Business Visits

Exercise 1. Read the dialogue and translate it into Russian.

C: Hello! Is it TST Systems?

P: Yes.

C: This is John Cartwright from Continental Equipment speaking. May I speak to Mr. Petrov?

P: Yes, Petrov, here.

C: Did you want to speak to me?

P: Yes, Mr. Cartwright. I’m the new Commercial Director of TST Systems. I have a pleasure in informing you that we have studied your materials carefully and we’ve decided to accept your proposal.

C: Thank you, Mr. Petrov.

P: I’m going to come to Brighton and discuss with you the main principles of our agreement in detail.

C: When are you going to come?

P: On Wednesday, next week.

C: That’s fine. Are you going to travel by air?

P: Certainly. As far as I know, the Ukraine International Airlines Flight from Kiev arrives at Gatwick Airport at about 10 o’clock.

C: O.K. There is the 12.20 train from London to Brighton. If you take a train or a bus to get to the railway station, you’ll be in time to catch the train. I’ll meet you at the station in Brighton.

P: Thank you, Mr. Cartwright. What hotel may I stay at?

C: I’d recommend the Northern Star Hotel. It’s very nice, and it isn’t very expensive. Shall we reserve a room for you?

P: Yes, if it’s not too much trouble for you. I’d like to book a single room with a private bathroom for three nights.

C: O.K. Remember me to Mr. Pospelov.

P: I certainly will.

C: Good-bye, Mr. Petrov. Have a good trip!

P: Good-bye, Mr. Cartwright. See you next week.

Exercise 2. Read the dialogue and translate it into English.

а)

C: Здравствуйте! ЭтоTSTSystems?

P: Да.

C: Это Джон Картрайт изContinentalEquipment. Могу я поговорить с г-ном Петровым?

P: Да, Петров слушает.

C: Вы хотели поговорить со мной?

P: Да, г-н Картрайт. Я новый коммерческий директорTSTSystems. С удовольствием сообщаю Вам, что мы тщательно изучили ваши материалы и решили принять Ваше предложение.

C: Благодарю Вас, г-н Петров.

P: Я собираюсь приехать в Брайтон и подробно обсудить с Вами основные положения нашего соглашения.

C: Когда Вы собираетесь приехать?

P: В среду, на следующей неделе.

C: Отлично. Вы полетите самолетом?

P: Конечно. Насколько мне известно, рейс Международных авиалиний Украины из Киева прилетает в аэропортGatwickоколо 10 часов утра.

C: Отлично. Из Лондона в Брайтон есть поезд в 12.20. Если Вы поедете на железнодорожный вокзал на поезде или на автобусе, то успеете на этот поезд. На вокзале в Брайтоне я Вас встречу.

P: Благодарю Вас, г-н Картрайт. В какой гостинице я могу остановиться?

C: Я порекомендовал бы Вам гостиницуNorthernStar. Она вполне приличная и недорогая. Заказать Вам там номер?

P: Да, если Вас не затруднит. Я хотел бы заказать одноместный номер с ванной на три дня.

C: Хорошо. Передайте от меня привет г-ну Поспелову.

P: Конечно, передам.

C: До свидания, г-н Петров. Приятного Вам путешествия!

P: До свидания, г-н Картрайт. Увидимся на следующей неделе.

Exercise 3. Read the text.

Mr. Petrov arrived in Brighton at 2 p.m. Mr. Cartright met him at the station and took him to the Northern Star Hotel where he had reserved accommodation for him.

When they arrived at the hotel, the receptionist asked Mr. Petrov to check in, gave him the key to his room and asked the porter to take his luggage up to his room. His room was on the third floor. It was an inside room, quiet and comfortable.

The Northern Star Hotel in Brighton is an ideal place for the business traveler. It has luxurious rooms. Each room has TV channels in English such as CNN and the BBC. All rooms have voice mail, a fax machine and a personal safe. Each room is equipped for personal computer use and Internet access is free.

There is an executive lounge with its own check-in and check-out service. It has laser printers in a comfortable work area with tea- and coffee-making facilities.

There are ten function rooms with a full range of multimedia equipment for meetings and presentations. Technical and secretarial services are available, too.

The Northern Star Hotel meets all the needs of the modern business traveller.

So, Mr. Petrov was satisfied with his accommodation. And they agreed to meet at 6 p.m.

1. complete the sentences:

1. Mr. Petrov arrived …

1. Mr. Cartright met …

2. Mr. Cartright took him …

3. Mr. Petrov was satisfied ...

4. They agreed to ...

Exercise 4. Read the dialogues.

C = Cartright P = Petrov W = White

a)

C: Hello, John.

W: Hello, Frank.

