- •Рецензенты:
- •Предисловие
- •Vocabulary list
- •(Present Simple)
- •Вопросительная форма
- •Другие глаголы
- •Vocabulary list
- •Why is Juanita in trouble?
- •Where is she now?
- •What does Mrs. D'Orsey want to know? grammar exercises
- •Activity
- •Compare the work of Jenny Hopper and Gary Hoffman. Make use of the following grid.
- •Compare yourself with a member of your family, another student in the class, or a famous person.
- •Write the story of a typical day in your life.
- •Activity
- •Describe any member of your group using questions in the table so that your group mates can guess whom you mean.
- •Activity
- •Write a short article based on the above interview for the local newspaper.
- •Take the role of a famous person who you know something about. Your partner interviews you and asks about your daily life. Section с
- •Section a
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Activity
- •Activity
- •Section с
- •1. Work
- •2. Home
- •3. Origins and family
- •4. Here and there
- •5. Weather
- •6. Interests
- •Vocabulary list
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Imagine that you were in the bank one day and saw a bank raid take place. The police want to know what you saw. Write a story of what happened.
- •Narrate an interesting (mysterious) story you once witnessed.
- •Edwina d'Orsey
- •Juanita Nunez
- •Miles Eastin
- •Social Contacts
- •1. Making an invitation
- •3. In the restaurant ordering a meal
- •Vocabulary list
- •Section в
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Write a short paragraph about a famous living person and summarize his/her career so far.
- •Have you done any exciting or interesting things? Write down two or three. Find out what other people in your class have done. Section с
- •Identifying yourself
- •Vocabulary list
- •Настоящее совершенное время (Present Perfect II)
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Edwina d'Orsey about Miles Eastin's work record.
- •Mr. Burnside about the particulars of the audit procedure.
- •Section с
- •Incoming calls (when you receive the call)
- •Identifying yourself when you pick up the phone
- •Vocabulary list
- •Section в
- •Vocabulary list
- •Why was there much work to do to make the fma board more impressive?
- •There were many supporters of Alex Vandervoort on the board, weren't there?
- •Who was Alex's strong supporter?
- •Grammar exercises
- •1. Go over Ex. 2 Grammar Exercises Unit III once again. Draw up the layout of Eastin's flat.
- •2. You are looking for accommodation. Another student in your class is a landlord. You make a telephone call to your prospective landlord. Ask him/her about the apartment she/he lets.
- •Inviting introductions from participants
- •Inviting someone to state his/her position
- •1. If you didn't hear:
- •2. If you didn't understand:
- •Section a
- •Vocabulary list (Part a)
- •Vocabulary list (Part b)
- •Отрицательная форма
- •Вопросительная форма
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Using the model above, say what you think Roscoe Heyward, Nolan Wainwright, Edwina d'Orsey are going to do next week.
- •Using the model above, say what you are going to do next week. Write six or eight sentences.
- •Imagine that you are in charge of fma. Discuss with the rest of the class what changes you would like to make. Make definite decisions, write them down and say what the results will be.
- •Section a
- •Vocabulary list
- •Употребление времени Present Simple в значении будущего времени в придаточных предложениях времени и условия
- •Vocabulary list
- •Grammar exercises
- •Roscoe Heyward becomes President
- •Alex Vandervoort is elected.
- •Indirect questions
- •Information to find out:
- •Information about the company:
- •Information to find out:
- •Vocabulary list
- •Factors of production: labor. Labor market
- •Vocabulary list
- •Why did Alex summon Dick French?
- •Dick French didn't have to make a statement, did he?
- •What did the pr head assume?
- •The money policy committee divided two by two, didn't it?
- •Did Jerome Patterton have to cast the decisive vote?
- •What was the outcome of the meeting? grammar exercises
- •College
- •Passport
- •Driving licence
- •Introducing opinions, attitudes
- •Vocabulary list
- •Factors of production: land, capital. Entrepreneurship
- •Contributions of Entrepreneurs
- •Vocabulary list
- •What question did the reporter ask?
- •Fma required ten dollars to open an account, didn't it?
- •What tactics did the people adopt?
- •Why was the big branch almost helpless?
- •How did the New York Stock Exchange react to the bank-in?
- •The bank finally capitulated, didn't it? grammar exercises
- •Imagine that you had an interview for a job of an assistant operations officer at fma a few days ago. Report the interview to the class.
- •Заключение
- •Литература
- •Contents
Настоящее совершенное время (Present Perfect II)
Mr. Brown has been |
for ten years. |
President of the bank |
for a long time. |
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since 1980. |
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since it was founded. |
Vocabulary list
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to balance (out) cash — сальдировать, подводить итог наличности |
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to calculate figures — подсчитывать цифры |
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to keep the running tally — вести текущий счет |
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adding — сложение |
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subtracting — вычитание |
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multiplying — умножение |
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dividing — деление |
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to take money in from customers — принимать деньги у клиентов |
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to pay money out — выплачивать деньги |
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to have smth on hand — иметь что-либо под рукой |
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denomination — достоинство (о банкнотах) |
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to estimate smth closely — точно подсчитать, оценить что-либо |
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to be in error by a few dollars — ошибиться на несколько долларов |
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to be in argument with smb — спорить с кем-либо |
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to be engaged in a promotion campaign — проводить кампанию по продвижению товара |
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to afford smth — позволить себе что-либо |
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to influence smb — оказывать влияние на кого-либо |
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to charge interest — взимать проценты |
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to pay a bill in full — полностью оплатить счет |
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to pay minimum balance — заплатить минимальную сумму |
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a statement — выписка с банковского счета клиента |
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to carry a sum forward — переносить сумму |
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to make a profit — получать прибыль |
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to be present at a shareholders meeting — присутствовать на собрании акционеров |
1. Juanita Nunez knows Edwina D'Orsey is going to dismiss her today. She is in Edwina's office now. Edwina D'Orsey is uneasy about her decision. A wall clock shows 2.10 p.m.
