IX. Составьте ситуации, употребив следующие слова и выражения:

1. an offer, to consider, to find, somewhat, to ask, to give a 5 per cent discount off the price, to be not of the latest design, to reduce by ...

2. to buy, to be of the latest design, to take part deliveries, in 3 lots, to ship, the remaining goods, to accept, on the whole, the terms of delivery, acceptable.

3. to consider, the terms of payment, to open a Letter of Credit, shipping documents, to be ready, to send a cable.

4. to discuss, points, to clear up, to sign, to get ready, to invite, to accept.

X. Воспроизведите следующий диалог: Dialogue

Bently: Good afternoon, Mr. Fedin.

Fedin: Good afternoon, Mr. Bently. Will you take a seat?

Bently: Thank you. You"re having hard frosts in Moscow now.

Fedin: Yes, it's been frosty this week, indeed, but it isn't unusual for this time of the year. All in good time, you know.

Bently: You are quite right.

Fedin: Well, Mr. Bently, yesterday we discussed the price of our turbines and the volume of your order. What's your final answer?

Bently: I've thrashed the points out with my people, and we decided to increase the order to 25 turbines.

Fedin: In this case we can give you a 5 per cent discount, off the price.

Bently: Fine. So we've settled the price problem. And what are your terms of payment?

Fedin: Our buyers usually make payment against shipping documents by a letter of credit.

Bently: What bank are we to open it with?

Fedin: Russia's Vnesheconombank.

Bently: That suits us on the whole.

Fedin: Very good. What is your suggestion as regards the delivery dates Mr. Bently?

Bently: We'd like to have the first parcel in 2 months and the remaining goods by the 1st of January.

Fedin: Very good. Now, Mr. Bently, I'll give instructions to Mr. Sedov, our engineer, to arrange your visit to the factory. What time will suit you?

Bently: Any time you say.

Fedin: Tomorrow afternoon then.

Bently: Fine. Good-bye.

Fedin: Good-bye.

hard frosts сильный мороз; all in good time все в свое время; to thrash out урегулировать; volume объем; a suggestion предложение; to arrange устроить, организовать

XI. Перескажите следующий текст:

An English writer was travelling in France. Once a few French writers invited him to their meeting. The English writer did not want to go as he was afraid he would not understand the speakers. However, he decided not to miss the opportunity of seeing his new French friends and promised to come to the meeting. Not to show that he did not understand a word he decided to do what the other people did. So when everybody laughed or applauded he laughed or applauded together with the other people. However, it was a surprise to him that the people looked only at him when he was applauding or laughing. The writer understood all when after the meeting a young man came up to him and asked, "Why did you applaud the loudest when the people applauded you and laughed when they laughed at you?"

once [wΛns] однажды; everybody все; to laugh [la:f] смеяться;

to applaud [ә'plo:d] аплодировать; loudly ['laudli] громко