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Cursul practic de limba engleza se adreseaza studentilor care au
studiat aceasta limba moderna in liceu cel putin la un nivel mediu si nu celor
care doresc sa inceapa studiul limbii engleze. Facem aceasta precizare
intrucat obiectivul acestui curs este in primul rand sistematizarea
cunostintelor de gramatica acumulate pe parcursul liceului si a vocabularului
general ca baza pentru insusirea de noi notiuni de specialitate din domeniul
economic, dar si al limbii engleze generale.
Cursul practic este structurat in zece capitole (“Units”), fiecare fiind
axat pe un anumit subiect de interes general, prezentat in cuprins. La randul
lor, capitolele contin doua sectiuni; prima sectiune urmareste familiarizarea
studentului cu cel mai des intalnite aspecte legate de subiectul respectiv,
introduse prin cate un text relevant.
Textul este precedat de unele intrebari (“Lead-in”) bazate pe
experienta si cunostintele proprii ale studentului care sa-l introduca si sa-l
orienteze in aria de interes a subiectului. Intelegerea textului
(“Comprehension”) se verifica prin raspunsul la anumite intrebari care
urmaresc identificarea unor elemente – date, situatii, - prezente in text,
accentul punandu-se pe corectitudinea raspunsului si receptarea mesajului
exprimat.
De asemenea, pornind de la continutul textului, exercitiile de folosire
a limbii engleze (“Language Work”) au drept scop fixarea vocabularului prin
utilizarea in alte contexte a cuvintelor nou introduse. Exercitiile sunt de mai
multe tipuri: completarea spatiilor libere (“Fill in the gaps/blanks …”) cu
termenii corespunzatori, realizarea corespondentei dintre un termen si

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definitia sa, dintre o intrebare si raspunsul corect (“Match …”), de corectare
a greselilor (“Correct …”), etc. Cuvintele necesare intelegerii depline a
textului sunt incluse in glosarul aflat la sfarsitul cursului. Alte exercitii
urmaresc extinderea noilor cunostinte si la alte situatii in functie de
experienta profesionala a studentului.
Elementele de gramatica tratate in fiecare sectiune sunt explicate si
sustinute prin exemple pentru a le face mai usor accesibile, iar in final
sistematizate in tabele intr-o forma sintetica. Desigur, exercitiile pentru
fiecare problema de gramatica contribuie la intelegerea si fixarea acesteia.
Sectiunea a doua a fiecarui capitol contine in plus dialoguri unde
limba engleza poate fi studiata in situatii uzuale menite a contribui la
dezvoltarea capacitatii de a purta o conversatie pe diverse teme.
Fiecare capitol cuprinde si exercitii speciale (“”) in care se cere
traducerea din romana in engleza a unui paragraf sau redactarea de catre
student a unui text (scrisoare, prezentare, expunere, argumentare) conform
indicatiilor date, in scopul insusirii si aplicarii cerintelor specifice
comunicarii scrise.
In finalul capitolelor sunt introduse si unele mici fragmente de
povestiri, umor englezesc, etc. (“Let’s have fun”), in ideea ca studiul limbii
engleze poate fi si o activitate placuta in sine.
Cursul de limba engleza contine de asemenea doua capitole de
recapitulare a cunostintelor (“Stop and Check”, p. 80 si 178) unde
principalele probleme de gramatica expuse sunt reluate sub forma unor
exercitii suplimentare.
In cuprinsul cursului sunt incluse si unele indicatii privind modul de
invatare specific insusirii unei limbi straine, de exemplu, achizitia de noi
termeni (p. 28) sau redactarea unei scrisori in limba engleza (p. 66).

