Make the following sentences emphatic:
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If I could read French, I'd translate this text for you. “
So powerful was their friendship that nothing could shake it. .She did not utter a single word.
They went off.
His letter was so short that we could hardly understand what was going on.
Render the following sentences into English using the inversion where possible:
їх шлях до успіху був довгим і важким.
Такими були результати вивчення ринку.
Хоча звіт і був неповним, я все ж таки подав його на обговорення.
Багато співбесід він пройшов, перш ніж отримав роботу своєї мрії.
Анна першою запропонувала створити незалежну експертну комісію.
Leave-taking. Saying goodbye 22. Read the conversation where people are saying goodbye. What is the relationship between them?
Right, I’d better be going. My train is about to leave, any time now.
Right...
Well, it was nice meeting you. Thanks for coming to see me off. There was really no need.
Oh, that’s all right. It was nice meeting you too. I really enjoyed the presentation. I think it went really well.
Oh good, thank you. I enjoyed it, too. Thanks again. You’ve really been a great help. Thanks for arranging everything and ... being so helpful... booking the hotel and everything.
It was my pleasure, really.
Well, I’ll be off, then. I’ll see you around, maybe.
I hope so. Right, safe journey.
Bye. Take care.
I will.
Keep in touch.
Oh yes! But you haven’t given me your e-mail ...
Oh, I’ll write it down for you.
Right, I wonder ... would you like a cup of coffee? I think there’s another train in about an hour and I’m not in such a hurry. There are one or two points about the presentation I’d like to go through with you ...
Key questions on Module 3
G et ready to discuss the following questions on Units 7-9:
What impact are developments in information technology having on the way companies are organized, e.g. the use of video conferencing, which means people need to travel less?
Why do you think the amount of information increased so sharply?
Do you think it will continue to increase like this?
How has the Internet changed the way people live, work or study?
What are the main ways that you communicate information?
Do you think Intranets are a good idea, or do they just contribute to excessive amounts of information?
How do you deal with excessive amounts of information?
Do you think that having a lot of information makes it easier for managers to do their jobs?
What criteria do you think global companies use when they choose the location of their manufacturing operations around the world?
What, in your opinion, are the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing?
What do you think are the main benefits and disadvantages for a company that is listed on the stock exchange?
What are characteristics of corporate culture in the company that you work (worked or will work) for?
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Summary
of Punctuation Marks |
Name |
Example(s) |
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full stop |
I love Polish food. |
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comma |
I speak Polish, Russian and English. 'World-English1, as everyone knows, is the best place to study English. |
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semi-colon |
I hate swimming; my girlfriend loves it. Neither of us spoke; we merely waited in silence to see what would happen. |
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colon |
You will need the following: some paper; a pencil; a pen, preferably blue or black; and your coursebook. Joanna became a director in just four months: her father was the chief shareholder. |
_ |
hyphen |
He had something of a couldn't-care-less attitude to life. |
-- |
dash |
In each country — Egypt, India and China — we were able to communicate in English. The following day we had better luck - but that is another story. |
? |
question mark |
Where is the railway station in Skvira? |
f |
exclamation mark |
"Help!" he cried. "I can't swim!" |
/ |
slash |
Please press your browser's Refresh/Reload button. |
tl |
quotation marks |
"I think I'm falling in love with you," she said. |
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apostrophe |
This is Simon's car. |
( ) |
brackets |
Citrus fruits (oranges, lemons, limes) are rich in vitamin C. |
[ 3 |
(square) brackets |
The newspaper reported that the hostages [most of them French] had been released. |
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ellipsis |
One satisfied customer wrote: "This is the best school... in which I have ever studied" or in more colloquial speech "This is the best school...that I have ever studied at." |
GLOSSARY UNIT 1
lack
not have smth that you need, or not have enough of it; відчувати нестачу, потребувати; не мати; бракувати; Tony's real problem is that he lacks confidence.We lack ideas (NOT We lack in/of ideas). We are lacking in ideas/We have a lack of ideas. adept
expert, very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity; знавець, зксперт, спеціаліст, тямущий, обізнаний, досвічений; Не is an adept at getting people to talk confidentially to him. He is an adept guitar player. leverage
make money available to someone in order to invest or to buy something such as a company: the use of public funds to leverage private investment, залучення коштів
spread or use resources (=money, skills, buildings etc that an organization has available), ideas etc again in several different ways or in different parts of a company, system etc.; використовувати позикові кошти для підвищення прибутковості підприємства
Reusable software is leveraged across many applications. assign
appoint, призначати на посаду, доручати;
give a particular time, value, place to smth; визначати, встановлювати (термін, межі)
give money, equipment etc to someone to use; асигнувати
I cannot assign the day yet. I was assigned 10 pages for homework He assigned them to light duty. I've been assigned the task of looking after the new students. Jan's been assigned to the Asian Affairs Bureau. How much time have you assignedfor the meeting? empower
to give someone more control over their own life or situation; давати можливість (право); дозволяти (зробити щось):
The Voting Rights Act was needed to empower minority groups.
