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Choose the correct option for each of the following sentences 1.. Bí quyết cho thành côngcủa chúng tôi nằm ở dịch vụ tiết kiệm Hiệp hội Wedding Planners đưa ra dịch vụ mộtcửa đầy uy tín

Unit 1: Sentence structures

1 Sentence structure 1: Subject + Verb

Possible subjects :

Noun: The proposal sounds great

Pronoun: They were my co-workers

Gerund: Having enough rest is important

Noun clause: That he will come is certain

2 Sentence structure 2: Subject + verb + subject complement

Subject completment can be :

Noun : Kevin/ is/ an accountant.

Gerund: Her interest/ was/ cutting production costs.

To-Infinitive: Our goal/ is/ to expand our business.

Noun clause: The problem/ is/ that I do not have time

Adjective: The software/ is/ reliable.

3 Sentence structure 3: Subject + verb + object Object can be :

Noun : The company/ opened/ a new branch.

Pronoun: Mr Hopskin/ doesn’t know/ her

Gerund: I/ finished/ preparing my presentation.

To-Infinitive: The manager/ wants/ to see the results.

Noun clause: He/ asked/ that we update our computers.

4 Sentence structure 4: Subject + verb + indirect object + direct object

Ex: He/ gave/ her/ a copy of the sales report or The secretary/ offered/ me/ some help.

5 Sentence structure 5: Subject + verb + object + object complement be:

Noun: The board/ appointed/ Mr Walsh/ executive

Adjective: The guest/ found/ our hotel/ comfortable

1.Đứng sau tính từ2.Danh từ đứng sau a/an/ the/

some/ any/ no/ this/ that/ these/

those và sau các tính từ sở hữu

These chairs, his house, my friend,

…3.Danh từ đứng trước động từ

adj +N

Mạo từ+

N+V

Cấu trúc câu S+V+O+adv

S và O là danh

từ, và lưu ý advkhông bao giờ đứng trước O

ance/ence 4.Danh từ đứng sau giới từ : OF +N 2.

Of +N

Of +Ving +N Tính từ -ful, -less,

-ly, -al, -ble,

-ive, -ous,

-ish, -y,

-like, -ic,

-ed, -ing

Bổ sung

ý nghĩa cho danh từ

1.Trước danh từ:

2 Sau “Tobe” và động từ nối

Các động từ dùng với tính từ :

Giác quan Smell/ taste:

Look:

Feel:

Seem:

Appear:

Sound:

Remain/stay:

Keep Thay đổi : grow/turn/become/get Find sth adj

Make sth/sbd adj

adj+n tobe+adj

Động từ en,fy,

ize,ate

chỉ hoạt động + Sau chủ ngữ + Sau giới từ “to” N+V to+ V Trạng từ ly bổ sung ý nghĩa cho động từ và tính từ + Sau động từ + Trước tính từ V+adv Adv+adj II Exercise A Put the words and phrases in brackets in the correct order to make complete sentences 1 They, the issue, discussed

2 The contract, our team, finished

3 my suggestion, the HR manager, liked

4 some packages, Mr Green, sent

5 the conference, will attend, Sam & Sara

6 an invitation, received, yesterday, we

B Choose one correct option in the parentheses.

1 (Register, Registration) begins at 7 a.m

2 The (cost, costly) of housing rose dramatically last year

3 (Write, To write) a novel is a goal of many creative writers

4 (Eating, Eat) well leads to good health

5 Our (strategic, strategy) is to launch the product in Europe

6 The (satisfaction, satisfactory) of our clients is our highest concern

7 They (gave us, us gave) some documents

8 Genie Electronics will (she offer, offer her) the position

9 The company sent (us some chairs, some chairs us)

10 The store offers (a free coupon new customers, new customers a free coupon)

11 My coworker teaches computer language (for me, to me)

C Choose the correct option for each of the following sentences

1 TeleCom ……… cellular phones at low prices

I Match the verbs in the left column with their corresponding phrases in the right column

8 Apply for

II Fill the gaps with the verbs in the box to form correct collocations

Transfer contact announce promote

1 some money 3 sales

2 the office 4 something

Repair recommend do complete

1 a car 3 a business

2 a project 4 highly

III 1.transfer/ 2 Contact/3 Promote/4.announce/5 Repair/6 Complete/ 7 Do/8.recommend

Practice:

I Choose one correct option in the parentheses.

1 These positions (require, requirement) extensive experience

2 The company (to organize, should organize) a training program for staff

3 Mr.Lee (purchased, purchasing) new office furniture

4 Dialogue (helpful, can help) people to resolve problems

5 Candidates must submit their application (in, on, by) writing

6 I hope you’re doing this just for the sake (of, in, about) the money

7 All staff must carry their ID cards (by, at, with) all times

8 Mr Adams will be in (behalf, case, charge) of data analysis

9 He reported the (problem, problematic) to the administrator

10 We signed an (agree, agreement) with a foreign company

11 Many young consumers prefer (to shop, shop) online

12 The labor union demanded the (resign, resignation) of the president

13 Mr Kato considered (launching, launch) a campaign to promote a new PDA

14 Flyaway Service guarantees (deliver, delivery) in three days

15 The new buildings are (spacious, spaciously) with high ceilings

16 New LCD screens made the enterprise (popular, popularly)

17 Airplane tickets are not (transferable, transfer) to other individuals

18 We consider Ms Elson a qualified (apply, applicant)

19 It’s (advise, advisable) to obtain a second opinion if you want to invest

20 Jack is a (manager, manage) in the computer business

II Choose the correct answer

1 The CEO ……… a new management system in the board meeting

A Will suggest C suggesting

15 The director strongly ……… Mr Watson for the job of manager.

B For D to

Text completion:

Question 1 to 2 refers to the following memorandum

From: Carole Elliot To: Randy Holly

Our company ……… the International Culture Exchange Exposition next month It will be

held from June 15 to 18 at the New World Convention Center in Boston, Massachusetts We

will have a booth to display our products under the theme “Food” More ……… is available

Website at www.CE - Exposition.com

Question 3 to 4 refers to the following advertisement.

The Shine Beach Hotel is the place to stay if you plan to vacation in the sunny Bahamas!

Continental breakfast will be included in the room charge Tours around the city are available

upon ……… If you wish to know more about the hotel, please contact us

B in detail

C detailing

D detailed

Question 5 to 6 refers to the following articles

PRESS CONFERENCE ON BARKLEY-MILLER MERGER

The Barkley Software Company will hold a press conference to announce its merger with Miller

Associates Barkley Software has developed an innovative ……… to restructure the two

Question 7 to 8 refers to the following letter

Let me take this opportunity to personally thank you for choosing our bank to attend your

……… account I know a great amount of care goes into choosing a banker, and

your decision reaffirms my belief in our ways of banking

We believe our depositors enjoy the personal contact they receive at each one of our branches

Be assured that the personal banking concept enjoys our greatest commitment We employ the

latest technology in computers However, we will never abandon our personal commitment to

you, the customer, our greatest asset.

I hope you will believe ……… our trust services, and feel free to use any of the many

Question 9 to 10 refers to the following letter

Dear Lost and Found

I am writing this letter to ask you about my missing wallet

Last Friday, I ……… on your airline to go to Boston I had my wallet when I boarded Flight

I found my wallet was missing I guess that I dropped my wallet on the plane The wallet is

brown leather, and there are several credit cards in my name in it Could you kindly check if

there is a missing wallet on the plane?

