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Кафедра иностранных языков ФТУГ
Е.М. Васильева
Business English
Учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов экономических специальностей I – II курсов заочного отделения
Минск 2009
Министерство образования Республики Беларусь Белорусский национальный технический университет
Кафедра иностранных языков ФТУГ
Е.М. Васильева
Business English
Учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов экономических специальностей I – II курсов заочного отделения
Минск 2009 УДК 802.0 (075.4) ББК 81.2 Англ я 7 У91 Рецензенты:
Васильева Е.М. У91 Английский язык: Учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов экономических специальностей I – II курсов заочного отделения БНТУ /Е.М. Васильева. – Минск: БНТУ, 2009. -? стр.
Настоящее пособие разработано в соответствии с требованиями Типовой программы иноязычной подготовки студентов неязыковых вузов. Цель пособия – формирование лексико-грамматических навыков, навыков чтения и перевода литературы по специальности, а также навыков устной речи (диалогической и монологической). Пособие состоит из 13 тематических занятий, каждый из которых включает 4 части: 1) лексико-грамматический материал с сериями упражнений, которые можно варьировать в зависимости от уровня подготовки студентов; 2) тексты, предтекстовые упражнения и послетекстовые задания; 4) задания для текущего контроля; 4) задания для самостоятельной работы студентов. Тематика занятий профессионально ориентирована; выносимые на обсуждение вопросы зачастую носят проблемный характер, требуют знаний по специальности, что соответствует профессионально направленной иноязычной подготовке студентов. Учебное пособие может быть использовано для аудиторных занятий со студентами экономических специальностей, в частности, в рамках курса по деловому английскому, а также в качестве дополнительного материала для самостоятельной работы студентов.
УДК 802.0 (075.4) ББК 81.2 Англ я 7
Васильева Е.М., 2009 БНТУ, 2009
Unit 1 I. Спряжение глагола to be в Present Simple To be or not to be That is the question. I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are Exercise 1. Learn the following proverbs. Выучите следующие пословицы. 1. Practice is the best master. 2. Old friends and old wines are best. 3. It is never too late to learn. 4. Promise is a debt. 5. I am the state. 6. A good name is better than riches. 7. A tree is known by its fruit. 8. Art is long, life is short. 9. Even your best friend is the thief of your time. 10. Friends are thieves of your time. Exercise 2. Read and reproduce the dialogue. Прочитайте и воспроизведите диалог. B. Good morning, Mr. Lavrov. How are you? L. I am very well, thank you. And how are you, Mr. Bell? B. Very well too. I am glad you are in London. Is your wife in London too? L. No, she is in Minsk with our children. And is this a picture of your family, Mr. Bell? B. Yes. This is my wife and these are my sons and a daughter. L. Your children are nice and your wife is nice too. B. Thank you. Come and meet my family, Mr. Lavrov. L. Thank you, with pleasure. Remember the words: Запомните слова: this – этот, эта, это that – тот, та, то these – эти those – те how – как very – очень well – хорошо a wife – жена a child – ребенок children – дети a son – сын a daughter – дочь nice – милый, славный a picture – картина, фотография to come – приходить, приезжать to meet – встречать, знакомиться Remember the sentences. Запомните предложения. How are you? Как вы поживаете? I am glad you are in London. Я рад, что вы в Лондоне. I am glad you are here. Я рад, что вы здесь. Come and meet my family. Приходите познакомиться с моей семьей. Exercise 3. Do you know the verb to be well enough? Хорошо ли вы знаете глагол to be? a) My name … Frank. My surname … Swindler. I … the company manager. My office … in London. The office … not large. It … 8 a.m. I … in the office now. My secretary … not here at the moment. She starts her office hours at 9. b) This … a picture of a family. The family … large and nice. This … Ivanov. He … Russian, and he … from Novgorod. He … a young man. He … an engineer. And this … his wife. She … a young woman. She … an economist. These … their children. They … very nice children. c) My name … Ingrid. I … a graphic designer. I … German, and I … from Munich. I … married with two children. They … both in high school. Their school … near my office. My husband … an engineer. We … interested in travel and the cinema. Oh, and I have a sister, she … an accountant. d) 1. All cats … grey in the dark. 2. A merry heart … a good medicine. 3. Meekness (робость) … not weakness. 4. A friend in need … a friend indeed. 5. We … all only human. 6. All things … in a flux (постоянное движение, изменение). Introductions Exercise 1. Complete the chart of countries and nationalities. Заполните таблицу стран и национальностей.
