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 2. Choose the correct tenses to complete the text.
Two years ago, we had a lot of trouble with one of our new shampoos. It was selling really well, but then one day dozens of customers . . . . . . . . . . .1 (started / had started) phoning and complaining that the shampoo was burning their scalp. The newspapers . . . . . . . 2.(heard / were hearing) that one of our products . .. .. . . . . . . . 3 (caused / was causing) allergies nationwide, and of course they started calling us too to ask what we . . . . . . . . . . . .4 (did / were doing) about this problem.
Honestly, we didn't understand what . . . . . . . .5 (happened / was happening). We are a responsible company and, as you would expect, we . . . . . . . . . . . .6 (were testing / had tested) the shampoo for months before launching it, and there had been no bad reaction to it whatsoever. We had invested a lot of money in the testing and marketing and now we . . . . . . . . . . . .7 (were losing / had lost) money because of bad publicity. We . . . .8 (realized / I had realised) that the growing number of complaints was harming our image, so we . . . . . . . . . . . .' (decided / had decided) to recall the shampoo.
Task 4. Writing
How can a person get a job satisfaction?
Write your own opinion (150-200 words)
Task 5. Presentation
Make a presentation (8-12 slides) on the topic: Useful tips for getting job satisfaction
SELF STUDY 14


Task 1. Vocabulary


Exercise 1. Match the direct phrases (1-5) to the more diplomatic versions (a-e).
1 We must talk about price first. a) Your price seems rather high.
2 There's no way we can give you any credit. b) Unfortunately, I can't lower my price.
3 I want a discount. c) Could you possibly give me a discount?
4 I won't lower my price. d) I'm afraid we can't give you any credit.
5 Your price is far too high. e) I think we should talk about price first.