Сообщения

Reported speech test

Изображение
  https://elt.oup.com/student/grammarfriends/level06/tests/test9?cc=ru&selLanguage=ru

Reported Speech

Изображение
  Reported speech is when we tell someone what another person said. To do this, we can use direct speech or indirect speech. direct speech:  'I work in a bank,' said Daniel. indirect speech:  Daniel said that he worked in a bank.   https://youtu.be/quXqD18XA2Q Tense Direct Speech Reported Speech present simple I like ice cream She said (that) she liked ice cream. present continuous I am living in London She said (that) she was living in London. past simple I bought a car She said (that) she had bought a car OR She said (that) she bought a car. past continuous I was walking along the street She said (that) she had been walking along the street. present perfect I haven't seen Julie She said (that) she hadn't seen Julie. past perfect* I had taken English lessons before She said (that) she had taken English lessons before. will I'll see you later She said (that) she would see me later. would* I would help, but... She said (that) she would help but... can I can speak per...

Gerund and Infinitive

Изображение
​ https://lingualeo.com/ru/blog/2018/01/30/gerundiy-i-infinitiv-v-angliyskom/

Passive Voice Perfect

Изображение
​ Present Perfect Passive мы используем, когда говорим о действии, которое произошло в прошлом, но результат этого действия важен нам сейчас. Причем акцент мы делаем на само действие, а не на то, кто его совершил. Схема предложения     Present     Perfect   в пассивном залоге выглядит следующим образом:   Подлежащее    have / has      been   сказуемое в третьей форме второстепенные члены предложения. These    documents    have    been    brought    by    your secretary    – Эти документы принес твой секретарь.  Формула Past Perfect Passive Past Perfect  образуется при помощи глагола had been и основного глагола в форме V3/Ved (Past Participle) .  Пример:  The dinner   had not been   cooked  when his mother came home. - Ужин не был приготовлен, когда его мать пришла домой. Future    Perfect  говорит о ...

Consumer Surplus vs. Economic Surplus: What's the Difference?

 https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/041715/what-difference-between-consumer-surplus-and-economic-surplus.asp Questions: 1) What is the difference between consumer surplus and producer surplus? 2) The examples of consumer and producer surplus 3)  How do you calculate customer surplus?

The Poverty Trap

Изображение
  https://youtu.be/KxjW-HU1BCM Why do the poor stay poor? How do people break the poverty cycle?

Gestures and manners

Изображение
​ Which gesture verb can you use to express each of the spoken sentences below. 1. "Nice to meet you." 2. "I want that one." 3. "I’m only joking." 4. "It’s great to see you again!" 5. "I don’t know the answer." 6. "Goodbye." 7. "Well done!" 8. "Yes." Are these gestures used in the same way in your country? Good/bad manners Match the verbs with the nouns or phrases.   1. shake 2. pick 3. make 4. point 5. shrug 6. clap 7. cover a. a noise b. at people c. hands d. your hands e. your mouth f. your nose g. your shoulders

Continuous Passive

Изображение
​ Continuous Passive – страдательный залог в продолженных временах В  английском языке существуют только формы Present Continuous Passive и Past Continuous Passive, тогда как Future Continuous Passive не существует – вместо нее применяется Future Indefinite Tense. Прежде, чем мы перейдем к обсуждению образования форм страдательного залога продолженных времен, необходимо отметить, что употребление времен страдательного залога совпадает с употреблением времен действительного залога. Например, если настоящее продолженное время (Present Continuous) в действительном залоге обозначает действие, происходящее в момент речи говорящего, то настоящее продолженное время страдательного залога также происходит в момент речи говорящего. Так же дело обстоит и с прошедшим продолженным временем – употребление действительного и страдательного залога совпадает. Обратите внимание на употребление предлогов в пассиве: Предлог  by  указывает субъекта, который совершает действие.  Предлог...

Listening challenge

Изображение
​ Working with new people  http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/english-at-work/36-working-with-someone-new Anna's just back from France where everything went really well. But she's in for a surprise. Rachel, the woman who Mr Socrates recommended, has arrived. Could this be the beginning of a beautiful working relationship or will there be trouble? How will Anna deal with working with someone new? Language for working with someone new This episode focuses on what to say when you start working with someone new. Phrases from the programme: I understand you have lots of experience so I would like to use your skills to help with the task. Together we can do this job really well. Let's discuss this so we can agree on a plan of action. Please respect my decision and let's move on. Listening Challenge What fruit does Rachel think they are sending to the new client?

Economics. Stock market

Изображение
​ 1)  Match the words (1 – 8) with their corresponding definitions (a – h):  1. stock exchange 2. labour market 3. insurance market 4. bond market 5. retail market 6. wholesale market  7. futures market 8. expense account a. the number of people who are available to work, considered together with all the available jobs b. a place where goods are sold to the general public for their own use, not for resale c. the activities connected with buying and selling shares in companies d. a place where contracts to buy or sell shares, goods, or currency at an agreed price to be delivered in  the future are agreed e. a system that allows you to get back from your employer any of your own money that you have spent while working f. selling goods (especially in large quantities) to shopkeepers, for sale to the public g. a place where interest-bearing securities, redeemed after a fixed period, are traded h. a place where financial protection for property, life, health, etc. against...