Exercise 2. Read the article. Прочитайте статью. Meet Phil Knight Phil Knight is the founder and the CEO of Nike, a famous sports and fitness company. He is from Oregon, USA. He is 65 and is a very rich man. He is married, and his wife’s name is Penny. They have two sons and one daughter. Knight loves sport, including tennis, running and golf. He also likes fast cars. He loves his company, and he has a tattoo of the Nike logo on his left leg. Knight’s ad agency is Wieden & Kennedy. At his first meeting with Wieden, Knight said, ‘Hi, I’m Phil Knight. And I hate advertising.’ But they are still partners after 21 years. At meetings with Wieden, Knight is relaxed and tells jokes. He wears blue jeans, a T-shirt and suit jacket, and a pair of Nike shoes. Knight is interested in Asia, especially Japan. His office is full of objects from Asia. It’s in Nike’s World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon. a) complete: заполните: Age: Nationality: Family: Job: Type of company: Interests:
b) tick the correct sentences (√ ): отметьте правильные предложения (√ ): 1. Phil Knight is the head of Nike. 2. He isn’t rich. 3. Knight is married with two children. 4. Wieden is in advertising. 5. Knight’s office is full of objects from Austria. 6. His office is in California. Exercise 3. Read the text and complete the form below.
Exercise 4. Work in pairs. Talk about your families, friends, interests, jobs. Работайте парами. Поговорите о семье, друзьях, о том, что вас интересует, о работе. Useful language (Introducing people: I’m …; my name’s …; this is …; she is in sales …) (Nationality and country: I’m … Where are you from? Where do you come from? I’m from … I come from …) (Asking about business: How’s business? How are you? How is your family? ) (Replying: Not bad, thanks. Fine. O.K. Not too good.) (Offering a drink: Would you like a drink? How about a coffee? Another drink? ) Неопределенный артикль а употребляется перед существительными, которые начинаются с согласной буквы, перед существительными, начинающимися с гласной, употребляется неопределенный артикль an. Неопределенный артикль a, an не употребляется перед существительными во множественном числе. Exercise 5. Write the jobs from the box under the correct article.
II. Personal Pronouns in the Objective Case Личные местоимения в объектном падеже
Exercise 1. Replace the nouns in italics by personal pronouns. III. Глагол to have и конструкция have got Утвердительная форма I have\have got You have\have got He has\has got She has\has got It has\has got We have\have got You have\have got They have\have got Вопросительная форма Have I \have I got? Have you \have you got? Has he \has he got? Has she \has she got? Has it \has it got? Have we \have we got? Have you \have you got? Have they \have they got? Отрицательная форма I have not (haven’t) \I haven’t got You have not (haven’t) \You haven’t got He has not (hasn’t)\He hasn’t got She has not (hasn’t)\She hasn’t got It has not (hasn’t)\It hasn’t got We have not (haven’t)\We haven’t got You have not (haven’t)\You haven’t got They have not (haven’t)\They haven’t got
В разговорной речи вместо to have употребляется конструкция have got. Но в следующих случаях употребляется только to have, а не have got: а) в инфинитивных и – ing формах: Do you want to have a drink? Хочешь выпить? I find having no car very inconvenient. Я считаю, что очень неудобно, когда у тебя нет машины. б) have got не употребляется в коротких ответах: Have we got any biscuits left? – Yes, we have. In the cupboard. У нас осталось печенье? – Да, в буфете. в) когда речь идет о прошлом или будущем: I will have time to do the work tomorrow. У меня будет время сделать эту работу завтра. She had a racing bike when she was a teenager. У нее был гоночный велосипед в подростковом возрасте (когда она была тинэйджером). Exercise 1. Do you know the verb to have\ have got well enough? Хорошо ли вы знаете форму глагола to have\ have got? Ivanov and his wife (have got, has got) two children – a son and a daughter. They (have got, has got) a three-room flat in Minsk. They (have got, has got) a sitting-room, a bedroom, a children’s room a large kitchen and a bathroom. They (have got, has got) a sofa, a small table and two armchairs in the sitting-room. The sofa is red and the armchairs are red too. Their daughter (have got, has got) a brown desk. It is in the children’s room. Their son (have not got, has not got) a desk. He is too small. But he (have got, has got) a lot of toys. Remember the words. a house – дом a sitting-room – гостиная a friend – друг elder – старший a boy – мальчик a girl – девочка a sofa – диван red – красный green – зеленый white – белый brown – коричневый an armchair – кресло a carpet – ковер a room – комната comfortable – удобный a kitchen – кухня small – маленький a bedroom – спальня have got – иметь a flat – квартира a bathroom – ванная a city – город certainly – конечно, несомненно colour – цвет Remember the sentences. It’s nice to meet you. Приятно познакомиться с вами. What about you? А как вы? What colour do you prefer? Какой цвет вы предпочитаете? Learn the words. an editor - издатель What a coincidence! – Какое совпадение! private – частный to run the house – вести дом to look after – присматривать for the time being – в настоящее время to satisfy – удовлетворять to be on friendly terms – быть в дружеских отношениях Your Vocabulary Your Home Assignment II. Make questions.
