Model 2

· Does your friend know foreign languages?

· Yes, he does.

· How many languages does he know?

· He knows two languages.

1. Does your wife speak foreign languages?

2. Do your managers know Pascal?

3. Does your partner often have talks?

Exercise 4. Put questions, using the following model:

· Your Export-Import Manager speaks good English, doesn’t he?

· Yes, he does.

1. to work at the Ministry for Foreign Economic Relations (Ivanov)

2. to translate letters from Russian into English (you)

3. to discuss many problems at the talks (your Sales managers)

4. to speak English to customers (your President)

5. to have a lot of talks every week (your Commercial Director)

6. to be tired after your work (you)

7. to prefer a game of tennis to your English lesson (you)

Exercise 5. Put questions to the following sentences:

1. I always have talks on Wednesday.

2. Yes, my partner usually speaks English at the talks.

3. Yes, sometimes I meet customers from different countries.

4. Yes, our managers learn foreign languages.

Exercise 6. Say and respond as in the model.

А) I’d like to – я хотел бы

· I’d like to discuss some business matters with you.

· Sorry, I am busy now. Let’s discuss them after lunch.

1. to look through the new catalogues;

2. to show the equipment to our customers;

3. to write letters to some foreign companies;

4. to discuss the terms of payment

Б) to be interested in doing something – быть заинтересованным в чем-либо, интересоваться чем-либо

· We are interested in buying machines from French companies.

1. to buy equipment from British companies;

2. to sell office equipment to Blake & Co;

3. to buy new machines from Smith & Co;

4. to receive offers from British companies;

5. to do business with GML;

6. to make contracts with French companies

Daily Routine

Exercise 1. Match the words.

a lot of money a lot of time away from work good people to work with the chance to go to different places on business move quickly to a higher position at work you can change the time when you start or finish work

travel opportunities helpful colleagues fast promotion long holidays flexible hours a high salary

Exercise 2. Put the days of the week in order.

Which days are ‘the weekend’?

Monday Friday Saturday Tuesday Sunday Thursday Wednesday

Exercise 3. Write the months of the year under the correct seasons.

June April January August December February May October March September November July

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter