Counter-Offer (Price Too High)

Dear Sirs,

We thank you for your offer of 15th May and the patterns of Cloth No. D 677. The terms of your offer have our approval, but we feel that the price of £ 1.50 per yard is rather high. The cloth is for export to a market where competition is very keen, and at this figure our profit would be only nominal. However, if you could reduce the price to £ 1.25 per yard, we should be glad to place an order for some 30,000 yards.

We trust that in view of the size of this order you will see your way to making this concession.

Yours faithfully,

Вариант № 2

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в каждом из них видовременную форму и залог глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. What time did you come to the office yesterday?

2. All business matters are discussed at the talks.

3. He has not sold his flat yet.

4. The goods have been bought.

5. My brother is looking through the mail.

6. The offer was studied closely.

7. They will go to the theatre next month.

8. I had finished my work by 7 o’clock.

II. Раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в нужной временной форме. Переведите предложения.

1. I usually (to wake up) early on my day off, but sometimes I (not to get up) at once. I (to get up) at 8 o'clock yesterday.

2. New products (to advertise) in specialized journals.

3. The first Coca-Cola factory (to open) in Texas in 1895.

III. Перепишите следующие предложения; найдите Present Participle (Participle I). Определите, чем оно является в данном предложении:

а) определением,

б) частью определительного причастного оборота,

в) частью обстоятельственного причастного оборота,

г) частью сказуемого во временах Continuous.

1. The director is giving instructions.

2. The man speaking to Mr. Brown is our customer.

3. He stood near the window telling his story.

4. I saw the leaving train, but it was too late.

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения; найдите Past Participle (Participle II). Определите, чем оно является в данном предложении:

а) определением

б) частью определительного причастного оборота

в) частью сказуемого в страдательном залоге

г) обстоятельством.

1. The prices for the furniture were reduced last week.

2. When sent the goods must be packed.

3. The discount given by the company was 5%.

4. We want to buy the improved model.

V. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них глаголы to be или to have в значении долженствования. Предложения переведите.

1. She has to go on business.

2. You are to ship the goods.

3. I have to revise prices.

4. He is to prepare everything for the talks.

VI. Перепишите предложения, заполните пропуски словами much, many, little, few.

• Do you work …?

• Yes, I do. I work very … now. I have … matters to settle.

• I see. You have … free time.

• You are right. I have … days off.

VII. Перепишите и письменно переведите заголовок и 2, 4, 5 и 6 абзацы текста WE NEED HIGHLY QUALIFIED SPECIALISTS.

VIII. Задайте общий, специальные вопросы, вопрос на подлежащее к следующим предложениям и дайте их отрицательную форму:

1. Young specialist decided to take his degree in French and German.

2. Many basic operations in modern production will be done with the help of computers.

IX. Перепишите и письменно переведите деловое письмо