Key vocabulary: Unit 7. Business and the Environment, New Insights into Business, str. 65 Allow, enable, let – what’s the difference? Revision …

Key vocabulary. Unit 7. Business and the Environment. Listening (Track 24) ENVIRONMENT PACKAGING RECYCLED Source: New Insights into Business, pg. 65 POLLUTION

Unit 7. Business and the Environment. Fill in the gaps with the keywords given below. business activities on the Consumers’ awareness of the environmental issues makes bereducedifcompaniesuse trains instead of road transport. recycled, impact, consumption, environment, consumer society, packaging, pollution It is often said that we live in a ______________. This means that _____________ of products and services is constantly increasing. Companies need to be aware of the _______________of ___________________________________- the natural world around us. many companies turn to using ______________, which can be ______________. ______________can Source: New Insights into Business, pg. 65 consumer society consumption impact environment packaging recycled Pollution

Speaking. Consumer society. What was the best thing you bought last week? Where was it made? Who made it? What is it made from?

Speaking. Consumer society. “There is enough on earth for everybody’s need, but not for everyone’s greed.” Gandhi Rearrange the list of things you can buy and put the 5 things you think we most need at the top of the list. A coat A pair of trainers Water A pair of jeans Paper A restaurant meal A telephone Jewellery Gold-coloured laces in your trainers Food An appointment at the hair salon Shampoo An iPod Beer Cushion covers Table mats which match the curtains Source: Bray, J. Consumer society. Learn English (British Council)

Allow, enable, let – what’s the difference? allow somebody to do something, formal (allow = give permission), dozvoljavati The filler words (like, "umm„"uh"...) allow you to buy time in a conversation and increase your confidence and learn a foreign language quickly. { BTW=by the way, if you are interested in how to learn a foreign language quickly and if you want to see a video on how animals learn languages, visit (Time, The Secret to Learning a Foreign Language as an Adult) } let somebody DO something; let is followed by an object and an infinitive without to; let=dopustiti This ticket lets you (ova karta vam omogućuje) travel anywhere in the city for a day. enable somebody to do something (enable=make it possible), omogućavati The website enables you to access students’ work online.

Allow, enable, let – practice. Choose the correct form of the words in brackets. 1.Will you ________ me pay for the meal? (allow, enable, let) 2.I would not _________ a child to have a TV or a computer in their room. (allow, enable, let) 3.Only good ​team ​work will __________ us to get the ​job done on ​time. (allow, enable, let) 4.Computerization __________ us to do away with a lot of ​paperwork. (allow, enable, let) 5.You are ___________ to ​talk during the ​exam. (allow/not, enable/not, let/not) let allow enable enables not allowed

Preparation for the mid-term exam I Match the words with their definitions. /5 1.chains 2.shortlist 3.Chairperson/ President 4.commercial bank 5.retailing II Answer the question: What is the difference between commercial and a merchant bank? Commercial banks offer a wide range of banking services to individuals and many businesses (accepting deposits, making loans, managing customers' accounts etc.), whereas merchant banks specialise in services for corporate customers (arranging mergers and acquisitions etc.). a)a list of preferable candidates that have been selected for final consideration b)hotels or shops that have the same owner or management c)offers a full range of banking products and services to individuals and businesses d)a person who heads the Board of Directors e)the sale of goods in small quantities directly to consumers

III Put the verbs into the correct Tense. /10 1. _________ you ever _________ (be) to New York? 2.Sales ________ (rise) in 1995 but then __________ (fall) in In the year 2050 all students _____________ (have) their own computers in school. 4.I arrived very late at the party. All my friends __________ already ___________(go) home. 5.Next year, we _____________ (start) exporting to Japan. Have been rose fell will have hadgone Mock mid-term exam probni kolokvijum are going to start

IV Choose the correct answer /5 1) He ​decided to __________ his ​hair ​grow ​long. a)enableb) allow c) let b)I’ll __________ the decision on my own. a) makeb) doc) take 3)Do you prefer to ______ business on line? a)makeb) doc) have 4)New employees report ____ her. a)tob) inc) at 5)I found Slovak food very strange at first but I _______ it now. a) used to b) am used to c) is used to Mock mid-term exam probni kolokvijum max. 20 points on the mid-term exam

Past, Before Past, Present and Future – The magic Timeline PAST NOW FUTURE BEFORE PAST She came yesterday. I had already written my report by the time she came. I always come by bus. I am writing the report now. I was writing the report (+duration in the past) when she came. I think I will call on my colleague to check if everything is all right. We are going to invest in that project. The sun will rise at 6.30 tomorrow. I have already written 5 s („up to now“). PRESENT PERFECT