to give a person or organization the legal right to do something; уповноважувати (з ); be empowered to do something
The President is empowered to appoint judges to the Supreme Court. rigorous
austere, stem, strict; суворий; невблаганний
exact, precise, accurate; точний
careful, scrupulous, thorough; ретельний, скрупульозний
rigorous measures; rigorous winter; rigorous accuracy — досконала точність; He is rigorous in his control of expenditure. dry rot
moral degeneration or corrupt practices; моральний розклад; занепад, загнивання Syn:, decline inject
improve something by adding excitement, interest etc to it; впорскувати, вводити, вносити, додавати; inject smth into smth; to inject a note— внести зауваження
Traditional handbag makers are injecting more fun into their designs.
A market building can inject new life into an area, to inject some urgency adversity
distress, hardship, an unfortunate event or incident; напасть, лихо, скрута, несприятливі обставини; to overcome adversity limp along
phrasal verb, if a company, project etc limps along, it is not successful; шкутильгати; ледве іти; The team is limping along in fifth place. hobble
to deliberately make sure that a plan, system etc cannot work successfully; заважати; затримувати pyx; Many start-ups are hobbled by a lack of sufficient capital. overlay
to lay or place something over or upon (something else), to cover; покривати, перекривати core
the central, innermost, or most essential part of something; the core argument, curriculum', Syn: main, chief, principal, major, key, primary, prime, predominant, essential, basic, central, fundamental; основний, центральний
split up into a,}
to divide or separate something into different parts or groups, or to be divided into different parts or groups
WORD FOCUS: walk
stroll in a relaxed way for pleasure
wander with no aim or direction ’
stride in a confident or angry way
march soldiers
h
ike for
long distances in the countryside or the mountains
tiptoe very quietly
wade |
through water |
stagger |
in an unsteady way because you are drunk or injured |
limp |
to walk slowly with difficulty because one leg is painful or |
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injured |
shuffle |
to walk very slowly and noisily, without lifting your feet off |
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the ground |
hobble |
to walk with difficulty, especially because your legs or feet |
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hurt |
maturity
the state or quality of being mature; full development; зрілість, повна готовність, довершеність, to bring to maturity — довести до готовності; Syn: completeness , perfectness , readiness challenge
to call into question, dispute, to make demands on, stimulate; оспорювати, заперечувати, піддавати сумніву, вимагати; the job challenges his ingenuity diversification
the practice of varying products, operations, etc., in order to; урізноманітнення, розширення (асортименту продукціі, сфер діяльності) spread risk, expand, exploit spare capacity, etc diversify
to create different forms of; variegate; vary; різноманітити nutritious
nourishing, sometimes to a high degree; поживний
UNIT 2
scrutiny
close or minute examination; дослідження; уважний огляд, перевірка правильності; to соте under a lot of scrutiny customize
modify according to a customer's individual requirements виготовляти на замовлення, налаштовувати, ладнати Syn: alter , make over shift
move or cause to move from one place or position to another переміщати; пересувати, міняти, змінювати tangible assets матеріальні активи; реальний основний капітал lease
to grant possession of (land, buildings) by lease; здавати (брати) в оренду
freelance
a self-employed person; позаштатний, незалежний, вільний it is maintained
to state or assert; твердити, обстоювати (думку) expertise
