1. Group: 3
Instructor:
Luong Thi Minh Huong
Unit 4: SUCCESS
WELCOME!

2. Language work
Vocabulary
Reading
Starting up
Contents

3. ‘The only place where success comes before work is
in the dictionary’
Vidal Sassoon, hairstylist.
 Explain it into Vietnamese

4. A
charisma noun /kəˈrɪz.mə/ : vẻ quyến rũ
dedication noun / ˌded.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən / : sự tận tụy
drive verb /draɪv/ : nghị lực
imagination noun /ɪˌmædʒ.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ : sự sáng tạo
looks verb /lʊks/ : vóc dáng bên ngoài
luck noun /lʌk/ : vận may
nepotism noun /ˈnep.ə.tɪ.zəm/ : dựa vào quan hệ
ruthlessness adjective /ˈruːθ.ləs nəs / : sự tàn nhẫn
discipline noun /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ : tính kỷ luật
money noun /ˈmʌn.i/ : tiền bạc
What makes people successful? Add more words to the list below
then choose the five most important.

5. A
Our answer:
⁻ drive: You need to have the drive to overcome difficulties and not
discouraged by failure.
⁻ magination: You need to be creative to succeed in your job.
⁻ luck: Luck is also an important factor in job.
⁻ money: If you have no money, you will feel difficult in your business.
⁻ nepotism: If you have a good relationship with your leaders, you will be
supported and successful.
What makes people successful? Add more words to the list below
then choose the five most important.

6. B Mini game: Searching the successful people
THE RULE
You must determine the name of the person that we description. There
are five sentences with descending difficulty.
Sentence 1: 5 candies
Sentence 2: 4 candies
Sentence 3: 3 candies
Sentence 4: 2 candies
Sentence 5: 1 candies

7. B Mini game: Searching the successful people
He is the
founder of
Facebook.He is Mark Zuckerberg
He used to
study at Havard
University.
He like
the blue.
He is
color
blind.
He is one of
youngest
billionaire.

8. B Mini game: Searching the successful people
He is the
founder of
Microsoft.
He studied
at the
Havard
college.
He is a programmer.
He regularly
join charity.
He was number one
on the list of The
World's Richest
People.
He is Bill Gates

9. B Mini game: Searching the successful people
He is the founder,
president and CEO of
Trung Nguyen Coffee
Group.
He started business
in Buon Me Thuoc
City.
He is a well-
known
businessman in
Vietnam.
He was dubbed
the 'King
Vietnamese
coffee'.
He studied at Tay Nguyen
University of Medicine.
He is Dang Le Nguyen Vu

10. C What are the best indicators of an individual’s level of success?
How important are the following in your culture?
* Some noun:
exotic holiday /ɪgˈzɒtɪk ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ/ : kỳ nghỉ nước ngoài
chauffeur /ˈʃəʊfə; ʃəʊˈfɜː/ : tài xế
influential friend /ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl frɛnd/ : bạn có thế lực
cosmetic surgery /kɒzˈmɛtɪk/ : phẫu thuật thẩm mỹ
expensive jewellery /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv ˈdʒuːəlrɪ / : trang sức đắt tiền
leisure activity /ˈlɛʒə; ækˈtɪvɪtɪ/ : hoạt động giải trí
designer clothes /dɪˈzaɪnə kləʊðis/ : nhà thiết kế quần áo
top-of-the-range car /tɒp ɒv ðə reɪndʒ kɑː/: xe hạng sang
pedigree pet /ˈpedɪgriː pɛt/ : vật nuôi nòi
domestic help /dəˈmestɪk help/ : giúp việc gia đình
luxury home /ˈlʌkʃərɪ həʊm/ : nhà sang trọng

11. C What are the best indicators of an individual’s level of success?
How important are the following in your culture?
* Our answer:
In Viet nam, a success people will have:
⁻ top-of-the-range car: They need to show their class with this car.
This helps them make impression and show the success.
⁻ chauffeur: A chauffeur who drive the car because they are busy,
they will work on that time.
⁻ influential friend: successful people will always make friends with
each other.
⁻ expensive jewellery: they have more money so they buy
something not cheap.
⁻ domestic help: they are very busy man so they need a domestic
help when they are at the company.