C: Meet Mr. Petrov from Ukrain.

W: How do you do, Mr. Petrov.

P: How do you do, Mr. White.

W: Did you have a nice journey?

P: Yes, it was quite comfortable. I think it’s more convenient to fly than to go by land.

W: I quite agree with you. I hope you will enjoy your stay here. The weather is nice for sightseeing.

C: It is certainly fine. It’s much warmer here than in London.

W: Yes, that’s right. But don’t forget that we are in the South of the country. Well, Mr. Petrov, Frank told me you wanted to see our production shops.

P: If it’s not too much trouble.

W: By no means. I can show you round the whole plant so that you will get a good idea of the range of our products.

P: I’d be delighted to if it doesn’t take you too much time.

W: I’ll be glad to help you and answer any of your questions. I’ll lead the way.

b)

W: This is our assembly shop and here you will see the finished products. We produce pumps of high capacity for different application. Here is our latest model. We modified it three months ago.

P: How can it be compared with the previous model?

W: That’s a good question. It’s easier to operate and more reliable as compared with the previous one.

Besides, its capacity is higher. We started producing this model three months ago and by now we’ve received a lot of orders.

C: I say, John, Mr. Petrov told me on our way here that he wanted to see our test department, too. Is it possible?

W: Yes, of course. We test every product thoroughly and we’ve had good reports from our customers both in our country and abroad. This is the place where we test our products. In fact they are testing one right now.

c)

P: That was very interesting, Mr. White. I enjoyed every minute of my visit. Thank you very much.

W: It’s really nothing. You are always welcome to visit our plant. John, what are you doing tonight?

C: We are going to walk about the city and see the sights.

W: and how about dinner at a restaurant at 9? I can call for you at the hotel at 8:45.

C: That’s a good idea. Thank you.

Translate the dialogues at home with a good dictionary.

Will you answer the following questions?

An Interview

Name

Job title

Company

1. What were your childhood ambitions?

2. What was your first full-time job?

3. What was your first vehicle/car?

4. What was your pin-up as a teenager?

5. What bad habits do you have?

6. How do you like to relax?

7. What was the first record you bought?

8. What was your ideal night out?

9. If you could invite two famous people for dinner, who would they be, and why would you ask them?

10. What is your favourite movie, and why?

11. What is your favourite food and drink?

12. What sport team do you support?

13. What pets do you have?

14. If you could build your house anywhere, where would it be?

15. If you could have any superpower for the day, what would you choose?

16. What was your luckiest break?

17. What is your best piece of advice?

18. If you weren’t doing your present job, what job would you be doing?

19. Can money buy happiness?

20. If you could be God for the day, what miracle would you perform?

21. What has been the best moment in your carrier?

22. What would you like to be doing in five years’ time?

23. Describe yourself in five adjectives?

24. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

25. Have you got a claim to fame?

26. What is your biggest weakness?

27. What has been your biggest achievement?

28. If you could be any historical figure for a day, who would you be and why?

29. How would you like to be remembered?

30. Any regrets?

Good luck on your further way to success!

Unit	Content	Page
Unit I	Introductions To be in Present Simple / to have and have got Home Assignment	4 – 15 12 - 15
Unit II	Daily Routine The Present Simple Tense Home Assignment	16 – 27 25 - 27
Unit III	Work and Leisure Word order Home Assignment	28 – 39 25 - 27
Unit IV	House and Home The Present Continuous Tense Home Assignment	40 -49 47 -49
Unit V	House and Home Present Simple or Present Continuous/ adjectives few, little/ personal and possessive pronouns/ imperative mood/ there is Home Assignment	50 – 58 56 - 58
Unit VI	Jobs and Problems / CV, Covering Letter/ The Past Simple Tense/ to be in Past Simple/ adverbs much, little Home Assignment	59 – 69 66 - 69
Unit VII	Job Hunting Revision/ pronouns other, another Home Assignment	70 – 80 79 - 80
Unit VIII	Dealing with Problems at Work The Present Perfect Tense Home Assignment	81 – 91 89 - 91
Unit IX	Business Talks /Discussing prices, terms of payment and delivery/ Present Perfect or Past Simple Home Assignment	92 – 102 100 - 102
Unit X	Business Talks /Discussing the guarantee period and packing/ The Past Continuous Tense Home Assignment	103 – 114 112 - 114
Unit XI	Travel /Buying a ticket, staying at a hotel/ Past Simple or Past Continuous Home Assignment	115 – 126 124 -126
Unit XII	Business Visits Ways of Expressing Future Actions Home Assignment	127 – 138 137 - 138
Unit XIII	Business Visits Ways of Expressing Future Actions Home Assignment	139 - 144