PART I

Unit 1

Text A. About Myself

Hello, my name is Alexander. I am 17 years old. I am a student of economics at the Russian State University. I liked Mathematics, Physics and History at school. I also liked to read biographies of famous economists and businessmen. I always wanted to be an economist, like my father. I entered the Department of Economics because I wanted to know how world economy works and to understand the world of business. I like my studies a lot now. I would like to start my own business after I finish the university. I am planning to work in the publishing or real estate business.

Hello everyone. My name is John. I am English. Both my parents are from Liverpool. They are accountants. I don't want to be an accountant. I think it is a boring job. I would like to work in a large international corporation. I would like to travel a lot and learn different languages. I study in London. I study economics at the University of Westminster, in the heart of central London. I rent a flat in the city centre; it is very expensive. I have to work in the evenings and on the weekends. I work as a waiter at a restaurant.

Hello, I am Alison. I am a first-year student at the College of Business Administration at Florida International University, USA. I am 25. I worked as a sales representative in a small firm before. I have enough money for college now. My university has a great reputation. Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Miami will be very important for my career. I also want to stay and live in Florida. I love sunny weather and sandy beaches. I like dancing too.

Hi! My name is James Cardinally I am a Master Student from Australia. I do research on the economy of tourism at the Faculty of

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Economics and Business at the University of Sydney. The Master programme at my university lasts two years. I will have a degree of Master of Economics when I graduate. Then I am planning to continue my education and work for a Ph. D. degree in economics. I would like to teach economics at the University.

Questions to the Text

1.What subjects did Alexander like at school?

2.What is Alexander's father?

3.What does Alexander want to do after he finishes the

University?

4.What types of business is Alexander interested in?

5.Where is John form?

6.What does John study?

7.Where does he study?

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8.Where does he work?

9.Where does he live?

10.What did Alison do to save money for the college?

11.How old is Alison?

12.What does she study at the University?

13.Where is James Cardinalli from?

14.What are his plans for future?

Exercise 1. Read and give Russian equivalents to the following greetings. Which of them are more formal and which are less formal?

1.Good morning! (afternoon, evening)

2.Hello!

3.Hi!

4.How are you?

5.How do you do?

6.How are you doing?

7.What's up?

Exercise 2. Read and translate the following dialogues. Work in pairs.

1.

—Good morning, Mr. Holmes!

—Good morning, Doctor.

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2.

—Good afternoon, students!

—Good afternoon, professor!

3.

—Good night, mom!

—Good night, John. Sweet dreams.

4.

—Hi!

—Hello!

5.

—How are you?

—Very good. And you?

6.

—How do you do?

—Great, thank you. And you?

7.

—What's up?

—Not much. How about you?

Exercise 3. Read and translate the following dialogues. Work in pairs.

1.(in the corridor)

—Hi, how are you?

—Fine, thanks. Have we met before?

—Well, yes. I saw you in our cafeteria yesterday.

—Ok, my name is Lena. What is your name?

—My name is Boris. I am a second-year student.

—I am a first-year student.

—Welcome to the University!

—Thank you, Boris!

2.(in the Dean's office)

—Hi, how can I help you?

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—My name is Denis Volkov, I am a first-year student of economics.

—And I am Nikolai Petrovich, the Dean of your department.

—Nice to meet you, Nikolai Petrovich.

—Nice to meet you, Leonid. Sit down, please, and tell me what I can do for you today.

—Thank you, Nikolai Petrovich.

3.

—Hello, Boris. How are you?

—Hi, John!

—What do you do this Friday night?

—I don't have anything planned yet.

—I want to invite you to my house for a party.

—Oh, thanks! Can I bring my friend Lena with me?

—Sure! See you both on Friday, then. Bye.

Exercise 4. Translate into English.

1.Меня зовут Денис. Мне 18 лет. Я любил в школе математику, физику и химию. Мне очень нравится экономика, я всегда хотел стать экономистом. Я живу со своими родителями недалеко от университета. У меня есть подруга. Ей 19 лет, она тоже студентка.

2.Я студент(-ка) факультета менеджмента. Я учусь на первом курсе. В нашей группе 15 человек. Я любил(-а) в школе историю, литературу и биологию. Я не люблю математику и иностранные языки. Я люблю музыку, дискотеки и хорошие вечеринки.

3.Меня зовут Марина. Я студентка третьего курса журналистики. Мне 19 лет. Утром я хожу на лекции, а вечером работаю на ра-

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