- •Unit I. Company Structures (sb, p. 4–13)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read the text on p. 6, translate it and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate from Russian using the vocabulary from the text:
- •Task 3. Do the company profile exercise on p. 9 (the Colgate – Palmolive Company)
- •Task 4. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 5.
- •Task 6. Give Russian equivalents for these phrases:
- •Task 7. Translate from English into Russian without using a dictionary:
- •Task 8. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Unit 2. Recruitment (sb, p. 14–24)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read the text on p.16, translate it and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate from Russian using the vocabulary from the texts:
- •Task 3. Use the appropriate tense forms and answer the questions:
- •Task 4. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 5. Present simple and present continuous
- •Mindsteps™
- •Task 6. Give Russian equivalents for these phrases:
- •Task 7. Translate from English into Russian without using a dictionary:
- •Task 8. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Unit 3. Retailing (sb, p. 25–33)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read the text on p. 27, translate it and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate from Russian using the vocabulary from the text:
- •Task 3. Do exercises 2 and 3 on p. 28 and answer the questions:
- •Task 4. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 5. Read the text about a controversial customer service programme at Safeway, a major American supermarket chain
- •A us Grocer’s Embrace of Customer Service
- •International Herald Tribune (adapted)
- •Task 6. Give Russian equivalents for the following phrases:
- •Task 7. Vocabulary Combine a word from a with one from b to match each of the definition below.
- •Task 8. Translate from English into Russian without using a dictionary:
- •Task 9. Translate from Russian into English:
- •Unit 4. Franchising (sb, p. 34–43)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read the text on p. 36, translate it and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate from Russian using the vocabulary from the text.
- •Task 3. Read these replies to some questions about The Sport Shoe franchising program, and complete the gaps with the phrases from the box.
- •Task 4. Decide if the following statements refer to the franchiser (fr), the franchisee (fe) or the information is not given in the text (ng).
- •Task 5. Vocabulary. Make nouns by adding a suffix (-ity, -ness, -ment, -tion) to the words below.
- •Task 6. Give Russian equivalents for the following phrases:
- •Task 7. Read and translate without using a dictionary:
- •Task 8. Translate into English:
- •Task 9. Translate into Russian. Use a dictionary if necessary. Franchising
- •Unit 5. International Business Styles (sb, p. 44–45)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read the text on p. 46, translate it and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate from Russian using the vocabulary from the text.
- •Task 3. Do exercise 2 on p. 48 (Gift giving).
- •Task 4. Read the following passage and choose the correct word from a, b or c to fill each gap.
- •Task 5. Find English equivalents in the text for:
- •Task 6. Language Focus
- •Task 7. Give Russian equivalents for:
- •Task 8. Translate into English using the vocabulary from the previous exercise
- •Task 9. Read and translate the text.
- •Unit 6. Banking (sb, p. 56–64)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read and translate the text on p. 58, answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate from Russian using the vocabulary from the text.
- •Task 3. Read the following advertisement for Citibank, a global banking group, and choose the best sentence (a-I) from the box below to fill in each of the gaps.
- •International Currency Accounts
- •Vocabulary
- •Task 5. Give Russian equivalents for the expressions below:
- •Task 6. Translate into Russian without using a dictionary:
- •Task 7. Summarizing the topic.
- •Types of banks
- •Task 8. Translate into English:
- •Unit 7. Business and the Environment (sb, p. 65–73)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read the text on p. 67, translate it into Russian and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text.
- •Task 3. Do exercise 1 on p. 68, complete the passage and answer the questions:
- •Task 4. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 5.
- •Task 6. Now choose the most appropriate extract (a-f)from the previous task to fill in each of the gaps in the text below.
- •Task 7. Use the correct form of the words in the box to complete the sentences below.
- •Task 8. Read the story about Anita Roddick, the founder of the Body Shop, and choose the correct word from a, b or c to fill the gaps.
- •Task 9. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 10. The passive
- •Task 11. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 12. Translate into English:
- •Unit 8. The Stock Market (sb, p. 74–83)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read the text on p. 76, translate it and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate from Russian using the vocabulary from the text:
- •Task 3. До ex. 2 on p. 77 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 4. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 5.
- •Vocabulary. Match the words and expressions in the box with the headings below.
- •Task 6.
- •Task 7. Add appropriate words from the text to these sentences:
- •Unit 9. Import-Export / International Trade (sb p. 84–95)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Глагол Существительное.
- •Task 1. Read the text on p. 87 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate from Russian using the vocabulary from the text:
- •Task 3. Do exercise 2 on p. 88 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 4. Give English equivalents for the following:
- •Task 5. Reading
- •Casualties of the Trade Wars
- •Task 6. Choose the correct answer to complete the following statements about the text.
- •Task 7.
- •Vocabulary. Use the letters in brackets to from a word to complete each sentence.
- •Task 8. Language Focus
- •Task 9. Translate into English:
- •Task 10. Read the text and answer the questions: tariffs, customs, and nontariff barriers
- •Task 11. Summarizing the Topic.
- •International trade
- •Task 12. Questions for discussion.
- •Unit 10. Company Performance (sb, p. 96–103)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read and translate the text. On p.98 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate into English using the vocabulary from the text:
- •Task 3.
- •Board Ousts* bmw Chief and His heir.
- •Task 4. Answer the following questions on the text:
- •Task 5.
- •Task 6. Give English equivalents for the following:
- •Task 7. Match up these words with the definitions below.
- •Task 8. Use the words from Task 7 in gaps to complete the text.
