- •Предисловие
- •Методическая записка
- •Unit I First Meetings Topical Vocabulary
- •Unit II The World of Work Topical Vocabulary
- •Unit III Challenges Topical Vocabulary
- •Позвоните, родители!
- •Unit IV Plans and Arrangements
- •A Hotel Operations Manager
- •Unit V How Healthy Is Your Lifestyle? Topical Vocabulary
- •Здоровый образ жизни
- •Healthy Eating – Not Starving!
- •Unit VI Flying Gets Cheaper Topical Vocabulary
- •Travelling
- •Unit VII Changing Lives Topical Vocabulary
- •Tea Growers Build School in Vietnam
- •Социальный пакет: мотиватор или «деньги на ветер»
- •Unit VIII Crossing Cultures Topical Vocabulary
- •Вечно опаздывающие и кричащие (полиактивные культуры)
- •Умей слушать тишину (реактивные культуры)
- •Они такие правильные, аж скучно! (моноактивные культуры)
- •Who On Earth Are We?
- •Unit IX For Over a Century Topical Vocabulary
- •Origins of Kikkoman Soy Sauce
- •Старейшие компании мира
- •Unit X Will Our Planet Survive? Topical Vocabulary
- •Unit XI Getting Around In Cities Topical Vocabulary
- •В метро, как на самолет. Подземка в Дели себя окупает
- •Unit XII The Story of Cork Topical Vocabulary
- •History of Soy Sauce
- •The History of Clay
- •How to ……say goodbye
- •List of Reference
- •Internet sources
Unit VII Changing Lives Topical Vocabulary
To benefit from |
Получать выгоду от…, выигрывать от чего-либо |
To meet international standards |
Соответствовать международным стандартам |
To receive a fair price |
Получать рыночную цену |
To reduce production costs |
Сокращать издержки производства |
To plan for the future |
Составлять планы на будущее |
To escape poverty |
Избегать нищеты, бороться с бедностью |
To cause damage / a problem |
Причинять вред, наносить ущерб / создавать проблему |
To work long hours |
Много работать, иметь продолжительный график работы |
To join a cooperative |
Вступать в кооператив |
To improve performance |
Улучшать производительность, качество работы |
To set up an in-company crèche |
Создавать (организовать) ясли на территории компании |
To get a bonus for smth |
Получать бонус за что-либо |
To support local charities |
Поддерживать местные благотворительные организации |
An opportunity for career development / promotion |
Возможность карьерного роста / повышения |
To take a management position |
Занимать должность менеджера/управляющего |
To make a difference |
Проводить различие, положительно влиять на что-либо, внести свой вклад |
To have much / little in common |
Иметь много/мало общего |
To depend on |
Зависеть от |
To come to an end |
Завершаться, заканчиваться |
To run a development and aid programme |
Проводить, реализовывать программу помощи и развития |
A hand-made product |
Изделие ручной работы |
To hurt local farmers |
Наносить ущерб местным фермерам |
To encourage people / sales |
Ободрять, поощрять, поддерживать людей / стимулировать продажи |
To do market research |
Проводить обзор рынка |
To give unpaid leave |
Предоставить неоплачиваемый отпуск, отпуск без сохранения содержания |
Task 1. Grammar time: open the brackets using the Present Perfect or the Past Simple tense-forms.
I (to know) Jack for 10 years. We (to study) at university together. He was one of the brightest students in our group.
I (to order) a taxi to take you to the airport. So you will be on time.
He (to be) interested in jazz ever since he graduated from university.
Sorry, I cannot accept your invitation. We already (to make) our plans for the holiday.
The plane (to take off) from London at 9 a.m. and (to land) in Geneva at 10.30.
Anyone (to leave) a message for me?
The employment office (to call) me twice since I moved to Los Angeles.
We (to run) out of sugar. Can you go and get some from the shop?
It’s been ages since I last (to see) a decent comedy on TV.
The police (to find) the bomb yet?
Task 2 a) match words 1-14 with their synonyms in italics, translate and memorize them. Think of sentences with the words from the box.
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hazardous ▪ an option ▪ to end ▪ to impact on ▪ wealthy ▪ to inspect ▪ condition ▪ to cheer smb up ▪ to gather ▪ well-to-do ▪ to support ▪ to accumulate ▪ well-off ▪ to examine ▪ famine ▪ prosperous ▪ to amass ▪ to resolve ▪ ailment ▪ to aid ▪ to be over ▪ to lease ▪ to urge ▪ to investigate ▪ to finish ▪ to stimulate ▪ illness ▪ an alternative ▪ to motivate ▪ want ▪ unsafe ▪ a harvest ▪ to assist ▪ to influence ▪ to study ▪ to make up one’s mind ▪ risky ▪ to hire ▪ a possibility |
Task 3 a) match a word from the box with one of the definitions below:
community disaster performance to benefit to treat |
how well or badly you do smth; how well or badly smth works –
to behave towards someone in a particular way –
to get help or an advantage from something –
all the people who live in a particular area, country, etc., when talked about as a group; people who share the same religion, race, job etc. –
something very bad that happens and causes a lot of damage or kills a lot of people –
b) fill in the gaps with the words from the box in a) and translate these sentences into Russian.
She felt her colleagues ……………..ed her unfairly and she made up her mind to complain to her boss.
The new management techniques aim to improve ……………………. .
A series of ……………….. forced the company to close down.
Unemployed people stand to …………… most from these policies.
He urged the international …………………… to take decisive action on debt relief.
He criticized the recent poor ………………………. of the company.
The aim of the programme is to improve ……………. relations.
We …………….ed directly from the reorganization.
Task 4. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word or word-combination from the box. Translate the text and comment on the way life in Vietnam has changed due to Fairtrade.
earned their living ▪ improve learning conditions ▪ to raise their standard of living ▪ production capacity ▪ have enabled ▪ brought new hope ▪ fabric ▪ to increase their income ▪ to maintain their traditional lifestyle ▪ to enjoy the first benefits ▪ to carry out a "big" project ▪ needs improving ▪ secure ▪ take care of |