- •Notes and Commentary
- •Vocabulary
- •In 1873, Joel Owsley Cheek was given the traditional silver dollar by his father.
- •Annual model changes were supported by intensive advertising, campaigns.
- •By next year, over half the new jobs in Britain will have been created by turns
- •Assignment 14
- •Assignment 15
- •Assignment 16
In 1873, Joel Owsley Cheek was given the traditional silver dollar by his father.
At that time, the mass market was not only growing but would buy a wide variety of cars. This trend was encouraged by General Motors.
Some 4,5 million Model A's were built in 5 years, and even the most expensive version was sold for under $600.
Annual model changes were supported by intensive advertising, campaigns.
The Detroit design syndrome was soon established.
She said «Adam Smith be appoint professor, of economics at Glasgow
University next year».
She said (that) Smith would be appointed professor of economics at Glasgow
University the next year.
Please don’t enter. The economics exam is being taken by to students at the
moment.
He was being shown a new office when she came.
Millions of cars have been produced by General Motors this year.
His new business has much been spoken about lately.
The specialists have just been sent for.
By the 1960s, heavy industries, including steel manufacture and shipbuilding,
had been replaced by high-technology manufacturing industries.
By next year, over half the new jobs in Britain will have been created by turns
employing fewer than 100 staff.
She added (that) by the next year, over half the new jobs in Britain would have
been created by firms employing fewer than 100 staff.
Assignment 14
Open the brackets; use the correct form of the verb. The italicized words denoting time will help you do it. Wherever necessary, change the word order. Write the correct sentence in the space opposite the original one.
The Economist (to publish) in London. |
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Britain is not as developed as some of the industrial countries. It (to overtake) economically by the United States and Germany. |
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The latest issue of the newspaper (to edit) at the moment. |
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By the end of Queen Victoria's reign, new industries (to develop), new factories (to build). |
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The Wall Street Journal generally (to regard) as one of the world's outstanding business journals. |
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Wars usually (to follow) by a period of severe hardship. |
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She remarked that some state-owned facilities such as Water and Gas (to hand over) to voters by the end of the following month. |
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In the middle of the 19th century, food, fuel and raw materials such as cotton (to import) in large quantities and (to pay for) with finished goods manufactured in Britain. |
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The magazine's articles primarily (to direct) toward business executives and investors, but it (to read) widely by others, including Cabinet members of most governments. |
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Some agriculturists envision a future where weather (to make) to order and millions of identical: battle (to produce) as clones from a single superior «parent». |
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In the second half of the 18th century, industry (to transform) from hand-work at home to machine-work in factories. |
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Look! Mary (to introduce) to the new boss. |
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By the time he arrived, the new project (to discuss) for about two hours. |
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Why didn't you come to the party yesterday? - I couldn't. At that very time my car (to repair). |
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He said that he (to offer) a new job by one of the managers of the firm three days before. |
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BP (to involve) in oil and gas exploration, oil refining and the manufacture of petrochemical products. |
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At that time, increase in demand for products (to make) possible by a series of inventions such as the steam-engine. |
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