O‘zbekiston respublikasi oliy va o‘rta maxsus ta’lim vazirligi toshkent moliya instituti shadmanbekova Kamola, Farmonov Shahboz Xorijiy til fanidan mustaqil ta’limni tashkil etish bo‘yicha uslubiy ko‘rsatma

Exercise 1. Reread the article's headline and first three paragraphs and find the prepositions that go with these verbs.
1 stir 2 replace 3 lose 4 focus 5 take


Exercise 2. Match the verbs and prepositions in Exercise 1 (1-5) with the meanings (a-e).
a) to not get something because someone else gets it instead
b) to compete or fight against someone
c) to give all your attention to a particular thing
d) to take something else's place
e) to deliberately cause problems
Task 3. Grammar


Exercise 1. Match the phrasal verbs with take (1-5) with the meanings (a-e).
1 be taken aback a) grow rapidly
2 take off b) give employment to
3 take on c) be surprised
4 take out d) gain control of a company
5 take over e) arrange (of money)


Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of take and a preposition.
1 We were going to . . . . . . . . . . . . . .five new staff next month, but then the economy
crashed.
2 They pretended it was a merger, but it feels like we were . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 We were . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . when the president announced his resignation.
4 It is very difficult to . . . . .. . . . . . . a loan these days.
5 After the new product launch, sales are expected to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
Task 4. Writing
Answer the questions in written form.
1 Do you think that McDonald's strategy will be successful?
2 How do you think Starbucks will respond?
Write your own opinion (150 words)
Task 5. Presentation
Make a presentation (8-12 slides) on the topic: Famous business competitions.


SELF STUDY 6


Task 1. Vocabulary


Exercise 1. Match the words in the box to the definitions 1 to 6 below

equity stake recession shares debt stock market forecast

1) equal parts into which the capital or ownership of a company is divided

2) a period of time when business activity decreases because the economy is doing badly
3) money risked when a business owns part of another company
4) a place where company shares are bought and sold
5) a description of what is likely to happen in the future
6) money owed by one person or organisation to another person or organisation