1. your / Ingrid / name 2. Spain / Isabel and Luis / from 3. a / you / programmer 4. marketing / in / you and Tom 5. I / tomorrow / in / Room 15 Tell. Ask. Discuss. Try to use the following: That’s true. Это верно. Isn’t it? Не так ли? I believe so. Думаю, что так.
1. A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody. (to have a lot of friends, to be ready to help, to call on him\her when he\she is ill, to advise what to do, to keep promise, to keep secrets, to decide correctly in difficult situations, to do anything he\she asks me to do if I can do it) 2. When a friend asks, there is no tomorrow. 3. Old friends and old wines are best. VI. Read the ‘opera synopsis’. Then close the text and see how much you can remember.
a synopsis – конспект, краткий обзор, синопсис а prison – тюрьма an employer – работодатель unkind – недобрый to dream – мечтать Grand Duke – великий герцог, великий князь a mistress – госпожа, хозяйка; учительница; любовница to release – освобождать; избавлять; облегчать (боль); выпускать (из печати) terrible – ужасный to join – соединять, объединять
Unit 2 The Present Simple Tense Настоящее простое время Образование 1 форма глагола (V1) - инфинитив В 3-м лице единственного числа глаголы в Present Simple имеют окончание –s; а если глагол оканчивается на –o, -s, -ss, -sh, ch, -x, то окончание –es: meet – meets go – goes finish – finishes discuss – discusses Если глагол оканчивается на –y c предшествующей согласной, то к нему прибавляется окончание –es, а буква y меняется на i: study – studies Утвердительная форма I read You read He reads She reads It sleeps We read You read They read Отрицательная форма I do not (don’t) read You do not (don’t) read He does not (doesn’t) read She does not (doesn’t) read It does not (doesn’t) read We do not (don’t) read You do not (don’t) read They do not (don’t) read Вопросительная форма Do I sleep? Do you sleep? Does he sleep? Does she sleep? Does it sleep? Do we sleep? Do you sleep? Do they sleep?
Употребление The Present Simple Tense употребляется для выражения: а) обычного, повторяющегося действия (очень часто со следующими наречиями времени: often – часто always – всегда usually – обычно seldom – редко rarely – редко sometimes – иногда never – никогда generally – обычно as a rule – как правило every day (week, month, year …) – каждый день (неделю, месяц, год…) once a week (month, year …) – раз в неделю (месяц, год …)
б) будущего действия, обусловленного расписанием (полет, прибытие или отправление поезда и т.д.) You arrive at Brighton at 6.30 local time. в) непреложной истины, постоянной характеристики людей или предметов Do you like rainy weather? The sun sets in the West. г) действия, которое происходит в данный момент с глаголами, не употребляющимися в Continuous to hear – слышать to see – видеть to notice – замечать to recognize – узнавать to smell – пахнуть to taste – быть на вкус to believe – верить to feel (that) – чувствовать, что to know – знать to think (that) – полагать, что to mean – подразумевать, иметь в виду to suppose – предполагать to understand – понимать to forget – забывать to remember – помнить to like – любить, нравиться to dislike – не любить to hate – ненавидеть to love – любить to want – хотеть to wish – желать to belong to – принадлежать to consist of – состоять to have – иметь, обладать to refuse – отказываться I am afraid I don’t understand your question. The soup smells good. What do you think of the city? – I think it’s wonderful. Но: She is smelling the rose. What are you thinking about? д) будущего действия в придаточных предложениях условия и времени после союзов: when (когда), after (после), before (до того, как; прежде чем), as soon as (как только), until (пока не), if (если), in case (в случае если). I’ll tell you the secret if you promise to keep it.
