14. Match the adjectives in italics in Exercise e with their opposite meanings

(a-e).

a) unattractive b) unprofitable c) mature d) declining e) small (5)

7.Products and services

1. What is important for you when you buy a product like a computer or a TV?

Put these items in order of importance (1-6).

• a three-year guarantee • free delivery

• interest-free credit • a big discount

• a low deposit • great after-sales service (3)

Look at the sales and profit figures for three clothing retailers. Then complete the article below with the correct words and phrases from the box.

a little faster lower more interesting much slowest the best the most the oldest

The three biggest clothing retailers performed relatively well last year. If we look at the sales figures, we can see that Tara's sales were ....higher than its competitors', while Orb's sales were just …(2) lower than Zileti's. But the percentage change in sales is …(3) than the sales figures. Тага …(4) company, shows a much…(5) growth than its competitors. It is, in fact, the youngest company, Orb, which shows…( 6) impressive growth in sales. Let's now turn to profit figures. Here, Zileti shows 7 performance. Its profit grew much …(8) than Orb's or Tara's, Тага

showing the …(9) profit growth at 2%, compared with 9% for Orb and 14% for Zileti. (9)

Use the information in this table to write a short report comparing two soft drinks, Solo and Fizz!

	Can size	Selling price	Sugar content	Target market	Main outlet	Sales volume in mln hectolitres
Solo log	330ml	€1.05	10 g	All people who are keen on sport	Select supermarkets Health-food shops	1st quarter: 1.375 2nd quarter: 2,215
Fizz!	330ml	85 cents	34g	Teenagers	All supermarkets	1st quarter: 1,950 2nd quarter: 1,600