ENG201 Assignment No 01 Solution Fall 2015

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Business & Technical English: Eng201

Fall 2015

Assignment No. 01

Total Marks: 15 

Q1.  The sentences written below are the transcribed forms of the given video monologues. Listen to the video carefully and fill in the blanks appropriately.                                                                      

1. “Faith the size of mustard seed can move mountains. So once people start believing again, once you start having hope that the storms are gonna (going to) end very soon,  the economy of the UK is gonna (going to)  be well.”    
2. “Learning is nothing but imitation.”                              
3. “While the actual event will only last few weeks, the full economic impact from the Olympics is spread over times and can be divided into three phases: pre-game, game and the post-game phase. On the positive side for economy tourism brings large amount of revenue and profit, thanks to the increased number of visitors who spend a lot of money on accommodation, food, shopping and other services.”           
4. How many times did you watch the video for complete comprehension and did you find the attire of the contestant formal or informal? 2 times (I found all informal).      
5. Olympics games is the topic of speeches (monologues) of all the nine speakers.                                                                                                                                 

Q2. Choose the most considerate expression (showing you-attitude) from the

       following pairs of sentences:                                                                      (Marks 5)

1. A.     No money down and no interest payments by you for 24 months.
2. B.     You can buy what you want right now at no additional costs.

      ANS: Option B                                                                                            

1. A.     This printer can turn out one of your 100-page proposals in six minutes.
2. B.     This printer prints 17 pages per minute.

ANS: Option A

1. A.     Your corporate sponsorship of the seminar will allow your site manager a five-minute introduction at the beginning of the program to summarize your services.
2. B.     Your corporate sponsorship of the seminar will pay for the keynote speakers’ travel and lodging.

ANS: Option A

1. A.     We want all newly hired employees to use our carpooling program for at least three months.
2. B.     As a new employee, you won't have to drive to work in rush hour traffic for the first three months using our carpooling program.

ANS: Option B

1. A.     You can choose from the largest selection of gifts in town, thanks to Robinson's large inventory.
2. B.     You have invested a lot of money to build the biggest inventory in town.

ANS: Option A