Banker’s Wife’s Blues · Where does John live? · He leaves near the bank. · Where does he work? · He works at the bank. · When does he work? · He works all day and he works all night at the bank, at the great big bank. · Where does he study? · He studies at the bank. · Where does he sleep? · He sleeps at the bank. · Why does he spend all day, all night, at the bank, at the bank? · Because he loves his bank more than his wife and he loves his money more than his life.
Model I. · I finish my work at 5. And what about you? · I don’t finish my work at 5. I finish my work at 6.
1. I stay at home in the evenings. (to go out) 2. We meet customers in the evening. (in the morning) 3. Our engineers have lunch at 1 o’clock. (at 12)
Model II. · My friend finishes his work at 5. And what about your friend? · My friend doesn’t finish his work at 5. He finishes his work at 6.
1. Our manager stays in the office all day. (till 5) 2. Our secretary reads cables and faxes in the morning. (after lunch) 3. Our programmer does a lot of work. (little)
Model III. · I come to the office at 10 in the morning. · Do you really come to the office at 10? · Yes, I do.
1. I go out every evening. 2. Our engineers meet customers every morning. 3. We finish our work at 5.
Model IV. · I know Mr. Bell comes to the office at 8. · Does he really come to the office at 8? · Yes, he does.
1. I know Nancy stays in the office after 6. 2. I know Mr. Bell has lunch at 2 every day. 3. I know Ivanov often goes on business to London. Model I · I come to the office at 10. · And I sometimes come to the office at 10.
1. I have lunch at 2. 2. I stay in the office all day. 3. Our manager meets customers in the morning. 4. Our secretary reads cables and faxes in the morning. 5. My wife comes home at 7 in the evening. 6. Our engineers are busy till 6 o’clock.
Model II · I don’t come to the office at 9. · When do you usually come to the office? · I always come to the office at 8.
1. I don’t finish my work at 6. (at7) 2. Our manager doesn’t meet customers in the morning. (after lunch) 3. Mr. Bell doesn’t come to the office at 6. (at 7) 4. Our engineers don’t have lunch at 3. (at 2) Model 1 · Nancy doesn’t write letters in the office. · And who writes letters? · Sally does.
1. Mr. Bell doesn’t meet customers in the office. (Mr. Black) 2. My son doesn’t drink coffee in the morning. (my wife) 3. Our secretary doesn’t translate letters. (our managers)
Model 2 · Does your friend know foreign languages? · Yes, he does. · How many languages does he know? · He knows two languages.
1. Does your wife speak foreign languages? 2. Do your managers know Pascal? 3. Does your partner often have talks? Exercise 4. Put questions, using the following model: · Your Export-Import Manager speaks good English, doesn’t he? · Yes, he does.
1. to work at the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations (Ivanov) 2. to translate letters from Russian into English (you) 3. to discuss many problems at the talks (your Sales managers) 4. to speak English to customers (your President) 5. to have a lot of talks every week (your Commercial Director) 6. to be tired after your work (you) 7. to prefer a game of tennis to your English lesson (you) Exercise 5. Put questions to the following sentences: 1. I always have talks on Wednesday. 2. Yes, my partner usually speaks English at the talks. 3. Yes, sometimes I meet customers from different countries. 4. Yes, our managers learn foreign languages. Daily Routine II. · Я знаю, что Ваша компания очень большая. · B. Yes, we’ve got offices in different cities. I meet our customers every day. · L. О, правда? А когда Вы обычно приходите в офис? · B. At 9 a.m. · L. Вы проводите в офисе целый день? · B. I often do. I read faxes, meet customers, have meetings and what not. · L. Я делаю то же самое в моем офисе в Минске. · B. Are you always very busy? · L. Да, я тружусь как пчелка до 6 часов. · B. I finish my work at 6 too and come home at 7. · L. Ты всегда проводишь вечера дома? · B. Not always. Sometimes we go out, but sometimes when I am too tired we stay at home. We like to spend time together at home reading or simply talking. · L. Чудесно. Learn the words: lunch – ланч to have lunch – обедать to know – знать different – разный, различный seldom – редко a customer – заказчик every – каждый a day – день when – когда usually – обычно to stay – находиться, оставаться to stay in the office – находиться в офисе all – все, вся often – часто to read – читать to write – писать to do – делать to be busy – быть занятым always – всегда till – до o’clock – употребляется для указания времени at 9 o’clock – в 9 часов to finish – заканчивать work – работа to work – работать home – дом, жилище at home – дома to stay at home – находиться дома, оставаться дома to be at home – быть дома to come home – приходить домой to go home – идти домой an evening – вечер in the evening – вечером a morning – утро in the morning – утром sometimes – иногда to go out – проводить время вне дома, выходить but – но a book – книга to watch television (TV) – смотреть телевизор really – действительно Remember the sentence: That sounds nice. Чудесно. Exercise 5. Read and reproduce the dialogue: Your Vocabulary Your Home Assignment I. Read the text: I get up at 6 o’clock in the morning. I prepare breakfast for my daughter, wash and dress. Then I sit down to breakfast. As a rule it’s a cup of tea or