- •Unit 1 Companies
- •Match the words (1 – 10) with the definitions (a – j):
- •Complete the sentences with words from the Useful Language (the first letter is given):
- •III. Read the following text and say what the numbers below stand for.
- •Panasonic
- •IV. Match the words from the text with their definitions.
- •V. Fill the gaps with a suitable word or phrase.
- •VI. Answer the following questions:
- •VII. Discussion points.
- •Present Simple
- •VIII. Complete the sentences using the verbs below in the Present Simple:
- •IX. Find and correct the mistakes in the sentences below:
- •X. Translate from Russian into English:
Business Result Pre-Int
Unit 1 Companies
Useful Language
Word |
Definition |
Translation |
Transcription |
advertising |
the business of encouraging people to buy goods by means of advertisements, such as notices in newspapers or short films on TV |
реклама |
‘ædvətaızıŋ |
annual |
relating to a period of year
|
ежегодный |
‘ænju:əl |
article |
a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine |
статья |
‘a:tıkl |
based in |
working or living in a particular place |
расположенный, находящийся |
beıst ın |
beverage |
any drink, usually other than water |
напиток |
‘bevərədZ |
brackets |
two symbols put around a word, phrase or sentence in a piece of writing to show that this word, phrase or sentence is separate from the main part |
скобки |
‘brækıts |
cereal |
a food made from grain which is eaten esp. in the mornings |
хлопья (к завтраку) |
‘sıərıəl |
coin |
a small round piece of metal which is used as money |
монета |
‘kØın |
commercial |
- connected with buying and selling goods and services; - connected with carrying goods or passengers who pay |
коммерческий
торговый |
kə’mə:Sl |
community |
all people who live in a particular area, country, etc. when they are talked about as a group |
община, группа населения, сообщество |
kə’mju:nıtı |
competitor |
a person or an organization that tries to be better than others, especially in business |
конкурент соперник |
kəm’petıtə |
convenience food |
food that you buy frozen or in a box or can, that you can prepare and cook very quickly and easily |
продукты быстрого приготовления |
kən’vı:nıəns fu:d |
conversation |
the interchange through speech of information, ideas |
разговор беседа |
,kØnvə’seıSn |
employ |
to give someone a job to do for payment |
нанимать на работу |
ım’plØı |
employee |
a person who is paid to work |
служащий, наёмный работник |
ımplØıı: |
environment |
the natural world in which people, animals, and plants live
|
окружающая среда |
ın’vaıərənmənt |
exporter |
a person, company, or country that exports goods (sells them to another country) |
экспортер |
ek’spo:tə |
goods |
items for sale |
товар |
gUdz |
guide |
a book that gives information about a place for travellers or tourists |
путеводитель |
gaıd |
head office |
the main office of a company |
главный офис |
,hed ‘Øfıs |
include |
to add as a part of sth else; put in as a part of a set, group |
включать, заключать в себе |
ın’klu:d |
instant |
(of food or drink) usually in dried or powder form, that can be prepared very easily and quickly, by adding esp. hot water, e.g. instant coffee/ soup/mashed potato |
растворимый, быстрозаваримый |
‘ınstənt |
introduce s.o. to s.o. |
to make s.o. know another person |
представить кого-л. кому-л. |
,ıntrə‘dju:s |
lock |
a device that keeps something such as a door, lid, etc. closed, usually needing a key to open it |
замок |
lØk |
main |
most important
|
основной, главный |
meın |
manufacture |
to make goods in large quantities, using machinery |
производить |
,mænju’fæktSə |
market |
a place or event at which people gather in order to buy and sell things |
рынок |
‘ma:kıt |
mechanism |
a set of moving parts in a machine that performs a task |
механизм |
‘mekənızm |
multinational |
(of a business) working in several different countries |
транснациональный, международный |
,mUltı‘næSənəl |
offer |
to to provide or supply sth |
предлагать |
‘Øfə(r) |
operate |
to work in a particular way or from a particular place |
работать, действовать, управлять |
‘Øpəreıt |
particular |
special or single; this and not any other |
конкретный, определённый |
pə‘tıkjUlə |
polite |
behaving in a way that is socially correct, kind and caring for other people's feelings |
вежливый |
pə‘laıt |
produce |
to make things to be sold, especially in large quantities |
производить, выпускать |
prə’dju:s |
product |
something that is produced or grown to be sold |
продукт |
‘prØdəkt |
provide services |
to offer something useful customers |
предоставлять услуги |
prə’vaıd sə:vısız |
recycled packaging |
materials used to wrap goods that have already beеn used once, in order to reduce waste and harm to the environment |
упаковка из переработанных материалов |
rı:,saıkld ‘pækədZıŋ |
request |
an act of asking
|
просьба |
rı‘kwest |
retail |
the selling of goods to the public, usually through shops |
розничная продажа |
‘rı:teıl |
research |
systematic investigation to establish facts or principles or to collect information on a subject |
исследование |
rı’sə:tS |
sales |
the number of items sold |
продажи |
seılz |
security system |
things that protect a building or place against crime, danger, etc |
система охраны |
sı’kju:rıtı sıstəm |
self-employed |
not working for an employer but finding work for yourself or having your own business |
предприниматель |
,selfım‘plØıd |
sell |
to give something to someone in exchange for money |
продавать |
sel |
sign |
to write your name, usually on a written or printed document, to show that you agree with its contents or have written it yourself |
подписать, расписаться |
saın |
signature |
your name as you usually write it, for example at the end of a letter |
подпись |
‘sıgnətSə |
specialize in |
to be an expert in a particular area of work, study, or business |
специализироваться на |
‘speSəlaız ın |
subsidiary |
a company that is owned or controlled by another larger company |
дочерняя компания |
səb’sıdıərı |