Учебное пособие по английскому языку с упражнениями по развитию креативного мышления. Часть 2

has a strong plastic body and quiet rubber wheels. It is very simple to operate.

Ex.7. Role play. You have come up with a new original product. You think it’s a breakthrough in modern service and indispensable for a businessman both home and in the office. But many colleagues are skeptical about it. Try to convince them that your idea is worthwhile and needs developing and promoting. Prove that your idea meets a need not catered for at present.

Telephoning: We’re ready to order now

Telephone vocabulary

ORDERING

Person calling

That offer you sent us was fine. We're ready to order now.

We'd like to place an order for 20 dozen?

Can you supply us with the equipment from stock?

I'm phoning you with a repeat order.

Have you got the details of our last one?

Person called

As this is a repeat order, we could allow you a longer credit period.

DELIVERY

Person calling

We do need the goods urgently. Can you dispatch them at once?

Person called

We'll dispatch them immediately from stock.

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Sorry, there's a three week delivery time.

We'll be able to send your consignment before the end of the month.

How would you like delivery to be made: by rail, road transport or air freight?

The consignment was collected this morning. It should reach you by Thursday.

VOIDING MISUNDERSTANDINGS

Person calling/Person called

Sorry I couldn't hear what you said. Would you mind repeating the price? I didn’t catch what you said. Would you please repeat that last remark? Could you possibly speak more slowly' This is a very bad line, I'm afraid. Can I ring you back?

Person called

I'm awfully sorry, but I couldn't get you on the flight you wanted. Your name's on the waiting list, though. The other possibility would be for you to fly at 9.00 the next morning.

We're not very conveniently located for public transport, I'm afraid.

You'd better take a taxi from the airport.

Ex.8. Role play. Sit back-to-back in pairs. Student A, who has information on page 106, should 'ring' student B, who has information on this page. Change roles when you have done the calls once.

Bl You work at the Grand Palace Restaurant. The restaurant is fully booked today between 7 and 10 p.m. If you cannot help the caller, recommend the

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Minerva Restaurant. It belongs to the same restaurant group and has approximately the same standard and prices. Its phone number is 791 8181 and the address is 17 York Street.

B2 You work at the Minerva Restaurant. Accept the caller's reservation, get his/her name and make sure they know where the restaurant is.

B3 You work at the Sola Beach Hotel, Bergen, Norway. Your room rates are NOK (Norwegian Crowns) 1050 single and 1375 double, including breakfast. The hotel is not full in mid-January.

LESSON 4

Ex. 1. Answer the following questions.

I like school best when we_________________

I get angry when__________________________

School would be better if ___________________

It's fun to _______________________________

1 would like to be more like_________________

I wish my father (brother, sister, mother) would _ I wish I could learn_______________________

We have too many _______________________

If only we (I) could________________________

My mother (father, sister, brother) always ______

I wish I could spend more time with __________

Ex. 2.

Make your own sentences based from four words, in which every word begins with the following letters:

Example: N…B…W…T... – Nice boy watched TV.

1). W…I…T…A…W…

2). S…A…W…

3). T…T…F…L…Y…

4). C…A…P…F…

5). H…Y…D…T…W…

6). W…D…G…M…

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Ex. 3.

In the left-hand column there is a definition of the notions which are presented in the right-hand column. Fill in the words.

10 __ north, south, east, west

Ex. 4.

Pay attention to this picture. In this picture there is surreal situation: clouds are attached with cords hanging down to the ground. What can happen in this situation? Give, as much as you can, variants and explain them orally.

_______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________

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Ex. 5. Retell the text.

The International Monetary Fund

The International Monetary Fund is an international organization that is composed of over 150 countries. It is continuously involved in economic analysis and policy advice, including participation in financial packages to various countries around the world. All member-countries are linked to the Fund through a continuous policy dialogue. The Research Department provides analytical underpinnings to much of the Fund's policy advice; we produce analyses of world economic developments and analyze global policy issues.

The Research Department, together with other parts of the IMF, is engaged in policy dialogue and analysis with most of the East European countries, especially those which are members of the IMF.

Vocabulary

advice n 1. ɫɨɜɟɬ, ɤɨɧɫɭɥɶɬɚɰɢɹ 2. ɢɡɜɟɳɟɧɢɟ, ɭɜɟɞɨɦɥɟɧɢɟ 3. ɚɜɢɡɨ analysis n 1. ɚɧɚɥɢɡ, ɢɡɭɱɟɧɢɟ, ɢɫɫɥɟɞɨɜɚɧɢɟ 2. ɫɬɚɬɢɫɬɢɱɟɫɤɚɹ ɬɚɛɥɢɰɚ compose v ɫɨɫɬɚɜɥɹɬɶ

continuously adv ɧɟɩɪɟɪɵɜɧɨ

issue n 1. ɜɵɩɭɫɤ, ɢɡɞɚɧɢɟ 2. ɧɨɦɟɪ (ɝɚɡɟɬɵ, ɠɭɪɧɚɥɚ) 3. ɜɵɞɚɱɚ, ɜɵɩɢɫɤɚ (ɞɨɤɭɦɟɧɬɚ) 4. ɜɵɩɭɫɤ, ɷɦɢɫɫɢɹ 5. ɰɟɧɧɵɟ ɛɭɦɚɝɢ, ɞɨɯɨɞɵ, ɩɪɢɛɵɥɶ 6. ɫɩɨɪɧɵɣ ɜɨɩɪɨɫ

link v ɨɛɴɟɞɢɧɹɬɶ, ɫɨɟɞɢɧɹɬɶ

package n 1. ɤɨɦɩɥɟɤɫ, ɤɨɦɩɥɟɤɬ, ɩɚɤɟɬ 2. ɤɨɦɩɥɟɤɫ ɦɟɪ, ɦɟɪɨɩɪɢɹɬɢɣ participation n ɭɱɚɫɬɢɟ

underpin v ɩɨɞɞɟɪɠɢɜɚɬɶ ɫɩɪɨɫ, ɰɟɧɵ various adj ɪɚɡɥɢɱɧɵɣ, ɪɚɡɧɨɨɛɪɚɡɧɵɣ

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Ex. 6. Make question on the text above.

