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VI. Fill in the blanks with some, any and their derivatives:

1. Ann has bought ... new shoes. 2. Does ... mind if I smoke? 3. Would you like ... to eat? 4. Can I have ... milk in my coffee, please? 5. There is ... at the door. Can you go and see who it is? 6. I can’t see my glasses ... . 7. Are there ... letters for me? 8. Would you like ... more coffee? 9. ... can tell you how to get there. (Everyone knows the way.) 10. Don’t let ... in. I’m too busy to see ... . 11. ... tells me you’ve got ... bad news for me. 12. Here are ... letters for you. 13. Are there ... lemons in the cupboard? 14. There are ... oranges in the cupboard but there aren’t ... lemons. 15. Can you give me ... information about places to see in the town?

VII. Complete the sentences with something, someone, anything,

anyone, nothing or no one :

1. I have ______ in my pocket. 2. Do you have ______ in your pocket? 3. Bob doesn’t have ______ in his pocket. 4. There is ______ in my pocket. It’s empty. 5. I bought ______ when I went shopping yesterday. 6. Ann saw ______ in the park. 7. Alice didn’t buy ______ when she went shopping. 8. Did you buy ______ when you went shopping? 9. Ann didn’t tell ______ her secret. 10. Did Tom give you ______ for your birthday? 11. Tom didn’t give me ______ for my birthday. 12. Jane gave me ______ for my birthday. 13. I talked to ______ at the phone company about my bill. 14. My sister is writing a letter to ______ . 15. Did you talk to ______ about your problem? 16. My roommate is speaking to ______ on the phone.

VIII. Translate into English:

1. Я провів свою відпустку в маленькому селі на Дніпрі. Один мій друг порадив поїхати туди. 2. Вона приїхала до нашого міста три роки тому. До того часу вона вже закінчила університет. 3. Вона ска­зала, що знала його з 1980 року. 4. Я думав, що він знає англійську мову добре, тому що він жив у Англії кілька років. 5. Я був певен, що ніколи не бачив цю людину раніше. 6. Зачекайте трохи. Я попрошу когось купити молока та хліба. 7. Я нікого не чекаю сьогодні ввечері. 8. Хтось телефонував тобі сьогодні й хотів розповісти щось цікаве. 9. Ви можете дістати цю книжку в будь-якій бібліотеці. 10. Будь-хто може зрозуміти це. 11. Повідомте мене, коли щось трапиться.

U N I T 8

TOPIC: BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

TEXT A

TEXT B

TEXT C

GRAMMAR: The Perfect Continuous Tenses

Indefinite Pronouns: much, many, few, little

Reading drills

1. Practise the pronunciation of the following words:

a) stress the first syllable:

business, enterprise, scarce, chance, satisfy, partnership, savings, retail, effort, profit, minimal, legal, legally, liable, personal, personally, loss, property, debt, borrow, terminate;

b) stress the second syllable:

proprietor, proprietorship, restriction, consumer, achieve, success, aside, financial, compete, involve, dissolve, assume, salon, repair, incur, ability;

c) stress the third syllable:

institution, economic, satisfaction, corporation, operation, disadvantage, recognition, liability, opportunity, continuity.

Text A

One of the major economic institutions is the business organization, a profit-seeking enterprise1 that serves as the main link between scarce resources and consumer satisfaction. These businesses compete with one another for the chance to satisfy people’s wants.

There are three major kinds of business organizations: the sole proprietorship2, the partnership3 and the corporation4.

The most common form of business organization is the sole proprietorship — a business owned and run by one person. The main advantage of a sole proprietorship is that it is the easiest form of business to start and run. There is almost no red tape5 involved. Most proprietorships are able to open for business as soon as they set up operations. In the event that the owner wants to dissolve the business6, a sole proprietorship is as easily dissolved as it is formed.

Sole proprietors own all the profits of their enterprises and are free to make whatever changes they please. They have minimal legal restrictions and do not have to pay the special taxes placed on corporations. They also have the opportunity to achieve success7 and recognition through their individual efforts. Sole proprietorships are generally found in small-scale retail and service businesses such as beauty salons, repair shops, or service stations.

The major disadvantage of a sole proprietorship is the unlimited liability8 that each proprietor faces. Since the business and the owner are legally the same, the sole proprietor is liable for9 all financial losses or debts that the business may incur. If a business fails, the owner must personally assume the debts10. This could mean the loss of personal property such as automobiles, homes and savings11.

A second disadvantage of the sole proprietorship is that it has limited financial resources. The money that a proprietor can raise is limited by the amount of savings and ability to borrow. Another serious problem faced by the sole proprietorship is the lack of continuity of the business. When the owner dies, the business also legally terminates.