- •Isbn 966-629-071-5
- •Contents
- •Business and entrepreneurship
- •Lesson 1
- •Which word?
- •A business vs. Business
- •What is Business?
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •When pleasure interferes with business, give up business. (from American)
- •Lesson 2
- •Which word?
- •Verbs frequently used with Business Conduct; do; transact; drum up; build up; establish; launch; set up in; manage; operate; run.
- •Which word?
- •Forms of Business Organization
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •“Mom and pop business” [`mOm ænd pOp `bıznəs] – амер. Дрібне приватне підприємництво; родинний бізнес, приватна крамничка;
- •Colloquial expression [kə`ləukwiəl ık`spre∫ən] – розмовний зворот (вираз);
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- •Which word?
- •Design, invent or engineer?
- •Which word?
- •Creative / artistic / innovative / original / imaginative / ingenious / inventive
- •Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship
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- •Lesson 2
- •Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Vocabulary building intrapreneur
- •Unit 3. Doing business internationally Lesson 1
- •Which word?
- •Adjective or noun?
- •B) Read aloud the following sentences paying attention to the words in italics.
- •Task 9. Think and answer.
- •Task 10. Practice reading the following words.
- •Task 11. Read the text.
- •International Business
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Task 14. A) Translate the words in column a and their derivatives in columns b and c. Use your dictionary if necessary.
- •Lesson 2
- •Careers in International Business
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Words easily confused
- •Affect / effect [ə`fekt] [ı`fekt]
- •Unit 4. Communication in business Lesson 1
- •Modern Means of Business Communication
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •The Internet
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
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- •How are computer words formed?
- •Lesson 2
- •Cross-cultural Barriers to Business Communication
- •1) Stereotypes
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •2) Time
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- •3) Space
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •4) Body language
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •5) Etiquette
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •6) Translation problems
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •Words easily confused
- •Module test 1.
- •Variant 1.
- •Variant 2.
- •Variant 3.
- •Econom-
- •Which word?
- •Economics vs. Economy
- •The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on weather forecasters.
- •Economics
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •“The economy depends about as much on economists as the weather does on weather forecasters.”
- •“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” (Will Smith)
- •Lesson 2
- •Which word?
- •Economic vs. Economical
- •Which word?
- •Economic goods vs. Economy goods
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Increase, growth or rise?
- •Economy
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 1
- •Which word?
- •Trade / business / industry
- •Which word?
- •Supplier or distributor?
- •Task 12. A) Define the meaning of the word “трейдер” in Ukrainian. Let the following headlines from Ukrainian mass media be your clues.
- •What is Trade?
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 2
- •Trade or Commerce?
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Verb or noun?
- •Vocabulary building bimonthly / biweekly biyearly etc.
- •Forms of Trade
- •Vocabulaty Notes:
- •Lesson 3
- •Which word?
- •Trade vs. Trades
- •International Trade
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •Lesson 4
- •Modern Patterns of International Trade
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •Module test 2.
- •Variant 1.
- •Variant 2.
- •Variant 3.
- •Product, market and marketing
- •Lesson 1
- •Which word?
- •Noun or verb?
- •A service that people can buy, especially a way of investing or saving money
- •Which word?
- •Brand / label / make
- •Vocabulary Notes:
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- •What is Product?
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- •Lesson 2
- •Which word?
- •Product Breadth vs. Product Depth
- •Three Levels of a Product
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Understanding Information on Products
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 3
- •-Ability
- •Market-
- •Which word?
- •Marketplace vs. Marketspace
- •Which word?
- •Market niche vs. Niche market
- •Adjectives frequently used with market
- •Narrow / short / thin / heavy / tight / weak / broad / close / distant
- •Which word?
- •Demand or market?
- •Market and Market Relations
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Lesson 1
- •Which word?
- •Desire vs. Need / desire vs. Wish / need vs. Urge
- •Which word?
- •Distribution / delivery / dispatch / logistics
- •What is Marketing?
