- •Unit 1 Business and Ecology: Causes of Environmental Problems
- •Focus on text comprehension
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Language focus
- •Focus on speaking
- •Unit 2 Business and Ecology: Consequences of Polluting
- •Focus on text comprehension
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Language focus
- •Focus on speaking
- •Unit 3 Business and Ecology: Ways out
- •Focus on text comprehension
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Language focus
- •Focus on speaking
- •Unit 4 Business Ethics
- •Law and Ethics
- •Why ethical problems occur in business
- •Personal Gain and Selfish Interest
- •Competitive Pressures on Profits
- •Business Goals versus Personal Values
- •Cross-cultural contradictions
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Language focus
- •Focus on speaking
- •Unit 5 Corporate crime
- •Focus on text comprehension
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Language focus
- •Focus on speaking
- •Unit 6 Internet
- •Uses of the Internet
- •Concerns about uses of the Internet
- •Focus on text comprehension
- •Focus on vocabulary
- •Language focus
- •Focus on speaking
- •Glossary
Language focus
Revise the difference between to lie and to lay:
lie-lay-lain lay-laid-laid
Examples: The roots of the problem lie in the so-called “greenhouse effect”.
The coming generation will lay the blame on today’s industrial manufacturing.
Fill in the blanks with to lie or to lay.
The difficulty … in knowing which to do next: to dispose waste or recycle it.
Both counties … claim to the territory.
No profit … in that way of thinking.
The project is intended to … groundwork for future success of the company.
Special stress … on the need to protect the environment.
When he started his business he didn’t realize what difficulties … ahead.
Overall responsibility for widespread damage to the environment … with leading industrially-developed counties.
The beautiful alley … for centuries here but the new timber factory can ruin its ecosystem completely.
The speakers … emphasis on the need to boycott companies that do not have environmental policies.
I wonder what … behind his decision to quit.
Translate the following sentences into English using to lie or to lay.
Вся ответственность за это решение ляжет на ваши плечи.
Кто заложил основу этого проекта?
Я думаю, что за ее прилежной работой скрывается страх потерять эту должность, а не заинтересованность делами отдела.
Оба сотрудника заявляли о своей готовности занять пост директора.
Проблема заключается в том, что у нас недостаточно времени, чтобы закончить работу в срок.
Много полезных ископаемых лежит в недрах уральских гор.
Эта компания сумела в короткий срок проложить 200 миль железнодорожного полотна.
Машина, перевозившая нефть, перевернулась и теперь лежала на обочине дороги.
Поставь коробки с документами на пол, а дискеты положи на стол.
Партнер вдруг заявил, что 50% от всех продаж принадлежат ему.
Look at the examples:
Acid rain raises the acidity in the lakes and rivers. We are thinning the global sunscreen.
Since the dawn of the industrial age, air pollution has become a fact of life in all major cities.
Match the following sentences with the meaning of the tense used in them.
past action of certain duration having visible results in the present
general truth
law of nature
changing or developing situation
annoyance, irritation
regular action
emphasis on duration
repeated action
recently completed action
fixed arrangement in the near future
timetable
Every day farmers and ranchers draw out 20 billion gallons of water from an underwater river.
These critical losses are occurring while the world population is increasing.
Energy has always been a clue branch of industry in the world economy.
It integrates all life and supports all economies.
Humans have utilized wood for construction for thousands of years.
Since 1850 there has been a mean rise in global temperature.
Water plays a key role in moderating climate.
The Earth is losing approximately 74 species per day.
This extraordinary rate of extinction has occurred only 5 times before.
Every species contains a vast amount of information about the world.
People are throwing away so much litter.
We’ve been carrying on research, but we haven’t achieved any result yet.
Paul is leaving for the conference on Monday.
The train departs at 9 o’clock.
He’s dizzy. He’s been working on the computer all night.
We have just launched a new advertising campaign.
Open the brackets using the verb in an appropriate tense.
We always (wait) for the goods of this supplier. They never (deliver) them on time.
We (lose) rare species at an alarming speed.
The industrial activity (grow), but it (change) our life for the better?
A group of environmentalists (come) to the place of the tragedy to deal with the oil spill tomorrow.
Their plane (arrive) in the morning.
Someone (use) my PC again.
Each year 100 000 marine mammals (die) from the poisoned water.
Humans (utilize) wood for construction for thousands of years.
Man always (consider) wood the most ecologically sound product.
They (look) for environmentally-friendly solution to their problem for almost a year, but (not make) a decision yet.
Next week we (start) the campaign to preserve rainforests.
Translate the following sentences into English.
Мы недавно предложили более экономичное решение, но никто пока им не воспользовался.
Мы и используем воду, и загрязняем ее.
Еще ни одна система не имела такого влияния на общество.
Система развивается, но ее основы не меняются.
Удовлетворение наших нужд лишает землю способности давать жизнь.
Мы снова и снова наносим вред окружающей среде.
Группа активистов Гринпис прибывает завтра во второй половине дня. Их самолет прилетает в 15.40 по московскому времени.
Сейчас многие люди страдают от аллергии и астмы, потому что долгие годы они жили в промышленных районах.
Оксиды, попадая в воздух, легко вступают в химическую реакцию с парами воды и образуют кислоту.
Мы теряем 74 вида животных каждый день, 1 вид каждые 20 минут.
Phrasal verb: to put
Example: We can’t put up with this injustice.
Match the phrasal verb with its meanings.
put forward put off (2) put up with put across put up (3) put out put down (2) put down to put forward |
to criticize to postpone to extinguish to write on a piece of paper to propose to tolerate to communicate to others to give accommodation to smb to increase to discourage from liking, to distract to attribute to to build, erect |
Fill in the blanks with the phrasal verb to put.
I don’t know how they put … with the secretary’s rudeness.
The chairperson really put me … with his constant sniffing.
She argued that they should put … making their decision about putting … the club subscription until they had found out how members felt about this.
A small fire started in the warehouse but it was quickly put … .
Your name was put … as a possible team leader.
She puts me … all the time.
They are putting … some new office blocks.
The government put the rise in crime … high unemployment.
A good manager should be able to put things … clearly.
They’ve put … price of electrical goods again.
Let me put … your name and your number.
We can put … you … on the sofa.
Carol's success can be put … hard work.
He rejected all the proposals put … by the committee.
Translate the following sentences into English using the phrasal verb to put.
Они повысили квартирную плату с 700 до 1000 евро.
Чью кандидатуру на мое место предложили на собрании?
Этот человек умеет донести до других суть вопроса.
Падение производительности объясняется неумелым руководством.
Пожар, который начался в подвале рано утром, удалось потушить только через 3 часа.
В следующем году планируется построить еще два склада.
Нехватка парковочных мест отпугивает потенциальных покупателей.
Я, наверное, уйду с работы, потому что начальник постоянно не доволен моей работой. Я не собираюсь мириться с его грубостью.
Во время проведения конкурса в отеле не было свободных мест, и меня приютили мои друзья.
Минутку, я сейчас запишу номер заказа.
Почему собрание опять отложили?