coffee. I don’t eat any sandwiches for breakfast. At half past seven I leave home and go to the University. I never go there by bus or trolleybus. I always go there on foot. It takes me 20 minutes to get there. So I get to the University at ten minutes to eight. The lessons begin at 8 sharp. Usually I have a lecture and two practical lessons (tutorials). At tutorials we do not write many exercises. We write few exercises. We prefer to speak English, to read texts and newspaper articles at the lessons. At five minutes past one my work is over. I never have dinner at our canteen. I don’t like food prepared by other people. So I go home and have dinner at home. I usually work late at night. Evening is the best time for me. I go to bed at 1 a.m. But it doesn’t mean I get up late. I always remember the English proverb: An early bird eats two worms. Ask me questions, please. At the airport · Excuse me… Are you Mr. Cartwright? · Yes. · I’m Vladimir Ivanov, from TST Systems. How do you do? · How do you do? · Have I kept you waiting? · Oh, no … the plane has just arrived. Thank you for coming to meet me. · Not at all. Did you have a good trip? · Yes, thank you. I was a bit airsick, but now I’m O.K. · My car is at the airport. Shall my driver take your suitcase? · Oh, yes … thank you. Have I kept you waiting? Я заставил Вас ждать? In the car · We are going to our office in the centre of the city. It’ll take us about half an hour to get there. Mr. Pospelov is waiting for you. · What is Mr. Pospelov? Remind me, please. · He is our General Director. He is going to discuss some details of our future agreement with you. · What hotel may I stay at? · We have reserved for you a single room with a private bathroom at the hotel near the centre. · That’s O.K. Thank you very much. It’ll take us about – нам понадобится приблизительно Unit 3 Work and Leisure Exercise 1. Read the text. Businessman’s Day Mr. John Turner is 40. He is married and he has got his own family. He has a wife, a daughter and a son. His wife is an economist. Her name is Jane. The children’s names are Kate and Peter. They live in a small house in Greenwood. Greenwood is a small place not far from London. John works in London. He is the manager of a big trade company. His company sells the goods to various countries. In the morning he always goes to his office in London on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. He doesn’t go to his office on Saturday and Sunday. These are his days-off. John often meets the representatives of German and French companies. They discuss the prices, terms of payment, shipment and delivery. He begins his working day at 9. Every morning John first looks through fresh newspapers. He is much interested in the latest political and business news. Sometimes John goes to different cities to discuss business with their customers. He is very busy. He always has a lot of work. He looks through his mail, reads faxes and letters, and speaks on the phone with the customers. He also makes appointments with his business partners. At 12 he has lunch. After lunch he sometimes goes to the factories with the inspectors, but sometimes stays in the office and discusses business matters with the director or assistants. He finishes his working day at 6 o’clock and goes home. He comes home at 7. He is a happy man. He likes his work and he loves his family very much. Learn the words: own – собственный a trade company – торговая компания a customer – заказчик a representative – представитель a price – цена terms of payment – условия оплаты terms of shipment – условия отгрузки terms of delivery – условия поставки to look through – просматривать to discuss business – обсуждать деловые вопросы to discuss business matters – обсуждать деловые вопросы to be interested in – интересоваться, быть заинтересованным to make an appointment – назначать встречу an inspector – приемщик Exercise 2. Answer the following questions: 1. Is John married? 2. How old is he? 3. What is John Turner? 4. Has he got his own family? 5. What is his wife? 6. What are their children’s names? 7. Where do they live? 8. What does his company sell? 9. What are John’s working days? 10. What are his days-off? 11. What does he do during his working day? Exercise 3. Write down the questions to which you can give the following answers: 1. Yes, John Turner has got a family. 2. His family is not large. It’s small. 3. Yes, they’ve got two children. 4. Their names are Kate and Peter. 5. Kate is 5 and Peter is 3. 6. His wife is an economist. 7. No, they don’t live in London. 8. He is the manager of a big trading company. Exercise 4. Put questions to the following sentences: 1. John works in London. 2. In the morning he always goes to his office in London on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. 3. John often meets the representatives of German and French companies. 4. They discuss prices, terms of payment, shipment and delivery. 5. He also makes appointments with his business partners. 6. He comes home at 7. 7. He likes his work and he loves his family very much. Work in pairs. What are the quiet times? A: When are you busy during the day? B: I am very busy in the morning. A: What are the quiet times for you? B: Business is quiet in the summer. Person 1 Well, what important for me is a high salary, long holidays and helpful colleagues. I only have two of these in my present job!