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 2
- •Careers in Marketing
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Торговець, продавець
- •Extended Marketing Mix
- •Vocabulary notes:
- •Which word?
- •Customer / client / clientele / consumer / account
- •Lesson 3
- •Which word?
- •Advertising vs. Advertisement
- •Advertising
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Copyright vs. Copywriter
- •Advertising Today
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Task 27. Translate into English.
- •Marketing vs. Advertising: What’s the Difference?
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- •Money and banking
- •Lesson 1
- •Which word?
- •Money vs. Moneys / monies
- •Which word?
- •What is Money?
- •Vocabulary notes:
- •Lesson 2
- •Vocabulary building Describing what happens to currencies
- •Money vs. Currency
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 1
- •Vocabulary building When a company fails
- •Bank Staff
- •Vocabulary notes:
- •Lesson 2
- •What is a Bank?
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Credit vs. Loan
- •Which word?
- •Share vs. Stock
- •Task 10. Practice reading the following words.
- •Task 11. Read the text. What is Finance? (Part I)
- •Vocabulary notes:
- •Task 13. Agree or disagree with the following statements.
- •Task 15. Find in the text “What is Finance?” (Part I) (Task 11) the words opposite in meaning to the following:
- •Which word?
- •Income / earnings / revenue
- •What three basic things do companies do when they lack money to cover operating costs?
- •Lesson 2
- •Which word?
- •Fund vs finance
- •Task 3. Practice reading the following words.
- •Task 4. Read the text. What is Finance? (Part II)
- •Vocabulary notes:
- •Which word?
- •Task 15. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate terms from the box.
- •Lesson 3
- •Accounting Connected with the period of twelve months over which a government or a company prepares a full set of financial records, or part of this period
- •Which word?
- •Fiscal vs. Financial
- •Year in Year out
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Fiscal Crises vs. Financial Crises
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 1
- •Which word?
- •Account / bill / invoice / check / tab
- •Accounting Overview
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Task 18. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate terms from the box. Translate the passage.
- •Lesson 2
- •Accounting Overview
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Task 4. Give number of the paragraph(s) in which they discuss …
- •Task 9. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate terms from the box. Translate the passage.
- •Company. Human resources. Management
- •Lesson 1
- •Which word?
- •Company vs. Campaign
- •Which word?
- •Corporation vs. Company
- •Talking about Companies
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Task 17. In the text “Talking about Companies” (Task 12) find the words which can be tranlsted as:
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- •Lesson 2
- •Vocabulary building Starting a business
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •Vocabulary building Subsidiaries and groups of companies
- •Some of the World’s Oldest Companies
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
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- •Lesson 3
- •Which word?
- •Organizational Structure
- •Vocabulary Notes:
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- •Lesson 4
- •Vocabulary building colleagues and rivals
- •Vocabulary building Staff
- •Human Resources
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Ensure vs. Insure
- •Vocabulary building Employing people
- •Vocabulary building Getting rid of employees
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 1
- •-Ability
- •Vocabulary building Words for Bosses
- •Management and Managers
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Lesson 2
- •Levels and Patterns of Management
- •Vocabulary Notes:
- •Lesson 3
- •Which word?
- •Authoritarian / authoritative / autocratic / bossy
- •Leadership Styles
- •Vocabulary and Cultural Notes:
- •Which word?
- •Eeffective vs. Efficient
- •Module test 6.
- •Variant 1. Task 1. Which word is being transcribed? Give the spelling of the words.
- •Task 4. What term is being defined?
- •An organization that a company forms for its employees to represent them when dealing with the managers;
- •Variant 3. Task 1. Which word is being transcribed? Give the spelling of the words.
- •Task 4. What term is being defined?
