Учебно-методическое пособие по обучению диалогической речи для студентов II курса заочной формы обучения факультета «Высшая школа туризма»

Рекомендовано кафедрой профессионально ориентированной английской речи БГЭУ

Business English Dialogues. Учебно-методическое пособие по обучению диалогической речи для студентов II курса заочной формы обучения факультета «Высшая школа туризма» / Н. В. Белова. – Мн.: БГЭУ, 2015.– 73с.

Настоящее электронное учебно-методическое пособие направлено на совершенствование навыков диалогической речи на английском языке. Пособие составлено по материалам учебника David Grant and Robert McLarty “Business Basics”.


Contents

PEOPLE IN BUSINESS………………………………………………………….. 4

GETTING A JOB…………………………………………………………………. 7

APPLYING FOR A JOB………………………………………………………… 10

PREPARING A TRIP …………………………………………………………... 16

FLYING OUT…………………………………………………………………… 19

ARRIVING………………………………………………………………………. 23

GOING OUT…………………………………………………………………..… 26

EATING OUT …………………………………………………………………... 30

TALKING ABOUT A TRIP ……………………………………………………. 33

VISITING A COMPANY ………………………………………………………. 36

ARRANGEMENTS …………………………………………………………….. 40

ADVERTISING AND MARKETING ………………………………………..… 46

MAKING MONEY …………………………………………………………..…. 50

SAYING GOODBYE ………………………………………………………...… 54

Information files ……………………………………………………………….... 57

Tapescript ……………………………………………………………………..… 61

PEOPLE IN BUSINESS
LANGUAGE NOTE

Meeting someone for the first time

1. 
   Introducing yourself
   

2. 
   Introducing another person
   

3. 
   Other questions
   

1. 
   Sally Kent is the editor of Business Monthly magazine. She introduces Simon Hastings to two other people. Read the dialogue on page 61 and fill in the gaps in the table below.
   

2. 
   What expressions do A, B, C, D use to make introductions? Read again and fill in the gaps.
   

A: Alessandra, ……………….. ……………….. ……………….. (1) you to my colleague, Simon Hastings.

B: How ………. ………. ……….? (2) Pleased to ………. (3) you.

C: How ………. ………. ……….? (4)

B: Do you work here, Alessandra?

C: No, I work for SAP. I’m a consultant. ……………….. ……………….. (5) my colleague Akiko Takajima.

D: Nice ………. ………. ………. . (6)

B: Nice ………. ………. ………. ………. (7), Akiko. Where are you from?

D: I’m from Osaka, in Japan.

B: Where do you work?

D: I work for SAP in Frankfurt. I’m a ………………. …………… (8). And you?

B: I’m ………………. ………………… ………………. ………………. (9) here at Business Monthly. Sally’s my boss.

3. 
   Here is some information about Nokia, the Finnish telecommunications company. Complete the sentences with the words below.
   

markets customers sales head office

1. 
   The …………… of Nokia is in Helsinki.
   
2. 
   Europe is one of the company’s major ………….. .
   
3. 
   …………… in China are very high.
   
4. 
   Ericsson is one of the main …………… .
   
5. 
   They have …………… in ten different countries.
   
6. 
   The company has more than 50,000 ………….. in the world.
   
7. 
   The Nokia Lumia 920 is a very successful …………… .
   
8. 
   Nokia has …………… in at least 130 countries.
   

4. 
   Simon Hastings has an interview with a senior manager at Nokia. Look at the dialogue on page 61 and complete the information below.
   

Company ....Nokia………………………………………………

Activity ……………………………………………....................

Head office ……………………………………………………...

Research centre ….. Tampere………………………...................

Employees ………………………………………………………

Languages ………………………………………………………

Major markets ………………………………………..................

Main competitors ……………………………………………….

Advertising ……………………………………………………...

1. 
   What ……….. ……….. ……….. …………?
   

2. 
   Where …………… ………….… …………?
   

3. 
   …………… …………… your biggest markets?
   

4. 
   …………… many …………… …………… …………… ……………?
   

5. 
   What ………… ……………… ………… …………… in the company?
   

6. 
   …………… do you ………..?
   

6. 
   Work in pairs. Student A, look at File A on page 57. Student B, turn to File B on page 58. Ask your partner questions and complete the table below. Guess the name of your partner’s company.
   

6. 
   Ask your partner the same questions about the company where he or she works. Write a short description of this company. Then report back to the rest of the class.
   

1. 
   Read what the five people below think about their jobs. Match the sentences 1 – 5 with the pictures a – e.
   

1. 
   I hate telling clients they need to invest in new hardware. My job is to find software solutions, but it’s not always possible.
   
2. 
   I really enjoy working with figures, so this job is perfect for me.
   
3. 
   I don’t mind driving long distances. It’s tiring, but if I don’t visit customers regularly, our competitors will.
   
4. 
   I don’t really like working at nights. On some nights I have three or four calls.
   
5. 
   I quite like receiving visitors. I usually only speak to them for a few seconds on the phone, so it’s nice to meet them in person.
   

2. 
   Now think about your own job. Make similar sentences about aspects of your job that you like and don’t like. Exchange information with a partner.
   

