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Certainty and uncertainty

FORMAL:

-How sure are you that the prices on this invoice are correct?

-I'm absolutely positive. I got a new price list this morning.

INFORMAL:

-I heard they might close the plant down. Is that for sure?

-There's no doubt about it. They've announced it already.

MORE FORMAL:

-Are you quite certain Mr. Bell is coming in today?

-Yes, I can assure you he is. I spoke to him myself.

Role play exercises

Topic 1

You meet an old friend from Ireland. He is eager to know how Hungarian people feel about their future in the European Union. 

Tell your friend about:

   -the problem of prices and wages

   -employment problems

   -the advantages of a much wider market

   -the challanges imported products bring

Topic 2

You work for a British-Hungarian food processing company. You have had some problems with machinery recently. You meet the representative of the machinery supplier firm. 

Discuss:

   -what the problems with the machinery were

   -how you have tried to deal with the problems so far

   -what losses the breakdown has caused your firm

   -what do you expect the supplier to do to solve the problems

Topic 3

Inform you supervisor that you are about to change jobs, and tell some arguments why you've decided like this.  

   -tell him about your good memories according to the company

   -ask him to write a reference for you

   -thank him the opportunity of developing

Choose the correct answer!

Databases

I have to add a new _________ to this database.

1. record
2. set
3. data
4. lines

I _________ ( = changed) the database but now it's not working.

1. modernized
2. modified
3. modeled
4. modded

We're having issues with data _________. ( = the data is not whole/complete)

1. integrity
2. integration
3. interest
4. investing

We're looking for a database administrator who can ensure maximum performance within
_________ budgetary constraints.

1. giving our
2. given our
3. gives our
4. give our

I've got a lot of experience in ___________. I've done many disaster recovery drills
throughout the course of my career.

1. recover
2. recourse
3. recoverability
4. resolving

One of your main duties will be to ____________ new versions of DBMS software.

1. instate
2. instigate
3. install
4. intern

We need you to analyze the data stored in the database and to make __________
relating to performance and efficiency of that data storage.

1. recommendations
2. recommend
3. ideas
4. idols

If something is available at all times, it is available ___________.

1. 7/24
2. 24/7
3. 365/7
4. 7/11

You'll have to test this new database before it is moved into a ________ environment.
( = before it goes live)

1. produce
2. protected
3. production
4. pronounication

We have to make a ___________ ( = a copy) of this database

1. backup
2. back-version
3. back-on
4. hold on

Goodbye!