Thank you in advance

Regards,

Luke Danes

Choose the right answer

1 We (establishment, established) a business partnership with another company

2 The company (requires, requirement) three reference letters

3 The director (introduction, introduced) the guest speaker to us

4 The company (employed, employment) several workers for the construction

5 The government (proposal, proposed) a new law to promote employment

6 You (need, to need) a good grade to apply for a scholarship

7 Mr Park (knowing, knows) the conference schedule

8 The lawyer (to charge, charges) high fees for his consulting services

9 Our company (donates, donating) some money to the orphanage

10 The two companies (agreeing, agreed) with the details of the contract

11 He ……… our apology for the inconvenience

A Asking C to ask

18 The organizer ……… the seminar with a brief introduction

28 We didn’t ……… the production deadline.

Question 1 to 2 refer to the following advertisement

The Mega E-learning company has recently ……… its innovative online education

To our educational programs All interested applicants should ……… their cover letter

and résumé’ to megalearning@vahoo.com

Question 4 to 6 refer to the following advertisement.

I hope you are enjoying the summer! We’re very

excited to let you know that the long

period of our shop’s renovation is finally over! We

will be reopening on August 23rd,

a week from now! In order to celebrate the opening

of the shop, we are offering an

exclusive discount of 15% off any item if you

complete this registration form and bring it to the

store on the 23rd Please note that this registration

form won’t be valid anytime after the 23rd I hope to

see you all at the shop and

enjoy the discount!

Body Wash

Tôi hi vọng bạn đang thưởng thức mùa Hècủa mình! Chúng tôi rất thích thú muốn bạnbiết rằng quãng thời gian dài để trùng tucửa hàng cuối cùng cũng đã qua Chúng tôi

sẽ mở cửa lại vào ngày 23 tháng Tám, mộttuần kể từ bây giờ Để kỷ niệm việc mở lạicửa hàng, chúng tôi khuyến mại giảm giá15% cho bất kỳ món hàng nào nếu bạnhoàn thành bản đăng ký sau và mang nóđến cửa hàng vào ngày 23 Chú ý rằng, bảnđăng ký này sẽ không có hiệu lực sau ngày

23 Tôi hi vọng sẽ gặp tất cả các bạn tại cửahàng và hưởng thụ việc giảm giá này!

1 refurbishment / repair/ restoration

2 sale off/ reduce price

3 fill in

4 expire/ no more work

5 remind

6 finish

We are sorry to inform visitors that due to raised

maintenance prices and a recent surge in feed price,

Queensway Zoo will be increasing its ticket rates by

10-20% The price increase will go into effect next

year The rates for non-members may be higher than

for members

The one-day ticket will remain unchanged at $5 for

Chúng tôi rất tiếc khi thông báo đến cáckhu du lịch rằng vì giá bảo trì tăng và giáthức ăn cũng tăng, sở thú Queensway sẽtăng giá vé lên 10-20% Việc tăng vé sẽ ápdụng vào năm sau Giá vé cho những kháchkhông phải thành viên sẽ cao hơn của cácthành viên

children and $7 for adults.

However, starting on January 1, the Safari Pass,

which is the most popular among visitors, will be

increased from $10 to $10.50 for members and $12

for non-members The Safari Pass allows visitors to

drive through our Safari area, where they can see

right from their car wild animals in nature It also

offers free face painting and animal posters for kids!

You can also save 30% on all drinks at the zoo’s

cafeteria

Tickets for the afternoon animal show cost $3 for

both members and non - members

Memberships must be renewed every six months at

the additional charge of $2 Accordingly,

memberships purchased after July 1 without renewal

expire next year Be sure to renew your membership

for year-long benefits and discounts

Vé một ngày vẫn không đổi, $5 cho trẻ em

và $7 cho người lớn

Tuy nhiên, bắt đầu từ ngày 1 tháng Một,đèo Safari, nơi rất nổi tiếng với khách dulịch, sẽ tăng từ $10 đến $10.50 cho thànhviên và $12 cho khách không phải thànhviên Đèo Safari cho phép khách du lịch lái

xe qua địa phận Safari, nơi họ có thể thấyngay từ xe của học những động vật hoang

dã trong tự nhiên Nó cũng khuyến mãi sơnmặt miễn phí và tranh động vật cho trẻ!Bạn cũng có thể tiết kiệm 30% khi mua đồuống ở quán tự phục vụ của sở thú

