- •Contents
- •Загальні відомості
- •Texts and spoken activity
- •1. My Family My Family Tradition
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Is it important to have a friendly and united family? Explain your answer. What role does a friendly and united family play in your life?
- •2. Apartment Description
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Imagine that you are a realtor. Make up a dialogue with a customer and try to convince him/her to buy a little flat not far from the city centre.
- •3. My Working Day Small Business Efficiency: Improve Office Efficiency
- •Vocabulary practice
- •7 Tips To Enjoy Your Day Off`
- •Vocabulary practice
- •13 Ways to spend a day off without leaving the house
- •Vocabulary practice
- •5. A Holiday Hosting a Holiday Party?
- •Is it the Season for Giving?
- •It is Better to Give – Real Gifts
- •Vocabulary practice
- •6. My University East Ukraine Volodymyr Dahl National University
- •Vocabulary practice
- •7. Going Abroad Getting Through Customs
- •Vocabulary practice
- •8. Ukraine – Our Motherland
- •Vocabulary practice
- •9. At the hotel Choosing a Hotel
- •Vocabulary practice
- •10. A Business Appointment Top 7 Ways To Recover When You Miss a Business Appointment
- •Vocabulary practice
- •11. A Business Talk Business Appointment Success or Failure
- •Vocabulary practice
- •12. The Economy of Ukraine
- •Vocabulary practice
- •13. Travelling by Railway Rail Travel in the usa
- •Vocabulary practice
- •14. At the Booking-office Online Air Ticket Booking
- •Vocabulary practice
- •15. Cities and Towns of Ukraine
- •Vocabulary practice
- •16. Discussing a Contract
- •10 Things you need to know before entering into a contract
- •1. Know the Other Party
- •Vocabulary practice
- •17. Outstanding People of Ukraine
- •Viktor Yakovlevich Bunyakovsky
- •Vocabulary practice
- •25. At the Restaurant Restaurant and Dinner Party Manners and Etiquette
- •In a restaurant:
- •Vocabulary practice
- •How To Successfully Taste Wine
- •Vocabulary practice
- •Grammar exercises
- •3) Put in was or were into the gaps.
- •4) Put in was or were into the gaps.
- •6) Choose the correct present tense form of the verb to have for each sentence:
- •7) Choose the verb to be or to have for each sentence:
- •2) Write the correct possessive pronoun for each sentence:
- •3) Fill in each blank with the correct reflexive pronoun:
- •3) Choose the correct response:
- •1) Fill There is or There are in the gaps below.
- •2) Add there is or there are to the following sentences.
- •3) Fill in all the gaps
- •1) Fill in the blanks with much/many or a few/a little.
- •2) Decide whether you have to use little or few.
- •3) Underline the correct word from each sentence :
- •1) Define the right variant.
- •2) Choose the right modal verb.
- •3) Insert the appropriate modal verb.
- •4) Rewrite these sentences using must or can't
- •1) Rewrite each of the following sentences, omitting the underlined preposition which precedes the indirect object, and making the necessary changes in word order. For example:
- •2) Rewrite each of the following sentences, inserting the preposition to before the indirect object, and making the necessary changes in word order. For example:
- •3) Use the words in brackets to fill the gaps.
- •1) Choose the correct verb for each sentence and put it into the simple past:
- •2) Put the verbs into the Past Simple tense.
- •3) Put the verbs into the Past Simple tense.
- •1) Insert some or any.
- •2) Insert some or any.
- •3) Insert some or any.
- •1) Put in the verbs in brackets as Present Participle into the gaps.
- •2) Choose which verb tense (present/past simple or continuous) fits better.
- •3) Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •4) Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses.
- •1) Fill in each blank space with the correct past participle for each verb.
- •2) Choose which verb tense (simple past or present perfect) fits better.
- •3) Choose the right answer
- •1) Make each of the following sentences grammatically negative.
- •2) Put the verb in brackets into Future (will or going to).
- •1) Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the appropriate tenses, then click the "Check" button to check your answers.
- •2) Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense Past Perfect or Simple Past.
- •3) Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense.
- •1) Choose the right answer.
- •2) Use the correct form of the verb in brackets.
- •3) Put the verb in brackets into the right tense. In some cases alternatives are possible.
- •1) Build sentences from the given words bellow.
- •2) Put the verb in brackets into the correct form in the gap after the verb. Where no verb is given, put one of the following linking words into the gaps.
