Home Lesson:

Unit 4: Business and Etiquette Lesson: 1

Topic: What is a business?
Objectives: At the end of the lesson Ss should be able to: Define what a business is?

Reading the text (Inglês 12 classe, Plural Editores, page 36)

Home Lesson:
Unit 4: Business and Etiquette Lesson: 2
Topic: Doing a Business in Mozambique:
Objectives: At the end of the lesson Ss should be able to: Describe Mozambican
etiquette.

Reading the text (Inglês 12 classe, Plural Editores, page 38)

Comprehension:
Read the text and answer the questions:
1. At what time do government offices open?
2. What time do civil servants have for lunch?
3. What kind of outfit should one wear for a business meeting?
4. What is the language used in a business meeting?
5. Explain why business trips should be avoided in January?
6. What happened in 1990? What were the consequences of it?

Grammar:
Have to ± verb / had better ± verb:
. When we want to say that it is necessary to do something we use have to. This may mean
the obligation to do it.
E.g: We have to wear seatbelt when driving.
.We use had better to give advice, or to tell people what to do.
E.g: You had better turn that music down before dad gets angry.
 Exercise:
Complete the sentences using have to or had better plus the given verbs. Put the verbs
either in the positive or negative form:

Ask buy drive get up go do pay

Example: I have lesson tomorrow, so I have to get up early.

1. I need to rest. I ____________ to bed
2. We _______________ for all the damages caused by our son at the party last night.
3. This is getting dark. I think I ___________ home. My mother will be worried if I get
home late.
4. This is too expansive, you ____________ something cheaper.
5. It is good to visit Granny. You _________ it more often.

Writing:
Imagine you have a penfriend who is interested in doing business in Mozambique.
Write a letter informing him/her about some of the business etiquette he or she has
to know.
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Home work

Unit 4: Business and Etiquette

Topic: Business Manners: Lesson: 2
Objectives: At the end of the lesson Ss should be able to: Talk about different ways
people do business.

Reading the text (Inglês 12 classe, Plural Editores, page 40)

Read the text and have some tips for doing a business:

Comprehension:
Complete the table below using the information from the text:
You should know how to use titles and names
correctly.
Communicate

Don’t wear shorts when going to a meet a

client

Be sociable

Grammar:

Should ± verb:
Should is used after a number of verbs especially verbs like: demand, insist, recommend and
suggest.
E.g: The teacher demanded that we should apologise for our behaviour at the open day.
What do you suggest I should do with the money I won at the race?
Exercise:
Complete the sentences using should ± verbs below.

Be ask leave listen arrive worry

1. The English teacher __________ (negative) late. He usually arrives on time.

2. Why ___________ I __________ about my sister’s boyfriend? She is old
enough to look after herself.
3. Believe me, you _____________ to hill song’s new album. You will like it.
4. Men _________ sorry whenever they break a woman’s heart.
5. You __________ (negative) without saying goodbye.

Exercise:

Complete the sentences with a possible correct ending:

1. I need to rest. I __________________ to bed.
2. Sonia is expecting to meet you. You ______________ her.
3. We need some money. We _____________________ to the bank.
4. This is too much, honey. You ____________________ sometimes about this.

. Soul trade- a business owned and controlled by a single person.

. Partnership ‘saving- a business owned and controlled by two people.
. Company- a business ran and controlled by more than two people.
. Conglomerate- a large business organisation consisting different companies that have
joined
together. .Subsidiar
y- a company that is owned by a large company
Home work

Unit 4: Business and Etiquette

Topic: Doing a Business in Mozambique: Lesson: 3
Objectives: At the end of the lesson Ss should be able Talk about the importance of
business inquiries.

Reading the text (Inglês 12 classe, Plural Editores, page 42)

Read the text and learn about how to ask for business information.

Think of a situation in each of the question below took place. For each question
provide a possible answer:
1. Who do you work for? _______________________________________________________
2. What does X do? ___________________________________________________________
3. Where is the company based? _________________________________________________
4. How many people do you employ? _____________________________________________
5. Is your company public? ______________________________________________________
6. Where are your products manufactured? ________________________________________

Grammar:
Should not ± Verb:
Should not is used to talk about something that is not good or the right thing to do.

E.g: You should not poke your nose into his business.

Exercise:
Write sentences with should plus the given information:
E.g: Make noise in class. You should not make noise in class.
1. Play music very loud. ______________________________________________.
2. Drive on left hand side in this country. ________________________________.
3. Talk with your mouth full of food. ____________________________________.
4. Play music at the cemetery. _________________________________________.
5. Be rude when talking to elder. _______________________________________.

Writing:
Imagine you have just hired a new businessman. Write a paragraph asking him for relevant
information about his career track and personal goals.

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