Vé cho buổi biểu diễn thú buổi chiều giá $3cho cả thành viên và không phải thànhviên

Hội viên sẽ được gia hạn 6 tháng một lầnvới phí thu thêm là $2 Theo như thế, muathẻ hội viên sau ngày 1 tháng một sẽ khôngphải gia hạn năm sau Hãy chắc chắn giahạn thẻ hội viên cho lợi ích và chiết khấu

9 more price/ more fee 10 no longer valid

Question 158-160 refer to the following advertisement.

Wedding Planners United was voted the best

wedding service company at the 12th annual

Toronto Wedding Exposition It was also

named the official sponsor for next year’s

exposition The key to our success lies in our

comprehensive and economical service

We fully understand the importance of

providing one-stop service for busy couples

who are unable to plan out the tiny details

Moreover, by offering affiliated services with

dress designers, hair salons, and

photographers, our clients can save up to 50%

on their wedding expenses

Wedding Planners United offers renowned

one-stop service for busy couples Bridal

here at our company are equipped with

professional knowledge that provides our

clients with adequate information for every

ceremonial detail, ranging from the invitations

to the reception party, so you don’t have to

look for everything yourself Visit our office

and select your personal bridal consultant for

Hội Wedding Planners đã được bìnhchọn là công ty dịch vụ đám cưới tốtnhất tại cuộc triển lãm đám cướiToronto hàng năm lần thứ 12 Nó đãđược chọn là nhà tài trợ chính cho triểnlãm năm tới Bí quyết cho thành côngcủa chúng tôi nằm ở dịch vụ tiết kiệm

Hiệp hội Wedding Planners đưa ra dịch vụ mộtcửa đầy uy tín cho các cặp đôi bận rộn Các nhà tưvấn đám cưới tại công ty chúng tôi được trang bịnhững kiến thức chuyên nghiệp để cung cấp chokhách hàng những thông tin đầy đủ về mỗi chi tiếtbuổi lễ, từ việc thiệp mời đến tiệc tiếp đón, vì vậybạn không phải tự tìm Hãy đến phòng làm việccủa chúng tôi và lựa chọn nhà tư vấn đám cưới

one-stop service.

Furthermore, with affiliated business partners,

Wedding Planners United offers cost-effective

products to our clients Clients can save up to

50% on wedding dresses, manicures pedicures,

limousines and other relevant needs Our

company has selected the most reliable

businesses to cater to your needs We have

recently launched an online reservation service

for your convenience You can now easily

make reservations for a consultation through

vụ đặt chỗ trên mạng để thuận tiện chokhách hàng Bạn có thể dễ dàng đặt chỗ cho mộtcuộc tư vấn qua mạng

8 book a place/ make an appoinment

9 introduce/ give to the public

10 choose/ opt

Unit 2: Nouns

I Function of a Noun

A noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing, or an abstract idea

Eg: company, computer, puppy, Sam, New York…

I enjoyed his presentation.

There was a complaint from the customer

Mr Danes will become the next president

II Positions of a Noun

Positions of a Noun

After an indefinite article (a, an) or a definite

article (the)

After an adjective (nice, hard,etc)

After a possessive adjective (my, her, his, etc)

After a preposition

Examples

I am looking for a chair

It is not an effective way.

James is my coworker.

They offer a variety of services.

