- •Living abroad pre-intermediate
- •About Business - Working Abroad
- •Vocabulary – Living Abroad
- •Speaking - Making small talk
- •Writing - Formal and Informal emails
- •Case Study –Global Recruit
- •2. Dealing with customers
- •2.1 About Business – The shopping experience
- •2.2 Vocabulary – Telephoning and customer care
- •2.4 Speaking – Telephoning – handling complaints
- •2.5 Writing – Dealing with an email of complaint
- •2.6 Case Study – The Panorama Conference
- •3. Operations
- •3.1 About Business –Lean manufacturing
- •3.2 Vocabulary –Trends and planning
- •3.4 Speaking – Presentations – signposts and stepping stones
- •3.5 Writing – Instructions and procedures for an exhibition stand
- •3.6 Case Study - ScotAir
- •4. Success stories
- •4.1 About Business – Business leaders and success stories
- •4.2 Vocabulary – Describing yourself and being successful
- •4.4 Speaking –Appraisals
- •4.5 Writing – Profiles of business leaders
- •4.6 Case Study – The English Academy
- •5. Selling
- •5.1 About Business - Advertising
- •5.2 Vocabulary - Buying and selling
- •5.4 Speaking – Negotiating
- •5.5 Writing – Negotiating by email
- •5.6 Case Study - Coolhunters
- •6. The organisation
- •6.1 About Business – Entrepreneurs
- •6.2 Vocabulary - Types of companies
- •6.4 Speaking – Interrupting in meetings
- •6.5 Writing – Agendas and action minutes
- •6.6 Case Study – Soup kitchen vs Gourmet to go
- •7. The stock markets
- •7.1 About Business
- •7.2 Vocabulary –Dealing with figures
- •7.4 Speaking – Negotiations – making offers, agreeing deadlines
- •7.5 Writing – Describing figures
- •7.6 Case Study – Trading stocks
- •8. Going global
- •8.1 About Business – Franchising
- •8.2 Vocabulary – Setting up a franchise
- •8.4 Speaking – Presentations – handling questions
- •8.5 Writing – Reports of recommendation
- •8.6 Case Study – Choosing a franchise
7.2 Vocabulary –Dealing with figures
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almost exact |
приблизительно |
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the value of the money of one country compared to the money of another country |
курс валют |
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to keep changing, becoming higher or lower |
варьироваться |
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being in a bad position a period in a development when nothing happens |
неразвивающийся/ период застоя |
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to stay at the same point, not to change for some period of time |
сохранять стабильность |
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previous period of three month |
предыдущий квартал |
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to become less or to go to a lower level |
показывать постепенный спад |
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an significant or important rise |
значительный рост |
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to increase by an unimportant or insignificant amount |
незначительно расти/повышаться |
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the amount by which the value of the goods that a country sells to other countries is more than the value of the goods it buys from them |
положительный торговый баланс |
7.4 Speaking – Negotiations – making offers, agreeing deadlines
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We should start discussing business |
Нам следует приступить к делу. |
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It is impossible to do something, because it is unaccepted |
Нельзя так делать. Этого не может быть! |
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Used to say you think something is true, although you are uncertain about it |
Предположим |
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To decide together that payment should be done not later than in 10 days |
Согласиться на оплату в течении 10 дней. |
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To ask for 2 % moreabove the pay that has been discussed |
Запросить дополнительно 2% |
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Only if expenses for transportation are included into price |
Только если цена включает затраты по транспортировке |
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I think we agree on this point |
Я думаю, мы договорились. |
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If we are satisfied with the features of your product |
Если нас удовлетворит качество |
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I think that you should offer us more |
Боюсь, этого не достаточно |
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It was pleasant to work with you |
Было приятно иметь дело с Вами… |