Ex. 2. Join the ideas using the connectives
e. g.We should be delighted to take a group of your students/ Our company regulation limit maximum numbers of groups to twenty.
We should be delighted to take a group of your students, however (please, take into account that) our company regulations limit maximum numbers of groups to twenty.
§ We should like visiting groups to report to our office on the date of the visit/ Do please contact at the above address at 8 am.
§ We have received your message concerning the date of the visit/ Arrange your visit for early 1999.
§ Our company makes a small visiting charge/ This includes the price of lunch.
§ Our company reserves the right to send off the premises any members of the group who misbehave/ It should not happen.
Ex. 3. You are working at a big company as a Personal Assistant to Managing Director. In a month two representatives of your company will arrive in Vermont, the USA and plan to be there for a week. Using examples given below try to write:
a) your own letter of inquiry to the best hotel in the city;
b) book seats on a plane.
| 15 Maple Street, Montpelier, Vermont, USA. 6th May, 2010. The Manager, Park Hotel, 26,…………. Str., Brighton, England. Dear Sir: The name of your hotel has been given to me by the Hotel Association, and I shall be very much obliged if you let me know whether you have the following accommodation available for 3 weeks, from 15th July: One double room, if possible with private bathroom, and one single room. Thank you in advance for your reply. Yours faithfully W.D.Throp |
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| Win Mouk Co., 302 Barr Street Rangoon, Burma 7th July, 2010 Scandinavian Airline System 12, Chelsey Street, London, W.I., England Dear Sirs: Our Technical Director, Mr. Thuong, will be arriving in London next week and will then go on to Sweden and Finland. We shall therefore be obliged if you book a seat for him on a plane leaving Britain for Stockholm on or about the 21st. We thank you in advance for your kind attention to this matter. Yours faithfully Win Kyu (Secretary) |
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Ex. 4. You work at the Organizing Committee of International Finance Conference which will take place in Kyiv, October 25-30, 2010. Write the letters of invitation to the participant of the conference using the model given below.
A LETTER OF INVITATION
| United States Department of Commerce International Finance Conference Washington, D.C., 20658, USA. July 2nd, 2010. Prof. Petrov, Finance Manager, Zepter Inc., Kyiv branch, 63, Volodymirska Str, Kyiv Ukraine Dear Professor Petrov: On behalf of the American Finance Soviet it is an honour for us to welcome you and to be your host in Washington during the International Finance Conference, May 20-27. It is a pleasure for us not only to invite you to a conference of the highest scientific standard but also to present Washington and, if you wish, other exciting places in the USA. The scientific planning of the conference has resulted in a most exciting program with more than 40 major and assembly symposia not including the numerous free communication sessions. I am glad to inform you that your abstract was accepted by our Committee, N 2256 for poster presentation. We attach with the letter of invitation Reservation and Registration Form. The deadline for its submission: March 15, 2010. If you have any questions or need additional information please contact us without hesitation. Yours sincerely Jim Smith Chairman |
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Ex. 5. You work at a big chemical plant as a Product Manager. Inform the well-know company-producer of chemical equipment that you would like to receive their quotation and the latest catalogue. Use the word and word combinations provided below.
Company: Blake & Co, Conduit Street, 40, London, Great Britain.
We are the leading manufacturers for this article………………………………………
We should be much obliged if …………………………………………………………
to consider our request………………………………………………………………….
to contact………………………………………………………………………………
in this context…………………………………………………………………………
Yours sincerely
We heard that your company is a reliable partner……………………………………
Ex. 6. You work at a big bank as a Computer Specialist. Let the company-supplier of the computers know that their terms of payment and delivery suit you, but you cannot place an order with them as their prices are too high. Use the following words and word combinations.
Company: Apple Computers, Inc., 32 5th Avenue, New York, USA.
Further to our discussion……………………………………………………………….
We wish to inform you…………………………………………………………………
We highly appreciate…………………………………………………………………...
full contract value………………………………………………………………………
to make a decision………………………………………………………………………
unfortunately……………………………………………………………………………
competitive prices………………………………………………………………………
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terms of delivery………………………………………………………………………..
to reduce the prices……………………………………………………………………..
