VII. Дайте ответ на следующие вопросы:

1. How can you prove that it was really a busy office?

2. Why didn't Mr. Power want Miss Davis to ring her boyfriend on the office phone?

3. Mr. Power was an efficient boss, wasn't he? How can you prove it?

4. Was Miss Wright an efficient secretary?

VIII. Подберите ответы на вопросы, соответствующие суждению текста “The Nature of Business”.

1. What is one of the modern definitions of business?

1. Business is exchange or trade for things people want or need.

2. Business is the creation of services.

3. Business means the selling of products only.

4. Business is the human activity related to production, distribution and sale of goods and services for a profit.

2. What does production involve?

1. The act of making goods or creating services for human wants.

2. Business activity related to buying and selling of goods.

3. Production refers to transportation, storage and delivery of products.

4. A system of recording summarizing business and analyzing, verifying, and reporting the results.

3. What is distribution?

1. Transportation, storage, and delivery of products from the point of production to the place where they can be sold.

2. Business activity related to providing help, repair or assistance as opposed to selling or producing.

3. Activity related to material things needed for civilization.

4. A kind of public announcement which describes the benefits of using a product or service

4. What is profit?

1. Money or property used for production.

2. The amount by which income exceeds costs.

3. Property in houses and land.

4. Something made or produced which is to be sold.

IX. Определите, являются ли следующие утверждения истинными, или ложными. Отметьте их буквами «t» (true), или «f» (false) соответственно.

1. Business is the activity of making, distributing and selling goods and services for a profit ____.

2. From ancient to modern times the definition of business has remained the same. ____

3. A major goal in the functioning of a business company is making a profit.

4. Sale is the exchange of a product or service for money. ____

5. Profit is the money that remains after all the expenses are paid. ____

6. A doctor doesn’t perform a service by taking care of the people when they are sick. ____

2.2. MTS System Corporation

X. Прочитайте заголовок текста и определите, о чем пойдет речь в этом тексте:

a) о видах деловой активности;

b) о типах производственных предприятий;

c) о структуре конкретного предприятия.

XI. Прочитайте первый абзац текста и заполните следующую таблицу строго в соответствии с содержанием текста:

MTS System Corporation Headquarters in __________ Specialises in __________ Factories located in __________ Number of employees __________

XII. Прочитайте текст. Заполните организационную схему предприятия, о котором говорится в тексте:

My name's Bernard Levesque and I'm the Technical and Quality Manager at MTS¹ in Paris and work within the MTD¹ -the Materials Testing Division, which makes equipment used by industrial firms to test the strength and durability of materials like plastics, metals and so forth We're a subsidiary of MTS Systems Corporation, an American firm based in Minneapolis. MTS employs roughly 2,200 people worldwide and is a leading supplier of mechanical testing and simulation equipment. Our major development and manufacturing operations are located in the US, France and Germany, and we have sales and service offices around the world.

Before I describe the organisation of my department, I'll outline the structure from the top, starting with our CEO², who oversees all aspects of our activities here. Just below him is the General Manager, who is my immediate superior. Then there's the Human Resources Director, and the GM's Secretary, who also report directly to him. We have a management team that includes myself, the Sales Manager, the Finance Manager, and of course, the Marketing Manager. There are also two new departments - Customer Service and NVD, the Noise and Vibration Division - headed by Louis Regnier and Patrick Dhommee respectively.

Now, getting back to the way my department is organised, I'm responsible for operations, so I'm in charge of Purchasing and Planning, R&D and Quality. In R&D, there are three sub-departments — Mechanical Engineering, Electronics, and Software Engineering — which are involved in developing new products and modifying existing products to meet customer demands. They receive technical specifications from the Marketing Department and provide drawings, a parts list and assembly instructions. Nathalie Launay works closely with me on Quality - an area that takes up nearly a third of my time. And finally there's the head of Shipping, as well as the person in charge of Assembly, who also report to me.

Notes:

MTD¹ -the Materials Testing Division

CEO² – chief executive officer – главный исполнительный директор