III Countable nouns & uncountable nouns

Countable nouns are used in the structures a/an/the + singular noun and (the +) plural noun Uncountable nounscannot follow the article a/ an and cannot be used in the plural form Its structure is (the +) singular noun

Countable nouns

An/ the office - (the) offices

a/ the discount - (the) discounts

Uncountable nouns

(The) information(the) diligence

Confusing countable nouns and uncountable nouns

Machinery Information Luggage Baggage Research Access

AdviceClothingFurnitureNewsStationeryStaff

IV Numeric Expressions before Nouns

Numeric expressions before countable nouns Numeric expressions before uncountable

only nouns only

a number of

a variety of

Much

A little Little Less

V Nouns Suffixes

When a noun suffix is added o a verb or an adjective, a noun will be formed Below are some common nounsuffixes

Noun suffixes Examples Noun suffixes Examples

-ancel -ence/ -ency

-ion / -sion / -tion /

developmentPossible - possibility

-al -sis -ness -ure

Propose - proposalAnalyze - analysisKind - kindness

Fail-failure

Noun suffixes indicating occupations or people.

When the suffix -ant, -or/-er, or -ee is added to a verb or and adjective, a noun which means “a person who

does an action” is formed

Employ - employee Train - trainee Interview - interviewee Refuge - refugee

Exercise:

Choose one correct option in the parentheses.

1 Our company strengthened (security, secure) by hiring more guards

2 The (grow, growth) of the IT market was larger than expected

3 Oil companies earned (profits, profitable) during the recent quarter

4 It is an (advantage, advantageous) to have experience in a related field

5 The supervisor will examine her (apply, application)

6 The movie drew widespread (criticism, criticize)

7 Diana obtained (access, accesses) to classified files

8 The supplier has many different models of (furniture, furnitures)

9 Mr Anderson has received some (advice, advices) from his co-workers.

10 Jenifer will stay in Hong Kong for (a month, month) to hire more engineers

11 He complained to the airline officials about his lost (luggages, luggage)

12 The partners failed to reach (an agreement, agreement)

13 The committee interviewed one of the (candidate, candidates) this morning

14 (Several, Every) calculators were found to be defective

15 (Another, Some) staff members will attend the seminar tomorrow

16 The policy change caused (much, many) debate

II Fill the gaps with the nouns in the box to form the correct collocations

Appointment organization renovations contract

1 Make a(n) ……… 3 Sign a(n) ………

2 Close for ……… 4 Establish a(n) ………

1 At your ……… 3 Reach a(n) ………

2 Public ……… 4 Work as a(n) ……… \

Practice:

Choose the correct option for each of the following sentences.

1 This is a ……… of recent comments from our product users

2 Interviewees normally have a fear of ………

13 Unfortunately, the ……… is out of order.

20 The research shows that this ……… can cause big noise problems

A Some machineries C machinery

Question 1 to 2 refers to the following memorandum.

From: Tom Klein, Training Manager

To: All employees

I would like to remind you about the training program you are scheduled to take You will be

asked to assess the trainer’s ……… at the end of the program and submit a report to the

Question 3 to 4 refers to the following article.

Alliance Technology has announced today that it will cut prices on its new cell phones Although

Alliance Technology equipped its cell phones ……… features such as digital cameras and

company was able to reduce production costs for its products thanks to a new manufacturing

process By taking ……… of this process, retail prices were significantly decreased

Question 5 to 6 refers to the following article

This weekend, we are offering a special ……… on home appliances such as refrigerators,

machines, and dishwashers

The offer lasts only for 3 days ……… should hurry up This offer ends on March 3 Visit

I Choose the correct noun in brackets for each sentence.

1 The (meeting, meet) will be displayed

2 The event was a huge (success, succeed)

3 What we need now is your (cooperation, cooperate)

4 The (manager, manage) is not fulfilling his job

5 We need to arrange a (gathering, gather)

6 My boss is satisfied with his (employ, employees)

II Choose the correct noun from the adjective or verb given.

1 Significant → (significance/ significature) 6 Distribute→(distributor/ distributence)

2 Fulfil → (fulfilltion/ fulfillment) 7 Conduct → (conductor/ conductant)

3 Invest → (investion/investment) 8 Trains → (trainee/trainment)

4 Safe → (safety/ safer) 9 Apply→ (applicant/ applier)

5 Arrive → (arrivence/arrival) 10 Supervised → (superviser/ supervisor)

III Choose the correct noun in brackets for each sentence

1 The book provides general (information/ informations)

2 Your country should sign (agreement/ an agreement)

3 My boss is always late for (meeting/ meetings)

4 You cannot carry a lot of (luggage/ luggages)

5 Where are you going to put all your (furniture, furnitures)?

6 There are no (battery, batteries) in the radio?

7 Bad news (don’t, doesn’t) make people happy

8 We had a lot of (luggage, luggages)

9 What (kind, kinds) of camera do you have?

10 Three years (is, are) a long time to be without a job

11 I was waiting for her at the (reception, receptions) desk

12 A large number of (person, people) in this country are immigrants

13 Karen has (few, little) friends at the company

14 Did you get the (mail, mails) yet?

V Choose the correct answer.

1 ……… for the new plant will begin next week

B Construction D Constructively

2 Downtown stores will be closed on Monday in ……… of Independence Day.

15 Did you buy ……… 1 asked you for?

A A toothpaste C the toothpastes

B A toothpastes D the toothpaste

16 Have you seen ……… stapler?

A Slice of bread C slices of breads

B Slices of bread D slice of breads

22 I worked for ……… hours on Sunday

23 After you collect the money, you need to count ………

25 There are two balls in the box One is white and ……… is blue and red.

26 ……… you pour me some tea, please?

27 I met a lot of ……… at the party

As you know, the office Halloween party is coming up As usual, we will have a costume

competition It is a ……… for you all to have some fun and win some great prizes The

starts at 6 p.m on Friday, October 30 We will be dosing the office early, so you will have one

hour to get ……… I am looking forward to some great costumes

This year, the first prize is free membership at the company sports club for one year Second

prize is dinner ……… the Magic Chef restaurant for four people See you on the 30th

Question 4 through 6 refers to the following memo

To: all employees

From: Staff catering

Re: Staff cafeteria

cafeteria They have severe food poisoning Most of them are now OK, but some of them are still

in the hospital This is terrible news, so to protect your health, we have ……… to close the

sandwich store in the basement will stay open There have not been any problems with their

foods products We apologize for the inconvenience and hope you all stay healthy

Part 7 Dịch và tìm từ đồng nghĩa

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We are currently seeking author submissions

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For works of fiction, the writer must

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Tìm kiếm các tác giả hứa hẹn

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số giải thưởng công nhận sự xuất sắctrong in ấn Chúng tôi đang tìm kiếmnhững bản thảo cho cả tiểu thuyết vàphi tiểu thuyết

Yêu cầu cho cả hai đối tượng là:

-Bản thảo thô cho 2 chương đầu-Tóm tắt dài 2 trang của quyển sách

-Thông tin liên lạc của tác giảVới những tác phẩm tiểu thuyết, nhà

I am writing in response to the Summerton

Golf Club’s recent notification about my

membership, which is soon set to expire I

will not be renewing my membership as I

have been greatly disappointed with your

golf club You requested that I pay $50 to

renew my membership This is a sudden

change from last year’s policy, which

specified that members pay only 10% of

their membership price for renewal

Not only am I surprised at this unexplained

Ông Hawkins,Tôi viết thư này để trả lời thông báogần đây của câu lạc bộ SummertonGolf về thẻ hội viên của viên của tôi,

nó sắp hết hạn Tôi sẽ không gia hạnthẻ hội viên của tôi vì tôi đã rất thấtvọng với câu lạc bộ golf của bạn

