IS. The Apprentice. Ep.1 "Meet The Billionaire". p.2
Дата публикации: Apr 02, 2016 6:34:59 PM
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1. Revise the vocabulary (12 – 17) and make your own sentences with them.
12. seed money - money that is given to someone to help them start a new business or project | We 'll start you off with $250 seed money
13. to gel with - to work together with sb because your skills and personalities fit together well | You haven't gelled with us. There were signs on Saturday that the team is starting to gel at last
14. to confide in sb - to trust sb | And I confide in Tammy
confide verb BrE /kənˈfaɪd/ ; NAmE /kənˈfaɪd/ - to tell somebody secrets and personal information that you do not want other people to know
confide something (to somebody) She confided all her secrets to her best friend.
confide (to somebody) that… He confided to me that he had applied for another job.
+ speech ‘It was a lie,’ he confided.
confide in somebody - to tell somebody secrets and personal information because you feel you can trust them
It is important to have someone you can confide in.
She used to confide in him whenever she had a problem.
15. the fold - Группа единомышленников, when someone joins an organization or group, you can say that they have come into the fold. | So, as of now, I'm done with trying to help bring Tammy into the fold.
the fold BrE /fəʊld/ ; NAmE /foʊld/ [singular] a group of people with whom you feel you belong or who share the same ideas or beliefs
He called on former Republican voters to return to the fold.
She was determined to draw Matthew back into the family fold.
16. tangible - clear enough or definite enough to be easily seen, felt, or noticed. | But we needed him to focus on some things that were a little bit more tangible.
17. to irk - to irritate | I am, Sam, but you're irking me
irk verb BrE /ɜːk/ ; NAmE /ɜːrk/
irk somebody (to do something) | it irks somebody that… (formal or literary) to annoy or irritate somebody
Her flippant tone irked him.
seed money The investor reluctantly agreed to give some seed money for the start-up.
to gel with My team is so successful because the members gel with each other very well.
to confide in sb It is important to have someone you can confide in.
the fold Don't be a fool and come back to the fold.
tangible A long time passed before the project brought tangible results.
to irk He was such an irking person and a tricky customer.
2. Complete the sentences with the following words FIRST w/o watching. Then watch the episode starting from 16.35' and check your assumption.
Precedent Huddling Seed money An idiot Overwhelming Screwed up Confide in
Gelled with Off Irrational Cap-ex* Dilute Attitude Not-so-good
*Cap-ex = capital expenditures
- I've never been to the Stock Exchange.... It's overwhelming.
- We'll start off with $ 250 seed money
- I'd just have a really smart, talanted guy... doing a deal in a not-so-good location.. that an idiot doing a deal in a great location.
- We were all sitting in a circle, huddling, yelling at each other.
- She's totally irrational right now.
- And that really helped us in terms of saving a lot of our initial cap-ex.
- With a whole group, there's a lot of talking, there's a lot of attitude.
- We just screwed up.
- Let's put one gallon in and see what this is like... 'Cause we need to dilute this.
- I am pissed off
- Collectively, you haven't gelled with us.
- And I confide in Tammy.
dilute verb BrE /daɪˈluːt/ , also /daɪˈljuːt/ ; NAmE /daɪˈluːt/
1. dilute something (with something) to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it
synonym water down
The paint can be diluted with water to make a lighter shade.
2. dilute something to make something weaker or less effective
synonym water down
Large classes dilute the quality of education that children receive.
pull ahead
фраз. гл. выбиваться в лидеры, вырываться вперёд
3. Put these sentences in the correct order they appear in the video.
see above
4. Match the words and their meanings
1 Hustle If you ….., you go somewhere or do something very quickly/Also, if you …., you use some unfair and dishonest means.
2 A scam It is an illegal trick, usually with the purpose of getting money from people or avoiding paying tax.
3 A nut If you refer to someone as ….., you mean that they are mad.
4 Guts It is the will and courage to do something which might have upleasant implications.
5 To tally If you ….., you count numbers, items, totals.
6 To tap If you …. a resource or a situation, you make use of it by getting from it something that you need or want.
5. Answer the questions:
- How much is earned at the Stock Exchange each and every day?
40 billion dollars
see every day vs. everyday (паронимы)
- How did DT characterize ladies/men behaviour there?
The women are looked to me more exciting
The men, I must tell you, a little bit stiff.
They are looking awfully good, fellows. I'm a little bit worring about you.
- What is the deadline?
7.30 pm
- Do you agree that location is the key point in doing a deal?
certainly
the more people you have the more money you earned
- Who's responsible for the location choice in Versacorp? In Protege?
Kwame
Amy and Kristy
- What did Tammy suggest during the discussion? What did Omarossa?
T: hurt feet, 10 minutes break
O: I convince to go to the store and talk with her. She start complaining. Collectively, you haven't gelled with us.
reach out to the women start participating in this activity
T: ok, ok, I'm gonna try - demands 1 hour break
O: how do you get a relationship with somebody you can't confide in?
So, as of now, I'm done with trying to help bring Tammy into the fold.
- How did Omarossa characterize Ereka?
She's so emotional.
She's totally irrational right now.
- Who was chritisized by the teammates? (in both teams)?
Tammy
David
Sam
High-volume pitch
6. Think of 5 things that you:
Disliked about the performance of Protege
- emotional
- disorganized
- no leader/project manager
- no team, at least in the very beginning
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Liked about the performance of Versacorp
- practical
- organized
- leader - project management
- team
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7. Describe the process of selling lemonade by Versacorp on behalf of Sam, starting from the Stock Exchange and up to the end of selling. To do this task in a proper way you should tell what Sam said/saw/heard while performing the task. All phrases below should be included into your story.
pretty interesting;
stiff;
bring back to basics;
the goal of the task is to earn as much as we can;
one, two, three – Versacorp!
Kwame was assigned to find the location;
cups;
lead us to the sea port;
a lot of fish;
one, two, three – Versacorp!
picked up the sea port;
Jason said - we need to move
changed the location;
women should sell lemonade
how are you doing?
Kwame - ok
Bill - ok
to find some guy who gives us a thousand dollars
you'll have a story to tell;
for $1000 a cup you're going to experience an American dream;
DT will be impressed by somebody who got the guts;
I'm deeply frustrated I'm not respected by my team;
It was a chance
you sell the lemonade as I do;
how do we tally up?;
a pack of …;