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1. Revise the vocabulary (18 – 23) and make your own sentences with them.
18. the guts - the will and courage to do something which is difficult or unpleasant
… with someone who's got the guts...
see Gut
19. frenzied - extremely excited BrE /ˈfrenzid/ ; NAmE /ˈfrenzid/
There are a couple of holes in how we did the planning process … being too frenzied in the beginning.
20. to outpace - to perform a particular action faster or better than sb else
I didn't expect them to outpace us by, you know, $700 or whatever.
21. forte - You can say that a particular activity is your forte if you are very good at it; strong point
BrE /ˈfɔːteɪ/ ; NAmE /fɔːrt/
Not in this case because sales is not my forte.
22. a maverick - unconventional and independent BrE /ˈmævərɪk/ ; NAmE /ˈmævərɪk/
Sam's a maverick.
23. solace - a feeling of comfort that makes you feel less sad
BrE /ˈsɒləs/ ; NAmE /ˈsɑːləs/
I take solace in the fact that I have a higher I.Q. than the other 15 contestants.
lovable adjective (also loveable) BrE /ˈlʌvəbl/ ; NAmE /ˈlʌvəbl/
having qualities that people find attractive and easy to love, often despite any faults
synonym endearing
a lovable child
a lovable rogue
smarts noun BrE /smɑːts/ ; NAmE /smɑːrts/ [uncountable](North American English, informal)
intelligence
She made it to the top on her smarts.
You’ll have to use all your smarts to figure this one out.
guts [plural] (informal) the courage and determination that it takes to do something difficult or unpleasant
He doesn't have the guts to quit a well-paid job for a risky project.
frenzied BrE /ˈfrenzid/ ; NAmE /ˈfrenzid/ - involving a lot of activity and strong emotions in a way that is often violent or frightening and not under control
Everyone would be frienzied on the first day at a new job.
outpace BrE /ˌaʊtˈpeɪs/ ; NAmE /ˌaʊtˈpeɪs/
Usually I easily outpace the other swimmers on the lane.
forte BrE /ˈfɔːteɪ/ ; NAmE /fɔːrt/ [singular] a thing that somebody does particularly well
Marketing isn't my forte as well as dancing.
a maverick BrE /ˈmævərɪk/ ; NAmE /ˈmævərɪk/
He is such a maverick, he doesn't gel with the other members of the team.
solace BrE /ˈsɒləs/ ; NAmE /ˈsɑːləs/
Many people seek solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives.
2. Translate into English.
Толпиться to crowd, to huddle
подсчитывать to tally, to count
жульничество scam, cheat, trick, fraud
спешить to hustle, to hurry, to be in hurry
раздражать to irk, to annoy
выпрашивать to beg, to tap
иметь мужество to get the guts
за высокую зарплату at huge salary
практический опыт hand-on experience
деловая хватка business accument
сторонник proponent
осваивать азы профессии to learn the ropes
преодолеть to pull off
3. Fill in the blanks:
I think we'd sold as much lemonade as we possibly could. There were a couple of holes in terms of how we did the planning process and being too frenzied in the beginning but I think after I learned how well the girls did I felt like okay, we could have done it a lot better . I didn't expect them outpaced us you know by $700 or whatever. That's a lot.
Surely, we did great job. Obviously. Ladies've just spanked us. They will come back.
Don't get wrong, they'd rather be here.
I am also disappointed when I didn't go to Trump's penthouse today. They all will be there.
spank verb BrE /spæŋk/ ; NAmE /spæŋk/
spank somebody/something to hit somebody, especially a child, several times on their bottom as a punishment
I used to get beaten and spanked a lot when I was a kid.
She says she’s never spanked her children.
4. Answer the questions:
- What did Carolyn/George say about the money earned by the teams?
Carolyn: They were able to double their money. It's not bad business.
George: They did not just double their money. They quadruple it. They made twelve hundred dollars.
- What did the Protege do in Trump's apartment? What was it like?
meet Melania
meet Donald
have a little tour around
extravagant
gaudy
- What advice did DT give'em?
You have to return to the competetive .. again, forget about this, go .. at work and see what you can do, because you wanna win
He gave us some advice, he said - work hard and have fun
- Who said:” Somebody's gonna be in the cross hairs? And why?
Troy McLeane
in the cross hairs - in a position to be criticized or attacked Her independence put her in the cross hairs of some local politicians.
Usage notes: usually the situation results from holding opinions that are not popular or are too independent
Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cross hairs (crossed lines used to aim a gun)
- Whom did David mean by calling them 'viceroys'?
Carolyn & George Ross
viceroy noun BrE /ˈvaɪsrɔɪ/ ; NAmE /ˈvaɪsrɔɪ/ =- (often used as a title) (in the past) a person who was sent by a king or queen to govern a colony
quadruple verb BrE /kwɒˈdruːpl/ ; NAmE /kwɑːˈdruːpl/ [intransitive, transitive] quadruple (something) to become four times bigger; to make something four times bigger
Sales have quadrupled in the last five years.
