Complete this speech made by the leader of a Korean trade delegation at the end of a trip to Wales with the words and phrases from the list below

first of all in conclusion in addition therefore instead of as a rule however in fact

'Could (just say a few words? Thank you. Well, (1) first of all.'.' I'd like to thank everyone here at GNK for organising today's visit. We have enjoyed meeting all the staff, seeing your new products and

looking round your factory. (2).............................. , I would like to thank the local Chamber of Commerce who made the whole trip possible. As you know, we see the European market as very important for our company. (3). , it is central to our future plans. (4)………….., I'm sure that we can look forward to even closer cooperation between our two companies in the future.

(5)………………………………I think it's better to keep the ceremonies short on occasions like this,

(6)................................................... , I would just like to take this opportunity to leave you with something to remember our visit, and so I have great pleasure in presenting this book with photographs of Korea to your director, Chris Armstrong. (7)................................. , I hope that we may soon have the pleasure of welcoming some of you to our county in the future. Perhaps the next time we meet it will be in Seoul (8) Cardiff! Once again, thank you all very much.'


12 Inversion

 

  • Subject-verb inversion.We sometimes put a verb or verb phrase in front of the subject after adverbs of place (e.g. on, in, here, there, outside, opposite) and adverbs of time (e.g. next, then, first, now, finally). We can use a form of be or verbs of place and movement (e.g. stand, sit, lie, come, go, climb, run, sail, fly) before the subject. We often use this pattern to form a link with the information in the previous sentence, and it is common in formal English:

 

place adverbs + be or verbs of place/movement   time adverbs + be or verbs of place/movement   Here lies the body of our late lamented sovereign. On one wail there was a beautiful rambling rose. Opposite stoodan ancient oak tree over a charming wishing well. For the first hour the teams seemed evenly matched. Thencame the turning point in the game as Ed scored. That was the final instalment. Next isthe news.  

 

We don't use inversion if the subject of the clause is a pronoun:

Here comes the bus. • Here itcomes.

We can also use inversion in as and than clauses in formal English:

Mr Slater is expecting a pay rise, as areseveral other salesmen in the team.

I'm afraid her proposals are no more feasible than arethose James presented.

We also use inversion in certain fixed expressions, often with subjunctives:

So be it. Long livethe King!

 

  • Subject-auxiliary inversion.We sometimes put an auxiliary (do, have, should, can, etc.) before the subject in statements; the rest of the verb phrase follows the subject. We use this pattern of inversion for emphasis in the following cases:
after adverbs with 'restrictive'/ negative meaning (e.g. hardly, scarcely, rarely, little, never)   only + time expression or prepositional phrase     (in) no way, at no time, under no circumstances, on no account   not + only/time expression/ person or thing   no sooner ... than   clauses beginning with neither or nor   clauses beginning with may which describe a strong wish after fronted comparisons, also, such and so Little did we realise the true extent of his involvement.Never have I seen such a disturbing sight. Hardly had I arrived when Suzy collared me. Only later did he manage to get permission. Only with a greatdeal of effort was he able to escape. No way am I going to wear that! (informal) Under no circumstances can refunds be given. Not only is he late, he hasn't even brought a present. Not since the sixtieshas a pop group won such acclaim. Not a single stonewas left unturned in the search. No sooner had we set out thanthe shies opened.   They have no intention of paying and neither have we. We couldn't face the customers and norcould the boss. May he live to regret this decision!   The captain is refusing to play under these conditions and sois the rest of the team

 

Expressions with no, not, etc. not listed above (e.g. no doubt) cannot be inverted.

No doubt he will give us akey.

We do not invert the subject and auxiliary after only if there is no time expression or

prepositional phrase immediately after it:

Only members can park there.

Only on Sundays can members park there.