Exercises

I. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.

1. What does Mr. Smirnov do?

2. What time does he go to work?

3. When does his working day begin?

4. Why does he come to work earlier?

5. Who brings him mail?

6. Whom does he send the answers to?

7. Whom does he receive at the office?

8. What do they discuss?

9. Does he often go abroad? What for?

10. How many foreign languages does he speak?

11. Does he always leave the office at 6 p.m.? Why or why not?

12. What does he do in the evening?

II. Согласитесь с данными утверждениями или опровергните их.

1. Mr. Smirnov is a businessman.

2. He starts to work early.

3. He receives a lot of mail.

4. Mr. Smirnov receives foreign businessmen at home.

5. He discusses many different business points with foreign customers.

6. Mr. Smirnov never travels abroad.

7. He doesn’t speak foreign languages.

8. He always leaves the office at 6 in the evening.

9. In the evening he usually stays at home.

III. Составьте словосочетания, используя слова из двух столбцов.

business foreign office terms of to discuss to go to have to send trade urgent

a letter abroad business delivery firm hours point prices talks trade

IV. Заполните пропуски предлогами, где это необходимо.

1. Mr. Dunn is a Director ____ Blake&Co.

2. My office hours begin ____ 9.30 in the morning.

3. We often send letters ____ our British customers.

4. Our manager often has talks ___ American partners.

5. I can speak ___ English.

6. Mr. Brown never receives customers ____ home.

7. Are you ready ____ the talks?

8. During the talks we discuss _____ terms ____ shipment and delivery.

V. Заполните пропуски, используя приведенные ниже слова. Abroad customers delivery foreign have talks leaves office hours points receives sends urgent

1. We often meet ________ businessmen.

2. My _________ are from 9 till 18.

3. Mr. Bell _________ the office at 18.30.

4. Do you often go __________? – Yes, we often go to Great Britain and the USA.

5. Our director often __________ much mail.

6. Do you have any _________ business? – Yes, I have three letters to write.

7. What business __________ do you usually discuss at the talks? – We discuss terms of payment and _________.

8. Do you have foreign _________? – Yes, we do business with English and French businessmen.

9. How often do you _________ with your partners? – We meet every week and discuss different business points.

10. Who ________ letters to you customers? – Our secretary does.

Text B

Isabelle segura

Isabelle Segura comes from France. She is a lawyer.

“In my job I get emails, documents and company information in English so I read a lot in English. I sometimes use English on the phone – for example, when I speak to clients in the US and in other countries – but it’s difficult for me. Fortunately I don’t make phone calls in English very often. I prefer to write emails, but I always ask a colleague to check my English before I send them!”

I=Interviewer, IS= Isabelle Segura, C= Corrado de Iudicibus

INTERVIEWER	Isabelle, can you describe some of the things you do every day at work?
ISABELLE	Well, first, I read my emails, then write replies. I read a lot of other things, too, documents, for example, and information – that’s the work of the lawyer! I make phone calls, I have meetings with clients and give them advice.
INTERVIEWER	Do you have meetings with colleagues too?
ISABELLE	Yes, we have meetings to discuss clients’ problems.
INTERVIEWER	Where do you meet clients – at your office or at their office?
ISABELLE	Foreign clients come to our office but I visit clients who have an office in Paris.
INTERVIEWER	Do you have business lunches with clients as well?
ISABELLE	Yes, sometimes.
INTERVIEWER	And do you travel to other cities or countries?
ISABELLE	No, I don’t. My work is all in Paris.
INTERVIEWER	Thank you, Isabelle.

advice n – совет

check v – проверять

client n – клиент

colleague n – коллега

come from v – быть родом из…

describe v – описывать

difficult a – сложный, трудный

lawyer n – юрист

make v phone calls – звонить по телефону

meet v – встречать, встречаться

meet clients – встречаться с клиентами

meeting n – встреча

have a meeting – проводить встречу

phone n – телефон

on the phone – по телефону

prefer v – предпочитать

reply n – ответ

travel v – путешествовать, ездить

use v – пользоваться, использовать

visit v – посещать

visit clients – ездить к клиентам