Self-study 1 Task 1

Ex 1. Look through the whole article and answer these questions.
a) Who is Michael Jarrett?
b) What is: i) his subject? ii) his specialty?


Ex 2. Look at how the expressions in italic are used in the article. True or false?
a) A progressive country is one where people are willing to adapt and change.
b) If something is constant, it happens only sometimes.
c) If something is inevitable, you can avoid it.
d) If you resist something, you do it.
e) I f you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.
f) If you set out to do something, you finish doing it.
g) If you achieve something, you reach a particular objective.
h) If you fail to do something, you succeed.


Ex 3. Find expressions in paragraph 2 that mean the following.
a) reasonable and sensible (1 word)
b) an easy series of instructions, used for example in cooking (2 words)
c) ways of doing things one at a time (4 words)
d) a unique method (3 words)
e) the most important ideas, etc., about something (2 words)
f) the structure of a company, department, etc., rather than the way it relates to the outside world (2 words)
g) the outside world (1 word)


Task 3. Grammar. Ex 1. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the box. use each verb twice. Put each verb into the correct form and the correct tense – present simple or present continuous.

Invest sell take target work

1. Breitling and Cartier sell luxury watches around the world.

2. It only …………. our laboratory half an hour to test all the ingredients.
3. Which market segment …………they usually?
4. Oh no! My printer …………. properly. I’ll ask Leila to run off a copy of the report for you.
5. …… you ………. more money in marketing this year?
6. Their advertising agency never ………… at weekends.
7. Do you think we …… a big risk if we postpone the launch of our new model?
8. Unfortunately, our range of soft drinks………. ….. well at the moment.
9. This time, we …………… our advertising campaign on the young.
10. Our company ……………. a lot in R&D. That’s why we develop fewer new products than our competitors.