UNIT 4

Businessmen and business

Texts 1 Directors and managers

2 Secretaries

3 Code of conduct

4 Business visits

5 Business correspondence

Grammar 1 The construction there is/ there are

Revision 2 The words many, much, lot, little, few

3 The construction I'd like to do smth

Text 1: Directors and managers

As a rule a private company has only one director.

A public company must have at least two directors. Usually there is no upper limit on the number of directors a public company may have. The company's note-paper must list either all or none of he names of its directors.

A limited liability company or a corporation is headed by the board of directors elected by shareholders. The directors appoint one of their number to the position of managing director to be in charge of the day-to-day running of the company. In large organizations the managing director is often assisted by a general manager. Some companies also have assistant general managers. Many directors have deputies who are named deputy directors.

Directors need not be shareholders. They are responsible for the nanagement of a company's affairs. They are not subject to any residence or nationality restrictions.

Big companies have many managers heading departments. They are all responsible to the managing director. Among various departmental managers (directors) the following can be mentioned:

sales manager

personnel manager

chief manager

district manager

sales and marketing manager

Industrial engineering manager etc.

Here is an organisation chart for a typical manufacturing company:

Managing Director
Marketing Director	Production Director	Sales Director				Personnel Director	Finance Director	Company Secretary
		Sales Manager (Nothern Region)	Sales Manager (Souterrn Region)
			Area A Manager	Area B Manager	Area C Manager
			Sales Representatives

Here are a few business cards of businesen:

Racal Acoustics Limited Colin Taylor Sales and Marketing Manager 11, Hailsham Drive, Harrow, Middlesex HA 1, England tel: 081-427-7727 fax: 081-477-0320 www.ractayl.uk
MIDLAND BANK PLC 196 High Street Twyford TD3 4AP S R Collingham Manager Tel 0193 323 3146

TWYFORD BUSINESS MACHINES John Spencer Sales Representative 329 Caste Lane Twyford TD4 3LM (0193) 212 8196

Joan M Brooks Training Adviser Manpower Services Ltd 112 Church Close

Vocabulary

upper - верхний

upper limit – верхний предел

to head - возглавлять

board – 1) совет, правление 2) доска, стол, борт (судна)

board of directors -совет директоров

to appoint - назначать

to be in charge of smth – заведовать чем-либо, отвечать за что-либо

to run the company – управлять компанией

to assist - помогать

deputy - заместитель

deputy director – заместитель директора

deputy minister – заместитель министра

affair- жело

to be subject to smth – подпадать под действие чего-либо

restriction- ограничение

responsible - ответственный

to be responsible to smb for smth– быть ответственным перед кем-либо за что-либо

responsibity - ответственность

sale/ sales продажа/ продажи

seller - продавец

personnel - персонал

buyer - покупатель

business card - визитная карточка

syn. card

visiting card

drive – проезд, дорога

managing director - директор-распорядитель

finance- финансы

financial - финансовый

financier - финансист

representative - представитель

Grammar Revision 1: The construction there is/there are

1/ Конструкция there is / there are обычно употребляется в начале пред­ложений, если далее указывается предмет /лицо и его местонахожде­ние:

There is a chart in the text. В тексте есть диаграмма.

There are two charts in the text. В тексте две диаграммы.

There are a few people in the room. В комнате несколько человек.

There was a fax on the desk. На столе лежал факс.

2. Конструкция согласуется с последующим существительным и глагол to be может употребляться в необходимом по смыслу времени.

3. На русский язык перевод таких предложений обычно начинается с обстоятельства места.

Exercises

1 Choose the right form and translate the sentences:

(1) (Is/Are) there usually an upper limit on the number of managers in a company?

(2) As far as I know there (is/are) no limit.

(3) There (was/were) three managers in the company.

(4) There (wasn't/weren't) many managers in the corporation.

(5) Do you know if there (is/are) any sales managers in this department?

(6) If I am not mistaken there (is/are) not a single sales representa­tive in this area.

(7) There (is/are) a representative in the northern part of the country.

2 Translate into English:

(1) - В этом районе работает торговый представитель фирмы.

- Где он сейчас?

(2) Здесь же показаны пять вариантов визитных карточек.

(3) В этом упражнении пять предложений на перевод.

(4) Бизнес-план фирмы содержит пять разделов.

3 Translate the following word combinations into Russian:

company's note-paper________________

limited liability company _____________

residence restrictions_________________

nationality restrictions ________________

sales manager_______________________

personnel manager___________________

deputy director______________________

assistant general manager______________

4 Underline the modal verbs, read and translate the sentences into Russian:

1) A public company may have as many directors as it finds neces­sary, but not less than two.

2) The directors are to appoint one of them to the position of manag­ing director.

3) In large companies the managing director can be assisted by a general manager.

4) The managing director is to take care of day-to-day running of the company.

5) Companies can also have assistant general managers.

6) I'm afraid I can't remember all this information.

7) You needn't remember it all.

8) You should simply remember that the titles of the heads of the companies can be different.

5 Find the answers to the following questions in the text:

(1) How many directors can a private company have? And what about a public company?

(2) Who heads a limited liability company?

(3) How is a managing director appointed? What are his duties?

(4) Who is a general manager?

(5) What is the status of a director?

(6) What managers do many companies have?

(7) Whose business cards were quoted? What information did they give?

6 Complete the sentences with the following words:

shareholders, directors, management, nationality restrictions, board, assistant, public company

(1) The company's note-paper must list either all or none of the names of its...

(2) Directors need not be ...

(3) They are responsible for the ... of a company's affairs.

(4) They are not subject to any residence or...

(5) A ... must have at least two directors.

(6) The shareholders are to elect... of directors.

(7) Some companies also have ... general managers.

7 Sum up what the text says about:

directors of private companies

directors of public companies

directors of limited liability companies, their assistants and deputies managers

8 Have a look at the chart showing some qualities making a good manager:

Being decisive: able to make quick decisions

Being friendly and sociable

Being able to com­municate with people

Being authoritative: able to give orders

Being persuasive: able to convince people to do things

Being efficient: doing things quickly, not leaving tasks unfinished

Being logical, rational and analytical

Being able to motivate, inspire and lead people

Being competent: knowing his job perfectly as well as the work of his subordinates

Having good ideas

Say:

which of these qualities seem most important to you

which of these qualities can be taught

where they can be taught/to your mind.