I. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.

1. How long has Mr. Blake been in Moscow?

2. Which hotel is he staying at?

3. How long is he going to stay in Russia?

4. What documents are they discussing?

5. Is Mr. Blake going to buy Russian equipment?

6. What does Mr. Blake think of the price?

7. Why can’t Mr. Smirnov reduce the price?

8. Is Mr. Blake’s firm a regular customer of the Russian company?

9. Why does Mr. Blake hope that Mr. Smirnov can reduce the price?

II. Согласитесь с данными утверждениями или опровергните их.

1. Mr. Blake came to Moscow on Monday.

2. He doesn’t know when he will leave Moscow.

3. Mr. Blake hasn’t seen the contract for delivery yet.

4. The equipment meets Mr. Blake’s requirements.

5. Mr. Blake is going to buy equipment from the Russian company.

6. The price for the equipment suits the buyers.

7. Mr. Smirnov can reduce the price.

8. The prices on the world market have increased lately.

9. The two companies have been business partners for a long time.

III. Составьте словосочетания, используя слова из двух столбцов.

complete draft to clear up to depend to get down to to meet to place to reduce to study to suit

a request an order business carefully contract equipment on the talks prices some points the Buyers

IV. Заполните пропуски предлогами, где это необходимо.

1. How are you, Mr. Crichton? I haven’t seen you ___ ages.

2. The date ___ delivery depends ___ the number of machines.

3. We have studied the contract ___ electronic equipment.

4. I’m sorry to say your terms don’t suit ___ us.

5. I’d like to clear ___ the matter ___ price first.

6. Our equipment is ___ very high quality and we can’t sell it ___ low price.

7. The world price ___ this type ___ equipment went ___ last year.

8. We have had good business relations ____ five years already.

9. Can you think ___ our request and give ___ us your reply ___ Monday?

V. Заполните пропуски, используя приведенные ниже слова.

clear up depends draft get down reduce request sorry studied suit think over

1. Have you ______ our offer yet?

2. The price for the goods ________ on the demand.

3. Let’s ______ to business. I’d like to ______ the terms of payment.

4. Your terms of delivery _______ us, but the price is too high.

5. We are _______ to say your terms of shipment don’t suit us.

6. Have you seen our ______ contract yet?

7. I can’t give you my final reply today. I must _______ the matter __.

8. We can’t ________ the price because our goods are in great demand.

9. We always send brochures to out customers on their ________

Упражнения для самостоятельной работы

Упражнение №1

Передайте смысл нижеследующих предложений , используя подходящий по смыслу модальный глагол

1.I advise you to stop being late for talks . You ___stop being late for talks .

2. I insist that you supervise day-to-day management .You ___ supervise day-to-day management.

3. Will you let me talk to Mr Green, please ? ___ I talk to Mr Green , please ?

4. They understand you well enough . You ___not repeat it again .

5. Talking is not allowed during the talks . You ____ not talk during the talks.

6. It is not possible for the manager to be present at the talks . He ___ not be present at the talks.

7. The personnel is forbidden to leave the workplace before 6 p.m. The personnel ___ to leave the workplace before 6 p.m.

8. It is not right to take up this matter without the Sales Manager . You ___ take up this matter without the Sales Manager.

9. Perhaps , the accountant will agree to do this job. The accountant ___ agree to do this job .

10. She is obliged to report to the Director every week. She ___ report to the Director every week .

Упражнение № 2

Выберите правильную форму глагола Present Continuous или Future Simple

1. When will he go on business? -He will go / is going next Monday.

2. Who will make a report ? - I think, I will make / am making it.

3. Who will have a holiday in June ?-Probably , Kate will have /is having it.

4. When will she translate their order ? - We suppose , she will translate / is translating it in two days .

6. When will he finish his work ?- He will finish / is finishing it tomorrow morning.

7. When will you report to the Finance Department ? -1 am reporting / will report this Tuesday.

8. When will he take up our offer ?-He will take it up /is taking it up this afternoon.

9. When will their company reduce the prices ? - They will reduce them / are reducing them this week.

10. Who will be in charge of corporate finance ? - The parent company is being / will be in charge of it.

Упражнение № 3

Раскройте скобки, употребив глагол в нужной форме. Выберите правильную форму глагола Present Simple или Future Simple

