Unit 1-1.1: You and your company

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Module EN1

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

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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

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You and your company (1.1)
Grammar: 
Present Simple -> verb TO BE + Affirmative form

Vocabulary:
Daily activities
Abbreviations & acronyms 

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Simple Present

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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)

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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

(to)enjoy
A
enjoyes
B
enjoy's
C
enjoys
D
enjoye's

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When do we use the Simple Present?

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Look at the spelling of the verbs in the following sentences. Which one is correct?
A
He payes his taxes.
B
Fenna applies for a job.
C
Jenny rely's on her commision.
D
He cryies after meetings.

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What do the following abbreviations & acronyms stand for?

GM
WC
UN
BA
CEO
VAT

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