Follow up exercises

Exercise 1. Introduce Bill Gates and his company to your groupmates.

Exercise 2. Tell your groupmates about Steve Jobs and his talents.

Exercise 3. Describe Henry Ford as a manager.

Exercise 4. Collect information about an influential and respected entrepreneur of today and give a talk about him/her in class.

Vocabulary reference

wealthy состоятельный

influential влиятельный

beautiful красивый

rich богатый

expensive дорогой

important важный

respected уважаемый

little маленький

far далёкий

self-made man человек, добившийся успеха своими собственными силами

industrialist промышленник

masses народные массы

assembly line сборочная линия, конвейер

pay rate уровень зарплаты

inventor изобретатель

production продукция, изделие

icon икона, изображение, символ

Test 1

9. Transcribe the following words.

receptionist, administrator, supplier, trader, wealthy, important, further, developer, receiver, cofounder, entrepreneur, success, rumours, industrialist, production, designer

II. Read the transcription of the words and spell them.

[ˋsæmpl], [ˋɔ:dǝ], [fɪˋlænƟrǝpɪst], [ˋk˄rǝnt], [ˋɪndǝstrɪ], [ˋmægneɪt], [kǝuˋfaundǝ], [ɪksˋpensɪv], [dɪˋrektǝ], [ˈmænjᴜˋfækʧǝrǝ], [ˋʧɛǝmǝn]

III. Write the following numerals.

38, 59, 45, 11, 167, 723, 1495681, 1532794326

IV. Translate the word-combinations from Russian into English.

company car, company success, department head, chairman of the meeting, the director’s office, the Sales Manager’s report, the Advertising department’s samples, job opportunities, business plans, receiver of information, designer of cars

V. Give the comparative and superlative degrees of the following adjectives.

good, fast, wealthy, influential, little, many, respected, important, bad, strong

VI. Form nouns from the following verbs.

invent, create, produce, design, manage, program

VII. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. Он – влиятельный человек в мире бизнеса.

2. Это важная задача?

3. В каждом офисе есть компьютер от компании Майкрософт.

4. Бил Гейтс один из самых богатых людей мира.

5. Стив Джобс – компьютерный гений (маг).

6. Он – разработчик всемирно-известных смартфонов.

Lesson 2 a profile of a famous entrepreneur Grammar and vocabulary

• Present Simple of have (got)

• Present Simple interrogative and negative

• Adverbs of frequency

• I like + N, I like + infinitive, I’d like + infinitive

Exercise 1. Pronounce the following verbs. Check their pronunciation in a dictionary if necessary. Learn them.

read – читать, write – писать, find – находить, buy – покупать, sell – продавать, meet – встречать, give – давать, begin – начинать, get – получать, work – работать, talk – разговаривать, spell – произносить по буквам, forget – забывать, ask – спрашивать, receive – получать, believe – верить, use - использовать, take – брать, hear – слышать, go – идти, come – приходить, show – показывать, choose – выбирать, watch – наблюдать/смотреть, look – смотреть, have – иметь, own – иметь/обладать, love – любить, live – жить, encompass – охватывать/заключать в себе, overlook – выходить окнами на, fill – наполнять/заполнять, remove – удалять, say – говорить, make – делать, bring – приносить/привносить, like – любить/нравиться, want – хотеть/желать

Exercise 2. Memorize the forms of the verb ‘to have’ (иметь, обладать) in the Present Simple.

Positive form	Interrogative form	Negative form
I have (got) (I’ve got) You have (got) You’ve got He has (got) He’s got She has (got) She’s got It has (got) It’s got We have (got) We’ve got You have (got) You’ve got They have (got) They’ve got	Have I got? Have you got? Has he got? Has she got? Has it got? Have we got? Have you got? Have they got?	I have not got (haven’t got) You have not got (haven’t got) He has not got (hasn’t got) She has not got (hasn’t got) It has not got (hasn’t got) We have not got (hasn’t got) You have not got (haven’t got) They have not got (haven’t got)

Exercise 3. Transform these sentences paying attention to different forms of the verb ‘to have’. Translate them from English into Russian.