Person 2 What’s important for me is a friendly boss, travel opportunities, oh, and a large office.
Person 3 I want to be a salesman, so what’s important for me is a company car, a mobile phone and a laptop computer of my own.
Person 4 Fast promotion, flexible hours and some sports facilities are what’s important for me. Work in pairs.
Michael Dell’s Working Day Michael Dell is chairman of Dell Computer Corporation in the US. For about 30 percent of his time he travels overseas and meets international customers. Each year he makes two or three trips to Europe and two trips to Asia. When he is in his home in Austin, Texas, he gets up at 5: 30 a.m. each day. he lives with his wife, Susan, and their four children, who are all under the age of ten. His wife owns a clothes shop in Austin. In the morning he does exercises for an hour from 6: 00 a.m. and then drives to his office. He arrives at 8: 00 a.m. At his office he talks to customers and makes plans for the organisation. He leaves the office at 6: 15 p.m. and has dinner with his family. He reads stories to his children and gets them to bed. He often spends time in the evening writing e-mails. ‘Then I go to sleep. Get up and do it all again’, he says. In his free time he likes running and biking. From The Times What time does Michael Dell: 1. get up? 2. do exercises? 3. arrive at his office? 4. leave the office? Mark each statement true or false. 1. Michael Dell makes three trips to Asia each year. 2. He lives in Europe. 3. He has four children. 4. His wife has a shop in Austin, Texas. 5. He has dinner with customers. 6. He works on his computer in the evening. Exercise 10. Learn the following words: as soon as – как только to sign – подписывать to participate – участвовать to discuss the terms of agreements – обсуждать условия соглашения to have a lot of things to do – иметь много работы an employee – служащий an employer – работодатель various – разные, разнообразные abroad – за рубежом, за границей fortnight – две недели to learn to speak – учиться говорить Exercise 11. Read the dialogue and translate it into Russian: · Donald, you look so tired. You don’t feel well, do you? · It’s not that. I am really tired. I need a rest. · Take a holiday. · I can’t do it now. We’ve got a lot of work to do. · Excuse my curiosity, what do you usually do at your office? · You’d better ask me what I don’t do. As soon as I come to my office I have to answer telephone calls, sign documents, participate in the talks, discuss the terms of agreements, send letters and telegrams and do many other things. · How long does your working day last? · It depends … I come to my office at a quarter to 9 and at 5 p.m. my office hours are over. But if we’ve got many things to do, we stay there until everything is done. · I see. I suppose, you’ve got a break for lunch. · Sure. At 1 p.m. we’ve got a break for lunch which lasts for an hour. · Do you sometimes go on business trips? · Our employees go to various cities and towns in the country and abroad. · Have you been abroad? · Yes, several times. I have already been to Canada, Australia and Germany. · Have you ever been to the USA? · Not yet. I am planning to go there next year. And you? · Yes, I returned from the USA last month. I spent a fortnight there and visited New York, Washington and Boston. · Was it a business trip? · Sure. Exercise 12. Translate the dialogues: 1. · Не могли бы Вы мне помочь? · I would if I could … I’ve got a lot of work to do. · Чем Вы заняты? · I have to answer a few business letters and translate two texts from Russian into English. · Сколько времени Вам понадобиться, чтобы сделать это? · It’s hard to say. I believe I’ll be busy till the end of the working day. · Когда Вы освободитесь? · I’ll be free at 6 p.m. · Can I give you a lift? (Может Вас подвезти домой? ) · It’ll be very kind of you. · That’s settled. Till 6 o’clock. · Good-bye.
