Business Result Pre-Int Unit 4 New Products

USEFUL LANGUAGE

Word	Definition	Translation	Transcription
accommodation	a place to live, work, stay, etc. in	помещение; жильё;	əˌkɒm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən
aim	a result that your plans or actions are intended to achieve	намерение, цель	eɪm
approximately	close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time	приблизительно, около	əˈprɒk.sɪ.mət.li
assembly instruction	smth that tell you how to put together the parts of a machine	инструкция по сборке	əˈsem.bli ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən
attractive	very pleasing in appearance or sound, or causing interest or pleasure	привлекательный	əˈtræk.tɪv
to be popular with	To liked, enjoyed or supported by many people	быть знаменитым среди …	ˈpɒp.jʊ.lər wɪð
beauty	the quality of being pleasing, especially to look at, or someone	красота	ˈbjuː.ti
brand	a type of product made by a particular company	торговая марка	brænd
compact	consisting of parts that are positioned together closely or in a tidy way, using very little space	компактный, занимающий мало места	kəmˈpækt
consequently	as a result	следовательно; поэтому;	ˈkɒnt .sɪ.kwənt.li
contact lenses	a small round curved piece of transparent plastic which is worn on the surface of your eye to improve your sight	контактные линзы	ˈkɒn.tækt lenzɪz
to coordinate	to make various different things work effectively as a whole	координировать, согласовывать	kəʊˈɔː.dɪ.neɪt
to design	to make or draw plans for something, for example clothes or buildings	проектировать планировать	dɪˈzaɪn
development	when something becomes more advanced; the process of developing something new	развёртывание, рост; разработка	dɪˈvel.əp.mənt
digital	showing information in the form of an electronic image	цифровой	ˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.təl
disappointed	unhappy because someone or something was not as good as you hoped or expected	разочарованный, расстроенный	ˌdɪs.əˈpɔɪn.tɪd
doctorate	the highest academic degree in any field of knowledge	докторская степень	ˈdɒk.tər.ət
economical	using the minimum required;	экономичный	ˌiː.kəˈnɒm.ɪ.kəl
electronic gadget	a small electronic device or machine with a particular purpose	электронное приспособление (преимущественно о технической новинке), «наворот»	ɪˌlekˈtrɒn.ɪk ˈgædʒ.ɪt
exhibition	when objects such as paintings are shown to the public, or when someone shows a particular skill or quality to the public	выставка	ˌek.sɪˈbɪʃ.ən
failure	when someone or something does not succeed	неудавшееся дело, провал	ˈfeɪ.ljər
(to) fit	to be suitable for something	подходить, быть подходящим	fɪt
frequent	happening often; common	частый; часто встречающийся,	ˈfriː.kwənt
functional	designed to be practical and useful rather than attractive	функциональный, целесообразный	ˈfʌŋk.ʃən.əl
(to) hang up	to end a telephone conversation	повесить трубку, закончить тел. разговор	hæŋ ʌp
health	the state of being well, free from illness	здоровье	helθ
(to) house	to provide with or serve as accommodation	вмещать, содержать	haʊz
industry	the companies, activities involved in the process of producing goods	промышленность, производство	ˈɪn.də.stri
instruction	advice and information about how to do or use something, often written in a small book or on the side of a container	инструкция	ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃən
(to) invest	to put money, effort, time etc. into something to make a profit or get an advantage	инвестировать, вкладывать деньги,	ɪnˈvest
item	a thing or unit, esp included in a list or collection	отдельный предмет	ˈaɪ.təm
(to) launch	to put (a new product) on the market	выпуск новых товаров на рынок	lɔːnt ʃ
loss	when you no longer have something or have less of something	потеря	lɒs
low-cost economy	country where the cost of living isn’t high	экономика страны с недорогими ценами	ˌləʊˈkɒst ɪˈkɒn.ə.mi
maintenance	the work needed to keep a road, building, machine, etc. in good condition	содержание и техническое обслуживание,	ˈmeɪn.tɪ.nənt s
manual	a book which gives you practical instructions on how to do something or how to use something, such as a machine	руководство по эксплуатации	ˈmæn.ju.əl
manufacturer	a company that produces goods in large numbers	изготовитель, производитель	ˌmæn.jʊˈfæk.t ʃər.ər
(to) market	to make goods available to buyers	выпускать товар на рынок	ˈmɑː.kɪt
market research (used with the verb to do)	the collection and examination of information about things that people buy or might buy and their feelings about things that they have bought	изучение возможностей рынка	ˈmɑː.kɪt rɪˈsɜːtʃ
middle-aged	being in the time in a person's life between youth and old age	среднего возраста (о человеке)	ˈmɪd.l eɪdʒd
millennium	a period of 1000 years, or the time when a period of 1000 years ends	тысячелетие	mɪˈlen.i.əm
to order	to request (something) to be supplied or made, esp in return for payment	заказывать	ˈɔː.dər
outdoor	existing, happening or done outside, rather than inside a building	находящийся или совершающийся вне помещения, на открытом воздухе	ˈaʊtˌdɔːr
owner	someone who owns something	владелец	ˈəʊ.nər
PC (personal computer)	a medium-sized computer which is used mainly by people at home rather than by large organizations	персональный компьютер	ˌpiːˈsiː
petrol	a liquid, used especially as a fuel for cars, aircraft and other vehicles	бензин	ˈpet.rəl
population	all the people living in a particular country, area or place	население	ˌpɒp.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən
practical	useful for general purposes	практичный	ˈpræk.tɪ.kəl
(to) print	to produce a pattern on material or paper	печатать	prɪnt
product trial	a way of persuading customers to buy a product by allowing them to use it for a limited time without paying	опробование товара, пробное использование товара	ˈprɒd.ʌkt traɪəl
(to) publish	to make information available to people, especially in a book, magazine or newspaper	публиковать	ˈpʌb.lɪʃ
(to) put up	to build	строить воздвигать	ˈpʊt.ʌp
range	the goods made by one company or goods of one particular type that are sold in a shop	ассортимент	reɪndʒ
(to) recycle	to collect and treat rubbish in order to produce useful materials which can be used again	перерабатывать	ˌriːˈsaɪ.kl
(to) relax	to become less active and more calm and happy	расслабляться	rɪˈlæks
(to) report	to give a description of something or information about it to someone	сообщать, давать отчет	rɪˈpɔːt
researcher	a person who studies a subject thoroughly, especially in order to discover (new) information	научный работник; исследователь	rɪˈsɜː.tʃər
resident	a person who lives or has their home in a place	житель, проживающее лицо	ˈrez.ɪ.dənt
service	a system or organization that provides for a basic public need	услуга	ˈsɜː.vɪs
(to) set up	to start a new business, company	организовывать, учреждать	ˈset.ʌp
sponsor	a person or group that provides funds for an activity, organization	спонсор	ˈspɒn.sər
(to) store	to put or keep things in a special place for use in the future	хранить	stɔːr
stylish	of a high quality in appearance, design or behaviour	стильный, модный	ˈstaɪ.lɪʃ
successful	having achieved a lot, become popular and/or made a lot of money	успешный	səkˈses.fəl
(to) take down	to remove something that is temporary, or to remove a structure by separating its different parts	сносить, разрушать	teɪk daʊn
(to) take part in	to participate in	участвовать	teɪk pɑːt ɪn
team	a number of people who do something together as a group	команда, группа	tiːm
tent	a shelter made of cloth, which you can fold up and carry with you	палатка	tent
top-selling	extremely popular and selling more than other brands	лидер продаж	tɒp sel ɪŋ
toyshop	a place where toys are sold	магазин игрушек	tɔɪ ʃɒp
user-friendly	if something, especially something related to a computer, is user-friendly, it is simple for people to use	удобный для пользователя	ˌjuː.zəˈfrend.li
well-designed	with a well worked out form or structure	с хорошим дизайном	wel dɪˈzaɪnd
worldwide	existing or happening in all parts of the world	всемирный	ˈwɜːldˌwaɪd

