1. What is called the Sequence of Tenses in English? In which types of subordinate clauses the Sequence of Tenses is observed? Give examples.
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1. Introduce your company at the international conference: mention your companys specialization, future plans, why you are at the conference and what are your main competitors.
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2. Which changes should be made when the exact words of the speaker are reported? Comment on the shift of tense-aspect forms in the Reported Speech. Comment on the rules of forming reported statements. Comment on the rules of forming reported orders, commands, offers, suggestions and advice.
2. Explain how to make business calls (Business Result Pre-Interm. p.16-key expressions)
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3. Comment on the rules of forming reported questions.
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3. Speak about problems which can spoil companys reputation. Give the way of solving each problem.
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4. How are interjections and exclamations expressed in the Reported Speech?
Give examples of reported greetings and leave-takings.
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4. How companies create new products? What makes their success of failure?
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5. What does the category of Voice express? How many voices are there in English? Name and characterise them.
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5. Speak about power of brands. How they influence the customer? What is your point of view about brands?
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6. State the general formula of building the Passive Voice in English. Which tense-aspect forms are missing in the Passive Voice?
6. Which unattractive characteristics can you tolerate in your friends and relations?
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7. Comment on the formation and use of tense-aspect forms in the Passive Voice. What are the ways of translating the Passive Voice into Russian?
7. What sign of the zodiac were you born under? Do you think this affects your character? How true to your nature is the description of your zodiac sign?
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8. Comment on the uses of the Passive Voice peculiar to the English language. State the cases where the combination to be + Participle II denotes an action or a state.
8. What are the ways and means by which a persons character is revealed and estimated: appearance; speech characterization; manners and attitudes; likes and dislikes?
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9. In which cases the agent of the action should be mentioned with the prepositions with or by? In which cases Passive Voice is not observed, give the examples?
9. A highly debatable problem of nowadays is whether its better to live in the country or in a big city. Give your opinion on this point.
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In which cases The Sequence of Tenses is not observed?
What do you think people pay attention to when buying a house?
