Exetat d’Anglais et Correspondance Commerciale Anglaise 2020_Commercial de Gestion
Question 1
WHEN TO START A BUSINESS
Start a business when you know it : not before. Be sure you know it : have no uncertainties. Feel equal to its every demand. No question of price, of supply, of labor, and of markets should be in the least unfamiliar.
Start a business after you have observed others make the experiment. It may appear mean to look on and learn lessons from another's mistakes, but you may just as likely learn from his success. Perhaps you cannot easily find a case for observation, but inquiry will produce instances enough to satisfy the most eager.
Start a business when you have decided the question of capital. If you borrow it, remind yourself at intervals that the money is not your own. The mind has a trick of obliterating partially the distinction between capital you borrow and capital you have saved. Then you must be sure that you have guarded of measured the scale of business with the money you will spend.
Start when you are sure you were meant to be " on your own ". Some men are born servants. Other would rather fend for themselves, with a profit of 500$ a year, than work for another at 1.000$. it is all a question of temperament. There are few worse tragedies in trade than that seen in a shop governed by a man whose place is naturally that of departmental head in a large firm. In finance and management he fails miserably. He can sell goods, but can't get custom. As for book keeping, he is in the clouds.
QUESTION ON THE TESXT: 1. The most practical way of learning how to do business is to:
Bonne réponse : c. Look on and learn lessons from another’s mistakes or success.
Explication :
Le texte dit clairement :
“Start a business after you have observed others make the experiment… you may learn from his mistakes or his success.”
Donc, selon l’auteur, la manière la plus pratique d’apprendre à faire des affaires est d’observer les autres et d’apprendre de leurs erreurs ou de leurs réussites.
WHEN TO START A BUSINESS
Start a business when you know it : not before. Be sure you know it : have no uncertainties. Feel equal to its every demand. No question of price, of supply, of labor, and of markets should be in the least unfamiliar.
Start a business after you have observed others make the experiment. It may appear mean to look on and learn lessons from another's mistakes, but you may just as likely learn from his success. Perhaps you cannot easily find a case for observation, but inquiry will produce instances enough to satisfy the most eager.
Start a business when you have decided the question of capital. If you borrow it, remind yourself at intervals that the money is not your own. The mind has a trick of obliterating partially the distinction between capital you borrow and capital you have saved. Then you must be sure that you have guarded of measured the scale of business with the money you will spend.
Start when you are sure you were meant to be " on your own ". Some men are born servants. Other would rather fend for themselves, with a profit of 500$ a year, than work for another at 1.000$. it is all a question of temperament. There are few worse tragedies in trade than that seen in a shop governed by a man whose place is naturally that of departmental head in a large firm. In finance and management he fails miserably. He can sell goods, but can't get custom. As for book keeping, he is in the clouds.
QUESTION ON THE TESXT: 2. Match the words in (I) with their meaning in (II) to have the correct associations in .
(I)
1. Profit 2. Capital 3. Servant 4. Firm 5. Goods
(II)
a. the buying and selling goods b. a business company c. money used in business d. objects for sale e. money which is gained f. the person who works for another
Bonne réponse : 1. 1e, 2c, 3f, 4b, 5d
Explication :
Profit → money which is gained (e)
Capital → money used in business (c)
Servant → the person who works for another (f)
Firm → a business company (b)
Goods → objects for sale (d)
La combinaison correcte est donc 1.
3. If my father … a car, I would have driven it.
Bonne réponse : c. had bought
Explication :
La phrase utilise la structure du 3rd conditional :
If + past perfect → would have + past participle
→ If my father had bought a car, I would have driven it.
Cette forme exprime une situation irréelle dans le passé.
4. The letter which is written to look for a job is a (an):
Bonne réponse : a. Application
Explication :
Une application letter est une lettre écrite pour :
chercher un emploi,
postuler à un poste,
présenter sa candidature.
Les autres options ne conviennent pas :
offer → proposer des services ou des produits
enquiry → demander des informations
order → passer une commande
complaint → exprimer une réclamation
La seule lettre utilisée pour chercher un emploi est donc l’application letter.
5. The person to whom the letter is written is in the:
Bonne réponse : c. Inside address
Explication :
Dans une lettre commerciale anglaise, l’inside address est la partie qui contient :
le nom du destinataire,
son titre,
le nom de l’entreprise,
l’adresse complète.
C’est donc l’endroit où apparaît la personne à qui la lettre est écrite.
Les autres options ne correspondent pas :
Salutation → formule d’appel (Dear Sir, …)
Body of the letter → contenu du message
Complimentary close → formule de politesse finale (Yours faithfully, …)
Subject line → objet de la lettre
La seule partie qui identifie le destinataire est donc l’inside address.
