Useful Language. e.g. I am a designer in an advertising agency.

e.g. I am a designer in an advertising agency.

What is your job?

 

1. 25 people work under the Marketing director.

2. The sales manager goes on business trips every two weeks.

3. Our head office is based in the USA.

4. I am meeting an important customer on Thursday.

5. Jack is responsible for maintaining the equipment in Production.

6. We are launching a new line of cosmetics next month.

7. The meeting is at 9 a.m. Don’t be late!

1. This product doesn’t sell because it’s too expensive.

 

XII. Translate from Russian into English:

1. Зачем ваш менеджер проводит собрания каждую неделю?

2. Где вы храните комплектующие для оборудования?

3. Какие товары производит эта компания?

4. Где Джэнет? Её нет в офисе. Что она делает? – Она встречает посетителей.

5. Кто у вас занимается жалобами? – Марк, но он сейчас как раз (just) разговаривает с покупателем.

6. Наш научно-исследовательский отдел сейчас разрабатывает новую упаковку, которая дольше сохраняет еду свежей. – Сколько времени вам на это нужно?

7. Мэри работает в отделе закупок, не так ли? – Да. Она сейчас посещает наших поставщиков.

8. Как часто ваш отдел проводит презентации? – Почти каждую неделю. К счастью, мне помогает мой ассистент. Она готовит графики, договаривается о месте и времени проведения.

9. С кем разговаривает Салли? – С инженером технической поддержки. – Она не очень-то вежлива, да? – Это потому, что у нее опять не работает программа-поисковик, а он не хочет ничего делать. Он говорит, что необходимо покупать новое программное обеспечение.

10. Мистер Смит больше не является управляющим директором вашей компании, не так ли? – Да, компания сейчас ищет нового человека на эту должность.

 

 

Unit 1 Companies

Useful Language

Word	Definition	Translation	Transcription
advertising	the business of encouraging people to buy goods by means of advertisements, such as notices in newspapers or short films on TV	реклама	‘ædvətaızıŋ
annual	relating to a period of year	ежегодный	‘ænju:əl
article	a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine	статья	‘a:tıkl
based in	working or living in a particular place	расположенный, находящийся	beıst ın
beverage	any drink, usually other than water	напиток	‘bevərədZ
brackets	two symbols put around a word, phrase or sentence in a piece of writing to show that this word, phrase or sentence is separate from the main part	скобки	‘brækıts
cereal	a food made from grain which is eaten esp. in the mornings	хлопья (к завтраку)	‘sıərıəl
coin	a small round piece of metal which is used as money	монета	‘kØın
commercial	- connected with buying and selling goods and services; - connected with carrying goods or passengers who pay	коммерческий   торговый	kə’mə:Sl
community	all people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when they are talked about as a group	община, группа населения, сообщество	kə’mju:nıtı
competitor	a person or an organization that tries to be better than others, especially in business	конкурент соперник	kəm’petıtə
convenience food	food that you buy frozen or in a box or can, that you can prepare and cook very quickly and easily	продукты быстрого приготовления	kən’vı:nıəns fu:d
conversation	the interchange through speech of information, ideas	разговор беседа	,kØnvə’seıSn
employ	to give someone a job to do for payment	нанимать на работу	ım’plØı
employee	a person who is paid to work	служащий, наёмный работник	ımplØıı:
environment	the natural world in which people, animals, and plants live	окружающая среда	ın’vaıərənmənt
exporter	a person, company, or country that exports goods (sells them to another country)	экспортер	ek’spo:tə
goods	items for sale	товар	gUdz
guide	a book that gives information about a place for travellers or tourists	путеводитель	gaıd
head office	the main office of a company	главный офис	,hed ‘Øfıs
include	to add as a part of sth else; put in as a part of a set, group	включать, заключать в себе	ın’klu:d
instant	(of food or drink) usually in dried or powder form, that can be prepared very easily and quickly, by adding esp. hot water, e.g. instant coffee/ soup/mashed potato	растворимый, быстрозаваримый	‘ınstənt
introduce s.o. to s.o.	to make s.o. know another person	представить кого-л. кому-л.	,ıntrə‘dju:s
lock	a device that keeps something such as a door, lid, etc. closed, usually needing a key to open it	замок	lØk
main	most important	основной, главный	meın
manufacture	to make goods in large quantities, using machinery	производить	,mænju’fæktSə
market	a place or event at which people gather in order to buy and sell things	рынок	‘ma:kıt
mechanism	a set of moving parts in a machine that performs a task	механизм	‘mekənızm
multinational	(of a business) working in several different countries	транснациональный, международный	,mUltı‘næSənəl
offer	to to provide or supply sth	предлагать	‘Øfə(r)
operate	to work in a particular way or from a particular place	работать, действовать, управлять	‘Øpəreıt
particular	special or single; this and not any other	конкретный, определённый	pə‘tıkjUlə
polite	behaving in a way that is socially correct, kind and caring for other people's feelings	вежливый	pə‘laıt
produce	to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities	производить, выпускать	prə’dju:s
product	something that is produced or grown to be sold	продукт	‘prØdəkt
provide services	to offer something useful customers	предоставлять услуги	prə’vaıd sə:vısız
recycled packaging	materials used to wrap goods that have already beеn used once, in order to reduce waste and harm to the environment	упаковка из переработанных материалов	rı:,saıkld ‘pækədZıŋ
request	an act of asking	просьба	rı‘kwest
retail	the selling of goods to the public, usually through shops	розничная продажа	‘rı:teıl
research	systematic investigation to establish facts or principles or to collect information on a subject	исследование	rı’sə:tS
sales	the number of items sold	продажи	seılz
security system	things that protect a building or place against crime, danger, etc	система охраны	sı’kju:rıtı sıstəm
self-employed	not working for an employer but finding work for yourself or having your own business	предприниматель	,selfım‘plØıd
sell	to give something to someone in exchange for money	продавать	sel
sign	to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written it yourself	подписать, расписаться	saın
signature	your name as you usually write it, for example at the end of a letter	подпись	‘sıgnətSə
specialize in	to be an expert in a particular area of work, study, or business	специализироваться на	‘speSəlaız ın
subsidiary	a company that is owned or controlled by another larger company	дочерняя компания	səb’sıdıərı

 

 

I. Match the words (1 – 10) with the definitions (a – j):

 

1. subsidiary

2. manufacture

3. exporter

4. goods

5. operate

6. signature

7. employ

8. retail

9. introduce

10. offer

 

a. a person, company, or country that sells products to another country

b. to provide or supply something

c. give someone a job to do for payment

d. a company that is owned or controlled by another larger company

e. work in a particular way or from a particular place

f. make someone know another person

g. make products in large quantities

h. the selling of products to the public, usually through shops

i. items for sale

j. your name as you usually write it, e.g. at the end of a letter

II. Complete the sentences with words from the Useful Language (the first letter is given):

1. Companies publish a………………… reports to inform the public about the year's activities.

2. The company s………………… in selling security systems.

3. Nestle is one of the biggest producers of c………………… food.

4. Retail s………………… are lower than expected this year.

5. The boss refused our r………………… to leave work early.

6. We're trying to keep our new product a secret from our c………………….

7. We do not sell any alcoholic b………………….

8. The company is doing a lot to protect the e………………… from pollution by using r………………… packaging.

9. Our m………………… activity is to p………………… information services.

 

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