Go for your Business English. Новосельцева Н.Н - 12 стр.

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2 Here are some words taken form the text. In groups of three or four work out the
meaning of the words you don’t know. It will help you to look at them in the text.
haphazard a correlation
to inherit affluent
to capitalise plain
a peer to rise through the ranks
awkward a high-flier
to cope a self-help manual
to forge your way to the top
3 Read the article in detail and decide which paragraph mentions each of the
following.
A Good looks help you in early life.
B It doesn’t work to “try, try and try again”.
C Motivation is the key to success.
D Many successful entrepreneurs leave school early.
E Entrepreneurs tend not to fit in.
F Rich people very often have rich parents.
G You can often predict the success of interpreneurs.
H A hard life as a child can help you later on.
4 These are the final three paragraphs of the article. Some phrases have been
removed from them. Decide which phrase belongs to which gap. You will not need
to use all the phrases.
But what none of these self-improvement techniques do is to look at the quality of
your life, or consider whether the price of success is too high. Professor Cooper
describes the entrepreneur as “an anxious individual, a non-conformist, poorly
organised and not (1)...”. Twenty-five per cent of top executives were unhappy with
the long hours they worked (2) ... .
In his best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen Covey
points out that concentrating exclusively on your own effectiveness leads to (3) ... .
To build a successful life you need to be able to behave in a way that meets the
needs of others and yourself.
True success turns out to be founded on more than just chest thumping motivational
rituals. There is a need for harmony (4) ... Jerome Burne.
Money isn't everything, but it sure keeps the children in touch.

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