- •Business English For Students of Management Faculty
- •Укладачі:
- •1. Here are some phrases you might need to use.
- •2. Work in pairs. Look at these situations.
- •3. Read and listen to the dialogues.
- •4. Answer the questions.
- •5. Translate into English.
- •6. Make up your own dialogues.
- •7. Work in groups. Discuss these problems with your partners.
- •8. Here are some phrases you can use when giving directions.
- •9. It’s a good idea to get to know your own city or town from a visitor’s point of view – this may be quite different from your view as a resident.
- •10. Read and translate the text “Classification of Organization Cultures”.
- •11. Match the words and word combinations in column a with those in column b.
- •12. State what part of speech the following words belong to.
- •13. Study a visit card and answer the questions.
- •14. Read and translate the text. Managerial Skills and the Organizational Hierarchy
- •15. Write t if the sentence is true and f if the sentence is false.
- •16. Give the English equivalents for the following phrases:
- •17. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •18. Answer the questions to this text.
- •19. Retell the text.
- •20. Make up sentences using the given words.
- •21. Choose the correct form of the verb.
- •22. Complete the description with a/an, some or the.
- •23. Put in a/an or the in the sentences where necessary.
- •24. Answer the questions about yourself.
- •Word list
- •1. Study this information from a magazine article.
- •2. Work in pairs. Look at this list and decide together which points are important when you’re starting a new job.
- •3. Work in pairs. Decide where you in your country and in your line of business, would normally give this information.
- •6. Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable verb from the list, as in the example.
- •8. Answer the questions.
- •9. Give the English equivalents for the following phrases:
- •10. Work in groups. Imagine that you have received a lot of applications for a job in your firm. Sort them into three piles.
- •11. Work in small groups. Here is some advice that might be given to an inexperienced interviewer. Which of the points do you agree with entirely – or partly? Give your reasons.
- •12. Imagine that a young friend of yours is about to attend an interview. Note down at least ten pieces of advice that you would give to him or her. Here are a few suggestions.
- •13. Match the words and word combinations in column a with those in column b.
- •14. Make up your own covering letter.
- •15. Expressions to the covering letter.
- •16. Study the following Resume.
- •17. Make up your own Resume according to the following.
- •18. Give the English equivalents for the following phrases:
- •19. Read and translate the sample Thank-You Letter.
- •20. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •21. Read and listen to the conversation.
- •22. Fill in the gaps with the related words.
- •23. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •25. Find the correct equivalents.
- •26. Pioneering Tomorrow’s Electronics.
- •28. Describe these people using the following adjectives.
- •29. Put the following words in the correct form.
- •30. Use the correct form of the words given.
- •31. Write the opposites of the following adjectives.
- •32. Fill in the gaps.
- •33. Put the adverbs on the right of each sentence into the most ‘comfortable’ place in the sentence. The first one is done for you as an example.
- •34. Put the adverbs on the right in the correct position in each sentence.
- •Word list
- •1. Here are some expressions you can use if you're on the phone.
- •3. Answer the questions.
- •4. Give the English equivalent for the following phrases:
- •5. Fill in the propositions if necessary.
- •6. Work in pairs. Decide which of the verbs fit best in the following sentences. What other verbs could you use instead?
- •7. Translate into English.
- •8. Translate the conversation “Buying a Ticket from London to Kiev” into English.
- •9. Fill the gaps with suitable words from the list.
- •11. Listen, read and translate the text. The internet
- •12. Answer the questions.
- •13. Match the words and word combinations in column a with those in column b.
- •14. Fill in the gaps with words from the text choosing from the ones given in brackets.
- •15. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •16. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (Participles or Gerunds).
- •17. Match the words and word combinations in column a with those in column b.
- •18. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •19. Match American and English equivalents and translate them.
- •20. Put the verb in the correct form.
- •21. Complete the text with the present simple form of the verbs.
- •22. Complete the question with the present simple form of the verbs and answer these questions.
- •23. Fill the gaps with a suitable verb from the list and (if possible) a suitable adverb too. The first is done as an example.
- •24. Choose the correct response.
- •Word list
- •3. Write t if the sentence is true and f if the sentence is false.
- •4. Translate into English.
- •6. Match the terms in column a with the equivalent terms in column b and learn them by heart.
- •In the City
- •7. Read and translate the text. National express
- •8. Answer the questions.
- •10. Match the words and word combinations in column a with those in column b.
- •12. Give some advice to the passenger in a foreign country.
- •13. Translate the conversation into English.
- •14. Fill in the gaps using the following questions.
- •15. Match the verbs in column a with those in column b and learn them by heart.
- •16. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •18. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.
- •19. Translate into English.
- •22. Complete the sentences with who/when/whose/which/what.
- •23. Put one of the following words in each space in the sentences below.
