
- •Contents
- •Introduction Введение
- •Part I unit I
- •Lesson 1
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Foreign Languages in the Life of an Educated Person.
- •Communicating across cultures
- •What Makes a Multicultural Person?
- •Introduction
- •Lesson 2
- •Pre-text exercises.
- •Mr. Lebedev's Day.
- •1. Can I Take a Message?
- •2. I Received Your Message
- •3. You've Got the Wrong Number
- •4. Hold On, Please!
- •5. That Really You?
- •6. I'd Like to Book a Trunk-Call
- •Lesson 3
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •At the Airport
- •At the Customs House
- •Lesson 4
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Travelling by Air
- •1. The Plane Is Taking Off
- •2. On the Plane
- •3. The Plane Is Landing
- •4. The First Steps On Land
- •A Letter Home
- •Lesson 5
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Hotel "Astoria"
- •1. At the reception desk
- •2. Which Hotel to Stay At
- •3. I'd Like a Single Room
- •4. Have You Filled In the Arrival Card?
- •5. Unfortunately We Are Full
- •6. How Long Will You Stay?
- •A Business Letter
- •A Reply
- •Lesson 6
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •2. The Soup Was Stone Cold!
- •3. There's Nothing Like Roast Saddle of Mutton.
- •4. Waiter, My Bill, Please.
- •5. I'd Rather Add a Piece of Cake.
- •6. We've Had a Good Meal, Haven't We?
- •Lesson 7
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Shops and Shopping in London
- •Information Inquiry (Enquiry)
- •Lesson 8
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Getting about London.
- •Excuse me, could you tell me ... How to get to ...
- •Which is the shortest way to ...?
- •1. Asking the Way
- •2. Am I on the Right Road for the British Museum?
- •An offer.
- •Lesson 9 Revision (1-8)
- •Hotel 1
- •Hotel 2
- •Hb: Oh, I see. And where is the hotel?
- •Hotel 3
- •Unit II
- •Lesson 10
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Time is money
- •Explaining the Company Structure.
- •Who Is Who in the Company
- •Hill's Industrials. Managing Director
- •Memorandum
- •Model №1.
- •Model №2.
- •Lesson 11
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •London and Finance
- •1. Business Talks
- •2. Business Meeting
- •Заказ. (Order. Acknowledgement)
- •Lesson 12
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Various Services of Banks
- •1. Opening an Account
- •2. Changing Money Over the Counter
- •Opening an Account
- •Lesson 13
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •1. Types of Businesses in the u.K.
- •2. Incorporation
- •3. Forms of Businesses in the u.S.A.
- •Discussing Foundation Documents
- •Рекламное письмо
- •Lesson 14
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Contract as a document
- •Discussing a Contract.
- •Lesson 15
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Fairs and Exhibitions
- •At the Exhibition
- •A Visit to the Plant
- •Claims and Adjustments
- •Ответ на претензию
- •Lesson 16
- •Pre-text Exercises
- •Marketing Management
- •Fax Message
- •Lesson 17 Revision (Lessons 1-16)
- •Part II
- •Cultural Differences in Body Language
- •Text 3 At McDonald’s
- •Text 4 Marketing
- •Text 5 What is a Manager?
- •Text 6 World Exhibitions
- •Text 7 Claims
- •Text 8 Discussing the Guarantee Period
- •Text 9 Contract (Time of Delivery, Payment)
- •Text 10 Talking Business a
- •2. Read the following letters:
- •1. Enquiries
- •2. Offers
- •3.Let's Laugh a Little
- •Appendix (приложение)
- •1. Упоминание о положении на рынке
- •2. Цена и условия платежа
- •3. Сообщение о выполнении контракта
- •4. Продление сроков поставки
- •Сокращения в телексах, телеграммах и письмах
- •Bibliography
Part I unit I
BUSINESS TRIPS ABROAD
Lesson 1
Reading Practice:Foreign Languages in the Life of an Educated Person.
Speaking Practice: Greeting and Introduction.
Writing Practice: Resume and CV.
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Reading Practice |
Pre-text Exercises
I. Pay attention to the following words and word combinations and make up your own sentences with them.
to be quite evident – быть совершенно очевидным;
to get acquainted with – знакомиться;
to give a chance – давать шанс (возможность);
a practical value – практическая значимость;
job promotion – продвижение по службе;
a wide-spread language = a lingua franca – широко распространен-ный язык;
an international conference – международная конференция;
to stand out – выделяться;
a life necessity – жизненная необходимость;
business relations – деловые отношения.
II. Read the text and be ready to discuss it.
Foreign Languages in the Life of an Educated Person.
Part I
The international contacts with all the other countries in all the spheres of science, technology and life are steadily growing. That is why it is quite evident today that everyone should know at least one foreign language.
Knowing one or more foreign languages makes it possible to get acquainted with different ways of thinking, to understand a new civilization. Learning aforeign language stimulates mental abilities and gives you a chance to broaden your horizons.
Besides, knowing foreign languages has a practical value. It makes it easier to provides job promotion. It helps to improve the quality of your work, because it reduces the time lost on obtaining the necessary information.
People all over the word speak almost 3000 languages. Some languages are spoken by millions of people, others by only hundreds of them. Among the great number of languages there are some which stand out. Scientists distinguish 13 great languages. These are thelanguages that are spoken by no less than 50 per cent of people on the Earth. They are Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish, Hindi and Urdu, Indonesian, Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Japanese, German, French, Italian.
As for English, it has become not only an international language, it is now a number one language in the world. Besides, English is becoming a lingua franca. It is used great deal by businessmen from different countries, which don't have a common language, in order to do business. It is already a lingua franca at international conferences. Besides, every person, who travels in Europe, Asia or Africa, even in the South America gets around by using English. So English is becoming more and more the language for practical use.
English has become the world's most important language in politics, science, trade and cultural relations, aviation, international sport and pop music. It is the official language in 44 countries: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Australia, New Zealand and others. It is used as one of the official languages in Canada, the Irish Republic. It is also spoken as a second language by many people in India, Pakistan and numerous countries in Africa, to say nothing of people all over the world who know English as a foreign language. From the British Isles English spread all over the world. 75 per cent of the world's mail is in English, 60 per cent of the world's radio stations broadcast in English and more then a half of the world's periodicals are printed in English.
It is known, different languages can come into fashion or go out of it. It is generally considered that the most fashionable language in the world nowadays is English. Thus, the knowledge of English is life necessity.
Part II
Mr. Lebedev's office has
business relations with a lot of foreign firms in Europe, America,
Asia and Africa. As a rule, his business partners don't speak Russian
but the people at his office know different languages. For example,
he speaks English and Spanish. It is very convenient because they
do business with many firms in English- and Spanish-speaking
countries. He often takes part in talks and it helps him to speak
these languages fluently. He also reads foreign newspapers and
magazines and listens to radio programmes in these languages.
III. Answer the following questions.
What chances does a foreign language give a person?
What can you say about practical value of foreign languages?
How many great languages do scientists distinguish?
Why is English becoming a lingua franca?
Where is English the official language?
Why is knowledge of English life necessity?
What can you say about Mr. Lebedev's working languages?
IV. Express your opinion on the English language importance in everyday life and business relations.
Part III.