THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
Задание №1. Употребите глагол в скобках в Present Simple или Present Continuous.
He’s in the bathroom. I ____ (to think) he _____ (to wash) his hair.
– Can I speak to your parents, please?
- I’m sorry. They _____ (to have) lunch at the moment.
I usually _______ (to cook) meals, and my brother _______ (to wash) dishes.
Mr. Anderson ________ (to be) an English tourist who ________ (to travel) to Eastern Europe tomorrow. Just now he ________ (to have) breakfast at home.
She ______ (to be) a school teacher. She _______ (to teach) Maths.
On Sundays they ______ (to have) dinner at a restaurant.
It ______ (to rain) again.
If you _______ (not to listen) to the radio, please ________ (to switch) it off.
Now the cook _____ (to taste) the soup to see if it is right.
Задание №2. Употребите глагол в скобках в Past Simple или Past Continuous.
The receptionist (welcome) the guests and (ask) them to fill in the form.
The car (break) down and we (have) to walk home.
The boys (swim) while the girls (sunbathe).
My father (come) in, (look) around and (tell) me to tidy up my room.
As long as one group (prepare) dinner, the others (collect) wood for their campfire.
While the parents (have) breakfast, their children (run) about.
Martha (turn) off the lights and (go) to bed.
Задание №4. Задайте общий, альтернативный, разделительный вопросы. Сделайте предложение отрицательным. Задайте один специальный вопрос (вопросительное слово дано в скобках)
I got up early this morning. (What time...?)
She lives rather far from here. (How far...?)
My friends live in America. (Where...?)
I am going to visit you next week. (When...?)
Sam is going to relax today. (What...?)
Something strange happened yesterday. (What...?)
Прочитайте предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием –s, 's и какую функцию это окончание выполняет. Переведите предложения на русский язык (множественное число, притяжательный падеж, сказуемое в третьем лице единственного числа):
Every forest contains millions of animals, insects and flowers.
That is my friends’ table.
The pencils are in Nina’s bag.
Ivanov’s farm is far from Minsk.
When is your mother’s birthday?
One of Europe’s and North America’s serious pollution problems is acid rains.
Popular movements and campaigns that try to protect Nature are common all over the world now.
The republic’s climate is rather favourable for agriculture.
We know that a dynamo consists of two essential parts: the field magnet, which produces the magnetic field, and the armature, which carries the conductors, which, by their motion in the magnetic field, have e.m.f.
From this experiment it is clear that these devices are low power.
We see that there are many different forms of energy and that people may convert energy of one kind in to energy of another kind.
Inductance is a property of a circuit, just as resistance, and therefore possesses d. c. as well as a. c. circuits.
The United Kingdom (the UK) is one of world’s smallestcountries.
The ecological research shows that thoughtless interference into complex
System of biosphere can destroy everything on the Earth.
There are many forms of pollution in our world today, for example, the oil in the sea, nuclear waste, chemical waste and air pollution.
Give me some examples of different kinds of friction.
Researchers use statistical methods in their work.
Scientists use electronic computer for many different purposes.
Hydrogen finds numerous uses in modern industry.
The wave always travels in a direction at right angles to the wave front but its motion depends upon the relative direction of the lines of electromagnetic flux.
The resistance of a conductor depends on the conductor’s material.
Power stations often appear where the source of water energy is available.
A simple experiment with a glass of water shows how real this pressure is.
Experiments show us that there is very little attraction between the molecules of any gas.
That we use computers in everyday life needs no proof.
When the energy of the sun reaches the earth, it causes the molecules of the body on which it falls to vibrate more rapidly.
THE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
When a proprietor wants to expand the business, one way to do so is to form a partnership, a business formed for profit by two or more co-owners. The rights and duties of a partnership are regulated by laws of the state where it is formed and by a legal agreement entered into by the co-owners. Usually an agreement specifies the amount of money each is investing and the duties each partner assumes. A partnership agreement also may provide for a "silent partner" who does not take part in the management, but who invests money in the business.
The partnership has the advantage of pooling managerial talent. One partner may be qualified in production, another in marketing. The partnership, like individual ownership, is exempt from most of the reporting that the government requires of corporations. Furthermore, it has a favourable tax position when compared with the corporation. Federal taxes are paid by individual partners on their share of earnings; beyond that the business is not taxed.
A major disadvantage of the partnership is that each member is liable for all the debts of the partnership; the act of any partner is legally binding upon all the others. If one partner takes a large amount of money from the business and squanders it, the others must pay the debt. Partnerships suffer another major disadvantage: decision-making is shared. If partners have serious disagreements, the business is bound to suffer.
Nevertheless, the partnership remains a vital part of the overall business economy.
Vocabulary
Partnership – товарищество, партнерство
to form a partnership – организовать, создать партнерство
profit – доход
co-owner – совладелец
rights and duties – права и обязанности
agreement – соглашение, договор
amount – количество
to assume – принимать на себя, брать на себя
"silent partner" – пассивный партнер
to take part in something – принимать в чем-то участие
management – управление, менеджмент
ownership – собственность, владение
exempt from – освобожденный от
share of earnings – доля заработка
beyond – сверх, вне, свыше
major – главный, более важный
liable for – ответственный за что-то
debt – долг
to bind upon – связывать, переплетаться с
to squander – расточать, проматывать
ЗАДАНИЯ ПО ТЕКСТУ
Задание №1. Верны ли эти предложения или нет? (если предложение верно, то по ставьие Т; ели нет, то поставьте F и исправьие его, напишите верное предложение)
The rights and duties of a partnership are regulated by a legal agreement between the co-owners.
A "silent partner" takes part in the management, but does not invest money in the business.
The partnership is liable for most of the reporting that the government requires of corporations.
Individual partners are taxed on their share of earnings.
Decision making is shared.
A partner is not legally binding upon all the others.
The partnership remains a vital part of the overall business economy.
Задание №2. Выберите правильный ответ
A partnership is _____ .
business formed for losses by two or more co-owners
a firm owned and operated by a single person
a business formed for profit by two or more co-owners
What specifies the amount of money each co-owner is investing?
the laws of the state
an agreement entered into by the co-owners
A "silent partner" is a co-owner ______.
who takes part in the management, but who does not invest money
qualified in production
who does not take part in the management, but who invests money in the business
Federal taxes are paid by individual partners on their _____ .
share of earnings
share of losses
share of income
A major disadvantage of the partnership is that _____ .
each partner assumes definite rights and duties
decision-making is shared
each member is liable for all the debts of the partnership
Задание №3. Продолжите предложения:
When a proprietor wants, to expand a business, one way to do it is … .
The rights and duties of a partnership are regulated by laws of the state where … .
A partnership agreement also may provide for a … .
The partnership has the advantage of … .
The partnership is exempt from … .
If one partner takes a large amount of money from the business and squanders it, … .
If partners have serious and constant disagreements, … .
The partnership remains … .
Задание №4. Ответьте на вопросы:
What are advantages and disadvantages of a business partnership?
Compare a partnership with a sole proprietorship. What are principal similarities and differences?
Which form of business organization would you choose? Why?
Задание №5. Прочитайте текст еще раз, выполните задания:
разделите текст на части, назовите каждую часть.
Ответьте на вопрос: какова основная мысль (идея) текста. Напишите свой ответ (1 предложение).
Напишите краткий пересказ текста (3-5 предложений).
Контрольная работа по английскому языку состоит из множества заданий. Все задания несложно решить.
