Exercises. • Imagine you are one of the participants of the Group

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Role plays.

• Imagine you are one of the participants of the Group. Ask the lecturer a few questions about:

documentary letters of credit

documentary collection bills.

• Imagine you work at a SWIFT member bank. Make a short speech introducing yourself and also speak about the high technical level of services offered by your bank.

Unit forty six

Problems settled

In the evening when Anton returned to the hotel he had a telephone call from Coventry, located to the north of London. It was a call from Mr. Snow, a business associate of the Russian company for whom Anton worked.

Mr Snow: Mr. Smirnov, I'm calling to send my apologies to Mr. Nikolaev, your chief, for our default.

Anton: Don't worry we have received your payment and everything seems all right. I spoke with Mr. Nikolaev before my departure. He does not bear any grudges against you.

Mr. Snow: I'm very glad to hear that. But still I want to assure you that such things will never happen again.

Anton: Good. I'll pass it on to Mr. Nikolaev on my return to Moscow.

Here are two letters relating to the default mentioned by Mr. Snow received and sent by him some time before this talk took place:

Words and expressions

Coventry		Ковентри. Крупный индустриальный центр в графстве Йоркшир на северо-западе от Лондона
associate	[эсоушиэйт]	партнер
apology		извещение
to send one's apologies		принести свои извинения
chief		начальник; главный
default	[дифолт]	неуплата, нарушение
to bear (bore, borne)		нести
grudge	[градж]	недовольство, обида
not to bear grudges against somebody		иметь претензии к кому-либо
to assure		заверить
relating to...		относящийся к
acceding to...		как сообщил, как заявил..., согласно
records	[рекодз]	записи
according to our records		согласно нашим записям
exception		исключение
as an exception		в виде исключения
open account		открытый счет — форма расчета между продавцом и постоянным покупателем, при которой товары отправляются без подтверждения оплаты, а покупатель в оговоренные сроки должен оплатить товар
to pay on an open account		платить на открытый счет
net		часто, частый, нетто, за вычетом всех расходов и налогов
outstanding	[оутстэндинг]	неоплаченный
duration		длительность
legal		зд судебный
legal action		судебное дело
to take legal action		передать дело в суд, возбудить судебное дело
to go so far		заходить так далеко
to lose (lost, lost)		потерять
to mislay (mislaid, mislaid)		затерять (положить не туда)
the original		оригинал
to enclose		прилагать
to enclose something with something		прилагать что-либо к чему-либо

1. Match English and Russian equivalents:

for our default He doesn't bear any grudges against you. I want to assure you that such things will never happen again.	Я передам это моему начальнику Хочу вас заверить, что впредь этого не случится. Он не имеет уже к вам никаких претензий.
I'll pass it on to my chief.	за то, что мы не сделали

2. Read the following:

• everything asking	• bearing happening
receiving	returning
importing	calling
exporting	speaking

• I'm calling to send my apologies to Mr. Nikolaev.

I'm calling to ask you to accept my apologies.

• not to bear any grudges

for our default

I apologise for our default.

He does not bear any grudges.

3. Find the answers in the text:

When did Anton have a call from Mr. Snow?

Who is Mr. Snow?

Why did he call Anton?

What did Anton say about the payment in question?

What promise did Mr. Snow make?

Did Anton promise to pass it on to his chief?

4. Complete the dialogue and act out a similar one:

— I'm calling to send my apologies to...

— Don't worry we have received... and everything... I... before my departure. He... grudges...

— I... glad... But still I want to assure... again.

— Good. I'll pass... on my return...

5. Translate into Russian:

• as an exception	• to lose or mislay the original
payment on an open account	to look forward to receiving
the outstanding invoice	the payment
unsettled debts	to experience a number of
to take legal action	difficulties
not to go so far	to result in an unfortunate delay
	to be affected by these developments
	to rectify the situation
	in the very near future
	The payment is one month overdue.

6. Insert prepositions:

According... our records payment... our Invoice 3582 sent... you... 10 August has not yet been made.

As an exception we specified payment... an open account terms.

Our invoice has been outstanding... 50 days.

... the case... unsettled debts... this duration we take legal action.

This has resulted... unfortunate delays... paying outstanding ac­counts.

Your company has been affected... these developments.

We shall make payment... the very near future.

7. Underline the verbs and translate the sentences into Russian:

We are enclosing a copy of our Invoice.

We are doing everything possible to rectify the situation.

Payment has not been made yet.

Our invoice has been outstanding for 50 days.

In case you have lost or mislaid the original...

This has resulted in unfortunate delays.

We have been recently experiencing some difficulties.

As you will remember from our telephone calls...

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