1. If you (reduce) your price, we (place) a big order with your company.

2. When the secretary (type) the letters, she (send) them to the customers.

3. Our prices depend on the market situation. If it (change) they (go up or down).

4. We (start) deliveries as soon as we ( clear up ) delivery dates .

5. They (show) the customer's representatives round the office when the chief engineer (arrive).

6. We (go) to the test department until you (invite) us.

7. Before you (buy) this equipment, you (study) the terms of payment.

8. The engineers (get in touch) with you as soon as they (arrive) in London.

9. If I (need) your help , I (ask) you.

10. The contract (be) valid after the director (sign) it.

Упражнение № 4

Выберите нужную форму прилагательного или наречия.

1. I am busier / more busy than our engineer.

2. Please, speak louder / more louder. I can’t hear you good / well.

3. Their computers are more expensive / the most expensive on the market.

4. They would like to expand e-business later / more late.

5. You should study our terms more attentively / less attentively.

6. Our office is more far / farther than yours.

7. This is the worst / the most bad retailer I have ever seen!

8. Remember, we have more little / less time than we had before.

9. You have to look through the draft contract closely /closer.

10. His accounting skills were not so perfect / perfectly as I expected.

Упражнение № 5

Раскройте скобки , употребив глагол в нужной форме . Выберите правильную форму глагола Past Simple или Past Continuous .

1. When the manager ( arrive ) the secretary ( type ) the contract .

2. The director ( receive ) the customers while the engineers (get through ) the draft

contract.

3. At this time yesterday Mr. Brown ( report ) to the Human Resources Department

about the survey results .

4. When we ( deliver ) these goods , Mrs. Grey from the Finance Department ( be in

charge of ) accounting .

5. What you ( take up ) at yesterday’s meeting when I ( phone ) you ?

6. While they ( dispatch ) their products , the Buyers ( ask ) them about urgent

meeting .

7. The inspectors ( examine) the equipment at the plant from 10 till 12 a.m..last Monday.

8. When a representative of our parent company ( come ) to the talks, we ( discuss ) the

discounts .

9. While the Research and Development Department ( think over ) the expansion of

e-business, we ( explore ) the e-market .

10. I ( wait for ) the retailer at 5 p.m. yesterday, but he ( not come ).

Упражнение № 6

Выполните упражнение, выбрав правильный вариант.

1. We’ll have lunch after they … discussing the discount matter.

a) are finishing b) finish c) will finish

2. Must he study French as soon as possible? No, she … .

a) mustn’t b) doesn’t c) needn’t

3. We won’t go to the test department until you … us.

a) invite b) don’t invite c) will invite

4. This is … attractive offer I have ever received.

a) the most b) the more c) the less

5. … he go to London? -Yes, he … tomorrow.

a) Is, will leave b) does, is leaving c) will, is leaving

6. They … e-business constantly.

a)are expanding b)were expanding c)expand

7. … she send the order last week? -Yes, she … it last week.

a)does, will send b) did, sent c)will, will sent

8. They train their staff … than we do.

a) better b) best c) good

9. When you …check the equipment ? –We… it in an hour .

a) do , check b) will, will check c)did, checked

10. Don’t ask him to contact Mr Grey . He … to do it as he will be very busy .

a) can’t b) won’t be able c) mustn’t

11. She is a … manager. She does her job very …

a) badly, slow b) bad, slow c) bad , slowly

12. I … get in touch with Mr Bell yesterday , as I was very busy .

a) couldn’t b) mightn’t c) needn’t

13.When you… into the matter ? – Probably, I … it in two days .

a) are looking , am doing b) will look, do c) will look , will do

14. He … as soon as the manager … him instructions.

a) will leave, gives b) leaves, gives c) is leaving, is giving.

15. If you … to his office, he … you all the documents.

a) will go, will give b) go, will give c) goes, gives.

16. If they … to me carefully, they … the idea.

a) don’t listen, won’t understand b) won’t listen, didn’t understand c) doesn’t listen, won’t understand

17. She is … attentive to details than Mr. Petrov.

a) least b) the less c) less

18. Our partners were pleased as we … the goods without any delay.

a) dispatched b) dispatch c) will dispatch

19. Excuse me… I phone you later? – Yes, certainly.

a) may b) must c) need

20. Engineers study new catalogues … .

a) regular b) regularly c) more regular