Model I
· I come to the office at 10.
· And I sometimes come to the office at 10.
1. I have lunch at 2.
2. I stay in the office all day.
3. Our manager meets customers in the morning.
4. Our secretary reads cables and faxes in the morning.
5. My wife comes home at 7 in the evening.
6. Our engineers are busy till 6 o’clock.
Model II
· I don’t come to the office at 9.
· When do you usually come to the office?
· I always come to the office at 8.
1. I don’t finish my work at 6. (at7)
2. Our manager doesn’t meet customers in the morning. (after lunch)
3. Mr. Bell doesn’t come to the office at 6. (at 7)
4. Our engineers don’t have lunch at 3. (at 2)
Exercise 3. Put questions to the subject.
Поставьте вопросы к подлежащему.
Model 1
· Nancy doesn’t write letters in the office.
· And who writes letters?
· Sally does.
1. Mr. Bell doesn’t meet customers in the office. (Mr. Black)
2. My son doesn’t drink coffee in the morning. (my wife)
3. Our secretary doesn’t translate letters. (our managers)
Model 2
· Does your friend know foreign languages?
· Yes, he does.
· How many languages does he know?
· He knows two languages.
1. Does your wife speak foreign languages?
2. Do your managers know Pascal?
3. Does your partner often have talks?
Exercise 4. Put questions, using the following model:
· Your Export-Import Manager speaks good English, doesn’t he?
· Yes, he does.
1. to work at the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations (Ivanov)
2. to translate letters from Russian into English (you)
3. to discuss many problems at the talks (your Sales managers)
4. to speak English to customers (your President)
5. to have a lot of talks every week (your Commercial Director)
6. to be tired after your work (you)
7. to prefer a game of tennis to your English lesson (you)
Exercise 5. Put questions to the following sentences:
1. I always have talks on Wednesday.
2. Yes, my partner usually speaks English at the talks.
3. Yes, sometimes I meet customers from different countries.
4. Yes, our managers learn foreign languages.
Exercise 6. Say and respond as in the model.
а) I’d like to – я хотел бы
· I’d like to discuss some business matters with you.
· Sorry, I am busy now. Let’s discuss them after lunch.
1. to look through the new catalogues;
2. to show the equipment to our customers;
3. to write letters to some foreign companies;
4. to discuss the terms of payment
б) to be interested in doing something – быть заинтересованным в чем-либо, интересоваться чем-либо
· We are interested in buying machines from French companies.
1. to buy equipment from British companies;
2. to sell office equipment to Blake & Co;
3. to buy new machines from Smith & Co;
4. to receive offers from British companies;
5. to do business with GML;
6. to make contracts with French companies
Daily Routine
Exercise 1. Match the words.
| a lot of money a lot of time away from work good people to work with the chance to go to different places on business move quickly to a higher position at work you can change the time when you start or finish work | travel opportunities helpful colleagues fast promotion long holidays flexible hours a high salary |
Exercise 2. Put the days of the week in order.
Which days are ‘the weekend’?
Monday Friday Saturday Tuesday Sunday Thursday Wednesday
Exercise 3. Write the months of the year under the correct seasons.
| June April January August December February May October March September November July |
| Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
Exercise 4. Read the dialogue and reproduce it.
I.
- B: Good morning! Nice to see you, Mr. Ivanov. I’m glad you are in London. How are you?
- L: Not so bad. And how are you?
- B: Nothing to complain of. Will you take a seat? A coffee?
- L: Yes, with pleasure. It’s a miserable day, isn’t it?
- B: Yes, but you see it’s a usual thing for this time of the year.
- L: I see. Summer has passed.
- B: Is it your favourite season?
- L: Yes, I hate cold weather.
- B: So do I. Fortunately, it’s never very cold in our country. The climate is mild, much milder than that in your country.
- L: Mr. Bell, you see I’m starting my own business.
- B: Oh, I am glad to hear it. We are expanding our business too.
- L. I know your company is very large, Mr. Bell.
- B. Yes, we’ve got offices in different cities. I meet our customers every day.
- L. Oh, really? And when do you usually come to the office?
- B. At 9 a.m.