Model: I have a bag. – I’ve got a bag. – У меня есть сумочка.

1. I have an umbrella. 2. You have a map. 3. He has a car. 4. She has an inn. 5. We have a shop. 6. You have a job. 7. They have an accountant. 8. I have an apartment. 9. She has a personal computer. 10. They have an assembly line.

Exercise 4. Make these sentences interrogative according to the model.

Model: You have got a nice house. – Have you got a nice house?

1. I have got this software. 2. You have got a small family business. 3. He has got a desk-top computer. 4. She has got a smart electronic device. 5. We have got a new email address. 6. They have got a big factory. 7. He has got a café in the city. 8. They have got new furniture (мебель). 9. She has got an expensive bag. 10. We have got an interesting job.

Exercise 5. Answer these questions in the positive and in the negative.

Model: Have you got a family? – Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.

1. Have I got a map? 2. Have you got a car park in your city? 3. Has he got a high salary? 4. Has she got this sample? 5. Have we got a Russian flag? 6. Have they got new brands? 7. Have I got a telephone? 8. Has he got this opportunity? 9. Has she got a good company? 10. Have they got an easy task?

Exercise 6. Memorize the forms of the verb ‘to ask’ (спрашивать) in the Present Simple tense.

Affirmative	Interrogative	Negative
I ask You ask He asks She asks It asks We ask You ask They ask	Do I ask? Do you ask? Does he ask? Does she ask? Does it ask? Do we ask? Do you ask? Do they ask?	I don’t ask You don’t ask He doesn’t ask She doesn’t ask It doesn’t ask We don’t ask You don’t ask They don’t ask

Exercise 7. Translate the following sentences from English into Russian. Remember that the Present Simple form denotes a regular action. Use the adverbs of frequency.

always – всегда

usually – обычно

often – часто

sometimes – иногда

seldom – редко

never – никогда

every day – каждый день

1. I often buy electronic devices. 2. You always sell Italian furniture. 3. We never forget about our goals. 4. He sometimes gets a high salary. 5. She reads boring reports every day. 6. We talk with the Transport Manager every Monday. 7. They seldom meet important guests. 8. I usually write long reports. 9. He never phones them. 10. You sometimes work on Saturday.

Exercise 8. Make these questions interrogative according to the model.

Model: You go to meeting every Tuesday. – Do you go to meetings every Tuesday?

He speaks good English. – Does he speak good English?

1. I often go to exhibitions and fairs. 2. He likes expensive things. 3. She owns a small inn in the city. 4. They often remove old files. 5. You usually tell us interesting stories. 6. We usually bring samples from the shop. 7. I seldom make reports. 8. We believe them. 9. He uses an old desk-top computer. 10. He shows his collection every Wednesday.

Exercise 9. Compare the following structures. Translate the pairs of sentences from English into Russian.

Model: (like + Noun)

I like their company. – Мне нравится их компания.

(like + to-infinitive)

I like to come to their company. – Мне нравится приходить к ним в компанию.

1. I like interesting people. / I like to meet interesting people. 2. You want a new software programme. / You want to buy a new software programme. 3. He likes expensive presents. / He likes to get expensive presents. 4. She likes important guests. / She likes to receive important guests. 5. They want cheap furniture. / They want to produce cheap furniture. 6. He forgets this. /He forgets to say good bye.

Exercise 10. Translate the sentences with the construction I’d like to do.

Model: I’d like to sell my old house. – Мне бы хотелось продать свой старый дом.

1. I’d like to come on Sunday. 2. You’d like to go to a meeting. 3. He’d like to use this sample. 4. She’d like to find a new job. 5. We’d like to remove his desk. 6. They’d like to make a report. 7. I’d like to sell my company. 8. He’d like to use this opportunity. 9. She’d like to work for this firm. 10. We’d like to watch a French film.