Cuadernillo de Inglés

Tecnicatura en Administración de
Empresas
7mo 2da - E.E.T. N° 2

Prof. María Eugenia Manfredi

Estudiante: …………………………………………………………
Companies
- Reading comprehension:
1. Read the article and say: who wrote it, what it is about (in general terms), where it was published.

2. Find in the text words or phrases that mean the same as:
a. Give, produce. (V.):
b. A thing that is regarded as more important than others. (N):
c. Not harmful to the environment. (Adj):
d. A vehicle that uses both, petrol and another type of energy (adj):
e. Client-centerd. (Adj):
f. Entered in a record. (V):

3. Answer the following questions. You can use Spanish

a. Why is Toyota the number-one company for customer service?
b. In what way has this company followed the industry trend?
c. Which is the most aprreciated Toyota´s service? Why?
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Tense review: Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Great ideas
- Read these two articles about great ideas and answer the questions below them, (you can use Spanish)
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- Tense Review: Simple Past vs Past Continuous

Handling conflicts
- How good are you at managing conflicts? Answer the questions in this quiz
- You are going to read some advice about handling conflicts, (articles A and B). Before you read, match the
words from the articles to their meanings
- Rank the pieces of advice in order of usefulness
Word building
Word formation: affixes

“An affix is a word element that can be attached to a base or root to form a new word, usually occurring as either a
prefix or suffix”. (Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-affix-grammar-1689071. Retrieved March 16, 2022. 11:20 a.m.)

Depending on the affix, the meaning of the word will change as affixes express meaning.

Prefixes are added at the beginning of the word and suffixes, at the end.

Verb formation: NOUN OR ADJECTIVE + -IZE and –IFY

E.g: American Americanize Beauty Beautify

Legal -ize Legalize Pure -ify Purify

Modern Modernize Simply Simplify

Noun formation: VERB + -ER, -MENT, -ATION

E.g: Drive -er Driver - El sufijo –er se refiere a quieno que realiza la acción.

Teach Teacher

Manage Management Associate Association

Develop -ment Development Organize -ation Organization

Pay Payment Administer Administration

ADJECTIVE + -ITY, -TY, -NESS

E.g: Cruel -ty Cruelty Dark Darkness

Stupid Stupidity Happy -ness Happiness

Pure -ity Purity Kind Kindness

Adjective formation: NOUN + -Y, -IC, -ICAL, -FUL, -LESS

E.g: Dirt -y Dirty Athlete -ic Athletic

Smell Smelly Biology -ical Biological

Pain -ful Painful

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-less Painless

Care Careful

Careless
 VERB + -ABLE

Wash Washable

Debate -able Debatable

- Read the text “Groups that work” (assignment #1) and find the following:
a. 4 nouns that end in –ment
b. 4 adverbs that end in –ly
c. 4 nouns that end in –ation
d. 1 adjective ending in –ic
e. 1 adjective starting with the prefix –un (opposite meaning)
- Which words do they derive from?

- Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word between brackets
a. Detroit in the U.S.A. is renowned for the ……………………………… of cars (PRODUCE)
b. My greatest ………………………….. was graduating from university. (ACHIEVE)
c. In spite of her severe …………………….. she fulfilled her goals in life. (DISABLE)
d. The year´s budget projections look “………………………………….”. (MANAGE)
e. A number of potential …………………………. have expressed interest for the company. (BUY)
f. A good diet and some exercise will help you to keep your body ………………………. (HEALTH)
g. Be ………………………… to look both ways when you cross the street. (CARE)
The Passive Voice
We use the passive voice in formal writing or when we don´t mention who or what does the action (or it is obvious
or not important).

In the passive voice, we say what happens to the subject of the sentence. We use the active voice to say what the
subject does. In this case, it is the subject who performs the action.

Grammatically speaking, what it is direct object in the active voice, takes the place of the subject in the passive voice.

We form the passive voice with the verb to be (in the correct tense) + the past participle of the verb (3rd column of
irregular verbs and –ed ending of regular verbs). We add by… to mention who or what performs the action.

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + NOT + PAST PARTICIPLE + …

(QUESTION WORD) + VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + VERB (past participle) + …. ?

Passive Voice:
Active Voice:
- People / They make Guaraná Antarctica in Brazil.
- People already use Guaraná in several soft drinks.
- Three huge companies dominate the global soft drinks market.

- Complete the sentences with the present simple passive voice of the verbs in brackets

a.English ................................ (speak) in many countries in the world. Japanese ................................. (not /widely/
speak) outside Japan.

b.The post ..................................(deliver) at about 8 o’clock every morning.

c. Cheese and cream..................................... (make) from milk.

d. Portuguese ...................................... (not/teach) in our school.

2. Now, use the simple past passive voice to complete the following sentences

a. Your form ......................................... (not/fill) out correctly.

b. My car ................................. (repair) last week

c. This song ................................ (write) by Madonna last year.

d. The chocolate cakes ................................. (make) by Anthony and his grandma.

- Complete the sentences using one of these verbs in the correct form:

WRITE- DAMAGE – HOLD – INCLUDE – INVITE – CAUSE – SHOW -TRANSLATE

a. Many accidents …………………………………. by dangerous driving.

b. The roof of the building ……………………………… in a storm a few days ago.

c. There´s no need to leave a tip. Service……….……………….. in the service.

d. You …………………………… to the restaurant opening. Why didn´t you go?

e. A cinema is a place where films ……………………………..

f. In our country, elections for president ……………………….. every four years.

g. Originally the book ……………………….. in Spanish and a few years ago it ……………………………. into English.

- Change these sentences into the passive

a. Somebody pushed Mary into the water. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

b. People don´t speak Spanish in Italy. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

c. The guards didn´t lock the back door. ………………………………………………………………………………………..

d. They serve lunch between 12 and 1 p.m. …………………………………………………………………………………………

e. We keep the tips in the blue box. …………………………………………………………………………………….....

- Complete the sentences (Active or Passive Voice). Use Simple Present.

1. He (sell) ___________________cars.
2. The new Toyota car (sell)__________________ in many countries of South America.
3. In summer, more ice cream (eat) ____________________than in winter.
4. She (call) ___________________her grandparents every Friday.
5. In this office, photocopies (make)____________________ in the afternoon.
6. He (take) ________________his medicine every day.
7. Jane (take / not) _______________to school by her father. He (go) ________________to school by bus.
8. She (work / not) ___________________for a bank.
9. Milk and cream (keep) _____________________ in the refrigerator.
“Stress in the workplace”
Extra readings and activities

Companies
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Bibliography:

- Tylor, J and Zeter, J. “Career Paths. Business English”. Express Publishing. 2011

- Evans, V and others. “Career Paths. Management 1”. Express Publishing.

- Cotton, D. and others. Market Leader Elementary. Coursebook. Pearson Longman.

- Cotton, D. and others. Market Leader Pre-intermediate. New Edition. Pearson Longman.