MODUL PERKULIAHAN
BAHASA INGGRIS BISNIS 1
PRODUCT
Abstract
Making a customer or buyer interest to our product is not easy and company should concern how the product made. / Competence
Students are expected to know making a good product for customer or buyer.
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PEMBAHASAN

product

  1. Describe some of your favorite products. Why do you like them? What do they say about you?
  2. What product would you like to own? Why?
  3. Do you agree with these statements? Give reasons for your answer.
  1. Using animals to test new products is wrong.
  2. Multinational companies which manufacture products in developing countries help the world economy.
  3. Companies spend far too much on launching and promoting new products.
  1. Check that you know the meanings of the adjectives below. Then work in pairs. Think of products that match the words.

Attractive economical expensive fashionable

Reliablecomfortablepracticalpopular

  1. Write adjectives with the opposite meaning to those in exercise A.

Un - / In - / Im -
Unattractive
  1. Complete these sentences with the words from the box

Well highbestlonghard

  1. Timberland makes a range of ……..- wearing footwear
  2. Ferrari produces……- quality sport cars.
  3. Coca - cola and Pepsico both developed ……-selling soft drink.
  4. Duracell sells……..-lasting alkaline batteries.
  5. Levi Jeans are a ……-made clothing products.
  1. Match the verbs on the left to their meanings. Then put the verbs into a logical order to show the life cycle of a new product.
  1. Launch a) to stop making
  2. Testb) to build or make
  3. Promotec) to introduce to market
  4. Manufactured) to change in order to improve
  5. Modifye) to try something in order to see how it works
  6. Discontinuef) to make a plan or drawing
  7. Designg) to increase sales by advertising, etc.
  8. Distributeh) to supply to shop, companies, and customers.
  1. Zespri, a fruit grower, is introducing a new variety of kiwifruit. In which countries are kiwifruit grown? What color are they normally?
  1. Match these words from the article to their definitions.
  1. balda) a symbol on a product to show a company’s ownership
  2. enhancingb) without any hair
  3. varietyc) a particular kind in a range of products
  4. to retain d) increasing the quality or amount of something
  5. trademark e) to keep or continue to have something
  1. Read the article. Then decide if the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
  1. Zespri has spent a lot of money on marketing the new product.
  2. The new variety of kiwifruit is New Zealand’s most important fruit export.
  3. Asians prefer the original green fruit.
  4. The kiwifruit marketing Board is only marketing the new fruit in Japan.
  5. The traditional kiwifruit did not sell well at the begging of the season.
  6. The European manager is not very enthusiastic about selling the product.

Kiwifruit growers hope to strike gold with new product
By Terry Hall

Zespri is risking millions of dollars on the launch of an entirely new product –the bald, gold kiwifruit. The effort, Zespri says, has been a great success. But with Zespri Gold making up only 10 percent of total New Zealand kiwifruit production, the company must be careful to continue to promote the traditional hairy green variety, which has annual sales of NZ$500m and is New Zealand’s single most important fruit export.
In Japan Zespri managers decided to emphasis the fruit’s health – giving, energy – enhancing qualities. The new variety is sweeter and more attractive to Asian tastes. Yu Jan Chen, regional manager for Zespri in Japan and Asia says: “It is ideal for the Asian Markets”. He says it is selling ‘very well’ in Japan, and is also being marketed in South Korea and Taiwan. The export season began slowly because the traditional green fruit was unusually small and difficult to sell. However, sales picked up when the gold fruit became available.
The successful launch of the gold fruit is expected to increase profits in the long term. The kiwifruit Marketing Board has retained all marketing and selling rights for Europe and overseas for the trademarked variety. This will protect revenue as the gold variety is planted worldwide.
The board has already signed contracts with the four largest kiwifruit comparatives in Italy, and planting has begun. The area for planting is expected to grow steadily, eventually producing millions of trays.
As Guus Van Der Kleij, regional manager for Europe, says, ‘It is an excellent product: after 25 years selling traditional green kiwifruit, you don’t know exciting it is to sell something different.
  1. Find words or phrases in the text which mean the following

