English Meals

Four meals a day are served traditionally in Great Britain: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. In many countries breakfast is a snack rather than a meal, but the English breakfast is a full meal. The usual English breakfast is porridge, bacon and eggs, marmalade or jam with buttered toast, and tea or coffee. For a change, they can have a boiled egg, cold ham, or fish.

The English have lunch at one o'clock. It starts with soup or fin it juice. Then comes meat or fish with vegetables. Finally, they have sweets, biscuits or cold fruit salad and a cup of coffee. Some people like beer with lunch.

Tea, the third meal of the day, is taken between four and five o'clock. Friends often come for a chat while they have their cup of tea, cake or biscuit. It is a very light and the most informal meal of the day.

Dinner is the biggest meal of the day. The usual time is about 7 o'clock and all the members of the family sit down together. The first course is soup. Then comes the second course; fish or meat. Then the dessert is served. Some people have dinner in the middle of the day instead of lunch. They have tea between 5 and 6 with an omelette, or sausages or fried fish and chips. Then before going to bed, they may have a snack or supper - a cup of hot milk with a sandwich or biscuit.

a snack-легкая еда, закуска

for a change – для разнообразия

a boiled egg – варенное яйцо

vegetables - овощи

a chat – разговор, болтовня

light - легкий

instead of - вместо

biscuits - печенье

sausages – колбаса, сосиски

MONEY SYSTEM

Money is used for buying and selling, measuring values and storing wealth. Almost every society now has money economy based on coins and paper notes. Paper money is easy to handle and very convenient in the modern world. Cheques, cards and credit cards are often used, too. Each country has its own system of money. The modern decimal coinage of the UK was introduced in 1971. Britain's currency is the pound sterling (£) which is divided into 100 pence (p). English bank notes and coins have the Queen's head on one side.

Nowadays coins and bank notes are less used than in the past. The English prefer to use "plastic money": various plastic cards (credit cards, cash cards, cheque cards and others). Many major banks in Britain have cash point machines for using a credit card or a PIN(personal identification number).

Banks offer a wide range of services: personal loans, standing orders, personal pensions, executor services and overdraft facilities, When you want to save and get a good return on your money you can open a high-interest deposit account, you can also cash a cheque there.

measuring values – измерение ценностей

storing wealth – хранение богатств

coins - монеты

paper notes – купюры, банкноты

to handle - обращаться

decimal coinage – десятичная денежная система

currency - валюта

cash-point machines - банкоматы

loans - ссуды

standing order –постоянное платежное поручение

executor services – услуги душеприказчика

to save – копить, сберегать

a high-interest deposit account – высокопроцентный депозитный счет

overdraft facilities – превышение кредита

BANKS AND BUSINESS.

Banks are different in different countries. Let's speak about the banks in the USA. The commercial banks are classified into two main groups. First, there are national banks. They are charted and supervised by the Federal Government. Second, there are State banks. They are charted and supervised by the state where they are operated. All commercial banks can make loans and borrowings. Major commercial banks in such cities as Tokyo, Paris, Rio cooperate with each other. In this way they finance imports and exports between countries.

An importer buys merchandise from another country using the currency of that country. For that purpose he buys their currency from the foreign exchange department of this bank. And it is the same way if an exporter receives money from sales to other countries; he sells this currency to this bank. By this method the currency of any country can usually be exchanged.

To be supervised - находиться под наблюдением

Loan - ссуда

Borrowing - заем

Merchandise - товары

Sales - распродажа

APPLYING FOR A JOB

Getting a job begins with locating and applying for jobs that will advance the career plans. You should convince employers that you are the best applicant for their job openings. Therefore, you should know how to contact employers, how to complete application forms, and how to make a good impression in job interviews. It is also important to know how to write a good resume, or summary of your background and qualifications.

The goal of a resume is to get you an interview. It should be neat, well organized and easy to read. Begin your resume with your name, address, phone number and the kind of job you are seeking. Then list your work experiences. Do not forget to list the information about your education (degrees, diplomas, certificates and honors you received). Many employers ask for personal references.

It is very important to change your resume every time you send it to a different company having in mind the company's special features.

Most employers ask job applicants to fill out an application form. Such forms help employers find out about your qualifications. Many forms request information about your military experience, health and hobbies.

To advance - продвигать To convince - убедить Applicant – претендент Impression - впечатление To complete = to fill in - заполнить

Background - биограф, данные Goal - цель To seek = to look for - искать Experience – опыт To request =to ask for- просить, спрашивать

TRADE EXHIBITIONS

Our country stands for the development of trade with all countries. We arrange various fairs andexhibitions both in our country andabroad. Our fairs & exhibitions are very popular with the people abroad. They show our great achievements in science, industry, agriculture andother fields of our national economy. These fairs andexhibitions do a lot to establish contacts and to promote trade.

Last month one of the biggest international exhibitions of chemical machinery and equipment was held. Many foreign firms took part init as they were interested in introducing their goods to new markets. The efficient staff of stand-attendants, guides andinterpreters did their best to make the exhibition a success. Colourful leaflets helped to advertise the goods. The exhibition was crowded with visitors from opening to closing time. It was visited by a lot of foreign businessmen as well. The visitors were greatly impressed by the exhibition. Asa result new business contacts were established anda lot of contracts were sign ed.

Stands for - стоит за, отстаивает

Arrange - устраивать, организовывать

Fairs - ярмарки

Achievements - достижения

То establish contacts - устанавливать связи

То promote trade - развивать торговлю

Introducing their goods - представление своих товаров

То advertise - рекламировать

Sign - подписывать