I. Прочитайте и переведите текст и диалог. При необходимости пользуйтесь словарём.

Belaya Dacha Group is a well-known Russian company. It is over 90 years old and has been a leader on the Russian market for a long time. The holding has a variety of businesses, but their main activity is growing and processing vegetables. The fruit and vegetables produced by the company are very popular with Moscow customers. The company is expanding its business activities now, so it requires new trucks to deliver agricultural products to retailers. Mr Sokolov , the head of transport department, has just received some catalogues from the Scania-Rus company which sells the famous Swedish trucks in Russia. Some trucks attracted his attention. Now he is calling Mr Steal, a sales representative of Scania-Rus, a famous producer of trucks.

Sokolov: Hello! Is that Skania-Rus? I’d like to speak to Mr Steal.

Steal: Steal speaking.

Sokolov: Good morning Mr Steal. This is Sokolov of Belaya Dacha speaking. I am calling about your offer.

Steal: Yes, Mr Sokolov, I am listening to you.

Sokolov: We have just received your latest catalogues. Our employees have studied them closely. Model P 230 meets our requirements.

Steal: Oh yes, this model is very popular with our customers. It is of high quality and is very reliable. We launched it two months ago and we have already received a lot of orders for the trucks of this model. How many trucks would you like to buy?

Sokolov: I think 5 or 7, and we’d like to have them in May or June.

Steal: Have you seen our latest price list yet?

Sokolov: No, is it available on your web site?

Steal: Sure, it is. We are ready to fax you all the necessary information if you want.

Слова и выражения:

attract smb. (smth.) (v) – привлекать кого-либо, (что-либо)

attract one’s attention – привлекать внимание

available ( adj) – доступный, имеющийся в наличии

closely (adv) - зд.- внимательно

study smth. closely – внимательно (тщательно) изучать что-либо

customer (n,С) – покупатель, клиент

deliver smth. (v) – доставлять, поставлять что-либо

launch smth. (v) – выпускать что-либо на рынок

offer smth. (v) – предлагать что-либо

offer (n,C) – предложение

order smth. (v) – заказывать что-либо

order (n, C) – заказ

popular (adj) – популярный

be popular with smb. – пользоваться популярностью у кого-либо

price (n, C) – цена

price list – прейскурант

quality (n,С/U) – качество

be of high quality – быть высокого качества

reliable (adj) – надёжный

require smth. (v) – требовать что-либо

requirement (n,C) – требование

meet one’s requirements – отвечать чьим-либо требованиям

representative (n, C) – представитель

sales representative – торговый представитель

II. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. How old is Belaya Dacha Group?

2. What are the main business activities of the company?

3. Who has just received the catalogues from the Scania-Rus company?

4. Why does Belaya Dacha Group require new trucks?

5. What does the Scania-Rus company sell?

6. Who is Mr Sokolov calling now?

7. Have Sokolov and his employees studied the latest catalogues of trucks yet?

8. What model meets their requirements?

9. When did Scania-Rus launch Model P-230?

10. How many trucks does Sokolov want to buy?

11. Is the price list of Scania-Rus available on their web site?