Раздел 3. Иностранный язык для профессиональных и академических целей. English for professional and academic purposes.

3.1. (6 x 2 points) Read the article below about a highly successful company. For each question (1-6) on the opposite page, choose the correct answer. Mark one letter (А. В or C) in the box.

BACK TOGETHER AGAIN

In America and Britain the latest boom industry is nostalgia. Everywhere we look we seem to see businesses popping up that help us relive our past. The fashion and music industries are at the forefront with platform shoes and disco music making amazing comebacks. Remembering days gone by bring back memories of old school friends and we naturally wonder where they arc and what they are doing. It was thoughts such as these that Julie Pankhurst had when she was expecting her first child. Amber. Julie started wondering what her old school mates were up to and if any of them had started a family. She came up with an idea to create a website to help people contact old friends. Julie had a background in computer programming and felt creating the website would also keep her busy during her pregnancy. "What resulted was an unexpected multimillion pound online success story called Friends Reunited.

Julie's husband Steve, who was a computer consultant at the time, helped her develop the site. It was based on a simple database system which listed every school in the country. All you had to do was register first and then you could read the message boards and look up people from your old school. Friends Reunited went online in July 2000 and in the beginning had about 20 registrations a day. In January, Friends Reunited was featured on Steve Wright's radio show as Site of the Day. Within six months, half a million people had registered. Up until then the site had been free, but Steve and Julie began charging £5 to offset administration costs. Membership registration reached one million two months later, and today, Friends Reunited is one of the top 10 visited sites in Great Britain.

1. Friends Reunited is:

1. a computer programme

2. a high street store

3. an Internet website

2. Who had the original idea for Friends Reunited?

1. Steve b) Julie c) Amber

3. What is the purpose of Friends Reunited?

1. To help old friends get in touch.

2. То make money out of e-businesses.

3. То help investors make more money.

4. How many people used Friends Reunited per day when it started?

1. 2000 b) 200 c) 20

5. What helped Friends Reunited become so popular?

1. The fact that membership was free.

2. It was mentioned on a radio show.

3. Members could leave messages for friends.

6. How long did it take before Friends Reunited had one million members?

1. 2 months b) 6 months c) 14 months.

1	2	3	4	5	6

3.2.1. (4 x 2 points) Making Presentations. Match the words or word combinations with their definitions. One definition is extra.Write your answers (letters A, B, C, D or E) in the boxes.

1: pointer 2: screen 3: slide 4: whiteboard	a: to help the audience understand where one is in a presentation
	b: device (rod or electric torch etc) for indicating things on a map, screen etc
	c: relationship of presenter with audience, esp. when good
	d: things that one can look at in a presentation
	e: non-verbal communication through facial expressions, body movements etc

1	2	3	4

3.2.2. (1 point) Making reports. Read the main part of the report and choose the correct answer. Tick (√) your answer in the boxes.

Report on the performance of Burford Sports Centre

Financial performance

Turnover rose from just under $5m last year to $5.5m this year, and this positive is expected to continue next year. Profits also rose significantly this year. They increased approximately $150,000 from $540,000 to 690,000.

Moreover, this figure is forecasted to rise even further, to about $800,000 next year.

a: trend

b: tendency

c: direction

a	b	c

3.2.3. (2 x 1 points) Describing graphs. Study the graph and compare the wine consumption. Write your answers (figures 1 or 2) in the boxes.

Wine Consumption Litres per head

1. The Japanese drink … … wine.

2. The French drink … wine.

a: more
b: the most
c: less
d: the least
e: the fewest

3.3. (7 points) Read this e-mail from Joshua Kielfy, who has applied for a post as a Trainee Manager with your company. You are the Department Head, Mrs Hunter, and you have arranged to interview him.

Dear Mrs Hunter,

You may remember that I recently applied for a post as Trainee Manager with your company and that we have arranged an interview for Friday 6^th June at 10 a.m.

I am terribly sorry to have to ask you this, but could we possibly change the date of the interview, perhaps to a day later in the week? The reason is that I have been called for an appointment at the hospital (I have been waiting for 4 months for this appointment) and this is the only day that the doctor can do it.

If you could arrange another day, I would be extremely grateful. If, however, this is not possible, please let me know and I will rearrange the hospital appointment.

Also, could you please let me know what documents and/or certificates I should bring with me? Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Joshua Kielfy

Write an e-mail reply to Joshua:

• Saying when you received his e-mail

• Expressing the hope that he will be in good health

• Telling him that you can change the appointment

• Explaining which documents he should bring.

Write 60-80 words.