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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: zadatak 127, str. 127, knjiga: Engleski poslovni jezik

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-

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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