special skill, knowledge, or judgment; expertness; знання; кваліфікація; компетентність; навички; досвід; digress
to depart from the main subject in speech or writing; відхилятися (від теми) recap = recapitulate;
to restate the main points of (an argument, speech, etc.); Syn: summarize; повторювати, перелічувати, резюмувати, підсумовувати; consortium
an association of financiers, companies, etc., esp one formed for a particular purpose; консорціум tender
offer; конкурс; торги; заявка; конкурсна пропозиція joint-venture
спільне підприємство sub-contractor
a person, company, etc., that enters into a subcontract, esp a firm that undertakes to complete part of another's contract; субпідрядник holding company
a company with controlling shareholdings in one or more other companies; холдингова компанія break-up
a separation or dismtegrationж розформування cartel
Syn: trust a collusive international association of independent enterprises formed to monopolize production and distribution of a product or service, control prices intranet
an internal network that makes use of internet technology; система внутрішнього зв'язку spreadsheet
a computer program that allows easy entry and manipulation of figures, ( equations, and text, used for financial planning and budgeting розрахунковий документ; таблиця surveillance
close observation or supervision maintained over a person, group, etc. нагляд reimburse
to repay or compensate (someone) for (money already spent, losses, damages, etc.) повертати (гроші) ; відшкодовувати (суму) rehearse
to practise, to train or drill; репетирувати; повторювати, переказувати, переповідати solemn
characterized by pomp, ceremony, or formality; урочистий, поважний; офіційний; to fall on deaf ears
to be ignored or pass unnoticed не знаходити відклику; пускати повз вуха, не звертати уваги на memory lapses провали пам'яті composure
calmness of the nimd; tranquillity; serenity спокій; холоднокровність, самовладання anticipate
to expect, to foresee передбачати, передчувати, чекати, сподіватися wording
the way in which words are used to express a statement, report; редакція, формулювання; форма вислову coherent
j, capable of logical and consistent speech, thought; зв'язаний, послідовний, зрозумілий; ясний proceedings
іі the events of an occasion, meeting, etc; робота (комісії), засідання
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UNIT З
management of change
управління змінами (свідомий вплив на зміни, що відбуваються в організації) direct approach
одномоментний підхід, принцип моментального переходу (підхід до здійснення нововведень, при якому стара система повністю перестає діяти і вся організація воднораз переходить до використання нової системи
parallel approach
паралельний підхід, метод введення нової системи управління, при якому нова система протягом деякого часу існує одночасно із старою pilot approach
пілотний, експериментальний підхід (метод впровадження системи, заснований на попередньому експериментальному впровадженні цієї системи у невеликому масштабі) the cutting edge (of something)
вістря - the cutting edge of a knife — гострість (леза), ріжуча кромка ножа His question had the cutting edge of a razor. — Його питання ніби лезом полоснуло.
the newest and most exciting stage in the development of something: e.g. The deck represents the cutting edge in CD reproduction. These models are at the cutting edge of computer technology. — Ці моделі включають в себе найновіші досягнення комп’ютерної технології.
at the cutting edge (of something)
the leading position in any field; forefront; попереду, в авангарді: research that's at the cutting edge of genetic science
an advantage over other people or things (якість, яка дає перевагу) We rely on him to give the team a cutting edge. — Ми сподіваємось, що він зробить гру команди гострішою. The team are relying on Gregg to give them a cutting edge.