- •Unit 11. Setting Up a Business (p. 106–115) Types of ownership
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read and translate the text on p. 108 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate into English using the vocabulary from the text:
- •Task 3. Do ex. 3 on p. 110 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 4. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 5. Read and translate the newspaper article and answer the questions: New Kids on the Business Block: Thatcher’s Enterprise Babes are Taking the Tycoon’s World by Storm
- •Task 6.
- •Task 7. Translate from Russian into English using the vocabulary from the text:
- •Task 8.
- •Vocabulary
- •Task 9. Read the text again and give English equivalents for the following phrases:
- •Task 10. Language Focus
- •Some tips on starting your own business
- •Task 11. Give Russian equivalents for the following phrases:
- •Unit 12. Corporate Alliances and Acquisions (sb, p. 116–124)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read and translate the text on p. 118 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate into English using the vocabulary from the text.
- •Task 3.
- •Task 4. Give Russian equivalents for the following phrases:
- •Task 5. Read and translate the text «After the deal».
- •Task 6. Say whether the statements are true (t) or false (f) according to the text.
- •Task 7. Understanding expressions
- •Task 8. Read and retell the text about mergers and acquisitions.
- •Unit 13. Marketing (sb, p. 125–133)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read and translate the text on p.126 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate into English using the vocabulary from the text:
- •Task 3. Do ex. 3 on p. 128 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 4. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 5. Reported speech
- •Task 6. Translate into English:
- •Task 7. Read and translate the text «What is marketing?»
- •Task 8.
- •Unit 14. Product and Corporate Advesrtising (sb, p. 134–142)
- •Vocabulary Notes
- •Task 1. Read and translate the text on p. 136 and answer the following questions:
- •Task 2. Translate into English using the vocabulary from the text:
- •Task 3. Do exercise «Practice» on p. 139 «Coca-Cola and its advertising» and answer the following questions:
- •Task 4. Give English equivalents for:
- •Task 5. Read the following article and choose the best sentence (a-I) from the list below to complete each gap.
- •Task 6. Answer the following questions:
- •Task 7. Translate into Russian:
- •Task 8. Select the correct alternatives to complete the text.
- •Task 9.
- •Task 10.
- •Content
Task 3. Do exercise 2 on p. 88 and answer the following questions:
Why did Peugeot sign a joint venture agreement?
What did they plan? Did they achieve their goals? Why not?
What was the strongest niche market for a foreign competitor?
What did the company opt for?
Why did the delays occur?
What did the company have to pay?
How did the obstacles affect the company's decision to stay in the market?
What way of expanding did they choose?
Speak about Peugeot's expansion into India's market.
Task 4. Give English equivalents for the following:
подписать соглашение о создании СП;
освоить огромный рынок;
добиться исключительного преобладания на рынке;
самая выгодная ниша на рынке для иностранного конкурента;
машины высокого класса;
зарплата среднего рабочего;
произошли задержки;
список запрещенных товаров;
подлежат отдельному налогообложению;
вынуждать платить высокие импортные тарифы;
несмотря на все преграды;
расширяться посредством выдачи лицензий;
Task 5. Reading
The following sentences are from the first paragraph of the text below. Read the sentences and decide where they fit in the text.
A. The 150 sweaters she sent off last week to Saks Fifth Avenue was the last order on the company’s books.
B. As a result, Robertson has laid off* her first worker in her production plant in the Scottish borders town of Hawick, where more than half of Europe’s cashmere**** goods are produced
C. With the spring shows just around the corner, this is normally a busy time of year for Belinda Robertson, an Edinburgh-based producer of cashmere clothing for fashion houses, boutiques and department stores.
Casualties of the Trade Wars
If you think fashion is unpredictable, try world trade. 1)___ . Last year she did 60% of her $2.5 million annual sales in the United Stated, but this year is starting differently. 2)____ . «We’re low on work at the moment», she says, because the mere threat of US trade sanctions has put American buyers in wait-and-see mode. 3)___ . Officials fear the loss there of as many as 700 further jobs.
Hawick’s fate is tied, bizarrely, to bananas. Because the US believes EU trade policy unfairly favors crops from ex-colonies in the Caribbean and Africa over those owned by US firms like Chiquita and Dole, it threatens more than $500 million in «cross-sanctions» against unrelated European exports from almost 20 product categories like plastics, sweet biscuits – and cashmere.
Washington won’t introduce the 100% punitive tariffs until March at the earliest, depending on the outcome of negotiations at the World Trade Organization in Geneva. But the threat alone is enough to damage Hawick’s cashmere industry. Clan Douglas Ltd., for instance, landed a $1.65 million order from an American department store just before Christmas. That price included normal duties of $100,000, but if the sanctions kick in they will rise to almost $800,000. «Our commitment to our contract could force us into bankruptcy», says finance director Jeff Gutteridge.
There’s no American cashmere to fill the gap. Top-grade weaves come from Scotland and from Northern Italy, whose industry faces the same US sanctions; next in line is China with whom the US already has an immense trade deficit. «If this goes through,» says Gutteridge, «the Americans will be handing over our business to China and destroying the economic base of this town.»
Little wonder that the weavers of Hawick, like Belgian biscuit makers and German plastics manufacturers, hope sanctions can be avoided. But with serious issues of procedure and precedent on the line at WTO for both Washington and Brussels, negotiators were pessimistic on prospects of a compromise. In trade as in fashion, reason isn’t necessarily the highest good.
By James L Graff/Brussels
Time magazine (adapted)