Шевелева С.А. Деловой английский. Ускоренный курс. Шевелева С. А. Ш37 Деловой английский. Ускоренный курс Учебник
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Unit fiftyGood-bye to LondonText In the evening Mr. Hill invited all the participants to a farewell party at the Beefeater restaurant near the Tower of London. In general Beefeaters are warders of the Tower, dressed as in the days of the Tudor kings. The restaurant is famous for its medieval ages performance and the spirit of the time. It's like a costume drama with the history of England unfolding before the eyes of the guests. The participants enjoyed the performance immensely, had a very nice meal and a few drinks. A few toasts were pronounced like these: To the success of our business! To our prosperous business! Cheers! To your very good health! There were also many thanks like these: Thank you very much for having us. Thank you for the nice stay we had here in London. We were very happy here. Thank you very much. Everything was unforgettable. I thank you a lot. We 've really enjoyed the visit. In the morning the Group checked out and the coach took them to the Heathrow Airport. There was no queueing up they checked in very quickly and went upstairs to the Passport Control point. Here they said good-bye and expressed thanks to Mr. Hill. In reply he said many kind words and wished them a safe journey. The journey back home was really very smooth and enjoyable. A few days later Pete Smirnov, General Director of Economtraining, sent the following letter to Mr. Hill: Dear Mr. Hill, Let me thank you and your esteemed company on behalf of the Group and our company for the hearty atmosphere of their stay in London, for very informative lectures and very useful external visits they had. They also thank you heartily for the chances to do some business of their own and to make a few visits they had planned. I hope that we shall arrange similar programmes in future as well to the satisfaction of our both parties. Let me send you and your family my best wishes for Christmas and a very prosperous New Year. Yours faithfully, Pete Smirnov Words and expressions
Exercises 1. Insert prepositions: the evening Mr. Hill invited all the participants... a farewell party... Beefeater restaurant... the Tower... London. ... general Beefeaters are warders... the Tower dressed as... the days... the Tudor kings. the restaurant is famous... its medieval ages performances. It's like a costume drama with the history of England unfolding... the eyes... the guests. 2. Insert articles: ... participants enjoyed... performance immensely. They had... very nice meal and... few drinks. ... few toasts were pronounced. To... success of our business! Thank you for... nice stay we had here in London. I thank you... lot. We've really enjoyed... visit. 3. Read the sentences you like the best used as: toasts the words of thanks. 4. Sum up what you have learned about: the Beefeater restaurant the farewell party. 5. Translate the letter into Russian underlining the most important sentences, to your mind. 6. Complete the letter and write a similar one: Let me thank you and your... on behalf of.. for the hearty.., for very informative... and very useful... They also thank you heartily for the chances... their own and make... they had planned. We hope... similar programmes... of our both parties. Let me send you... Christmas... prosperous New Year. 7. Look through all the Units. Imagine you are one of the participants of the Group. Say what you remember best of all and why: • Entertainments in London: the medieval ages performance at the Beefeater restaurant the musical Evita at St. George theater Madame Tussaud's • Cultural excursions outside and inside London: Oxford and the colleges of the University Eton and its public school the Windsor Casle Greenwich and the Observatory • External business visits: the laywers' company the Bank of England the company producing security devices • Business talks: in Moscow about the Contract on training in London about the Contract for the purchase of devices • Lectures in London: Trade finance Payments in international trade Accounting Balance sheets Banking Taxes 8. Role play Imagine that you were one of the participants of the Group. Sometime later at one of the business talks you meet David Hill. Greet him and pay compliments for the nice Programme. Also say how useful all the information and all the visits were. Invite David to have lunch or dinner at a local restaurant. |