- •Harry Smith
- •Curly
- •About Bob Howard
- •Curriculum Vitae
- •Vocabulary:
- •APPLICATION FORM
- •Have you traveled outside Russia, if yes, what countries you visited: ______________
- •Dialogue 1
- •“Workers Wanted”
- •Vocabulary:
- •Meet Harry Smith
- •Vocabulary:
- •Welcome to Robert Ron Howard
- •Harry Smith’s Visit to Robert Howard’s Home
- •Dialogue 1
- •Dialogue 2
- •Dialogue 3
- •Bob’s Flat in London
- •Vocabulary:
- •Making Hotel Reservations
- •Reservations: Reservations, may I help you?
- •Sergei Volkov: May I ask how long you will be staying in Khabarovsk?
- •Sergey Volkov Tells his Guests about Khabarovsk
- •Speaking about Weekends
- •Museums and Monuments in Khabarovsk
- •Vocabulary:
- •Hosting the Business Lunch
- •Making the Transition between Small Talk and Business
- •Closing the Business Lunch
- •Discussing an Entertainment Program
- •Vocabulary:
- •First Far Eastern International Economic Congress
- •Priamurskaya Inter-Regional Trade and Industrial Fair
- •Vocabulary:
- •To translate or to interpret?
- •Language or tongue?
- •Generally or usually?
- •To do … or to make … ?
- •Why We Learn Foreign Languages
- •How to Get to Know the English
- •Portland, Khabarovsk Sister City
- •GRAMMAR TEST II
- •GRAMMAR TEST III
- •GRAMMAR TEST VI
- •READING COMPREHENSION
- •TEST II
- •Write the answers
- •Write about
- •Vocabulary:
- •FINAL TEST
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Vocabulary:
to cut off – перекрыть, перерубить to appreciate – ценить, понимать an investigator – следователь
to dispatch – послать, отправить
to be closely associated with – быть тесно связанным с the means, funding – средства (денежные), фонды
to be under scrutiny – быть под строгим, жестким контролем inspiring results – вдохновляющие результаты
to warn – предупреждать, предостерегать a spadework – черновая работа
to drag on – тянуться hostilities – враждебные акты in the case of – в случае (с)
to be bound to – быть готовым
opaque settlements – непрозрачные размещения to heed – обращать внимание
to be vested with relevant power(s) – быть наделенным соответствующей властью, полномочиями
to tarnish image owing to – опорочить образ вследствие to emerge – всплыть, всплывать, появляться
FINAL TEST
I. Choose the synonym to the underlined word.
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I have accepted a very interesting proposal. |
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order |
c) suggestion |
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b) information |
d) inquiry |
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2. |
Could we cancel our appointment? |
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a) |
delete |
c) strike out |
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b) |
annul |
d) postpone |
3. |
Language is means for communication. |
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a) |
intersection |
c) interaction |
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b) |
intermission |
d) interrelation |
4. |
We are going to make reservations for the delegation from Japan. |
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willing |
c) wishing |
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b) |
intend |
d) dreaming |
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5. |
The company has produced goods of the latest model by April. |
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made |
c) tested |
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b) done |
d) manufactured |
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6. |
Mr. Roberts is a top specialist of the Marketing Department. |
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main |
c) skilled |
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highly qualified |
d) experienced |
II. Choose the correct translation for the underlined word.
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Сочетание продажи товаров по почте и в розницу было успешным. |
