Vocabulary notes

go into business – заняться бизнесом, вступить в дело

run a business – вести дело, руководить предприятием

wary – осторожный, настороженный, недоверчивый

involve – 1. подразумевать, предполагать 2.вызывать, приводить к ч-л

failure – провал, неудача, банкротство

a white-collar worker – работник, занятый в учреждении и выполняющий квалифицированную работу, ”белый воротничок”

a blue-collar worker – рабочий, выполняющий тяжёлую и грязную работу,

“синий воротничок”

private – частный

succeed – преуспевать,

a wet blanket – “тормоз”, человек, действующий на остальных

расхолаживающе

property – собственность

from scratch – с начала, с нуля

reliable – надёжный

launch – открывать, запускать

advertising agency – рекламное агентство

4. Topics for discussion:

1. The concepts and activities of business.

2. Production as business activity.

3. Distribution

4. Goods and services.

5. Creating profit. Not-for-profit organizations.

IV. Brush up your grammar a. Grammar Review Exercises

1. Use the verbs in brackets in the correct tense-forms:

1.Right now goods (to move) from the plant to the marketplace..

2.Since the beginning of the year the company (to change) its distribution channels.

3.Most of the businesses (to operate) for making a profit.

4.He (to start) a private business after he (to earn) enough money for it.

5.Next year the factory (to produce) new office equipment.

6.When I came to see Ann and Sam, they (to discuss) plans for the future.

7.More than a year (to pass) since Tom (to launch) an advertising agency.

8.The mechanic (to repair) your car already.

9.Call a bit later, please. The president (to have) business talks.

10.By the end of this week our firm (to pay) all taxes.

11.My father (to be) in a service business for twenty years.

12.Sale (to mean) the exchange of goods or services for money.

2.Choose the right word:

1.They paid 20 _______ dollars for the car. (thousand, thousands)

2. I know this businessman _______ . (good, well)

3. He is always _______ in making a profit. (interesting, interested)

4. _______ characteristic of Japanese industry to produce high quality expensive goods. (It’s, it is, it has)

5.The entrepreneur hasn’t decided what to do _______ . (hardly, already, yet)

6. He is ______ a good salesman. (so, such, yet)

7.The customer showed great _______ in these goods. (interesting, interest, interested)

8. Money ______ not everything. (are, is, has)

9. Some of the men worked longer _______ we. (as, then, than)

10. If I ______ enough money, I would buy a small business. (have, had, were)

11. She couldn’t think about ______ else. (nothing, anything)

12. We don’t plan to produce chemical equipment, they don’t plan it _____ (neither, either)

13.He decided that he would ______ do this again. (ever, never)

14. What did you ______ ? (speak, say, tell)

15.Service businesses are growing ______ rapidly than goods-producing ones. (most, more, a most)

3. Give the comparative and the superlative degree of the following adjectives:

Easy, free, early, simple, useful, small, little, valuable, short, deep, comfortable, considerable, independent, wet, wonderful, happy, many, new, high, professional, wide-spread, kind-hearted, well-known, strong-willed.

4. Supply the missing forms of the adjectives and adverbs:

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
well
	worse
		farthest
near
	older
		eldest
great
	less
		most
fast
	more intelligent
interesting
		least beautiful

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