1. Learn the new words and word combinations:
business relations деловые отношения
a lot of foreign firms много зарубежных фирм
as a rule как правило
business partners деловые партнеры
for example например
it is very convenient это очень удобно
to do business сотрудничать, делать бизнес
to take part in talks принимать участие в переговорах
to speak English fluently говорить свободно (бегло) по-английски
to go abroad ездить за границу
developing countries развивающиеся страны
foreign scientists зарубежные ученые
to participate участвовать
to arrange exhibitions организовывать выставки
similar подобный
to improve улучшать
foreign languages иностранные языки
in order to know для того, чтобы знать
to learn изучать
to help помогать
to know знать
newspapers газеты
magazines журналы
courses курсы
to communicate общаться
2. Read, translate and retell the text:
My office has business relations with a lot of foreign firms in Europe, America, Asia and Africa. As a rule, our business partners don’t speak Russian but the people of my office know different languages. For example, I speak English and Spanish. It is very convenient because we do business with many firms in English- and Spanish-speaking countries. I often take part in talks and it helps me to speak these languages fluently. I also read foreign newspapers and magazines and listen to radio programs in these languages.
3. Give the Russian equivalents:
business relations it is very convenient
a lot of foreign firm to do business
as a rule to take part in talks
business partners to speak English fluently
for example
4. Put the questions to the sentences:
1) My office has business relations with a lot of foreign firms in Europe, America, Asia and Africa.
2) We do business with many firms in English- and Spanish-speaking countries.
3) I often take part in talks.
5. Read and translate the text: