Exercise 1. Practise the use of the Present Perfect and the Past Simple Tenses.

1. My elder brother (to have) a car for two years already.

a) had b) has had c) have had

2. Jane (to recover) yet?

a) recovered b) have recovered c) has recovered

3. My watch (to stop). I must take it to the watchmaker’s.

a) stopped b) have stopped c) has stopped

4. Shakespeare (to be) born in 1564 and (to die) in 1616.

a) was b) has been c) were d) have been

a) died b) has died c) have died

5. I’m sorry I can’t accept your invitation. We already (to make) our plans.

a) made b) has made c) have made

6. I (to begin) to teach Max to ride a bike last year.

a) began b) has begun c) have begun

7. We (to run) out of milk. Can you go and get some from the shop.

a) ran b) has run c) have run

8. My brother is an actor. He already (to appear) in several films.

a) appeared b) has appeared c) have appeared

9. What your father (to give) you for your last birthday?

a) gave b) has given b) have given d) did your father give

10. – You (to see) Tom?

a) has you seen b) have you seen c) saw you d) did you see

- Yes, I (to talk) with him an hour ago.

a) talked b) have talked c) has talked

11. - Are you the boy whose dog (to make) a terrible noise at night?

a) made b) has made c) have made

- I’m sorry, but you are mistaken, sir. I never (to have) a dog.

a) had b) have had c) has had

12. – What (to happen) there?

a) happened b) has happened c) have happened

- The dog (to bite) the boy when he entered the garden.

a) bit b) has bitten c) have bitten

13. – you know each other before?

a) have known b) has known c) knew d) did know

- Yes, we first (to meet) 3 years ago.

a) met b) have met c) has met

14. I don’t keep pets now but I (to use) to keep a dog when I (to be) a boy.

a) used b) have used c) has used

a) were b) was c) has been d) have been

15. I (to iron) Jim’s shirts this morning and in the afternoon I (to do) the shopping.

a) ironed b) has ironed c) have ironed

a) did b) have done c) has done

16. – Why are you limping?

- I (to twist) my ankle.

a) twisted b) have twisted c) has twisted

Exercise 2. Practise the use of the Present Perfect and the Past Simple Tenses.

1. I (to shout) at them and they (to run) away.

2. What’s the best film you ever (to see)?

3. Simon is not at home. He (to go) to a football match.

4. It was such a wonderful performance that we (to applaud) for 15 minutes.

5. Why do you look so sad? Anything (to happen)?

6. Jaime lives in Venezuela, he never (to se) snow.

7. Anyone (to see) my dictionary? I can’t find it.

8. I (not to wake) at 7 o’clock yesterday because my mother (not to be) at home.

9. A lot of rain (to fall) last week.

10. I (to know) Helen for 10 years. We (to study) at University together. She was one of the best students.

11. When I (to get) home late yesterday evening my dad (to be) angry.

12. Alexander Fleming (to invent) penicillin in 1928.

13. The house the (to buy) looks much larger than ours.

14. I (to order) a taxi to take me to the airport.

15. You (to cut) your finger! How (to happen) it?

16. Peter (not to eat) all the bread and butter, he (to leave) some on the plate.

17. He (to be) interested in jazz ever since he (to leave) school.

18. – We (to have) a lovely time in Wales.

- So you (to enjoy) your holiday, didn’t you?

19. I (to use) to like swimming but I don’t now.

20. I never (to see) so many beautiful girls as here at the party.

Business Talks

Exercise 1. Do you know all these words?

1. a receptionist – дежурный, администратор

2. to expect – ожидать

3. a bit – немного

4. early – рано, ранний

early in the morning – рано утром

to be early – приходить рано

to come early – приходить рано

5. actually – фактически

I’m a bit early, actually.

6. in – через

I’ll be ready in a minute

7. a few – несколько, немного

We’ve received a few letters today.

8. pretty – довольно, достаточно

I’m pretty tired today.

It’s pretty difficult to do it.

