Тема 9. Деловая беседа (A business talk)

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At exactly ten to ten Nick enters the Russia hotel and sees David in the lounge. They exchange gleetings and go to the car. A few minutes later they come to Pete's office. Now they are entering the office:

Pete: Good morning, David. I hope you had a good sleep and liked the hotel.

David: Thank you. The hotel and the restaurant are all right. We had a very nice evening at the restaurant. Everything was fine.

Pete: I also enjoyed last night. Now, shall we get down to business?

David: Yes, certainly. There are a few points to discuss. What would you like to start with?

Pete: If you don't mind, let's start with the time of the Pro­gramme. We are planning to send a group of ten per­sons not later than on the 10th of November.

David: How long will they stay?

Pete: They prefer to be in London for eight days or seven nights.

David: Good. Have you got any comments on the topics of the lectures?

Pete: On the whole the participants are quite satisfied with your choice. But if you could add "Accounting in com­panies and banks" it will be very good.

David: No problem. I'm making a note of that. We have got a very good lecturer.

Pete: And where will the lectures be read?

David: In one of the conference rooms of the hotel, where they will stay. I mean the Sherlock Holmes Hotel in Baker Street.

Pete: I hope it is in the centre of London.

David: Oh yes. It is very close to Oxford Street and Madam Tussaud's.

Pete: Very good. Then let's make a break for lunch.

David: Not a bad idea!

Words and expressions

Exercises

1. Underline the sentences true to the text:

• Nick is ten minutes late for the meeting.

David is ten minutes late for the meeting.

The businessmen meet on time.

• Pete joins the businessmen in the lounge at 10 sharp.

Nick takes David to Pete's office.

David goes to Pete's office by himself

• by himself — сам, самостоятельно

• Before the businessmen get down to business they speak about the weather.

Before the businessmen get down to business they speak about their families.

Before the businessmen get down to business they speak about the hotel and the dinner at the restaurant

• weather — погода

• During their business talk the businessmen discuss only one point.

They discuss two points.

They discuss a few points.

• They start their talk with discussing the hotel accommodation.

They start their talk with discussing the topics of the lectures.

They start their talk with discussing the time of the Piogramme.

• They make a break for dinner.

They make a break for lunch.

They make a break for having a small talk.

Настоящее простое время (Present Indefinite)

Present Indefinite глаголов образуется с помощью ин­финитива глагола без частицы to для всех лиц и чисел, кроме 3-го лица ед. ч. В 3-м лице ед. ч. к глаголу добав­ляется окончание s.

I make a break

Не / She makes a break

We make a break

They make a break

Вопросительная форма образуется с помощью вспо­могательных глаголов do/does.

Do you often make breaks during ... ? Yes, I do / No, I don't.

Does he often make breaks? Yes, he does. /No, he doesn't.

Do they often make breaks? Yes, they do / No, they don't

Отрицательная форма образуется с помощью вспомо­гательных глаголов do not (don't)/does not (doesn't)

I don't usually make many breaks when ...

He / She doesn 't usually make many breaks when ...

We don't usually make many breaks when ...

They don't usually make many breaks when ...

Present Indefinite выражает обычное, повторяющееся, постоянно характеризующее кого-либо действие или со­стояние. Например:

Pete is a Russian businessman

Не speaks English fluently

He often meets English businessmen

His company sometimes sends Russian businessmen to England.

Present indefinite употребляется также в описательной части диалогов (как и в пьесах) для указания следующих друг за другом действий. Например:

At exactly ten to ten Nick enters the hotel. He sees David in the lounge. They exchange greetings and go to the car.

2. Translate into Russian:

They are at the airport to meet David Hill.

They see David and come up to him.

Pete and David exchange greetings and Pete introduces Nick to David.

They shake hands and follow Nick to the car.

I also sometimes go to Sheremetievo airport.

I go there to meet or to see off my friends or collegues.

But I don't like this airport.

Do you like this airport?

• sometimes — иногда

• to see off— провожать

3. Make short dialogues:

4. Read the following:

• Good morning!

Everything was fine.

How long will they stay?

accounting in companies and banks

I'm making a note of that.

• We had a very nice evening.

What would you like to start with?

They are satisfied with your choice.

It will be very good.

Where will the lecture be read?

In a conference room of the hotel where they will stay.

5. Translate into Russian:

1 hope you had a good sleep and liked the hotel.

The hotel and the restaurant are all right.

We had a very nice evening at the restaurant.

Everything was fine.

I also enjoyed last night.

6. Complete the dialogue and act out a similar one:

— Good moming I hope you ... hotel

— Thank you ... The hotel and ... We had a very nice .... Everything was ...

— 1 also ... night.

7. Match English and Russian equivalents:

8. Complete the dialogue and act out a similar one:

— Now, shall we ...

— Yes, certainly. There are a few ... What ... start with?

— If you don't mind ... time ... We are planning ... 10 ... not later than on ...

— How long ... ?

— They prefer ... 8 ... or ... nights

9. Translate into Russian:

— Have you got any comments on the topics of the lectures?

— On the whole the participants are quite satisfied with your choice.

— But if you could add "Accounting in companies and banks" it will be very good.

— No problem.

— I'm making a note of that.

— We have got a very good lecturer on this topic.

10. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

• — Have you got any comments ... ?

— On the whole the participants ... choice. But if you could add ... good.

— No problem. I'm making ... We have got ...

• — And where will ... be read?

— In one of the ... rooms ... where they will stay. I mean ... hotel in Baker Street.

— I hope ... centre ...

— Oh, yes. It is very close to ...

— Very good. Then let's .. break ...

— Not a bad ...