Showing VIsitors around the company

I. Write down some words and expressions from the film.

1. To give a guided tour – to show somebody around some place.

2. Set up – organization.

3. Intersection – a place where roads, lines etc cross each other, especially where two roads meet.

4. Green-field site – a piece of land that has never been built on before.

5. A new development – a new district, or just a group of new buildings that have all been planned and built together on the same piece of land.

6. C.E.O. – Chief Executive Officer.

7. Robotics – automatic devices with some traits of artificial intelligence.

8. To commit smth to smth – to decide to use money, time, people etc for a particular purpose; e.g. A large amount of money has been committed to this project.

9. Solar energy – energy of the sun.

10. A down side – a drawback; a disadvantage of a situation, product etc.

11. Component – one of several parts that together make up a whole machine or system.

12. Rival – a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc.

13. A strong option – a good variant.

14. Fairly – very.

15. To work smth out – to find a compromise or solution to a problem.

16. Outline – a draft document that gives the main ideas or facts about something, without the details.

17. To mark – to write or draw something on some surface to show what is beyond it; e.g. There is a door on the right hand side marked “Deliveries.”

18. Flexible – easily changeable and adaptable to a new situation.

19. People in-house – the company staff.

20. Assessment – a process in which you make a judgment about a person or situation.

21. Expertise – data, information obtained from experts.

22. To deserve – to have earned something by good or bad actions or behaviour; e.g. You have been working all morning. I think you deserve a rest.

II. Translate the new vocabulary into Russian.

III. Watch the film for the 1^st time.

IV. Give a proper Russian interpretation of the following sentences and phrases from the film. Avoid over-literal rendering.

1. The traffic was very bad. – Были проблемы с транспортом.

2. I’ll give you the guided tour. – Я сам тебе все покажу.

3. What is the down side? – А какие минусы?

4. I’m slightly unhappy about a couple of things. – Меня немного беспокоят несколько моментов.

5. They took me out for an excellent lunch. – Они угостили меня отличным обедом в ресторане.

6. Well, let’s wait and see. – Ладно, поживем – увидим.

7. How stupid of me! – Как я могла / сглупила!

8. How many people are involved? – Сколько людей принимают участие? / О каком количестве людей идет речь?

9. You name it, we have it. – У нас есть абсолютно все.

10. Perhaps we could work something out. – Наверное, мы сможем что-нибудь придумать.

11. The design seems rather young for our market. – Дизайн выглядит слишком детским для нашего рынка.

12. a niche product – продукция, рассчитанная на определенный круг покупателей / на специфичную клиентуру.

13. Deliveries are through the side door. – Дверь отдела поставок расположена на боковой стороне здания.

14. I’ll have a word with her. – Я с ней поговорю.

15. It’s quite nice, isn’t it? – Очень мило, вы не находите?

16. We do very detailed assessments. – Мы даем очень подробные оценки.

17. We buy in market research expertise when we look outside the UK. – Мы покупаем данные по исследованию рынка, когда выходим за пределы Британии.

18. We’re targetingboth adults and children. – Мы ориентируемсякак на взрослых, так и на детей.

V. Watch the film for the 2^nd time.

VI. Answer some questions on the film.

1. Phil Watson was late because he had sprained his ankle, wasn’t he?

2. Phil Watson used to call at Bibury Systems rather frequently, didn’t he?

3. Edward Green was going to hire a guide to show Phil around the company, didn’t he?

4. Did Don Bradley visit Southford Components or New Jersey Components?

5. Was Southford Components situated in an old or a new district of the city?

6. Why did Don Bradley visit Southford Components? Was it a kind of reconnaissance?

7. What merits of the company in question did he stress?

8. What funds did Southford Components commit to R & D laboratories?

9. What innovative technologies were they developing?

10. What down sides of dealing with Southford Components did Don Bradley emphasize?

11. Did the company’s executives treat Don Bradley to a cup of coffee only?

12. Did Clive Harris and Don definitely choose Southford Components to deal with? Or were they going to sound on any other options too?

13. Did the hotel receptionist regret about her error in respect of Kate McKenna?

14. What was Kate going to negotiate with the Assistant Manager?

15. What technical facilities was the hotel’s main conference room equipped with?

16. How much did a half day usage of the conference hall cost?

17. Was the above price subject to further discussion?

18. What fault did Don and Edward find with the packaging design of Big Boss created by Phil Watson?

19. Did Clive Harris recommend that Kate should not be in a hurry and should entertain herself in the States during their telephone conversation?

20. Did Edward take Phil to the development or assembly workshop?

21. What sources of ideas for new developments did Bibury Systems utilize?

22. What position on licensing deals did Bibury Systems have?

23. Did Bibury Systems have any special staff to carry out market research?

24. What did the company do when they needed some market research data for foreign markets?

25. Was marketing Big Boss easy or complicated? Why?

26. Did Big Boss or Mad Monkey deserve the best, in Derek’s opinion?

VII. Form a dialogue on the topic “Showing visitors around the company”. Take your visitor to the department or premises he or she is interested in: development workshop, assembly shop, marketing dept, conference hall etc. Tell your guest about the place you are in and answer his or her questions.