promised, would e have, known f hadn’t, wouldn’t

Example b does not contain the Past Perfect.

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