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UNIT B •• REVISIONARTICLESIn each sentence of this text, one article is missing. Write a, an or the whereappropriate.Sweden has long history of rules and regulations aimed at guiding citizens on the rightpath. A majority of Swedes seem content with the prohibitions they believe help keep theircountry one of safest on Earth. As Sweden is extremely child·focused society, much of thepaternalistic protection is directed towards children. For example, all television advertisingaimed at children under age of 12 - from junk food to toys to video games - has beenbanned on terrestrial channels before 9 p.m. since 1991. Although it has many admirers,ban is not entirely successful because the satellite television stations that broadcastfrom outside Sweden are free to target children as much as they like. Despite this, healthprofessionals say the relatively low incidence of children's advertising has been big factorin the exceptionally low levels of overweight children in Sweden.SKILLSComplete this presentation,Good morning. On b _ _ _ _ _' of Lintex International, I'd like to w _ _ _ _ _ _' you all.My name's Selim Melki. As you know, I'm here loday to t _ _ _' about our next globaladvertising campaign. I have d ______• my talk into three p _ _ _ _' . F _ _ _ _ _ _',I'd 1 _ _ _' to state our objectives. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _', I'll explain why this time headquartershas decided to focus on celebrity endorsement, and outline the main ideas so far.And f _ _ _ _ _ _', I'll look at our budget.Please feel free to i _ _ ______ " at any time if you'd like to ask a q _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ".6 MoneyVOCABULARYComplete the newspaper article with the words in the box.bankruptcypre·tax profitsdividendrecessionforecastssharegainsshareholdersinvestmentturnoverStormgard shines when others stumbleWhile two of its rivals are teeteringon the brink of ........ ... . 1, Stonngard,one of Europe's largest manufacturersof insulation and roofing products.reports record preliminary results.with sales growth and marketshare . . . .... .. .. .2 made in all threeregions of Scandinavia, westernEurope and the Medjterranean........... . . 3 at Stonngard increasedalmost 14 per cent last year, withdemand for insulation products rising,as companies and individuals lookedfor ways to cut costs and save energyin the midst of the current ............ Ij............., were €62.4m, up 8 pcrcent from last year . ... ...... . . . 6willcertainly not be disappointed, as thedirectors recommended the paymentof a final ... ......... , of 9.25c pcr. ........... 8 . ... .... . .... 9 are optimistic .and Stonngard even plans to increaseits ......... ,10 in plant and equipmentin the near future. Commenting onthe resuhs, Lucas Reiner, Chairmanof Stofmgard, said: . Against abackground of mixed marketconditions, our company faces thefuture with confidence and looksforward to continued progress in theyear ahead.'DESCRIBINGTRENDS1 Complete these verbs, which are all used to describe trends.Downward movementUpward movement1 to p _ _ m _ _ t 5 to c r2 to d __ p 6 to3 to f 7 to ck4 to c I 8 to j _ _ _64scanned for Paul Jennings