9. a conference room – конференц-зал

We usually have talks in our conference room.

10. lately – недавно

11. closely – внимательно

I’ve studied your quotation closely.

12. a high price – высокая цена

We’ve sold our goods at a high price lately.

13. quality – качество

to be of high quality – высокого качества

Our goods are of high quality.

14. just – только что

We’ve just started learning English.

15. to produce – производить

16. a lot (of) – много

17. an order – заказ

an order for – заказ на

We’ve received a lot of orders for our goods this week.

18. a requirement – требование

to meet the requirements of smb. – отвечать чьим-либо требованиям

to meet smb.’s requirements – отвечать чьим-либо требованиям

These goods meet the requirements of our customers.

19. to buy (bought, bought)

We’ve bought a lot of goods from French companies lately.

20. a contract form – типовой контракт

Have you seen our contract form?

21. to let – разрешать, позволять

Let me do it.

Let’s go to Kiev together.

22. again – снова

23. next – следующий

We are having the next English lesson on Wednesday.

We are extending our business next year.

24. ever – когда-либо

25. yet – еще

26. a month – месяц

27. a year – год

28. a date – дата, число

What’s the date today?

 

Working on some of the above words

To be of high quality – быть высокого качества

Our machines are of high quality.

1. equipment

2. goods

3. office furniture

4. computer equipment

To start doing smth. – начать делать что-либо

Our company has just started producing a new model of office equipment.

1. to sell machines model BC

2. to discuss terms of payment

3. to study the latest catalogues of GML

4. to sell new TV equipment

3. to meet the requirements of smb. – отвечать чьим-либо требованиям

· What goods of GML are you interested in?

· We are interested in their chemical equipment. It meets our requirements.

1. machines

2. furniture

3. office equipment

4. compact discs

Learn the words.

to deliver – поставлять

to be in great demand – пользоваться спросом

to be of high quality – быть высокого качества

to get in touch – связываться

to arrive in\at – прибывать

a representative – представитель

to have talks – вести переговоры

polite – вежливый

to go straight to – приступать прямо к

to get down to business – переходить к делу

negotiating parties – стороны, ведущие переговоры

terms of payment – условия платежа

terms of shipment – условия отгрузки

terms of delivery – условия поставки

to reach – достигать

to sign – подписывать

an infringement – нарушение

a clause – пункт, условие (контракта)

fulfillment – выполнение

on the part of – со стороны

Exercise 2. Read the text.

Our company is one of the leading trade companies of stationary goods in Minsk. We deliver a wide range of stationary goods to our home markets, to the markets of Ukraine and Russia. We are also interested in selling our goods to the countries of the East. The company can guarantee shipment of the goods within 10 days. Our goods are reliable in operation and our customers are satisfied with the quality of our goods.

We do business with many countries interested in buying our goods. Our goods are of high quality and that’s why they are in great demand. We’ve got a lot of customers and a lot of orders. Usually those, who want to buy our goods, get in touch with our secretary on the phone. And then our Sales manager makes appointments and invites them to come to our offices.

When a representative of a company arrives in Minsk and comes to our office we usually have talks in friendly atmosphere. As it’s not polite to go straight to business the manager starts with some remarks about the weather and asks his partner about his trip, the hotel he is staying at, and the impressions of the city. The manager may also ask him about his family or his health and after that they get down to business.

The negotiating parties discuss prices and terms of payment and delivery, packing and guarantee period. When the agreement is reached on the business matters discussed the date of signing the contract is scheduled. We are punctual in business and never break the appointment.

When the contract is signed we do our best not to make any infringements in any clauses of the contract during its fulfillment. That’s why our company enjoys high reputation and we have no claims on the part of our customers

Exercise 3. Give Russian equivalents to the word combinations.

to be reliable in operation

to be satisfied with

to do business with

to get in touch with

the negotiating parties

to go straight to business

to sign a contract

to break an appointment

to make infringements

to place an order with a company

to have claims

to reach an agreement.

 

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