- •24. Put in the missing preposition.
- •25. Choose the right conjunction.
- •26. Put the prepositions and conjunctions in the following sentences.
- •Word list
- •1. Look at the different uses of these modal verbs.
- •2. Work in pairs. Rewrite each sentence using a modal verb. The first one is done for you as an example.
- •3. Rewrite these sentences using a modal verb so that they mean the same. The first one is done for you as an example.
- •5. Answer the questions.
- •6. Translate into English.
- •7. Translate the following dialogues into English.
- •8. Make up your own dialogues.
- •10. As you read the introductory passage mark whether the following statements are true [√] or false [X].
- •11. Read, listen and translate the following dialogues.
- •12. Match the words and word combinations in column a with those in column b.
- •13. Translate into English.
- •14. Make up your replies.
- •15. Read and translate the text. Banks and business
- •16. Answer the questions to the text.
- •17. Fill in the gaps with the related words.
- •18. State what part of speech the following words belong to.
- •19. Translate into English.
- •20. Match the word combination in column a with those in Column b.
- •22. Read and translate the text.
- •23. Answer the questions.
- •24. Give the English equivalents for the following phrases:
- •25. Find in the text synonyms for the following words.
- •26. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •27. Fill in the correct form of the infinitive.
- •Word list
- •8. Expressions to the Inquiry Letter:
- •9. Make up your own Inquiry Letter:
- •10. Read, translate and learn the requirements to the Letter of Order:
- •11. Read and translate sample Letter of Order.
- •12. Read and translate sample Letter of Acknowledgement.
- •13. Expressions to the Letter of Order, Letter of Acknowledgement, Letter of Refusal the Order
- •14. Make up your own Letter of Order, Acknowledgement and Refusal of Order:
- •15. Are the sentences true or false? Correct the false ones:
- •16. Find in the texts the synonyms for the following words and expressions:
- •17. In the list below find a definition for the given words:
- •18. Complete the sentences with the words from the texts and letters:
- •19. Match the terms in column a with the equivalent terms in column b and learn them by heart.
- •20. Put the words in correct order
- •21. Translate the following information into English:
- •22. Read and translate the text:
- •International Business
- •23.Answer the questions:
- •24. Correct these statements, as in the example. Use the words in the box:
- •25. Complete the sentences. Use one word only.
- •26. Put the verb in the right form (positive, negative or question).
- •27. Which of the points in this text do you agree or disagree with?
- •28. What would you say in these situations? Write down the exact words you’d use. The first is done for you as an example.
- •29. Work in pairs. Complete each sentence with one of the words in the list.
- •Word list
- •2. Listen to the similar dialogue.
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •5. Find in the dialogue the synonyms for the following words and expressions:
- •6. Match the terms in column a with the equivalent terms in column b.
- •8. Complete the sentences with the words from the dialogue:
- •9. Put the words in correct order:
- •10. Translate into English:
- •11. Make up the similar dialogue.
- •12. Read and translate the interview with Bill Gates:
- •13. What do you know about Bill Gates? Write down some information about him.
- •14. Match the verbs and corresponding expressions:
- •15. You have concluded the contract where the form of payment is a Letter of Credit. Make up questions according to the following scheme:
- •16. Translate from English the following expressions:
- •17. Make up sentences:
- •18. Look at the following expressions with numbers. Decide which expressions correspond to these numbers. Which numbers are not used? Fill in the blanks:
- •19. Read and translate the following text. Note the changes which have taken place in foreign trade recently: Foreign Trade
- •20. Make up 10 questions to the text.
- •21. You are speaking over the telephone with a firm. Answer the questions:
- •23. Translate into English the following dialogue in the bank:
- •24. Read and translate the text: Marketing
- •25. Answer the question:
- •26. Speak about marketing.
- •27. Fill in the gaps. Use Past Simple or Present Perfect.
- •29. Complete the sentences with gone or been.
- •31. Choose the correct form.
- •32. Complete the sentences (1, 2 or 3 words)
- •33. Put one verb in each sentences into the past perfect simple and the other verb into the past simple.
- •34. Fill the gaps in these sentences with a suitable verb.
- •Word list
- •1. Read, translate and study this information:
- •2. Read the contract:
- •3. Answer the questions:
- •4. Are the sentences true (V) or false (X). Correct the false ones.
- •5. Match the terms in column a with the equivalent terms in column b.
- •6. Find in the text the synonyms for the following words and expressions
- •7. Find the list below a definition for the given words
- •8. Complete the sentences with the words from the text
- •9. Put the words in correct order.
- •10. Differences in American and British business terminology:
- •12. Which sign is the odd one out in the following list? Why?
- •13. Translate the following part of the contract and answer the questions:
- •15. Which of these products would most likely be exported by air freight? Or by road transport? Or by sea?
