Контрольная по английскому языку SECRETARIES
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SECRETARIES
There are two types of secretaries: company secretaries and private secretaries of executives.
Every company, both in Great Britain and the United States, is required, under the law, to have a company secretary.
In the case of private companies the directors are free to appoint any suitable person for this position. But in the case of public companies the company secretary must be a properly qualified person, a member of a recognised institute or association. He or she may be one of the directors of the company. But if the company has only one director, the director cannot also be the secretary.
The company secretary is the chief administrative officer of the company. He or she is normally responsible for the company, to comply with company law.
The correspondence of the company secretary is particularly concerned with shareholders' meetings, board meetings and various forms that must be sent outside. The company secretary may also deal with enquiries for information concerning other firms, although the accounts department often handles these matters. Administrative questions come into the sphere of the company secretary, under instructions of the board of directors.
As to private secretaries of executives they are practically personal assistants of executives. A secretary answers telephone calls, receives messages and makes telephone calls on the instruction of her boss.
A secretary also helps in organization of meetings and conferences, entertainments of visiting customers, suppliers and other associates of the firm. She also deals with all the correspondence of her boss.
Secretaries write letters on making appointments or travel arrangements, letters of introduction, congratulation or condolence, invitations and replies to invitations.
Secretaries use various office equipment, like microcomputers, fax machines, photocopying machines and others.
- What types of secretaries do you know ?
- What must be a company secretary in the public company ?
- What are the duties of the private secretary ?
2. Поставьте глагол в соответствующее время, форму и залог.
1. Columbus (to discover) America. 2. Italian (to be spoken) in Italy. 3. Some people (to see) a UFO in the sky above London last night. 4. Your photographs just (to be given) to your husband. 5. The thief (to escape) before the police came. 6. The Mona (to be painted) by Da Vinci. 7. Denise (to listen) to music for two hours already. 8. Mark (to live) in New York? 9. I’d like to know who (to talk) now? 10. Sue (to sleep) when they entered the room.
3. Раскройте скобки, употребив соответствующую глагольную форму в сложноподчиненных предложениях с придаточным условия или времени. Переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Martha will go to the Zoo tomorrow if she (be) a good girl.
2. Tell Mary she must visit the Tower if she ever (go) to London.
3. If Clyde had worked harder he (pass) the exam.
4. If I had known that you were leaving I (buy) you a present.
5. Michael (stay) with us before Mr Punch returns.
6. Julian will be ill if he (eat) so much.
7. Anthony (come) if he had known about the troubles.
8. If Leonora were older, she (have) more sense.
9. Mabel will be very angry if you (break) any more plates.
10. Leslie will go to a cafe when the concert (be) over.
4. Раскройте скобки, употребив соответствующий модальный глагол или его эквивалент, переведите предложения на русский язык (can-could-will be able to, may, must-have to-had to, should).
1. The doctor said, “The child is very ill. He_be taken to the hospital at once.”
2. Everybody _ learn a foreign language.
3. You _ drive a car at night without lights on.
4. We _not live without food and water so we _ eat and drink.
5. There are no buses or taxis here so we_ to walk.
6. _ I use your phone?
7. I _ speak English a little when I was a child.
8. I _ to call you when I am free.
9. I _ to get up early yesterday as I had the important meeting.
10. _ you tell me the way to Gorky square, please?
5. Передайте следующие предложения в косвенной речи и переведите их на русский язык.
1. He said, «I went to get this book because I have not read it.»
2. She said, «I have spoken to Mr. Brown and he will be here in an hour».
3. They asked us, «Will you attend our conference this week?»
4. She said to me, «Give me some time to think.»
5. He said to me, «Are you familiar with this text?»
6. He asked the girl, «How did you manage to carry that heavy box?»
7. She said, «Don’t shut the window!»
8. «I must go home because it is getting late,» she said.
9. «Are you going to London?» the strange boy asked Oliver.
10. «The sailors know the place,» said the captain.
11. «It is too cold today,» said his sister.
12. «Can you make your report this week?» asked me the teacher.
13. «I haven’t finished packing yet,» said Mary.
14. The teacher said to his students, «Open your exercise-books and write what I am going to dictate to you.»
15. «There is little work left to do,» said Ann.
Контрольная по английскому состоит из нескольких заданий. Контрольная небольшая и несложная. Любой может выполнить контрольную, если повторит грамматику и лексику.
