II. Read and translate the text
BUSINESSMAN'S DAY
Mr. John Turner is 30. He is married and he has got his own family. He has a wife, a daughter and a son. His wife is an economist. Her name is Jane. The names of their children are Kate and Peter. They live in a small house in Greenwood. Greenwood is a small place not far from London.
John works in London. He is the manager of a big trade firm. His firm sells the goods to various countries. In the morning he always goes to his office in London on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. He doesn't go to his office on Saturday and Sunday. These are his days off.
John frequently meets the representatives of English and French firms. They discuss the prices, terms of payment and delivery. He begins his working day at 9. Every morning John first looks through fresh newspapers. He takes much interest in the latest political and business news. Sometimes John goes to different cities to discuss business with their customers. He is a very busy man. He always has a lot of' work. He looks through mail, reads telegrams and letters, and speaks on the phone with the customers. He also makes appointments with his business partners.
At twelve he has lunch. After lunch he sometimes goes to factories with the inspectors, but sometimes stays in the office and discusses business matters with director or customers. He finishes his working day at 6 o'clock in the evening. He usually comes home at 7.
Linda Foster is a secretary to Mr. John Turner. Her office is not large. She has got a computer, a fax and a telephone on her desk. Linda comes to her office at nine every morning from Monday to Friday. At the beginning of her working day Linda usually looks through the mail. She receives both snail-mail and email. At 11 o'clock she comes into her manager's office with the letters and telegrams. The manager reads them and gives answers to the letters. Linda writes everything in her book and goes to her office. There she types the answers on her computer. She also receives and sends e-mail correspondence.
In the afternoon Linda usually has lunch at the office but sometimes she has lunch at the cafe with her friend Alex. She stays in the office till 6. In the evening Linda has her French lessons. She learns French for two years already. Linda wants to know French well because she wants to work with French firms and customers.
Vocabulary:
frequently - часто
customer – клиент, заказчик
representatives - представители
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terms of payment- условия платежа
delivery - доставка
mail - почта
snail-mail – обычная почта (snail - улитка)
e-mail – электронная почта
III. Give Russian equivalents for the following.
To be married, to look through, to take interest in smth, to give answers, to discuss business, to make an appointment, not far from, various countries, to type smth on computer, to receive correspondence, to sell goods, to meet representatives, fresh newspapers, to have a lot of work.
IV. Insert the missing words given in brackets.
1. They … in Greenwood.
2. His firm … to various countries.
3. John frequently … of English and French firms.
4. After lunch he sometimes … with the inspectors, but sometimes … and … with director or customers.
5. … Linda usually has lunch at the office but sometimes she … at the cafe with her friend Alex.
(to sell the goods, to have lunch, to meet the representatives, to stay in the office, to live in a small house, to go to factories, to discuss business matters, in the afternoon)
V. Complete the following sentences.
1. They discuss the prices, terms …
2. Every morning John first …
3. He takes much interest in the …
4. Linda comes to her office at …
5. Linda wants to know French well …
VI. Agree or disagree to the following.
1. Mr. Turner’s wife is an economist.
2. They live in Canada.
3. Mr. Turner works six days a week.
4. John seldom meets the representatives of English and French firms.
5. Every morning John first looks through fresh newspapers.
6. He never goes to other cities on business.
7. He finishes his working day at five.
8. His secretary’s name is Jane.
9. At the beginning of her working day Linda usually looks through the mail.
10. She always has lunch in the office.
11. In the evening Linda has her French lessons.
12. She learns French for two months already.
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