- •16. Read the following extract from the article and answer the questions.
- •17. Read and translate the text.
- •In the Bank
- •18. Answer the questions:
- •19. Write a new sentence with the same meaning.
- •20. Active or passive? Complete the sentences.
- •21. Circle a passive or active verb form.
- •22. Write passive sentences.
- •23. Make the sentences passive. Use by … only if it is necessary to say who does/did the action.
- •24. Turn the following into the Passive Voice:
- •25. Finish the sentences with the words from the second column:
- •26. What is the difference in meaning in the following sentences.
- •27. Rewrite the following sentences, using the passive form. Start with the words given and try to retain the same meaning more or less. The first one is done for you as an example.
- •28. Rewrite these passive sentences in the active form. Begin with the word in brackets. The first one is done for you as an example.
- •29. This exercise gives you practice in using the right preposition after a verb, a noun or an adjective. The first one is done for you as an example.
- •30. Decide how best to fill the gap in each of these sentences, as in this example:
- •Word list
- •1. Study this information.
- •Sample of Letter of Complaint
- •Sample of Answer
- •3. Expressions for letters of complaint:
- •4. Expressions for answering a complaint:
- •5. Match the terms in column a with the equivalent terms in column b.
- •6. Find in the text the synonyms for the following words and expressions
- •7. In the list below find a definition for the given words.
- •9. Put the words in correct order.
- •10. Make up your own letter of complaint and answer a complaint.
- •11. You are speaking over the telephone with you business partner from Great Britain.Respond to his words:
- •12. Which word-combinations are the odd ones out:
- •13. Read and translate the text: Small Business in the usa:
- •14. Answer the questions:
- •15. Speak about Small Business in the usa:
- •16. Rewrite the sentences in indirect speech, changing the tenses. Begin He/She/They said ….
- •17. Report these sentences. Sometimes two answers are possible.
- •18. Put in say/said or tell/told
- •19. Put these statements, into reported speech, as in the examples.
- •20. Put these statements into reported speech.
- •21. Before you do these exercises, look at 9,5 in the Student’s Book. Fill the gaps in these sentences, using the verbs in the list below with –ing or to…The first is done for you as an example.
- •22. This exercise revises some of the functions you have practiced. Look at the expressions below. Which of them would you use to express each of these ideas?
- •23. Fill the gaps in these sentences with a word built from the word given on the right. Here is an example:
- •Word list
- •References
21. Choose the correct form of the verb.
Gymnastics is/are my favourite sport. (‘is’ is correct)
1. The trousers you bought for me doesn’t/don’t fit me.
2. The police want/wants to interview two men about the robbery last week.
3. Physics was/were my best subject at school.
4. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t/aren’t sharp enough.
5. Fortunately the news wasn’t/weren’t as bad as we expected.
6. Where does/do your family live?
7. Three days isn’t/aren’t long enough for a good holiday.
8. I can’t find my binoculars. Do you know where it is/they are?
9. Do you think the people is/are happy with the government?
10. Does/Do the police know how the accident happened?
11. I don’t like very hot weather. Thirty degrees is/are too warm for me.
22. Complete the description with a/an, some or the.
In (1) the bedroom of this flat there are twin beds, (2) a cupboard, and (3) _______ chair. There are (4) _______ extra pillows on top of (5) _______ cupboard. In one corner there is (6) _______ basin.
There is also (7) _______ basin in (8) _______ bathroom. (9) _______ basin in (10) _______ bathroom is bigger. Above it there is (11) _______ shelf for towels. This flat has (12) _______ modern kitchen. In (13) _______ middle of (14) _______ room is (15) _______ table which has (16) _______ chairs around it.
23. Put in a/an or the in the sentences where necessary.
1. Would you like apple? an apple
2. How often do you go to dentist?
3. Could you close door, please?
4. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do that. It was mistake.
5. Excuse me, where is bus station, please?
6. I’ve got problem. Can you help me?
7. I’m just going to post office. I won’t be long.
8. There were no chairs, so we had to sit on floor.
9. Have you finished with book I lent you?
10. My sister has just got job in bank in Manchester.
11. We live in small flat near city centre.
There’s small supermarket at end of street I live in.
