Ex.6. Make up adjectives from the following nouns as in the model

Ex.5. Using the following endings, change each of the following words into a verb.

B. Word formation

Ex.4. Practise reading the following words.

Ex.3. Read the words in the groups below. Pay attention to the word stress.

Ex.2. Read the words with the following letter combinations.

A. Reading drills

PRE-TEXT EXERCISES

LEAD-IN

1. What do you think “an entrepreneurial person” means? Are you entrepreneurial by nature? Can you make decisions? How organised are you? Are you self-motivated?

2. Have you ever thought of launching your own business? If yes, why do you think it is more preferable to be “your own boss” than to be directed and managed by somebody else?

3. What are the arguments for the work in a company? Would you prefer to work for a big or small company? Why? What are the advantages of each?

Ex.1. Read the following words with letter u.

[ʌ] fund,function, suffer, structure, number, production, vulnerable

[ju:] use,numerous, assume, dispute, future, unique, pursue, contribute

[u:] junior, true, rule, rude, prudence

[u] full, pull, push, fulfil, fulfilment

[ju ə] security, contractual, individual, during

[ ə] difficult, successful, circumstance, upon

[i] business, businessman, busy

qu [kw] quickly, require, quantity, quality, quarter

igh [ai] light, bright, sight, high, sigh, might, fight

ous [ əs] numerous, dangerous, famous, glamorous, obvious

a) words with the stress on the first syllable:

numerous, profit, asset, vision, partnership, income, flexible, generate, personal, legal, crisis, argument, favour, process (n,v – обробка, обробляти); corporate, ordinary, management, separate, government, charter, dividend;

b) words with the stress on the second syllable:

particular, security, potential, achievement, fulfilment, process (v- рухатися у процесії), control, proprietor, requirement, advantage, majority, complete, distinct, receive, dissolve, desire, adaptable, assume, distinguish, contribute, incentive;

c) polysyllabic words with the main and secondary stress:

entrepreneur, opportunity, liability, shareholder, corporation, disadvantage, responsibility, employee, disagreement.

Entrepreneurship, independence, liability, vulnerability, proprietorship, decision, restructure, high-calibre, opportunity, distinguish, corporate, bankruptcy, withdrawal, unique, weighty, weightiest, obviously, shareholders, circumstance, pursue.

Model: soft +-en → soften; motive + -ate → motivate; memory + -ize → memorize; note + -ify → notify.

Short, final, dark, separation, intense, industrial, different, person, demonstration, identity, sweet, just.

Model: noun + - ful/-ous = adjective

e.g.success → successful; danger → dangerous

Care, doubt, duty, event, harm, help, hope, law, peace, power, purpose, skill, thought, truth, use;

advantage, fame, humour, industry, labour, luxury, mystery, religion.

Ex.7. What does prefix co- mean in the following words? Translate them into Ukrainian.

Co-worker, co-owner, co-author, co-operative, cooperation, coexistence, coordination.

TEXT A: FORMS OF BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS

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