- •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
§ 4.1. Quotation
Quotation (письмо-оферта (предложение товара). Письмо-оферта (предложение товара) должно содержать необходимые данные (условия предложения), чтобы иметь правовое значение для ведения дальнейших переговоров по заключению контракта купли подажи. Эти данные впоследствие являются обязательным условием предстоящего контракта. Как правило, сюда включаются: наименование предлагаемого товара, количество товара, качество товара (может быть изложено в спецификации или приложении к письму), цена, базисные условия поставки, условия платежа, сроки поставки, характер тары и упаковки, срок действия оферты.
Exercise I. Read and answer the questions:
Westford & Cliff 28 Royal Street London W1С 23D UK
Oct. 26, 2010 Black & Scott Ladies' World 316, 4th Avenue Washington, DC. 12345 USA
Dear Sirs, We are pleased to make you a firm offer regarding our products in the size you require. Nearly all the models are obtained and can be delivered to you by the end of December. All other models of dresses can be supplied by the middle of January 2011, subject to our receiving your order by 15th of December. If you prefer the goods to be shipped by air freight, this kind of shipment will be charged extra cost.
Yours faithfully,
B.J. Howard Manager Export Department Sellers
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Questions:
1. What is the structure of the letter?
2. When can the Sellers deliver the goods to the Byers?
3. When can the Sellers supply all other models of dresses?
4. What is charged extra at cost?
Exercise II. Fill in the gaps using the following words:
skilled, same, talks, possibilities, venture, means, information,
developed
Dear Gentlemen: Our firm has ____ a unique technology of mince-machines production. We have received ____ that your firm is in the _____ line so we might have _____ interest in business. Besides, our firm has all the necessary ____ of production and labour.
We hope that you will be interested to learn more about our ____ and, in the future, to hold____ on the possibility to organize a joint. For further information, please write to the following address: 12345, 45Dttgm. Ave. Dorr.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours respectfully,……
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Exercise III. Arrange the parts of the letter in the proper order:
1) Dear Sirs,
2) We look forward to hearing from you.
3) Yours faithfully,
Litex & Co. Ltd.
Peter Upton
Sales Manager
4) S.B.M. Industrielle
153, bd Herriot
Lyon 3,
France
5) In order to meet this we are bringing out "Weartex", a new line of cotton/terylene fabrics which combine resistance to wear with general flexibility. Enclosed with this letter you will find samples of the new material in varying colours, together with a copy of our brochure setting out full details of the possible applications of the fabric.
6) Trial orders are welcome and should be sent to us on the form which you will find in our brochure. We are prepared to grant a 15% discount on all orders for "Weartex" received before 31 December.
7) 8th October 2012
8) We have been increasingly aware of the demand for industrial fabrics which
have good wearing qualities and corrosion resistance in the factory
environment.
Exercise IV. Write a quotation using the information of the paragraph.