II. Вставьте few, a few, little, a little.

1. Do you want milk in your coffee? Yes, ... , please.

2. I want to ask you … questions.

3.This model is not very popular. We‘ve got … orders.

4. The business is not bad. We’ve got…. new partners.

5. I need … time to think about it.

6. He knows ….. English words. His English is very bad.

7. Our general manager speaks …… foreign languages.

8. The talks start in 5 minutes. We’ve got …time.

9. I don’t drink … coffee.

10.There are .. people in the office- it is nearly empty.

Section b Text a selling electronic equipment

Mr. Sun works for a big electronic company. They produce many different types of electronic equipment, such as telephones, computers, fax machines, copiers, etc.

Their head-office is located in Tokyo. They rent a few modern buildings in the suburbs of the capital. The company has a lot of plants and offices in 13 countries. More than 125,000 employees work there.

There are four departments in the head-office. They are: marketing, production, sales and personnel departments.

The company managers are experienced and competent specialists. They work much and run the company successfully.

The board of directors takes a lot of important decisions on the company’s strategy and distribution of dividends. The sales of the company are high. They are a profitable company.

SUN	Hello, Mr. Glebov. Nice to see you again.
GLEBOV	Hello, Mr. Sun. What a nice office you’ve got!
SUN	We like it too. It’s modern. There’s a fax and many computers here. What can I do for you, Mr. Glebov?
GLEBOV	I’d like to see the Director General. Is he in?
SUN	I’m sorry, he’s on business in London.
GLEBOV	What about the offer?
SUN	Your offer is very interesting for us.
GLEBOV	Glad to hear it.
SUN	There are a lot of the terms and conditions in the contract. Shall we discuss them?
GLEBOV	All right. Just wait a little please, I’ll take a copy of the contract.

Vocabulary

be on business – быть в командировке

go on business – поехать в командировку

board n – правление, руководство

board of directors – совет директоров

capital n – столица

competent a – компетентный

condition n – условие

contract n – контракт

copier n – копир

decision n – решение

department n – отдел

different a – разный, различный

distribution n – распределение, распространение

dividend n – дивиденд

employee n – сотрудник

equipment n – оборудование

experienced a – опытный

head-office n – головной офис

high a – высокий

important a – важный

located a – расположенный

marketing n – маркетинг

modern a – современный

offer n – предложение

personnel n – персонал, кадры, сотрудники

plant n – завод

produce v – производить

profitable a – прибыльный

rent v – арендовать

run a company – управлять компанией

sales n – продажи

strategy n – стратегия

suburbs n – пригород

successfully adv – успешно

work for v – работать на ..