КИЇВСЬКА ДЕРЖАВНА АКАДЕМІЯ ВОДНОГО ТРАНСПОРТУ
Кафедра української та іноземних мов
Домашня контрольна робота з дисципліни
Англійська мова ділових паперів
Для студентів 4 курсу спец. МО заочної форми навчання
Варіант 7
Complete these sentences about yourself
First name _______________________________
Last name ______________________________
Group __________________________
Task 1
Match the words (word combinations) with their meanings:
| 1. attention line 2. courtesy 3. a principal 4. a prospectus 5. letter of credit 6. to confirm an order 7. air fright 8. a balance 9. an inconvenience 10. out-of-date | a. carriage paid for goods transported in aircraft b. an amount of money which someone has invested in a bank or lent to a person or organization so that they will receive interest on it from the bank, person or organization c. a state or an example of problems or trouble, which often causes a delay or loss of comfort d. a line usually placed above the salutation in a business letter directing the letter to one specified e. a letter from a bank allowing the person who has it to take a particular amount of money from a bank in another country f. the ability to do something without making mistakes g. to make an order certain, often by telephone or writing h. old and not useful or correct i. a document giving details of a college, school or business and its activities j. polite behaviour, or a polite action or remark k. the amount of money you have in a bank account |
Task 2
Read the letter and answer the following questions:
D. van Basten SA
Heidelberglaan 2, Poslbus 80.115, N L-3508 TC, Utrecht
Telephone: (31) 30-532 044 Telefax (31) 30-581 617
IS January 2011
The Director
DVB Industries GmbH
Correnstrasse 250
D-4000 Münster
Dear Mr Schubert,
I am sorry that we were not able to clear your November statement for $3,850 and December invoice, No. 7713 for $289. We had intended to pay the statement as usual, but a large cash shipment to one of our customers in Australia was part of the cargo destroyed in the fire on the SS Tippa when she docked in Bombay in late November.
Our insurance company have promised us compensation within the next few weeks, and once we have received this the account will be paid in full.
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We know you will appreciate the situation and hope you can bear with us until the matter is settled.
Yours sincerely,
D. van Basten
Director
1. What is the total outstanding balance?
2. What explanation is given for nonpayment?
3. When does Ms van Basten intend to pay?
4. Why is she confident that she can clear the account?
5. What does the expression hope you can bear with us mean?
6. Which words in the letter correspond to the following: pay; meant; goods; make up for loss; understand?
Task 3
Decode and explain the meaning of the following abbreviations:
| 1. Ltd. | 2. &Co. | 3. CFR | 4. f.o.r. | 5. COD |
Task 4
You are from private business organization. You’d like to have a stand in next year’s Consumer Electronics Exhibition in Boston. Ask for the information about the exhibition (place, time, registration and what documents are required to participate in the exhibition).
Task 5
You’ve bought XYZ Baking Product, but the product is defective. Your verbal complains to the personnel have yielded no result. Write a complaint to that company.
Task 6
Differentiate between formal and styles in writing a letter. Complete the table:
| Formal Style | Informal Style |
Task 7
Read carefully the text and answer the questions:
Chocolate
Chocolate –– there’s nothing quite like it, is there? Chocolate is simply delicious. What is chocolate? Where does it come from? Christopher Columbus was probably the first to take cacao beans from the New World to Europe in around 1502. But the history of chocolate goes back at least 4,000 years! The Aztecs, who lived in America, thought that their bitter cacao drink was a divine gift from heaven. In fact, the scientist Carolus Linnaeus named the plant Theobroma, which means “food of the gods.”
The Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez went to America in 1519. He visited the Mexican emperor Montezuma. He saw that Montezuma drank cacao mixed with vanilla and spices. Cortez took some cacao home as a gift to the Spanish King Charles. In Spain, people began to drink Cortez’s chocolate in a drink with chili peppers. However, the natural taste of cacao was too bitter for most people. To sweeten the drink, Europeans added sugar to the cacao drink. As a sweet drink, it became more popular. By the 17th century, rich people in Europe were drinking it.
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Later, people started using chocolate in pastries, like pies and cakes. In 1828, Dutch chocolate makers started using a new process for removing the fat from cacao beans, and getting to the center of the cacao bean. The Dutch chocolate maker Conrad J. van Houten made a machine that pressed the fat from the bean. The resulting powder mixed better with water than cacao did. Now, some call van Houten’s chocolate “Dutch chocolate.”
It was easy to mix Dutch chocolate powder with sugar. So other chocolate makers started trying new recipes that used powdered chocolate. People started mixing sweetened chocolate with cocoa butter to make solid chocolate bars. In 1849, an English chocolate maker made the first chocolate bar. In the 19th century, the Swiss started making milk chocolate by mixing powdered milk with sweetened chocolate. Milk chocolate has not changed much since this process was invented.
Today, two countries - Brazil and Ivory Coast - account for almost half the world’s chocolate. The United States imports most of the chocolate in the world, but the Swiss eat the most chocolate per person. The most chocolate eaten today is sweet milk chocolate, but people also eat white chocolate and dark chocolate.
Cocoa and dark chocolate are believed to help prevent heart attacks, or help keep them from happening. They are supposed to be good for the circulatory system. On the other hand, the high fat content of chocolate can cause weight gain, which is not good for people’s health. Other health claims for chocolate have not been proven, but some research shows that chocolate could be good for the brain.
Chocolate is a popular holiday gift. A popular Valentine’s Day gift is a box of chocolate candies with a card and flowers. Chocolate is sometimes given for Christmas and birthdays. Chocolate eggs are sometimes given at Easter. Chocolate is toxic to some animals. An ingredient in chocolate is poisonous to dogs, cats, parrots, small rodents, and some livestock. Their bodies cannot process some of the chemicals found in chocolate. Therefore, they should never be fed chocolate.
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| 1) How did people first consume chocolate? A. As a sweet drink B. As a bitter drink C. As a chocolate bar D. In cakes and pastries E. As a white chocolate bar | 6) A divine gift is… A. a chocolate gift. B. a gift from God. C. a delicious gift. D. a bitter gift. E. a dangerous gift. |
| 2) Why did Linnaeus name the plant Theobroma? A. Because he believed it to be a “gift from heaven.” B. Because he believed it to be “food of the gods.” C. Because he thought chocolate to be toxic. D. Because chocolate was so rare. E. Both B and C are correct. | 7) Pastries are… A. sweet baked goods. B. bitter–tasting drinks. C. chocolate candy bars. D. chocolate candies. E. Both C and D are correct. |
| 3) Who was Montezuma? A. He was an explorer from Mexico. B. He was the emperor of Mexico. C. He was an explorer from Spain. D. He was the king of Spain. E. He was a baker in Spain. | 8) What are recipes? A. Herbs and Spices B. Countries C. Machines D. Food ingredients E. Chocolate powders |
| 4) Who made the first powdered chocolate? A. Cortez B. Linnaeus C. Columbus D. van Houten E. King Charles | 9) When you prevent something, you… A. do not let it happen. B. do not discuss it. C. do not allow it. D. do not stop it E. Both A and C are correct. F. Both A and B are correct. |
| 5) Which people eat the most chocolate per person? A. The Dutch B. The Swiss C. The English D. The Mexicans E. The Brazilians | 10) If something is toxic it is… A. poisonous. B. disgusting. C. emotional. D. popular. E. harmless. |
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