- •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:
Answer the questions:
What is the title of the report?
What do critical processes at the ecosystem level influence?
What controls these ecosystem processes?
How do human modifications to the living community in an ecosystem influence well-being of the society?
What do recent studies suggest?
What are the certainties concerning biodiversity and ecosystem functioning?
What are the impacts on ecosystem functioning that often result from loss of biodiversity?
What is the author’s conclusion?
Find the English equivalents of the following Russian word combinations and phrases:
качество воды, химический состав атмосферы, параметры (условия) окружающей среды, воздействие человека на живое сообщество экосистемы, биологическое разнообразие планеты, существенные изменения, трансформация когда-то разнообразных естественных экосистем в значительно бедные по количеству видов управляемые экосистемы, последние исследования наводят на мысль, воздействие человека на биологическое разнообразие планеты, сопротивление экосистем потрясениям окружающей среды (таким как засуха) может ослабнуть из-за сокращения биологического разнообразия.
Highlight the main issues covered by the report.
After hours
Downtown Edmonton deftly balances the hustle and bustle of a thriving business center with the quiet sophistication of a vibrant arts and culture district, major shopping areas and fine restaurants. From the downtown core to the trendy districts of Chinatown, Little Italy and the 124 Street, there is truly something for every taste and every budget.
Cultural activities are centered around Sir Winston Churchill Square, a four-block radius which includes Edmonton Art Gallery, the Citadel Theatre and Stanley Milner Library, one of the busiest in Canada. The Square also encompasses the 1.9000-seat Francis Winspear Centre, home to the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, and City Hall, with its glass pyramid top and 40,000-pound bell carillon that can play up to 99 melodies. An expansive collection of work by Alberta artists is on permanent display inside City Hall.
The downtown core’s flourishing arts community complements its dynamic dining opportunities. There’s a smorgasbord of flavors and regional delicacies available at dozens of fine eateries including the city’s only revolving rooftop restaurant La Ronde.
Downtown Edmonton has everything for the shopacholic, with over 500 retail outlets. An extensive pedway system connects five major shopping centers as well as other key public buildings.
Jasper Avenue is another popular place to browse or buy. Several unique shops line both sides of the street, including Audrey’s Bookshop, with over 100,000 volumes, the Wee Book Inn and the Groove Asylum, with its selection of hard-to-find vinyl and CDs.
Heading towards the west end , the Provincial Museum of Alberta ranks as a priority attraction. Collections include wildlife dioramas, dazzling minerals as well as Syncrude Gallery of Aboriginal culture, which includes interactive exhibits and multi-media displays.
Words and phrases:
Aboriginal – туземный, аборигенный (здесь – о культуре индейцев, изначально населявших Северную Америку)
browse – просматривать, рассматривать
carillon – карильон (музыкальный инструмент, имитирующий колокольный звон)
complement - дополнять, служить дополнением
deftly – искусно, ловко
downtown – деловая часть города, бизнес-центр
eatery – закусочная
encompasses – окружает
expansive – громадный
flourishing – процветающий, пышный
hard-to-find – редкий, дефицитный
hustle and bustle – толкотня и суета, суматоха
interactive exhibits – интерактивные выставки (выставки, приближенные к естественной среде – со звуковым и световым оформлением, реальным масштабом экспонатов и прочими эффектами)
multi-media displays – мультимедийные демонстрации, показы
pedway – крытые пешеходные переходы и дорожки-мосты, соединяющие различные здания (иногда соединяют здания, расположенные на разных сторонах улицы)
priority attraction – приоритетная, популярная достопримечательность
public buildings – общественные здания
ranks – котируется, считается
regional delicacies – местные деликатесы
retail outlets – торговые точки (розничные)
revolving rooftop restaurant – вращающийся ресторан, расположенный на вершине небоскреба
shopacholic – любитель ходить по магазинам
smorgasbord of flavors – здесь - огромное разнообразие блюд
sophistication – изысканность
thriving – преуспевающий
trendy – сверхсовременный, ультрамодный (здесь – стильный)
truly – действительно
vibrant – энергичный
volumes – тома (книг)
wildlife – жизнь дикой природы
