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Meet Phil Knight

Phil Knight is the founder and the CEO of Nike, a famous sports and fitness company. He is from Oregon, USA. He is 65 and is a very rich man. He is married, and his wife’s name is Penny. They have two sons and one daughter. Knight loves sport, including tennis, running and golf. He also likes fast cars. He loves his company, and he has a tattoo of the Nike logo on his left leg.

Knight’s ad agency is Wieden & Kennedy. At his first meeting with Wieden, Knight said, ‘Hi, I’m Phil Knight. And I hate advertising.’ But they are still partners after 21 years. At meetings with Wieden, Knight is relaxed and tells jokes. He wears blue jeans, a T-shirt and suit jacket, and a pair of Nike shoes.

Knight is interested in Asia, especially Japan. His office is full of objects from Asia. It’s in Nike’s World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.

a) complete:

заполните:

Age:

Nationality:

Family:

Job:

Type of company:

Interests:

b) tick the correct sentences (√):

отметьте правильные предложения (√):

1. Phil Knight is the head of Nike.

2. He isn’t rich.

3. Knight is married with two children.

4. Wieden is in advertising.

5. Knight’s office is full of objects from Austria.

6. His office is in California.

Exercise 3. Read the text and complete the form below.

Hello! My name’s Raoul Gautier and I am the PR Manager with the Banque de l’Ouest. It’s a new job for me, and I like it very much. My address is 47, Avenue Aristide Briant, Toulouse, and my phone number is 55 78 43 00. I’m twenty-four years old – the same age as my partner Sarah. I’m getting married next month.

First name:

Surname:

Age:

Marital Status: Single\Married

Occupation:

Address:

Telephone number:

Exercise 4. Work in pairs. Talk about your families, friends, interests, jobs.

Работайте парами. Поговорите о семье, друзьях, о том, что вас интересует, о работе.

Useful language

(Introducing people: I’m …; my name’s …; this is …; she is in sales …)

(Nationality and country: I’m … Where are you from? Where do you come from? I’m from … I come from …)

(Asking about business: How’s business? How are you? How is your family?)

(Replying: Not bad, thanks. Fine. O.K. Not too good.)

(Offering a drink: Would you like a drink? How about a coffee? Another drink?)

Неопределенный артикль а употребляется перед существительными, которые начинаются с согласной буквы, перед существительными, начинающимися с гласной, употребляется неопределенный артикль an.

Неопределенный артикль a, an не употребляется перед существительными во множественном числе.


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