2. · Your colleague has told me you have just returned from a business trip to Turkey. Is it true? · Да, на прошлой неделе я приехал из Турции. Я пробыл там два месяца. · Did you learn to speak Turkish? · Я знаю несколько слов. Очень трудно научиться говорить на иностранном языке за два месяца. · Do you really think so? · Да, когда я ехал в Турцию, я не знал ни одного слова по-турецки. У меня был переводчик (an interpreter). Он отлично знает язык. · That’s a horse of another colour.
3. · Послушай, Майк, для тебя есть записка. · Yes, what is it? · Это записка от мистера Миллера. Он звонил, когда тебя не было. · Thank you very much. Mr. Miller wants us to help him with the contract. · Мы можем это сделать? · I think so. I’ll have to talk it over with our chief. Is he in? · Да, но он очень занят. В данный момент он принимает представителей одной из иностранных фирм.
Model 1 · What company do you do much business with? · We do very good business with Bell & Co.
1. different foreign trade firms 2. with our franchise company in Ukraine 3. some corporations abroad Model 2 · Do you know the goods of Bell & Co well? · No, we don’t do business with them.
1. GML 2. Green & Co 3. Blake & Sons 4. White & Co
Model 3 · When do you usually look through the mail? · I always look through the mail in the morning.
1. cables 2. letters 3. faxes 4. journals 5. newspapers
To be interested in smth. Model 4 · Blake & Co do very good business, don’t they? · Yes, many companies are interested in their goods.
1. office equipment 2. chemical equipment 3. stationary goods 4. sticky notes
Model 5 · What goods are you interested in? · We are interested in the latest models of calculators?
Ask what goods your friend’s company is interested in. (markers, rulers, erasers, punches) Model 6 · Could you help me? · Yes, certainly. · I’d like to make an appointment with Mr Brown for Tuesday. · No problem.
1. the manager of Blake & Co 2. the president of GML 3. the office manager 4. the inspectors 5. the English businessmen
Your Vocabulary
собственный торговая компания заказчик представитель цена условия оплаты условия отгрузки условия поставки просматривать обсуждать деловые вопросы интересоваться, быть заинтересованным назначать встречу приемщик как только подписывать участвовать обсуждать условия соглашения иметь много работы an employee an employer various abroad fortnight to learn to speak important a high salary long holidays helpful colleagues travel opportunities a salesman a mobile phone a laptop computer fast promotion, flexible hours some sports facilities
Your Home Assignment Unit 4 Образование to be + V-ing V-ing – причастие 1 или причастие настоящего времени Утвердительная форма I am reading You are reading He is reading She is reading The cat is sleeping We are reading You are reading They are reading Отрицательная форма I am not reading You are not reading He is not reading She is not reading The cat is not sleeping We are not reading You are not reading They are not reading Сокращенные формы are not = aren’t is not = isn’t Вопросительная форма Общий вопрос - Are you reading? - Yes, I am. - Is he reading? - No, he isn’t.
Разделительный вопрос + - + - You are reading, aren’t you? -- Yes, I am. - -- No, I am not. Специальный вопрос - What are you reading? – I am reading an interesting article. Вопрос к подлежащему Who is reading my journal? – I am. Употребление Для выражения действия, a) совершающегося в момент речи или в данный период времени It is raining. Tom is building a new house now.
b) для придания постоянному действию эмоциональной окраски You are always finding fault with me. Why are you complaining all the time?