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 Desigur, cunostintele oferite de cursul practic de limba engleza pot fi
completate si aprofundate prin consultarea si a altor materiale, unele dintre
ele fiind prezentate in bibliografie. Mentionam in mod deosebit culegerile de
gramatica Sinteze de gramatica engleza si Exercitii de gramatica engleza, de
Georgiana Galateanu-Fârnoaga, precum si Corespondenta de afaceri in
limbile româna si engleza, elaborata de un colectiv condus de Adriana
Chiriacescu, Ed. Teora.
Evaluarea finala a cunostintelor insusite pe baza studierii acestui
manual se va face sub forma unor probe scrise si orale. Proba scrisa va
consta dintr-un test grila, de genul celui prezentat la sfarsit (cheia exercitiilor
oferita aici permite studentului o rapida auto-evaluare). Proba orala va fi
sustinuta prin rezolvarea unor scurte exercitii de gramatica si vocabular din
biletul de examen, precum si prin realizarea unui dialog cu un alt student pe
o tema data, in baza celor insusite pe parcursul studierii manualului.
In plus, studentul va inmana examinatorului un proiect, respectiv un
text propriu (tehnoredactat) de aproximativ 2-3 pagini. Textul va consta
dintr-o prezentare a unei firme/ companii care sa includa:
♦ Domeniul de activitate a firmei
♦ Modul de organizare (sediu, filiale, etc.)
♦ Numar de angajati
♦ Cifra de afaceri
♦ Istoricul firmei (data infiintarii, extindere, etc.)
♦ Functia si atributiile in cadrul firmei (acolo unde este cazul)
♦ Orice alte informatii considerate necesare

Colectivul de limba de engleza

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 FINAL TEST
1. To be and to do (15 marks)
Fill the blanks with a form in the box.

am/am not is/is not are/are not do/do not does/does not

1. Genova ….… in Switzerland.

2. Where …….… you from?
3. I ………. on business, I …………. on holiday.
4. ……….. Toyota and Nissan make cars?
5. What time …….….. the bank open?
6. McDonald’s ……..… in the fast-food business.
7. My friend …….….. eat meat because she ……….. vegetarian.
8. I ….…….. feel tired; I like what I do.
9. She ………. explaining the lesson to her students.
10. They ………. students in economics.
11. Where ……….. the headquarters of your company located?
12. Learning English is boring! No, it ……..….. . It’s interesting.
13. When ……..… you have the meeting?

2. Greetings and introductions (10 marks)

Complete these conversations with a suitable word/phrase.
1 A Robert, ………………….. introduce you to Lisa Parks? Lisa, …………… Robert, our best
engineer.
B How …………….. ?
C Nice ………………
A Lisa works in our Plastic Division. She’s in …………. of research.

2 Secretary Good morning! Can I …….. …….. ?

Visitor Yes, my …………. is Juan Diaz and I ……………. an appointment to see Ms Max
at ten o’clock.
Secretary Please have a …………. Mr Diaz and ……………………….. you are here.

3. Performance (5 marks)
Put the words in the right order to make questions :

1 sales have performance you improved your?

……………………………………………………….
2 your how turnover has much this increased year?
…………………………………………………………
3 this long have department you worked how in?
…………………………………………………………
4 the report the company has chairman written?
…………………………………………………..
5 shops sold whole have the stock the ?
…………………………………………………….

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4. Vocabulary quiz (5 marks)
Underline the correct word in each pair in italics:

1. We lent / borrowed money from the bank last year.

2. Prices rise / raise each winter.
3. I have worked in this office for / since three weeks.
4. Sales fell / felt by a small amount in 1999.
5. They worked hard / hardly for their exams.

5. Prepositions (10 marks)

Put a preposition from the box into each gap:

at to on for on in on in to by

James works ….. a big company. His office is ..… the fifth floor. He often goes ..… business trips
abroad. ..… the morning he goes ..… work ….. bus. ..… noon he has lunch in a small restaurant.
..… Sundays he goes jogging. ….. winter he goes ….. the mountains where he skis a lot.

6. Social English (10 marks)

Match sentences 1-10 with the right answers a-j.

1. Is this your first visit to Oxford? a) Yes please, I’d love one.
2. Is there a telephone near here? b) How do you do?
3. Whereabouts do you live? c) I’m fine thanks, and you?
4. What would you like to drink? d) Don’t mention it.
5. How do you do? e) No, I’m afraid there isn’t.
6. Thank you. f) I’m a sales agent.
7. I’m very sorry. g) Near Central Park.
8. How are you? h) I’ll just have some mineral water.
9. What do you do? i) No, it isn’t. I came here on holiday last year.
10. Would you like a coffee? j) It doesn’t matter.

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7 Quantity (10 marks)
Complete the sentences with much or many.

1. The consultant didn’t give me too …………… advice.

2. Unfortunately, he didn’t make ………….. suggestions.
3. At the end of the week I don’t have ……….… work to do.
4. How …….…….. times have seen him this morning?
5. How …….….. jobs have you done?
6. I’m so busy, I don’t have ………….. time for this.
7. He gave us a lot opinions but not ……….. facts.
8. She always travel with ………….. luggage.
9. They earn ……..…. money as auditors.
10. The brochure offers …….….. information on the company.

