Tashkent Financial Institute, Faculty of Finance, part-time 2nd specialty

Tashkent Financial Institute, Faculty of Finance, part-time 2nd specialty
3rd year student of MM-51k-2 group Kenjayev Muhammad Yusuf wrote in English.


INDEPENDENT WORK.
SELF STUDY 5


Task 1. Vocabulary


Exercise 1. There are many idioms from sport used in business, particularly when talking about competition. Complete the idioms below with the nouns in
the box. Which sports do you think they come from?

player ropes game field ball seat horse goalposts race neck

1.A level playing field (football)
2.In the driving seat(motor racing)
3.To be neck andneck(horse racing)
4.Flogging a deadhorse(horse racing)
5.A majorplayer(football, baseball)
6.Move thegoalposts(football)
7.Keep your eye on theball(tennis or any ballgame)
8.Ahead of thegame(any sport)
9.A one-horserace(horse racing)
10.On theropes(boxing)
Exercise 2. Which of the idioms in Exercise 1 refer to:
1.A level playing field = a/ a situation of faircompetition
2.In the driving seat = h/ being in control
3.To be neck and neck = c/ being at the same level asthe competition
4.Flogging a dead = e/ wasting your time on a hopelesssituation
5.A major player = j/ being in a very bad situation
6.Move the goalposts = g/ a change in the rules
7.Keep your eye on the ball = f/ staying focused
8.Ahead of the game = b/ being in front of thecompetition
9.A one-horse race = d/ being the only competition
10.On the ropes = i/ being in a very bad situation