Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

someone anyone something anything somewhere anywhere

 

 

1. Did __________ ring when I was out _________?

2. We've got to find that letter! It must be here!

3. We returned the machines because there was __________ wrong with them.

4. By the way, __________ called in to see you when you were away last week.

5. These plans are secret. You mustn't discuss them with ________.

6. We are trying to cut down on hotel bills, so now our executives can't stay __________ that costs more than $100 a night.

7. Yes, a meeting next Thursday would be fine. I'm not doing __________.

 

Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjective in brackets.

1. The _________ cost for a short stay is in London. (high)

2. A short stay in Moscow is __________ than in Tokyo. (cheap)

3. The cost of a short stay in Seoul is __________ than in New York. (high)

4. You pay __________ prices in New York than in Paris. (low)

5. A short stay in Warsaw is __________ than in Budapest. (expensive)

6. The __________ cost is in Lisbon. (low)

 

Put the words in rhe right order to make questions.

1. tell can when to get off me please you?

2. train which does the leave platform from?

3. Hilton take the me can to please you?

4. way the excuse to is me this city centre the?

5. please a can I receipt have?

6. is near a excuse here bank there me?

7. repeat can question sorry I'm you the?

8. do say how in hier you English?

9. don’t usually colleagues you meeting have with on Fridays?

Read the text below and decide whether the statements are true or false.

Translate the text.

1. Thomas J.Watson Senior began his career as a sewing machine salesman.

2. The company motto was “Think”.

3. Watson joined the company in 1920.

4. IBM employees earned above-average salaries and good pensions.

5. Watson didn’t make all major decisions himself.

 

THE FOUNDER OF IBM

Thomas J. Watson Senior began his business career as a sewing machine salesman and later, when he became President of IBM, he used his sales techniques to promote the company’s name.

There were IBM anthems, IBM songbooks, IBM regulation clothes, and the company motto, ‘Think’ appeared on every wall in the organization.

When Watson joined IBM in 1914, the company was almost broke. Under his leadership, it grew beyond all expectations, and adopted a leading position in the information-processing industry. So how did he do it?

Watson believed that the way to win a man’s loyalty is to build up his self-respect. So under his management, IBM employees earned above-average salaries and good pensions. In return, he demanded loyalty and enthusiasm. Everyone worked long hours.

Until the 1950s, IBM never sold machines. They just rented them to customers. Watson insisted on this policy, and it helped the company to survive the Depression of the 1930s. He had a strong personality and made all the major decisions himself. As many as forty top people reported to him personally. Watson thought that a manager should be an assistant to his men, and IBM ran no management training schools in his day. The only advice he gave was: ‘You’re promoted to Assistant Manager. Be careful with people, don’t swear, and wear a white shirt’.

КОНТРОЛЬНАЯ РАБОТА №2.

Вариант 6.

Complete the table.

 

Noun (Thing)	Noun (person)	Verb
competition	____________	____________
____________	promoter	____________
	____________	advertise
____________	distributor	____________
tourism	____________	____________
____________	____________	visit
____________	____________	supply
____________	developer	____________
report	____________	____________

Circle the odd one out in each of these groups of basic business words.

 

1.	a) firm	b) company	c) enterprise	d) manager
2.	a) plant	b) factory	c) office	d) works
3.	a) sell	b) make	c) produce	d) manufacture
4.	a) client	b) customer	c) consumer	d) employee

These pairs of words often cause problems. Choose the correct alternative for each.

ADVERTISING / ADVERTISEMENT

a) Our ………… budget is 10% less than last year.

b) Did you see the big ………… for a new Managing Director for Acme in this morning's newspapers?

LINE / STAFF

a) A………… manager works directly on the production of goods.

b) A………… manager gives service support to the managers in production.

PERSONNEL / PERSONAL

a) Zangief has a…………problem: his wife wants to leave him.

b) Zangief company has a ………… problem: their employees want a 20% pay increase

 

Match the words with their meanings.

1)lease	a) the money paid to use something.
2) lend	b) to have something which is yours.
3) rent	c) a written agreement to rent land or property.
4)own	d) to spend money in order to make a profit.
5) invest	e) to give for a short time.