- •Московский государственный институт международных отношений (университет) мид рф
- •2.5 B. Back to the Nest by Sherry Joe……………………… 136
- •By Joseph t.Straub and Raymond f.Attner………………………251.
- •Part one
- •1.1 C. This is the money people get for some particular reasons. Write the word next to its definition using the line provided.
- •1.1 D. Match the definition with the correct “money word”.
- •1.1 E. Choose the right answer, only one is correct.
- •1.1 F. There are a lot of idioms associated with money and financial status. Match some of them with their definitions. Try to recollect more.
- •1.2 Raise the Issue
- •1.2 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •4. Discussion
- •1.2B. Entrepreneurship
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Find the following expressions in the text and explain their meaning.
- •1.2 D. Group discussion. Brainstorm the ideas.
- •1.2 E. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Read the following example from the article “Risky Business” and explain the meaning of the underlined word.
- •2. Idioms are more informal way to speak about different phenomena. Here are some of them to speak about the situation in the business.
- •1.2 F. Creative Consolidation
- •1. Make a synthetic review of the article “Risky Business, supporting it with the information from Russian sources.
- •2. Write an article about entrepreneurship in Russia and viable ways to improve the situation.
- •3. Project-Making
- •1. 3 Raise the Issue
- •1.3 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •1.3B. Shopping: Blessing or Obsession?
- •1. Read the article. Note down which aspects of modern shops appeal to you, and which do not. Superdomes of Kitsch Patriotism13
- •Culture
- •1.3 D. Group discussion. Brainstorm ideas.
- •1.3 E. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. In these sentences, three of the alternatives are correct and the rest are wrong. Decide which are correct and why the wrong alternatives seem incorrect.
- •1.3 F. Creative Consolidation
- •1. Make a synthetic review of the article “Superdomes of Kitsch Patriotism”, supporting it with the information from other sources.
- •2. Write an article about shopping malls, their impact on visitors and shoppers, their practical value and emotional influence.
- •3. Project-Making
- •1.4 Raise the Issue
- •1.4 A. Words in Context
- •1. Tick the word closest in meaning to that of the each boldfaced word. Use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •1.4 B. Sales Tactics
- •1. Read the article
- •2. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •7. Comment on the title of the article and sum up the findings of the author.
- •1.4 C. Group Discussion. Brainstorm Ideas.
- •1.4 D. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Make a synthetic review of the article “How Hidden Persuasion Makes Shoppers Spend”, supporting it with the information from other sources, revealing the situation in different countries.
- •2. Write the word next to its definition. The sentences in the previous exercise will help you decide on the meaning of each word.
- •3. Using the answer line provided, complete each item below with the correct word from the box. Use each word once.
- •1.5 B. Social Responsibilities of Business
- •1. Read the article.
- •2. Find the expressions in the article and explain what they mean.
- •1.5 C. Group Discussion. Brainstorm Ideas.
- •1.5 D. Vocabulary in Focus
- •1. Complete the sentences with the expressions from the box.
- •1.5 E. Creative Consolidation
- •1. Write an article about the importance of socially responsible business in Russia.
- •2. Make a synthetic review of the article “America’s Hamburger Helper”, supporting it with the information from other sources.
- •3. Project-Making
- •1. 6 Reading Selection
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Match the words with their definitions.
- •2. Explain the following.
- •4. Pick out the words associated with religion. What is the reason for saturating a secular article with ecclesiastical terms?
- •5. Comment on the title, summing up the reasons brought by the author.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. There are at least 3 words meaning plethora, host. Pick them out.
- •2. Match the following words with their explanations.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •Vocabulary
- •2. Explain the following sentences.
- •3. Answer the following questions.
- •4. Comment on the headline summing up the information from the article.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. Match the following words with their explanations.
- •2. Explain the following statements.
- •3. Answer the following questions.
- •4. Comment on the title, summing up the arguments of the author.
- •Vocabulary
- •1. The article deals with the question where to locate “production facilities”. Three other words are used in the article with similar meaning to facilities. What are they?
- •2. What other word is used in the meaning of “production”?
- •3. Match the words with their explanations.
- •4. Answer the following questions.
- •6. Comment on the title of the article summing up the information of the article.
- •1.7 Final Discussion
- •1.8 Creative Consolidation
- •2. Write an article about
Vocabulary
spawn – to make a series of things happen or start to exist
scuttle – to move quickly with short steps (along, past, down); to sink a ship by making holes in the bottom, especially to prevent it being used by the enemy
swish – to move or make something move quickly through the air with a smooth quiet sound; swish (n); swish (adj) – fashionable and expensive-looking
akin to – very similar to
gobble (up)- to eat something very quickly or in a way people do not consider polite; finish a supply of something quickly; gobbledygook/ gobbledegook – complicated language, especially in an official document which seems to have no meaning
encounter – to experience problems, difficulties or opposition when you are trying to do something; to meet someone or experience something unexpectedly; encounter (n); chance encounter (=a meeting caused by luck or chance); close encounter (=situation that could have been dangerous or unpleasant)
obscure – not at all well known and usually not very important; difficult to understand; obscure (v) – to make something difficult to know or to understand: obscure the fact/ issue etc; to prevent something from being seen or heard clearly
glow – to shine with a soft, steady light; to produce a red light and heat without flames, if your face or body glows, it is red or hot as a result of exercise or strong emotion; glow with pride/ pleasure/ triumph etc – to look very happy because you feel proud etc; glow (n); glowing report/ account/ description – a report full of praise: in glowing terms – using a lot of praise
cease – stop doing something: cease fire!; wonders will never cease; cease (n): without cease; ceaseless
bleak – without anything to make you feel cheerful or hopeful: bleak news/outlook/ prospect/ future; cold without any pleasant or comfortable features
abandon – to leave someone, especially someone you are responsible for; to stop doing something because there are so many problems and it is impossible to continue; abandon hope; abandon yourself to (=to feel an emotion so strongly that you let it control you completely); abandon (n) with gay/ wild abandon (= in a careless or uncontrolled way without thinking or caring about what you are doing)
1. There are at least 3 words meaning plethora, host. Pick them out.
2. Match the following words with their explanations.
a. lay-off a very expensive posh car
b. tire-kicker to make something look smaller
c. parvenu the act of making redundant
d. pixie ruined illusions
e. belittle shame and embarrassment after being
made to look stupid
f. shattered dreams a well deserved punishment
g. humiliation to change into steam
h. comeuppance an imaginary small creature with
magical powers
i. evaporate a former low class representative who is
now rich and powerful
Explain the following.
Unbridled optimism has been splattered with a large coating of reality.
If the savagery of a young industry leads to casualties, so does the chaos surrounding rapid corporate growth.
Over the past 20 years, business writers have penned plenty of premature obituaries for all the companies mentioned.
Although stock-market indexes are dropping to ankle level, there is still little reason for gloom about the long term prospects.