Business
English -Test
1)I'm very
happy with our sales prospects for the next year. I'm feeling really ___ .
a.
bullish b. back to the drawing board c.
broke the news d. on to a good thing e.
brief
2)We would
have liked to have looked at that but that wasn't part of the ___ you set us.
a. brief
b. on to a good thing c.
back to the drawing board d. breathing
down e. broke the news
3)I've heard
all about it. Sally ___ to me. a.
brainstorm b. on to a good thing
c. back to
the drawing board d. breathing down e. broke the news
4)I'm well
aware that this is potentially a good new product and that we are probably ___
with it.
a)on to a
good thing b. back to the drawing board c.
brainstorm d. breathing down e. across the
board
5)I guess
this market study shows that nobody wants to buy our product. It's ___ for us.
a. back to
the drawing board b. brainstorm c.
breathing down d. across the
board e. take on board
DIRECT SPEECH to
REPORTED SPEECH
1)"I
live in Paris." (Simple Present)
He said he lived in Paris. (Simple Past)
2)"I'm
not feeling well."(Pres.Conti.)He said he wasn't feeling well.(Past Conti)
3)"I've
never been there"(Pres.Perf)He said he had never been there(Pst Per)
4)(Present
Perfect Conti) "She's been
working."
He said she had been working (Past Perfect
Continuous)
5)"I
saw my mother."(SimplePast) He
said he had seen his mother.(Past Perf)
6)"There
will be a problem."(Future) He
said there would be a problem.(Conditional)
7)"I'll
be leaving soon."(Future Continuous)
He
said he would be leaving soon. (Conditional Continuous)
MODALS-relating to the mood of a verb. A
modal verb is an auxiliary verb expressing necessity or possibility. e.g. must,
shall, will etc.
Present Modals Past
Modals
1)"I
will go." He
said he would go.
2)"I
can swim." He
said he could swim.
3)"It
may rain." He
said it might rain.
4)"I
must go to the bank." He
said he had to go to the bank.
5)"I
needn't phone her." He said he didn't need to phone her.
THE
FOLLOWING MODAL VERBS DO NOT CHANGE:
Would,
could, might, ought to, needn't have, must have, used to
6)"I'll
go if they go." (First Conditional)
He said he
would go if they went. (Second Conditional)
Joke : A man was
walking along a riverbank (the land at the side of a river is called a bank)
when
he
saw a man walking along the opposite bank.
He called across, "Hey, how do I get to the other side of the river?"
The
other man looked confused and shouted back,
"You're
on the other side of the river already."
Discussion
- SPORTS
What
extreme sports have you heard of?
Have
you ever done any extreme sports? If yes, which ones?
Do
you like to watch extreme sports?
Do
you prefer the Winter or Summer Olympics?
What
Olympic events do you like to watch?
Do
you do any sports? If yes, which ones?
What
sports do you like to watch?
Do
you know about any scandals in sports? If yes, tell us about them.
Which
do you think is better - football (American) or soccer ...?!
What
is the national sport of your native country?
FISHERMAN STORY!
One day a fisherman was lying on a
beautiful beach with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his solitary
line cast out into the sparkling blue surf.
He was enjoying the warmth of the
afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish.
About that time, a businessman came
walking down the beach trying to relieve some of the stress of his workday. He
noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to find out why this
fisherman was fishing instead of working harder to make a living for himself
and his family.
"You aren't going to catch many
fish that way," said the businessman to the fisherman, "you should be
working rather than lying on the beach!"
The fisherman looked up at the
businessman, smiled and replied, "And what will my reward be?"
"Well, you can get bigger nets and
catch more fish!" was the businessman's answer.
"And then what will my reward
be?" asked the fisherman, still smiling.
The businessman replied, "You will
make money and you'll be able to buy a boat which will then result in larger
catches of fish!"
"And
then what will my reward be?" asked the fisherman again.
The businessman was beginning to get a
little irritated with the fisherman's questions.
"You can buy a bigger boat and hire
some people to work for you!" he said.
"And then what will my reward
be?" repeated the fisherman.
The businessman was getting angry.
"Don't you understand? You can build up a fleet of fishing boats, sail all
over the world, and let all your employees catch fish for you!"
Once again the fisherman asked,
"And then what will my reward be?"
The businessman was red with rage and
shouted at the fisherman, "Don't you understand that you can become so
rich that you will never have to work for your living again! You can spend all
the rest of your days sitting on this beach looking at the sunset. You won't
have a care in the world!"
The fisherman, still smiling, simply
looked up, nodded and said: "And what do you think I am doing now?"
He then looked at the sunset, with his pole in the water, without a care in the
world.
Among
the wealthy, compassionate men claim the richest wealth,
For material wealth is possessed by even contemptible men.
Find and follow the good path and be ruled by compassion.
For if the various ways are examined compassion will prove the means to
liberation.
-Tirukkural
25: 241-242
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