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Aims of the class
International Business Styles, KEY VOCABULARY
(ciljevi časa)
Conditionals
Vocabulary development: prefixes
„Memo-writing in the
business world“
First Conditional (Prvi tip kondicionalnih klauza)
• Teorija: knjiga Engleski poslovni jezik, str. 61-62
IF I STUDY, I WILL PASS THE EXAM.
DA LI JE USLOV OSTVARLJIV?
DA. AKO UČIM, POLOŽIĆU ISPIT.
Second and Third conditional (Drugi i treći tip kondicionalnih klauza)
Teorija: knjiga Engleski poslovni jezik, str. 62-63
Second conditional Drugi kondicional
Third conditional Treći kondicional
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1. If I’d met an alien this morning, I…
2. If I went abroad for my next holiday, I…
3. If I decide to go out this weekend, I… probably
4. English would be easier to learn if …
5. Most people would be happier if…
6. If I won a lot of money, I …
7. If I hadn’t come here today, I...
8. If someone pays me a compliment, I …
9. If a friend of mine had an accident, I…
Complete the following sentences using
your own words
Conditionals – your own ideas
Rešenja: Engleski poslovni jezik, zad.
128, str. 127
If I played the lottery, I would have a chance to hit the jackpot. If I won the jackpot, I would be rich. If I became rich, my life would change completely. I would buy a lonely island if I found a nice one. If I got a lonely island, I would build a huge house by the
beach.
I would call all my friends if I made a house by the beach. I would invite my friends up in my yacht if they came to spend
their holidays on my island. We would organize great parties if my friends arrived to spend
their holidays on my island. If we went to go shopping in a big city, we would travel by a
helicopter. But if my friends' holidays were over, I would feel very lonely on
my lonely island.
Rešenja Engleski poslovni jezik, zad. 129, str.
128
He crashed his car, because he fell asleep while driving. If he __________________ asleep while driving, he __________________
his car.
We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money.
If we __________________ enough money, we __________________ to the concert.
I lost my job because I was late for work. I __________________ my job if I __________________ late for work.
The wind was so strong that the bridge collapsed.
If the wind __________________ so strong, the bridge __________________ .
I couldn't call Sally because I had lost her number. I __________________ Sally if I __________________ her number.
hadn't fallen wouldn't have crashed
had had could have gone
wouldn't have lost hadn't been
hadn't been wouldn't have collapsed
could have called hadn't lost
Rešenja: Engleski poslovni jezik, zad. 130
(all 3 types of conditionals), str. 128
If your conditions are competitive, we will place an order. If I had more time, I would do a course in business English. If we had known more about their culture, negotiating would have
been easier. If you customize your CV, your chances of getting a job will be
better. We will cancel our order if you don't deliver the goods by Friday. If Brittany spoke better English, she would apply for a job abroad. If you had told me about the problem, I would have helped you. I would let you know if I weren't satisfied. If you execute the order carelessly, they will not place another order
with you in the future.
If I were you*, I would not worry about the presentation.
*If I were in your shoes…
Unit 5. International Business Styles
KEY VOCABULARY
HIERARCHY
DELEGATE
(AUTHORITY)
AUTHORITY
SUBORDINATES
INITIATIVE
SOURCE:
Tullis, G. & Trappe, T. (2000). New Insights into Business, page 44
Track: 19 (Listening)
Unit 5. International Business Styles - KEY VOCABULARY Task Instructions: Fill in the gaps with the keywords given below.
The characteristics of management often ________________________
according to ________________________, which can determine how managers
are trained how they approach their jobs.
The amount of responsibility of any individual in a company depends on the
position that he or she occupies in its ________________________. Managers, for
example, are ________________________ leading the people directly under them,
who are called ________________________. To do this successfully, they must
use their ________________________, which is the right to take
________________________ and give ________________________. Managers
often ________________________ their ________________________. This
means that employees at lower levels in the company hierarchy can use their
________________________ that is to make decisions without asking their
managers.
SUBORDINATES, HIERARCHY, INITIATIVE, AUTHORITY,
NATIONAL CULTURE, ORDERS, DELEGATE, RESPONSIBLE FOR,
AUTHORITY, DECISIONS, VARY
VARY NATIONAL CULTURE
HIERARCHY
RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBORDINATES
AUTHORITY DECISIONS ORDERS
DELEGATE AUTHORITY
INITIATIVE
SOURCE: Tullis, G. & Trappe, T. (2000). New Insights into Business, page 44 Track: 19 (Listening)
NATIONAL CULTURES
• What is national culture? How does culture affect business communication?
• What is stereotype?
• Think of a stereotype in your country (your own nationality) and give some examples, e.g. as talkative as an Italian
Discussion: The Perfect European (National cultures and stereotypes; further discussion: adjectives - adding prefixes)
Vocabulary development: prefixes
• More on Vocabulary development, prefixes: Tullis, G. & Trappe, T. (2000). New Insights into Business, page 48
• na prethodnom slajdu, PRIDEV available, dostupan može se zameniti odgovarajućim pridevom suprotnog značenja, dodajući prefiks –un
• available – dostupan, unavailable – nedostupan
Task on vocabulary development: prefixes
• Match the prefixes with the groups of adjectives. Some of them are from the previous slide, „The Perfect European“:
• ________ discreet, famous, flexible, complete, expensive, efficient
• ________ communicative, controlled, popular, economical, manageable, believable
• ________ organised, honest, similar • ________ possible, probable, precise, patient • ________ legible, legal, logical • ________ regular, relevant, responsible
dis- il- im- in- ir- un-
in
un
dis im il ir
NOTE! il- goes with l, im- with p, ir- with r
„MEMO-WRITING IN THE BUSINESS WORLD“ Source: New Insights into Business, page 50-51
http://www2.elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eiw/memos.htm • CHARACTERISTICS: • less formal (neutral
tone) • focuses on one message • short sentences • no longer than one page • opening and closing are
direct • THE PARTS OF THE
MEMO: 1. NAME OF THE PERSON
TO WHOM THE MEMO IS SENT
2. WHEN THE MEMO IS SENT
3. WHAT THE MEMO IS ABOUT
4. A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE MEMO
5. THE BODY OF THE „MEMO“
6. THE CONCLUSION