Answer Key
Vocabulary test
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Drag & drop: Fill in the missing expression. Use the following words and phrases:
- board of directors
- CFO
- magnate
- non-executive directors
- founder
- owner
- entrepreneur
- executive
- CEO
- boss
- My uncle Ralph is something of an [entrepreneur] – he has started seven businesses in the past five years. Of course, none of them made any money, but that doesn't stop him.
- My [boss] never leaves me alone for one minute – he is always screaming at me for being slow and making mistakes!
- Our [board of directors] meets every month to discuss the general state of the company.
- If you work hard, young man, one day you can be an [executive] in this firm too, maybe a top manager or director.
- I run the firm now, but the original [founder] was my great-grandfather Seamus, who established the firm in 1903.
- Aristotle Onassis was a famous shipping [magnate] until his death in 1975.
- My dad controls 100% of the stock of the company, so he is the [owner] .
- The Finance Director of a company is often titled the [CFO] .
- In many companies, the [CEO] is also the President or Chairman.
- President, CEO, and COO (Chief Operating Officer) are all examples of [non-executive directors] .