account for
КУРС ДІЛОВОЇ АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ МОВИ для магістрів 1
2. Find in texts above words or phrases with the following meanings. „ 10
3. Decide in which phase of the organisational life cycle the following happens: 11
4. Read Aesop’s Fable and comment on its moral: A Soldier and His Horse 12
5. Read this extract from Nestle Management report and note how the information is organised. Underline the key words. 14
6. Write or search for a short management report about a Ukrainian well-known company. 14
7. Read the newspaper article about the different ways in which companies are organised and do the tasks that follow: Efficient management structures are vital for success 14
D. Match these collocations as they occur in the text and then complete each sentence below. 16
E Match the terms in the box with their definitions below. 16
8. Complete the second sentence so that it means more or less the same as the first: 19
19. Use ‘find’ with ‘it’ and a variety of adjectives from this list to ^ : express your feelings on each of the matters mentioned below. ; 23
Complex Object with the Infinitive and Participle /, r 25
Complex Subject with the Infinitive and Participle r 25
20. Translate into Ukrainian paying attention to the infinitives. 25
21. Rephrase the following sentences using Complex Object: 25
22. Rephrase the following sentences into sentences with Complex Subject. 26
23. Check whether you know the definition of the following key terms from Unit 1. Use them in the sentences of your own. 29
Questions for discussion: 35
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS Questioning styles 35
Closed questions 35
a) Using the information in the text above make questions for these answers. 39
9. Read the text about the factors that play a major role in determining the structure of tomorrow's companies and answer the questions that follow. A matter of choice 39
Questions: 40
10. Match the key terms and their definitions: 40
11. Complete the sentences with the correct options: 41
,s 42
Signposting 43
13. Choose one of the ‘signpost’ expressions from the box above for the following situations: 43
Outline talk 46
Present main part divided into points 46
Introduce your first point 46
Giving a presentation 16. Read the following tips and till in the gaps with an appropriate word or phrase from the box: 51
17. Find in the recommendations above the words that mean: 51
22. Decide whether you agree or disagree with the following statements. Make comments. 54
23. Pair work. The questioner asks about a company using the prompts below. The presenter answers the questions using appropriate comments. 54
Verbs instead of noun phrases 25. Rewrite these sentences changing the noun phrases to verbs where possible. Make any other necessary changes. 59
The words in italic below are unnecessary. Eliminate them from your writing. 59
28. Read the suggested answer and compare it with yours: 61
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 1. a) What are the noun forms for these adjectives? Complete it without a dictionary, then check your answers in the dictionary. 63
b) Write three mini-dialogues using the adjectives and nouns above together. 63
2. Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentences: 63
5. By altering the scope of their activities 67
Mergers and acquisitions 68
Г 88
A 116
Соф. 118
A ' 134
я 181
«і 187
o 214
КУРС ДІЛОВОЇ АНГЛІЙСЬКОЇ мови для магістрів 298
to help (a person, organization) out of a predicament; the government bailed the company out; брати на поруки; поручитися responsiveness
reacting or replying quickly or favourably; оперативність, здатність дог швидкого реагування, відповідність вимогам comprise
to include; contain; містити в собі, вміщати, охоплювати }
suspension
1) a system of springs, shock absorbers, etc., that supports the body of a wheeled or tracked vehicle; підвішування; 2) cessation of payment of business debts; припинення платежів; банкрутство . >гЕм
abstract
a condensed version of a piece of writing, speech, etc.; summary; конспект; резюме, короткий виклад змісту (суті); витяг, цитата
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UNIT 4
pursue
to seek or strive to attain (some object, desire, etc.); to apply oneself to; ставити (за мету), прямувати наміченим шляхом, продовжувати (обговорення), займатися (чимсь); мати професію advance
to bring or be brought to a further stage of development; improve; further; просуватися вперед; удосконалюватися, робити успіхи capability
ability, potential aptitude; здібність, здатність, потенційні можливості room
opportunity or scope; можливість; room for manoeuvre; there is no room for dispute (нема підстави для незгод) perceive
to become aware of (something) through the senses, to grasp, recognize; приймати, розуміти, усвідомлювати; осягати, відчувати; spark
to excite, or animate запалювати іскрою, надихати інших своїм прикладом spike
оживити, зробити більш цікавим; Не spiked the speech with humour. thwart
to oppose successfully or prevent; frustrate; перешкоджати здійсненню (бажань); розладнувати, руйнувати (плани) ascertain
to determine or discover definitely; встановлювати; з'ясовувати; пересвідчуватися, переконуватися feasibility
practicability; здійсненність, реалістичність (проекту) verifiable
неголослівний; що можна перевірити (довести) reprimand
a reproof or formal admonition; rebuke; догана; зауваження residual ''