No / Word or phrases / Meaning
Introduction (paragraph 1) / Launch
To try hard to sell a product by advertising or other activities (paragraph 1)
Each year (paragraph 1)
To say that something is particularly important (paragraph 2)
Person in charge of particular area (paragraph 2)
Improved (paragraph 2)
Money received from selling goods (paragraph 3)
Firms that are owned and run by all the employees (paragraph 4)
  1. Answer these questions
  1. What are the most important qualities of the new kiwifruit?
  2. What methods can companies use to promote new food products?
  3. The article says’ …..sales picked up when the gold fruit became available’. At what time of the year do sales of the following pick up in your country?

a)toys

b)ice cream

c)cars

d)greeting cards

GERUNDS AND TO INFINITIVES

  1. GERUND

Gerund is the – ing form of the verb that functions as a noun. A Gerund could be as a subject, object/compliment, or preposition. See the example below:

  1. Gerund as a subject
  • Speakingis better than thinking

S V

  • Playing tennis is fun

S V

  • Joggingmakes us fresh

S V

  1. Gerund as a object
  • Shelikesdancing

S V O

  • Hehatessinging

S V O

  1. Gerund as a compliment
  • My hobbyiscycling

S V O

  • Our target now iswinning the competition

S V C

  1. Using gerunds as the object of preposition

  1. We talked about going to Canada for our vacation
  2. Sue is in charge of organizing the meeting
  3. I’m interested in learning more about your work
/ A gerund is frequently used as the object of a preposition
  1. I’m used to sleeping with the window open
  2. I’m accustomed to sleeping with the window open
  3. I look forward to going home next month
  4. They object to changing their plans at this late date
/ In (d) through (g): to is a preposition, not part of an infinitive form, so a gerund follows
  1. We talked about not going to the meeting, but finally decided we should go
/ Negative form: not precedes a gerund
  1. Common verbs followed by gerunds

Verb + Gerund
  1. I enjoy playing tennis
/ Gerunds are used as the objects of certain verbs. In (a), enjoy is followed by a gerund (playing). Enjoy is not followed by an infinitive.
INCORRECT: I enjoy to play tennis. Common verbs that are followed by gerunds are given in the list below.
  1. Joe quit smoking
  2. Joe gave up smoking
/ (b) and (c) have the same meaning. some two – word verbs, e.g., give up, are followed by gerunds. These two – word verbs are given in parentheses in the list below.
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Verb + Gerund

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Enjoy

Appreciate

Mind

Quit (give up)

Finish

Stop

Avoid

Postpone (put off)

Delay

Keep (keep on)

Consider (think about)

Discuss (talk about)

Mention

Suggest

Admit

Deny

Resist

Advice

Miss

Recall

Report

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  1. Go + Gerund

  1. Did you go shopping?
  2. We went fishing yesterday?
/ Go is followed by gerund in certain idiomatic expressions to express, for the most part, recreational part activities.

Go + Gerund

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Go skating

Go boating

Go bowling

Go camping

Go canoeing

Go dancing

Go fishing

Go hiking

Go hunting

Go jogging

Go mountain climbing

Go running

Go sailing

Go shopping

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  1. Verb after certain adjective which followed by “to”

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Confess to

Object to

Advance to

Look forward to

To be opposed to

Dedicate to

To be used to

Get used to

To be accustomed to

Key to

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Example:

  • We are looking forward to going back to school
  • Bob confessed to stealing the jewels
  • I object to giving you another allowance
  1. To + Infinitives

