- •Contents
- •Introduction Введение
- •Part I unit I
- •Lesson 1
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Foreign Languages in the Life of an Educated Person.
- •Communicating across cultures
- •What Makes a Multicultural Person?
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 2
- •Pre-text exercises.
- •Mr. Lebedev's Day.
- •1. Can I Take a Message?
- •2. I Received Your Message
- •3. You've Got the Wrong Number
- •4. Hold On, Please!
- •5. That Really You?
- •6. I'd Like to Book a Trunk-Call
- •Lesson 3
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •At the Airport
- •At the Customs House
- •Lesson 4
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Travelling by Air
- •1. The Plane Is Taking Off
- •2. On the Plane
- •3. The Plane Is Landing
- •4. The First Steps On Land
- •A Letter Home
- •Lesson 5
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Hotel "Astoria"
- •1. At the reception desk
- •2. Which Hotel to Stay At
- •3. I'd Like a Single Room
- •4. Have You Filled In the Arrival Card?
- •5. Unfortunately We Are Full
- •6. How Long Will You Stay?
- •A Business Letter
- •A Reply
- •Lesson 6
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •2. The Soup Was Stone Cold!
- •3. There's Nothing Like Roast Saddle of Mutton.
- •4. Waiter, My Bill, Please.
- •5. I'd Rather Add a Piece of Cake.
- •6. We've Had a Good Meal, Haven't We?
- •Lesson 7
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Shops and Shopping in London
- •Information Inquiry (Enquiry)
- •Lesson 8
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Getting about London.
- •Excuse me, could you tell me ... How to get to ...
- •Which is the shortest way to ...?
- •1. Asking the Way
- •2. Am I on the Right Road for the British Museum?
- •An offer.
- •Lesson 9 Revision (1-8)
- •Hotel 1
- •Hotel 2
- •Hb: Oh, I see. And where is the hotel?
- •Hotel 3
- •Unit II
- •Lesson 10
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Time is money
- •Explaining the Company Structure.
- •Who Is Who in the Company
- •Hill's Industrials. Managing Director
- •Memorandum
- •Model №1.
- •Model №2.
- •Lesson 11
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •London and Finance
- •1. Business Talks
- •2. Business Meeting
- •Заказ. (Order. Acknowledgement)
- •Lesson 12
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Various Services of Banks
- •1. Opening an Account
- •2. Changing Money Over the Counter
- •Opening an Account
- •Lesson 13
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •1. Types of Businesses in the u.K.
- •2. Incorporation
- •3. Forms of Businesses in the u.S.A.
- •Discussing Foundation Documents
- •Рекламное письмо
- •Lesson 14
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Contract as a document
- •Discussing a Contract.
- •Lesson 15
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Fairs and Exhibitions
- •At the Exhibition
- •A Visit to the Plant
- •Claims and Adjustments
- •Ответ на претензию
- •Lesson 16
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Marketing Management
- •Fax Message
- •Lesson 17 Revision (Lessons 1-16)
- •Part II
- •Cultural Differences in Body Language
- •Text 3 At McDonald’s
- •Text 4 Marketing
- •Text 5 What is a Manager?
- •Text 6 World Exhibitions
- •Text 7 Claims
- •Text 8 Discussing the Guarantee Period
- •Text 9 Contract (Time of Delivery, Payment)
- •Text 10 Talking Business a
- •2. Read the following letters:
- •1. Enquiries
- •2. Offers
- •3.Let's Laugh a Little
- •Appendix (приложение)
- •1. Упоминание о положении на рынке
- •2. Цена и условия платежа
- •3. Сообщение о выполнении контракта
- •4. Продление сроков поставки
- •Сокращения в телексах, телеграммах и письмах
- •Bibliography
Lesson 11
Reading Practice: London and Finance.
Speaking Practice: Business Talks.
Writing Practice: Order.
Pre-text Exercises
I. Pay attention to the following words and word combinations and make up your own sentences with them:
a business centre – центр бизнеса
an exchange – биржа
an insurance office – страховая компания
a head office – главная компания
at the heart of smth. – в самом центре, в самом сердце
a headquarter – штаб-квартира, центр
to deal in smth. – торговать, вести торговые дела
bonds – облигации, боны
to handle the investments – заниматься, контролировать инвестиции
a royal charter – королевская хартия, устав
in circulation – в обращении
a stock exchange – фондовая биржа
a share – акция
securities – ценные бумаги
an investor – вкладчик
to quote – котировать, давать расценку
overseas – за морем, за границей
a loan – заем
to grant a loan – предоставить заем
to carry out – проводить, выполнять
to act – действовать, владеть
to own – владеть, иметь, обладать
a clearing bank – клиринговый банк
paper currency – бумажные деньги
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Reading Practice |
I. Read the text and be ready to discuss it.
London and Finance
London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is a political, cultural, commercial, industrial and financial centre of the country. At the same time London is one of the world's financial capitals. The business centre of London is the City, where numerous banks, various exchanges, insurance offices, shipping and other companies have their head offices.
At the heart of the City is the London Stock Exchange where millions of shares and securities are traded daily. There are also exchanges in several other cities of the United Kingdom but the London Stock Exchange is the most important. Here through the Exchange members the investor can buy or sell shares in any of the thousands of companies which are quoted on the Exchange and many more companies which are quoted on recognized exchanges overseas. The London Stock Exchange offers the largest range and number of securities quoted on any Stock Exchange in the world. In volume of business it ranks third to New York and Tokyo.
London is also the headquarters of many prominent international banking and insurance concerns which deal in foreign shares, insurance and bonds and handle English investments in other countries.
The central feature of government finance is the Bank of England, founded under a royal charter as a private company in 1694 to provide loans to the Government and nationalized in 1946 by Act of Parliament. The Bank of England is the country's national bank, it carries out government monetary policies and acts the "banker's bank" for privately owned banks and other Commonwealth nations.
Most domestic banking operations of the United Kingdom are carried on by the commercial clearing banks. The main commercial banks are Lloyds Bank, Barclays Bank, Midland Bank and National Westminster Bank, often referred to as "the Big Four".
Paper currency in circulation is issued by the Bank of England. The monetary unit is the pound sterling equal to 100 pence.
II. Answer the following questions:
What is London?
What is the business centre of London?
What is at the heart of the City?
Are the exchanges in other cities of the United Kingdom?
What can the investor do here through the Exchange members?
What does the London Stock Exchange offer?
What does it rank in volume of business?
What other headquarters are there in London?
What can you say about the Bank of England?
How are most domestic banking operations of the United Kingdom carried on?
What are the main commercial banks?
Who issues paper currency in the country?
III. Sum up what the text said about:
London in general;
London and international business;
the City of London;
the London Stock Exchange;
the Bank of England;
the Big Four;
British money.
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Speaking Practice |
I. Translate the following speech patterns and memorize them:
Well, let's get started.
Well, this is how we see it.
Oh, I am afraid these periods are too long.
We cannot agree with you.
These are in fact the usual periods.
It's pretty normal in this kind of operation.
I see what you mean.
But that would be difficult.
I am afraid I cannot agree to that.
Well, you are really asking us for something that is very difficult.
I've already offered you seven weeks.
I've got a proposal.
Well, on that basis I suppose we might be able to look at some kind of arrangement.
Let's consider it settled.
I'm glad we have come to an agreement.
II. Read the conversations and then role play them.