GRAMMAR
Complete the sentences with although / despite / in order to:
I went to the bank _____ get a loan.
My uncle still works ____ he won a lottery last year.
She got a good job _____ not having the right degree.
I went to the bank in order to get a loan.
My uncle still works although he won a lottery last year.
She got a good job despite not having the right degree.
Explain the idiom:
Let's get down to business
Start doing the work that needs to be done.
Make nouns from the following words:
absent
elegant
ugly
entertain
absence
elegance
ugliness
entertainment
Many banks are now offering loans to people who want to .... a new small business.
Set up
Complete the sentences with the even though / in spite of / for:
I went to the bank ___ a meeting with a manager.
She is really fit ___ being 75.
I like Anne ____ she sometimes annoys me.
I went to the bank for a meeting with a manager.
She is really fit in spite of being 75.
I like Anne even though she sometimes annoys me.
Give two noun abbreviations for advertisements
adverts and ads
Make nouns from the following words:
lose
die
high
long
loss
death
height
length
Make or do?
business
a deal
do business
make a deal
Finish the sentences:
I like her though ...
I'm not happy despite ...
I'm learning English so as to ...
I like her though she is often late.
I'm not happy despite earning a lot of money.
I'm learning English so as to get a better job.
Explain the words:
to sue
misleading
airbrushed
To sue - to take somebody to court
Misleading - giving a wrong impression
Airbrushed - digitally changed
Make adjectives from the following words and use in a sentence
drink
use
home
The water here isn't drinkable.
English is useful while Latin is quite useless.
There are a lot of homeless people in this city
Match collocations:
make / a product
lose / a commitment
launch / control of
launch a product
make a commitment
lose control of
Correct mistakes:
Do you have a scissors?
The news are bad.
My brother gave me a good advice.
Do you have a pair of scissors?
The news is bad.
My brother gave me a good piece of advice.
What's the difference between MERGE and TAKE OVER?
MERGE: mutual agreement between companies
TAKE OVER: to assume control, responsibility, or ownership of a task, role, department, or entire company.
Give two words which can take the following prefix:
post~
multi~
mis~
postgraduate / postwar
multilingual / multinational
misunderstand / misinterpret
Do or make?
a decision
market research
somebody redundant
make a decision
do market research
make somebody redundant
Give examples and explain the difference between:
a paper and paper
an iron and iron
I want to read a paper / I need some paper to write.
I need an iron to press my clothes / Metal is made of iron.
Match collocations and use in a sentence.
make / an advertising campaign
take / an advertisement
run / somebody to court
run an advertising campaign
make an advertisement
take somebody to court
(lonely) might be a problem in big cities.
Big cities have relatively low (employ) rate.
I live in a safe (neighbour)
Loneliness
unemployment
neighbourhood.
During a ___, many companies close down and during a ___ period the economy grows quickly.
recession
boom