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Exercise 2. Read the text and discuss it.
Text. 
ABOUT BUSINESS
«Business» is an English word. It means «delo» in 
Russian, «faoliyat» in Uzbek. Business is an economic 
activity which brings profit. Business is an activity which 
functions in the production o f goods and selling them, 
servicing, transport and in the other fields o f life.
According to the sphere o f conducting economy 
business is divided into large-scale, average (medium) 
and small.
Activity o f business is people’s being engaged with 
a public labour which is usefull for themselves and 
society. People can perform this activity in the sphere o f 
production, services, transport and etc.
Exercise 3. M ake up sentences with the following words and 
expressions.
Business, economic activity, bring profit, function, 
production o f goods, sell, servicing, transport, other fields 
o f life, according to, sphere o f conducting, economy, 
divide into, large-scale, average (medium), small.
Exercise 4. Answer the following questions according to the 
text «About business».
1. What word is «Business»? 2. W hat does the word 
«business» mean in Russian and Uzbek? 3. W hat kind 
o f activity is business? 4. Where does business function?
5. W hat types is business divided into according to the
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sphere o f conducting economy? 6. W hat is activity o f 
business?
Exercise 5. Read the dialogue and remem ber usefull 
expressions.
DIALOGUE
Mr. Blake has come to the Uzbek Trade Delegation. 
He has an appointment with Mr. Nazarov.
Blake: Good morning! My name is Blake. I’m from 
Blake and Co. I’ve got an appointment with Mr. Nazarov 
at 10.15.
Receptionist: Good morning, Mr. Blake. Mr. Nazarov 
is waiting for you. Will you take a seat, please?
(In a fe w minutes Nazarov comes downstairs 
to meet him.)
Nazarov: Oh, M r Blake, nice to see you here. How 
are you?
Blake: Fine, thanks! And you?
Nazarov: Pretty well too, thank you. This way, 
please.
Blake: Now, Mr Nazarov, how about our quotation 
and catalogues? Have you looked them through?
Nazarov: Sure! We’ve studied them closely. The new 
model is certainly good.
Blake: Yes, it’s o f high quality. We’ve ju st started 
producing the model and w e’ve already received a lot o f 
orders.
Nazarov: Your machines meet our requirements and 
we are interested in buying them. M r Blake, have you 
seen our contract form?
Blake: N ot yet.
Nazarov: Would you like to look it through?
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Blake: I certainly would.
Nazarov: Here you are, M r Blake. Please study our 
terms and let’s meet again next Tuesday.
Blake: All right, Mr Nazarov. Good-bye for now.