Exercise 2

A ...

I’ll take you to the assembly shop …

B ...

This is one of our three workshops. This is the delivery bay here.

C ...

Oh, really.

D ...

The steel sheets and bars come in, as you see, in different sizes and are

unloaded on to the delivery bank here. We buy them in from a steelworks in

Wales. This machine here is a spot welder, and this is the new conveyor belt

which we had installed last year. We doubled our output in this department

as a result.

E ...

Oh, yes.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Duncan:

If I ordered a desk today, how long would it be before … … … …?

Elizabeth:

I think perhaps … … … … … … … … , Mr. Fielding. You’ll meet him

… … … over … … … .We’ll go there now.

дешевую мебель на рынке.

Grant:

I think we make the best.

Grant:

We have a wide range of prices, Mr. Duncan. Here is our catalogue. We

think our prices compare favourably with anything on the market today.

что бы мне это обошлось?

Grant:

It would largely depend on the line you chose.

продать мне мебель прямо со склада?

Grant:

If you could give me some idea of your requirements, Mr. Duncan, I

might be able to help you. Unfortunately, I have someone coming to see

me shortly and I …

Дункан:

Я скажу вам, что мне нужно. Вот моя визитная карточка. Я –

Директор-распорядитель фирмы «Дж. П. Дункан и Компания». Мы

производим химические удобрения. Я хочу оборудовать новый

административный корпус. Я бы хотел, чтобы вы как можно скорее

предоставили мне котировки, включая расходы на доставку.

Grant:

How many offices are there?

Дункан:

Двадцать восемь.

Grant:

Twenty eight offices. Oh, I see. Well, how much time can you give us?

Дункан: Мой предел – два месяца.

Grant:

I’d like to send a man up to Glasgow to get details. I never like promising

a date until I know we can honour it.

1.

office block

A

To increase production, make it twice what it was

before

2.

Administrative

B

Price of goods and delivery conditions, offered

departments

before a sale, quoted

3.

Personnel Department

C

Office buildings

4.

Market Research

D

Details, measurements, etc., of goods required or

offered for sale

5.

stock

E

Cost of delivering goods from factory to buyer

6.

to double one’s output

F

The department which deals with employees

7.

line

G

The goods are available for dispatch

8.

quotation

H

Offices where the business side of a firm (sales,

advertising, etc.) is carried out

9.

delivery charges

I

Products made by a firm. Often used to mean a

series or type of goods. (E.g. a new design for an

office desk would be referred to as the new line.

10.

deadline

J

Last possible moment when an event, e.g. delivery

of goods, may take place

11.

specifications

K

The investigation of present and future market

requirements

12.

in stock

L

There are no more goods for sale until the factory

produces (or delivers) further supplies.

13.

out of stock

M

Goods ready for sale

9.

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2.

3.

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5.

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12.

13.