- •Волгоградский экономико-технический колледж
- •Сборник текстов и заданий
- •Часть 1 business english
- •Active vocabulary
- •P resenting the company
- •Active vocabulary:
- •(Proverb) Presenting the product
- •Manager Dr.Bill Forbes Computer Trainer Mark Brown Personal Assistant Regina Stone
- •Ingrid Hardwick
- •Ltd company
- •Active vocabulary:
- •Speech practice:
- •1. Rose Pimm is a secretary.(Who?)
- •Personnel
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •Commerce and business
- •What does сommerce mean ?
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice:
- •What is business?
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice:
- •2. “Everybody’s business is nobody’s business”-
- •The Main Forms of Business Organization
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice:
- •Dialogue
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice:
- •I am thinking of opening a café
- •I am going to have a book keeper do the books
- •Banks and business
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice:
- •(Proverb) Money.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice:
- •About the history of Russian coins.
- •Business and Social Contacts
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice:
- •1. Match the phrases in English and Russian and make up your own
- •Speech patterns
- •My Business Trip
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •At the Airport
- •Active vocabulary
- •At a Hotel
- •Active vocabulary
- •At the Receptionist
- •Active vocabulary
- •Hints for the office manager or the boss.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •Meeting a Businessman
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •Telephone Conversations.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •Basic rules of how to use the telephone.
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •Discussing Contract Terms
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •Management and organization
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •What is marketing?
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •Ex.V. Translate from Russian into English
- •Active vocabulary
- •Speech practice
- •Present Simple Tense.
- •Past Continuous Tense (Past Progressive Tense)
- •III. Translate into Russian, pay attention to the adverbial clauses of time and condition.
Active vocabulary:
LTD – Limited – с ограниченной ответственностью
to deal with – иметь дело ( c чем-либо)
distribution – распределение
consumer – потребитель
production – производство
goods – товары
board – совет, правление
to be in great demand – быть очень востребованным
successful - успешный
accountable – ответственный
activity – деятельный
to represent – представлять
in particular – в частности, в особенности
weighing- mashine – весы
label- ярлык, этикетка, бирка
stick (stuck-stuck) – наклеивать, приклеивать
device - устройство, прибор
Speech practice:
Ex. I. Answer the following questions:
What does the company deal with?
Are the goods in great demand?
The firm is profitable, isn’t it?
What is the company headed by?
What is the Managing Director responsible for?
Who controls the activity of regional managers?
Ex. II. Imagine that you represent a big company (a product).
Make up your own situations.
Ex. III. Fill in (am, is, are)
Mr. Bell... the Managing Director.
He ... responsible for the overall running the company.
Mrs. Morgan ... a Sales Manager.
She …fond of her work.
Their children ... schoolchildren.
They ... interested in sport.
I... interested in politics.
I... not married, I... still single.
9. Our company… big, profitable and successful.
Ex. IV. Make up different types of questions.
Модель:
1. Rose Pimm is a secretary.(Who?)
Who is a secretary?
E.C.3. is a postcode.(Is?)
Mr Green is in Rome.(Where?)
Our managers are in Rome.(Are?)
The head office is in Oxford.(What?)
Our company deals with production of electronic devices (What?)
7. He is responsible for overall running the company.(What….for?)
8. Mr. Bell works for a big company.( Does?)
9. His wife Jane works at the same company.(Where?)
10. Alex can always rely on his friend.(Can?)
Ex. V. Read the dialogue and learn it by heart.
Max. - Hello, Helen! Nice to see you! How’s life?
Helen. - Hello, Max! Glad to see you too. I am well. And you?
Max. - Thanks, everything is alright. Are you busy?
Helen - Oh, very busy. You see, I work for a big trade company now.
I have a lot of work to do… Today is a working day, not a
day off…
Max. - Yes, you are right. Sorry. But what does your company deal
with?
Helen - Our company deals with production and distribution of consumer
goods. Max, pardon. I am really short of time. See you later.
Bye.
Max. – Bye- bye.
Lesson 3
TEXT
Personnel
M
y
name’s John Brown. Our company isn’t big. There are some of the
people who work for Ltd. Company.
The Managing Director. He is responsible for the overall running of the firm. He frequently meets representatives of different firms. They discuss prices, terms of payment and delivery. Sometimes he goes to different cities to discuss business with their customers. He looks through mail, reads telegrams and letters, speaks on the phone with customers. He also makes appointments with his business partners.
The secretary. She stands between her boss and his visitors. She helps her boss to plan his time and to finish his work. She has got a computer, a fax and a telephone on her desk. She looks through the mail. She receives both snail-mail and e-mail. She types the answers on her computer and sends e-mail correspondence.
The personnel officer. She is responsible for hiring staff and for staff welfare.
The chief accountant. She is responsible for all the money in the firm. She handles payments from customers and wages for the staff.
The receptionist. She answers the phone and greets visitors. She is terribly busy. Every day she meets lots of people. She also does lots of typing and filing.
The sales manager. He is responsible for supplying goods to customers.
