Exercise 8. Read the dialogue and reproduce it

II.

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Exercise 4. Read the dialogue and reproduce it.

Exercise 3. Write the months of the year under the correct seasons.

Monday Friday Saturday Tuesday Sunday Thursday Wednesday

Exercise 2. Put the days of the week in order.

Exercise 1. Match the words.

Daily Routine

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

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

Which days are ‘the weekend’?

June April January August December February May October March September November July

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

• 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.

· 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.

Exercise 7. Do you know articles very well?

Ivanov has got … friend. His name is … Petrov. He is … engineer of “Belkanton”. It is … large company. They’ve got … customers in … different cities. At 9 o’clock … Petrov comes to … his office. He stays in … office all day. In … morning he reads … cables and … faxes and after

lunch he writes … letters to … different companies.

… Petrov usually finishes …his work at 6 in … evening, but sometimes he stays in …office till 7 o’clock.

· L. What do you usually do at weekends, Mr. Bell?

· B. Oh, at weekends we often go to Brighton.

· L. Brighton? Is it a nice place?

· B. Yes, it’s a very nice place near London. We go to Brighton in the morning and stay there all day.

· L. That sounds nice.

· B. But we don’t always go out at weekends. Sometimes we stay at home and meet our friends or watch TV.

· L. We often do the same at weekends too.

Remember the new words:

at weekends – в выходные

a place – место

there – там

near – около, возле

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