Ex.7. Is it difficult to be ethical when there are so many temptations around, especially in business? What moral principles are people guided by in their work? Why do some people forget about ethics when money or fame come into play?

Do the following questionnaire to learn more about business ethics and to protect yourself from getting into grey or murky situations in business.

I.Professional Dishonesty

Thrash out these points in class.

1.What is professional dishonesty?

2.What forms of professional dishonesty do you know? In a legal profession? Among business moguls? Among corporate raiders?

3.What are the main reasons why businessmen bend ethical rules in their

jobs?

4.What threats does professional dishonesty pose?

II.Business crimes

Use different sources of information to answer these questions.

1.Can you enumerate financial crimes?

2.Can you give examples of financial crimes?

3.What is money laundering? What do you know about smurfing and kitting?

4.What is headhunting? Is it ethical?

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5.What benefit packages do employers offer?

6.What methods do headhunters use to persuade executives to leave their current jobs to go to work for a new employer?

7.Are 'golden cuffs' a good retention strategy?

8.What is staff poaching? Is there a moral problem with poaching?

9.Why do companies poach staff and bid for the services of their Aval's employees?

III. Punishment

Try to look on the Internet, or in your library. Research these problems about Great Britain and the USA and make a short report on your findings.

1.What happens to a person who is formally accused of committing a financial crime? What may they be charged of or indicted with? In Britain? In America?

2.Who represents and argues cases in court?

3.What kind of training do lawyers undergo? When can trainee barristers 'be called to the bar'?

4.Many people in Britain argue that imprisonment is an ineffective form of punishment. Do you agree with this view? What alternative forms of punishment do you think are more effective? Putting on probation? A fine? A conditional discharge? Community service?

5.What does a sentence "He is on parole" mean?

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V. Research the following questions using the Internet resources and do the quiz about illegal business.

1.a place where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all;

2.the countries which give advantages in paying taxes;

3.a practice of concealing the identity, source, and the destination of money exercised by organized crime;

4.the programme in which a witness has to change his/her name, appearance, place of living, etc. after giving evidence against a convict in court;

5.unlawfully obtaining money in which the postal system is used;

6.a category of criminal acts that involves making the unlawful use of cheques in order to illegally acquire or borrow funds.

Telephoning: I’ll have to change the booking

Telephone vocabulary

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS — AIR

Person calling

Could you arrange for Mr Rogerson to be met at the airport? He's due to arrive at Paris Charles de Gaulle at 18.25 on flight BA355.

Is there a direct flight from Dusseldorf to Geneva on Monday afternoon? I have an open ticket for this route.

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Person called

I'm awfully sorry, but I couldn't get you on the flight you wanted. Your name's on the waiting list, though. The other possibility would be for you to fly at 9.00 the next morning.

We're not very conveniently located for public transport, I'm afraid.

You'd better take a taxi from the airport.

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS – RAIL

Person calling

I'd like a sleeper on the Inter City train from London to Glasgow. That's right: the one that leaves Euston at 22.15 hours. It gets to Glasgow at about eight o'clock, doesn't it?

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Person calling

Is that Advance Reservations? I'd like to reserve a double room with shower for three nights, please.

Is it a room with a view over the town?

Person called

Yes, we've booked the room you wanted. The terms are £38.50 for a single room with shower, and £45 for a double room with bath. That includes breakfast, service and value added tax.

Ex.8. Role play. Work with another student when you do this exercise. Student ȼ has information on this page, student A on page 106.

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Bl You work for Rentacar Ltd. Your smallest cars cost £12 per day, plus £3 per day insurance and then £2.25 in tax. You have no special weekend arrangements.

B2 You work for Cheaprent Ltd. Your cars cost £18, £27 and £36 per day for the small, medium and large sizes respectively. The prices are inclusive, except for petrol. You also do inclusive weekend arrangements at £29, £39 and £49.

B3 You work for Interworld Travel, London. The flight the caller would like is full and there are 17 people on the waiting list. Offer the caller, as alternatives, BA 314 at 20.00 or British Caledonian (BR 106) at 19.20 from London's Gatwick Airport.

LESSON 5

Ex. 1. Answer the questions orally.

1.What does “deficit” mean?

2.Why do civil servants have a right to buy your land for building of roads, even if you don’t want to?

3.What does “to predict” mean?

4.What does “intensification” mean?

5.What is the difference between “plutocracy” and “theocracy”?

6.What does “logical reasoning” mean?

7.What does “happy end” mean?

8.What does “fifty-fifty” mean?

9.What does “know-how” mean?

10.What does “intensive” mean?

Ex. 2. Find, as much as you can, definition for the following words. Explain your decision.

For example: book – beautiful book.

1.Offer

2.Theory

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