Meeting a Businessman

It’s the 21^st of October. 10 o’clock in the morning. Mr. Blake has come to the Trade Office.

Blake: Good morning! My name’s Blake. I’m from Blake and Company. I’ve got an appointment with Mr. Smith at 10.15.

Receptionist: Good morning, Mr. Blake. Mr. Smith is expecting you. Will you take a seat, please?

Blake: Thank you. I’m a bit early, actually.

Receptionist: That’s all right, Mr. Blake.

(In a few minutes Mr. Smith comes downstairs to meet him.)

Mr. Smith: Oh, Mr. Blake, it’s nice to see you here. How are you?

Mr. Blake: Fine, thanks! And you?

Mr. Smith: Pretty well too, thank you. This way, please.

(They come into the conference room and take their seats at the table.)

Mr. Smith: Would you like a cup of coffee?

Mr. Blake: Yes, please. It’s very cold and wet outside today.

Mr. Smith: Yes, the weather hasn’t been very good lately.

Mr. Blake: That’s right, but it’s usually warm here in October. Now, Mr. Smith, how about our quotation and catalogues? Have you looked through them?

Mr. Smith: Sure! We’ve studied them closely. The new device is certainly good.

Mr. Blake: Yes, it’s of high quality. We’ve just starting producing the device and we’ve already received a lot of orders.

Mr. Smith: Your devices meet our requirements and we are interested in buying them. Mr. Blake, have you seen our contract form?

Mr. Blake: Not yet.

Mr. Smith: Would you like to look through it?

Mr. Blake: I certainly would.

Mr. Smith: Here you are, Mr. Blake. Please study our terms and let’s meet again next Tuesday.

Mr. Blake: All right, Mr. Smith. Good – bye for now.

Виразіть згоду або незгоду з наступними твердженнями.

1. Mr. Blake would like to have a cup of coffee.

2. The new device of Blake and Company is not of high quality.

3. Mr. Blake hasn’t received many orders for his devices.

4. Mr. Smith’s company is not interested in buying devices from Blake and Company.

5. Mr. Smith and Mr. Blake have made an appointment for next week.

Lesson 12

Grammar: Перфектно-тривалі часи

Reading: Advertising

Mass Media in Our Life

Speaking: Hitch your wagon to a star

Grammar

Perfect Continuous Tenses

Перфектно-тривалі часи

1. Present Perfect Continuous утворюється за допомогою have/has been + Ving.

Стверджувальна форма		Заперечувальна форма		Питальна форма
I have	been working	I have not	been working	Have I	been working ?
You have		You have not		Have you
He She has It		He She It has not		Has He She It
We You They have		We You They have not		Have We You They

Ця форма інколи називається Present Perfect Progressive.

Скорочення

've = have haven't = have not

's = has hasn 't = has not