8 Spot the mistake (20 marks)

There is one grammar mistake in each sentence. Find it and correct it.

1 How many branches does your company have got?

……………………………………………………………………………….
2 I’m afraid that he can’t speak to you at the moment.
……………………………………………………………………………..
3 He is usually playing golf in his free time.
……………………………………………………………………………..
4 This is Ms Jackson. She’s the accountant and works at Kodak.
…………………………………………………………………………….
5 We were all very interesting in the presentation.
……………………………………………………………………………..
6 The R&D division recruits top managers at present.
…………………………………………………………………………….
7 Would you mind to bring me the file from the other office?
…………………………………………………………………………….
8 Can you help me? I need some informations.
…………………………………………………………………………….
9 Our product is more cheaper than the brand-name ones.
……………………………………………………………………………..
10 Angela did not went to the exhibition with her colleagues.
……………………………………………………………………………..

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9 Vocabulary Quiz (5 marks)
Complete these sentences. The first letter is given to you.
1 The main office of a company is called h………………….. .
2 The total sales of a company is called t…………………………
3 ABB has over 205,000 e……………………… all over the world.
4 The M……………………… Department plans how to sell products.
5 The company has two new s………………….. located in cities.

10 Company history
Look at the time chart and complete the article about Liber, an Italian shoe
company.
Date Event
1928 Giovanni Liberti born in Milan
1944 - 48 Learns to make shoes
1963 Sets up Liber in north of Italy
1968 Liber is the main shoe manufacturer in Italy
1977 Sales rise to over $1 million
1980 Liber inaugurates its first foreign factory in Portugal
1991 Liber opens a factory in Malaysia
1992 Sales go up to over $1,000 million
1994 Production starts in China under licence
1999 Production begins in Liber’s factory in Thailand

Giovanni Liberti 1) ……………..Liber in 1963. Five years later it 2) ……………

the main shoe manufacturer in Italy and in 1977 sales 3) ……………… to over $1
million. The company’s first foreign factory 4) …………….. in Portugal in 1980.
In the 1990s, the company continued to expand. Liber 5) ……… another factory
in Malaysia in 1991. The company’s sales 6) …………… to over $1,000 million the
following year. In 1994 they 7)……… produce shoes under licence in China and the year
after that production 8) ……………. In anew Liber factory in Thailand.
At present the company 9) ………. More than seven million pairs of shoes per
year all over the world. The main markets are Germany, Japan and Italy. Today Liber is
a big international company, but it is still a family business – Giovanni Liberti’s wife and
son 10) ………… there in the past and now his son-in-law is in the Marketing
Department.

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 Cheia testului
1 To be and to do (__/15)
1 isn’t 2 are 3 am; am not 4 Do 5 does 6 is 7 doesn’t; is 8 don’t 9 is 10 are 11 are
12 isn’t 13 do

2 Greetings and introductions (__/10)

1 may I; this is; do you do; to meet you; charge
2 help you; name; have; seat; I’ll tell Ms Max

3 Performance (__/5)
1 Have you improved your performance?
2 How much has your turnover increased this year?
3 How long have you worked for this department?
4 Has the chairman written the company report?
6 Have the shops sold the whole stock?

4 Vocabulary quiz (__5)

1 borrowed 2 rise 3 for 4 fell 5 hard

5 Prepositions (__/10)
for on on In to by At On In to

6 Social English (__/10)

1i 2e 3g 4h 5b 6d 7j 8c 9f 10a

7 Quantity (___/10)
1 much 2 many 3 much 4 many 5 many 6 much 7 many 8 many 9 much 10 much

8 Spot the mistake (__/20)

1 How many employees does your company have? / How many employees has your company
got?
2 I’m afraid he can’t speak to you at the moment.
3 He usually plays golf in his free time.
4 This is Ms Jackson. She’s an accountant and works for Kodak.
5 We were all very interested in the presentation.
6 The R&D division is recruiting top managers at present.

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7 Would you mind bringing me the file from the other office?
8 Can you help me? I need some information.
9 Our product is cheaper than the brand-name ones.
10 Angela did not go to the exhibition with her colleagues.

9 Vocabulary Quiz (__/5)

1 headquarters 2 turnover 3 employees 4 Marketing 5 subsidiaries

10 Company’s history
1 set up 2 became 3 rose 4 was inaugurated 5 opened 6 went up 7 started 8 began 9
is producing 10 worked

TOTAL (__/100)