Complete the conversation with the words in brackets. Use the past simple or present perfect as appropriate.

A: So it seems you (1) _______ (have) a very good year so far.

B: Absolutely! Sales (2) _______(stand) at $14m at the end of the last quarter, and they (3) _______ (already/ increase) by 6%.

A: What about your market share?

B: It (4) ___________ (remain) stable since 2012, but we are confident it will increase when we launch our new product.

A: (5) ________ (you/ have to) make anyone redundant?

B: No. At Lortex, we pride ourselves on the fact that there (6) ________ (not be) any redundancies for over eight years.

Task 8

Complete the sentences with the verb describing change from the box in the correct form. There are four verbs you do not need to use.

Deregulate	Redevelop	Retrain
Downsize	Relocate	Update
reassess	restructure	upgrade

1. When will the government ________ the impact of their economic reforms on the quality of life?
2. Breaking news: TRN United, the global electronics group, _______ its workforce by 20%.
3. We continuously ________ the files with new information.
4. Taiwan's government pledged to _______ its service sector within four years.
5. Our agency has seen a huge increase in the number of adults looking to change careers, either as a result of job loss or a desire to ________ in a different field.