Unit 1-1.1: You and your company

• English
• Vocational Education

Module EN1

• Module Description (weekly plan)
• Business  Basics International Edition 
• Business Basics Workbook (self-study)
• Vocabulary lists

Contents:

Units in book:

• Unit 1: 1.1-1.2-1.3
  
• Unit 2: 2.1-2.2-2.3 

Assignments in book:

• Grammar
• Reading
• Vocabulary
• Language Notes

You and your company (1.1)

Grammar: 

Present Simple -> verb TO BE + Affirmative form

Vocabulary:

Daily activities

Abbreviations & acronyms 

Simple Present

Simple Present (1.1)

We use the Simple Present to talk about:

• Facts
• Habits
• Routines
• Things that happen always/ never

Also: to talk about 'timetabled' future events  & a series (completed) of events*.

* (ex: instructions & demonstrations)

Some rules to remember...

Most verbs in the Simple Present have two forms:

1. The base (stem) for all persons except 3rd person singular: 

• I work at Mc Donald's.
  
• You work at ZARA.
  
• They work for Mr. Jones.

Some rules... continued

2. The base +s for the third person singular:

1. She/ He works at Starbucks in the Renaissance mall.
2. Leon works for Bohama N.V.
3. The machine works on solar power.

Spelling

The base of verbs ending in a hissing sound (sisklank) is followed by -es; if the base ends in -e, only -s is added.

• kiss    --> kisses
• mix     --> mixes
• catch --> catches
• fish     --> fishes

Spelling

The verbs do and go get -es:

• She goes to international conferences every year.
• Tara does her homework late at night.

When a verb ends in a consonant +y, the y changes into -ie. 

 !!!!BUT: Vowel + Y --> No spelling change!!!!!

• Mary flies to NY every year.
• John tries to sell cars every day.

Give the third person singular of the simple present tense of the following verb:

(to)enjoy

1. enjoyes
2. enjoy's
3. enjoys
4. enjoye's

When do we use the Simple Present?

Look at the spelling of the verbs in the following sentences. Which one is correct?

1. He payes his taxes.
2. Fenna applies for a job.
3. Jenny rely's on her commision.
4. He cryies after meetings.

What do the following abbreviations & acronyms stand for?

GM	WC	UN
BA	CEO	VAT