Business english basis

Exercise 1. Read the new words with their translations and learn them

№	ENGLISH WORD	TRANSCRIPTION	UKRAINIAN WORD
1	position	[pə'zɪʃn]	посада
2	vacancy	['veikənsi]	вакансія
3	application	[æplɪ'keiʃən]	заява, заявка, звернення, прохання
4	written application	['ritn æplɪ'keiʃən]	письмова заява
5	application for the position		заява про зарахування на посаду
6	applicant	['æplɪkənt]	претендент, заявник
7	job	['dʒɔb]	робота
8	promising	['prɔmisiŋ]	перспективний
9	effort	['efət]	зусилля, спроба
10	creative	[kri'eitɪv]	творчий
11	competitive	[kəm'pɪtɪtiv]	конкурентоспроможний
12	responsibility	[rispɔnsə'biliti]	відповідальність
13	obligation	[ɔbli'geiʃn]	зобов’язання
14	skillful	['skilful]	умілий, досвідчений
15	entrepreneur	[ontrəprə'nə:]	підприємець
16	fair	[fɛə]	чесний, справедливий
17	strength	[streŋθ]	сила, достоїнство
18	reliability	[rilaiə'biliti]	надійність
19	to relay on (upon) smb	[ri'lei]	покладатися на когось
20	tension	['tenʃn]	напруження
21	reference	['refrəns]	посилання, рекомендація
22	experimental period, term of probation	[eksperi'mentl 'piəriəd; tə:m ɔv 'prəbeiʃn]	випробувальний термін
23	length	[leŋð]	довжина, тривалість
24	department	[di'pα:tmənt]	відділ
25	Research & Development	[ri'sətʃ di'veləpmənt]	пошуку і розвитку
26	Marketing	['mα:kɪtiŋ]	маркетинговий
27	Production	[prə'dʌkʃn]	виробничий
28	Staff (Personal)	[stα:f; 'pə:snl]	по персоналу
29	Sales	[seils]	збуту (продажу)

Exercise 2. Read and translate the dialog:

At the office

• I’d like you to meet Mr. Petrenko, our Marketing Manager.

• Nice to meet you, Mr. Petrenko.

• Nice to meet you too. Have you ever been to Kyiv before, Mr. James?

• Yes, I visited the exhibition last year which was held in Kyiv. It is my second visit to your city.

• I hope you’ll enjoy your visit, Mr. James.

(in some minutes)

• Let me introduce my staff to you. This is my secretary, Miss Vlasenko.

• Nice to meet you, Miss Vlasenko.

• Nice to meet you too.

• I also want you to meet Alexander Ivanov, our Sales Manager. You’ve already met Mr. Kondratyuk.

• Oh, yes. He met me at the airport. What position does Mr. Kondratyuk occupy?

• He is our Export Manager… Do take a seat. Would you like a cup of tea or coffee?

• Yes. I’d like a cup of coffee.

• Dasha, could you make coffee for us, please?

• Certainly, sir. How would you like your coffee, Mr. James, black or white?

• With milk, please.

• With sugar?

• Yes, one teaspoon, please.

• What position do you occupy in your company?

• I work as a Sales Manager. Here’s my card.

• Let’s get down to business, Mr. James. We’re extending our business and want to buy equipment for producing some goods in Ukraine, rather than importing them from western countries as we do now. We know that some companies, including yours, produce the sort of equipment we need. Your company provides advanced technology and efficient service, which small companies can’t provide. That’s why we’re interested in your company.

• Yes. I see. You’ll be pleased to hear that the service life of our equipment has been increased, and also prices have been reduced.

• It’s very interesting, but first I would like to know if it’s possible to adapt your equipment to our needs.

• To answer your question, I have to visit your factory and study your requirements.

• I’ll show you our factory tomorrow.

• What time?

• Let me see…I have an appointment with my lawyer at 9 a.m. How about 10?

• That’s fine.

• And now my driver will take you to the hotel. We reserved a room for you.

Exercise 3. You are the chief of the staff department. You need to hire people for non – occupied positions in your company. You need a secretary, an accountant, a trade agent and the chief of the Sales Department. Get acquainted with the candidates. Translate the replies and think over the answers.

• Доброго дня. Ваше ім’я?

• Де Ви раніше працювали?

• Яку посаду займали?

• Чи є у Вас відгуки з попереднього місця роботи?

• Якими мовами Ви говорите, пишете?

• Заповніть, будь – ласка, анкету.

• Приходьте післязавтра.

Exercise 4. Read and translate the dialog into Ukrainian: