- •I. What is important for you to succeed in business? Make sentences usine the following word combinations.
- •II. What do you need to feel proud of yourself and your business?
- •III. A) Read the text and find the phrases with the same meaning in it:
- •Text 1. Some tips on how to succeed in Home Based Business
- •I. Match the pictures to the types of independence and their descriptions:
- •II. Choose the most important types of independence for you and your business:
- •III. A) Read the text and find the English equivalents for the following Russian words and phrases in it:
- •2. Learning what is most valuable. What brings happiness?
- •3. Buying a home.
- •4. Buying a car.
- •5. Vacation home.
- •6. Monthly Services - cell phones, cable tv, internet access, lawn service.
- •Text 2. 10 Tips - Financial Independence/ the Good Life
- •1. Keep your life as simple as possible.
- •7. Debt.
- •8. Save, save, save.
- •9. Job downshifting / Fun upshifting.
- •10. How to Avoid the Complications of Divorce
- •III. А) Read the text and complete the title: Text 3. How to become a …
- •I. What traits of character should a person possess to be a successful businessman/ woman?
- •II. What traits of your character will help you to run your own business? Character sketch (Positive features)
- •Negative features
- •V. Read the text below and explain the meaning of words in bold as in the example:
- •Text 4. Read my lips
- •Text 4. Bill Gates
- •III. Could you explain the meaning of the words in bold in the text above:
- •I. Look at the business cards and ask and answer the questions about them. Work in pairs.
- •II. Study the words in bold type in these sentences.
- •III. Complete these sentences about yourself.
- •IV. Complete this dialogue. Use a, an, for, and in.
- •IV. Which description suits the profile of a business man/ woman?
- •V. Are you able to run your own business? Read the third profile and then make a plan (see the part “Profiles”, task I) and make up your profile. Use the points below.
- •V. Test “Your image”.
I. Match the pictures to the types of independence and their descriptions:
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I. A psychological feature, which is characterized by man's inner need of knowledge, his ability to acquire knowledge from different resources and to use it in practice (Vyatkin L.). |
A. financial independence |
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II. You can even live well with little money but the biggest benefit of living on a small budget now, is that you will be able to live a life of leisure where you can spend your time and energy doing things that you choose to do within some years. Roughly there are two ways to obtain … independence: a) reducing your expenses; b) increasing your income. |
B. energy independence |
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III. The responsibility to cultivate this independence is clearly shared by the political branches and the judges themselves. |
C. cognitive independence |
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IV. Energy Security rests on two principles. The first, to use the least amount of energy to provide services and cut down energy losses. The second, to secure access to all sources of energy including coal, oil and gas supplies worldwide, till the end of the fossil fuel era which is fast approaching. Simultaneously we should access technologies to provide a diverse supply of reliable energy. |
D. judicial independence |
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V. Skip the expensive stuff (имущество) when you are young, build your savings (сбережения), and later in life you will have the financial freedom to spend time with your friends and family and a job you enjoy. |
E. professional independence |
II. Choose the most important types of independence for you and your business:
Creative independence, financial independence, professional independence, energy independence, cognitive independence, judicial independence
III. A) Read the text and find the English equivalents for the following Russian words and phrases in it:
Финансовая независимость; самое большое препятствие; трудности после развода; осознать; приносить всё меньше и меньше удовлетворения; мимолётные мгновения; приобрести дорогое имущество; накопить сбережения; никогда не торопитесь; выждать время; никогда не брать в аренду (или внаем) машину; остановиться (сделать выбор) на одном доме; телефонная навязчивость; оплата за обслуживание; никогда не подписывайте долгосрочный контракт; никогда не ведите баланс по кредитной карточке; не быть должным ни по ипотеке, ни по выплате долга (денег) за машину, подвергнуть риску финансовую безопасность; отставка (выход на пенсию); быть в состоянии (позволить себе); сказывается на огромном сбережении; сэкономить деньги (накопить); инвестировать свои сбережения по низким взаимовыгодным процентным ставкам фондовых бирж; государственные боны, боны агентства (организации); боны, необлагаемые налогом; спад работы (в пенсионный период); рост удовольствия; у Вас есть большая заначка; приносит хороший доход по процентам; у Вас есть большая гибкость (возможность); увольняться, подвергаться действию; предостерегающий знак.
b) Could you explain the words and phrases in bold?
