Ex.3. Complete these sentences using the correct form (Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple) of the verbs in brackets.

1. People (begin) to watch TV about 50 years ago.

2. I am looking for Tom. You (see) him?

3. I (see) him last week, but not today.

4. When I was a child, I never (eat) cheese.

5. He (organize) his sole proprietorship this year.

6. This morning I (take) a little walk.

7. We (be) to our main office since 7.30.

8. I (know) the owner of this company all my life.

9. The company (change) a lot lately.

10. It (not rain) here for weeks.

11. She (be) a regular investor in my business.

12. How long you (be) in your current job?

13. He (have) several jobs since he left our company.

Ex.4. True or false? Correct where necessary.

1. Your fax has arrived three days ago.

2. I haven’t been to the office since Sunday.

3. Has anyone seen my car keys?

4. I have passed my driving test.

5. I already had four cups of coffee today, and it’s only lunchtime!

6. I have been to most countries of Africa but I never visited Congo.

7. He has passed his exams last May.

8. He was busy all this week.

9. There is a lot of work to do recently.

10. Computers have become very important lately.

11. Don't worry about the order from Sony. I already dealt with it.

12. Over the last year or so, shareholders of this company made a 50% profit.

Ex.5. Translate into English:

1. Вона завжди давала мені багато корисних порад в бізнесі.

2. Ми не бачили його вже 2 роки.

3. Я щойно заплатив йому за цю роботу.

4. Я тільки що прочитав звіт наших партнерів.

5. Ви не одержали від нього жодного листа, чи не так?

6. Він надіслав нам ці документи позавчора.

7. Невже він повідомив вам цю новину?

8. У мене був вільний час і я продивився ваш контракт.

9. Твої друзі принесли тобі багато квітів і подарунків.

10. Його стаття була надрукована в нашому журналі.

11. Ми обговорили план співробітництва з цією фірмою дві години тому.

12. Вони інвестували в мій бізнес велику кількість грошей.

Speech and Discussion

Ex.1. Talk to your groupmate:

s Which is the most interesting to work in:

sole proprietorship, partnership, a private limited company, a public limited company.

s Choose one form of business ownership and speak about the advantages and the disadvantages of working in this type of business.

Ex.2. Interview an owner of a sole proprietorship, ask the following questions:

1. Why are you in business?

2. Why did you choose this particular type of business?

3. What advantages and what disadvantages do you feel the sole proprietorship has over other forms of business ownership?

4. How difficult is it to borrow money? And how do you arrange for additional funds?

5. What advice do you have for someone who is thinking about going into business?

Ex.3. You want to open a business. What ownership form would you use? Why?

Ex.4. What do you think are the advantages of a small family-run business?

s for the consumers/clients?

s for the owner?

s for the employees?