Ex. 3. Match the word-combinations with their definitions

1. go out of business	a) business run in your own country or a specific country
2. foreign business	b) bad or dishonest behaviour
3. domestic business	c) stop operating, especially because of financial problems
4. be in business	d) business run in another country
5. monkey business	e) business producing a profit or a useful result
6. private business	f) be involved in business activities
7. profitable business	g) owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body

Ex. 4. Try to explain the meaning of the following English proverbs.

1. Business before pleasure. 2. Everybody's business is nobody's business.

3. Business is business.

Find their Russian equivalents.

1. На войне как на войне. 2. Делу время, потехе час. 3. У семи нянек дитя без глазу.

Ex. 5. Fill in the missing words in an appropriate form into the gaps.

small business	business partner	go out of business
be in business	private business	on business

1. Nigeria is our principal _________________ in Africa.

2. The company ________________ for over thirty years.

3. Several big chains have announced they __________________ by the end of the year. So now

come the liquidation sales.

4. A _______________ is a business that is independently owned and operated, with a small

number of employees and relatively low volume of sales.

5. It's necessary to encourage __________________ in Belarus to foster growth of small towns.

6. Are you here _____________________?