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was prospective |
c) was popular |
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b) was a hit |
d) was a boom |
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2. |
Мы покупаем только качественные товары в супермаркете. |
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a) |
merchandise |
c) shopping |
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b) |
things |
d) buys |
3. |
Лучше всего открыть магазин в моем родном городе. |
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a) |
local |
c) birth |
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b) |
relative |
d) home |
4. |
Мы изучили рынок, прежде чем создать коммерческое предприятие. |
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a) |
establish |
c) open |
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b) |
set out |
d) make |
5. |
Заказчики должны прибыть для переговоров после полудня. |
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a) |
shoppers |
c) customers |
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b) |
consumers |
d) clients |
6. |
Переводчик работает сегодня с группой, завтра он поможет тебе |
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написать письмо. |
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a) |
the guide |
c) the interpreter |
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b) |
the translator |
d) the linguist |
III. Choose the appropriate part of speech and fill in the blanks.
1. |
Ballets are as … as opera, aren’t they? |
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interests |
b) interesting |
c) interested |
2. |
Statistics is the easiest … for me. |
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a) |
subjective |
b) subjection |
c) subject |
3. |
I … everything from this shopping center. |
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a) |
buyer |
b) buy |
c) buying |
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4. |
This is a very … region. |
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a) prospective |
b) prospect |
c) prospecting |
5. |
… on a computer is our essential requirement. |
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a) work |
b) worker |
c) to work |
6. |
She prefers … appliances. |
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a) good |
b) goods |
c) well |
IV. Use the correct word combination. |
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We have been discussing some … for two hours. |
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a) business matters |
b) business questions |
c) business issues |
2. |
Could you … with Mr. Powell for Monday? |
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a) appoint a meeting |
b) make a meeting |
c) make an appointment |
3. |
Prices are too high for us, could we discuss … in details? |
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a) terms of payment |
b) terms of delivery |
c) terms of shipment |
4. |
It is important to get to know both business language, … , and people’s |
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culture. |
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a) business exercise |
b) business experience |
c) business practice |
5. |
I am hungry, let us … . |
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a) order something |
b) make reservations |
c) select dishes |
6.What … provide their goods and services in the sphere of food industry?
a)educational institutions
b)scientific organizations
c)commercial enterprises
V. Choose the correct translation for the word underlined.
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Many cultural and recreational events attracted visitors of the Fair. |
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a) мероприятия |
b) события |
c) происшествия |
2. |
Now scores of department stores provide unprecedented range of goods, |
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services and conveniences. |
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a) обеспечивают |
b) снабжают |
c) предоставляют |
3. |
The analysts must trace the financial springs gotten via offshore companies. |
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a) пружины |
b) весны |
c) ручейки |
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4. |
The reporters have learnt about the latest event happened in the famous |
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banker’s life. |
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a) выучили |
b) узнали |
c) научили |
5. |
Many original works represent cultures and traditions of indigenous people. |
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a) заводы |
b) работы |
c) произведения |
6. |
One of the major goals of that Fair was to attract funds from the state budget, |
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private sources and territorial resources. |
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a) фонды |
b) средства |
c) запасы |
VI. Choose the correct preposition. |
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These bodies are vested … the relevant power and can freeze account of any |
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organization, which launders dirty money. |
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a) by |
b) at |
c) with |
2. |
You can read this article … the original. |
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a) in |
b) on |
c) of |
3. |
You can do nothing. So take the changes … account. |
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a) in |
b) to |
c) into |
4. |
I am going … passport control and will be in ten minutes. |
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a) across |
b) through |
c) out |
5. |
Don’t pay your attention … the strident advertising around the latest models |
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of TNT Co. |
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a) at |
b) on |
c) to |
6. |
The shopper is to pay … his purchase at the checking counter. |
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a) for |
b) to |
c) of |
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CONTENTS
ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ ……………………………………………………………..3
UNIT I. A PERSONAL PRESENTATION ………………………………..4 Presenting yourself and your family, writing a resume, expressing likes and dislikes. Present Simple, Verbs be and like, Possessive’s.
UNIT II. SEEKING FOR A JOB …………………………………………...9 Asking for information, describing jobs, essential requirements, responsibilities, application form. Present Simple and Present Continuous, Articles.
UNIT III. WORKING DAY OF A BUSINESSMAN …………………….17 Talking about plans and intentions, predicting, making an arrangement, entertainments, home chores. Imperative. Present Perfect. Have got. Future Conditionals.
UNIT IV. A MAN’S HOME IS HIS CASTLE ..…………………………..23 Talking about your flat, yard and street. There is/are. Some, any, no. Prepositions of space. Present Perfect Continuous.
UNIT V. KHABAROVSK SIGHTS …………………………………….…31 A tour of Khabarovsk, sights, museums, monuments, favourite places for weekends. Present Perfect and Past Simple. Impersonal sentences. Many/much, few/little.
UNIT VI. ENTERTAINING THE GUEST …………………………….…40 Reservations, at the restaurant, speaking about films, theatres, holidays. A small talk, a business lunch. Past Continuous and Past Perfect. Comparative and superlative adjectives. Other/another.
UNIT VII. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. A VISIT TO AN ENTERPRISE ………………………………………………………………..48 Exhibitions and fairs.
Past Perfect Continuous. Present and Past Tenses revision. Future Tense.
UNIT VIII. BUSINESS LANGUAGE AND BUSINESS PRACTICE ….57
Why We Learn Foreign Languages. Understanding foreign partners’ behaviours and life style. Modal verbs can, may, must and their equivalents.
UNIT IX. CONSOLIDATION ……………………………………………..67 Grammar tests, reading comprehension, final lexical test