До іть ! Англ мова. You are going to read an article about people who gave up their jobs to start their own business. People may be chosen more than once.
Starting your own business
We talked to four people who gave up working for somebody else and started their own business
A) Beautician
I had to rethink my future when the multi-national company I worked for as a marketing executive decided to move my job to the USA. My life back then, wearing designer clothes and taking regular long-haul flights, couldn’t be more different from today. Well, I wanted a job where I’d have the chance to interact with people more, and saw a gap in the market for a beauty salon locally. Working for yourself is great as you can make your own mind up about things and you aren’t driven by someone else about when and how you do that. But the flipside is that there’s nobody to share the burden with when you wake up in the middle of the night worrying about how you’re going to pay the rent. But I have no regrets.
B) Gym owner
After seventeen years working I banking, I wanted to try something totally different. A business that used a combination of my financial, sorting and parenting experience, but which didn’t involve such long exhausting hours at the office appealed to me a great deal. I came across the concept behind The Little Gym by accident when I was surfing the Internet. It’s a novel concept that had gone down really well in the USA. It caters for children from four months to twelve years, giving them good-quality physical instruction and a cerebral work-out at the same time. Having control of my own life is a definite high, as is seeing my staff doing a good job. Every day is different, so it’s never boring.
C ) Caterer
I worked for a big international company, but was no longer finding it rewarding. I’d completed twenty year’s service, so I had some money saved up, but not enough to retire on. But I took sox months off and we went to stay with my wife’s family in Spain. It was a good opportunity to ponder the question: “What next?” That’s when we got the idea for Tapas in a Box. We were in a bar eating the local Spanish food called “tapas” and I thought: “This would be perfect for people back home who want to have a great, relaxed time with friends, without spending ages cooking”. The challenge was then to work out how to deliver the mix of foods all at once, because tapas includes things like raw almonds and chilled cheeses as well as the hot things that need heating in an oven. Once we’d cracked that, we were up and running I can’t stress too much the thrill you feel when a customer tells you they’ve had a great time. The sense of having gone from a new idea to actually delivering something good is very motivating.
D )Virtual PA
I’d been a secretary and persona assistant (PA) for twenty years and had begun to dread the thought that I’d be at the same desk until I retired. When the company announced that its European office was to close, I couldn’t taken a drop in salary and found another job locally, but decided to set up my own business instead. I got my idea because, in effect, I’d been a virtual PA all along. My boss was usually only in the office a couple of days a month, so we’d always worked remotely by email and phone calls. I thought I could offer a similar service to other busy people. Now I’ve got all sorts of regular clients, including surveyors, solicitors, an advertising agency and even an author. I never expected such a mix. I can’t wait to see what challenges lie in store for me.
Which person:
1.mentions how good it is being able to make your own decisions?
2.was keen to make use of a wide range of existing skills?
3.sometimes feels anxious about financial aspects of the business?
4.had to solve a technical problem before launching the business?
5.took time to decide what type of business to start?
6.is happy to have received positive feedback from clients?
7.enjoys seeing employees making a success of things?
8.was able to drew on experience gained in a similar working situation?
9.is surprised to have attracted such a wide variety of clients?
10.was keen to work on a more personal level with clients?
1. The mainland of Europe stretched much further west than now.
Континентальная часть Европы растянулась на запад дальше, чем сейчас. The past simple. Active voice.
1. London is situated on the Thames.
Лондон находится на Темзе. The present simple. Passive voice.
2. The man who is speaking now is our secretary.
Человек, который сейчас говорит, это наш секретарь. The present continuous. Active voice.
3. T he scientist’s attention has been attracted by Egyptian pyramids.
Внимание ученых было привлечено египетскими пирамидами. The present perfect. Passive voice.
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1. The British Isles and the neighboring small islands were left above the surface of the sea. Participle 2. Часть глагола сказуемого.
Британские острова и соседние маленькие острова остались над уровнем моря.
2. T hey showed us a list of the articles sold at the auction . Participle 2. Определение.
Они показали нам список статей проданных на аукционе.
3. When asked the question he couldn’t answer. Participle 2. Обстоятельство.
Когда его спросили вопрос он не смог ответить.
4. Being built of wood the bridge will not be able to carry heavy loads. Patriciple 1. Обстоятельство.
Так как мост построен из дерева, он не сможет выдержать тяжелые грузы.
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1. He started early in the morning while it was still cold.
Он начал рано утром, пока было еще холодно.
2. The problem you have to solve is not so simple as we thought before.
Проблема, которую вам необходимо решить не такая легкая, как мы думали раньше.
3. You may ring me up when you leave your office.
Ты можешь мне позвонить, когда покинешь офис.
4. He said he hadn’t seen you.
Он сказал, что тебя не видел.
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1. No visitor to London can miss these buildings.
Ни один посетитель Лондона не сможет пропустить эти здания.
2. You are not to be late.
Ты не должен опоздать.
3. We had to walk home because the last bus had gone.
Нам пришлось идти домой пешком, так как последний автобус уже ушел.
4. He was allowed to use dictionary.
Ему разрешили пользоваться словарем.
5. The British Isles
Many thousands of years ago the mainland of Europe stretched much further west than now, and by the sinking of the land, the ocean covered a great deal of the continent. The British Isles and neighboring small islands were left above the surface of the sea, because they were the highest parts of the land. The water flowed into the valleys among the hills, thus producing an uneven coast and many good harbors.
There are many facts which prove this. None of the seas round the British Isles are very deep. In fact in some parts of the North Sea there is a depth of less than six meters. The rounded flat-topped hills that give character to the English scenery have been worn down by the slowly moving sheet of ice that once covered the whole of Northern Europe. The white chalk cliffs of Southern England correspond to those of Northern France, while the lowlands of the east coast correspond to the lowlands of Holland. The forests that once covered the greater part of the country were made up of common European trees. Nowadays there are practically no forests in Britain, but there are very many leafy trees that give beauty to the countryside.
Британские острова
Много тысяч лет назад континентальная часть Европы протягивалась намного дальше на запад, чем сейчас, и с понижением уровня земли, океан покрыл большую часть континента. Британские острова и соседние с ними небольшие острова остались над уровнем моря, потому что они были самыми высокими частями земли. Вода текла в долины среди холмов, таким образом, производя неровное побережье и много хороших гаваней.
Есть много фактов, которые доказывают это. Ни одно из морей вокруг Британских островов не является очень глубоким. Фактически в некоторых частях Северного моря есть глубина менее шести метров. Округленные холмы с плоской вершиной, которые дают характер английскому пейзажу, были стерты медленно движущимся слоем льда, который когда-то покрывал всю Северную Европу. Белые как мел утесы южной Англии соответствуют таковым в Северной Франции, в то время как низменность восточного побережья соответствует низменности Голландии. Леса, которые когда-то покрывали большую часть страны, представляли собой обычные европейские деревьея. В настоящее время в Великобритании нет фактически никаких лесов, но есть очень много покрытых листвой деревьев, которые дают красоту сельской местности.
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1. What produced an uneven coast and many good harbours?
The water that flowed into the valleys among the hills produced an uneven coast and many good harbors.
2. What gave character to the English scenery?
The rounded flat-topped hills give character to the English scenery.
3. Are the seas round the British Isles deep?
No, the seas round the British Isles are not deep.
4. What gives beauty to the countryside of Britain?
Many leafy trees give beauty to the countryside of Britain.
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