Active and passive verb form_revision

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/activepassive.html

Presentation_plan_Globalisation

Thanks Dilek for the useful links on Friday .Today I have got my presentation plan that will be presented on Tuesday 9 September 2008 .

1. Present the overview of global businesses

2. The benefits and drawbacks of globalisation that might effect on global business, particularly

- Global marketplaces
- Multinational companies (the example of global brands)

3. Conclusion :
- Summarise what have been said - advantages /disadvantages of globalisation that may impact global businesses.
- Some suggestion from presenter 's point of view

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing_definition

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/

Reading practice

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a03859a6-7b6d-11dd-b839-000077b07658.html

Summary :

Verb tenses revision

http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/verbs_tense-revision.htm

I used this website to revise the verb tenses .

Presentation_useful phrases

The following website below was given me some useful phrases for preparing my presentation next week.

http://www.learn-english-today.com/business-english/presentations-phrases.htm

Verbs _Infinitive & Gerund (revision)

I went to this website due to I am a little bit confusing about infinitive and gerund .I found that it is a useful website .

http://www.learn-english-today.com/lessons/lesson_contents/gerund-infinitive.html

1.It's obvious he's only interested in (make) ____making__________ money.
2. Anne couldn't find a taxi so I offered (drive) __to drive_______ her to the station.
3. I managed (book) ___to book_____________ two seats on the morning flight
4. I promise (send) __to send______ you our new brochure as soon as it's available.
5. Peter was delighted (meet) ___to meet____________ a former colleague at the conference.
6. I avoid (take) __taking_____________ the car whenever possible, especially in big cities.
7. We finished the job by (work) ___working____________ 12 hours a day.
8. Bob sent a report to the Chairman instead of (attend) ____attending_______ the meeting.
9. A lot of people dislike (drive) __driving_____________ at night.
10. I intend (speak) __to speak________ to my boss about your complaint.

I did this excercise and got 80% score.

Answer

1) making 2) to drive 3) to book 4) to send 5) to meet 6) taking 7) working 8) attending 9) driving 10) to speak