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A Businessman's Working Day. Making an Appointment

b)Now say w ith whom and for w hat day you’d like to make an appointment*

c)Say what appointments Mr Blake is going to make*

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KEY STRUCTURES AND SPECIAL POINTS

ARTICLES

Ex. ZZ.Supply articles or possessive pronouns where necessary*

1.It’s ... enquiry from ... English company. ... company is interested in ... books about Russia.

2.In ... morning ... manager looks through ... Russian and English

newspapers and journals.

3. ... equipment of Blake&Co. is very good. They sell it to ... Rus­ sian companies.

4.It’s ... plant o f ... telephone equipment. ... plant is outside London. It’s ... very large plant. ... manager of ABS is going to visit ...

plant with ... Russian businessmen on Friday.

5.Are you interested in ... latest models of cars?

6.Every morning John checks ... mail. Then he speaks on ... phone with ... customers o f ... company.

7.— Do you often discuss ... prices a t ... talks?

—Yes, we discuss ... prices and ... terms of payment and delivery.

8.I’d like to make ... appointment with Mr Green for Monday.

TENSES

Ex. 23* a) Supply the correct tenses*

AN EVENING AT HOME

It is 5.45 in the afternoon. Voronin (to finish) his work He usually (to arrive) home at 7 o’clock. He (to like) to stay at home in the evening to­ gether with his family. They usually (to watch) TV or (to look through) newspapers.

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Now you (to see) Voronin and his family in their comfortable sitting room. Voronin (to sit*) in the armchair and (to read) a newspaper. He (to be interested) in the latest political events. His wife (to sit) on the sofa. She (not to read). She (to watch TV). She never (to watch TV) in the daytime. She (to have got) a lot of work to do at

home.

Voronin’s son seldom (to watch TV). In the evenings he usually (to do) his homework. You (to see) him at the desk. He (to read) an English book. He

(to read) English books every day. He (to like) the English language and (to want) to speak it well.

*to sit — сидеть

b)Speak about evening Honrs in Voroninfs family.

c)Say what the people in the picture are doing.

PREPOSITIONS

Ex. 24. a) Supply the correct prepositions.

Mr Stepanov is the director ... the firm. He works ... Rossexport. The company is very large. They sell different goods ... French and British companies. Many customers arrive ... Moscow to dis­ cuss business problems ... the businessmen

... Rossexport.

... the talks they usually discuss prices, terms ... payment, shipment and delivery. Now you see Mr Stepanov ... his office. He is sitting ... the desk and speaking ... the phone. The company manager

Brown&Sons is phoning him. They are making an appointment ... Friday. Brown&Sons are interested ... the new model ... planes*. The manager would like to have the latest catalogue and price-list... Rossexport.

* a plane — самолет

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b)Speak about Mr Stepanov and his company.

c)Look at the picture and say what MrStepanov is doing.

THE WORDS YOU MIX UP

Ex. 25* Choose and use.

a)interesting or interested?

1.This book is very ....

2.We are ... telephone equipment.

3.What companies are ... your goods?

4.Moscow is an ... city.

5.Is your company... kitchen equipment?

6.I’m always ... political events.

7.It’s ... to learn English.

8.A lot of people ... sports. It is ... to play sport games and it is watch sports.

b)good or well?

1.The new model of equipment is very ... and we’d like to send an enquiry for it.

2.The businessmen of our firm know the prices for telephone equip­ ment very....

3.Does your friend speak French... ? — Yes, his French is very —

4.I know this man very ... . He is a ... economist.

5.Nancy is a ... secretary. She does her work ....

6.— Do you know this woman?

—Yes, I know her very .... She is our English teacher.

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SPEECH EXERCISES

Ex• 26. a) Read the dialogue.

Nick is a student. He is from Russia. Now he is learning English in Ox­ ford. Nick is staying with the Grants, an English family.

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b)Ask questions on the dialogue*

c)Act out the dialogue.

Ex. 27* Read and act out the dialogue “Making an appoint­ ment”. Make changes in it.

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Ex. 28. a) Read the text.

Philip Blake is Mr Blake’s elder son. He is a manager of a big com­ pany. Philip lives in Bishopton, a small place near London, but he works in London. He goes to London every morning on working days.

He arrives at the office at 8.25 and begins his work. He looks through the mail, speaks on the phone, meets his customers and has business talks.

He often goes on business to different cities to discuss problems with the partners of the company.

Floy Robinson is a secretary to Philip Blake. When she comes to the office in the morning she makes a cup of tea for her boss. Then she looks through the messages, answers the phone and makes appoint­ ments for Mr Blake.

Floy usually has lunch in the office, but sometimes she goes out for lunch with her boyfriend Tom. She stays in the office until 5.30 in the afternoon. In the evening Floy has French lessons. She wants to know French well to speak with the customers from France.

b)Agree or disagree.

1.Philip Blake lives and works in London.

2.He is very busy in his office.

3.He seldom goes on business.

4.Floy doesn’t make appointments.

5.She always goes out for lunch.

6.Floy studies French and she’d like to speak French well.

PEOPLE IN BUSINESS ARE SPEAKING

Ex. 29.a) Read the dialogue.

MR OLOFSON

M r Olofson is speaking to a reporter at a conference in London.

Reporter: I’d like to ask you a few questions, Mr Olofson. Olofson: That’s all right.

Reporter. You work for a branch of Sony, don’t you? Olofson: Yes, the name is Sony Electronic Publishing.

