Английский язык. Иваненко Т.И. - 27 стр.

    EXERCISE 5. If the small talk continues too long, you may
want to change the subject to business matters. Here are some
ways of doing it.
    A. With someone you know well:
    Let’s get down to business. Or Let’s get started.
    B. With someone you don’t know well:
    Perhaps we could talk about the subject of our meeting.
    or
    Shall we talk about the reason I’m here?

    Which expressions would you use in the following situations?
    1. On a sales visit to a potential customer.
    2. At a weekly planning meeting with colleagues.
    3. At your first meeting with the new group auditors.
    4. At a meeting to obtain finance from a bank.
    5. Before making a speech at an office party.

     Beyond the dictionary
     Eye-wash/ eyewash – очковтирательство
     Fall into smb’s lap – свалиться с неба (о неожиданной уда-
че, приятной неожиданности); плыть в руки
     Feather one’s nest – набивать карман; греть на чем-либо
(наживаться)
     Fed up to the back teeth – сыт по горло
     Follow one’s nose – прислушиваться к внутреннему голосу
(решать по ходу дела, по ситуации)
     For all the tea in China – ни за какие коврижки; ни за что
на свете
     Fudge on – увиливать (от ответа)

     EXERCISE 6. Fill in the gaps with the phrases above.
     All the time he has been a member of the committee he has
been … his own …
     I will not negotiate it …!
     The smooth-voiced salesman’s talk was nothing but …
     When Jane came to live in Colchester she had no trouble get-
ting a job or a flat. Everything just … so far.
     I’m … with this routine work. I need a challenge.
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