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Grammar exercises

■ Ex. 1. Roscoe Hey ward is still a candidate for the presidency. He does not make a secret of his views on banking and business generally. He believes that social issues influence too many decisions in corporate policies. Make up a chain story to describe his stand.

If banking is subject to every changing social wind, it will lessen banks' strength.

If it lessens banks' strength, it will retard their growth.

(it/reduce profits)

(it/decrease earnings per share)

(it/lead to a general alarm)

(depositors, shareholders/withdraw funds, investments)

(bank stocks/tumble)

(banks/go bankrupt)

(a public crisis)

ACTIVITY

Make up a similar chain story to expound on Alex Vandervoort's views on FMA.

■ Ex. 2. FMA operates the Keycharge bank card system. There are certain procedures envisaged as well as problems that FMA faces in this connection. Complete the sentences below. For facts use the texts from Unit III Section A.

  1. If a purchase is above the agreed floor limit, ...

  2. If a query comes to the authorization centre, ...

  3. If the credit card is good, ...

  4. If a credit cardholder is in arrears, ...

  5. If a credit cardholder loses his card, ...

  6. If a credit card turns out to be counterfeit, ...

  7. If the authorization centre gets a warning of excessive purchasing, ...

  8. If FMA's plastic blank suppliers have another break-in, ...

ACTIVITY

The Board of Directors can't decide on Ben Rosselli's successor. Some board members favour Roscoe Hey ward, others Alex Vandervoort. In what way do you think the bank's policy will change if

  1. Roscoe Heyward becomes President

  2. Alex Vandervoort is elected.

■ Ex. 3. The Austin Advertising Agency is engaged in FMA's credit card promotion campaign. Harold Austin has made some notes for the Keycharge credit card system proofs. Make up sentences with if + the simple present + will to advertise the Keycharge credit card system.

afford tomorrow's dream today

not worry about money

bills be painless

choose the Keycharge card

save time and effort

use the Keycharge card

feel secure

join the Keycharge system

not bother with writing a lot of cheques

enjoy the use of goods and services

before you have fully paid for them

ACTIVITY

Make up similar sentences to advertise FMA.

SECTION С

Asking Questions

Direct questions

How many people do you employ?

Do you provide trust services?

Why did the bank dismiss him?

As these questions are rather abrupt they are not always appropriate for polite enquiries.