3. 
   Here are three extracts from job advertisements. Which jobs are they describing?
   

4. 
   Now match the definitions (1 – 10) with the correct adjectives or phrases (a – j), as in the example.
   

1. wants to get to the top	a. sensitive
2. thinks of other people’s feelings	b. outgoing
3. doesn’t get angry or irritated quickly	c. independent
4. can work alone	d. attentive to detail
5. open and friendly	e. energetic
6. doesn’t mind changing his/her habits	f. ambitious
7. doesn’t get tired easily	g. adaptable
8. can change people’s opinions	h. patient
9. can produce new ideas	i. creative
10. regularly checks the quality of his/her work	j. persuasive

5. 
   Write a short description of someone you like (or hate!) in your personal or professional life.
   

6. 
   Piet Smout works for a company which finds jobs for English-speaking people who want to work in other countries. Read the first part of an interview with him on page 61, and answer the questions.
   

1. 
   In which parts of the world does the company find jobs?
   
2. 
   What kind of jobs does it find? Give three examples.
   
3. 
   What does Piet Smout’s job consist of?
   
4. 
   Why is it important to spend a long time in each company?
   

7. 
   Now read the second part on page 62, and complete the table.
   

1. 
   Look at this advertisement from a jobs website and answer the questions.
   

1. 
   What job is it for?
   
2. 
   Is it well-paid?
   
3. 
   Where will the person work?
   
4. 
   What qualifications, experience, and personal qualities will the person need?
   
5. 
   If you’re interested in the position, what do you have to do?
   

2. 
   Now write a similar advertisement for your own job. If you don’t work at the moment, choose a job you would like to do.
   

3. 
   Complete the word-building table with words from the box below, as in the example. In the “person” column, you will sometimes need two words, sometimes none.
   

4. 
   Which words in the list in 3 would you use to complete these sentences? Sometimes you will need to change the form.
   

1. 
   We have received ……………….. for this job from 3,000 people.
   
2. 
   I saw the ……………….. for this post in the Sunday Times.
   
3. 
   OK, I think we’ve said enough about Mr. Downing. Can you call the next ………………..?
   
4. 
   When she was offered the new job, she sent a letter of ……………….. to her old ……………….. .
   
5. 
   Were you ……………….. for the job? No, I didn’t even get a first ……………… .
   
6. 
   Nobody in the company ……………….. for the job, so they had to ……………….. the post in the newspaper.
   
7. 
   His recent history of ……………….. is very strange. He had six jobs between 1990 and 2000, and he ……………….. from all of them.
   

5. 
   Luis Antonio de Oliveira is applying for the job advertised in 1. Read his letter of application below. In what ways is he a good candidate for the post?
   

Dear Sir or Madam,

I joined my present company, AVRC Pharmaceuticals, in 1997. After two years as Marketing Manager for South America, I moved to Madrid to take up my present position as Regional Director for Southern Europe.

6. 
   Luis Antonio de Oliveira meets an old friend at Madrid airport. Read their conversation on page 62. How do they know each other?
   

7. 
   What do we learn about Bill Pitt? Complete these notes. Read again if necessary.
   

Present employer ……………….. since ………………..

Married to ……………….. since ………………..

First met his wife ………………..

Lives in ……………….. . Moved there in ………………..
LANGUAGE NOTE

Present Perfect and Past Simple

1. 
   We use the Present Perfect when the time of reference is not finished, even if the action itself is finished.
   

(I’m only forty now, so my career is not finished.)

2. 
   Compare the time expressions used with the Present Perfect and Past Simple.
   

8. 
   Complete the missing sentences using the verb indicated, as in the example.
   

9. 
   Now answer these questions.
   

1. 
   How long have you lived in your present home, and when did you move there?
   
2. 
   How long have you known your English teacher, and when did you first meet him / her?
   
3. 
   How long have you been in this classroom, and what time did you arrive?
   

10. 
    Work in pairs. You’re going exchange information to complete CV (curriculum vitae) of another candidate for the post of European Sales Director.
    

1. 
   Make a list of questions you have to ask to complete the missing information, e.g. When was she born?
   
2. 
   Ask your partner your questions and answer his or her questions. When you’ve finished, discuss the following:
   

1. 
   What similarities are there between Luis Antonio’s and Andrea’s professional experience?
   
2. 
   Who do you think is the better candidate for the job? Look again at the job advertisement in 1.
   

CURRICULUM VITAE Name: Andrea Paganini Date of birth: ……………….. Nationality: British / Italian Marital status: Married QUALIFICATIONS 1987 Obtained Degree in Pharmacology, University of London 1994 Obtained Diploma in Marketing Studies – London Institute of Marketing (……………….. – year correspondence course) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 19…. – 1989 University of London Hospital Research scientist in Pharmacology unit 1989 – 1991 European Commission, Brussels Participated in European Community Drug Development Programme, coordinating and financing projects between hospitals and European pharmaceutical companies 1991 – 1998 AVRC Pharmaceuticals, Milan, Italy As Head of Research (……………….. years) I was responsible for the development of a new range of anti-depressant drugs. I often worked as Marketing Manager for Italy (4 years). 1998 – present Pharmaline, Paris Pharmaline sells pharmaceutical products over the Internet. I joined the company as a product consultant. Since ……………….. I have been Marketing Manager for Europe.