John Cartwright, a Sales Manager of one of the English companies has just arrived in Sheremetyevo Airport from London He is visiting a Russian company that wants to buy equipment produced by his company. We are presented here some dialogues between him and the staff of the Russian company.
| At the airport - Excuse me Are you Mr.Cartwright? - Yes. - Im Vladimir Ivanov, from TST Systems. How do you do? - How do you do? - Have I kept you waiting? - Oh, no the planes just arrived. Thank you for coming to meet me. - Not at all. Did you have a good trip? - Yes, thank you. I was airsick a bit, but now Im O.K. - My cars just outside the airport. Shall my driver take your suitcase? - Oh, yesthank you. In the car - We are going to our office in the center of the city. Itll take us about half an hour to get there. Mr Pospelov is waiting for you. - What is Mr Pospelov? Remind me, please. - Hes our General Director. He is going to discuss with you some details of our future agreement. - What hotel may I stay at? - We reserved for you a single room with private bathroom at a hotel near the center. - Thats O.K. Thank you very much. At the office - Id like you to meet Mr Pospelov, our General Director. - Glad to meet you Mr Pospelov. - So am I. Have you ever been to Moscow, Mr Cartwright? - No, its my first visit to Moscow. - What are your first impressions of Moscow? - I like Moscow, its a very beautiful city and quite different from London. - I hope youll enjoy your visit, Mr Cartwright. . - Let me introduce my staff to you. This is my secretary. Miss Belyaeva. - Glad to meet you, Miss Belyaeva. - So am I. Call me Ann. - I also want you to meet Victor Volgin, our Sales Manager. Youve already met Mr Ivanov. - What does Mr Ivanov do? - He is our Export- Import Manager Sit down please, Mr. Cartwright. A cigarette? - Yes. Thank you. - Would you like something to drink? - Er Yes. Id like a cup of coffee. - Ann, could you make coffee for us, please? - Certainly, sir. What coffee do you prefer, Mr Cartwright, black or white? - Black, please. - With sugar? - No, thanks. - By the way, Mr Cartwrighrt, what are you by profession? - I'm an engineer. But at Continental Equipment I work as a Sales Manager. Here's my card. - Let's get down to business, Mr Cartwright. We are extending our business and want to buy equipment for producing in Russia some goods we are importing now from western countries. We know some companies, like yours, that produce the sort of equipment we need. Your company provides advanced technology and efficient service, which small companies can't provide. That's why we are interested in your equipment. - Yes. I see You'll be pleased to find out that service life of our equipment was considerably extended, moreover, we reduced its price. - Would you mind speaking a bit slower, Mr Cartwright? Im not very good at English. - Sure. I said we had improved the performance of our equipment. - It's very interesting. But first of all I would like to know if it's possible to adapt your equipment to our needs. - answer your question, Mr Pospelov, I have to visit your factory and study your requirements. - I will show you your factory tomorrow. - What time? - Let me see I have an appointment with my lawyer at 9 a.m. How about 10 oclock? - Thats fine. - Now we are seeking a Commercial Director for this project so in the future youll have to deal with him. If we decide to buy your equipment, hell visit your company and youll discuss with him the main principles of the contract in detail. - Fine. Ive got some advertising materials so youll be able to study the main characteristics of our equipment yourself. - Thank you, Mr Cartwright. Our driver is at your disposal during your visit. His name is Oleg. - Thank you very much, Mr Pospelov. - Well. Thats all our drivers waiting for you. Hell take you to your hotel. You need a rest. - Goodbye, Mr Pospelov. - Goodbye, Mr Cartwright. See you tomorrow. | - - ? - . - . . - . - ? - , . , . - . ? - , . , . - . ? - , . - , . , . - . - - ? , . - . . - ? - . - . . - - , . - , - . - . - ? - , - ? - , . - , , - . . - . , . - , . - . . - , . - . - - ? - . , - . ? - , . - - ? - ݅ . , , . - , ? - . , - , ? - , . - ? - , . - , - , ? - . Continental Equipment . . - , - . , . , , , . , . . - , . , , , , . - , - ? . - . , . - . , . - , , - , . - . - ? - . 9 . 10 . - . - , . , . - . , . - , - . . . - , - . - . . . . - , - . - , - . . |
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