Working on the text

Task 1. Match the words as they occur in the text and translate them in your native language

1) to grow 2) the transfer of 3) to maintain 4) a retail 5) to restrict 6) purchase 7) by means of 8) to manufacture 9) to handle 10) among other

a) business relationship b) sector c) forms d) the access e) computers f) innovations g) information h) rapidly i) simple transaction j) a product

Task 2. Find the words or expressions in the text that mean the following

1) another word to connect (par.1)

2) advertisement inserted in a TV or radio programme (par.1);

3) cause something to exist; to give rise to; to produce (par.1);

4) something new that is introduced (par. 4);

5) examine, look carefully (par.4);

6) one issued by a business firm allowing the holder to obtain goods in credit (par.3);

7) data, programmes etc. not forming parts of a computer but used for its operation (par. 2);

8) secret information (par. 3);

9) to act or work independently ( par.4);

10) another word for property (par.4).

Task 3. Match the two halves to make sentences

1. Having been created in 1983, 2. The introduction of the World Wide Web 3. E-commerce is said to involve 4. The number of people using “on-line” 5. Systems for encrypting information 6. Advertising their goods or services 7. It is important that electronic auction 8. To be isolated from the surrounding networks collaborating companies elaborate upon 9. To establish a virtual company 10. Most of traditional retail agencies

a)… one should connect a number of firms through the Internet. b)… many companies often refer to their own Web sites. c)… considerably promoted the development of e-commerce. d)… are likely to be replaced by their electronic equivalent. e)… the Internet system connects millions of computer users now. f)… special security extranets to be used for information exchange. g)… facilitate the sale and the delivery of goods to consumers. h)… wide computer networks used for diverse economic activities. i)… are sure to support the growth of banking transactions through the Internet. j)… either for business purposes or education is constantly growing.

Focus on Grammar

Task 4. Complete the sentences with one word from list A and one from list B.

A apologizes belongs depends knows laughs reminds succeeds

B about at for in of on to

1. I don’t like him. I think he laughs at me behind my back.

2. I’ll be surprised if he _______ walking to the top of the mountain.

3. Isabel sends her love and _______ not contacting you. She’s been really busy.

4. It’s difficult to know when the bus will come. It _________ the time of day.

5. She’s very intelligent. She ________ a lot ________ economics and things like that.

6. The dictionary isn’t mine. I think it _______ Jorge.

7. This music _______ me ______ the time I spent in India.

Task 5. Complete the sentences with one word from list A and one from list B.

A right good famous interested frightened kind annoyed

B about at for in of to with

1. I was right about the train times. It does leave at 16.30.

2. I love science, but I’m not very ___________ mathematics.

3. Istanbul is ___________ the beautiful Blue Mosque.

4. Are you ____________American movies from the fifties.

5. I’m ___________Paul. He should have called me, but he hasn’t.

6. Eliza is very ____________her dog. She walks it every day.

7. I know it’s ridiculous, but I’m quite ___________spiders.