Exercise 5. Learn the use of the prepositions.

at night

in the autumn

on the 15^th of May

on Tuesday

in the afternoon

on Tuesday evening

in June

at the weekend

on New Year

in time

on time

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with in, at, on.

1. We have a lot of big orders … May.

2. The office closes for three days … New Year.

3. There is an important meeting … the 15^th of June.

4. The CEO visits our branch … the summer.

5. We deliver large goods … Monday afternoons.

Work in pairs.

When are you very busy during the day, week, and year?

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.

Exercise 7. Read the following texts.

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.

And now complete the sentences.

1. Tom says friendly colleagues are more important than a h… s…...

2. I can start work at 7: 30, 8: 30 or 9: 30. I’m really glad I can work f……. h…..

3. Her job has a lot of t….. o…………. She goes to a different country every month.

4. When I travel on business, the company pays for my meals and my hotels. It’s so easy when you have an e-… and a l….. c……., and, of course, a c….

5. My company has a gym, a swimming pool and many other s….. f……….

6. All our sales representatives use c…… c… to visit customers.

Exercise 8. Read the dialogue and make your own ones.

I: So, what’s your job?

A: I’m assistant project manager.

I: And what exactly do you do?

A: I spend a lot of time with our clients, I make a lot of phone calls and I write lots of e-mails.
I: What hours do you work?
A: Well, it’s a 9 to 5 job, but I usually arrive at 8: 30, and I often stay until 6, sometimes later.
I: How often do you have breaks?
A: When I am not too busy, I sometimes have a short coffee break at 10: 30 and at 3: 30. and then there is lunch, of course.

I: When and where do you have lunch?
A: Lunch is at 12: 45. I never miss it! Our cafeteria is very good.
I: What do you not like about your job?
A: The hours are too long, but it’s all right. I love my job, and my colleagues are fantastic.

 

Work in pairs.

 

Exercise 9. Read the article.

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.

 

Learn the dialogues at home and be ready to reproduce them at the next lesson.

Exercise 13. Will you learn the following word combinations? Make sentences with them according to the models.

To do business with smb. (somebody)

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

 

To look through smth. (something)

 

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)

To make an appointment with smb. for some day

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

 

 

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