To infinitive is to + Verb
  1. Common verbs followed by infinitives

Verb + Infinitives
  1. I hope to see you again
  2. He promised to be here by ten
  3. He promised not to be late
/ Some verbs are followed immediately by an infinitive, as in (a) and (b). see group A below
Negative form: not precedes the infinitives
Verb + (pro) noun + infinitive
  1. Mr. Lee told me to be here at ten o’clock
  2. The police ordered the driver to stop
/ Some verbs are followed by a (pro)noun and then an infinitive, as in (d) and (e). See group B below.
These verbs are followed immediately by an infinitive when they are used in the passive, as in (f) and (g).
  1. I was told to be here at ten o’clock
  2. The driver was ordered to stop

  1. I except to pass the test
  2. I except Mary to pass the test
/ Ask, except, would like, want, and need may or may not be followed by a (pro)noun object. Compare:
In (h): I think I will pass the test.
In (i): I think Mary will pass the test.

Group A: Verb + Infinitive

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Hope to

Plan to

Intend to

Decide to

Offer to

Agree to

Refuse to

Seem to

Appear to

Pretend to

Ask to

Expect to

Would like to

Want to

Need to

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Group B: Verb + (pro)noun + Infinitive

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Tell someone to

Encourage someone to

Remind someone to

Invite someone to

Permit someone to

Allow someone to

Warn someone to

Require someone to

Order someone to

Force someone to

Ask someone to

Expect someone to

Would like someone to

Want someone to

Need someone to

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  1. Common verbs followed by either infinitives or gerunds

Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund, sometimes with no difference in meaning, as in Group A below, and sometimes with a difference in meaning, as in Group B below.
Group A: Verb + Infinitive or gerund (with no difference in meaning)
Begin like hate
Start love can’t stand
Continue prefer can’t bear
The verbs in Group A may be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with a little or no difference in meaning.
  1. It began to rain. / it began raining
  2. I started to work. / I started working
  3. It was beginning to rain
/ In (a): There is no difference between “began to rain” and “began raining”.
If the main verb is progressive, an infinitive (not a gerund) is usually used.
Group B: Verb + Infinitive or Gerund (with difference in meaning)
Remember regret forget try
The verbs in Group B may be followed by either an infinitive or gerund, but the meaning is different.
  1. Judy always remembers to lock the door
  1. Sam often forgets to lock the door
  1. I remember seeing the Alps for the first time, the sight was impressive
  1. I’ll never forget seeing the Alps for the first time
/ Remember + infinitive = remember to perform responsibility, duty, or task, as in (d).
Forget + infinitive = forget to perform a responsibility, duty, or task, as in (d).
Remember + gerund = remember (recall) something that happened in the past, as in (f).
Forget + gerund = forget something that happened in the past
  1. I regret to tell you that you failed the test
  1. I regret lending him some money. He never paid me back
/ Regret + infinitive = regret to say, to tell someone, to inform someone of some bad news, as in (h).
Regret + gerund = regret something that happened in the past, as in (i).
  1. I’m trying to learn English
  1. The room was hot. I tried opening the window, but that didn’t help. So I tried turning on the fan, but I was still hot. Finally, I turned on the air conditioner.
/ Try + infinitive = make an effort, as in (j).
Try + gerund = experiment with a new or different approach to see if it works, as in (k).
  1. Infinitive of purpose: in order to

  1. He cam here in order to study English
  2. He came here to study English
/ In order to is used to express purpose. It answers the question “why?” in order to is often omitted, as in (b)
  1. INCORRECT: He came here for studying English
  2. INCORRECT: He came here for to study English
  3. INCORRECT: He came here for study English
/ To express purpose, use (in order) to not for, with verb
  1. I went to the store for some bread
  2. I went to the store to buy some bread
/ For is sometimes used to express purpose, but it is a preposition and is followed by a noun object, as in (f)

Exception: The phrase be used for express the typical or general purpose of a thing. In this case, the preposition for is followed by a gerund: a saw is used for cutting wood. Also possible: a saw is used to cut wood. However, to talk about particular situation, be used + an infinitive is used: A chain saw was used to cut down the old oak tree. (INCORRECT: A chain saw was used for cutting down the old oak tree)

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