VII. Ответьте на вопросы по содержанию текста.

1. What ways of transferring money exist in the world?

2. What are the advantages of SWIFT messages?

VIII. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст.

Problems settled

In the evening when Anton returned to the hotel he had a telephone call from Coventry, located to the north of London. It was a call from Mr. Snow, a business associate of the Russian company for whom Anton worked.

Mr Snow: Mr. Smirnov, I'm calling to send my apologies to Mr. Nikolaev, your chief, for our default.

Anton: Don't worry we have received your payment and everything seems all right. I spoke with Mr. Nikolaev before my departure. He does not bear any grudges against you.

Mr. Snow: I'm very glad to hear that. But still I want to assure you that such things will never happen again.

Anton: Good. I'll pass it on to Mr. Nikolaev on my return to Moscow.

Here are two letters relating to the default mentioned by Mr. Snow received and sent by him some time before this talk took place:

1.

2.

Words and expressions

coventry		ковентри
associate		партнер
to send one's apologies		принести свои извинения
default		неуплата, нарушение
not to bear grudges against somebody		не иметь претензии к кому-либо
according to our records		согласно нашим записям
open account		открытый счет — форма расчета между продавцом и постоянным покупателем, при которой товары отправляются без подтверждения оплаты, а покупатель в оговоренные сроки должен оплатить товар
to pay on an open account		платить на открытый счет
net		часто, частый, нетто, за вычетом всех расходов и налогов
outstanding		неоплаченный
to take legal action		передать дело в суд, воз­будить судебное дело
to mislay (mislaid, mislaid)		затерять (положить не туда)
to enclose something with something		прилагать что-либо к че­му-либо

IX. Ответьте на вопросы по содержанию текста.

1. Why were the payments delayed by one of the companies?

2. What did the defaulting party do to restore good relations with their partner?

Контрольная работа №2

I вариант

I. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в каждом из них видо-временную форму и залог глагола-сказуемого. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. During the working hours people are not allowed off the premises.

2. Two typical failures of managers have been described in the journal.

3. The company was led by the Sales Manager.

4. The company’s new sales team was made up of representatives of both companies.

5. Negotiations are designed to make it difficult for you to concentrate.

6. The results of business have exceeded all expectations.

II. Перепишите следующие предложения, подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент. Переведите предложения.

1. Personal crises can affect the way we cope with things.

2. An employer told an employee that he must not come to work in a collar and tie to drive his 17 – tonne lorry.

3. Should sales staff met informally after work once a month to consider how to improve customer service?

4. What can be done to keep staff longer?

III. Перепишите предложения. Найдите независимый причастный оборот. Предложения переведите.

1. The two principal economic systems were considered to be capitalism and socialism, mixed economies lying in between those.

2. Natural resources are one of the three factors of production, the other two being labour and capital.

3. Auctions make buyers bid against each other, with the seller taking a passive role.

4. The world distribution of income is unjust, with poor countries having 61 percent of the world’s population, but receiving only 6 percent of the world’s income.

IV. Перепишите предложения. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на сослагательное наклонение.

1. If you present yourself properly, you look good and get respect.

2. If he did so, he faced the sack.

3. They even threatened to dismiss him if he did not accept their new dress code.

4. Even if you know how a market will develop, timing is a matter of luck or of quite exceptional skill.

V. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст.

Job Interview Questions to Ask a Candidate

You have a vacancy to fill. You have prepared a set of interview questions to ask potential candidates. You reflect on how the previous employee lasted only four months, it was definitely not the right fit. So much time wasted, so many people affected when you had to let the person go before passing probation. Your boss didn't appreciate your hiring mistake either; he had to answer to his boss and to HR, who were questioning your judgment.

This time you want to make sure you have the right person for the position. What gets in the way of finding the right person for a job? We all know that most candidates are in their best behavior during interviews, so it will take focused listening skills to get to bare reality about the candidate's skills and experience.

We also know that interviewers often assume that the position they are filling is precious and all souls that are looking for jobs will be extremely grateful to be considered for the position. This assumption will lead Interviewers to be less attentive to clues that tell them about the candidate's true expectations, desires and goals.

The following list of questions is designed to both elicit the information you need to know if you have the right person for the vacancy at hand.

1. Tell me a little bit about yourself.

2. Why did you leave your last job?

3. What’s would your boss say is your greatest strength and your greatest weakness?

4. What is your understanding of the job?

5. Why do you want this job?

6. What are your career goals?

7. What is your greatest achievement?

Your questions are aimed at getting information that will tell you if there is a fit between the candidate's background, skills, interests, goals and expectations, and the position's requirements about technical skill level, pay level, schedule, interpersonal skills, and level of commitment. At times a candidate may be ready to take any job, and will do practically anything to keep it. That doesn't mean you have a good fit, it just means you have a short term and unhappy employee in your ranks.