1. Circle the correct variant

1. If a project made a lot of money you say that it was …

1. successful

2. a failure

2. If something is simple for people to use, you say that it’s …

1. well-designed

2. user-friendly

3. If you remove something by separating its different parts, you …

1. put it up

2. take it down

4. If some product is extremely popular and it’s selling more than other brands, it’s …

1. top-selling

2. compact

5. If somebody is unhappy because something was not as good as it was expected, he is …

1. relaxed

2. disappointed

6. A person between his youth and old age is

1. middle-aged

2. retired

7. If you want to end a telephone conversation you …

1. hang up

2. put up

8. Countries where the cost of living isn’t high have a …. …. economy

1. well-developed

2. low-cost

9. When you want to know how to use some device, you read a(an) …

1. manual

2. assembly instruction

2. Complete the sentences with an appropriate word.

1. A shelter made of cloth which you can fold up and carry with you is a ….

2. A small electronic device or machine with a particular purpose is an … ….

3. A thing or unit, especially included in a list or collection is an …

4. The work needed to keep a road, building, machine, etc. in good condition is …

5. To make information available to people, especially in a book, magazine means to … it.

6. A medium-sized computer is called …

7. When someone or something grows or changes and becomes more advanced it’s called …

3. Fill in the gaps, the first letter of the word is given

1. If you don’t want to wear glasses, then buy c_ _ _ _ _ l_ _ _ _ _.

2. Don’t throw the old newspapers away! There’s a r_ _ _ _ _ _ factory nearby.

3. I had a car but I sold it because I spent too much money on p_ _ _ _ _.

4. This company has a great r_ _ _ _ of cosmetic products. They arrange p_ _ _ _ _ _ t_ _ _ _ _.

5. I bought a very s_ _ _ _ _ _ dress.

6. This building will h_ _ _ _ a famous exhibition. A_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, 3000 people will come.

7. The o_ _ _ _ of the pharmaceutical company decided to sell it, he didn’t want to i_ _ _ _ money in it anymore.

8. Japanese toy i_ _ _ _ _ _ _ is famous w_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

9. Nokia b_ _ _ _ is p_ _ _ _ _ _ not only w_ _ _ m_ _ _ _ _ - a_ _ _ but with young people too.

10. O_ _ _ _ _ _ spring festivals are usually very crowded, we need someone to c_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it.

11. He is a very smart man. He has a d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _degree.

4. Some of these words have mistakes in their spelling. Find and correct them.

Concequently, digital, frequnt, researcher, owner, millenium, maintenence, successful, exhibition, aproximately, well-designed, resident, electronic gadget.

READING

5. Read the text. What does the writer think?

1. Children like expensive toys

2. Japanese toys are popular around the world

3. Adults don’t play with toys