Bus Advanced reading 3 4

Match the phrases and collocations to definitions 1–12. Drag the green boxes to the correct blank space. 1 - the most important items sold by a company: ________________________ 2 - a situation that is financially difficult and unpleasant because you do not have enough money, food, clothes: ________________________ 3 - a time when the economy becomes weaker and there is a fall in the amount of business that is done: ________________________ 4 - when the turnover of a company decreases: ________________________ 5 - to remain in a position where you have money and you don’t have debts: ________________________ 6 - to spend less money because there is less available: ________________________ 7 - when the amount of money made by a company rises very quickly: ________________________ 8 - get what you need to satisfy an obsession, craving, or addiction: ________________________ 9 - when an economic downturn is likely to happen soon: ________________________ 10 - things that are pleasant, enjoyable, and also inexpensive: ________________________ 11 - a price so high that it prevents people from buying something or doing something: ________________________ 12 - to make repairs or fix something, rather than buy something new to replace it: ________________________

cheap treats

core products

during a downturn

economic hardship

get your fix

make do and mend

profit soar

prohibitive cost

sales shrink

stay in the black

tighten (their) belts

with a recession looming

1 core products - 2 economic hardship - 3 during a downturn - 4 sales shrink 5 stay in the black - 6 tighten (their) belts - 7 profits soar - 8 get your fix 9 with a recession looming - 10 cheap treats - 11 prohibitive cost - 12 make do and mend

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