- •Содержание
- •Введение
- •Part I Business correspondence
- •§ 1. Standards of Business correspondence
- •§ 2. International Letter Requisites
- •Образец расположения реквизитов международного письма
- •Примеры оформления писем
- •Контрольные вопросы
- •Practice
- •§ 3. Language and style
- •Контрольные вопросы
- •§ 4. Types of business letters
- •Quotation (Offer) — предложение
- •Enquiry letter (Inquiries) — письмо запрос
- •Order (of Goods) — письмо-заказ (на товары)
- •Confirmation of order — письмо-подтверждение
- •§ 4.1. Quotation
- •§ 4.2. Enquiry letter
- •§ 4.3 Order of goods
- •§ 4.4 Confirmation of order
- •§ 4.5 Contract
- •Основные пункты контракта
- •Типы организаций
- •Шапка е-почты
- •Примеры формального вступления
- •Сетевой этикет
- •Practice
- •Part II. Business communication
- •§ 1. Effective business negotiations
- •Reading
- •Business Negotiation
- •Practice
- •I. Answer the questions on the text.
- •II. Give the English for:
- •III. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
- •IV. Complete the sentences with one of the words from the previous exercise.
- •Text 2. Read and discuss the text about business negotiations.
- •5 Ways to Negotiate More Effectively
- •Improve Your Negotiation Skills to Improve Your Bottom Line
- •1) Learn to flinch.
- •2) Recognize that people often ask for more than they expect to get.
- •3) The person with the most information usually does better.
- •4) Practice at every opportunity.
- •5) Maintain your walk away power.
- •Practice
- •III. Work with a partner. Act out situations using the five strategies presented
- •In the text.
- •IV. Match the sentence beginnings (1-8) with the correct endings (a-h).
- •V. Negotiating styles. Read the passage and then do the task below.
- •VI. Probing. One way of furthering negotiations is probing (asking the right questions and listening carefully to the answers). Here are some probing questions:
- •Useful phrases Study topical phrases on business negotiations Making offers / Предложение сделки
- •Rejecting the offer / Отказ от сделки
- •Conditions / Условия
- •Winning time / Выигрыш времени
- •Reaching agreements / Достижение соглашения
- •Making complaints / Предъявление претензий
- •Apologizing / Извинения
- •Practice
- •II. Complete the phrases below using the correct form of the words in
- •III. Dealing with problems. When negotiations get stuck, and don’t progress,
- •Speaking
- •1. Discussing a contract
- •I. Read and act the dialogue out.
- •II. Find English equivalents for the following.
- •III. Answer the questions.
- •IV. Make these sentences complete.
- •V. Translate into English.
- •VII. You need to buy supplies for your company from a foreign supplier. Act out a conversion and discuss the details of your deal.
- •Manager and Clerk: Tricky Conversations
- •Boss and Employee: Resolving Difficulties
- •Employer and Employee: Asking for a pay rise
- •Manager and Client: Difficult Clients
- •Challenge
- •Prepare and act out negotiations between a boss and an employee.
- •II. You can choose any other situation to practice your negotiation skills and act it out with your colleagues.
- •§ 2. Presentations
- •Reading Text 1. Read and discuss the text about giving an effective presentation. Effective Presentation Tips
- •Check your understanding with this follow-up quiz.
- •II. Read and discuss the information about presentation structure. Structure
- •Read. Now read the examples of two ways of opening presentations. As you read, try to find in the conversation expressions from “Useful phrases” list above.
- •Practice. Finish the sentence with the correct word or phrase.
- •Put in order. Put the sentences from a presentation opening into the correct order.
- •II. Presentations: body
- •Introduction. The body is the 'real' presentation. If the introduction was well prepared and delivered, you will now be 'in control'. You will be relaxed and confident.
- •Visual aids
- •Think it over. Imagine you are giving a presentation and using some visual aids. What phrases might you use to draw your audience’s attention to these slides?
- •Useful Phrases. Read the phrases and find Russian equivalents for them.
- •Read. Now read two examples of people giving presentations. As you read, try to find in the conversation expressions from “Useful phrases” list above.
- •Practice. Finish the sentence by choosing the correct words and writing them into the empty spaces.
- •Using and discussing visuals
- •Pay attention to the use of prepositions:
- •Now insert the necessary prepositions.
- •III. Keep in mind whether a noun is countable or uncountable when discussing information presented in you visuals.
- •IV. Fill in the blanks with the necessary words from the table above.
- •Useful phrases
- •Commenting diagrams / Комментирование диаграмм
- •Upward trend / Тенденция улучшения
- •Downward trend / Тенденция ухудшения
- •Continuing trend / Стабильная тенденция
- •Adverbs of change / Наречия изменений
- •Contrast and comparison / Контраст и сравнение
- •Practice
- •IV. Read the passage describing the profit of the company for the 5 years.
- •V. This is the report of a Sales Manager at the meeting describing the performance of some products. Read it and draw a graph. Check yourself.
- •VI. Translate sentences into English using the vocabulary of exercise V.
- •Presentations: questions
- •Introduction. At the end of your presentation, you may wish to open the floor to questions – to ask if anyone has any questions about your presentation.
- •Think it over. Imagine it is the end of your presentation and you are asking if there are any questions. What phrases might you use or hear?
- •Useful Phrases. Read the phrases and find Russian equivalents for them.
- •Read. Now read an example of someone asking if there are any questions As you read, try to find in the conversation expressions from “Useful phrases” list above.
- •Practice. Finish the sentence with the correct word or phrase.
- •Practice. Finish the sentence with the correct word or phrase.
- •Signposting
- •Challenge
- •§ 3. Markets, products and modern marketing
- •I. Market
- •1. Market
- •I. Now study word combinations with ‘market’ and find their Russian equivalents.