"How did you know the exact amount of money missing from your cash drawer at 1.50 after almost five hours of busy transactions at the counter?" Edwina wants to know.
"I always know the amount of cash I have" is Juanita's answer.
"How long have you had the ability?"
"I have had this ability to calculate and carry figures in my head since I was a schoolgirl."
"I believe you have been on cash since we opened this morning. Do you know "how much is in your cash drawer now?"
Juanita hesitates, then nods and writes down the amount on a slip of paper. It is $23,765.
Edwina passes the slip to the operations officer, she has just invited to her office.
"Please, go with Mrs Nunez and stay with her while she balances out today's cash. Check the result. Compare it with this figure."
In three-quarters of an hour he reappears. He looks nervous. His hands are shaking. He puts the slip or paper on the desk.
"Is the figure right? Edwina asks him.
"Exactly right."
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What did Juanita know after five hours of busy transactions at the counter?
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How long has Juanita had the ability to calculate and carry figures in her head?
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Juanita has been on cash since the branch opened this morning, hasn't she?
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Does Edwina D'Orsey ask the operations officer to help Juanita?
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Why are the operations officer's hands shaking?
2. Juanita Nunez has been with FMA's main downtown branch for 18 months. She has been a teller since last year. She has kept the running tally in her head for a long time, but she finds it impossible to explain it to others how or why. It is simply there. It happens without an effort. Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing are as easy as breathing to her. She does it automatically at the bank counter as she takes money in from customers or pays it out. And she has learned to glance at her cash drawer to check that the cash she has on hand is what it should be, that various denominations of notes are in their right order, and in sufficient numbers. Even with coins, she can estimate the amount closely at any time. Occasionally, at the end of a busy day when she balances her cash, her mental figure is in error by a few dollars, but never more.
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How long has Juanita been with FMA's main downtown branch?
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Has she been a bank teller for eighteen months?
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Juanita has kept the running tally in her head for a short time, hasn't she?
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What has she learned to do at the counter?
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Is Juanita often in error?
3. For a couple of months credit and credit cards have been Alex Vandervoort's preoccupation — not only fraudulent cards, but authentic ones, too. Since last July the bank has been engaged in a promotion campaign of Keycharge credit cards. Alex Vandervoort is uneasy about it. He thinks it is too agressive. He is looking at the advertising proofs on his desk. One announcement urges:
WHY WORRY ABOUT MONEY?
USE YOUR KEYCHARGE CARD
AND
LET us WORRY FOR YOU
Another claims:
BILLS ARE PAINLESS
WHEN YOU SAY
"PUT IT ON MY KEYCHARGE!"
A third advises:
WHY WAIT?
YOU CAN AFFORD TOMORROW'S DREAM TODAY!
USE YOUR KEYCHARGE —
NOW!
A half dozen others are on similar themes. The bank has already approved the advertizing.
The Austin Advertizing Agency sent the proofs to Alex a few days ago for general information.
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What has been Alex Vandervoort's preoccupation for a couple of months?
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Has FMA been engaged in the promotional campaign for a long time?
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Why is Alex uneasy about the advertizing proofs of Keycharge credit cards?
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What do the proofs say?
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The bank hasn't yet approved the advertizing, has it?
4. Margot Bracken and Alex Vandervoort have been in argument about Keycharge credit card proofs for a long time.
"All right, look at that" Margot is pointing to the announcement which begins: WHY WAIT? YOU CAN AFFORD TOMORROW'S DREAM TODAY!
"You are trying to influence people who believe that what they see in print is true. A lot of people nowadays have credit cards because you all pushed them so hard. The only thing you haven't done is hand cards out at street corners. And what about the eighteen per cent interest all credit cards charge?"
"If people pay their credit card bills when they get them, there is no interest charge." Alex answers.
"You mean pay their bills in full. But how many do? Don't most credit card users pay that convenient "minimum balance" that the statements show? And carry the rest forward as debt — which is what you bankers really want them to do. Credit cards have replaced small loans."
"Yes, it's true" Alex agrees. "But banks have to make a profit somewhere."
"That's enough," Margot says" I have a feeling that for the past fifteen minutes I've been present at a shareholders meeting."
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Alex and Margot haven't been in argument about Key-charge credit card proofs for a long time, have they?
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What people is the bank trying to influence?
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Do credit card users pay their bills in full when they get them?
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What has replaced small loans?
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Margot has a very strange feeling, doesn't she?