Self-study 4 Task Vocabulary. Ex Complete the useful phrases for bargaining

SELF-STUDY 4
Task 1. Vocabulary. Ex 1. Complete the useful phrases for bargaining.

1. 
   I … able to bring it down a little, but … a three – year contract.
   
2. 
   … to agree to a three-year contract, … guarantee a maximum down time of 24 hours per month.
   
3. 
   So … guarantee less than 24 hours per month, … our platinum service level.
   
4. 
   I suppose … do it, providing … a year’s fees in advance.
   
5. 
   Let’s … difference.
   
6. 
   I can pay six months in advance … the site online in two months.
   
7. 
   If you … - here, here and here - … the champagne….
   

Ex 2. Look at the table below showing sentences from negotiations and the categories they belong to. Add the sentence numbers to the table. The first one has been done for you.

Tentative offers	Counteroffers	Film offers	Compromising
I might consider reducing the price if you increased your order.	It would be difficult for me to increase my order unless you guaranteed the price for two years.	I am ready to sign a contract today if you can guarantee the price for two years.	Would you agree to a compromise? Is that an acceptable compromise?
1	2	3	5
	4	6
		7

Task 2. Grammar. Ex 1. Correct the sentences by deleting one word from each as in the example.

1. 
   What option would you recommend me?
   
2. 
   I suggest you to take the dust-proof control unit; it’s especially designed for industrial environments.
   
3. 
   Would you advise me choosing the 750W or the 1,000W motor?
   
4. 
   We generally suggest you allowing for a little extra power.
   
5. 
   We recommend you not exceeding 9,000 rpm in the first two weeks.
   
6. 
   I would advise that you to check the oil level at least once a week.
   
7. 
   Our parent company recommends it that we do not buy from non-ISO-certified suppliers.
   
8. 
   In that case, I would suggest your Quality Manager to visit us before placing an order.
   

Ex 2. Reformulate these sentences using the bold words.

1. 
   We are unable deliver by 1 July unless we receive a 30 % deposit within ten days.
   
2. 
   Our production manager is willing to make the changes, providing you supply a prototype.
   
3. 
   We are reluctant to consider a larger discount, unless you pay in advance
   
4. 
   We would be prepared to sponsor the exhibition but only if we had a large stand in the entrance hall
   
5. 
   Unless we can get the sub – components in time, we will be impossible to meet the deadline.
   
6. 
   As long as several other top CEOs were present, our president would agree to attend.
   

Task 3 Reading. Read the text and mark the statements T true, F false or NG not given.
1. People do not get any information about the dangers to their health when they purchase unregulated weight gain pills. True
2. Since a large number of women in Sudan are not willing to reveal that they take the pills, the exact number of women using them is not known. True
3. Promoting the clinical name of the pills helps the sellers to focus on the weight gaining aspects associated with them. False
4. Those selling the pills are making more money on them than other types of pills. Not given
5. The body's cortisone production will eventually return to normal once a person stops taking the pills. Not given
6. Intense usage in the month after marriage followed by sudden withdrawal is resulting in a high death rate for newlywed women. False
7. Sudanese society does not view the abuse of prescription pills as negatively as it does other drugs such as alcohol and cannabis. True