Ex. II. Imagine that you represent a big company (a product).

Make up your own situations.

Ex. III. Fill in (am, is, are)

1. Mr. Bell... the Managing Director.

2. He... responsible for the overall running the company.

3. Mrs. Morgan... a Sales Manager.

4. She …fond of her work.

5. Their children... schoolchildren.

6. They... interested in sport.

7. I... interested in politics.

8. I... not married, I... still single.

9. Our company… big, profitable and successful.

 

Ex. IV. Make up different types of questions.

Модель:

Rose Pimm is a secretary.(Who?)

Who is a secretary?

2. E.C.3. is a postcode.(Is?)

3. Mr Green is in Rome.(Where?)

4. Our managers are in Rome.(Are?)

5. The head office is in Oxford.(What?)

6. Our company deals with production of electronic devices (What?)

7. He is responsible for overall running the company.(What….for?)

8. Mr. Bell works for a big company.(Does?)

9. His wife Jane works at the same company.(Where?)

10. Alex can always rely on his friend.(Can?)

 

Ex. V. Read the dialogue and learn it by heart.

Max. -Hello, Helen! Nice to see you! How’s life?

Helen. - Hello, Max! Glad to see you too. I am well. And you?

Max. - Thanks, everything is alright. Are you busy?

Helen - Oh, very busy. You see, I work for a big trade company now.

I have a lot of work to do… Today is a working day, not a

day off…

Max. - Yes, you are right. Sorry. But what does your company deal

with?

Helen - Our company deals with production and distribution of consumer

goods. Max, pardon. I am really short of time. See you later.

Bye.

Max. – Bye- bye.

Lesson 3

 

TEXT

Personnel

 

My name’s John Brown. Our company isn’t big. There are some of the people who work for Ltd. Company.

The Managing Director. He is responsible for the overall running of the firm. He frequently meets representatives of different firms. They discuss prices, terms of payment and delivery. Sometimes he goes to different cities to discuss business with their customers. He looks through mail, reads telegrams and letters, speaks on the phone with customers. He also makes appointments with his business partners.

The secretary. She stands between her boss and his visitors. She helps her boss to plan his time and to finish his work. She has got a computer, a fax and a telephone on her desk. She looks through the mail. She receives both snail-mail and e-mail. She types the answers on her computer and sends e-mail correspondence.

The personnel officer. She is responsible for hiring staff and for staff welfare.

The chief accountant. She is responsible for all the money in the firm. She handles payments from customers and wages for the staff.

The receptionist. She answers the phone and greets visitors. She is terribly busy. Every day she meets lots of people. She also does lots of typing and filing.

The sales manager. He is responsible for supplying goods to customers.

 

Active vocabulary

frequently – часто

personnel – персонал, кадры

chief accountant – главный бухгалтер

Managing Director – управляющий директор

representatives - представители

sale – продажа, сбыт

goods – товары

snail-mail – обычная почта (snail - улитка)

e-mail – электронная почта

customer - клиент, заказчик

business partners – деловые партнеры

makes appointment – назначать встречу

supplying goods – поставка товаров

distribute – распределять

receptionist – секретарь, ведущий прием

personnel officer – служащий отдела кадров

hire (to make hiring) – нанимать на работу

staff – штат

to be on the staff – быть в штате

to reduce the staff – сокращать штат

to file – подшивать

fire (to make firing) – увольнять

correspondence - корреспонденция

welfare – благосостояние

accounts department – расчетный отдел

handle – иметь дело с …

payment – платеж

wages – заработная плата

terms of payment and delivery – условия оплаты и доставки

Speech practice

 

Ex. I. Answer the questions according to the text:

1. Who is responsible for the overall running of the firm?

2. What does the secretary do?

3. Is the head of the accounts department responsible for supplying goods to the customers?

4. Who is responsible for supplying goods to the customers?

5. The personnel office is responsible for hiring and firing, isn't she?

6. Does the chief accountant handle personnel or wages for the staff?

7. What else is the chief accountant responsible for?

8. What does the receptionist do?

Ex. II. Agree or disagree, use either:

I agree (with you), Sorry (Excuse me), I disagree (with you).

1. The secretary receives both snail-mail and e-mail.

2. The head of the accounts department is responsible for the overall running of the firm.

3. The Sales Manager is responsible for supplying goods to the customers.

4. The receptionist is responsible for hiring and firing in the firm.

5. The receptionist is terribly busy. She answers the phone and greets visitors.

Ex. III. Tell everything that you have learned from the text about:

• the Managing Director;

• his secretary;

• the receptionist of the firm;

• the personnel officer;

• the Sales Manager;

• the head of the accounts department;

Ex.IV. Translate into English:

1. Я работаю в небольшой компании в качестве бухгалтера.

2. Управляющий компанией ответственен за общее руководство.

3. Я отвечаю за заработную плату, а главный бухгалтер за все деньги в фирме.

4. Секретарь помогает управляющему планировать его время.

5. Зав. отделом по сбыту отвечает за доставку товара клиентам.

6. Начальник отдела кадров отвечает за прием и увольнение.

7. Секретарь, ведущая прием, очень занята.

8. Она также много печатает и подшивает документы.

Ex.V. Say that you do the same, use adverbs of frequency: