- •Unit 1. What is economics?
- •Lead-in
- •Words with the stress on the first syllable:
- •Words with the stress on the second syllable:
- •Polysyllabic words with the main and secondary stress:
- •Text a: What is Economics? Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: what economics isn't
- •Text c: Micro, Macro and Fantasy Economics
- •Business communication
- •Introductions How to Say Hello
- •If you're determined not to be caught cardless again, here are some tips to help you remember:
- •Grammar present tenses
- •The present simple tense
- •Make up questions the interviewer may ask her. Here are some prompts to help you.
- •Now formulate questions Alice is likely to ask the interviewer.
- •The present continuous tense
- •The present simple versus the present continuous
- •Unit 2. Factors of production
- •Lead-in
- •Reading drills
- •Words with the stress on the first syllable:
- •Words with the stress on the second syllable:
- •Polysyllabic words with the main and secondary stress:
- •Word-formation
- •Text a: factors of production Active Vocabulary
- •Natural resources – land and mineral deposits
- •Human resources – labour
- •Information as a factor of production
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Text b: entrepreneurship
- •Text c: Factors of Production for an Innovation Economy
- •Business communication
- •In the office
- •Grammar the present perfect tense
- •The present perfect continuous tense
- •The present continuous versus the present perfect continuous
- •The present perfect versus the present perfect contnuous
- •Present tenses review
- •Unit 3.Types of economic systems
- •Lead-in
- •Words with the stress on the first syllable:
- •Words with the stress on the second syllable:
- •Polysyllabic words with the main and secondary stress:
- •Text a: types of economic systems Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b:command economy
- •T ext c: the good (and bad) model guide
- •Business communication
- •Grammar exercises past tenses
- •The past simple tense
- •The past continuous
- •The past simple versus the past continuous
- •The past simple versus the present perfect
- •Unit 4. Demand and supply
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: demand and supply
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b. The role of prices
- •T ext c: two factors that affect labour supply and demand
- •Business communication making an appointment
- •Grammar past perfect
- •Past perfect continuous
- •Past Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous?
- •Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous?
- •Past tenses review
- •Unit 5. Free-enterprise system
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: what is free enterprise?
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: role of government in a free-enterprise economy
- •Text c: invisible hand
- •Business communication at the airport Look at the picture. What do you think the phrase Live out of a suitcase mean?
- •Going through Customs.
- •Do the drills.
- •2) Role-play the situations in the airport using the vocabulary of the lesson. Grammar future tenses
- •The future simple tense
- •The future simple versus the present simple
- •The future simple versus be going to
- •Be going to versus the present continuous
- •The future continuous tense
- •The future continuous versus the future simple
- •The future perfect versus the future perfect continuous
- •Future tenses review
- •The imperative mood
- •Unit 6. Forms of business organisation
- •Lead-in
- •Reading drills
- •Words with the stress on the first syllable:
- •Words with the stress on the second syllable:
- •Polysyllabic words with the main and secondary stress:
- •Word formation
- •Text a: forms of business organisation Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: nonprofit organisations
- •Text c: franchising
- •Business communication at the hotel
- •In pairs read the following situations.
- •2). Choose the correct options to the questions.
- •Grammar nouns
- •ArticleS
- •IntoEnglish.
- •Unit 7. Money
- •Lead-in
- •Text a: money and its role in the economy Active Vocabulary
- •Money is a medium of exchange
- •Money is a measure of value or a unit of account
- •Money is a store of value
- •Money is a means of liquidity
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: a glimpse of the american, british and euro
- •Text c: a barter way of doing business
- •Business communication On the phone
- •Inquiring about the telephone number
- •Useful Language Box
- •Grammar determiners
- •Numerals
- •Unit 8. Taxes
- •Lead-in
- •Reading drills
- •Text a: taxes Active Vocabulary
- •Vocabulary focus
- •Language skills
- •Writing
- •Discussion points
- •Text b: taxation in the uk
- •Text c: taxes are good
- •Business communication
- •In company
- •Grammar pronouns
- •Adjective and adverb
- •Very, too, far, much, a lot, rather, a bit, a little, any, by far, quite, nearly, almost
- •Test yourself Test 1
- •Test 11
- •Test 12
- •Test 13
- •Test 14
- •Test 15
- •Граматичний довідник дієслово the verb
- •Дієслова to be і to have.
- •Часи дієслова
- •Група теперішніх часів Утворення стверджувальних, заперечних та питальних форм
- •Правила написання дієслівних форм
- •Типи питальних речень
- •Загальна таблиця випадків використання
- •Не мають форми тривалого часу дієслова, що виражають
- •Інші дієслова, які не можуть виражати дію або стан як процес:
- •Група минулих часів Утворення стверджувальних, заперечних та питальних форм
- •Типи питальних речень
- •Випадки вживання минулих часів
- •Група майбутніх часів Утворення стверджувальних, заперечних та питальних форм
- •Типи питальних речень
- •Випадки вживання майбутніх часів
- •Інші способи вираження майбутнього часу
- •Наказовий спосіб
- •Іменник the noun
- •Число іменників
- •Деякі іменники мають особливі форми у множині:
- •Утворення множини іменників
- •Класифікація іменників за ознакою обчислювані/необчислювані
- •Випадки переходу необчислюваних іменників у обчислювані
- •Іменники, які узгоджуються із дієсловом в однині
- •Іменники, які узгоджуються із дієсловом у множині
- •Рід іменників
- •Рід іменників в англійській мові
- •Відмінки іменників
- •Відмінок іменника. Форми та особливості вживання присвійного відмінку
- •Форми присвійного відмінку
- •Особливості вживання присвійного відмінку
- •Вживання іменників - назв неістот у присвійному відмінку
- •Іменники у функції означення
- •Артикль
- •Вживання неозначеного артикля.
- •Вживання неозначеного артикля a/an (тільки із обчислюваними іменниками в однині)
- •A/anабо one
- •Артиклі з деякими необчислюваними іменниками
- •Вживання означеного артикля
- •Вживання означеного артикля the
- •Вживання нульового артикля (відсутність артикля)
- •Детермінанти
- •Присвійні прикметники і займенники
- •Присвійні прикметники
- •Присвійні займенники
- •Вказівні слова
- •Кількісні слова
- •Some/any/no
- •Many/much/a lot (lots) of/ (a) few/ (a) little
- •All (of)/most (of)
- •Every/each
- •Another/the other/other
- •Both, neither, either, none
- •Числівники
- •Займенник
- •Особові займенники
- •It або there?
- •Неозначено-особові займенники
- •Indefinite Personal Pronouns
- •Зворотні займенники
- •Прикметник
- •Прислівник
- •Ступені порівняння прикметників
- •Особливі випадки утворення ступенів порівняння прикметників і прислівників
- •Appendices
- •Словотворення Word formation
- •Enjoy your reading
- •I, Pencil My Family Tree as told to Leonard e. Read
- •Innumerable Antecedents
- •Money The History of Money
- •Extract 1
- •Extract 2
- •Extract 3
- •Success story
- •The Financier, by Theodore Dreiser Chapter III
- •The Iron Heel, by JackLondon Chapter 2 Challenges
- •Glossary
- •Internet Resources
- •Contents
Be going to versus the present continuous
Ex.13. Open the brackets to complete the sentences. Use be going to or the Present Continuous with the meaning of future.
Aunt Ann (come) out of hospital next Thursday. I (drive) her home. – Aunt Ann is coming out of hospital next Thursday. I’m going to drive her home.
________ you really ________ (give up) smoking? – Yes, I am. I threw my last packet of cigarettes away yesterday.
The Sales Manager ________ (fly) to Italy on Friday.
Have you washed the car? – Not yet, I ________ (wash) it later.
The strikers ________ (return) to work on Monday.
Tomorrow is Dad’s birthday and we ________ (go) out for a meal to celebrate.
When ________ you ________ (pay) the electricity bill?
I don’t like this pizza. I ________ (not finish up) it.
I’ve arranged for the window cleaner to come. He ________ (come) at 9 tomorrow morning.
Our company ________ (open) a new branch in Amsterdam next month.
I’m tired of the whole thing, and I ________ (not talk) about it anymore.
I can’t promise you anything today. We ________ (interview) a few candidates for the post this Thursday.
Ex.14. Open the brackets and use the correct tense form. Put the sentences into the appropriate column. Explain why.
Future Simple |
be going to |
Present Continuous |
(I think/hope) Paul and Mary will get married. |
Paul and Mary are going to get married in spring.
(They have decided. They haven’t agreed on a date.)
|
Paul and Mary are getting married at 3 tomorrow afternoon. (Everything has been arranged, and we know exactly when it is taking place.) |
We ________ probably ________ (buy) a new car. We ________ (buy) a new car. We ________ (buy) a new car next week.
Have you decided what to do with the money you inherited? –
Richard: Not yet. Perhaps, I ________ (buy) a luxury car.
Don: Yes, I’ve decided not to spend this money. I ________ (invest) it instead.
I hear Arnold ________ (make) a speech at our conference today. — Yes, it’s on the agenda.
Who do you think ________ (win) the next election? – It’s too early to predict. I can only say that the Green Party ________ (not to win), definitely.
What a lovely new bike! Is it yours? And what ________ you ________ (do) with your old bike?
Don’t let him play in the sun for too long: his delicate skin ________ (burn) very easily.
Look at that tree! It ________ (fall) down!
Have you finished your work? – Not yet, but I’m sure I ________ (finish) it on time.
My sister ________ (become) a ballet dancer when she grows up.
Peter doesn’t know how to light a fire. Look! He ________ (burn) himself.
We ________ (move) into our new flat next Saturday. My parents have arranged everything.
What are you doing this evening? – Nothing special. I ________ probably ________ (watch) TV.
________ we meet tomorrow evening? – Sorry, Martin, I can’t. We ________ (celebrate) my granny’s birthday.
14. What about Wednesday? – I __________ (go) to the fitness centre on Wednesday.
15. Can we meet at the weekend then? - I ________ (spend) this weekend with my parents. Actually, I have no free time.
Ex.15. Correct the mistakes if there are any.
Are you going to pick me up from work today, please? – Certainly, I will. I’ll be there at 5 o’clock sharp.
Look! Your cat going to catch the bird.
Wash your hands. Dinner will ready in five minutes.
Jerry expects he is going to get a pay rise soon.
When you going to get your hair cut?
We don’t go to Nicole’s party tonight because George is working.
What will I do with this application form? – You must fill it in and return to the office by Wednesday.
Excuse me, what time will Flight BA 577 from London arrive?
What are you planning to do this summer? – I will spend two weeks in June with my cousin in France. And then… We will probably go to Spain. I haven’t decided yet.
Shall you do the shopping for me, please?
I’ll call you when I will finish work.
Ex.16. Translate the dialogue.
Ти слухала прогноз? У неділю буде чудова погода. У мене пропозиція. Чи не поїхати нам на пікнік?
Чудова ідея. Я приготую сандвічі, візьмемо овочі, що-небудь смачненьке.
Може запросимо когось з друзів?
Звичайно, буде тільки веселіше.
Я збираюсь завтра зустрітися з Сильвією. Запросимо її з Ніком?
Буде чудово, якщо вони складуть нам компанію (if they join us).
Тоді я поговорю з нею. Гадаю, вони не відмовляться.