Universidad Católica de Salta
Facultad de Economía. Educación a Distancia.
Carrera: Administración de Empresas y Contador Público.
Materia: Inglés Técnico.
Profesora: Patricia Crespo.
Examen : Trabajo Práctico 2
Fecha :22 de agosto, 2016.
Apellido y nombres del alumno :
Documento y Localidad :
A. Translation. Read this text.Then, translate 9 lines and answer the questions below.
_When the Saudi government announced that it was going to invest several million dollars in communications technology, an American businessman went toRiyadh . His plane fare and expenses for a week were projected tobe $ 3700. He arrived on a Monday, checked into his hotel and began making phone calls to the ¨obvious points of contact¨. To his surprise he could not find anyone to see regarding his business. By Wesnesday he discovered most offices were closed on Thursday afternoon and on Friday, the Islamic day of prayer. There was nothing he could do but extend his stay and hope for better luck next week. Eventually he made several appointments, but he was frustrated by hour-or-more waits, interrupted meetings, cups of coffee, and instructions to ¨come back another day¨.
After a month he ran into an old army buddy who introduced him to the basic rules of etiquette and how to do business with the Arabs. He was horrified todiscover that he had repeatedly insulted his contacts by his impatience andaggressive selling.
Answer :
-Where did the American businessman go?
-How much were his projected expences ?
-Could he contact people quickly ?
- What did he discover by Wednesday ?
-Why was he frustrated in his appointments ?
-What happened after a month ?
- Why was he horrified ?
-What did he learn at the end ?
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B. Writing e-mails:Now, write a mail similar to the models in the module with new information.
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Activities.
A. Apologies . Complete the messages .
Dear Dan, I´m …………. I ………… your presentation on …………… I lost your …………… and I ´m afraid ………………………… Pat
Good morning, Mr Bart. I … sorry I ……….. bring it. I´m afraid I ………………. but I …………………………………… Ray
Dear Kate , I´m …….. sorry I couldn´t ……………… I´m afraid I ………. But I will ………………….. tomorrow . Meg
B. Complete the telephone conversation .
a. Good afternoon , X Y Systems. ……….. I help you ?
b. This is ………………….. .. from Sony .
a. Hello , Mr. ………….. This is Tom Ryan . How ……… I ……… you ?
b. Could I ………… you this …………….. ? I´d like to discuss ………………..
a. Certainly . When do you ………. in mind ?
b. What about …………….. , say …………. ?
a. Just a minute . What about ……………. , at ………….. ?
b. …………….. is fine . …………..
a. So , see you ……………………………. Goodbye.
C. You are the owner of a company . A journalist interviews you for a newspaper. Answer her questions.
- What´s the name of your company ?
- When was it founded ?
- Where is it located ?
- How many employees work there ?
- When did you open your first branch ?
- Where did you move your head office to ?
- When did you buy a new plant ?
- Where did you expand ?
- Who are your main customers ?
D. Look at the chart and confirm details of your appointment . Complete the dialogue.
Day Time Room
Wed. 8 :45 a.m. Research Manager ´s office
a. Hello , I´m phoning to confirm an appointment with Mr. Hart , I´m ……………
b. Yes,……….I help you Mr………………?
a. Is it next ……………………….?
b. That´s ………………….
………….. you tell me what ……………………………?
Sure, it´s ……………………………….
And where is it,…………………….?
It…………………………………………..
…………………….. Goodbye.
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E. Plans for the future. Complete the information about the new library project.
Place
Size
Facilities
It is going to be opened ………………………………………….
Write a paragraph about it : We are going to build a new library soon.