Упражнение 2. Дополните диалоги предложенными словами и переведите их на русский язык. ( шесть слов / выражений здесь лишние ).
Introduction
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Business ‘colours’
Упражнение 1. Подберите нужный «бизнес-цвет» под предложенные примеры различных товаров и переведите на русский язык:
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(a) A pair of trousers, a T-shirt and a cap.
(b) A television set, a stereo and a DVD player.
(c) A refrigerator, a dishwasher and a washing machine.
(d) A car, an air-conditioning unit and a bathroom suite.
(e) A carton of milk, 250g of cheese and a bottle of tomato ketchup.
White goods - brown goods - red goods - orange goods - yellow goods
2. What is the informal expression given to paperwork which takes a long time to complete? Is it:
(a) white noise (b) yellow card (c) green belt (d) red tape (e) blue ribbon
3. What is the difference between being in the red and being in the black?
4. Complete this sentence with one word: Goods and services which are paid for in cash, and therefore not declared for tax, are features of a ________ economy.
5. What is the name given to taxes that are levied to discourage behavior that will damage the environment?
6. True or false: If you make a blue-chip investment, you buy high-risk shares in a company that is not performing very well.
7. Sometimes a company will not deal with a person or company, etc, because they have done something wrong and should be avoided. What is the name for this?
(a) to blackball (b) to blacklist (c) to blackhead (d) to blackmail (e) to blackleg
8. A company owns some land in the country that has been designated as a greenfield site. Can it build a factory or warehouse on that land?
9. What is the difference between a white-collar worker and a blue-collar worker?
10. Complete this sentence: Embezzlement, computer fraud and insider dealing are examples of ________ crime.
11. Who might be offended if you described the work they did as a pink-collar job?
12. What is the name given to the buying and selling of goods or currency in a way which is not allowed by law?
13. The MD of your company often has blue-sky ideas. From a business point of view is this a good thing or a bad thing?
14. Your accountant tells you that the stocks and bonds you have recently bought are blue-sky securities. Would you feel happy or unhappy about this?
15. What is a grey market? Is it:
(a) a market in which goods are sold that have been made abroad and then imported (legally), often as a result of reduced production of / increased demand for those goods in the market country
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b) an informal expression for the market segment occupied by older members of a population
(c) the unofficial trading of securities that have not yet become available for trading on the Stock Exchange
BUSINESS IDIOMS
Упражнение 1. Выберите подходящий вариант и дайте перевод выражения на русский язык:
1. When a project goes wrong or fails, we can say that it:
(a) puts its foot in it (b) goes belly up (c) sticks its oar in (d) gets its knickers in a twist
2. We sometimes say that people who compete for success in business or in a career are working for the:
(a) horse race (b) dog race (c) rat race (d) camel race
3. The practice of transferring a difficult, incompetent or non-essential employee from one department to another is known informally as a:
(a) weasel waltz (b) turkey trot (c) cat calypso (d) rabbit rumba
4. We might refer to a bad employer with a reputation for losing talented staff as:
(a) a people churner (b) a people mixer (c) a people stirrer (d) a people beater
5. The sudden moment that you realise you have made a terrible mistake is known as:
(a) an ohnosecond (b) a gordonbennettminute (c) a whoopsadaisyinstant (d) a hellsbellsmoment
6. If you do a lot of different types of work in an office for very low pay, you could be referred to (unkindly) as:
(a) a pig in a poke (b) the cat's whiskers (c) a gift horse (d) a dogsbody
7. When an employee telephones to say that s/he is not coming to work because s/he is ill, but in fact is only pretending to be ill, we say that s/he is throwing:
(a) the book at someone (b) a wobbly (c) a punch (d) a sickie
8. If an employee gets very angry at work because of something bad or unpleasant that happens, we can say that they are experiencing:
(a) office anger (b) work rage (c) shopfloor strops (d) workplace wobblies
9. If an employee is deliberately or accidentally excluded from decision-making processes, they might complain that they are being left:
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(a) out of their mind (b) out of the blue (c) out of their head (d) out of the loop