- •Complete the tv reporter's commentary with words from the box.
- •2. Companies and markets
- •Study word combinations and examples with ‘market’ and find their Russian equivalents.
- •II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
- •III. Study more word combinations and examples with ‘market’ and find their Russian equivalents.
- •IV. Replace the underlined expressions with words from the table above. You may need to add a verb in the correct form.
- •3. Competitors and competition
- •Read this description of a language training market. Answer the questions.
- •II. Marketing
- •Marketing definition
- •2. The four Ps
- •Read the article and answer the questions. Role of marketing in modern business
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •3. Market orientation
- •Reading Text 1. Read and discuss the text about evolution of modern marketing. Marketing
- •Practice
- •I. Answer the questions on the text.
- •Give the English for:
- •III. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right.
- •IV. Complete the sentences with one of the words from the table above.
- •III. Internet marketing
- •I. Answer the questions.
- •II. Skim through the passage and find terms related to the Internet.
- •Reading Text 2. Read and discuss the text about Internet marketing.
- •Practice
- •I. Answer the questions on the text.
- •II. Give the English for:
- •III. Complete the sentences.
- •IV. Read the text below and find in it expressions with the following meanings:
- •V. Do you remember the terms: b2b, b2c and b2g? Read the piece of information and answer the questions below.
- •‘Negotiate’ is not a dirty word
- •The art of negotiating
- •Business communication
- •Business interviewing
- •7. Internet business success stories
- •62 Year Old Grandmother Creates The World's Most Popular Online Greeting Card Site
- •7 Deadly sins that sabotage business success
- •Ten missteps that could cost you your business
- •Social marketing
- •Integrated marketing communications
- •Advertising effectiveness
- •Http://www.Questia.Com/library/communication/advertising-and-public-relations/advertising-research/advertising-effectiveness psychology and advertising
- •Consumer behavior
- •What makes an "excellent" presenter?
- •How to find and sell to your target market
- •Part 1: Finding Your Target Market
- •Part 2: Using Market Segmentation to Define Your Target Market
- •Top 10 home business opportunities
- •IV. Products and brands
- •1. Products
- •Study word combinations and examples with ‘product’ and find their Russian equivalents.
- •II. Match the sentence beginnings (1-7) with the correct endings (a-g). The sentences all contain expressions exercise I.
- •3. Brands and branding
- •I. Complete this marketer's description of his work using expressions from the passage about brands above.
- •II. Answer the questions:
- •V. Price
- •1. Pricing
- •I. Read the conversation between two managers, find Russian equivalents for
- •II. Look at the price list. Are the statements below true or false?
- •III. Study word combinations and examples with ‘price’ and give their Russian equivalents.
- •IV. Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of words from the table above.
- •2. Upmarket and downmarket
- •Mass markets and niches
- •Speaking
- •I. Work with a partner. Read about the three gifts. Which one would you choose to promote the new cereal, and why?
- •II. Three managers – Carmen, Ned and Anna – are discussing the gifts. Read their conversation. Which one do they choose?
- •III. What advantages and disadvantages do they mention for each gift? Read again and fill in the table.
- •IV. Read again. What expressions do they use to give their opinion?
- •Glossary
- •References
Making complaints / Предъявление претензий
- I’m afraid that you didn’t respect the date of delivery. |
- К сожалению, вы не соблюдали сроки поставки |
- The goods you delivered were damaged. |
- Поставленные вами товары повреждены. |
- We’re sorry to say that we’re dissatisfied with the consignment. |
- Мы с сожалением сообщаем, что мы не удовлетворены доставленной партией товара. |
- I’m afraid you’ve overcharged us again. |
- Вы опять завысили цену. |
- I have to tell you that you didn’t keep to the terms / the conditions were not met. |
- Я должен сообщить, что вы не выполнили условия соглашения / условия не были выполнены. |
- According to our agreement … |
- Согласно нашему договору … |
Apologizing / Извинения
- Please accept our apologies. |
- Примите наши извинения. |
- I really must apologize. |
- Я должен извиниться. |
- I quite understand how you feel. |
- Я понимаю, что вы чувствуете. |
- We’ll look into the matter immediately. |
- Мы рассмотрим этот вопрос немедленно. |
- I’ll see to it personally. |
- Я лично прослежу за этим. |
- I assure you that it won’t happen again. |
- Я уверяю вас, что этого больше не случится. |
- The mistake will be rectified as soon as possible. |
- Ошибка будет исправлена как можно скорее. |
Practice
Put in order the dialogue below and translate it into Russian to check
yourself.
____ - Sure, but then we would have to raise the price.
____ - That sounds like a good offer but we need the goods in 2 weeks. Couldn’t you shorten the delivery period?
_____ - I see what you mean, but we do need these products this month. Could I make a suggestion? If you deliver in 3 weeks? We could discuss another order for the coming season.
_____ - Fine, if you could confirm this in writing. I’ll talk to our legal department and ask them to set up the contract.
_____ - Delivery will be in 6 weeks with a discount of 2% if you place your order this month.
II. Complete the phrases below using the correct form of the words in
brackets.
Example: If you offer more flexible payment conditions, might / consider pay/ higher price. - If you offer more flexible payment conditions, then we might consider paying a higher price.
1. As long as engine performance improves by ten per cent, may / offer / price / 550,000 dollars per unit.
2. On condition that you deliver 20 engines by May, will / be able to / increase order.
3. Supposing that you provide good technical support, might / be able to / increase / order.
4. Provided that you supply documentation in Portuguese, could / consider / send personnel / you / training.
5. Providing that this contract works out OK, might / agree / work / you / future.