- •The Unlucky Burglar
- •3) Put the verb in brackets in an appropriate form of the future in the past.
- •1) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words.
- •2) These are typical questions that a mum gets asked every day. Peter is asking his mum loads of questions. Please read the explanation to "Reported Speech" beforehand if you aren't too sure.
- •3) Complete the sentences in the Reported Speech. Pay attention to the change of Pronouns, Demonstrative Pronouns and Verbs.
- •1) Fill in the spaces with the right modal verbs.
- •2) Use one of the modal verbs in brackets to fill each gap.
- •3) Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below. Some gaps may have more than one correct answer.
- •2) Fill in the words in brackets as adjective or adverb like in the example.
- •3) Choose the right variant.
- •1) Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Form a Conditional sentence – type I. Only use the will-future in the main clauses.
- •2) Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Form a Conditional sentence – type I. Only use the will-future in the main clauses. Mind the negations in the sentences.
- •3) Fill in all the gaps.
- •1) Translate into Russian using the Complex Object.
- •2) Translate into English using the Complex Object.
- •Texts for additional reading
- •1. My family values
- •2. Efficiency Around the Office
- •3. How to Organize a Holiday Office Party: Holiday Party Planning Tips
- •4. Essential Business Trip Planning
- •5. Planning a Successful Business Lunch
- •6. Ten Economic Freedoms of Ukraine
- •Investment Freedom – 30.0
- •7. Five common ticketing errors – and how to avoid them
- •8. Outstanding People of Ukraine
- •9. The Art of Choosing a Good Restaurant
- •U sed literature
- •R ecommended resources
Vocabulary practice
Exercise 1. Choose the proper words with the following definitions:
1) something difficult, something that tests strength, skill, or ability, especially in a way that is interesting; 2) the activity of making money by producing or buying and selling goods, or providing services; 3) to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before; 4) the quality of doing something well and effectively, without wasting time, money, or energy; 5) …..quality, position, or possession is good and other people would like to have it; 6) knowledge or skill that you gain from doing a job or activity, or the process of doing this; 7) happening or done very quickly and in a very short time; 8) a situation that causes difficulties; |
a) efficiency
b) rapid
c) challenge
d) problem e) business
f) experience
g) maintain
h) enviable |
Exercise 2. Translate into English. Use the words from the text (change the form if it’s necessary):
1. Увеличиваться в десять раз; 2. Экономический подъем; 3. Эффективный бизнес; 4. Ожидание встречи с партнером; 5. Быстрые шаги; 6. Отдельные задания; 7. Устремляться, идти вперед; 8. Компания высоких технологий;
9. Удерживать позицию; 10. Аутсорсинговое сотрудничество.
COMPREHENION CHECK
Exercise 3. Answer the questions.
What is the specialization of this high-tech company?
What is the main reason of inefficient business in the office?
What way did they solve the problem?
Why did they list and group all the tasks for each person?
Do you agree with the author’s opinion that “you should think about the ways to scale up your business while maintaining efficiency”?
What else can you advise for improving business?
Would you like to have your own company? Why?
SPEAKING
Exercise 4.
Make a list of the qualities and skills which are necessary for a successful businessman. Discuss it in your group.
4. A Day Off
7 Tips To Enjoy Your Day Off`
A day off from work should mean a day that is unlike all other days of the week. Unfortunately, with technology and persistent bad habits, people have lost the art of truly enjoying a day off as it just seems to be a continuation of their every day routine. Here are some tips to help you appreciate your day off on a whole new level:
Disconnect from work
With the internet, laptops, PDA’s, and Blackberries, we are pretty much always connected to our work 24/7. Although it can be great for productivity, it doesn’t allow you to take a step back and refuel your energy & creativity. This is why, to really have a good day off, you need to not be affected by anything from your job. For example, a friend of mine came to visit me the other day, and at one point, he looked at his Blackberry and saw a bunch of new emails. This stressed him out and really took him out of his time off and put him right back into “work mode”. On your day off, make it a point to shut everything from your job completely. You will truly appreciate the benefits of it when you get back to work afterwards.
Stay away from routine
On your day off, don’t do the same things that you do every day. For example, don’t wake up at the same time, or have the same breakfast or do the same activities that you would do on a regular day. Your day off needs to be a completely unique day, far different than anything remotely similar to your routine. If you do the same things you always do, you will only feel like it’s the same thing over and over, and you will not appreciate or embrace your day off in the same way. Your day off should be all about refreshing yourself and doing something offbeat. Be creative and take the habit of making your days off as unique as you possibly can! Breaking away from the daily routine of the week will only help you enjoy your time off more.
