Active Vocabulary

piece of advice сонет

can you give me u piece не могли бы вы дать мне

of advice совет

I am thinking of 'starling я думаю о том, чтобы

my own business начать свое дело

responsibility ответственность

to make decisions принимать решения

to control the profits контролировать прибыль

sole proprietorship частная собственность

to need a lawyer нуждаться в юристе

it sounds encouraging это вдохновляет (звучит

вдохновляюще)

to consult partners консультироваться с

партнерами

a board of directors совет директоров

to put policies into effect быстро достичь хороших

quickly результатов

to hire нанимать

to fire увольнять

to decide oh vacation, hours, решать вопросы, связанные

salary, hiring and firing с отпуском, продолжительностью рабочего дня,

зарплатой, наймом, увольнением

to have unlimited liability иметь неограниченную

юридическую ответственность

to be responsible for ail нести ответственность за

business debts производственные долги

to fail терпеть неудачу

to declare personal bankruptcy объявить личное банкротство

personal assets личная собственность

tax benefits льготы по налогообложению

to get tax benefits получить льготы по налогообложению

accountant бухгалтер, счетовод

book-keeper бухгалтер, счетовод

to do books вести бухгалтерский учет

Vocabulary Exercises Exercise 1. Transform the sentences according to the mood.

Model: I am thinking of starting my own business open a cafe.

I am thinking of opening a cafe.

1) start a car-repair shop

2) hire a book keeper

3) fire an employee

4) consult a board of directors

5) sell my business

6) do my books myself

7) consult a lawyer

8) find a specialists

Exercise 2. Transform the sentences according to the model.

Model: A book keeper will do the books.

I am going to have a book keeper do the books.

1. A partner will finance the business.

2. A salesperson will sell the clothes.

3. A decorator will design the interier.

4. A lawyer will do this work.

5. A secretary will mail the letters.

6. A colleague will give me a piece of advice.

7. A book keeper will prepare the tax report.

Exercise 3. Answer the questions.

1. Are you thinking of starting your own business?

2. What business do you want to start?

3. How do we call the business if you go into it alone?

4. Who is going to make the decisions and control the profits in your business?

5. Do you need a lawyer if you want to start a sole proprietorship?

6. Why don't you have to consult the partners in a sole proprietorship?

7. How many employees are you going to hire for your business? In what cases will you fire them?

8. What does it mean to have unlimited liability? Are you ready for it?

9. What will you do, if your business fails?

10.What will you do to put policies into effect quickly?

11.What businesses have tax benefits in this country?

12.Can you do your books yourself?

13.Аre you going to hire a book-keeper?

Exercise 4. Translate into English.

1.Мне нужен совет.

2.Я сам контролирую прибыль своего предприятия.

3.Если вы хотите заняться частным предпринимательст­вом, обратитесь к юристу.

4.Директор решает вопросы, связанные с наймом и увольнением.

5.Я боюсь иметь полную юридическую ответственность.

6.Я не отвечаю за производственные долги.

7.Малые предприятия имеют льготы по налогообложе­нию.

8.Хороший бухгалтер сможет вести дела лучше, чем вы.

9.Мне нужно нанять бухгалтера.

10.Мне нужно проконсультироваться с юристом.

Exercise 5. Make up the dialogue.

You are going to start your own business. Ask a lawyer or an experienced person how to do it.

Grammar Exercises

Exercise 1. Make the sentences negative.

1. I want to start my own business.

2. You need a lawyer in this case.

3. Sole proprietorship brings much profit.

4. Sole proprietorship gets tax benefits from the government.

Exercise 2. Put up four questions of different types (general, special, disjunctive, alternative) to each sentence.

Model: The partners are responsible for business debts.

a) Are the partners responsible for business debts?

b) Why are the partners responsible for business debts?'

c) The partners are responsible for the business debts, aren't they?

d) Are the partners responsible for the business debts or fulfillment of the arrangement?

1) I want to go into business with my friend.

2) You can lose personal assets.

3) He is difficult to gel tax benefits from the stale.

4) I do my books myself.

5) We both have unlimited liability.

6) The board of directors decided on vacation, salary, hiring and firing.

7) The partners want to consult a board of directors.

LESSON 2