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Текст 4. These boots are made for export (Part I)

Every walker wants waterproof boots. They are the key to comfort, progress and even survival. Nick Brown, the creator of Nickwax, realised this at 15, cooked up his own solutions in the kitchen and at 21 discovered he had a viable product. "I actually sold my first tin of Nickwax in 1977. I was going to Scotland and needed new boots. The guy at Alpine Sports in London sold me a pair and tried to sell me some wax too. I told him I made my own and why it was better. He took six dozen tins". Nick's company now sells a whole range of rub-in, spray-on and wash-in waterproofing products as well as waterproof clothing. Sales have increased at a steady 10 to 15 per cent a year and today the company employs five people, who all spend around 30 per cent of their time on research. "When we started, the biggest problem was getting customers to buy large enough quantities. So I offered them advertising by printing their logo on the lid in exchange for a minimum order. Two things happened. First, the shops bought more, and second, because people who were satisfied with the product knew where to buy it, the shops with logos outsold the others". NOTES: viable – жизнеспособный; logo – символ; lid – крышка.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: 1. Why do you think every walker wants waterproof boots? 2. What type of goods does Nick's company sell? 3. What were the results of advertising?

Английский язык. Задание №5

"ГЛАГОЛ. Past Perfect "

Упражнение 1. Поставьте глаголы из скобок в Past Indefinite, Past Continuous или в Past Perfect:

Interviewer:	So, Alan, why did you quit your last job?
Alan:	Well, at the time I (1) ______ (work) as a financial officer for an International Accountancy firm in London. I (2) ______ (be) in the same company for three years.
Interviewer:	How (3) ______ (you/get) the job?
Alan:	Just after I (4) ______ (finish) university I (5) ______ (go to a job fair. I still (6) ______ (decide) what I wanted to do and I was interested to see what kind of jobs there (7) ______ (be) at the fair. While I (8) ______ (look) at information on one of the stands for a large international accountancy firm, someone (9) ______ (give) me an application form to fill in. I thought this might be a good career opportunity for me as I (10) ______ (already/take) some accountancy exams for my degree. So I (11) ______ (complete) the form and (12) ______ (send) it off. They (13) ______ (interview) me the following week and I got the job. At first I (14) ______ (feel) satisfied with the job, but as time went by, things (15) ______ (change) and I began to hate working there.
Interviewer:	So what (16) ______ (go) wrong?
Alan:	Well, the situation was this: I (17) ______ (work) for a person who was very difficult, er …very demanding … never satisfied. What’s more, my job (18) ______ (become) too repetitive and I really wanted to do something more creative. So, that’s why I resigned … I (19) ______ (not have) another job to go to, but I knew I (20) ______ (have) to make a change.

Упражнение 2. Поставьте глаголы в подходящую форму в Present Indefinite, Past Indefinite или Present Perfect: 1. The company is doing very well. Last year sales _______ (go up) by 15%, and so far this year they _______ (go up) another 12%. 2. _______ (you/see) my laptop? I’m sure I _______ (leave) it here earlier. 3. I _______ (just/meet) Andrew from Sales _______ (you/know) him? 4. I _______ (never/speak) to him, but I _______ (speak) to his assistant on the phone yesterday. 6. I _______ (work) for WorldCom now - I _______ (be) there for more than five years. _______ (you /know) WorldCom? 7. I _______ (work) for WorldCom since last year, but now I _______ (want) to change jobs. _______ (you/hear) of any vacancies?

Упражнение 3. Поставьте глаголы, данные в скобках, в Past Indefinite или в Past Perfect: 1. After she ______ (make) a few notes, she ______ (start) writing the introduction to the Annual Report. 2. After Jill ______ (give) her first presentation, she ______ (feel) much less nervous. 3. Before Edite ______ (become) Michael Edward’s personal assistant she ______ (already work) in the company for two years. 4. I ______ (not see) the figures before the meeting, so it ______ (put) me at a disadvantage during the discussion. 5. Sorry it took so long. I ______ (have to) go down to the store room because we ______ (run out of) paper for the photocopier. 6. The train ______ (stop) by the time I ______ (get out of) the taxi. 7. I ______ (be) surprised to find that she ______ (already leave).

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