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Business Communication

Business Communication
• Videoconferences
• Verb –ing after prepositions
• The past tense of can, must, and have to
• Computers and the internet
• Messages
Videoconferences – Advantages &
Disadvantages
Advantages Disadvantages
Easy to keep in touch Some people are shy in
with business partners front of a camera
Saves time The equipment is
Saves money expensive
Less traveling No personal contact
More people can take No time for small talk
part Different ttime zones
Better for the Technical problems
environment
Verb –ing after Prepositions
Prep. Verb

I am responsible for setting up the equipment.

Business is about building personal relationship.

Think of the cost of getting there.

I look forward to meeting my contacts personally

I am fed up with traveling around the world.

I am pretty good at talking to a camera.


Preposition + Gerund ( -ing)
• I'm interested in working for you.
• She's very good at singing slow songs.
• He's fed up with listening to his complaints.
• Indonesian people are excited about going on Idul Fitri holiday.
• They take advantage of having a motorcycle to solve traffic jam
problem.
• These shoes are good for dancing.
• Instead of going abroad, they went to see their parents in the
country.
• Before eating, we always say a prayer.
• After leaving school, I worked as a government employee.
• He banged the door without saying anything.
• We can be more and more clever by listening to others.
Verb + Preposition + Gerund
Some verbs with preposition can be followed by gerund.
– succeed in
– dream of
– think of
– think about
– approve of
– disapprove of
– look forward to
– insist on
– decide against
– apologise for

Examples:
• Have you succeeded in finding a good job?
• I always dream of being rich.
Verb + Object + Preposition + Gerund
• They accused me of stealing the book.
• The police suspected the man of being a spy.
• The headmaster congratulated him on getting the
highest score on exam.
• Please prevent the baby from eating the soil.
• The guard stopped everyone from entering the
building.
• Thank you for loving me.
• Please forgive me for not telling you the truth.
• They warned all the citizens against buying the pills.
What is something that you are…?
• interested in
• good at
• fed up with
• excited about
What is something that you have….
recently?
– succeeded in
– dreamt of
– thought about
– looked forward to
– insisted on
– apologised for
The past tense of can, must, and have
to
Present (Now…) Past (When I was a child…)
I must/have to work 8 hours a I had to study at school 5 hours
day now. a day.
I must not forget to bring my ID I could not forget to bring my
card. homework
I don’t have to work on I didn’t have to study on
Saturday. Saturday.
I can use my computer to send I could use my computer to
emails to my clients. play computer games.
I cannot use my computer I could not use my computer to
because it is broken. download movies.
Computers and the internet
Match
Phrases Definitions
1. to surf the a. to copy computer programs, musicor other
Internet/Net/Web information electronically using the Internet
2. to download sth from b. to put a piece of equipment somewhere and
the Internet make it ready to use
3. to install software c. to save your work
4. to store data d. to click twice on something on the screen
5. a backup copy e. to start an application
6. USB flash f. to look at information on the Internet by
drive/memory moving from one pageto another using
stick/pendrive electronic links
7. to run a program g. an extra copy of computer information
8. to double click h. a small electronic device designed to store
information that can be put into a computer,
mobile phone, etc
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