LESSON 17. BUSINESS (Internet service) provider supplier deliver - delivery; delivery van goods delivered free carriage carriage free shipment (of computers) major dostawca (usługi internetowej) dostawca (=sprzedawca) dowozić dostawa; wóz dostawczy bezpłatny dowóz towarów 1. transport 2. koszty transportu bezpłatny transport przesyłka, przesłany towar waŝniejszy, główny Are there a few water (/electricity) suppliers in this town or just one? Name a company which is a major Internet service provider (/Internet access provider) in Poland? Is the furniture that one buys usually delivered free? What does carriage free mean?... deal where the customer doesn t pay for the shipping. Can one insure a shipment of goods against damage or loss? in bulk wholesaler retailer retail price trade/wholesale price hurtem hurtownik detalista cena detaliczna cena hurtowa When you buy goods in bulk, do you usually pay a lower price? Yes,... Is the retail price of an item lower than the wholesale one? 57
make make sth out make sth up = think sth up make up to sb for sth 1. odczytać, zrozumieć 2. wypisać, wystawić (rachunek, czek) wymyślić coś, zmyślać wynagrodzić, zrekompensować komuś coś; odpracować coś Are you able to make out doctors handwriting? Does a taxi driver usually make out a bill for a ride? Do you sometimes make up stories when you don t want to tell the truth? If you took a day off, would you have to make up for it later on? If you accidentally broke something that belonged to your friend, would you make up for it? And if this happened to your friend, would you expect him to do so? price list cennik quotation kosztorys (VAT) invoice faktura (VAT) make out an invoice for ( wystawić fakturę na (700 euro) the total całkowita, łączna suma (a contract) provides that (umowa) przewiduje, Ŝe Before you place an order (with a supplier), what do you first ask for?... for a price list or a quotation. If a contract provides that the total is payable within 30 days of invoice, what does it mean?... the total sum has to be paid within 30 days of the date on the invoice. Does the customer receive an original invoice or a duplicate? 58
Which department in a company makes out and sends invoices to customers? In a large company, it s an invoicing department that... (grant) a subsidy - subsidize income gross (income/salary) net (income/salary/price/weight) (VAT/tax) return file (a tax return) customs import/customs duty excise duty (przyznać) dotację dotować dochód (dochód/pensja) brutto (dochód/pensja/cena/waga) netto deklaracja (VAT/podatkowa) składać, złoŝyć (deklarację) urząd celny cło wwozowe akcyza, opłata akcyzowa Is a gross income an amount of money after tax or before tax? How often do you have to file (/make) an income tax return in this country? Must one pay customs duty on goods imported (into Poland) from other EU member countries? Is farming subsidized in the European Union? What is an excise duty?... tax on goods such as alcohol, cigarettes and petrol, produced in the country. go go in for sth go on go through 1. startować w (konkursie, biegu) 2. uprawiać (sport, hobby) 1. dziać się 2. kontynuować, ciagnąć dalej 1. przejrzeć, sprawdzić (po kolei) 2. przedyskutować, powtórzyć, 3. wycierpieć, doświadczyć 59
We went through the details of the plan again. Do you go in for any hobby? Did our country ever go in for organization of the winter Olympic Games? When you see that something strange is happening, what do you ask? When... I ask What s going on? Can a customs officer go through your luggage? Did the Polish nation go through quite a lot during World War II? LESSON 18. SHOPPING bargain discount purchase - purchaser (on) hire purchase receipt [ri si:t] targować się; okazja (cenowa) bonifikata, rabat, upust, skonto zakup; kupować nabywca kupno na raty pokwitowanie, paragon Please produce your receipt if you want to exchange items. These jackets are for sale at a bargain price. Have you ever bargained over the price of a thing you wanted to buy? Would you say that a large new fridge at $75 was a real bargain? Do shops usually give a discount on bulk purchases? Have you ever bought anything on hire purchase? What kind of goods are often sold at a discount (price)? Clothes and shoes... 60
What s a receipt?... paper showing that money has been paid or something has been received. (a bit) pricey (nieco) przydrogi trash - trashy tandeta - tandetny wrap; gift-wrap zapakować; zapakować w papier ozdobny off-licence (US: package store) sklep monopolowy trolley wózek (w supermarkecie) department store dom handlowy shopping mall galeria, centrum handlowe If you think a shop is a bit pricey, does it mean its prices are too low? Are good quality things called trash? Where are trolleys used? Which is the biggest department store in this town? What other facilities are there in a shopping mall besides shops and restaurants? Do you always gift-wrap a present you re going to give? In an off-licence, do they usually wrap a bottle of vodka for a customer? 61
BUSINESS rip sb off; a rip-off pay sb off; a payoff cash in (on sth) towing tip sb off a tip-off trade sth in (for sth) zedrzeć z k. (sprzedać coś k. za zbyt wygórowaną cenę); zdzierstwo opłacać k., przekupić; łapówka zarobić na czymś odholowanie dać komuś cynk, dać znać cynk, informacja oddać coś (starego) w rozliczeniu (za kupowany towar) If somebody charged you 10 euro for a bottle of mineral water, would it be a rip-off? (Would you pay that much?) Do officials in Poland take payoffs in exchange for favourable decisions? Have you heard of such cases where policemen tipped off some towing company about road accidents and cashed in on it? Have you ever traded anything in, a car or a TV set, when buying a new one? DICTATION 3 62
MOTORING slow down speed up pull up in (the/one) direction one-way street speed limit built-up area zwolnić przyspieszyć (o samochodzie) zatrzymać się w kierunku ulica jednokierunkowa ograniczenie prędkości teren zabudowany A lay-by is a space at the side of a main road, where drivers can pull up if they want a rest. Do you have to speed up when entering a built-up area? No,..., on the contrary, you have to slow down as there s usually a speed limit. Are drivers allowed to pull up on a highway?... only on a breakdown lane. What happens to a driver if the police catch him breaking the speed limit?... gets a ticket for speeding. What is a lay-by? A lay-by is a space at the side of a main road, where drivers can pull up if they want a rest. In a one-way street, is the traffic allowed to go in opposite directions? No,... to go only in one direction. 63
LESSON 19. TRANSPORT means (of transport) vehicle; goods vehicle brake ferry(boat); car ferry the Channel Tunnel a ban (on); to ban (from) be banned from driving except (for) środek (transportu); środki pojazd; samochód cięŝarowy hamulec prom; prom samochodowy tunel pod Kanałem La Manche zakaz; zakazać (wstępu do) mieć odebrane prawo jazdy oprócz, z wyjątkiem A hammer is a mean of driving a nail. The end does not justify the means. Cel nie uświęca środków. Which is the fastest means of transport? Would our country have the means to hold the Olympic Games? What are goods vehicles?... are delivery vans and trucks (/lorries) used for business purposes. When does a driver use the handbrake?... to keep the vehicle motionless when it is parked (on a hill). Going to England, would you take a ferry or a train running through the Channel Tunnel? Do you agree with the saying The end does not justify the means? Are goods vehicles banned from city centres in this country? Heavy goods vehicles are generally banned... but delivery vans... Has smoking been banned from bars and restaurants in some of the EU states? (In which countries?) Yes, the governments of several European countries have put a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants. 64