HOWARD & PRATT

Ladies' Clothing

306, 3d Avenue

Chicago, 111. 60602

Dear Sirs,

We are pleased to make you an offer regarding our products in the size you require. Nearly all the mod responsible for making decisions and taking risks. To operate successfully you need to follow well defined instructions and you prefer work that is both regular and predictable.

2.2.6.3 Задание 3. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту

1 What is an essential part of business communication?

2 What should all business paper sent by mail be accompanied by?

3 What does the business letter say?

4 How is a typical business letter called?

5 Why is it important to make business letter well?

6 Why are more agreements, made in English?

7 What are three stages of transactions involving business contracts?

8 How may business letters be divided?

9 What do we call “a semi-official letters”?

2.2.7.1 Задание 1. Прочитайте и запомните следующие слова и словосочетания:

advertiser – рекламный агент;

prediction – прогноз;

opinion poll – опрос общественного мнения;

to depend on/upon – зависеть от;

to make a decision – принять решение;

to refer to – ссылаться на, обращаться;

to interpret – перерабатывать, объяснять;

treatment of data – обработка данных;

investigation – исследование;

representative – показательный, наглядный;

comprehensive – исчерпывающий;

to improve – улучшать;

raw data – сырые данные;

ballot – избирательный бюллетень;

item – единица совокупности;

to consider – рассматривать;

observation – наблюдение;

infinite – бесконечный;

finite – конечный;

to conduct – провести;

census – перепись населения;

to draw conclusion – сделать вывод;

to obtain – получать;

result – результат;

index – индекс;

report – доклад;

method – метод;

data – данные;

to collect – собирать;

to analyze – анализировать;

numerical – цифровой;

bureau – бюро;

accurate – точный;

gigantic – гигантский;

generalization – обобщение;

to select – выбирать;

to present – представлять;

graph – диаграмма;

chart – таблица.

2.2.7.2 Задание 2. Прочитайте текст А переведите его письменно

Text A.

Anyone who listens to the radio, watches TV, reads newspapers, books, magazines can not help but be aware of statistics. Statistics appears in the claims of advertisers, in predictions of election results & opinion polls & in business reports. Every science depends to some extent upon gathering of data by statistical methods On the basis of statistics important decisions are made. Statistical techniques are used extensively in marketing, accounting, finance, international trade, economics, legislation, and other fields.

Statistics is the body of principles and methods that has been developed for collecting, analyzing, presenting and interpreting large masses of numerical data. Without statistical treatment of data there would be no way to put facts together to see what they mean.

The results of statistical investigations may sometimes be stated in a single sentence, as in weather forecasts. Usually they are organized in the form of numerical tables, graphs or charts.

Statistical data are usually collected in one of the following ways:

1) by consulting existing source of material, such as periodicals and newspapers, or reports from industries , government agencies and research bureaus;

2) by setting up a survey and collecting data at first hand from individuals or organizations;

3) by conducting scientific experiments, measuring or counting under controlled conditions.

Raw data must be collected in such a way that it is accurate, representative and as comprehensive as possible. Statistical treatment of data can not in any way improve the basic validity or accuracy of raw data.