Exercises

Exercise 1. Answer the questions.

1. What does the question “What do you do?” mean?

2. Are compliments popular in America?

3. What kind of jokes should be avoided?

4. What does “self-deprecating humour” mean?

5. What sports are popular in the USA?

6. When do business breakfasts start?

7. What is the main meal of the day?

8. Is it common to do business on Sundays?

9. Who pays for a business meal: the person who invites or the one who is invited?

10. What should you do if the host does not offer to pay?

11. If you invite a U.S. counterpart out socially, how to make it clear that you wish to pay?

12. Is it common to 'split the bill?'

13. What is the difference between the American and the "continental" style of dining?

14. Is it common to invite a business guest to one's home in the U.S.?

15. Is it acceptable to refuse an offer of food or drink when you are invited to one’s home in the USA?

16. Is it possible to ask for something while visiting the house of your American counterpart?

Exercise 2. Make a few sentences using the following verbs and expressions.

Start a conversation, ask questions, show interest in smth. or smb., exchange compliments, laugh, enjoy being with smb., welcome smb. or smth., avoid, be popular, be held, begin, last, continue, follow, be unsure, stay, conduct business,

arrange smth., invite, be prepared to do smth. or for smth., express, include, share, refer, refuse, urge.

Exercise 3. Say whether these words are countable or uncountable. Make countable words plural.

1. job

2. kind

3. question

4. interest

5. individual

6. conversation

7. item

8. clothing

9. work

10. achievement

11. sense

12. humour

13. football

14. sport

15. venue

16. discussion

17. deal

18. weekend

19. lunch

20. meal

21. wine

22. beer

23. drink

24. business

25. bill

26. cost

27. etiquette

28. food

29. item.

30. rule

Exercise 4. Match the English words with their Russian equivalents.

1. presumptuous A. непосредственный (непрерывный)

2. frequent B. частый

3. usual C. неуверенный

4. ethnic D. понятный (недвусмысленный)

5. religious E. обычный

6. common F. бесцеремонный

7. direct G. национальный

8. unsure H. религиозный

9. standard I. случайный (бессистемный)

10. clear J. общепринятый

11. equal K. официальный

12. simple L. стандартный

13. acceptable M. одинаковый (идентичный)

14. formal N. простой

15. polite O. приемлемый (допустимый)

16. casual P. вежливый