Yours sincerely
Ex. 7. You work at a food company as a Sales Manager. Inform your partners that the prices went up and you developed the new items which would be presented at the International Autumn Fair, November 2-10, 1999. Use the words and word combinations given below.
Company: Thomas &Co. 25 Ashley Str., Cornwall, U.K.
We have to inform you…………………………………………………………………
to revise export prices…………………………………………………………………..
to make necessary………………………………………………………………………
increased cost of the production………………………………………………………..
as a result………………………………………………………………………………..
to enclose a copy of our price-list………………………………………………………
to draw sb’s attention to the new items…………………………………………………
to exhibit at the fair……………………………………………………………………..
We thank you for your support in the past……………………………………………...
to hope to be of service to sb…………………………………………………………...
Yours faithfully
Ex. 8. You work as a Product Manager at a big Pharmaceutical Company. Send the fax to your partner informing about the visit of 3 representatives of your company. Mention the terms of the visit and the purpose: to conclude the contract with the subject – a new processing line. Use the model given below.
| To:Generics Inc., Glasgow, England. Att:Mr. James Nickles Managing Director Date:January 22, 1997 Fax:8-10-245-51123-67 From:UkrPharm Ltd. Kyiv, Ukraine Mr. P.Loza Marketing Manager Fax: 8-044-22567-08 Subject:a visit of 2 representatives of UkrPharm, contract to buy a new processing line Dear Mr. Nickles: As we agree before we plant to send two our plenipotentiary representatives: Mr. Below and Mrs. Solovyova for a week at the beginning of March, 1999 to Glasgow. Please send us by fax the invitation for them as soon as possible. We kindly appoint you to prepare all the preliminary information and documents concerning the new processing line that we plan to purchase. If the terms of payment, delivery, technical characteristic of the line suit us Mr. below can conclude the contract with your company on behalf of UkrPharm Ltd. Awaiting your reply, Sincerely Yours Mr. Peter Loza Marketing Manager |
Text III. BUSINESS INTERVIEW
An interview is an important event in the life of every job applicant. It can be the last test on the way to a new position. That’s why it’s very important to be well prepared for an interview.
Come in time to the appointed place for an interview. Don’t forget to take all the necessary documents for your better presentation (references, characteristics, diplomas).
Don’t be nervous and tense with the interviewer, be polite and listen attentively to all the questions you are asked. If you are confident in what you talking about it will make a good impression on the interviewer. Try to persuade the interviewer that you are the best candidate for the chosen position and an asset for the company. Don’t talk about personal questions if they are not connected with the future work.
Don’t hesitate to describe fully your responsibilities and regular duties at the previous job if you are asked. Show that you are thinking ahead in your career development. Be ready to explain the reasons of your desire to change the work. Tell about your educational history and obtained degree. Don’t forget to mention your computer skills, language fluency if it’s required by the company.
At the end of the interview thank the interviewer for his/her attention. Don’t demand the immediate answer about his/her decision, appoint the certain date for it.
Vocabulary notes
get an interview – иметь интервью (собеседование)
reference – отзыв, рекомендация
present a list of references – предоставить список отзывов
tense – напряженный
polite – вежливый
be confident – быть уверенным
persuade – убеждать
regular duties – обычные обязанности
colleague– коллега
be an asset for the company – быть приобретением для компании
give a good representation – хорошо представить
demand– требовать
appoint the date – назначить дату
Ex. 1. Translate the sentences into Russian:
a) My friend has got an interview for tomorrow that’s why he is so nervous.
b) Did you present a list of references to the interviewer?
c) He was confident and they didn’t hesitate to take him for this position.
d) The interviewer was impressed by my experience in this field.
e) Did you understand all the questions during the interview?
f) What date was appointed for your interview?
g) The interviewer told me that Mr. Green was an asset for any company.
Ex. 2. Make up sentences with the following words and word combinations:
a) to get an interview, to interview sb, an interviewer;
b) to refer, reference, list of references;
c) to be tense, tension;
d) to be confident, confidence;
e) regular duties, duty free, to be on duty.
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