Vocabulary.

to plan	планировать
to catch the train	поспевать на поезд
to spend	тратить, проводить
deal with	иметь дело с кем-л., вести бизнес
supply	снабжать
supplier	поставщик
canteen	столовая, кафе

Ex.1

Write about Linda Dowson. Перепишите рассказ в 3 л. ед. ч., сделав соответствующие изменения.

Ex.2

Ask questions to the text. Поставьте 6-8 вопросов к тексту A day in my life в Present Simple.

Ex.3

Write 5-6 sentences about your working day. Напишите 5-6 предложений о своём рабочем дне.

Unit 3. Companies.

Language review:

Numbers,

Present Simple Tense

Text 1.

Read and translate the text.

A Director of Starbucks, an American coffee manufacture, is giving a talk about his company.

Hi. Here at Starbucks we manufacture coffee. We specialize in high quality coffee and we go all over the world to buy it. We sell the coffee in stores in the US and Canada – about 400 stores. Many of our stores are located on the West Coast, but we now also have stores in Washington DC on the East Coast. Our company is based in Seattle, that’s where the head office is and that’s where our first stores were Americans drink a lot of coffee. They are interested in quality, and that’s why they drink our coffee. Our sales for this year are $285 million and we have an annual growth rate of more than 75%. The President of our company is Howard Schuliz. The company employs 6,000 people. All the employees are shareholders in the company.

Vocabulary.

to specialize in	специализироваться на производстве чего-либо
all over the world	по всему миру
to sell	продавать
sales	(n) продажи
a store	(n) магазин
to be based in; to be located in	располагаться, размещаться, базироваться
to be interested in	быть заинтересованным, интересоваться
quality	(n) качество
to drink	пить; здесь: употреблять
annual growth	(n) ежегодный рост, прирост
to employ	нанимать на работу
employee	(n) работник
employer	(n) наниматель, работодатель
shareholder	(n) акционер
head office	(n) главный офис

Ex.1

Are the following statements true or false? Верны ли утверждения?

1. The company produces high quality coffee.

2. There are about 700 stores in the US and Canada.

3. The head office is located in Washington D.C.

4. Americans don’t drink much coffee.

5. The annual sales for this year are about $285 million.

6. The company employs 6,000 people.

Ex.2

Here are some facts about Starbucks. Use the words below to complete the second sentence, so that it means the same as the first. The first one is done for you.

Located based sells sales employ specialize manufactures

1. The company produces a brand of coffee.

It manufactures a brand of coffee.

2. In particular, we produce high-quality coffee.

We _____ in high-quality coffee.

3. Starbucks’ customers buy their coffee in 400 stores.

Starbucks _____ coffee in 400 stores.

4. Our turnover for this year is $285 million.

We have _____ of $285 million this year.

5. The head office of the company is in Seattle.

The company is _____ is Seattle.

6. We have many stores on the West Coast.

Many of our stores are _____ on the West Coast.

7. 6,000 people work for the company.

The company _____ 6,000 people.

Ex.3

Write in words numbers, prices and dates below.

Numbers: 9 5 4 11 20 3 13 2 563 471 50 1,365

Prices: $ 17.45 $ 31.67

Dates: 1918 1841 1563 1999

Ex.4

Put the words in the right order to make questions. Составьте вопросительные предложения, обращая внимание на порядок слов в предложении.

1. name the company your is What of ?

2. does company What the do ?

3. the located Where company is ?

4. sales What company’s the annual are ?

5. does company many How employ the people ?