Make Your Way 6, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Look at these sentences from the text. Which of the sentences below could best replace them? resources and your job depends on keeping your shareholders happy with maximum profits, can Shell ever really expect us to believe it cares? Not for love or money! 1 As far as multinationals go, they don’t get much bigger than Shell. a Shell is the biggest multinational in the world. b Shell is one of the biggest multinationals in the world. c Compared to other companies, Shell is much bigger than most. 2 Shell’s profits in the first three months of 2010 were $4.9 billion – almost 50% more than what they were for the same time period in 2009. a Shell made half as much money at the beginning of 2010 as at the beginning of 2009. b Shell’s profits in 2010 were $4.9 billion. c Shell’s profits are rising rapidly. 3 Shell has one of the worst reputations in both areas. a Shell’s environmental record is better than its human rights record. b Shell is notorious for not respecting human rights and damaging the environment. c We think Shell needs to improve its image. 4 Wherever Shell goes, it is surrounded by controversy. a Shell has a bad image all over the world. b Shell has a bad reputation in the countries where it has operations. c Shell has made some bad decisions. 6 Shell will no longer put money in renewable sources of energy such as wind and solar power because they are not profitable. a Shell will only concentrate on wind and solar power in the future. b Shell wants to invest in other sources of energy which make more money c Shell doesn’t believe that solar and wind power can solve the world’s energy problems. 5 Shell also claims to have successfully reduced the emissions of greenhouse gases from its own operations by 35% since 1990. a Shell is responsible for a 35% drop in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. b Shell aims to reduce greenhouse gases from its operations by 35%. c Shell says it produces less greenhouse gases than it used to. 149 2 Compact unit 2: Globalisation and its effects Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv