2. Circle the correct variant

1. A type of food made with meat, vegetables or fruit covered in pastry and baked is:

1. pie

2. pasta

2. The time in the middle of the day when most people eat a meal:

1. lunchtime

2. breakfast

3. To prevent something from happening is to:

1. occur

2. avoid

4. A small dish served as the first part of a meal is:

1. main course

2. starter

5. To make smth cost less than usual is to:

1. cut price

2. make loss

6. A sport where two people fight and try to throw each other to the ground is:

1. wrestling

2. paintball

7. A small, flat cake that is dry and usually sweet is:

1. biscuit

2. dessert

8. A vegetable with a strong smell and flavour, made up of several layers surrounding each other tightly in a round shape is:

1. garlic

2. onion

3. Complete the sentences with the words from the Useful Language (the first letter is given):

1. The o ……………. n……………. of this movie was a success.

2. To r ……………. relationships with our partners we need to organize more c ……………. events.

3. The hotel is an ideal v……………. for conferences and business meetings.

4. We have a very small b……………. that’s why we can’t b……………. a good restaurant and e ……………. our c……………..

5. Because of the crisis our business made a f……………. l ……………. .

6. He s……………. the supermarket for selling expired products.

7. Each we h……………. an e……………. to celebrate Christmas. It helps to r……………. a r……………. with our clients.

8. The main p……………. of corporate entertainment is to satisfy customers.

9. L……………. is a famous Italian meal. It’s really d …………….!

10. The staff of the l……………. bank of our country is working o……………. to get the job finished on time.

READING

4. Read the article and tick all the activities which are mentioned:

1. a premier league of World Cup football match

2. The Wimbledon tennis tournament.

3. destroying a car with a tank

4. hot-air ballooning

5. staying at a health spa

6. flying a jet fighter

Corporate thrills reach new heights.

(1)Entertaining is no longer about cocktails and canapés – instead, it’s toys and tanks.

(2)London firms are now taking their favorite clients on driving lessons. The only difference is, it involves a tank, as well as target practice using the vehicle’s guns. The winner of the day contest gets a chance to run over a car with the tank.

(3)“A lot of traditional corporate hospitality events like racing at Ascot and tennis at Wimbledon have been around for so long, and so many companies have actually done these things,” says Rachel Elnaugh, an entrepreneur. “But every year they have the same clients they need to entertain, so they have to come up with new and exciting ideas.”

(3)Another events aimed at thrilling clients involves flying a jet fighter, reminiscent of the movie Top Gun with Tom Cruise.

(4)But catching the imagination of corporate customers is expensive.

(5)Entertaining at events like Henley Regatta near London costs $600 a day, while a corporate hospitality seat at Wimbledon tennis tournament can set you back $2000.

(6)“The budgets are huge. But it’s much more cost-effective to keep that customer than to try and find new ones,” says Elnaugh.

(7)A day in a tank costs $400 a head, while a 30-minute flight in a jet adds up to $1000. If you want something more authentic, a ride in MIG-28 jet fighter in Russia will set you back $18.000.

(8)“Entertainment firms are always looking out for new ideas, and increasingly they are actually creating events in response to what is in the media and what is popular,” Elnaugh says.

(9)Corporations are now able to offer trips up Everest or treks across Antarctica for their clients.

(10)They try to offer a once-in-a-lifetime experience their clients are unlikely to forget, but hot-air ballooning and visits to hot spas are still more usual.

5. Match the words (1-10) with their definitions (a-j)

cocktail	a. a competition in which all the competitors try to be the fastest and to finish first
canapé	b. to make someone feel very excited and pleased
tournament	c. a drink, usually an alcoholic one, made by mixing two or more drinks together
reminiscent	d. to go up in a very large balloon that is filled with hot air or gas
thrill	e. a competition for teams or single players
entrepreneur	f. a small thin biscuit or piece of bread which has savoury food on top
racing	g. making you remember a particular person, event or thing
ballooning	h. someone who starts their own business