5. Translate into Russian paying special attention to attributive groups.
1. I really enjoy our community centre programmes. 2. For over two years the countries were engaged in talking about details of their disarmament package deal. 3. Today many newspapers carry articles on birth control problems. 4. The President was at a loss as to how to stop the growth of welfare expenditures. 5. The ratification instrument was deposited with the Secretary General. 6. The election campaign strategy chief delivered an interesting lecture at the Columbia University. 7. Town meetings display the senator at his best, they give him chance to sound his populist themes. 8. The senator tried to talk tough on the SALT treaty but the public did not share his line of thinking. 9. To strengthen confidence among States it is important to provide for confidence-building measures agreements.
6. Read the following text and pointed out all syntactic features of the official style.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE
EXPANDED PROGRAMME OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Review of the Programme for 1956 Australia and Egypt: revised draft resolution.
The Technical Assistance Committee.
Recalling that according to Economic and Social Council resolution 542 (XVIII) the preparation and review of the Expanded Programme and all other necessary steps should be carried out in a way that TAC ought to be in a position to approve the over-all programme and authorise allocation to participating organisations by 30 November at the latest,
Considering that a realistic programme such as the Expanded Programme cannot be planned and formulated without prior knowledge of the financial resources available for its implementation,
Considering thatthe TAC, with the assistance of such ad hoc subcommittees as it may find necessary to establish, will normally need about one week to carry out the task referred to in the resolution mentioned above, bearing in mind the necessary consultations with the representatives of the participating organisations,
1. Asks the Secretary-General to seek to arrange each year that the Pledging Conference should be convened as early as possible taking due account of all factors involved;
2. Decides that the Secretary-General should in future work on the assumption that in carrying out the functions of approving the programme and authorizing allocations as required by Economic and Social Council resolution 542 (XVIII), the TAC will usually need to meet for one week;
3. Requests further the Secretary-General to transmit this resolution to all States Members and non-members of the United Nations which participate in the Expanded Programme.
7. Read the text and extract the main idea of every paragraph. Make up the scheme of a business letter according to the text. How to write business letters
Предложение продуктов, услуг вашей компании. 2.2. Ответ на письмо-предложение. 2.3. Запрос, требование. 2.4. Ответ на запрос, требование. 2.5. Заказ. 2.6. Ответ на заказ. 2.7. Жалоба. 2.8. Ответ на жалобу.
Резюме.
Writing for a business audience is usually quite different than
writing in the humanities, social sciences, or other academic
disciplines. Business writing strives to be crisp and succinct rather
than evocative or creative; it stresses specificity and accuracy.
This distinction does not make business writing superior or inferior
to other styles. Rather, it reflects the unique purpose and
considerations involved when writing in a business context.
When you write a business document, you must assume that your audience has limited time in which to read it and is likely to skim. Your readers have an interest in what you say insofar as it affects their working world. They want to know the “bottom line”: the point you are making about a situation or problem and how they should respond.
Business writing varies from the conversational style often found in email messages to the more formal, legalistic style found in contracts. A style between these two extremes is appropriate for the majority of memos, emails, and letters. Writing that is too formal can alienate readers, and an attempt to be overly casual may come across as insincere or unprofessional. In business writing, as in all writing, you must know your audience.
In most cases, the business letter will be the first impression that you make on someone. Though business writing has become less formal over time, you should still take great care that your letter’s content is clear and that you have proofread it carefully.