10. Work that offers the same money for less effort than another similar job is often known as:
(a) a cushy number (b) a doddle (c) a pushover (d) child's play
11. When somebody is dismissed from their job, we can say that they have:
(a) got the shoe (b) got the sandal (c) got the boot (d) got the slipper
12. If you criticize somebody in writing, we can say that you them.
(a) pencil-smack (b) pencil-thrash (c) pencil-punch (d) pencil-whip
13. A general or broad view of a problem as a whole (which does not go into details) is known as:
(a) a bird's-eye view (b) a helicopter view (c) a mountaintop view (d) a balloon view
14. The lazy practice of working only when a supervisor is present and able to see you is called:
(a) lip service (b) hand service (c) nose service (d) eye service
15. If your job is unpleasant, you might say that you have:
(a) a nose job (b) a job lot (c) a jobsworth (d) a mushroom job
16. If you consider your job to be silly, trivial and unimportant, you might describe it as:
(a) a Tom and Jerry job (b) a Mickey Mouse job (c) a Homer Simpson job (d) a Donald Duck job
17. A lazy employee who only pretends to work is said to be:
(a) swinging the lead (b) swinging a cat (c) swinging the balance (d) swinging both ways
18. A new product (especially a new car) that has some major defects is known as:
(a) an orange (b) a raspberry (c) a melon (d) a lemon
Упражнение 2. Дополните диалоги предложенными словами и переведите их на русский язык. ( шесть слов / выражений здесь лишние ).
basket case
bean counter
busymeet
cash cow
dead wood
dumbsizing
ear candy
empty suit
glad-hand
goldbricker
graveyard shift
happy camper
idea hamster
kiss up to
mover and shaker
seagull manager
shape up or ship out
stress puppy
toxic employee
trim the fat
wiggle room
wombat
1. A. Tim seems to enjoy being under a lot of pressure, but this doesn't stop him from complaining all the time.
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B. I know, but he's not the only _________ in this company.
2. A. I've told Tom that unless he improves his performance at work, he'll be fired.
B. Good. It's about time somebody told him to _________.
3. A. Tom always dresses well and follows procedure, but he doesn't actually contribute much to the company.
B. I agree. He's a typical ____ _____.
4. A. The only way to get promoted in this job is to flatter and be very attentive to the senior managers.
B. That's terrible! You shouldn't have to ____ _____ people to get ahead in your job
5. A. We need to get rid of some of our older and less productive staff.
B. I agree. The ____ _____ has to go as soon as possible.
6. A. Ms Rigden met a lot of people at the conference, didn't she?
B. She certainly did. I think I saw her _________ almost everyone there.
7. A. The company brought in a so-called expert to deal with a big project, but he just made a lot of fuss, achieved absolutely nothing and then left.
B. Well, he wasn't the first _________ we've had, and I'm sure he won't be the last.
8. A. My boss always tells me how well I'm doing, but he never offers me a pay rise.
B. Well, I suppose a bit of ____ _____ is better than nothing.
9. A. I can't believe we sat in that meeting and listened to the boss talk for over three hours.
B. Me neither. What a complete ____ _____!
10. A. We need to reduce the size of the company but we need to make sure it doesn't become unprofitable or inefficient.
B. That's true. ____ _____ is something we need to avoid at all costs.
11. A. Do you enjoy your work here?
B. Oh, absolutely. I'm a regular _________.
12. A. We're expected to sign the contract by tomorrow.
B. That's no good. We only received it yesterday. We need a bit of ____ _____.
13. A. Have you seen Alan today?
B. He's in a _________ all morning. He should be free at lunchtime.
14. A. Is the company doing well?
B. No, not at all. As far as I'm concerned, it's a complete ____ _____!
15. A. Business is dropping off and we could end up in financial trouble.
B. I know. Perhaps it's time to ____ _____.
16. A. Do you think there will be a lot of demand for our latest range of T-shirts?
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B. Oh absolutely. It's a ____ _____. Everyone will want one !
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