УРОК 7. На выставке

2. Прочитайте приведенный ниже отрывок из статьи и ответьте
на вопросы.

For most people, COMDEX (the big technology show held in Las Vegas) has become so huge that it is the most unmanageable show you can imagine. CeBIT is three times larger than that. It's almost un­fathomable.

In CeBIT you can get an instant snapshot of the industry both from a business and a technological perspective. Which is why top execu­tives and IT managers at nearly every major corporation doing business in Europe can be found in Hanover this week.

a) What two fairs is this article about?

b) Have you ever heard of these fairs?

c) Has your company ever participated in these fairs?

d) Have you got any idea what the abbreviation "IP' means?

e) What cities are these fairs held in?

f) Which fair is larger?

3. Составьте (на английском языке) письмо-заказ, состоящее из
сопроводительного письма и бланка заказа, на приобретение у
английской компании партии мужских костюмов в количесгве
200 штук при следующих базовых условиях поставки:

— поставка на условиях CIF, Одесса;

— цена 60,7 фунтов за единицу товара;

— цвет: черный, серый и синий;

— размеры: L и XL;

— форма оплата: путем открытия аккредитива.

4. Составьте на английском языке письмо-подтверждение заказа английской компании на приобретение у Вас партии изделий, которые Ваша компания производит либо дистрибью­тором которых она является.

5. Найдите в расположенном ниже квадрате английские экви­валенты следующих 11 слов, входящих в название различных ви­дов компаний в США и Великобритании: товарищество, компа­ния, корпорация, открытое (в отношении товарищества), от­крытая (в отношении компании в Великобритании), закрытая (в отношении корпорации в США), закрытая (в отношении компа­нии в Великобритании), малая (в отношении корпорации в США), с ограниченной ответственностью, совместное (в отношении предприятия), предприятие. (Слова в квадрате расположены в

LESSON 7. At the Exhi&fffiA

вертикальном, горизонтальном и диагональном направлениях, слева направо и справа налево, снизу вверх и сверху вниз).

		в	R	с	F	Н	I	R	N
		^V	Е	N	Т	и	R	Е		L
F	&^ч		чТ	D	D	Е	L	К	L	Р
Н	В	D^	SSN		А	Y	А	А	L	Е
А	с	Е	А^4-	чК^4		Е	М	Y	Т	S
L	т	Т	М			NS	S	А	X	Т
G	N		Р	D	Ё^4"		•^у		W	и
К	I	М	С	W	В	I ^v			L	V
N		I	т	А	R		Р^		so	С
С	J	L		Р	S	Т	А			4V
I	м		р	R	С		L	В

6. Назовите английские и американские эквиваленты типов
компаний с ограниченной ответственностью и товариществ, крат­
кие характеристики которых приведены ниже:

b) с)

a) a limited liability company of which the equity capital is formed only at the expense of deposits of its members; a partnership that bears characteristics both of a limited partner­ship and a public limited company;

a limited liability company of which the initial capital is formed by the way of selling shares;

d) a partnership of which creditors shall be paid both at the expense of its property and private property of its full members;

e) a partnership of which creditors shall be paid both at the expense of its property and private property of all its members.

7. Определите систему и заполните пропуски соответствующи­
ми этой системе аббревиатурами:

A.G., B.V, Can, Fr., Get, GmbH, It., Ltd., Nc.N.V,.... Sari,

SpA, Sri

ТЕКСТ ДЛЯ ЧТЕНИЯ I

Multitasking

(Adapted from S.McCartney)

From earliest times people have been trying to do several tlungs simultaneously. They can read a book, cook dinner, talk on the phone, and do many other tilings at the same time. As cars have become avail­able, the time of multitasking has increased: people drive, listen to the radio, eat, and smoke in their cars at the same time.

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Now an arsenal of new technology (from notebook computers to cellular phones and portable televisions) makes it possible for every­one to multitask all day.

The computer industry introduced the word "multitasking" into the vocabulary. Mainframe computers that handled networks were the original multitaskers. Apple's and Microsoft's software turned millions of personal computers into multitaskers. Today millions of people can set their personal computers to multitask while they are themselves multitasking: talking on the phone, receiving faxes, and looking through newspapers at the same time.

