Phrasal verbs and expressions

Infinitive and verb+ing

Vocabulary: Profit and loss account;
Balance sheet;

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

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Phrasal verbs and expressions:

The idea of linking pay to performance has caught on.

These are all up-and-coming young players.
August car sales fell short of the industry's expectations.
He talked me into participating in the joint venture.
All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam.
What's the best way of going about this?
They turned down our proposal.

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& their definitions:

How well do you remember the phrasal verbs /

expressions?
become popular or fashionable
successful or likely to become successful
fail to reach a target
persuade someone
be successful and / or profitable
approach (a task or problem)
reject or refuse

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Vocabulary: Profit and loss account; Balance sheet;

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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: Infinitive or
verb+ing

Proposal for sponsorship of the Wimborne Theatre Festival

INTRODUCTION
Fendara International has been approached by the organizer of the
Wimborne Theatre Festival with a view to our _____ (sponsor) the festival
next July. The purpose of this proposal is ____ (examine) the benefits and
feasibility of ____ (do) so.
BENEFITS
The Wimborne Theatre Festival is a high-profile event dedicated to_____
(promote) the work of promising young writers and actors. It attracts a wide
range of audiences from all over the region, while the national media tend
_____ (give) it wide and favourable coverage. By ___ (back) the festival, we
wil improve our image as a company which participates in the local
community and gives opportunities to talented and creative young people.

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COSTS
______ (sponsor) the festival would be relatively economical. The
festival organizer have budgeted for costs of approximately £30,000.
These costs include _____ (hire) the theatre, actor’s wages, publicity
and miscellaneous running costs. A breakdown of the projected income
reveals that they expect _____ (receive) approximately £15,000 from
ticket sales and £5,000 from advertising. ___ (cover) the deficit, they
would therefore require us to invest a total of £10,000.

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SPONSORSHIP PUBLICITY
In return for our investment, Wimborne Theatre Festival would
undertake ___ (include) our name and logo on all their publicity
material and theatre programme. Our logo would also appear at
locations ____ (be agreed0 in the theatre itself.
CONCLUSION
I recommend that we should agree ____ (fund) this festival because it
represents a relatively low-cost opportunity ____ (enhance) our image
both locally and nationally. What is more, it is possible ____ (offset0 our
sponsorship against tax, and it therefore represents a relatively
economical marketing activity.