- •Afterword:
- •Glossary of terms
- •References:
- •Іт ресурси:
Task 15. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate terms from the box.
payment schedule |
repaid |
secured |
internal finance |
lender |
floating |
debt financing |
asset |
borrow |
interest rate |
loan |
raising |
The vast majority of small firms are now financed through (1)_____. However, when people think about (2)_____ money their first port of call is generally the bank. In fact, approximately between 60% and 70% of small businesses call on their local bank to (3)_____ a sum of money to see them to the next stage of growth or to get the company up and running. This is the most typical form of (4)_____. The loan typically has to be (5)_____ at an agreed interest rate and within a specified period of time. The (6)_____ can either be (7)_____ or fixed rate.
Typically the (8)_____ is secured against an asset. This means that if the business fails to repay the loan, the (9)_____ has the right to claim the asset. An (10)_____ could be a house or other premises or some equipment owned by the business. As the loan is (11)_____, the cost is usually less than other more risky types of borrowing. However, a bank loan also locks companies into a (12)_____ that may cause problems for small businesses.
Task 16. Translate into English.
1. Фінансування із зовнішніх джерел може бути на короткотермінових і на довготермінових умовах (засадах, домовленостях). 2. Довготермінові кошти часто надаються у формі облігацій. 3. Пайова власність і довготермінові кредити використовуються для довгострокового фінансування. 4. Баланс між пайовою власністю та довгостроковими кредитами формують структуру капіталу компанії. 5. Банки часто надають кредитну лінію компаніям, які потребують обігових коштів. 6. Компанії використовують короткостроковий капітал дуже подібно до того, як це роблять фізичні особи. 7. Короткотерміновий капітал компаній використовується на утримання офісу та заробітну плату. 8. Компанії вдаються до довгострокового фінансування, щоб заплатити за нові активи, які існуватимуть багато років. 9. Найчастіше короткострокове фінансування повинно бути відшкодоване за період до одного року. 10. У кожній компанії сьогодні є фінансовий відділ, або ж принаймні фінансовий менеджер. 11. Сьогодні спостерігається тенденція зосереджувати й консолідувати фінансове забезпечення в межах організації у колективне обслуговування. Це дозволяє перейти від низки фінансових відділів, які виконують одні й ті ж самі функції, до більш централізованої моделі. 12. Фінанси є одним із важливих аспектів управління компанією. 13. Рішення, які приймають менеджери в питаннях отримання й використання капіталу, впливають на загальний фінансовий успіх компанії. 14. За відсутності належного фінансового планування малоймовірно, що нове підприємство стане успішним. 15. Управління коштами є суттєвим для гарантування безпечного майбутнього як фізичних осіб, так і організацій. 16. Фінансовий менеджмент є аналогічним фінансовій функції бухгалтерів. 17. Фінансовий облік більшою мірою зосереджений на звітуванні фінансової інформації про діяльність компанії у попередній період. 18. Фінансові рішення спрямовані у майбутнє компанії.
Task 17. Answer the questions.
How can long-term funds be acquired?
What is the company’s capital structure formed by?
What are the main sources of working capital?
How do companies generally utilize their short-term capital?
Why does a company seek long-term financing?
What is the repayment period by short-term / long-term financing?
Who is in charge of financial operations in a company?
What is a current trend in finance provisions of an organization?
How does finance relate to business management?
How do functions of financial accounting differ from those of financial management?
Task 18. Say what you know about …
Long-term capital: its sources, repayment period, common ways of utilizing.
Short-term caputal: its sources, repayment period, common ways of utilizing.
Modern trends in arranging financial provisions within a company.
The impact of managerial decisions on the state of financial affairs in a company.
Financial management vs. financial acounting.
Task 19. Comment on the following sayings.
“A budget is just a method of worrying before you spend money, as well as afterward.”
“A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain.” (Robert Frost, 1874-1963)
“Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I’m not there, I go to work.” (Robert Orben)
“The highest use of capital is not to make more money, but to make money do more for the betterment of life.” (Henry Ford)
“We can loan you enough money to get you completely out of debt.” (Sign on bank)
