Прочтите и выучите следующий диалог.

 

Performing the Contract

 

- Welcome to Moscow, Mr. Green, I’m glad to see you, though the occasion is not quite pleasant.

- I hope we’ll settle everything. I hear you have problems withcustoms clearance?

- Yes, you see we couldn’t clear the goods because there was a discrepancy between the bill and your invoice.

- Yes, I’ve seen to that, everything will be all right. Anything else?

- Yes, in the first consignment some items proved to be of inferior quality and there was a short-delivery of 10 pieces.

- My best apologies. May I have a copy of your report? It’s the first complaint we’ve ever had from your companies. We’ll arrange for immediate shipment of short-delivered items and replace the inferior ones.

- Good. But I’m afraid we’ll have to revise some parts of the contract.

 

 

though - хотя

occasion - повод, случай

customs clearance - таможенная очистка

discrepancy - несоответствие

bill - счет

invoice - счет-фактура, накладная

I’ve seen to that - я уже занимался этим

сonsignment - партия товара

item - единица наименования

inferior quality - более низкое качество

short-delivery - недопоставка

complaint - претензия

to replace - заменить

to revise - пересматривать

Тема 2.

Прочтите и переведите следующий текст.

 

BANKS AND BUSINESS

Banks are different in different countries. Let's speak about the banks in the United Stales of America. There, commercial banks are classified into two main groups. First, there are national banks. They are charted and supervised by the Federal Government. Secondly, there are state banks. They are charted and supervised by the state in which they are operated. All commercial banks can make loans to borrowers.

Major commercial banks in such cities as Tokyo, Paris and Rio cooperate with each other. In this way they finance imports and exports between countries.

An importer buys merchandise from another country using the currency of that country. For that purpose he buys this currency from the foreign exchange department of his bank. And in the same way if an exporter receives foreign money from sales to other countries, he sells this currency to his bank. By this method the currency of any country can usually be exchanged.

 

 

Выпишите новые слова и выражения и выучите их.

 

New words and expressions:

 

commercial bank - коммерческий банк

national bank - национальный банк

to charter - учреждать, создавать

to supervise - контролировать

state bank - государственный банк

merchandise - товары

currency - валюта, деньги

foreign exchange department - отдел обмена валюты

to exchange currency - обменивать валюту

 

 

3. Дайте ответы на следующие вопросы:

 

1. What do all commercial banks do?

2. What kinds of commercial banks in the USA do you know? What are they called?

3. Who supervises the operations of national bank?

4. What kind of currency does an importer generally use when he buys goods from another country?

5. What do you know about the "international exchange"?

6. What is the currency of this country called?

7. What is the exchange rate between your currency and the currency of the USA and Germany? How can you find it out if you don't know it?

 

 

4. Прочтите и выучите следующий диалог:

 

Banks – Currency

 

- Good morning. What can I do for you?

- Good morning. I would like to open a savings account. Could you explain your policy to me?

- A small initial deposit is all it takes to open a savings account at our bank, but if you open your account with five hundred dollars or more and keep that much at all times, there is no service charge. If you fall below the 5000-dollar limit, you will be charged five dollars a month.

- I’m not sure I understand what you’ve said about the five-hundred-dollar limit. Could you explain that to me again?

- Of course. Our bank requires you to maintain a minimum balance of 500 dollars or more. Should your minimum balance fall below that amount, your account will be charged for five dollars a month.

- That’s clear enough. One more question.

- Go ahead.

- Could I get a banking card after opening an account?

- When you open your account, you’ll be in touch with your money thanks to our machine services. Our machines can handle most regular transactions. You can make deposits, cash withdrawals, and balance inquiries with your card. The machine is at work 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

- Okay. I’ve made up my mind. I’d like to open a savings account with a deposit of one thousand dollars.

 

 

savings account - сберегательный счет

initial deposit - первоначальный вклад

there is no service charge - вам не придется платить

за (банковские) услуги

to require - требовать

amount of money - сумма денег

banking card - карточка для банковского

автомата

to make a deposit - делать денежный вклад

to cash withdrawals - снимать деньги со счета

Тема 3.