Reporter. Sony ... Electronic ... Publishing. And you are the Presi­ dent of the company, a very young President.

Olofson: Well, it’s a very young company.

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(Based on the text from “Business Basics”)

b)Speak about Mr Olofson, his w ork and his hobby.

Ex. 30.a) Read the text.

LINDA DAWSON

Linda is speaking about her working day.

I work for Marks&Spencer, a big British shop. I work with the sup­ pliers of the goods which Marks&Spencer sells.

I usually get up at 6 and plan my day. I leave the house at 7 and go to London. I arrive at work at 8.30 and look through my mail. From

9.30to 12.00 I speak on the phone with our suppliers. I have lunch at

1.30or at 2.00. We have a meeting from 3.00 to 5.00 and discuss our problems. I leave the office at 5.30 and arrive home at 7.00.

It’s a difficult day, but I like my work. One day I’d like to have my business or to be a supplier for Marks&Spencer.

(Based on the text from “Business Basics”)

b)Say w hat Linda is doing if now it is:

•7.45 in the morning

•8.45 in the morning

•10.00 in the morning

•1.45 in the afternoon

•4.00 in the afternoon

•6.30 in the evening

c)Now speak about Lindafs usual working day.

Ex. 31. Read the dialogue, supply Lindafs words and act out the dialogue.

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John Patrick is making an appointment with Linda Dawson.

John: Good morning. This is John Patrick. Is that Linda Dawson?

Linda:

John: I’d like to make an appointment to see you this week.

Linda:

John: How about Wednesday?

Linda:

John: No, I’m busy on Thursday.

Linda:

John: Yes, that’s good. Is it morning or afternoon?

Linda:

John: At 2.30 or at 3.00?

Linda:

John: Ok. See you on Friday at 3.00.

— Oh no. I’m going to a sales conference. How about Thursday?

— We could meet after lunch.

— Well, how about Friday?

— Good. When could we meet?

Ex. 32.Answer the questions.

1.Where do you work?

2.Your company is large, isn’t it?

3.When do your office hours begin?

4.Have you got much work to do every day?

5.What do you usually do in your office in the morning?

6.What problems do you usually discuss at the talks?

7.When do you have lunch?

8.Do you have lunch in the office or do you go out for lunch?

9.What do you do after lunch?

10.When do you leave the office?

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1.Does your firm receive much or little mail?

2.From what companies do you receive mail?

3.When do you usually look through the mail?

4.Do you receive many or few offers?

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5.For what goods do you receive offers?

6.What companies are interested in selling goods to you?

7.To what countries / cities do you go on business?

Ex. 33. Speak on the topics.

1. My work in the office.

2. The secretary of our firm and her work.

Ex. 34* Act out business dialogues. Use the situations:

1.Phone Blake&Co. Make an appointment with Mr Blake.

2.Phone Bell&Co. Speak to Mr Bell. Say you would like to meet him to discuss their offer for office equipment.

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WRITTEN PRACTICE

Ex. 35. Write -ing- forms of the verbs:

to write, to do, to read, to translate, to go, to come, to speak, to stay, to drink, to work, to discuss, to meet, to have, to sit, to begin, to study.

Ex. 36. Write questions to the pictures on pages 89—90 (еж. г).

Ex. 37* Translate the sentences.

1.— Где г-н Лавров? — Он занят. У него сейчас переговорь\

2.Я обычно просматриваю почту по утрам.

3.— Какой вопрос вы сейчас обсуждаете? — Мы обсуждаем ус­ ловия платежа.

4.Наш директор сейчас принимает бизнесменов английской фирмы.

5.Мы часто обсуждаем деловые вопросы по телефону.

6.Мы не назначаем встреч с иностранными партнерами на суббо­ ту. В субботу мы не работаем.

7.Г-н Петров в офисе. Он просматривает предложение англий­ ской фирмы на телефонное оборудование.

8.Каждый день мы получаем много почты.

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Ex. 3S. Write questions to the words in bold type.

1.The President arrives at the office at 10 o’clock.

2.Great Britain sells many goods to Russia.

3.We receive foreign businessmen every day. Today after 2 o’clock we are going to meet Mr Clark, the manager of GML.

4.Anna is interested in sports. She plays tennis very well.

5.After lunch I usually look through catalogues or meet customers.

6.Our secretary is making an appointment with M r Bell now.

Ex. 39* Translate into English.

A.Моего друга зовут Макс. Он — бизнесмен, работает в большой компании. Компания продает товары в различные страны.

Рабочий день Макса начинается в 9 часов. Он просматривает электронную почту, говорит по телефону с заказчиками, работает на компьютере, ведет переговоры. На переговорах он обсуждает цены на товары, условия поставки и платежа.

После обеда он иногда ездит на завод, чтобы встретиться с по­ ставщиками, но часто он остается в офисе и готовит отчеты или об­ суждает деловые вопросы с менеджерами фирмы.

Макс уезжает из офиса в 6 часов вечера и приезжает домой в 7 часов. Вечерами он смотрит телевизор, просматривает газеты, гово­ рит по телефону с друзьями.

B.— Здравствуйте. Говорит Алиса Смит. Я бы хотела догово­ риться с Вами о встрече. Когда мы могли бы встретиться и об­ судить несколько вопросов?

—Как насчет среды, в 11 часов утра?

—Прекрасно. Увидимся в среду.

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