Use synonymous words or phrases.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 395.

Match the words and phrases on list A with their synonyms on list B

A. 1. to borrow; 2. security; 3. collateral; 4. owner; 5. to possess; 6. possession; 7. investor; 8. limited; 9. liability; 10. person; 11. company; 12. amount; 13. to have a stake; 14. a share; 15. share capital; 16. ratio; 17. to trouble; 18. partnership.

B. 1. responsibility; 2. quantity; 3. joint business; 4. to get; 5. relation; 6. baker; 7. to hold a company; 8. guarantee; 9. equity; 10. to own; 11. collateral; 12. man; 13. a part; 14. firm; 15. proprietor; 16. general; 17. to worry; 18. ownership.

1. A person who wants to start a business can get some money from the bank in the form of an overdraft.

2. For this purpose he must put up some guarantee in case he cannot pay back the money.

3. If you don't pay back the money in time you may get into trouble.

4. After getting the information she looked worried.

5. How did you get this house into your ownership?

6. To manage a business is a very responsible thing.

7. Their joint business is quite a successful enterprise.

8. It's not a clever thing to put all the money into buying a house.

9. The quantity of the investment to the bank is not to be revealed.

10. The responsibility of shareholders depends on the amount of the investment.

11. Capital obtained from investment is called equity capital.

12. The relation of imports to exports is worrying the government.

2.7. Translate the sentences paying attention to the different meanings to the words:

a) business

1. We don't do much business with them.

2. Are you here for business or for pleasure?

3. he is a manager of three different businesses?

4. It's a teacher's business to help his pupils.

5. Don't waste time, let's get down straight to business.

6. 6. Mind your own business.

b) hold

1. Keep hold of my hand.

2. He held a knife in his teeth as climbed the tree.

3. Hold the line. (Don't put down the receiver)

4. The watchers held their breath as they watched the acrobats.

5. Hold your tongue!

6. He holds about 50% of the company's share/

7. We hold a General Election every four years.

8. It's very important to hold together in times of crises.

c) interest

1. I don't take great interest in politics.

2. He didn't want his son to lose interest in learning.

3. It is in your interest to work hard.

4. The investigation was carried out in the interest of truth.

5. He shares the interest in profits of the business.

6. The interest on loan capital was quite reasonable.

7. She is not interested in this subject.