1. Give English equivalents:

ни при каких обстоятельствах, взять что-то на себя, предварительный, гонорар, быть приспособленным к ч.-л., возражать против ч.-л., подтвер­ждать, заполнить бланк, позировать для ч.-л., охватывать период време­ни, одобрить материал.

2. Give Russian equivalents:

marital status, to reveal smth, in terms of, a clear-cut statement, to reinforce, explicit, to suffice, sensitivity, to elicit facts,

3. Translate in writing:

The sector Releases for Advertising and Promotion.

4. Give synonyms:

substantial, merely, prominent, to purchase, to create problems, to obtain, consent, primarily.

5. Give antonyms:

to reveal, identifiable, to be willing, favorable, interesting, complex, sensitivity, to approve.

6. Answer the questions:

1) In recent years, there has been a great increase in sensitivity to invasion of privacy, hasn't there?

2) Can protection of employee privacy create problems?

3) How can much information to flesh out a story be obtained?

4) What kind of facts should a public relations writer elicit?

5) What can you merely confirm when asked by a reporter for information about an employee?

6) What shouldn't you tell a reporter under any circumstances?

7) What is another way for a company to protect itself against employee invasion-of-privacy suits?

8) What does using names and photos of people in advertising and promotions require?

9) Is a person's right of privacy violated when photos or names of individuals are published without prior written consent for commercial purposes or purpose of trade?

10) Are product news release covered under many of the same guidelines which are applied to advertising?

11) Are individuals usually offered a cash payment in addition to a signed consent form?

12) Do signed forms and releases cover a specified period of time?

13) Do you need a release when the photo records a public event?

7. Paraphrase the italicized words:

1) In general, laws and lawsuits strive to prevent anyone from knowing anything about an individual that that individual does not want to be known.

2) Much information to flesh out a story can be obtained by asking questions с each person involved.

8. Explain the grammatical structure of the sentences.

Use the same structure in the sentences of your own.

Make use of the active words.

1) Most people are willing to have favorable things said about themselves.

2) Once the material has been approved, get the subject to sign it.

9. Insert prepositions:

1) People are interested... people.

2) If he or she objects... anything, take it....

3) It lets you and the company... the book... terms... protecting the employee’s

privacy.

4) Another way... a company to protect itself... employees' invasion... privacy suits is to have a standard biographical form that each one fills... .

5) ... the top... this form should be a clear-cut statement.

6) ... addition... a signed consent form, individuals are usually offered a cash payment.

7) Much information to flesh... a story can be obtained ... asking questions... each person involved.