Verbs frequently used with Business Conduct; do; transact; drum up; build up; establish; launch; set up in; manage; operate; run.

b) Which of the above verbs mean:

b) Which of the above verbs means:

1. Керувати (торговельним) підприємством;

2. відкрити (розпочати) свою власну справу; відкрити торговельне підприємство;

3. вести комерційну діяльність?

c) Translate into Ukrainian.

1. We are starting up a new business.

2. They are very easy to do business with.

3. Susan built up a very successful business.

4. She had the idea of starting her own business.

5. We do very good business with this company.

6. Partners have equal rights to conduct business.

7. My cousin has set up in business as a hairdresser.

8. This is most efficient way of managing a business.

9. They advertised their services to drum up business.

10. We operate the whole business from our central office.

11. They launched their business last year with 15 employees.

12. Manufacturers are getting used to transacting business online.

13. He managed the family business while his father was away ill.

14. He left the teaching profession in 1999 to set up his own business.

15. He is far too poor hand (нікудишній бізнесмен) to be able to run a business.

16. John set up in business as a property developer (забудовник; венчурний будівельник).

17. As more businesses were established, Front Street became the main business street in town.

Task 6. Think and answer.

1. Can big business overcome cultural and political differences between countries?

2. Do governments always support the interests of big business?

3. Are elections big business in this country now? Why (not)?

4. Are there many small / big businesses in your city?

5. How does big business affect our lives?

6. What can be big business nowadays?

Task 7. a) Mind the usage of verbs in the following phrases.

Which word?

DO business vs. MAKE it your own business

To do business with somebody is to deal, trade or have common business with somebody. To make it your own business to do something is to make an effort to do something because you think it is important.

b) Read the example sentences. Make up similar sentences of your own.

1. I found them very easy to do business with. – Я з’ясував, що з ними надзвичайно легко вести справи.

2. It’s been a pleasure to do business with you. – З вами приємно мати справу.

3. You can’t do business with Uncle Whiskers! – З дядечком Семом жодних справ!

4. Don’t do business with fly-by-night people. – Не май справ з підозрілими людьми.

5. I am not used to being deceived by those I do business with. – Я не звик до того, щоб мене обманювали мої партнери по бізнесу.

6. He’s someone I can do business with. – Він той, з ким можна вести справи.

7. She makes it her own business to get to know all her staff. – Вона взяла на себе відповідальність познайомитися з усім своїм персоналом.

8. I shall make it my business to find out who is responsible. – Я вважатиму за обов’язок з’ясувати, хто винен.

Task 8. a) Revise the word-building rules.

Nouns ending in -or / -er often refer to a person who gives or sends something to somebody.

Nouns ending in -ee refer to the person who receives the thing.

For example:

• an employer gives a job to an employee;

• a payer pays money to a payee;

• a franchiser gives the right to operate a business to a franchisee;

• a lessor gives a lessee the use of a building;

• a licensor gives a licensee the right to use something.

Some productive word-building suffixes are: -ship; -er; -ility; -ee;

E.g.	Friend + -SHIP = FRIENDSHIP work + -ER = WORKER able + -ILITY = ABILITY train + -EE = TRAINEE

b) Use the above suffixes to form derivatives of the given words. Translate the words into Ukrainian.

1. Consume; 2. dealer; 3. employ; 4. entrepreneur; 5. law; 6. liable; 7. own; 8. owner; 9. partner; 10. photograph; 11. possible; 12. proprietor; 13. provide; 14. responsible; 15. trade.

Task 9. Practice reading the following words:

to allow [ə`lau] category [`kætəgəri] / [`kætəgO:ri] charter [`t∫α:tə] / [`t∫α:rtər] civil [`sıvəl] colloquial [kə`ləukwiəl] consequence [`kOntsıkwənts] / [`kα:ntsəkwənts] convenience [kən`vi:niənts] corporate [`kO:pərət] / [`kO:rpərət] criterion [kra`tıəriən] debt [det] delicatessen [ֽdelıkə`tesən] distinguish [dı`stıŋgwı∫] dominant [`dOmınənt] effect [ı`fekt] especially [ı`spe∫əli] giant [`Gaıənt] guest houses [`gest hauzız] headcount [`hedkaunt] initial [ı`nı∫əl] kind [kaınd] lawyer [`lO:jə] / [`lO:jər]

legal [`li:gəl] liability [ֽlaıə`bıləti] limited [`lımıtıd] / [`lımətəd] medium-sized [`mi:diəm `saızd] multinational [ֽmAlti`næ∫ənəl] numerous [`nju:mərəs] ownership [`əunə∫ıp] / [`əunər∫ıp] photographer [fə`tOgrəfə] / [fə`tα:grəfər] politician [ֽpOlə`tı∫ən] / [ֽpα:lə`tı∫ən] private [`praıvət] proprietor [prə`praıətə] / [prə`praıətər] proprietorship [prə`praıətə∫ıp] / [prə`praıətər∫ıp] restaurant [`restərOnt] / [`restərənt] sole [səul] subsequent [`sAbsıkwənt] symbolic [sım`bOlık] / [sım`bα:lık] talent [`tælənt] tradesmen [`treıdzmən] vary [`veəri] / [`veri]

Task 10. Read the text.