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PART II

Basic course

Lesson 1

Introducing yourself and your colleagues

Grammar and vocabulary

• numerals

• comparative and superlative forms of adjectives

• the possessive case of nouns

• N+N construction

• noun suffixes –er/or

Exercise 1. Transcribe these names of jobs and learn them.

a manager, a secretary, an accountant, a waiter, an administrator, a banker, a barman, a trader, a customer, a supplier, a management consultant, a sales manager, a product manager

Exercise 2. Match these jobs (1-13) with the translations (A-M).

1. a receptionist

2. a secretary

3. an accountant

4. a waiter

5. an administrator

6. a banker

7. a barman

8. a trader

9. a customer

10. a supplier

11. a management consultant

12. a sales manager

13. a market specialist

1. поставщик

2. маркетолог

3. бармен

4. менеджер по продажам

5. секретарь

6. клиент, покупатель

7. торговец

8. бухгалтер

9. менеджер-консультант

10. официант

11. секретарь в приёмной

12. администратор

13. банкир

Exercise 3. Correct these statements. Use the model:

Model: He is a manager (a customer). – He isn’t a manager. He is a customer.

1. He is a trader (a banker). 2. You are a sales manager (product manager). 3. She is an administrator (a receptionist). 4. We are waiters (customers). 5. You are a barman (a waiter). 6. Anna is an accountant (a management consultant). 7. Bob Calisson is a Transport Manager (a director). 8. Michael Douglas is a writer (an actor).

Exercise 4. Pronounce these numerals. Learn them.

1 – one, 2 – two, 3 – three , 4 – four, 5 – five , 6 – six, 7 – seven, 8 – eight , 9 – nine, 10 – ten, 11 – eleven, 12 – twelve,

teen: 13 – thirteen, 14 – fourteen, 15 – fifteen, 16 – sixteen, 17 – seventeen, 18 – eighteen, 19 – nineteen,

ty: 20 – twenty, 30 – thirty, 40 – forty, 50 – fifty, 60 – sixty, 70 – seventy, 80 – eighty, 90 – ninety,

100 – one hundred,

1000 – one thousand,

1000 000 – one million,

1 000 000 000 – one billion

Exercise 5. Practice the following numerals. Use the model.

Model:

39 – thirty-nine

265 – two hundred and sixty-five

1,641 – one thousand six hundred and forty-one

1,384,596 – one million three hundred and eighty four thousand five hundred and ninety six

23, 34, 45, 56, 67, 78, 89, 91, 132, 234, 312, 437, 574, 683, 798, 842, 953, 2,745,329

Exercise 6. Say these nouns in the plural using the numerals.

Model: a manager (3) – three managers

a receptionist (2), an accountant (4), a supplier (10), a designer (5), a market specialist (6), a banker (11), a trader (20), a consultant (8), a sales manager (7), a retailer (9), a shop assistant (12), a guest (13), a management consultant (14), a product manager (15), a waiter (16), an administrator (17), a driver (18), a writer (19)

Exercise 7. Transcribe the following adjectives. Learn them and make up the sentences according to the model.

wealthy – состоятельный, influential – влиятельный, beautiful – красивый, rich – богатый, expensive – дорогой, important – важный, respected – уважаемый, little – маленький, far – далёкий

Model: He/ clever. – He is clever.

Bill Gates/wealthy, Steve Jobs/influential, they/rich, German cars/expensive, managers/important, Sarah Michelle Gellar/beautiful, John D. Rockefeller/respected, this company/little, the office/far

Exercise 8. Say these adjectives in the comparative and superlative forms using a dictionary. Translate the forms from English into Russian. Learn them.

Model:

big – bigger – the biggest/большой – больше – самый большой

beautiful – more beautiful – the most beautiful/красивый – красивее – самый красивый

good – better – the best / хороший – лучше – самый лучший

many/much – more – the most /много – больше – самый большой

little – less – the least /маленький – меньше – самый маленький

• large, rich, wealthy, cheap, fast, clever, clean, small,

• influential, important, difficult, respected, expensive,

• little, bad, good, far,

Exercise 9. Form the possessive case of the following nouns or N+N constructions. Translate the word combinations from English into Russian.

Model: accountant/desk – the accountant’s desk – стол бухгалтера

life/people – the life of people

company/car – a company car – служебная машина

- today/plan, the director/car, the manager/opportunities, the teacher/goals, the secretary/job, the pilot/task, our customer/order;

- manufacturer/computers, director/company, chairman/Microsoft, head/department, task/the worker, goal/the meeting;

- world/company, desk-top/computer, software/programme, business/magnate, computer/programme, computer/industry.