- L. Do you stay in the office all day?
- B. I often do. I read faxes, meet customers, have meetings and what not.
- L. I do the same in my office in Minsk.
- B. Are you always very busy?
- L. Yes, as busy as a bee till 6 o’clock.
- B. I finish my work at 6 too and come home at 7.
- L. Do you always stay at home in the evenings?
- B. Not always. Sometimes we go out, but sometimes when I am too tired we stay at home. We like to spend time together at home reading or simply talking.
- L. That sounds nice.
II.
· Я знаю, что Ваша компания очень большая.
· B. Yes, we’ve got offices in different cities. I meet our customers every day.
· L. О, правда? А когда Вы обычно приходите в офис?
· B. At 9 a.m.
· L. Вы проводите в офисе целый день?
· B. I often do. I read faxes, meet customers, have meetings and what not.
· L. Я делаю то же самое в моем офисе в Минске.
· B. Are you always very busy?
· L. Да, я тружусь как пчелка до 6 часов.
· B. I finish my work at 6 too and come home at 7.
· L. Ты всегда проводишь вечера дома?
· B. Not always. Sometimes we go out, but sometimes when I am too tired we stay at home. We like to spend time together at home reading or simply talking.
· L. Чудесно.
Learn the words:
lunch – ланч
to have lunch – обедать
to know – знать
different – разный, различный
seldom – редко
a customer – заказчик
every – каждый
a day – день
when – когда
usually – обычно
to stay – находиться, оставаться
to stay in the office – находиться в офисе
all – все, вся
often – часто
to read – читать
to write – писать
to do – делать
to be busy – быть занятым
always – всегда
till – до
o’clock – употребляется для указания времени
at 9 o’clock – в 9 часов
to finish – заканчивать
work – работа
to work – работать
home – дом, жилище
at home – дома
to stay at home – находиться дома, оставаться дома
to be at home – быть дома
to come home – приходить домой
to go home – идти домой
an evening – вечер
in the evening – вечером
a morning – утро
in the morning – утром
sometimes – иногда
to go out – проводить время вне дома, выходить
but – но
a book – книга
to watch television (TV) – смотреть телевизор
really – действительно
Remember the sentence:
That sounds nice. Чудесно.
Exercise 5. Read and reproduce the dialogue:
Is it difficult for you to learn English?
· B.: Tea or coffee, Mr. A?
· A.: Tea, please. I don’t drink coffee.
· B.: Do you want milk in your tea?
· A.: Yes, thank you, but not very much.
· B.: Are you too tired to speak English, Mr. A?
· A.: Who? Me? Oh, no. It’s always a pleasure to speak English.
· B.: Your English is very good.
· A.: I work with foreign trade companies and learn English in the office.
· B.: How often do you have lessons?
· A.: We have three lessons every week.
· B.: Your lessons are interesting, aren’t they?
· A.: Yes. At our lessons we speak, read and translate.
· B.: Is it difficult for you to learn English?
· A.: I don’t think so.
· B.: Your work helps you, doesn’t it?
· A.: Yes, certainly. I often speak English at the talks and discuss different matters with our customers. And how many foreign languages do you speak, Mr. B?
· B.: Only one – French and not very well.
Remember the words:
to want – хотеть
to be tired – уставать
much – много (с неисчисляемыми существительными)
pleasure – удовольствие
It’s a pleasure – приятно
foreign – иностранный
a foreign trade company – внешнеторговая фирма
to learn – учить, изучать
me – мне, меня
a president – президент
to translate – переводить
to translate from Russian into … – переводить с русского на …
to think – думать
(thought, thought)
difficult – трудный
many – много (с исчисляемыми существительными)
to help – помогать
talks – переговоры
to have talks – вести переговоры
at the talks – на переговорах
only – только
Exercise 6. Do you know the following proverbs? If not then learn them.
1. A busy bee has no time for sorrow.
2. Every family has a black sheep.
3. Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard.
4. He has a fiddle but not the stick.
5. Nothing venture nothing have.
6. Good words cost nothing.
7. Fools grow without watering.
8. Fortune favours the brave.
9. Practice makes perfect.
10. The belly carries legs.