Answer Key
Vocabulary test
Drag & drop: Fill in the missing expression. Use the following words and phrases:
- capacity
- plant
- mass-produced
- products
- manufacture
- output
- produce
- productivity
- assembly lines
- automated
- We buy all of our [produce] fresh from local markets and farms.
- Our plant is now fully [automated] , we only need four people on duty at any time to run the entire place.
- [Mass-produced] items are less expensive because so many are made, but they can rarely match the quality of handmade goods, especially those like shoes and clothing.
- This year, we hope to double our total [output] , from 10 million widgets to 20 million widgets produced.
- The new rest breaks we introduced have increased worker [productivity] by almost 12 percent over last year – people are much more efficient when they are well-rested.
- Experiments with putting apes on [assembly lines] have failed completely – it seems some things need to be done by humans or robots.
- The bank offers a variety of [products] and services for our customers' needs.
- If you wish to open a new [plant] in our country, you will first need to acquire the necessary permits, and perhaps bribe some local officials.
- The [manufacture] of goods made from crocodile skin is banned in many countries in the world.
- Because of the repairs going on at the moment, we are only operating at seventy-five percent of our normal [capacity] .