Элективный курс по английскому языку «Деловой английский»

2. How else can you express the following ideas!

1. 
   to start on a journey
   
2. 
   to become suddenly rich
   
3. 
   to examine an area in order to find gold, silver, oil
   
4. 
   to have/not to have good fortune
   
5. 
   a fancy/a dream that can never become true
   
6. 
   to stay or to be left behind after others have gone, disappeared, etc.
   

GRAMMAR FOLIO

Предшествование — the Past Perfect Tense

Using the Past Perfect Tense is easier than you may think. Just go over the examples below carefully. Very carefully. . Jane had earned $75 by 1997,.

• 
  Jane had earned $75 before she deposited it in the bank.
  

• 
  The Young Americans Bank had started business long before Jane deposited her money in it.
  

• 
  After Jane had earned some money, she deposited it in the bank.
  

Как видите, эти примеры подтверждают известное вам правило: Past Perfect выражает предшествование — действие или событие, которое уже завершилось до какого-то момента в прошлом.

3. What event takes place first! Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. 
   John (to leave) before the flood (to sweep) the city.
   
2. 
   After the fire (to destroy) his house, John (to leave) the city.
   
3. 
   John Jones (to arrive) in Colorado before the gold rash of 1859 (to start).
   
4. 
   After John (to lose) his riches, he (to hit) the road.
   
5. 
   After he (to work) on a farm, John (to continue) his desperate quest for riches.
   
6. 
   John (to move) into a new house before another disaster (to strike).
   

7. 
   After John (to move) into a new house, fire (to destroy) the city.
   
8. 
   After John (to leave), another disaster (to strike).
   
9. 
   After John (to buy) the ranch, it (to start) to prosper.
   10. After John (to become) a sheep rancher, he (to prosper).
   

5. Write a letter.

You are John Jones. You are an old man now. You are writing a letter to your brother Sam at home in England. Tell him the story of your life in the USA.

"Dear Sam,

I hope you are well. I haven't seen you for ages. I miss you.

My life here hasn't been easy. I arrived in Colorado in 1859...

I hope to hear from you soon. Truly yours, John."

Занятие № 6 (2ч. )

HOME BUSINESS

Paul Arber has remained in a corporate job all his life. Why? He has been brought up believing that this was the only option he had for sup­porting his family. Paul has always believed that his corporate job is secure and that he will retire in comfort to a life of security. He worked hard in order to get ahead financially. But then the threat of layoff became all too real. Now he is re-directing his energies into home business.

Paul has carefully planned every step. First he took a look at the suc­cess rates of home businesses. Surprisingly, he found that almost 90% of these businesses are still operating after one yeai* and over 70% are still in operation after 3 years.

Some of Paul's friends have discovered home business opportunities which provide options for earning substantial incomes.

Paul is looking for something which requires only a modest investment, and a reasonable, but not excessive, amount of effort to succeed. Is it at all possible? Recently Paul has come up with an idea. He is quite enthusi­astic about it. He believes, his idea will work for him. He is going to do business on the Web.

TASKS

1. What is missing?

Paul Arber has remained in a

Paul has been brought up believing that this was the only had.

Paul has always believed that his corporate job is

he will retire in comfort to a life of .

He worked hard in order to get .

5. 
   But then the threat of
   
6. 
   Now he is
   

his energies into home business.

7. First he took a look at the of home business­
es.

8. He found that over 70% of these businesses are still

after 3 years.

2. Put in the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. 
   Paul {to bring up) believing that this was the only option he had for supporting his family.
   
2. 
   Paul has always believed that his corporate job {to be) secure and that he {to retire) in comfort to a life of security.
   
3. 
   Now Paul (to re-direct) his energies into home business.
   
4. 
   Paul (to plan, already) every step.
   
5. 
   Paul found that almost 90% of these businesses {to operate, still) after one year.
   

3. a) The following refers only to Paul. Say it in the singular.

1. 
   Paul and Frank have discovered new home business opportunities.
   
2. 
   Paul and Frank have remained in corporate jobs all their lives.
   

1. 
   Paul and Frank have been brought up believing that this was the only option they had for supporting their families.
   
2. 
   Paul and Frank have always believed that their corporate jobs are secure and that they will retire in comfort.
   

b) The following refers to both Paul and Frank. Say it in the plural.

1. 
   Paul has been working hard in order to get ahead financially.
   
2. 
   Now Paul is re-directing his energies into home business.
   
3. 
   Paul has carefully planned every step.
   
4. 
   Paul believes, his idea will work for him.
   

corporate ['ko:p(a)nt] adj относящийся к корпорациям

corporate job работа в корпорации

excessive [ik'sesiv] adj чрезмерный

income ['тклт] n доход(ы), приход, поступления;

layoff, lay-off ['lerof] n увольнение из-за отсутствия работы

option ['rjpjbn] n выбор, возможность

opportunity [,Dp9'tju:n9ti] n возможность, перспектива

retire [n'taia] v переводить, уходить на пенсию

secure [si'kjua] adj безопасный, надежно защищенный,

надежный, прочный

security [si'kjuanti] n безопасность, уверенность

substantial [ssb'staenjbl] adj значительный

support [sa'poit] v поддерживать

содержать (семью web [web] n the Web) паутина

всемирная электронная сеть

4. True or false! Correct the statements if they are false.

1. 
   Paul Arber has held a corporate job all his life.
   
2. 
   He is currently re-directing his energies into home business, after he was laid off.
   
3. 
   Paul found out that 70% of home businesses still operate after 2 years.
   
4. 
   Paul's home business idea has earned him a substantial income.
   
5. 
   Paul has started doing business on the Web.
   

QUOTATION FOLIO

The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.

Robert Frost, American poet

5. Roleplay the following situation.

Paul Arber has his doubts about leaving his corporate job. His son and/or his daughter encourage him to go ahead and start a new life, that is start a home business. They are quite positive one can do business on the Web. In fact, they are quite enthusiastic about the whole thing.

6. Discuss the following.

1. 
   Would you like to start a home business? What kind do you have in mind?
   
2. 
   Would you like to do business on the Web?
   
3. 
   Does a family business unite the family?
   

Занятие № 7(1ч.)

Защита проектов по теме «.Быть или не быть бизнесменом»

Литература :1. Методическая мозаика №1 2008;

№1 2005;

№ 5 2007

2.Газета «Первое сентября» № 15 2007

3.И.Тарасова «Деловой английский в рассказах и упражнениях», Москва «Просвещение» 1999