Aims of the class ( c iljevi časa) :

1. Aims of the class(ciljevičasa): • Key vocabulary: Unit 7. Business and the Environment, New Insights into Business, str. 65 • Allow, enable, let – what’s the difference? • Revision…

2. Keyvocabulary. Unit 7. Business and theEnvironment. Listening (Track24) ENVIRONMENT PACKAGING POLLUTION RECYCLED Source: New Insightsinto Business, pg.65

3. Unit 7. Business and the Environment. Fill in the gaps with the keywords givenbelow. recycled, impact, consumption, environment, consumer society, packaging,pollution consumersociety • It is often said that we live in a ______________. This means that _____________ of products and services is constantly increasing. Companies need to be aware ofthe consumption impact _______________of businessactivitieson the environment ___________________________________- the natural world aroundus. • Consumers’ awareness of the environmental issuesmakes many companies turn tousing ______________, which packaging can be______________. recycled Pollution • ______________can be reduced if companiesuse trains instead of roadtransport. Source: New Insights into Business, pg.65

4. Speaking. Consumersociety. • What was the best thing you bought lastweek? • Where was itmade? • Who madeit? • What is it madefrom?

5. Speaking. Consumersociety. • “There is enough on earth for everybody’s need, but not for everyone’s greed.”Gandhi • Rearrange the list of things you can buy and put the 5 things you think we most need at the top of thelist. • Acoat • A pair oftrainers • Water • A pair ofjeans • Paper • A restaurantmeal • Atelephone • Jewellery • Gold-coloured laces in yourtrainers • Food • An appointment at the hairsalon • Shampoo • AniPod • Beer • Cushioncovers • Table mats which match thecurtains Source: Bray, J. Consumer society. LearnEnglish (British Council)

6. Allow, enable, let – what’s the difference? • allow somebody to do something, formal(allow = give permission), dozvoljavati • The filler words (like, "umm„"uh"...) allowyou to buy time in a conversation and increase your confidence and learn a foreign language quickly. { BTW=by the way, if you are interested in how to learn a foreign language quickly and if you want to see a video on how animals learn languages, visit http://time.com/3453841/secret-learn-foreign-language-adult/ (Time, The Secret to Learning a Foreign Language as an Adult) } • let somebody DO something; let is followed by an object and an infinitive without to; let=dopustiti • This ticket letsyou (ova karta vam omogućuje) travel anywhere in the city for a day. • enable somebody to do something (enable=make it possible), omogućavati • The website enablesyou to access students’ work online.

7. Allow, enable, let – practice. Choose the correct form of the words in brackets. let • Will you ________ me pay for the meal?(allow, enable, let) • I would not _________ a child to have a TV or a computer in their room. (allow, enable, let) • Only good ​team ​work will __________ us to get the ​job done on ​time. (allow, enable, let) • Computerization __________ us to do away with a lot of ​paperwork. (allow, enable, let) • You are ___________ to ​talk during the ​exam. (allow/not, enable/not, let/not) allow enable enables not allowed

8. Preparation for the mid-term exam I Match the words with their definitions. /5 a list of preferable candidates that have been selected for final consideration hotels or shops that have the same owner or management offers a full range of banking products and services to individuals and businesses a person who heads the Board of Directors the sale of goods in small quantities directly to consumers • chains • shortlist • Chairperson/ President • commercial bank • retailing II Answer the question: What is the difference between commercial and a merchant bank? • Commercial banks offer a wide range of banking services to individuals and many businesses (accepting deposits, making loans, managing customers' accounts etc.), whereas merchant banks specialise in services for corporate customers (arranging mergers and acquisitions etc.).

9. Mock mid-term examprobnikolokvijum III Put the verbs into the correct Tense. /10 • _________ you ever _________ (be) to New York? • Sales ________ (rise) in 1995 but then __________ (fall) in 1996. • In the year 2050 all students_____________ (have) their own computers in school. • I arrived very late at the party. All my friends __________ already ___________(go) home. • Next year, we _____________ (start) exporting to Japan. Have been rose fell will have had gone are going to start

10. Mock mid-term examprobni kolokvijum IV Choose the correct answer /5 1)He ​decided to __________ his ​hair ​grow ​long. • enable b) allowc) let • I’ll __________ the decision on my own. a) make b) do c) take • Do you prefer to ______ business on line? • make b) do c) have • New employees report ____ her. • to b) in c) at • I found Slovak food very strange at first but I_______ it now. a) used to b) am used to c) is used to max. 20 points on the mid-term exam

11. Past, Before Past, Present and Future – The magic Timeline I was writing the report (+duration in the past) when she came. We are going to invest in that project. I am writing the report now. She came yesterday. PAST FUTURE NOW PRESENT PERFECT BEFORE PAST I think I will call on my colleague to check if everything is all right. I always come by bus. I havealready written 5 emails („up to now“). I had already written my report by the time she came. The sun will rise at 6.30 tomorrow.

12. Thank You for your attention! See you next week!