Trade management

Let me introduce myself. My name is … . I’m a second-year student of Economics Faculty of Biysk Technological Institute of the Altai Technical University. Our institute provides a high quality education in a wide range of academic majors to thousands of students throughout our region. The Institute attracts students and staff of the highest caliber. BTI offers a wide variety of programs ranging from introductory studies to full degree programs. The majors cover such areas as Computing and Information Systems, Electronics, Chemical and Machine-building Engineering, Accounting, Management, etc. Within each major there are dozens of different courses.

In 2001 a new speciality, Trade Management, was established at the Chemical Engineering Faculty. Lack of qualified personnel in commerce and other economical fields caused the necessity of establishing such a new speciality.

A commercial specialist is not just a seller but an independent employee in Marketing Sales, Financial and Planning departments at any enterprise or company.

It is a highly qualified manager that can be a head of any small business or a president of a large company. The graduates of the speciality can be engaged in trade companies, Customs and Foreign Economic Departments of any production corporation.

The students of this speciality are trained in more than 10 chairs of the Institute. So they are able to get all-round professional and theoretical knowledge. They are taught various general subjects such as History, Mathematics, Computer Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Foreign Languages, Physical Education, etc. The special subjects are Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Management, Accounting, Marketing, Money and Banking, Economic Theory, Statistics, etc. Apart from the subjects they are taught Trade Law, Customs Management, Legal Regulation of the Foreign Economic Relations, etc.

The curriculum provides some elective courses of Oriental languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Turkish and Mongolian. Nowadays the professional and language practice in Japan and China are also being provided.

So the education of such a specialist is quite diversified. The graduates will be able to work at any production company, banks, businesses or educational institutions. You may also continue studying at the post-graduate studies if you have desire and abilities to become a scientist in the field of commercial business, create new theories and models, test hypotheses and carry out marketing researches.

Knowing the society’s development a qualified trade management specialist can solve many problems our country faces and I hope I’ll make my contribution to this process.

Упражнение 7. Найдите в тексте эквиваленты следующим выражениям:

экономический факультет, привлекать преподавательский состав высочайшего класса, предлагать широкий выбор программ, подготовительные курсы, охватывать области, необходимость в создании, кафедра, бухучет, торговое право, таможенный менеджмент, правовое регулирование международных экономических отношений, элективные курсы.

Упражнение 8. Переведите с русского на английский язык.

1. Студенты этого отделения обучаются на более чем 10 кафедрах института.

2. Наш институт предлагает широкий выбор программ, начиная от подготови-тельных курсов и до программ полного курса.

3. Нехватка квалифицированных специалистов в коммерции и других экономичес-ких областях привела к необходимости создания новой специальности – «Торговое дело».

4. Помимо этих предметов студентам читают лекции по торговому праву, право-вому регулированию международных экономических отношений.

5. Выпускники смогут работать в любой производственной компании, банках, фирмах, деловых или образовательных учреждениях.

Упражнение 9. Прочитайте следующие диалоги и выучите их наизусть:

I

• What did the Dean speak about?

• He spoke of how to become a good student.

• Did you find the talk useful?

• Yes, very much. He said: «Every student should remember that being a student is a full-time job and like any other job it requires time, effort, concentration and appropriate techniques and habits».

• And do you agree with him?

• I think, he is right.

II

• When will your exams begin?

• Oh, they are not far off. Here is a time-table of my exams.

• You are nervous, aren’t you?

• Of course, I am. Everybody is.

• Are you reading for your exams now?

• Yes, I am. I always take notes of the lectures but I can fail in the mathematics, I’m afraid.

• Let’s hope for the best. Good luck.

III

• Hello, are you taking your exams?

• I’ve already passed my last exam.

• What did you get in mathematics?

• I got a four. You passed your exams, too, didn’t you?

• No, I didn’t. I failed in physics.

• What a pity. I am so sorry for you. How did it happen?

• It’s difficult to explain. My memory failed me and I forgot the simplest things. I think it was the result of a sleepless night.

• That’s what I always told you. Don’t put off your work to the very last. What are you going to do now?

• I’ll have to take my exam in physics for the second time. I’ve just been to the faculty office and the dean has already set the time.

• I hope you’ll get a good mark next time. Good luck.

Упражнение 10. Ответьте на вопросы, используя информацию из текста, где это возможно.

1. What year student are you?

2. What Institute do you study at?

3. What faculty do you study at?

4. What are the three forms of education at your Institute?

5. Is it difficult to study and work at one and the same time?

6. What faculty can one choose when entering the Institute?

7. Who is in charge of training students?

8. What equipment is the Institute provided with?

9. What general and special subjects do you study at the Institute?

10. What is your aim?

11. Where can you work after graduating from the Institute?

12. Where do you dream to work?

13. What is the most important criterion (factor) for you in choosing a job?

14. How many exams do you take each session?

15. Who delivers lectures to you on different subjects?

16. How long does the course of studies last?

17. When will you graduate from the Institute?

18. What is your future speciality?

Упражнение 11. Расскажите подробно о своей специальности, используя данные ниже выражения.

I suppose

It’s true that

As far as I can judge

I am (not) sure that

It’s to be noted that

In this connection I’d like to add

I don’t think I have anything else of interest to tell you, so I’d better close for now

In my opinion

On the one hand

On the other hand

On the whole

To crown it all

To answer your question I’d like to say