- •1. Why is it necessary to study English?
- •2. Company structure
- •2.8 Study the following organization chart of a company with matrix structure and describe it according to the following points:
- •3. What is management?
- •4. What is my style?
- •4.1 How do you think what style suits better for a:
- •4.2 Characterize your own dominant style or the style of the person you know, using the phrases from the text. Please name as many traits of the person you are speaking about as you can.
- •4.3 Recollect the degrees of comparison: positive degree, comparative degree, superlative degree. Form the comparison and the superlative degrees of the following adjectives from the text:
- •5. Company strategy
- •5.1 Answer the questions to the text:
- •5.6 Find the English equivalents for the following Russian words and phrases:
- •5.7 In the text above find the verbs in Passive Voice. Pattern: are realized – Present Simple Passive (plural)
- •5.8 Recollect the conjunctions neither … nor, either… or, both… and…. Find the example in the text and compose your own sentences with these words.
- •6. Marketing
- •6.1 Answer the questions:
- •6.2 Find English equivalents of the following Russian words and phrases:
- •6.3 Match the words from the first column with their equivalents from the second column:
- •6.3 Look at the table below and characterize the different phases of the product life cycle according to different parameters: sales volume, profitability, type of customers, state of the market.
- •6.4 In the text of this section find all the Gerunds and translate them.
- •7. Phoning your contacts
- •7.1 Read a dialogue:
- •7.1 Please give the English equivalents of the following terms and phrases:
- •7.2 Compose your own dialogue using some words and phrases listed above
- •7.3 Make several sentences using polite formulas with ‘could’ and ‘would’
- •8. Presentation
- •8.1 Answer the questions:
- •New product presentation
- •8.2 Find English antonyms for the following Russian words:
- •8.3 Translate the following sentences into English:
- •Company presentation
- •City presentation for the visitors
- •8.4 Read the texts below, translate them, study the active vocabulary and compose the presentation of your native city. Welcome to Winnipeg
- •Positively Minnesota
- •8.5 Read the following information and translate it into Russian.
- •8.6 Learn the active vocabulary:
- •8.7 Give the English equivalents of the following word combinations:
- •9. Business lunch
- •9.1 Fill in the gaps with words or phrases that can be used in this situation: Dialog
- •10. At the company meeting
- •10.1 Read the dialog:
- •10.2 Answer the questions:
- •10.3 Match the words from the first column with their synonyms or the corresponding definitions:
- •10.4 Compose sentences:
- •Recollect all the existing types of questions (general, special, alternative, disjunctive ones) and use them discussing the text from this section.
- •11. At the conference
- •Answer the questions:
- •Find the English equivalents of the following Russian word combinations and phrases:
- •Highlight the main issues covered by the report.
- •After hours
- •Read the text and answer the questions below:
- •Find the English equivalents of the following words and phrases:
- •Make you own sentences with the phrases from the previous exercise.
- •13. Education
- •15. A world in change
- •Answer the questions:
- •Match the words from the first column with their equivalents from the second column:
- •Translate from Russian into English:
City presentation for the visitors
8.4 Read the texts below, translate them, study the active vocabulary and compose the presentation of your native city. Welcome to Winnipeg
On behalf of my colleagues on City Council, and all citizens of our great city, I would like to welcome you to Winnipeg!
We are proud of our reputation as a safe and hospitable city, with a tremendous variety of cultural and recreational attractions.
Our quality of life gives all Winnipeggers a sense of pride. As home to the worlds’s largest multicultural festival, Folkorama, we celebrate the cultural diversity that exists in Winnipeg. We applaud our unique heritage at Western Canada’s largest winter festival, Festival du Voyageur. We are home to North America’s largest collection of mature elm trees, more golf courses per capita than anywhere else in North America and, according to Canada’s National Newspaper, we are Canada’s performing arts capital, with world-class ballet, symphony, an opera company, live theatre, as well as cutting edge Fringe Festival performances and funky bistros. In Winnipeg, there is something to meet everyone’s taste, with restaurants featuring global cuisine from more than forty countries.
As Winnipeg’s Mayor, I am confident you will find Winnipeg a perfect place to work and play, and I hope to welcome you back very soon!
Glen Murray,
Mayor.
Positively Minnesota
Minnesota has found itself basking in the national spotlight lately. But the reality is that Minnesota has been in the spotlight for years, thanks to our strong diverse economy, high quality of life, and educated workforce.
My administration is focusing on keeping our state competitive, and making sure more businesses want to call Minnesota home.
Minnesota constantly ranks at or near to the top each year in categories ranging from business climate to quality of life. Our competitiveness is evident in many areas:
Shrewd management skills have resulted in Minnesota consistently being ranked by Financial World Magazine as one of the best-managed states.
Minnesota provides a healthy lifestyle and place to live. According to Reliastar Financial Corporation’s State Health Rankings, Minnesota is the nation’s healthiest state.
The Corporation for Enterprise Development, which issues an annual ‘report card’ on state economics, gives Minnesota its highest grade for economic performance and development capacity.
According to Morgan Quinto study, Minnesota has ranked first nationally as the most livable state for three consecutive years.
In addition to being nationally recognized as a leader, Minnesota worked to lower state-imposed costs for businesses, including reducing workers’ compensation taxes, eliminating the sales tax on all capital equipment used in manufacturing, and decreasing business property taxes.
As business costs continue to fall, Minnesota has maintained the highest standards for its schools, transportation systems, and social and environmental services.
As you strive to stay ahead of the competition, you need a site for your business that will give you an edge. We are confident Minnesota is the place.
Governor Jesse Ventura