- •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
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.
If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer them now
Can I just ask…?
Are there any questions about any of that?
Yes, a very good question
Can you explain to me…?
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.
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Tim: Ladies and gentlemen, if you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer them now.
Carrie: Yeah, can I just ask, graph number 3, that last one you showed us, can you explain to me where you’re intending to find the extra income to increase the designer range in the maternity wear?
Tim: Yes, a very good question. I’ve looked at the office wear range and it’s quite heavy on material, holiday wear tends to be much lighter, much smaller amounts of material involved and I ...
Practice. Finish the sentence with the correct word or phrase.
1. If you have any questions, _____________ to answer them now.
A I would like to be able
B I would be happy
C I would have been happy
D I was happy
2. Can I ______________...?
A just ask?... B you ask?... C only ask?... D ask it?...
3. Can you ____________....?
A tell me it? B tell to me? C explain to me? D explain me?
4. Yes, a very ____________.
A good question B question
C obvious question D lovely question
Put in order. Put the sentences from a presentation conclusion into the correct order.
_____ You’ll find my phone number and E-mail address on the top right of the hand-out.
______ Thank you very much for the attention.
______ I hope I have been able to convince you of the importance of our new project on the international market and would be happy to answer any questions that remained unanswered.
______ Well, with this summary I would like to finish off my presentation.
______ For more detailed information you may call me at my office any time, as soon as I’m back in Germany.
PRESENTATIONS: TIPS
Introduction. So what makes a good presentation? In this part, we’ll read some tips from people who have made presentations about how to make yours more effective and enjoyable for your audience.
Think it over. Think about the presentations that you have been to. What were the characteristics of the good ones?
Useful Phrases. Read the phrases and find Russian equivalents for them.
The aims and the structure need to be clear
Wait until the end of the presentation before people feed back on what you’ve said
Make sure you are entertaining, engaging and interesting
Don’t make it too long
Be short, precise and to the point
Make sure you’re relevant – make sure you’re talking to the right audience
Read. Now read the tips about effective presentations. As you read, try to find in the conversation expressions from “Useful phrases” list above.
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A: With a presentation, I think the aims and the structure need to be clear.
B: I like to wait until the end of the presentation before people feed back on what I’ve just said, rather than interruptions throughout the presentation.
C: I think of a presentation… If you’re standing up in front of a group of people, you need to make sure you’re entertaining, make sure you’re engaging, make sure you’re interesting, make sure you’re relevant, make sure you’re talking to the right audience.
D: Don’t make it too long, otherwise people fall asleep! Be short, precise and to the point, definitely.