LESSON 1.

Subject for study: First Contacts. Introducing a Businessman.

Grammar Revision. Indefinite and Continuous Tenses.

General and Special questions.

Working on the text.

Ex.1. Read and translate the text.

At the Russian Trade Delegation a

This is Voronin. He is an engineer of the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations. The engineers of the ministry often go to differ­ent countries to do business with foreign companies. Now Voronin is in London. He works at the Russian Trade Delegation.

Voronin is usually very busy. He has got much work to do every day. His office hours begin at 8.30. In the morning he looks through Russian and English newspapers and journals. He is interested in the latest political and business events.

During the day Voronin meets English businessmen and discuss­es with them prices for different goods, terms of payment, ship­ment and delivery. Sometimes he discusses business matters on the phone. Together with Russian inspectors he often goes to plants in and outside London.

B

Now you see Voronin in his office at the Russian Trade Delegation in Highgate. It's 2 o'clock in the afternoon. He is looking through the mail. He usually receives much mail, but today he has got few let­ters and telexes on his desk. He is reading a letter. It is an enquiry for chemical equipment from his company. Voronin knows "Blake and Co" are selling a new model of this equipment.

Ex.2. Say what you have learned about:

a). Voronin;

b). Voronin's business.

Ex.3. Think and answer

1). Why is Voronin interested in the latest political and busi

ness events?

2). How does Voronin do business?

Grammar Revision.

Ex.4. Supply the articles or possessive pronouns where neces­sary.

1. It's ... enquiry from ... English company.... company is interest­ed in ... chemical equipment. They know we are selling ... new model of... equipment.

2. In ... morning... engineers look through ... English newspapers and journals.

3. ... equipment of Blake & Co is very good. They sell it to differ­ent companies.

4. Where are ... newspapers? They are on ... desk.

5. ... engineers of ... company often go to ... plants with foreign inspectors.

6. ... inspectors would like to go to ... plant in ... afternoon.

7. It's ... plant of chemical equipment... plant is outside Moscow. It's ... very large plant.

Ex.5. Supply the necessary preposition.

Stepanov is the director of the firm. He works ... Rosexport. The company is very large. They sell different goods ... very many compa­nies. Stepanov' s firm does business ... French and British companies. Many customers come ... Rosexport to discuss business matters ... the engineers... the company.

They discuss prices, terms ... payment, shipment and delivery. Now you see Stepanov ... his office. He is sitting ... the table and speaking ... the phone. The company manager ... "Bell & Go" is phoning him. They are making an appointment... Friday. "Bell & Co" are interested ... a new model... "Lada". Mr. Bell would like to have their catalogues and a quotation ... the model.

Ex.6. Supply the correct form of the verbs.

An Evening at Home

It's 5.25 in the afternoon. Voronin (to finish) his work. He usually (to come) home at 6 o'clock in the evening. He (to like) to be at home in the evening together with his family. They usually (to watch) TV or (to read) newspapers and journals. Now you (to see) Voronin and his family in their comfortable sitting-room. Voronin (to sit) in an arm­chair and (to read) a newspaper. He (to be interested) in the latest events of the day. His wife (to sit) on the sofa. She (not to read). She (to watch TV). She seldom (to watch TV) in the day-time. She (to have got) much work to do at home.

Voronin' s son seldom (to watch TV). In the evenings he usually (to do) his homework. Sometimes he (to write) letters to his friends to Moscow. Now you (to see) him at the table. He (to read) an English book. He (to read) English books every day. He (to like) the English language and he (to want) to speak this language well.

Speech Exercises.

Ex.7. a). Read the text.

Philip Blake is Mr. Blake's elder son. He has got a small house in Bishopton. Bishopton is a small place near London. Philip works in London. He is the manager of a plant. He always goes to London in the morning on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. He does' t go to his office on Saturday and Sunday. Every morning Philip looks through newspapers. He is interested in the latest politi­cal and business events. Sometimes Philip goes to different cities to discuss business with their customers. He is a very busy man. Floy Robinson is a secretary to Mr. Philip Blake. Her office is not large. She has got a typewrier, and many letters, cables and telexes on her desk. Every morning from Monday to Friday Floy comes to the office at nine. At 10 o'clock Floy usually looks through the mail and at 11 she comes into the manager's office with the letters. The manager reads them and gives answer to the letters. Floy writes the answers in her book and goes to her office.

Floy usually has lunch at home but sometimes she has lunch at the plant with her friend Tom. She stays in the office till 5. In the evening Floy has French lessons. She learns the French language with pleasure. Floy plants to know French well to read books and see films in French.

b). Think and answer. 1). Why is Philip a very busy man?