Demis Demiris is a Greek multimillionaire. Read his interview to the “Financial Times”
( Демис Демирис – греческий мультимиллионер. Прочитайте его интервью газете”Financial Times”.)
Reporter What kind of business are you in, Mr Demiris?
Demiris It’s not a simple question. I’m in banking, car manufacturing, shipping, retailing, engineering. I operate
On the Stock Exchange. I deal with microelectronics, chemicals, aerospace, insurance, tourism.
Reporter I hear you you’ve opened a few casinos recently…
Demiris Gambling is among world’s fastest-growing industries. Of course, I’m in. Most of all I like cash flow.
Reporter So you’re a gambler, aren’t you?
Demiris Business is a game played for fantastic stakes, and you’re in competition with experts. If you want to win
you have to be a master of a game.
2.True or false?(верно или неверно)
1)Mr. Demiris is an Irish millionaire.
2)He is in different kinds of business.
3)Mr. Demiris operates on the Commodity Exchange.
4)He hates cash flow.
5)Gambling is not among world’s fastest-growing industries.
6)Mr. Demiris is a gambler.
3.What kind of business is Mr. Demiris in? Make a list.(Какими видами бизнеса занимается мистер Демирис? Составьте список.)
banking c_____m_______
s_________________ r______________________
e_________________ S_______E______________
m_________________ c______________________
a_________________ i______________________
t_________________ g______________________
4. Give the Russian for.(Дайте русские эквиваленты следующим выражениям.)
To operate___________________ fastest-growing________________to be in__________________
To deal with__________________ master game__________________stake____________________
Cash flow___________________ competition __________________gambler__________________
5.Can you complete the following sentences?(Закончите следующие предложения.)
1)Most of all Demis Demiris likes_______________________.
a) retailing b) microelectronics c) cash flow d) whisky
2)_________________ attracts people to Las Vegas.
a) banking b) gambling c) Stock Exchange d)windsurfing
3)Volvo is one of the market leaders in__________________.
a) shipping b) tourism c) chemicals d) car manufacturing
6.Write about Demis Demiris for “Who is who in business”.(Напишите о Демисе Демирисе в небольшом эссе “Кто есть кто в бизнесе”. 5-6 предложений)
7.Match the words on the right with their definitions.(Соотнесите слова в правой колонке с их определениями)
1) public room or building for gambling a) to gamble
2) sale of goods directly to the customers b) insurance
3) to play games for stakes c) competition
4) system of protection against the risk or individual lost d )casino
5) rivalry, contest e) banking
6) the business of a bank f) retailing
8.Demis Demiris is a Greek businessman. He comes from Greece. What about these business people? Complete the chart. (Демис Демирис – греческий бизнесмен. Он родом из Греции. А откуда эти бизнесмены? Заполните таблицу.)
Name |
Country |
Nationality |
Adam Black |
the USA |
|
John O’Connor |
|
Irish |
Akiko Suzuki |
Japan |
|
Paolo Rossi |
|
Italian |
Swen Swensson |
Sweden |
|
Klaus Stronberg |
|
Swiss |
Maria Romero |
Spain |
|
Jean Pascal |
|
French |
Gerhard Wolf |
Germany |
|
Boris Petrov |
|
Russian |
Vedat Koseoglu |
Turkey |
|
Helen Smith |
|
Australian |
Brigitte Haas |
the Netherlands/Holland |
|
Hans Andersen |
|
Danish |
Lee Tao |
China |
|
Tibor Mikes |
|
Hungarian |
9.Can you make up sentences about the companies below the way it is done in the example?(Составьте предложения о компаниях, названия которых приведены ниже, по образцу.)
e.g. The headquarters of SAMSUNG are in South Korea. It’s a Korean company.
SONY ROLLS- ROYCE FIAT GAZPROM
NESTLE ERICSSON IBM L’OREAL
10.Can you match the companies and their activities? (Соотнесите названия компаний с их родом деятельности).
1)Coca-Cola a.car manufacturing
2)Revlon b.insurance
3)Toyota c.production of soft drinks
4)McDonald’s d.manufacture of beauty products
5)Lloyd’s e.banking
6)Boeing f.fast-food industry
7)Credit Lyonnais g.tourism
8)Thomas Cook h.aerospace