- •Предисловие
- •1. What is business english?
- •2 . Business correspondence
- •1. Sender's address
- •2. Date
- •3. Addressee's address
- •4. Salutation
- •5. Body of letter
- •Example of a typical letter megasoft ltd
- •46 High street, wolverhampton, west midlands(1)
- •20Th February 1999
- •23Rd February 1999
- •P art I. Letter of enquiry
- •Part II. Letter of order
- •Заголовок письма: размещение заказа
- •Princes marketing
- •Instead use a passive structure.
- •Part IV. Letter of offer
- •Предложение о сотрудничестве
- •3. Contract
- •1. Examine the following words and word combinations. Take them into consideration, reading the text below.
- •6. Insert the correct prepositions and memorize them. If you are not sure, look through the text again.
- •8. Make up sentences with some of the following words and word combinations.
- •9. Imagine you are at the negotiations. Act as an interpreter. Translate the following sentences into English.
- •10. Read the text and give definitions of the following words. Translate them into Russian.
- •Breach of contract
- •11. Study the vocabulary from the text.
- •12. Look through the text again and
- •13. Give Russian equivalents to the following English ones.
- •14. Answer the following questions.
- •15. Give English equivalents to the following Russian ones.
- •16. Insert prepositions where necessary.
- •17. Make a summary of the text.
- •18. Match the words (ah) to their definitions (18)
- •19. Read and translate the text. Answer the following questions:
- •Business contracts
- •20. Read the part of a standard contract and try to make a back translation.
- •21. Find English equivalents for the following:
- •22. Fill in the blanks with prepositions:
- •24. Translate into English.
- •25. Read and make a back translation.
- •26. Find English equivalents for the following:
- •27. Fill in the blanks with prepositions
- •29. Read and make a back translation.
- •30. Find English equivalents for the following:
- •31. Translate the words in brackets
- •32. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and translate
- •33. Translate into English.
- •34. Read and make a back translation.
- •35. Find English equivalents for the following:
- •36. Translate the expressions in brackets:
- •37. Read one more part of the contract and try to make a back translation again.
- •38. Find English equivalents for the followings:
- •39. Translate the expressions in brackets:
- •40. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and translate:
- •41. Read and do the following exercises.
- •42. Make up word combinations and give their Russian equivalents.
- •43. Use prepositions where necessary.
- •44. Translate into English.
- •Библиографический список
- •Contents
- •644099, Г. Омск, ул. П. Некрасова, 10
14. Answer the following questions.
1. What does “breach of contract” mean?
2. What may such a failure provoke?
3. What may occur if just one person violates the contract?
4. What does ”specific performance” mean?
5. In what case is monetary settlement awarded to a person?
6. What does discharge of obligation mean?
7. How do you understand “renunciation”?
8. What rights does the aggrieved party have in case of contract breach?
9. When a contract is only partially performed can the plaintiff be made to accept part performance only?
15. Give English equivalents to the following Russian ones.
1) отказ от права, отречение
2) выполнять свою часть обязательств
3) нарушение договора
4) нет намерения выполнять свои обязательства
5) отказаться от предмета соглашения
6) честный отказ одной стороны выполнять обязательства
7) пострадавшая сторона имеет различные права на действия
8) обратиться в суд за возмещением убытков
9) обратиться в суд за “особым исполнением”
10) представлять претензии по поводу налогов
11) принять частичное исполнение
12) принять прямо или косвенно
13) предъявить претензию по поводу справедливого вознаграждения за выполненную работу
16. Insert prepositions where necessary.
1. The breach … contract means that one party fails to follow the terms … the contract.
2. An aggrieved party may ask a court to award financial compensation … the loss brought about … the breach.
3. The person who violates … the contract may be required to live … … the agreement if no money damages would be adequate.
4. Damages is the monetary settlement awarded … a person who is injured … a breach … contract.
5. If I fail to live… … a contract, you can sue me …damages, usually the amount you would lose … my non-performance.
6. If we had a legally binding contract … me to sing …your wedding, for example, and I failed to come, you could sue me … the cost … a new singer.
7. If I fail to live … …my end … a contract, you could agree to drop the matter, and then you would not have to live … … your agreement, either.
8. The failure … one party to a contract to perform his part constitutes breach … that contract.
9. Whatever form the breach takes, the aggrieved party has various rights … action.
10. He may sue … damages or may apply … the court … specific performance.
11. For instance, someone supplying the wrong quantity … goods can claim payment … proportion, if the purchaser does not decide to refuse delivery altogether.
12. In fact, it is always best to have a contract … writing.
17. Make a summary of the text.
18. Match the words (ah) to their definitions (18)
1. The terms stipulated in the contract.
2. When you don’t deliver the goods on time you must pay.
3. If there is a problem the two parties must go to court to…
4. A first rough and not finalized contract.
5. Contract with fixed time conditions, but quantities and time are variable.
6. The act of breaking a contract.
7. To ask for money back.
8. The two partners in the contract or agreement.
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a) parties
e) draft
b) reclaim
f) arbitration
c) skeleton
g) conditions
d) breach
h) penalty