Bạn đã yêu cầu tôi trả 50 Đô la Mỹ đểgia hạn thẻ hội viên Đó là sự thay đổiđột ngột trong chính sách của năm vừa

price increase, but I am also baffled at your

poor course maintenance The greens have

not been properly maintained and have

created a terrible golfing experience

I am also dismayed at the shortened hours,

which is disadvantageous to working people

like myself

I can assure you that I won’t be returning to

the Summerton Golf Club unless these

matters are resolved

Sincerely,

Evelyn Nichols

qua, theo lý thuyết thì các thành viênchỉ phải trả 10% của giá thẻ thành viêncủa họ cho việc gia hạn

Không chỉ tôi ngạc nhiên về sự tănggiá không được giải thích này, nhưngtôi cũng đang bối rối về việc bảo trìsân golf kém Lớp cỏ không được bảotrì thích hợp và tạo ra trải nghiệmchơi gold tồi tệ

Tôi cũng bị mất tinh thần trong vài giờngắn ngủi, điều bất lợi cho nhữngngười làm việc như tôi

Tôi có thể cam đoan với bạn rằng tôi

sẽ không quay trở lại câu lạc bộSummerton Golf trừ khi những vấn đề

đó được giải quyết

Thân ái,Evelyn Nichols

10 solved / dealed with/ handled

Business Plan for Proposed Gymnasium

Health Sporting Fitness Services plans to open a new

gymnasium In Toronto in a stand-alone building near

the commercial district The market for health club

membership has grown at an annual rate of 18% over

the last 5 years The average age of the membership

holders is 27 with an average cost of $60

Our gym will offer a personalized fitness training

experience to all our members, catering to business

people between the ages of 40 and 65 Unlike other

gyms already operating in this spot, we will have an

atmosphere conducive to joy and good relationship

among members Membership will be limited to 150

people Revenue will come from initial membership

fees, monthly dues, and sales of other products,

including nutritional supplements and sportswear The

initial membership fee to join will be $600, and

monthly dues wilt be $60 We expect that members

will also spend more than $30 a month on other

products, making the club's total estimated average

monthly income $25,000

Monthly rent and overhead expenses are estimated at

$7,000, labor at $8,000, and other operational costs at

$2,000, for a net profit of $5,000 Start-up costs are

estimated at $220,000 and the club will break even in

around 42 months

The 30th Annual Conference for Hospitality

Management will be held in San Diego, December

12~24, 2006 In the past years we’ve only allowed ten

people to go, but this year, encouraged by the product

of those who went last year, we’ve increased the

number to sixteen As previous years have shown an

enthusiastic response, due to the increase in the

number of people that can go, we are expecting even

more (usually over twenty apply) Also, although the

budget for employee training has been increased this

year, participants must cover 1/3 of all travel costs

themselves which is better than last year (participants

had to cover 1/2 the cost) However, all conference

fees will be covered Those people who want to attend

should notify Larry Kayson in the Human Resources

II Possessive Adjectives & Possessive Pronouns

Possessive adjective comes before a noun and modifies that noun.

Is that your book?

Possessive pronoun is used to substitute a noun phrase that indicates a possession relation This is your car and

that is hers

pronoun

Possessive adjective

Possessive pronoun

Third He/she/it His/her/its His/ hers

Note: we cannot use a/an/the, this/these, that/those, no, some, any, every, etc in front of a possessive adjective.

He is a friend of mine (o) He is a my friend (x)

III Reflexive Pronouns

We use the reflexive pronouns to indicate that the person who realizes the action of the verb is the same person who receives the action.

Subjective pronoun Reflexive pronoun

YouHeSheIt

MyselfYourselfHimselfHerselfItself

YouThey

OurselvesYourselvesThemselves

Eg: I cut my hair myself/ We defended ourselves brilliantly.

Common expressions with reflexive pronouns.

By oneself/ for oneself/ in itself/ of oneself

IV Demonstrative pronouns: That/ those

The demonstrative pronouns “that” and “those” are used to avoid the repetition of nouns in comparisonstructures Use “that” if a noun is singular; otherwise, use “those”

That: Our price is lower than that of other shops.

Those: This week’s reviews are better than those of last week.