12. D Complete these statements using words from the box.
leader noun /ˈliː.dər/ : người đứng đầu
workforce noun /ˈwɜːk.fɔːs/ : nguồn nhân lực
customer noun /ˈkʌs.tə.mər/ : khách hàng
subsidiaries adjective /səbˈsɪd.i.ər.iz/ : công ty con
brand noun /brænd/ : thương hiệu
people noun /ˈpiː.pl̩/ : con người
profit noun /ˈprɒf.ɪt/ : lợi nhuận
innovation noun /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ : sự đổi mới
headquarters noun /ˌhedˈkwɔː.təz/ : trụ sở chính
shares noun /ʃeərs/ : cổ phiếu

13. D The answer:
A successful business…
a) is always making money and increasing its ……………….. .
b) is offen the market ……………….. .
c) is moving forward and interested in ………………… .
d) has motivated …………………….. .
e) has a loyal ………………… base.
f) has a world-famous ………………….. and instantly recognised logo.
g) issues ………………….. which are worth millions on the stock market.
h) has its …………….. in a prestigious location.
i) has branches and …………………… all over the world.
j) treats its employees well and is ………………….. orientated.
profit
leader
innovation
workforce
customer
brand
share
headquarter
subsidiaries
people

14. A Before you read the article say what you know about the following:
1 Bill Gates 2 Steve Jobs 3 Tim Berners-Lee

15. IF YOU BORN POOR
IT’S NOT YOUR MISTAKE
BUT IF YOU DIE POOR
IT’S YOUE MISTAKE
Bill Gates
Chairman and Chief Soft Architect of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in
software. Born October 28, 1955. Grew up in Seattle, where his father is a lawyer. Began
programming computers at the age of 13. Went to Harvard University, but left before
graduating in order to devote his time to Microsoft, a company he began in 1975 with his
friend Paul Allen. Married Melinda French Gates in 1994 and has three children. Gives
generously to charity through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

16. Co-founder of Apple. Now CEO of both Apple Computers and Pixar Animation Studios,
famous for computer animated films such as Toy Story and Finding Nemo. Born
February 24 1955 in Wisconsin. Adopted soon after birth by Paul and Clara Jobs and
raised in Santa Clara, California. Helped popularisethe concept of the home computer
with the Apple II. Fired from Apple by John Sculley but later rejoined the company and
turned its fortunes around with the ipod. Married Laurence Powell in 1991 and has
three children with her. Also has a daughter with Christine Brennan.
Steve Jobs

17. Inventor of the World Web and Director of the World Wide Web Consortium, which
oversees its continued development. Born in London June 8 1955. Parents both
mathemeticians who worked on the Manchester Mark I, one of the earliest
computers. Graduated from Oxford University in 1976. Created the World Wide Web
in 1991 and built the first server and web browser. Currently Chair of Computer
Science at Southampton University. Married with two children.
Tim Berners – Lee

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19. The Guardian profile: Steve
Jobs

20. VOCABULARY
- to overproduce ['ouvəprə'dju:s] : sản xuất thừa
- to misinterpret ['misin'tə:prit : giải thích sai
- to outvote [aut'vout] : giành áp đảo lá phiếu bình chọn
- co-founder (n) [kou]-['faundə] : người đồng sáng lập
- to rename [ri:'neim] : đặt lại tên, đổi tên
- ultra-sophisticated (adj) ['ʌltrə]-[sə'fistikeitid] : cực kỳ tinh vi
- ex-president (n) [eks]-['prezidənt] : cựu Chủ tịch
- to deactivate (v) [di:'æktiveit] : hủy kích hoạt
- underselling ['ʌndə'sel] : bán ít
A

21. B Answer the following questions
1. a) 1976: the year Jobs and Wozniak started Apple
b) 1985 : the year Jobs was fired from Apple by John Sculley
c) 1997 : the year Jobs rejoined Apple
2. the computer Apple I
3. a) a millionaire : the success of the computers Apple I and Apple II
b) a billionaire : the success of Pixar
4. he was fired by John Sculley
5. when Apple was failing, he was invited back by the company
6. one year
7. it will change the way people by music and will combat the pirating of
music which is damaging the music industry
8. answers might include his genius, vision, determination and confidence
in his own ability and in his products.

22. A The following words formed with a prefix are from the article on page
32: co-founder, renamed, underselling. Match the common prefixes from
the box with the correct meaning below.
VOCABULARY
- to overproduce ['ouvəprə'dju:s] : sản xuất thừa
- to misinterpret ['misin'tə:prit : giải thích sai
- to outvote [aut'vout] : giành áp đảo lá phiếu bình chọn
- co-founder (n) [kou]-['faundə] : người đồng sáng lập
- to rename [ri:'neim] : đặt lại tên, đổi tên
- ultra-sophisticated (adj) ['ʌltrə]-[sə'fistikeitid] : cực kỳ tinh vi
- ex-president (n) [eks]-['prezidənt] : cựu Chủ tịch
- to deactivate (v) [di:'æktiveit] : hủy kích hoạt
- underselling ['ʌndə'seling] : bán ít

23. A The answer:
1) too much
2) better / more than
3) badly
4) extremely
5) former
6) opposite
7) with
8) too little
9) again
over
out
mis
ultra-
ex-
de
co-
under
re

24. B Underline the odd one out in each group.
1. under perform / rate / charge / profit
2. co producer / worker / boss / author
3. re launch / engineer / locate / decide
4. over spend / estimate / supply / lose
5. mis manage / judge / calculate / look
6. out perform / bid / class / win
7. ultra efficient / cautious /modern /big
8. ex boss / director / employee / staff
9. de merge / nationalise / regulate / grow