While multitasking is not bad for computers, it may be a bad thing for some people. Psychologists say it is possible for the human brain to process two or more tasks at the same time, but only one of them receives full attention. Multitasking makes people's stressful lives even more stressful. Experts say that although a lot of people believe that multitasking enhances their productivity, in fact it can reduce it.

Because of the limitation of the human brain, multitasking can lead to many mistakes. Indeed, a person who is doing several things at the sa­me time may put the wrong number in a spreadsheet or send a message to the wrong e-mail address. Moreover, people on the other end of the line don't usually like to talk to a person who is doing something else while talking to them. It may alienate the people from the multitaskcr.

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Multitaskers also like to do more than one thing at once even in their leisure time. They cannot watch television without reading a newspaper or have dinner without watching TV.

Now multitasking takes place nearly everywhere. A lot of businessmen and managers are never far from their notebook comput­ers and cellular telephones. They are almost always doing two or three things at once, driving and dialing, speaking and typing on their com­puters. On airplanes they are using their notebook computers to answer e-mail messages. While driving, they are speaking on their cellular phones. "Why wait?" they ask. "That's the world we live in right now".

Pattern of Multitasking (ByA.Hailey)

Edwina went back to the beginning. What were the obvious facts? The first was that money was missing. The second was that the amount was six thousand dollars. The third obvious fact was that Juanita Nunez knew the exact amount of money missing from her cash drawer after almost five hours of transactions and before she had balanced out her cash. Everyone who knew about the loss agreed it was impossible.

But was it impossible? Edwina got up. "Mr Tottenhoe, will you come with me, please?"

They crossed the floor. Juanita Nunez was accepting a deposit. Edwina said quietly, "Mrs Nunez, when you've dealt with this cus­tomer, please put up your 'position closed' sign and lock your cash drawer."

Juanita did not speak while transferring a small metal plaque to the counter as instructed.

Edwina asked, "Mrs Nunez, you've been insisting that you always know the amount of cash you have. Do you know how much is in your drawer now?"

Juanita hesitated. Then she nodded, unable to speak.

Edwina handed her a slip of paper. "Write down the amount." After visible hesitation Juanita took a pencil and wrote, "$23,765".

Edwina passed the slip to Tottenhoe. "Please go with Mrs Nunez and stay with her until she balances out today's cash. Compare the result with this figure."

Three quarters of an hour later Tottenhoe reappeared. He put the slip of paper on Edwina's desk.

"Was the figure right?" Edwina asked.

"Exactly right," Tottenhoe replied.

Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What is multitasking? 2. Are you a multitasker? 3. How many things are you doing at the same time: at your office, at home, when

YPQK 7. На выставке

you are driving to your office or home, when you are watching TV or having dinner? 4. Would you say it's dangerous to be a multitasker? 5. What else was Juanita doing while dealing with customers of the bank?

ТЕСТЫ

A. Заполните пропуски глаголами в форме простого
прошедшего времени.

1. They______ for a private meeting, (arrange)

2. He______ for a new appointment, (look)

3. Charles_____ his name at the employment agency, (list)

4. She_____ her appointement with the Transport Department

Manager, (keep)

5. The agency_____ some more employees, (hire)

6. Jack and Mike______ for jobs as sales representatives, (apply)

7. I____ my doctor's appointment, (cancel)

8. He_____ the application form, (fill in)

9. I_____ my door when I went to work, (lock)

10. He_____ the meeting until next Friday, (postpone)

11.1______ Mary Cooper for a permanent position, (interview)

12. They_____ us when they were ready, (call)

13. Mary_____ a date for Saturday, (make)

B. Соедините линиями соответствующие друг другу первую,
вторую и третью формы неправильных глаголов.

saw

sow

sew	sawed	sewn
find	sold	bora
buy	lay	laid
lean	sowed	sought
seek	taught	thought
think	sewed	sawn
bind	bore	found
teach	learnt	bought
see	found	learnt
lay	bought	bound
bring	leant	taught
sell	laid	seen
bear	sought	leant
leam	thought	brought
saw	brought	sold
lie	bound	lain

sown

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