24. Answer the questions about yourself.
1. How often do you go to the cinema?
2. How much does it cost to hire a car in your country?
3. How often do you go away on holiday?
4. What’s the speed limit in towns in your country?
5. How much sleep do you need?
6. How often do you go out in the evening?
7. How much television do you watch (on average)?
Word list
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English |
Russian |
Ukrainian |
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agreement [E7gri:mEnt] |
соглашение, договор |
угода, договір |
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at your disposal [dis7pouzEl] |
в Вашем распоряжении |
у Вашому розпорядженні |
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be airsick |
плохо чувствовать себя в самолете |
погано почувати себе у літаку |
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be at smb’s disposal [dis7pouzEl] |
быть в чьем-либо распоряжении |
бути у чиємусь розпорядженні |
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be going to do smth |
собираться сделать что-либо |
збиратися зробити що-небудь |
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be interested in smth |
интересоваться чем-либо |
цікавитися чим-небудь |
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by the way |
кстати |
до речі |
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come to an agreement |
прийти к соглашению |
дійти згоди |
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equip smth |
оборудовать что-либо |
обладнати що-небудь |
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equipment [ik7wipmEnt] |
оборудование |
обладнання |
|
excuse me, pardon, sorry |
простите |
вибачте |
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expect |
ожидать, планировать |
очікувати, планувати |
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face |
сталкиваться |
стикатися |
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first of all |
прежде всего |
насамперед |
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Glad to meet you. - Glad to meet you too. |
Рад познакомиться. – Я тоже. |
Радий познайомитися. – Я також. |
|
goods |
товары |
товари |
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have (have got) an appointment with smb |
иметь деловую встречу с кем-либо |
мати ділову зустріч з ким-небудь |
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I am a Marketing Manager.-So am I. |
Я работаю менеджером по вопросам маркетинга. – Я тоже. |
Я працюю менеджером з питань маркетингу. – Я також. |
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I don’t like travelling. – Neither do I. |
Я не люблю путешествовать. – Я тоже. |
Мені не подобається подорожувати. – Мені також. |
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I have an appointment with ... |
У меня назначена деловая встреча с … |
У мене призначена ділова зустріч із … |
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I work in a bank. – So do I. |
Я работаю в банке. – Я тоже. |
Я працюю у банку. – Я також. |
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I’d like you to meet Mr. White. |
Я бы хотел, чтобы Вы познакомились с м-ром Уайтом. |
Я хотів би, щоб Ви познайомились з м-ром Уайтом. |
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If the delivery is delayed, I will pay the penalty. |
Если поставка будет задержана, я заплачу штраф. |
Якщо постачання буде затримано, я заплачу штраф. |
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interesting |
интересный |
цікавий |
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in the light of |
с учетом, учитывая; в свете, сквозь призму |
з урахуванням, враховуючи; у світлі, крізь призму |
|
it interests me |
это интересует меня |
це мене цікавить |
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It takes them two days to effect payments. |
На осуществление платежей они тратят два дня. |
На здійснення платежів вони витрачають два дні. |
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It’ll take me three hours to draw up the contract |
На составление контракта мне потребуется три часа. |
На складання контракту мені знадобиться три години. |
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Let me introduce my staff to you. |
Разрешите мне представить Вам своих сотрудников. |
Дозвольте мені представити Вам своїх співробітників. |
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Let me introduce myself. |
Разрешите представиться. |
Дозвольте представитися. |
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Let me introduce you to my staff. |
Разрешите представить Вас моим сотрудникам. |
Дозвольте представити Вас моїм співробітникам. |
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Let’s get down to business. |
Давайте перейдем к делу. |
Перейдемо до справи. |
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look for (smb, smith) |
искать (кого-либо, что-либо) |
шукати (кого-небудь, що-небудь) |
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make an appointment with smb |
назначить деловую встречу с кем-либо. |
призначити ділову зустріч з ким-небудь |
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middle name; patronymic [pEtrE’nimik] |
отчество |
по батькові |
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name; first name; given name |
имя |
ім’я |
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personnel [pEsE7nel] |
персонал, сотрудники |
персонал, співробітники |
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re-equip smth |
переоборудовать (что-либо |
переобладнати що-небудь |
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reserve [rE7zE:v], |
заказывать, резервировать (номер в гостинице, билет на самолет) |
замовляти, резервувати (номер у готелі, білет на літак) |
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seek (smb, smth) |
искать (кого-либо, что-либо) |
шукати (кого-небудь, що-небудь) |
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Shall I sign the contract? [sain] |
Должен ли я подписать контракт? |
Чи повинен я підписати контракт? |
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staff [sta:f] |
штат |
штат |
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surname; family name; last name |
фамилия |
прізвище |
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that’s why ... |
вот почему ... |
ось чому … |
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to book |
заказывать, резервировать (номер в гостинице, билет на самолет) |
замовляти, резервувати (номер у готелі, білет на літак) |
|
wait for (smb, smth) |
ждать (кого-либо, что-либо) |
чекати на (кого-небудь. що-небудь) |
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When you write the letter, send it by fax. |
Когда напишешь письмо, отправь его по факсу. |
Коли напишеш листа, надішли його факсом. |
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Would you like something to drink? |
Не хотите ли чего-нибудь выпить? |
Чи не бажаєте ви чогось випити? |
U N I T 2
Theme: JOB HUNTING
Review points: Adjectives. Adverbs.