- •Harry Smith
- •Curly
- •About Bob Howard
- •Curriculum Vitae
- •Vocabulary:
- •APPLICATION FORM
- •Have you traveled outside Russia, if yes, what countries you visited: ______________
- •Dialogue 1
- •“Workers Wanted”
- •Vocabulary:
- •Meet Harry Smith
- •Vocabulary:
- •Welcome to Robert Ron Howard
- •Harry Smith’s Visit to Robert Howard’s Home
- •Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2
- •Dialogue 3
- •Bob’s Flat in London
- •Vocabulary:
- •Making Hotel Reservations
- •Reservations: Reservations, may I help you?
- •Sergei Volkov: May I ask how long you will be staying in Khabarovsk?
- •Sergey Volkov Tells his Guests about Khabarovsk
- •Speaking about Weekends
- •Museums and Monuments in Khabarovsk
- •Vocabulary:
- •Hosting the Business Lunch
- •Making the Transition between Small Talk and Business
- •Closing the Business Lunch
- •Discussing an Entertainment Program
- •Vocabulary:
- •First Far Eastern International Economic Congress
- •Priamurskaya Inter-Regional Trade and Industrial Fair
- •Vocabulary:
- •To translate or to interpret?
- •Language or tongue?
- •Generally or usually?
- •To do … or to make … ?
- •Why We Learn Foreign Languages
- •How to Get to Know the English
- •Portland, Khabarovsk Sister City
- •GRAMMAR TEST II
- •GRAMMAR TEST III
- •GRAMMAR TEST VI
- •READING COMPREHENSION
- •TEST II
- •Write the answers
- •Write about
- •Vocabulary:
- •FINAL TEST
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UNIT VIII. BUSINESS LANGUAGE AND BUSINESS
PRACTICE
Ex. 1. Answer the questions about your English.
1.Do you speak English? Do you speak English fluently or a little?
2.Do you understand English perfectly? Do you understand English fast speech? Can you follow slow English?
3.Have you got practice in actual speaking? Have you got experience in speaking with English or American people?
4.What can you easily do: read or write in English? When do you often make mistakes (when reading, writing or speaking)? Is spelling your problem?
5.Do you generally use common words or also slang, special words and idioms?
6.What is better for you: to translate or interpret?
7.How long have you been studying English? Have you ever passed exams in English? Are you studying other foreign languages?
Ex. 2. See the difference when using the following words.
To translate or to interpret?
1. Я его не понимаю. Переведи, пожалуйста. 2. Я должен перевести этот текст. 3. Сегодня он переводит на конференции. 4. У нее очень иного документов для перевода. 5. Им нужны два переводчика: для устного и для письменного перевода.
Language or tongue?
1. My native … is German. 2. His … is too long. 3. Don’t show your … . It’s impolitely. 4.Is Latin a dead …? 5. What other … can you speak? 6. He was … - tied. He could only moan.
Generally or usually?
1. … we spend weekends in the village. 2. … I only translate. 3. … we study British English, not US English. 4. … they’ve caught your idea.
To do … or to make … ?
A hair cut, a home task, a picture, one’s job, a test, contacts, sums, profits, decision, the shopping, a kite, tea, cake, a hole, a note, mistake, progress.
Ex. 3. Read and translate the text.