EXPRESSION-OF-THE-WEEK

· Can I interestyouin..... - somebody can ask you this if he/ she is trying to persuade you to buy sth ( zainteresowac kogoś kupnem czegoś)

OTHER SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS:

May I tempt you with....... I don't suppose I could interest you in....... Would you care to take a closer look at our......

EXAMPLES:

Can I interest you in our latest TV model? I don't suppose I could interest you in our top-of-the-range waterproof watches?
Would you care to take a closer look at this stunning piece of jewelry? May I tempt you with our extremely light laptops?

GLOSSARY:

- solicit - to ask sb for money, information, help (usilnie prosić, nagabywać)
- hang up - to suddenly end a telephone conversation by putting down the receiver (odłożyć słuchawkę)
- make endsmeet - to try to survive on little money (wiązać koniec z końcem)
- opponents - people who disagree (przeciwnicy) breaches - breaking a promise, agreement, the law (zerwanie, złamanie np. obietnicy)
- sweat shop - a factory or place where people work in very bad conditions (miejsce pracy, gdzie zatrudnione osoby są wykorzystywane i mają trudne warunki)
- inducing - to persuade, or to cause sth to happen (przekonać)
- undue - more than is necessary (nadmierny, przesadny)
- hazard - danger (niebezpieczeństwo, ryzyko)

EXERCISE:

Complete the gaps with words from the text.
1. The intersection was a................. for cars turning left.
2. He was sued for ..................... of contract.
3. He .................. in the middle of the conversation.
4. Nothing could .....................me to bungee jump.
5. It is illegal for politicians to ..................... gifts from businessmen.