Remain composed
Make this a rule: on your day off, do not get angry, mad, stressed, or annoyed no matter what. We deal with enough of these emotions during the week, let’s not give them any more time during “our day”. The bottom line after all, is how you feel, and if you go through these emotions on your day off, you will not have an ideal day that is all about making you feel better. Stay away from negativity and don’t let things get to you on that specific day. You can deal with it however you may want on a regular day, but on your day off, make sure that you are 100% happy and positive. This is a wonderful way to ensure that you truly appreciate your day off and associate it with something that feels good.
Get some fresh air
If we were to calculate how much time we spend in concrete buildings during our lifetime, the number would be astoundingly high. Unless you work in nature, you probably do not spend enough time outside in the environment. This is why your day off is the perfect opportunity to get some fresh air outside and do some outdoors activities. Such things as simple as taking a 20–30 min walk in a park can make a huge difference, not only on how you feel that very day, but it will help your psyche as you go through your everyday grind. Being in nature is very good therapy to release all kinds of stress and anxiety. Personally, I make it a point to go biking on my days off, it’s not only great exercise, but I get to breathe better air than if I were indoors, and it makes my day off even more unique and interesting. Your day off shouldn’t be spent in front of a TV or a computer. You probably do enough of that during the week.
Treat yourself
Your day off should in fact be rewarding. So this is the ideal time to spoil yourself a little. Do something nice for yourself, such as getting a massage, go shopping, eat at your favorite restaurant, and the likes. When you associate your day off with a reward, regardless of what it may be, you will not only look forward to your day off, but you will increase your appreciation of it. This is what we ultimately want to truly enjoy a day off. For example, I know people that do not look forward to a day off because they have associated it with something they do not enjoy. Sure, work can be fun, you can love your job, but no matter how much you love your work, you should love your day off even more. So treat yourself well on your day off and make it a day where you reward yourself for all the hard work that you do during your week.
Take your time
When I am working, I am often going at rapid speed, and I think that it’s the same for most people. After all, in this information & technology age, demands are higher, and productivity needs to be more efficient. Therefore, we end up working at a much faster pace than ever before. This is why I make it a point that I do not do things at such speed on my day off. I take my time, as I do not want my day off to seem like it went by too fast. Besides, you shouldn’t be in a hurry on your day off. You should be calm, relaxed, and just appreciating every minute of it. Whatever it is that you do, such as taking a walk in the park or treating yourself with a little shopping, just take ample time to enjoy yourself and enjoy the experience. Spend it with people you care about
As we work during the week, we rarely have the time to spend it with people we love. This is why you should spend your day off doing activities with the people that mean a lot in your life. This will bring meaningful joy to what you are doing, and make it not only even more rewarding, but something that you can look forward to during the week. At the end of the day, surrounding ourselves with love is what we all seek for, so this can truly ensure that you have the very best day off you can possibly think of.
Source: http://www.ineedmotivation.com/blog/2008/06/7–tips–to–enjoy–your–day–off/
Word List:
Appreciate – [ə'pri:ʃɪeɪt] – оценивать (высоко), воспринимать, быть признательным;
Tip – [tɪp] – разг. полезный совет, намёк, подсказка; чаевые;
Allow – [ə'lau] – позволять, разрешать, делать возможным;
Refuel – [ri:'fju:əl] – дозаправиться, пополнить запасы топлива;
Mode – [məud] – состояние, режим;
Embrace – [ɪm'breɪs], [em-] – воспользоваться, принимать, заключать в себе;
Offbeat – [ɔf'bi:t] – оригинальный, непривычный, выходящий из ряда вон;
Composed – [kəm'pəuzd] – невозмутимый, сдержанный, спокойный;
Astounding – [ə'staundɪŋ] – изумительный, поразительный, удивительный;
Grind – [graɪnd] – разг. прогулка для моциона;
Anxiety – [æŋ(g)'zaɪətɪ] – беспокойство, тревога, страх;
Treat – [tri:t] – лечить, угощать, баловать;
Rewarding – [rɪ'wɔːdɪŋ] – стоящий, полезный;
Spoil – [spɔɪl] – портить, баловать;
Reward – [rɪ'wɔːd] – награда;
Ample – ['æmpl] – изобильный, достаточный;