Учебно-методический комплекс по учебной дисциплине иностранный язык (английский) для специальности 1-25 01 07 Экономика и управление на предприятии

8.Массаж, медитация, свободное выражение эмоций, умение улаживать любую ситуацию – все думают, что это лучшее средство против стресса. Чепуха! Мое лучшее средство против стресса - просто не работать!

9.Наемные рабочие обратились к боссу с вопросом о повышении заработной платы.

10.Каждую неделю мой брат ведет переговоры с зарубежными партнерами. Это хорошая возможность для карьерного роста.

11.Бесплатное медицинское обследование – это хорошее поощрение наших сотрудников.

12.Я бросил работу, где я зарабатывал хорошие деньги из-за высокого уровня стресса.

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III. Complete the sentences with one of the words from the box in its correct form.

1.………… is a national feature of Belarusian people.

2.When you go to France, you are likely to be invited to a ………… .

3.A game in which people hit small white balls into holes in the ground with a set of special sticks is called ………… .

4.What a ………… game! The winner was in doubt until the last minute.

5.As a corporate entertaining our company has decided to organize a chess

………… .

6.Let’s give our guests more time ………… the sights of our city.

7.France, Italy and the Check Republic are well-known for their …………. where people come for cures.

8.I’d like ………… you to visit “the big six” events as I call them in Great Britain.

9.Our senior managers ………… our Japanese guests to the theatre tonight.

10.The island we have chosen for our conference is ………… only by boat.

IV. Match the words with their opposites.

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VI. Form the right part of speech from the words “entertain”, “socialize”, “negotiate”.

entertain

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1.We ………… our foreign guests this evening.

2.Our company has invited a popular television ………… for its 10th anniversary.

3.The law applies to theatres, cinemas, and other places of public ………… .

socialize

1.I enjoy ………… with my colleagues after work.

2.We talked about various ………… questions, such as unemployment and education.

3.Being ………… helps you to climb a career ladder.

negotiate

1.The trade union ………… a new contract with the management this week.

2.The treaty was the result of long ………… .

3.As he often goes on training courses he must be a really skillful ………… .

VII. Match the columns to make word combinations.

VIII. Supply the right preposition where necessary.

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1.When they asked the waiter … the bill, they were speechless because it was enormous.

2.What holiday destinations can you recommend us apart … Egypt and Turkey.

3.One of the main aims of organizing corporate entertaining for overseas partners is to break … cultural barriers.

4.The delegation of foreign partners set … on Friday early in the morning.

5.As she is one of my best friends I couldn’t but take … the invitation.

6.Leave me alone! Don’t involve me … your dirty business!

7.We recommended … our business partners to attend the Wimbledon tournament and the Chelsea Flower Show!

8.My friend is a creative personality. She always comes … … new and exciting ideas that’s why she is considered a valuable asset for the company she work in.

9.Do you know why she is so hard-working? All her efforts are aimed … getting more profit!

10.“Help yourself … some wine, please,” said Mrs. Brown.

IX. Put the questions to the sentences.

1.The pharmaceutical industry has to follow a tough new code of practice. (special question)

2.Many companies have realized that it can cost 4 or 5 times as much to gain a new client as it is to keep an old one. (tag question)

3.Corporate entertaining is a barometer of the economy. (general question)

4.The marketing team has sent out a questionnaire to find out what type of venue the participants preferred. (alternative question)

5.The Grand Hotel in England best meets the requirements of the conference. (alternative question)

6.The budget of our company for corporate entertaining makes $ 2 000 per participant. (indirect question)

7.The chart shows the popularity of certain forms of entertainment with executives while they’re abroad on business. (special question)

8.In Italy they often had pasta as a first course. (tag question)

9.Corporate entertaining is considered to be the main benefit of the sponsorship. (to the subject)

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10. He is going to participate in the contest which will give him a chance to run over a car with the tank. (indirectquestion)

X. Translate into English.

1.Согласно этикету, в ресторане необходимо оставить чаевые.

2.Только взаимный интерес заставил этих бизнесменов пойти на вечеринку.

3.Директор сообщил, что он уезжает за границу по делу: налаживать внешние связи.

4.По приезде в Стокгольм, наша делегация решила, в первую очередь, осмотреть достопримечательности и попробовать национальную кухню.

5.Белорусы славятся гостеприимством, они готовы потратить много денег на развлечение своих гостей.

6.Общественный опрос показал, что наблюдается тенденция к сокращению трат на развлечения.

7.Если вы едете на конференцию, вам следует забронировать место в отеле рядом с местом ее проведения.

8.Хорошая кухня, немного вина – это все, что необходимо для заключения удачного контракта.

9.Мы подумываем о том, чтобы наши гости остановились в Grand Hotel, так как он предлагает прекрасные возможности.

10.На собрании было проинформировано – бюджет на новую маркетинговую компанию должен быть урезан в два раза.

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Unit 7

“Marketing”

I. Guess the word according to the definition given.

1.to try hard to sell a product or service by advertising it widely, reducing its price

_ _ _ m _ _ _

2.the business activity of making sure that people know about a new product, a film etc. _ u _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3.to take money out of a bank account _ _ _ _ _ _ _ w

4.when people hear about something from their friends, people they work with etc.

_ _ _ _-_ _ -_ _ u _ _

5.to sell goods in small quantities to members of the public, usually in a shop _ _ _

_ i _

6.a set of similar products made by a particular company or available in a particular shop _ _ n _ _

7.an occasion at which a new product is shown or made available for sale or use for the first time _ _ u _ _ _

8.to send something or someone to a place _ _ _ _ _ t _ _

9. for or by each person _ _ _ _ _ p _ _ _

10. the amount of money something is worth _ _ _ u _

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III. Complete the letter with the words given.

Dear Sam,

Thank you for your letter about your plans to market our products in the South Pacific Region. As you know, we want to sell our (1) ............... in every (2) ...............

market in the world, so naturally we are interested in your region. Obviously we have to do some (3) ............... .

I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible.

Yours sincerely,

Peter Smith

IV. Tick all possible prepositions.

agree

appeal

associate

belong

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concentrate

distinguish

rely

result

submit

spend

target

V. Make up word partnerships.

VI. Put the question to each sentence.

1.In order to regain the top spot, Chanel launched a new ad campaign. (a general question)

2.Companies carry out market research to get information about what buyers need and want. (a specialquestion)

3.Good marketing should increase the volume of sales. (a tag question)

4.World leaders hope to achieve a major breakthrough at the conference on environmental issues. (a question to the subject)

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