VII. Make up sentences with the following phrases

1. to place an order with smb., to order smth. from smb.

2. to be for sale, to be on sale

3. on behalf of smb., in smb.'s behalf

4. in stock, from stock

5. to attach to, to enclose with

6. have pleasure in, had (shall have)the pleasure of

7. according to/ in accordance with

8. to meet smb.'s requirements, to cover smb.'s requirements

9. the delivery time ,the delivery date

10. a market research, a marketing research

11. to deal in, to deal with

12. to carry on, to carry out

13. a catalogue (a pricelist) of a deal (quotation, offer) for

14. at the price of, on the terms of

15. to quote - a price to quote for the goods

16. to be of interest to, to be interested in

17. to supply smb. with smth., to supply smth. to smb.

18. the performance of the dump truck, the operation of the dump truck

19. for various reasons, for different factories

20. to be served, to be serviced

Focus on Grammar Participle I, II

VIII. Substitute the attributive clauses by participial constructions (Participle II).

Example:

The goods which were sent by the firm are of high quality. - The goods sent by the firm are of high quality.

1. The speaker who was infuriated by the interruptions refused to continue his speech.

2. The contract which was signed by our President confirmed the terms of payment.

3. The single room which is reserved by you will be cleaned in 10 minutes.

4. I'm very interested in the position which is discussed now, and I hope you will consider me as a serious candidate.

IX. Translate into Russian using the absolute participial construction.

Example: All the questions being settled, the talks were over. – Так как все вопросы были решены, переговоры были закончены.

1. The treaty having been signed, trade was at once resumed.

2. Business lunch being over, we assembled in the drawing room.

3. The fifth of June arriving, they shipped the first consignment.

4. His directions to the porter finished, he went to his hotel room.

5. This being understood, the confer­ence was over.

6. All the necessary preparations having been made, the contracting parties started negotiations.

7. The questions being settled, the managers signed the contract.

8. The Government has now exceeded even this, its military budget being the biggest in British history.

9. The project abandoned, the leadership in this field passed to our main competitor.

10. It being pretty late, they decided to postpone their visit.

X. Look through the texts of the module and find Participles I and II in them

XI. Shorten the following sentences without changing their meaning, like in the model:

Nobody likes prices, which are constantly rising.

Nobody likes constantly rising prices.

1. A demand curve, which slopes.

2. John is a person who works very hard.

3. We must develop a policy, which fixes prices better.

4. Interest rates, which rise will damp down demand.

5. An economy, which is rapidly expanding can get out of control.

6. Let's look at the information, which corresponds to this in tabular

form.