Ex.3. Familiarize yourself with the following idioms. Consult your dictionary and translate the sentences into Ukrainian. Think of situations where you could use them

Ex.2. Think of situations where it is necessary to protect the rights of a consumer and discuss them with your groupmates.

Ex.1. Speak about different ways of talking about people who buy things.

Ex.2. Complete the sentences using the correct passive (simple) form of the verbs in brackets.

Ex.1. Change the following from active to passive.

1. The company manager increased my salary last week.

2. We bought this car last Friday.

3. He paid for this service in cash.

4. We seldom undertake such activities to protect the consumers’ rights.

5. We informed the customer of the delivery of his order.

6. The company increased the commission paid to agents.

7. Human Resources department recruits new staff every year.

8. Research and Development department developed several new products last year.

9. My company opened several subsidiaries in different locations.

10. Manufactures investigate consumer tastes.

11. Ford announced the loss of 4,000 jobs yesterday.

12. British Airlines forbids smoking during the flight.

1. He (not invite) to the conference if he doesn’t present a report.

2. I (not pay) enough for the work I do.

3. A security system (install) in this laboratory next week.

4. Newspapers (deliver) every day except weekends.

5. The problem (solve) by the committee a week ago.

6. Taxes (reduce) in a few years.

7. The office (wash) every day.

8. The delegation (meet) at the airport.

9. Our working conditions (change) by new equipment.

10. The most important decisions usually (take) by the owners of a company.

11. Services in tourism (provide) by tourist companies.

12. When a private company (buy) by the state and (bring) into public sector, it is nationalized.

Ex.3. Translate into English:

1. Коло послуг нашої компанії було розширене минулого року.

2. Ці товари завжди купуються для перепродажу.

3. Права споживача захищаються державою.

4. Цей закон про захист прав споживачів був прийнятий кілька років тому.

5. Ця інформація завжди розповсюджується рекламними агенціями.

6. Смаки споживачів будуть досліджуватися нашим маркетинговим відділом.

7. Клієнтам нашого банку будуть запропоновані значні знижки.

8. Побутові послуги сплачуються за допомогою пластикової картки.

9. Декілька працівників нашої фірми було звільнено за обман покупців.

10. Ми не можемо повірити вашим словам, оскільки всі ваші вимоги були задоволені.

11. Спільне підприємство було створено своєчасно і зараз ми маємо великий прибуток.

12. Проект будівництва цього готелю був затверджений ще в 2000 році.

Speech and Discussion

1. Don’t believe him! He is a slippery customer.

2. I don’t want to go to law, but I shall have to if he doesn’t offer me fair compensation.

3. When you are being interviewed for a job, you must weigh your words before answering the questions they put to you.

4. Don’t waste words on that man; he isn’t interested in our complaint.

5. The losses you made on the Stock Exchange last year should have taught you a lesson.

Ex.4. Comment on:

“Do not fear when your enemies criticize you. Beware when they applaud.”

(Vo Dong Giang)

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