Exercise 10. Form nouns from verbs using the suffix –er/-or according to the model.

Model: to write – writer: писать – писатель

to direct – director: руководить – руководитель

to drive, to teach, to play, to buy, to sell, to receive, to retail, to report, to compute, to develop, to create, to invent, to manufacture, to program , to produce

Домашнее задание

Exercise 1. Pronounce these words, using the transcription given below.

[ǝʹkauntǝnt], [rɪʹsepʃǝnɪst], [sǝpʹlaɪǝ], [kǝnʹs˄ltǝnt], [ʹsekrǝtǝrɪ], [fɪfʹti:n], [ʹtwentɪ], [inflᴜʹenʃǝl], [ʹwelƟɪ], [ʹbɪgǝst]

Exercise 2. Pronounce the words observing the rules of reading.

trader, waiter, writer, thirteen, specialist, guest, retailer, rich, expensive, far, manufacture, receive, report, produce

Exercise 3. Translate the sentences using ordinal numerals.

1. В магазине семнадцать покупателей. 2. В компании четыре менеджера. 3. В городе две выставки. 4. Сколько специалистов на выставке? – Двадцать. 5. Возьмите четыре образца. 6. Напишите два отчёта. 7. Задайте десять вопросов. 8. Возьмите пять журналов. 9. Отберите двенадцать работников. 10. Получите девять заказов.

Exercise 4. Match the nouns to adjectives. Translate the word combinations from English into Russian.

Nouns: product, man, task, partner, job, office, department, car, order

Adjectives: rich, good, large, cheap, clean, influential, difficult, expensive, big

Exercise 5. Translate the word combinations from Russian into English.

план на сегодня, возможности менеджера, задача бухгалтера, директор компании, стационарный (настольный) компьютер, генеральный директор компании Майкрософт, начальник отдела, работа секретаря, производитель компьютеров, цель собрания

Reading Text 1

Exercise 1. Read the text about Bill Gates.

William Henry “Bill” Gates III is an American business magnate, computer programmer and philanthropist. He is the current chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company. He is one the world’s wealthiest people.

Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution.

Bill Gates is one of the most influential people in the world. He is the cofounder of one of the most recognized brands in the computer industry. There is at least one software programme from Microsoft in nearly every desk top computer.

Based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates

Exercise 2. Match the words (1-8) with their translations (A-H).

1. magnate

2. philanthropist

3. chairman

4. software

5. entrepreneur

6. cofounder

7. brand

8. desk-top computer

1. соучредитель

2. магнат

3. председатель

4. предприниматель

5. филантроп

6. программное обеспечение

7. бренд, торговая марка

8. стационарный компьютер

Exercise 3. Find in the text the adjectives which mean

1. now, of the present time

2. popular with a lot of people

3. rich

4. used by one person

5. good or important

Exercise 4. Say whether these sentences are true or false. Use the phrases:

That’s right. That’s correct.

It’s false. It’s not true.

1. Bill Gates is English.

2. He is the chairman of Apple.

3. His software company is small.

4. Gates is one of the least-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution.

5. Gates is the most influential man in the world.

6. He is the cofounder of one of the most recognized brands in the computer industry.

7. There is a software programme from Microsoft in nearly every desk top computer.

8. Bill Gates is popular with a lot of people.

Exercise 5. Answer the questions.

1. What is Bill Gates’ nationality?

2. What is his job?

3. What is his company’s name?

4. Is his company the world’s largest personal-computer software company?

5. Is Bill Gates a wealthy man?

6. What kind of entrepreneur is Bill Gates?

7. Why is Bill Gates one of the most influential people in the world?

8. What is his most recognized brand?

Exercise 6. Read the dialogue. Complete it using the words from the text. Reproduce the dialogue in pairs.

• Hello, I am a reporter from American Express. Are you Bill Gates?

• Yes, I am.

• I am happy to meet you.

• Nice to meet you too.

• Are you English?

• No, I am not. I am ….. . I am from Seattle.

• What line of business are you in?

• I am in … .

• Are your company’s software programmes popular?

• Yes, ….. .

• Thank you very much.

• You are welcome.

Exercise 7. Work in pairs. Ask each other questions about Bill Gates.

Exercise 8. Translate the text about Bill Gates from Russian into English.

Билл Гейтс – самый известный предприниматель в мире. Его компания Майкрософт очень популярна. В каждом офисе есть программное обеспечение компании Майкрософт. Билл Гейтс очень богатый и один из самых влиятельных людей. Он также филантроп.