25. C Complete the sentenses with the correct word from Exercise B.
1. Serveral sales staff …………………………. last year and didn’t meet their targets.
2. Smith and Turner were the two ………………….. of the report.
3. We will …………….… our product as soon as we have finished the
modifications.
4. We …………………… the number of people who would buy our product in Asia.
5. Because the company has been …………………… for years we are close to
bankruptcy.
6. They had to ……………. their rivals to take over the company.
7. Our ………………..……. factory has state-of-the-art machinery.
8. My ………………. was impossible to work with so I left the company.
9. Many state companies in Eastern Europe are being ……………………. .
underperformed
co-author
relaunch
overestimated
mismanaged
outbid
ultra-modern
ex-boss
denationalised

26. A Add the correct prefix from the box to the words in italics in the
sentences.
down co de ex mis out re ultra under
1. In the late 1990s, many countries witness a sharp economic ……………. turn
2. The profit figures are excellent. Once again, we’ve …………. performed all
our rivals.
3. We design and manufacture …………..-efficient air conditioners for industrial
use
4. The ………..-president of PG Steel Corporation is suing for $1.5 million he
says the company owes him as a retirement payment.
5. Whether or not to ………. regulate health care is a divisive issue.
down
ultra
out
ex
de

27. 6. Staff who never get any praise for their achievements may end up
…………. rating their our abilities.
7. When two of our ……….-worker disappeared, all the boss had to say was
that they’d ‘left to pursue other opportunities’.
8. China’s largest car manufacturer, the FAW Group, is thinking of …locating
its headquarters from Changchun to Beijing.
9. Of course I can see now that Brian is an asset to our company, and I’m sorry
I so badly ……………judged when he started working for us.
under
co
re
mis
A Add the correct prefix from the box to the words in italics in the
sentences.

28. B Match each verb with its definition.
1 downsize a) to be greater in number
2 outnumber b) to improve, to make more efficient
3 oversell c) to reduce the number of employees and levels of
management that a company has
4 undersell d) to say that a product or service is better, more useful,
etc, than it really is
5 underspend e) to sell goods at a much lower price than the competition
6 upgrade f) to spend less than you intended or than you are allowed to
Answer:
6-b1-c 2-a 3-d 4-e 5-f

29. C Complete the following sentences with the correct form a verb from
exercise B.
1. Last year we ……………. our budget by 21%, so unfortunately our budget
this year has been reduced
2. In our department, men ……………. women by two to one.
3. Why don’t you have your PC ………….. if it’s so slow?
4. We’ll cut our expenses and …………. our operations in order to become more
competitive on the market.
5. Salespeople often ………….. computer software, so consumer end up with
things they don’t really need.
6. We are looking for ways of ………………… our rivals. No one will be
cheaper than us.
underspent
outnumber
upgrade
downsize
oversell
underselling

30. D Match these sentence halves.
1. It’s been a lot of hard work, but
she
2. If everything goes smoothly, we
3. At long last, their hard work and
investment is
4. What we are looking for is a
candidate who can
5. Nobody thought we'd clinch the
deal, but we
6. The reorganisation of our business
is not finished yet, but we
a) are getting there
b) beginning to bear fruit.
c) came up trumps in the end.
d) get results and work well under
pressure.
e) seems to be really making a go of
her dry-cleaning business.
f) should be in Vancouver in plenty
of time for the start of the
negotiation.
Answer:
6-a1-e 2-f 3-b 4-d 5-c

31. E Complete the following sentences with the best word.
2. After some teething troubles, they now have a ................ business with a huge
turnover.
a) thrving b) smooth c) fruitful
3. Since she's been appointed General Manager, the business has really……… .
a) promoted b) proleferated c) prospered
4. Our new product filled a gap in the market and ………… as soon as it was launched.
a) overflowed b) put up c) took off
5. InterMedia ………….. Erling last year to become the largest media group in the
region.
a) overtook b) overran c) overdrew
6. 'Yes, invest in InterMedia. It's definitely a company that is ……………..’
a) making up b) going places c) without a hitch

32. A Simple past or persent perfect? For each of the sentences below, choose
the correct ending.
2. His hard work really paid off –
a. he was promoted to Chief Adviser a year later.
b. he has been promoted to Chief Adviser.
3. There have been serious problems with the merger,
a. but we proceeded with it anyway.
b. but we have proceeded with it anyway.
4. The motor trade has been in the doldrums
a. last year.
b. All year.

33. A Simple past or persent perfect? For each of the sentences below, choose
the correct ending.
5. She’s been promoted
a. because she’s brought off that deal with a Japanese firm.
b. While she was working as Head of R&D.
6. How long have you worked as Financial Adviser
a. for your current employer?
b. before you became Financial Director?

34. Thank you for your watching!