- •Изучаем основы бизнеса down to business
- •Часть 1 Хабаровск
- •Введение
- •I. TextWhat is Business?
- •Input – transformation – output
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •II. Vocabulary practice exercises
- •Sale of goods
- •III. Speech practice exercises
- •Sam. – Look, many people would like to start a business. It involves
- •Vocabulary notes
- •IV. Brush up your grammar a. Grammar Review Exercises
- •I. Text types of economic systems
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •II. Vocabulary practice exercises
- •III. Speech practice exercises
- •Key word – combinations
- •Vocabulary notes
- •IV. Brush up your grammar
- •A. Grammar Folio
- •The Passive Voice
- •Страдательный (пассивный) залог
- •B. Exercises
- •I. Text economic entity assumption
- •Sole Proprietorships
- •Partnerships
- •Advantages and Disadvantages of a Partnership
- •Corporations
- •Advantages and disadvantages of a corporation
- •Vocabulary
- •Exhibit 3.1. Prevalence and Profits of the Three Forms of Business Ownership
- •Comprehension questions
- •II. Vocabulary practice exercises
- •III. Speech practice exercises
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Vocabulary notes
- •IV. Brush up your grammar a. Grammar Folio The Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- •B. Exercises
- •I. Text labour market
- •Exhibit 4.1. Sector of the us Economy
- •Exhibit 4.2. Shift in Employment by Industry Sector
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •II. Vocabulary practice exercises
- •III. Speech and writing practice exercises
- •Curriculum Vitae
- •C.S.E.* Maths, English, Geography, History, Chemistry 1987
- •Interests:
- •Commentaries
- •Interests: __________________________________________________
- •Vocabulary notes
- •IV. Brush up your grammar a. Grammar Folio The Past Perfect Tense
- •B. Exercises
- •I. Text nature of accounting
- •A Typical Finance Department
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •II. Vocabulary practice exercises
- •III. Speech practice exercises
- •IV. Brush up your grammar
- •B. Exercises
- •I. Text financial statements
- •Balance Sheet
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •Income Statement
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •Statement of Cash Flows
- •Vocabulary
- •Comprehension questions
- •II. Vocabulary exercises
- •III. Speech and writing practice exercises
- •Exhibit 6.1. Balance Sheet for Computer Discount Warehouse
- •Exhibit 6.2. Income Statement for Computer Discount Warehouse
- •Exhibit 6.3. Statement of Cash Flows for Computer Discount Warehouse
- •Prepare the financial statements at May31 for David Palmer, Attorney at Law.
- •Vocabulary notes
- •IV. Brush up your grammar
- •A. Grammar Folio
- •The Modals and Their Equivalents
- •To have to
- •B. Exercises
- •Supplementary texts for translation text 1 people who made a fortune
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Text 2 upbeat on russia
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Text 3 mergers and acquisitions
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Text 4 shareholders
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Text 5 starting up business in russia
- •I. Professional Overview of the Russian Recruiting Market
- •II. Professionals Most Demanded by Western Companies in Russia
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Text 6 along scientific lines
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Text 7 auditing
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Text 8 the changing accounting profession
- •Vocabulary notes
- •Список литературы
- •Содержание
III. Speech practice exercises
1. Answer the questions:
How do you understand the word “business”? Comment on different aspects of this word.
Which two factors of production do you consider to be the most important ones for business? Give your reasons.
Discuss the factors of production Russia possesses. Which of the four do you think are its strongest and weakest sides?
Do you know any world-famous entrepreneurs who made a fortune? Say a few words about one of them.
What qualities and skills do you need to be a successful entrepreneur?
Give your examples of production as a conversion process.
Name five items which can be classified as goods.
Give five examples of activities which can be classified as services.
What goods-producing businesses and service businesses of your city do you know?
If you were a businessman what would be a primary goal of your business activity?
Imagine you are thinking of starting up a business. Would it be a goods-producing business or a service one? Explain your choice.
2. Translate the following sentences into English:
Существуют различные определения слова “бизнес”, но все они включают в себя такие понятия, как производство, распределение и продажа товаров и услуг с целью получения прибыли.
Россия чрезвычайно богата природными и людскими ресурсами. В стране также много предприимчивых людей, желающих заняться бизнесом.
Знаменитый американский предприниматель Генри Форд организовал массовое производство дешёвых и удобных автомобилей.
Одним из примеров производства является превращение фруктов и ягод в соки и джемы.
Движение товара от производителя к потребителю известно как распределение или сбыт.
Комплекс мероприятий по сбыту и стратегия распределения играют важную роль для успешного бизнеса.
Водитель автобуса, перевозящий пассажиров, занимается обслуживанием.
Компания Rank Xerox, выпускающая офисное оборудование, является товаропроизводящим предприятием.
Мой старший брат управляет авторемонтной мастерской; это предприятие сферы обслуживания.
Такие понятия, как конкуренция, маркетинг, финансы, качество и так далее относятся также и к некоммерческим организациям, хотя они и функционируют не для получения прибыли.
3. Read and translate the dialogue, get ready to reproduce it and make up your own dialogue about the business you want to start.
Sam Foxton is thinking of starting up a business. He wants his sister Ann to go into business with him. Ann is wary of the idea, but Sam hopes to convince Ann.
Sam. – Look, many people would like to start a business. It involves
opportunities.
Ann. – Running your own business is risky. Many businesses end up in
failure.
Sam. – Let us look at the plus and minus sides of going into business for
ourselves. A well-managed business can generate considerable profits.
Ann. – Money isn’t everything.
Sam. – Going into business for yourself, you become “your own boss”. This
means making your own decisions.
Ann. – Yes. That’s it. It gives you freedom.
Sam. – I think I could use more freedom. A businessman enjoys a greater
degree of freedom than a white-collar worker, to say nothing of a blue- collar worker.
Ann. – That is naïve, Sam. Working for yourself, you do more, not less. You
do more than if you work for somebody else. So what freedom does a businessman enjoy?
Sam. – Freedom of action. Private business provides the entrepreneur with
control and independence. I hope to succeed.
Ann. – But running your own business you have to take risks. Suppose the
decisions you make are wrong half the time. What then?
Sam. – You are a wet blanket, Ann. Come on, it can’t be that bad. I know
what I’m doing. And I’m willing to take risks. I will risk my property, my health, and, yes, my pride, too, and build a business from scratch. I’ll be a self-made man. Let us do it together, Ann. You know, I need you because you are reliable and we’ll be a wonderful team.
Ann. – I’m not totally opposed to it. What business do you have in mind?
Sam. – We shall launch an advertising agency.
Ann. – There seems to be more than enough of them already.
Sam. – How about starting an indoor sports club?
Ann. – That’s it. I’m all for it.