4. Underline the sentences true to the text:
• After having some coffee at the canteen the businessmen resume their talk.
After having a cold drink at the canteen the businessmen resume their talk.
They resume the talk after having lunch at the canteen.
• In his offer David proposed one external visit.
In his offer David proposed no external visits.
In his offer David proposed a few external visits.
• Pete asks David to cut a visit to the London Metal Exchange.
He asks David to cut a visit to a lawyer's company.
He asks David to cut a visit to a producing company.
• The Programme fee is ten thousand dollars per person.
The Programme fee is ten thousand pounds per person.
The Programme fee is one thousand pounds per person.
• The businessman agree to meet tomorrow to discuss some other details.
The businessman agree to meet to sign a Contract.
The businessman agree to sign a Protocol.
5. Make short dialogues:
• Example |
— Do the businessmen discuss only one point? — No, they do not. They discuss a few points. |
one external visit one cultural excursion one problem one question |
• Example enough — достаточно |
— Does Pete piopose to cut a visit to the Metal Exchange? — Yes, he does. There isn't enough time for all these visits. |
the Bank of England a lawyer's company a small producing company a small trading company a company outside London |
• Example |
— Does Pete agiee to the Programme fee? — Yes, he does. He doesn't make any comments. (or: No, he doesn't. He makes some proposals.) |
the cultural visits the external visits the topic of the lectures the place where the lectures will be lead the period of the Programme |
Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:
• — There are a few more things ...
— Well, ... service.
— In your offer ... external...
— Yes, ... the Bank of England, Metal ...
— That's right. Could you cut ... A few ... Would you like to have some time for a visit or two ...?
— Good. We shall have lectures ... and ... afternoons. Two ... free. And the ... may easily pay ... If they need my help, I am ...
— Fine. It ... settled ...
• — And one more... What cultural ...
— I ... Windsor and Oxford.
— Fine. Now comes ... important ... I mean ...
— Let me make some ... Taking into considerations ... the fee comes to ...
— In other words ... per person. I suppose I can ...
• — It seems time we have discussed ... and can ...
— When we meet tomorrow ... the Contract will be ... and we shall ...
— See you ... if it is ...
— Good. See ...
The next day at exactly nine o'clock Pete comes to his office. He knows that he should refresh the correspondence with David and prepare for the talks he will have with David at ten. First he starts looking through all the letters and faxes of Mr. Hill.
Here is the the recent fax message of Mr. Hill:
Then Pete looks through the letters of the participants of the Programme expressing their wishes and requests. He makes a note that he should discuss the following details with Mr. Hill:
• time
• hotel accommodation
• topics to be discusssed at the lectures
• business visits
• programme fee