c) запланированного действия в будущем We are leaving for Kiev tonight. I am having a party on Saturday. Model 1 · I am reading an enquiry. And what about you? · I am reading an enquiry too. (And I am reading an offer.) 1. to write a letter 2. to meet customers 3. to work in the office 4. to have lunch Model 2 · He is working. And what about you? · I am working too. (And I am having lunch) 1. to speak to the manager 2. to have talks 3. to look through the catalogues 4. to speak on the phone Model 3
· We are having talks. And what about you? · We are having talks too. (And we are having a meeting) 1. to discuss the prices 2. to receive customers 3. to discuss political events 4. to discuss an offer from Green & Co Model 4
1. to speak to the manager 2. to look through the catalogues 3. to discuss political events 4. to discuss prices Model 5
Model 6
Exercise 2. Compare the use of the Present Continuous and the Present Simple Tenses: 1. What are you doing, Jane? Are you still looking for your gloves? You are always losing your things! 2. What does he do for a living? – He is aneconomist. 3. I am learning to drive a car now. Next month I am getting my driving license. 4. Tom drives very well. He is always very careful when driving. 5. We usually grow tomatoes in our garden but this year we are not growing any. 6. Do you understand the problem they are discussing? 7. It is cold today. It is snowing. It often snows at this time of the year. 8. You will help us a lot if you continue your investigations. 9. Mike doesn’t speak English, does he? 10. Listen to them! What language are they speaking? 11. The Moon goes round the Earth. 12. Is it true that Jane and Paul are getting married in January? Exercise 3. Practise the use of the Present Continuous (Progressive) and the Present Simple (Indefinite) Tenses: I. 1. You (to hear) this noise downstairs? What can it be? a) you hear b) are you hearing c) do you hear d) you are hearing 2. Have you heard about Tom? He (to build) a new house now. a) build b) are building c) builds d) is building 3. You’ll have to put on your rubber boots if it (not to stop) raining in a couple of hours. a) do not stop b) is not stopping c) doesn’t stop d) are not stopping 4. If I (to have) some time in the evening, I’ll repair your bicycle. a) am having b) are having c) have d) has 5. Excuse me, but you (to stand) on my foot. a) stands b) is standing c) are standing d) stand 6. She (to give) two concerts in London next week. a) are giving b) give c) gives d) is giving 7. What time the children (to come) from school, as a rule? a) do come b) are coming c) am coming d) come 8. Why you (to smell) the meat? It (not to be) fresh? a) are smelling b) is smelling c) does smell d) smell a) are not b) isn’t c) am not d) don’t be 9. She always (to let) me down. a) let b) lets c) are letting d) am letting 10. You (to believe) in God? a) does believe b) are believing c) do believe d) believe II. 1. Have you got a light? – Sorry, I (not to smoke) 2. My wife has never been to France. She (to plan) to go there next summer. 3. Your car is so clean. How often you (to wash) it? 4. Students often (to think) that exams (to be) a nuisance. 5. Peter seldom (to tell) the truth. You can’t believe everything he (to say). 6. You (to understand) what he (to talk) about? 7. Nancy (to look) like her father. 8. What you (to do)? – I’m an engineer. 9. The soup (to taste) good. 10. Your brother (to be) a student now? – Yes, he (to study) at the University. 11. Ann (to play) the piano better than Susan. And who (to play) now? I (to think) it (to be) Susan. 12. What you (to do) tomorrow evening? – I (to go) to the theatre. 13. I usually (not to have) breakfast before I (to go) to work. 14. She often (to take) my dictionary but seldom (to remember) to bring it back. If tomorrow she (to ask) me for the dictionary again, I won’t give it to her. 15. What a beautiful dress you (to wear)! 16. He is a night watchman. He (to work) at night and (to sleep) in the daytime. 17. She is a dietician. She (to help) people to choose the right food. 18. They say if you (to see) a black cat, you won’t have good luck. 19. Jane (to be) in Paris now. She (to learn) French there. 20. If Pete (to continue) to drive his car carelessly, he’ll get into a traffic accident. 21. You always (to complain) about the weather! 22. Take the saucepan off the cooker! The water (to boil). 23. I’m afraid you can’t see my daughter now. She (to have) a musical lesson at the moment. She always (to have) it on Friday mornings. 24. She (to be) still ill, but she (to get) better now. 25. It often (to rain) here? 26. Don’t interrupt me while I (to talk) to somebody else. 27. He is a doctor, but he (not to work) at the moment. 28. What he (to do)? – He (to try) to get the car started. 29. In Britain most shops (to close) at 5.30 p.m. 30. I’m sorry it’s too noisy, but we (to move) the furniture.
House and Home The House of an Englishman Many families in London live in flats, but most people live in their own houses in the suburbs. Most of London’s suburban houses consist of two floors, the ground floor and the first floor. All in all there are six or seven rooms in the house. Популярное:
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