Vocabulary

1. adopt (v) – применять, принимать

to adopt new methods – применять новые методы

to adopt a new law – принять новый закон

2. appreciate (v) – ценить, понимать

E.g. I appreciate your kindness. – Я ценю Вашу доброту.

3. blame (n, U) – вина

to put the blame on smb for smth – возложить вину на кого-л. за что-л.

to take the blame – взять вину на себя

to blame smb for doing smth – винить кого-л. за что-л.

4. cause (v) – быть причиной чего-л., вызывать что-л.

E.g. What caused the increase in oil prices? – Что вызвало увеличение цен на нефть?

cause (n, C) – причина

the cause of the conflict – причина конфликта

5. deny smth/doing smth (v) – отрицать что-л.

E.g. He denied that it was his blame. – Он отрицал, что это – его вина.

He denied using the confidential information. – Он отрицал, что использовал

конфиденциальную информацию.

6. expense (n, C) – расход, трата, счет

at smb’s expense – за чей-л. счет

to cut down expenses – сократить расходы

7. feasible (adj) – выполнимый, реальный

8. implement (v) – выполнять, осуществлять

to implement an agreement – выполнить соглашение

9. occur (v) – случаться, происходить

E.g. When did this occur? – Когда это произошло?

10. presume (v) – полагать, предполагать

E.g. I presume you have told me everything. – Полагаю, Вы мне все рассказали.

11. resolve (v) – решить, разрешить

E.g. The problem was resolved in the end. – В конце концов, проблема была решена.

12. response (n, C) – ответ, отклик

in response to smth– в ответ на что-л.

13. technique (n, C) – метод, способ

a sales technique – метод продажи

14. upset (adj) – расстроенный

to upset smb – расстраивать кого-л.

to be upset by smth, smb – быть расстроенным чем-л., кем-л.

Unit 14

Grammar: Conditionals

Reading: Legal Aspects of Business

Legal aspects are an vital part of any business environment in any country. Every enterprise must take it into account while setting the basic aims and objectives of the business. The knowledge of legal aspects is necessary for efficient and healthy functioning of the organization. Businesses should know about the rights, responsibilities and challenges they may face. If they always found good lawyers and accountants whose opinions they could trust, if they knew everything about hiring and firing the employees and if they were properly insured they would get out of a lot of trouble. In other words, if they knew which pitfalls to avoid they would always be a business success and not a business failure. In reality businesses make legal mistakes all the time and some of them can be disastrous.

During the holiday in Tunis, Alan Smith, the owner of ABC Plastics, a small producer of plastic items, realized that there was a potential market for his plastic bowls and containers in hospitals of the country. At a party one night he was introduced to a senior member of the department of health who was to visit Britain the next month and arrangements were made for him to call at ABC Plastics. The visit was successful and a three-year contract was agreed on the spot at a fixed price. It was decided that goods would be shipped in containers to the nearest major port to the hospital site to wait for collection. The items were duly manufactured, inspected and packed into a container for shipment. Several weeks later the shipment arrived in Tunis and was unloaded to wait for collection. The trailer arrived four days later to pick up the container and take it to the hospital. During the four days on the dockside where temperatures inside the container had reached 60 to 70 degrees Centigrade the consignment sustained considerable damage. However, this was only found when the container was eventually unloaded and the full scale of disaster became apparent. Mr. Smith was left with a very large bill for production and transport which his insurers didn’t want to meet. Moreover, his new customer made it quite clear that they wouldn’t place any further orders with ABC Plastics.

If Mr. Smith had hired a trustworthy lawyer the lawyer would have specified the collection terms properly. If immediate clearance had been noted on the documentation the shipment hadn’t been left unloaded on the dockside. If the shipment had been collected in due time Mr. Smith wouldn’t have had financial problems and wouldn’t have lost a client.