挽救生意？

上期說到Fadi和朋友們的創(chuàng)業(yè)因為啟動資金不足，進行得不太順暢。但Fadi沒有氣餒，他找到了投資人。他的叔叔愿意投資一大筆錢來支持“FindLondon”這個創(chuàng)業(yè)計劃。

Harry： Hi there！

Olivia： Hi！

Harry： Have you seen Fadi？

Olivia： Ooh， ’fraid not， not today anyway.（door’s opening） Johnny： Hi there！ Olivia： Hi！

Johnny： Has anyone seen Fadi today？

Magda： No！ What’s all the interest in Fadi？

Harry： He 1）owes us money！

Olivia： Oh dear.

Magda： That sounds bad.

Olivia： Is this what happened to his great business idea？ Johnny： Mm， yes.（door’s opening） All： Fadi！ Olivia： Everyone’s looking for you.

Fadi： Aren’t they always?。。?？？

Magda： Not in a good way， though.

Fadi： Friends， friends have no worries！

Johnny/Harry： What？ What are you on about？

Fadi： I’ve saved the day！

Olivia： Go on. What have you done this time？

Fadi： 2）Secured the necessary investment to make “FindLondon” a huge success！

Harry： You have？

Johnny： And will we get our money back？

Fadi： If you want out then you can leave.

Johnny： （thinking） Hmmm.

Fadi： But be warned， you will be missing out on a major moneymaking opportunity.

Harry： How did you save the company？

Fadi： Erm， my uncle actually. He’s pretty rich. And he thought “FindLondon” tourist services was a really good idea！ So he’s invested lots of money， and now we’re going to be rich too！

Johnny： OK， then. I’m still in.

Harry： Eh， me too—executive director！

Johnny： Yeah. Well done Fadi！

Harry： I feel like a really serious person now！ A 3）proper businessman！ Even Bindyu’s family will like me！

Magda： Oh Harry！ There’s more to life than money you know?。。?！

Harry： Hey， I know that， but I don’t think Bindyu’s family do.

Exercises

Comprehension

Choose the correct word or words in each sentence.

1. Olivia has/hasn’t seen Fadi today.

2. Harry has given money to Johnny/Fadi.

3. Fadi reassures/worries everyone when he arrives.

4. Fadi thinks the business idea is going to fail/ succeed.

5. Fadi’s father/uncle has invested money.

6. Harry wants to impress his girlfriend/ gilrfriend’s family.

Grammar

Complete these sentences and questions with the present perfect tense.

1. ______ you ______ （see） Fadi？

2. I __________ （not see） Fadi.

3. What ______ you ______ （do） this time， Fadi？

4. Fadi ______ ______ （secure） the money the business needs.

5. His rich uncle ______ ______ （invest） in FindLondon.

6. Harry ______ ______ （not meet） Bindyu’s parents yet.

7. ______ Bindyu ______ （arrived） yet？

8. I ______ ______ （talk） to her already.

Vocabulary

Complete these sentences with the best word about business or money from the list.

speculate invest owes opportunity

investment making moneymaking rich

1. You have to _________ to accumulate！

2. I hear he made more than a million pounds last year—he’s extremely_________.

3. I wonder when Fadi will pay me back—he_________ me two hundred pounds！

4. Fadi’s always full of crazy plans and_________ ideas.

5. You know， this FindLondon business might be the best _________ I’ve ever made.

6. It’s a good idea to check you understand a business before you _________ in it.

7. Many people dream of _________ lots of money， but few people manage it.

8. This is a once-in-a-lifetime _________！

Answers to Exercises

Comprehansion

1. hasn’t； 2. Fadi； 3. reassures； 4. succeed； 5. uncle； 6. grilfriend’s family

Grammar

1. Have…seen； 2. haven’t seen； 3. have…done； 4. has secured； 5. has invested； 6. hasn’t met； 7. Has…arrived； 8. have talked

Vocabulary

1. speculate； 2. rich； 3. owes； 4. moneymaking； 5. investment； 6. invest； 7. making； 8. opportunity