- •Кафедра «Английский язык»
- •Дубинина Галина Алексеевна Драчинская Ирина Федоровна
- •Полное и частичное воспроизведение или размножение каким-либо способом допускается только с письменного разрешения Финансовой академии при Правительстве рф
- •Contents
- •Who’s Who in the Company
- •Ian Hampden, Ian - Personnel Manager Green, Jack - Shop steward
- •Phrase list
- •Exercise 4
- •Phrase list
- •Listen to the introduction to the unit. Answer the following questions and be ready to give a story line. Use the word combinations in brackets.
- •Listening
- •Exercise 2
- •Post-listening
- •Phrase list
- •1. What is the purpose of Mr. Duncan’s telephone call to Harper & Grant?
- •Listening
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Post-listening
- •Sum up everything you came to know from the unit about
- •Phrase list
- •2. What does the General Office deal with?
- •Listening
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 4
- •Exercise 5
- •Post-listening
- •Phrase list
- •1. What are Peter Wiles’ plans for the day in question?
- •Listening
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 5
- •Post-listening
- •1. Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Phrase list
- •1. How would you describe the system of advertising used in Harper & Grant Ltd.?
- •Listening
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Post-listening
- •1. Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Phrase list
- •1. Why does Hector Grant intend to undertake a work study survey?
- •Listening
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 5
- •Post-listening
- •Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Phrase list
- •1. What do we call a pension? Is it a compulsory scheme?
- •Listening
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 5
- •Post-listening
- •Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Phrase list
- •1. Do Harper & Grant make it a condition of employment that a worker must belong to a certain trade union? What does that mean?
- •Listening Exercise 1
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 5
- •Post-listening
- •Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Phrase list
- •2. Why does Harper & Grant Ltd. Belong to private companies?
- •3. What can the death of Ambrose Harper lead to?
- •5. Do the management of Harper & Grant Ltd. Welcome the possibility of a take over?
- •6. How did h.G. Manage to raise a loan?
- •Listening
- •Exercise 3
- •Post-listening
- •Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Phrase list
- •1. Is the situation with the new export market in Abraca encouraging?
- •Exercise 3
- •Post-listening
- •1. Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Phrase list
- •1. What changes occurred in the structure of the capital of Harper & Grant Ltd. After Hector Grant postponed the possibility of a takeover?
- •Exercise 2
- •Post-listening
- •1. Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Illustration 1
- •Phrase list
- •1. What is the main task of the auditors?
- •2. Why has h.G. Changed the firm auditing the firm’s accounts?
- •3. What is w. Buckhurst responsible for?
- •4. Which three documents are in the focus of the auditors’ attention?
- •5. What does the Balance Sheet show?
- •6. Why is stock valuation a mixed blessing?
- •Exercise 2
- •Post-listening
- •1. Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Phrase list
- •Listening
- •Exercise 2
- •Post-listening
- •1. Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •1. How can a firm insure itself against loss or damage to its property?
- •Exercise 2
- •Exercise 3
- •Exercise 4
- •Post-listening Consider the following points. Share your ideas with a partner or a small group. Be prepared to explain your answers to the class.
- •Explain why and how hi-jackers stole office-furniture.
Exercise 2
Listen to the following conversation between Christopher Thorn and Mr. Roberts. Look at their remarks given below at random. Put them in the order they appear in the Unit. Supply the remarks with the names of their authors. Fill in the grid below.
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May I ask who you are and what your business is up here? |
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Ah, how do you do. My name is Thorn, I work for Harper & Grant. |
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Good morning. Nice morning for a country drive, isn't it? Oh, what a mess that lorry's in. |
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Oh, yes, your firm is making the claim. |
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My name is Roberts. I represent Brown & Johnson, Insurance Adjusters. I've been asked to investigate the damage to the load which this lorry was carrying. |
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Well, I might ask you the same question. |
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Exercise 3
Listen again and see how the conversation between Christopher Thorn and Mr. Roberts progressed. Try to complete the gaps, using no more than three words in each case.
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Well, let's … . I was warned that … might have jammed. |
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I don't think … are too badly damaged. I think it … to salvage the lot. These dents could … knocked out, and these desks … . |
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Oh, I don't think … , Mr. Roberts. Look …, it's … . We'd never be able … . And … . Look at them! They must have been … for some time. They … to be stripped down and … . |
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H'm, well, I think I might recommend ... . Hello! What's this …? |
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I should think it used … on the windscreen; it's come unstuck … and ... What does it say? |
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“Drivers … it is a serious offence … , as agreed with the General Workers' Union, to … in this vehicle to any person not … of Andersons Transport Company.” You realise …? |
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Sorry, no, I don't. |
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Didn't the driver … that he … to this man …? |
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Yes, I believe he did. But I don't see ... |
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I think … will find, Mr. Thorn, that Andersons, …, should be held responsible … to their customers' goods in transit if … is caused … on the part … . Of course, it will depend … your firm has …, but I don't think … need be liable at all. |
Exercise 4
Match each of the phrases on the left with an appropriate explanation on the right. Five of the phrases have more than one explanation. Fill in the grid below.
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insurance |
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agreement that in return for regular small payments, a company will pay compensation for loss, damage, injury, death | |||||||
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insurance claim |
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independent firm who asses the damage to property | |||||||
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insurance premium |
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person who calculates losses for an insurance company | |||||||
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depreciation |
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policy which covers all possible normal dangers with the exception of war, Act of God, etc. | |||||||
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underwriters |
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person who is insured by an insurance company | |||||||
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adjusters |
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rate payable for an insurance policy | |||||||
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all-risks policy |
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system of protection against loss in which a number of individuals agree to pay certain sums for a guarantee that they will be compensated for any specified loss by fire, accident, death, etc. | |||||||
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policy holder |
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person or agent who underwrites insurance | |||||||
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take out a policy |
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reduction in value, writing down the capital value of an asset over a period of time in a company’s accounts | |||||||
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premium |
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sign the contract for an insurance and start paying the premiums | |||||||
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insurance which covers all risks | |||||||
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asking an insurance company to pay compensation for damage | |||||||
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people who take the risks of insurance; if there are no claims they make a profit; if there are a large number of claims , they make a loss. | |||||||
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decrease of value of property through wear, deterioration or going out of use | |||||||
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payment made by the insured person to the users | |||||||
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