Контрольная работа

(топики на английском языке различной тематики)

2008

Business Lunch

It is very important to organise business lunch in a silent restaurant or cosy cafe for holding of talks. If we planned to hold a meeting first of all, we must choose a restraunt, moreover we must know what kind of food our partners prefer. It will be good if chosen restaurant will be specialy intended for such measure. You should never choose a restaurant where you haven't eaten before. You want to be sure that the service is good and the atmosphere is amiable. Business meeting can be organized at any time. The only difference is the time of the day. Often it happened in the morning or during the lunchtime and rarely on supper. Morning is the breakfast time. Specialists consider breakfast to be the most important meal of the day, because one is to be energetic during the long hardworking day. A business breakfast has some advantages: it can be briefer, usually does not include cocktails and does not interrupt the business day. For breakfast businessmen usually have rolls or bread and butter, coffee or tea. For a change they can have a boiled egg or buttered toast. Basically this is all than they are limited. People generally have dinner at twelve-one o'clock. The businessmen often find it impossible to come home for dinner mainly because of traffic jam. So they happen to go to a nearest cafe or a restaurant. The lunch should not last longer than an hour and a half.  For dinner people usually have soup, meat, perhaps fish and potatoes, bread and salad. Sometimes we have chops, cheese and noodles, followed by tea or coffee. Much depends on a nationality of the partner and from traditions in his country and consequently it influences on meal which he prefers. For example, the traditional meal of Russian people is pelmeni, borshch and many other dishes. There is even no some special word for denoting this meal in other languages.

Supper is to be the smallest meal of the day because it happens in the evening. People usually prefer something a lung from meal (going to sleep with a full stomach is harmful for our organism) and any drinks. It can be an omelette, sausages, salad and plenty of fruit. One can also have a cup of tea with a piece of cake. However, everything depends on one's taste and money.

Business travel.

Almost all people are fond of travelling. It is very interesting to see new places, another towns and countries. People may travel either for pleasure or on business.

Never before in the history of the world have businessmen traveled so much as they do today. It is not surprising because we are living in a world of growing international trade and expanding economic and technical cooperation.

Nowadays people who go on business mostly travel by air. It is more comfortable, more convenient and, of course, far quicker than any other method. There none of the dust and dirt of a railway. Besides, flying is a thrilling thing. But it is also more expensive and dangerous.

Some businessmen prefer to travel by train. Of course, it takes much more time, but they have possibility to rest after long working hours, to sleep enough, to enjoy a quiet compartment. With the train they have speed, comfort and pleasure combined. From the comfortable seat of a railway carriage they have a splendid view of the whole country-side. If passengers hungry, they can have a meal in the dining-car. They can rest in the sleeper and can meet new people. From one hand, it is a safe means and cheap. But from the other hand, it's takes too much time and unfortunately stops too often.

I don't think that businessmen travel on business by sea as it takes too much time, but while on holiday I am sure they prefer this method. Travelling by ship is also very popular now. It is very pleasant to feel the deck of the ship under the feet, to see the rise and falls of the waves, to feel the fresh sea wind blowing in the face and hear the cries of the seagulls. But I think that it is rather dangerous, because the ship can crash. I hope that I am a good sailor and I have a dream to travel by sea round the world.

Conference Venue

My name is Ann and I work for the company “Crystal&Co”. We organize business lunches, conferences and meetings. And I can offer our clients different kinds of the most comfortable places, where they can work hard and productively and at the same time enjoy their time after work. We have already chosen two places according to your requirements, so we are ready to tell about them. 

Well, the first place is the hotel “West”, which is in Athens in Greece. “West” is а luxurious hotel, occupying a central part in Athens with flight connections to all the major cities of the world, as you asked. This hotel combines a unique atmosphere, a world class restaurant on the second floor and 200 spacious deluxe suits, and all banqueting facilities for the participators of the conference. Moreover, exclusive beach and outdoor pools represent the hotel as a tourist centre. The administration of the hotel provides different services such as 24-hour room service, express checkout, car rental service, Internet access and full conference facilities. The spectacular views of the Athens make your business or your rest full of magnificent impressions.

Well, I want to attract your attention to the second place that I have chosen for you. It is modern business centre “East”, which is in London in Great Britain. It is famous for its ability to organize special private events or, if you prefer, different kinds of activities. “East” occupies the central location in London. It includes a hotel, a restaurant, a place for various conferences and entertainment center. ............