Main Topic 4: Business Presentations Lesson 32: Business Deals (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to BUSINESS DEALS. 2. Review The or Most/-est Omitted. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) A. Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. 1. The agreement was signed by the management. a. file b. solution c. document d. contract 2. The verbal response of the team is not yet finalized. a. visual b. written c. spoken d. readable 3. The company made an offer to the client about the partnership. a. solution b. excuse c. proposal d. request Page 1
4. Mr. Sanchez assured his staff that he will give them back up during the presentation. a. support b. justice c. attention d. reference 5. Ms. Grace requested her secretary to develop a new plan of action. a. maintain b. change c. revise d. make B. Sentence-Making Practice (3-4 minutes) Practice using the words you ve learned in your own sentences. 1. Agreement 2. Verbal 3. Offer 4. Back up 5. Develop Page 2
Exercise 2: What s the word? (4-5 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. Ms. Sylvester is talking to Mr. Schuster about the contract-signing. Ms. Sylvester: Hello Mr. Schuster! Have you heard that the company made a with the client yesterday? Mr. Schuster: Hi Ms. Sylvester. Yes, I did. But I was not able to attend the contract-signing. Were you there? Ms. Sylvester: Actually, I was one of those who signed the contract. They the deal right after everyone agreed with the terms and conditions of the agreement. Mr. Schuster: That s good! I m sure the client immediately the proposal since we made the best offer. Ms. Sylvester: I agree with you Mr. Schuster. This is another success for the company! Choices: a. closed b. report c. deal d. accepted Page 3
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: The or Most/-est Omitted (5-6 minutes) General Description: The superlative form of adjectives is used to show the superiority of one thing against others. It is used only when comparing three or more nouns (ex. most important, tallest). The article the must never be omitted and should always come before the superlative form of the adjective (ex. the kindest client, the most reliable). ( The word most should always be before the adjective or the -est after the adjective in forming the superlative degree (ex. most beautiful, smallest). Remember: Most is normally used for adjectives with two or more syllables (e.g. most intelligent). On the other hand, -est is usually used for one-syllable adjectives. However, -est is also used for twosyllable adjectives that end in -y (change -y to i and add -est). (e.g. tallest, prettiest). Examples: Article Superlative form of the adjective Ms. Kutcher is the most punctual employee of the company. He is the tallest among the male applicants. Mr. Weiss is the most hardworking janitor in this building. She is the nicest secretary our organization can hire. Comprehension Check: Form the the superlative of happy and use it in a sentence. Page 4
Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (3-4 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. Mr. Trey is supervisor I ve had. a. the most admirable b. most admirable c. the most tallest d. most tallest 2. The secretary is the person I ve seen in the company. a. friendly b. most friendlier c. friendliest d. most friendliest 3. Ms. Bones is employee for the task. a. the most suitable b. most suitable c. the most suitablest d. most suitablest Page 5