5. Put the phrases in the correct order:
- Not all of a sudden get out of the gate and start delegating. <- Jason
- Setting up in the Fulton Fish Market with the stink of … fish market … to me it's not tempting.
- They really gave you a good beating.
- Not in this case, because sales is not my forte.
- I think he may see that David's not the guy, and he may oust him out immediately.
- If you pick the wrong person, you're a bum. So you are saying that he is a selective leader.
- They just spanked us.
- They really gave you a good beating.
- They just spanked us.
- I think he may see that David's not the guy, and he may oust him out immediately. (Sam: David isn't just about sell lemonade)
- Setting up in the Fulton Fish Market with the stink of … fish market … to me it's not tempting.
- Not in this case, because sales is not my forte. (<- )
- If you pick the wrong person, you're a bum. ...
- So you are saying that he is a selective leader.
oust verb BrE /aʊst/ ; NAmE /aʊst/
to force somebody out of a job or position of power, especially in order to take their place
oust somebody (as something) He was ousted as chairman.
oust somebody (from something) The rebels finally managed to oust the government from power.
She is a strong supporter of the recently ousted president.
tempting adjective BrE /ˈtemptɪŋ/ ; NAmE /ˈtemptɪŋ/
something that is tempting is attractive, and makes people want to have it, do it, etc.
It was a tempting offer.
That cake looks very tempting.
It's tempting to speculate about what might have happened.
A weekend in Rome? Mm, sounds tempting!
6. Different approaches/techniques used by the teams – what were they?
7. Retell the end of the episode on behalf of David; use the following in your story:
viceroys; forte; Sam's a maverick; discretion; unanimous; ludicrous; solace, IQ; correlation; success in lemonade sales.
came to the boardroom to DT and his viceroys
(DT: David, if you would be the leader do you think the result would be different?) Not in this case, because sales is not my forte.
Troy said that Sam's a maverick and he wouldn't trust him his bank account.
This is a lack of descretion, not a lack of honesty
DT: Sam, it seemed to be unanimous but I don't think it's a lack of leadership. You gonna be careful because you are a wild man
DT: David, in the complete opposite side, I don't think that you stepped up at all. You even admitted that you wouldn't be a good leader.
DT asked me to take the down elevator, abd fired me.
I'm sorry to hear that
*My experience in the suite was okay, too quick .. to ..
I think that Sam's .. advance routine was absolutely ludicrous. DT said that Sam can be a disaster and agree with him. I take solace that I have a higher IQ than the other 15 contestents which is going to show you a little correlation between IQ and success in lemonade sales.
discretion noun BrE /dɪˈskreʃn/ ; NAmE /dɪˈskreʃn/ [uncountable]
the freedom or power to decide what should be done in a particular situation
I'll leave it up to you to use your discretion.
How much to tell terminally ill patients is left to the discretion of the doctor.
care in what you say or do, in order to keep something secret or to avoid causing embarrassment to or difficulty for somebody; the quality of being discreet
This is confidential, but I know that I can rely on your discretion.
Jane is the soul of discretion(= you can trust her).
Use the utmost discretion when you talk to her.
1) осторожность, осмотрительность, рассудительность, благоразумие
unanimous adjective BrE /juˈnænɪməs/ ; NAmE /juˈnænɪməs/
1. if a decision or an opinion is unanimous, it is agreed or shared by everyone in a group
a unanimous vote
unanimous support
The decision was not unanimous.
Unanimous agreement must be reached for this plan to go ahead.
The jury reached a unanimous verdict of ‘not guilty’.
She was the unanimous choice of the selection committee.
2. unanimous (in something) if a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about something
Local people are unanimous in their opposition to the proposed new road.
The committee were unanimous in rejecting the proposal.
единогласный
step up - б) действовать решительно, брать на себя ответственность (особенно в критический момент)
ludicrous adjective BrE /ˈluːdɪkrəs/ ; NAmE /ˈluːdɪkrəs/
unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously
synonym absurd, ridiculous
a ludicrous suggestion
It was ludicrous to think that the plan could succeed.
He is paid a ludicrous amount of money.
курьёзный, нелепый, смехотворный, смешной
8. Follow the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1Jnw3fTKQ8XUXNzX2QtS1lZaDg/view?usp=sharing and solve the crossword.
Mind that you can insert 2 or more words into one entry (e.g. 'listento' instead of 'listen to')
Across:
1. people from different social and professional groups - walks of life
3. courage - guts
6. affecting strongly - overwhelming
8. failure - bust
9. having many different skills - versatile
10. a group of people being on the same page - fold
14. succeed in achieving smth - pull off
16. to behave in an unfriendly way, not to allow people to take part in social events - ostracize
Down:
2. smth that can be touched, felt, noticed - tangible
4. an active supporter - proponent
5. to trust - confide
7. a set of rooms in a hotel or other building - suite
11. to gather together to discuss smth quietly or secretly - huddle
12. to do smth faster or better than others - outpace
13. a feeling of comfort that makes you feel less sad - solace
14. a carnival - pageant
15. to irritate - irk
17. to be in a hurry - hustle
18. someone who does not behave in the same way as others do. - maverick
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