Competition

Business EnglishWeek 13Professor Hayashi

Our Last Chapter • Review

• Vocab

• Language Review

• Case Study

Review – Ethics / Leadership Fill-in-the blanks1)LG’s latest cell phone looks suspiciously similar to

Samsung’s. We suspect _________________.2)We had to sign a ____________________________

stating that we could not disclose any of the company’s business plan.

3)The pharmaceutical company offered ________ to doctors for prescribing a certain medication.

4)The opposite of diffident is _____________.5)The opposite of principled is _____________.

industrial espionage

confidentiality agreement

bribes

assertive ruthless

Review – Ethics / Leadership Which tense is normally used for:

1)events in the story

2)setting the scene and providing background information

3)saying what the present results of the story are

1)events which happen before the story begins

*** Past Simple

*** Past Continuous

*** Present Perfect

*** Past Perfect

Review – Ethics / Leadership

• Tell a story about an unusual or memorable experience while you were travelling

• Be sure to use Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, Present Perfect

Review• What is the difference between a defining

and non-defining clause?

-- Defining clauses provide essential information

e.g. A counterfeiter is a person who copies goods in order to trick people

-- Non-defining clauses provide extra information that is separated by commas.

e.g. Alberto Talton, who was a famous counterfeiter, produced over $7 million

USD in fake currency.

Review• Call out expressions from the useful

language on giving a presentation! Remember the subheadings:

- welcoming the audience

- structuring a presentation

- inviting questions

- giving background information

- referring to the audience’s knowledge

- referring to visuals

- concluding

- ending

Are you competitive?

• In partners, take turns asking the questions on page 112 to see how competitive you are

Vocabulary – Pg. 113

Exercise A, B, C, D

Exercise A/B:1.field – a2.seat – h3.neck – c4.horse – e5.player – j6.goalposts - g7.ball – f8.game – b9.race – d10.ropes - i

Exercise C:1.playing field2.a one horse race3.flogging a dead horse4.in the driving seat/ahead of the game5.neck and neck6.major players

McDonald’s vs. Starbucks

• Read the article on pg. 114 in pairs and do exercise C, D, E, F, G

Exercise C1.M2.S3.S4.M5.S6.S7.M8.M9.M

Exercise D1.up2.by3.out to 4.on5.on

Exercise Ea)lose out tob)take onc)focus ond)replace (by)e)stir up

Exercise F1.c2.a3.b4.e (a loan)5.d

Exercise G1.take on2.taken over3.taken aback4.take out5.take off

Language Review – Pg. 116

• Exercise AA:

1. Correct

2. contest depended on

3. was shot

4. Correct

5. depending on

6. Correct

7. Correct

8. Correct

9. may occur after

10.Correct

11.Correct

12.audience consists largely

Homework!

• Do a 1 page review sheet of 1 unit from Cultures~Competition

• Exchange review sheets in a study group and post your photo to Facebook for a bonus participation point!