TRAVELLING ON BUSINESS
I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Подчеркните в каждом из них модальный глагол или его эквивалент. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Marketing and advertising specialists must carry out research to determine what customers want and to develop products, which satisfy customer needs.
2. For some reasons he has not been able to start his own business.
3. Big companies may offer you credit on goods they sell.
4. To remain competitive, American Industry will have to adopt the new- technologies.
5. When the prime rate is small, money can be safely invested in long-time operations - involving real estate, for example.
6. Detailed labels give information about how consumers should use the product.
II. Перепишите следующие предложения, употребив глаголы, данные в скобках, в соответствующей форме. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Nowadays insurance payments, as a rule, (to make up) an important part of the family budget in the USA.
2. The recession (to cause) a slowdown in the sale of new cars recently.
3. The shareholders (to have) a meeting tomorrow from 5 to 6.
4. The use of credit (to increase) our income last month.
5. I (to invest) some more money next year to expand my business.
III. Составьте предложения с модальными глаголами:
Образец:: you/ to/ write/ a letter/ can/ Mr. Dunn/ now? - Can you write a letter to Mr. Dunn now?
1) look through/ every/ the secretary/ morning/ must/ the mail.
2) now/ with/I/ make/ can't/ Mr. Green/ an appointment.
3) they/ the talks/ must/ at 11/ begin.
4) the room/I/ leave/ may?
5) show/ our/ can/ Mr. Blake/ you/ quotation?
6) he/ must/ the office/ go/ to/ day/ every?
7) study/ catalogue/ may/ this/I?
8) send/ mustn't / the contract/ you/ today
9) discuss/I/ now/ can't/ the matter.
10) invite/ the businessmen/ you/ to/ may/ the conference room.
IV. Прочтите текст. Переведите письменно:
TRAVELLING ON BUSINESS
1. Boris Petrov is an engineer of a Russian foreign-trade organization. He often
goes on business to different European, Asian and African countries. His organization does business with lots of foreign firms.
2. Last month he was in Great Britain. He went there to sign a contract for the purchase of some equipment. The talks were very difficult. Petrov and the British businessmen discussed prices, terms of delivery, terms of shipment and other business matters. The supplier agreed to reduce the price.
3. During his trip Petrov visited different plants where he saw the equipment in
operation. He also attended a 3-day conference on financial management and met consultants from law firms. Boris was lucky with the weather. It was warm and it didn't rain. He was pleased with the trip.
V. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:
1) Where does Petrov often go on business?
2) Who was in Great Britain last month?
3) Did he go there to have talks or for his holiday?
4) Did Petrov visit different plants?
5) What kind of conference did he attend?
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