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MORE FORMAL:

-Karen, would you be good enough to hold my calls for the next twenty minutes or so?

-Certainly, Mr Crown. I'd be happy to.

Requests

FORMAL:

-Would you mind opening the window a little, please?

-Not at all... Is that better?

-Yes, thank you.

INFORMAL:

-Jim, I want to ask you to do me a favour. Can you give me a lift home tonight?

-I wish I could, but I have to stay late to catch up on some paperwork. Sorry.

Read the following text!

Match the expressions with the definitions on the right!

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

F.

G.

H.

I.

J.

Listen to the following radio programme and fill in the blanks with maximum three words!

Choose the correct answer!

I _____ our profits for the previous accounting period.

1. called
2. gathered
3. calculated

Your job will be to ________ and maintain financial records.

1. promise
2. prepare
3. make

An accounting period is a period of time over which _______ are calculated.

1. prophets
2. profits
3. profilteering

Accounts ______ refers to the money that is owed to the company by its
clients/customers.

1. receivable
2. receptive
3. respected

To accrue means to accumulate or _______.

1. decrease
2. regret
3. increase

My house has ________ ( = increased in value) by 10% in the past 9 months.

1. appreciated
2. depreciated
3. approximated

I indicated all the accrued expenses on your balance __________.

1. sheet
2. paper
3. note

These expenses are typically _________. ( = they occur regularly)

1. pragmatic
2. prodigal
3. periodic

Another word for accounting is ___________.

1. finance
2. bookkeeping
3. money counting

A good accountant will help you keep __________ of your business's finances.

1. track
2. trace
3. score

Goodbye!