IV Количество и цифры (Quantity and numbers)

Ex 4.1. Распределите слова и фразы в таблице:

a bit of a few huge millions a mountain of

substantial tiny wide enormous a fraction

Large/a lot	Small/not many

Ex 4.2. Соедините числовые выражения 1-5 с их значением a-e:

1. 0,5 a frequency, how often something happens

2. 1 metre wide b a decimal

3. millions (of…) c a fraction

4. 300 times a day d a huge number – we don’t know how many

5. a quarter e the size of something

V Ex 5.1. Прочитайте текст и ответьте на опросы:

1) Sandra Ravell names three kinds of people who need to manage large amounts of information. Who are they?

2) Why is it important to manage information well?

Lots of people have to manage large amounts of information. You may be a manager, a secretary, or a student. When you have information that you may want to use in the future, you have to store it where you can find it again.

The first step is to decide how to structure your filing system. Ask yourself: What are the main categories of information that I deal with? Then divide them into sub-categories.

The second step is to create files for each kind of material. Give each file a name. Ask yourself: Is this name helpful when I want that file again?

The third step is to arrange your files for easy access. Ask yourself: Which files do I use often? Which are important? Put these files at the front of the filing area. Or on a computer, create a short-cut to those files.

Finally, keep your filing system up-to-date. Delete or throw away old material. File new information immediately in the right place. And review your system often. Ask yourself: Does this system work for me? Can I organize it better?

Finding information takes time. A good filing system can save you a lot of time.

Ex 5.2. Заполните пропуски недостающими словами из текста:

Step 1: Decide how to __________ your filing system?

-What are the main __________ of information that you deal with?

- What are sub-__________?

Step 2: Create __________ for each kind of material

- Give your files helpful names

Step 3: Arrange your files for easy __________

- Create a short-cut to files that you use often

- Keep most important files at the __________ of the filing area

Keep your filing system __________

- File new information as soon as you get it

- __________ or throw away old material

- __________ your system often: does it work for you?

VI. Исчисляемые и неисчисляемые существительные (countable and uncountable nouns)

Ex 6.1. Определите какие существительные, выделенные жирным шрифтом, являются исчисляемые, а какие - неисчисляемые.

a. Do you have any statistics on web users?

b. We have a lot of information about shopping on the Internet.

c. Some people dislike shopping on the internet.

d. Do you have many customers in the US?

e. We don’t have much time to analyse all the data.

f. Do you use much surveillance equipment in your company?

g. There’s a camera in reception.

h. We can’t give you any advice on security.

i. The company doesn’t have any problems with security.

j. This website doesn’t have many pages.

Ex. 6.2. Заполните правила в таблице словами «исчисляемый» и «неисчисляемый».

Утвердительные предложения	Отрицательные предложения	Вопросы
Используйте a с ____________ существительными в единственном числе	Используйте any с ______________ существительными и с _____________ существительными во множественном числе.	Используйте any с неисчисляемыми существительными и ________________ существительными во множественном числе.
Используйте some с неисчисляемыми существительными и с _______________ существительными во множественном числе.	Используйте much с ______________ существительными.	Используйте much с ________________ существительными.
Используйте a lot of с ________________ и с ______________ существительными.	Используйте many с _______________ существительными.	Используйте many с ________________ существительными.

Примечание: В просьбах и предложениях мы обычно используем some, но не any.

Can you bring me some water? (просьба)

Would you like some coffee? (предложение)

Ex. 6.3. Заполните пропуски, используя a /some / any.

A Can you send me __________ information about the hotel, please?

B I’m afraid we don’t have __________ leaflets here. If you go to their website, you can find __________ details there.

A Are there __________ messages for me?

B There’s __________ message for you on your desk.

Ex 6.4. Заполните пропуски, используя a lot of/much/many.

A Do you get __________ useful information from your web report?

B Yes, the report gives us __________ interesting data. For example, we know that __________ people in the US visit our website. But we don’t have __________ hits from people in Australia.

Ex 6.5. Заполните вопросы словами much, many, any.

1. How much do you spend on clothes each month?

2. How __________ times a week do you go to the supermarket?

3. Do you buy __________ products on the Internet?

4. How __________ times a month do you use your credit card for hobbies or interests?

5. Do you use your credit card to buy __________ business purchases?

Ex 6.6. Подчеркните верное слово, выделенное курсивом. Сопоставьте каждый ответ с одним из вопросов из упражнения 6.5.

a. Four or five. I buy lots of / much golf equipment, because I play every week.

b. Yes, I buy any / some stuff from Amazon and eBay.

c. No, I don’t buy any / some business items with my credit card.

d. I don’t spend much / lots of, about $ 180 a month.

e. I don’t enjoy it so I don’t go much / many times a week, only once or twice.

Ex 6.7. Вставьте some или a перед исчисляемыми и неисчисляемыми существительными.

1 a book 2 __________ report 3 __________ desk 4 __________ accommodation 5 __________ chance 6 __________ water 7 __________ equipment 8 __________ dollar 9 __________ cheque 10 _________ letter

some literature __________ news __________ furniture __________ hotel __________ luck __________ litre __________ machine __________ money __________ cash __________ correspondence

Ex 6.8. Заполните пропуски глаголами is или are.

1 The software you ordered __________ here.

2 What __________ the weather in Spain like at this time of year?

3 There __________ a lot of cars in the car park this morning.

4 The agenda for tomorrow’s meeting __________ on your desk.

5 The reports that I have just received from Tokyo __________ not very good.

6 Your Japanese visitors have gone to the hotel, but their luggage __________ still at the office.

7 The traffic on the M40 __________ very bad this morning.

8 Travel __________ one of our major expenses.

Ex 6.9. Прочитайте диалог. Выберите верный вариант слов, выделенных курсивом.

David: Petra: David: Petra: David: Petra: David: Petra: David:

Could you give me 1an / some advice about finding 2an/some apartment? Sure – this means you’ve had 3a / some good news, does it? Yes, I got 4the/some job – I’m going to be doing 5an/some advertising for a PR agency. That’s great – when are you going to start? The beginning of next month, so I haven’t got 6much/many time. Well, I know 7a few/a little people who might be able to help you, but it really depends on how 8much/many money you want to spend and where you want to be. Somewhere small and central, not too expensive – preferably near 9a/some metro station. I just need somewhere with a bedroom and kitchen, 10a little/few furniture – there’s only me, so I don’t need 11 much/many room. OK, I’ll see what I can do – and of course you’re welcome to come and stay with me for a few weeks until you find 12a /some suitable accommodation of your own. That would be great – thanks very much.

UNIT3. BUSINESS ETIQUETTE