D. Change each of the following sentences using might, can’t, must, and a suitable infinitive.

1) It’s possible that they will give us the discount that we want.

They … might give us the discount we want.

2) Judging by the phone bill, I am sure she has been making long international calls.

Judging by the phone bill, she …

3) The factory is on a 3-day week. I am sure they aren’t selling many cars.

The factory is on a 3-day week. They…

4) It was a very bad deal. I am sure they lost a lot of money.

It was a very bad deal. They …

5) There is a chance she will be promoted at the end of the year.

She …

E. Match the comments in column A with the comments in column B.

A	B
I’m afraid I’m tied up all this week.	Ok, I’ve got them here. Shall I fax them to you?
Can you turn the heating down?	That’s OK. Shall I pick you up from the airport?
Is the next interviewee here yet?	That’s OK. Shall I ring back this afternoon?
Is that the new screen I ordered?	Yes. Where shall I put it?
I am sorry, but I am in a meeting now.	I am not sure yet. Shall we send you a quote in a few days?
How much is this going to cost?	No, but shall I open the window for you?
I don’t know London very well.	That’s OK. Shall we arrange a meeting for next week?
I need to see the plans. Today, if possible.	Yes, she is. Shall I send her in?

GRAMMAR REVISION

F. Open the brackets.

Business star

Many of us want to become successful in business. One of the first steps is choosing a business school. To gain the success your level can/may/should be really high and you can/have to/may be a real specialist, only professional businessmen have to/are able to/should work far/further/furthest and develop their career.

If your goal is to become a Business School superstar, you can’t/mustn’t/shouldn’t forget that being a leader also means being a team player.

When you study at business school, many projects are provided as group projects. If you deal with other people well, it will be easy/easier/easiest for your group to succeed. Leadership skills are shown not only when you are in charge of some group, but first of all how you help the other members of your team. It must/can/may be any kind of job, but you have to/can/should do it good/better/best of all: manage deadlines, delegate and manage time. Your team will appreciate that.

Your colleagues will respect you if you can/are able/have to not only to lead, but also to follow when necessary. Be good/better/the best candidate and get great/greater/the greatest job!

LANGUAGE SKILLS 2: EXPRESSING YOUR AGREEMENT/DISAGREEMENT

e.g. A: I think that there is a big difference between studying at university and at school. I guess that you have to set your own learning objectives and make sure that you meet them.

B:I hold the same opinion and I have come to the conclusion that the main difference is that you have to manage your own time. One way of doing that is to get a diary.

A:I don't think that getting the diary would help if you don’t set your own deadlines.

B:It is true but it can help to keep these deadlines under control.

SPEAKING

Discuss with your partner the following questions using expressions from Language skills 2.

1) Before exams do you usually revise alone or with friends? Which is better?

2) Do you think that making mistakes is an important part of learning? Why/Why not?

3) What courses have you taken/done in the past? What was good/bad about them?

4) If you go to a lecture, do you make lots of notes or just listen?

5) How can you make progress in subjects outside the HEI?

OVER TO YOU

Using the information from the textbook and the internet fill in the table and make the description of higher educational systems using it.

	SIMILARITIES	DIFFERENCES
RUSSIA	THE UK	THE USA
Admission
Course structure
Academic year
Academic structure

WORD FILE

Unit 4 Module 2
academic advisor academic year alumni credits deadline	delegate elective to enroll in grade point average (gpa) major	to make notes optional student council training programmes vocational

TEXTS FOR HOME READING

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