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goods: (pl) things for sale, merchandise; movable property.
article: (зд.) a particular object or item.
supply: the act of providing someone with it; the amount of a com-
modity that can be produced and made available for people
to buy.
shortage: a situation where there is not enough of sth or where the
supply of sth begins to decrease.
II. Cross the word which is odd in the category:
a) carry bear bring take
b) reach achieve succeed arrive
c) perish preserve collapse rot
d) value estimate assess neglect
e) difficulty problem help trouble
III. Match the five pairs of words, which have similar meanings:
merchant contract
goods keep, mountain
preserve trader
hire commerce
trade merchandise
IV. Write in full and say all the numbers and numerical symbols like this:
Model: 17 May the seventeenth of May
1981 nineteen eighty-one
$2.1 m two point one million dollars
344 three hundred and forty-four
1/2 a (one) half
1/3 a (one) third
1/4 a (one) quarter
3/5 three fifth
5.30 five thirty a.m., five thirty p.m., half past five in the
morning, half past five in the afternoon, seventeen
thirty
6.45 (o’clock) 759,000 $ 1 bln 4/5
80 % 300,500 673 0.33
10 January, 2003 £329 0.9 102.5
V. Decide which of these time prepositions completes each sentence:
in – in – in – on – on – at – at – (nothing)
1. The championship is … 2006.
2. … April, 2002.
3. … 27-th of May.
4. … Sunday.
5. … 10 o’clock.
6. … next year.
7. … the afternoon.
8. … twelve noon.
VI. Which time expressions from the box complete which sentence?
(Some of the expressions are suitable for more than one sentence). Do the
sentences and time expressions refer to the past, present or future? Put a
tick next to the sentence in the table.
ago – already – at the moment – before – last year – next month – now –
recently – since - soon – this week – yet – for a long time
Past Present Future
1. The company was established 50 years … .
2. Have you signed the contract … ?
3. Our competitors have … expanded their
market.
goods: (pl) things for sale, merchandise; movable property. 3/5 three fifth
5.30 five thirty a.m., five thirty p.m., half past five in the
article: (зд.) a particular object or item. morning, half past five in the afternoon, seventeen
thirty
supply: the act of providing someone with it; the amount of a com-
modity that can be produced and made available for people 6.45 (o’clock) 759,000 $ 1 bln 4/5
to buy. 80 % 300,500 673 0.33
10 January, 2003 £329 0.9 102.5
shortage: a situation where there is not enough of sth or where the
supply of sth begins to decrease. V. Decide which of these time prepositions completes each sentence:
II. Cross the word which is odd in the category: in – in – in – on – on – at – at – (nothing)
a) carry bear bring take 1. The championship is … 2006.
b) reach achieve succeed arrive 2. … April, 2002.
c) perish preserve collapse rot 3. … 27-th of May.
d) value estimate assess neglect 4. … Sunday.
e) difficulty problem help trouble 5. … 10 o’clock.
6. … next year.
III. Match the five pairs of words, which have similar meanings: 7. … the afternoon.
8. … twelve noon.
merchant contract
goods keep, mountain VI. Which time expressions from the box complete which sentence?
preserve trader (Some of the expressions are suitable for more than one sentence). Do the
hire commerce sentences and time expressions refer to the past, present or future? Put a
trade merchandise tick next to the sentence in the table.
IV. Write in full and say all the numbers and numerical symbols like this: ago – already – at the moment – before – last year – next month – now –
recently – since - soon – this week – yet – for a long time
Model: 17 May the seventeenth of May
1981 nineteen eighty-one
$2.1 m two point one million dollars Past Present Future
344 three hundred and forty-four 1. The company was established 50 years … .
1/2 a (one) half 2. Have you signed the contract … ?
1/3 a (one) third 3. Our competitors have … expanded their
1/4 a (one) quarter market.
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