1 Прочитайте текст, ответьте на вопросы: Ruth and Eileen Miller grew up in a family where making clothes was common. Their mother regularly made clothes for herself and her two daughters. The two girls were able to design and make their own outfits by the time they were teenagers. Now they run ‘Waratah’, a clothing company based in Sydney.
The Waratah label started to establish itself in the mid-1990s. At first, the Miller sisters used a number of outside manufacturers to produce their clothes. In 1995, however, they decided to bring the production in-house. ‘We found the outside suppliers very difficult to manage,’ says Eileen. ‘They were often unreliable and we always had problems with getting clothes to our customers on time. We needed more control so we decided to do the manufacturing ourselves.’
In fact, the switch to in-house production led to its own set of problems. It was hard to find new staff, and labour costs were rising. Because of this the Miller sisters found it impossible to raise productivity beyond a certain level.
In 2003, the sisters decided to adopt a different system and closed down the manufacturing section of the business. Now, designing and making up samples takes place in Sydney, but the company outsources its production to other countries. At first, they used manufacturers in India, but now they also outsource to China where they are developing new production methods. ‘We still do all the main work in Sydney,’ says Eileen, ‘but offshoring has brought down our staff costs. Having the production labour abroad can be complicated, but the quality is excellent.’
The company already exports some of its clothing to the Middle East and now they're looking to promote the brand in new markets. The Waratah garment sizing especially suits Indonesian markets, so that will be their next target. They are also considering going into partnership with another established manufacturer.
1) How did the Miller sisters come to an idea to make clothes?
2) What are the disadvantages of outsourcing to other companies in Sydney?
3) What are the disadvantages of in-house production?
4) What are the advantages of offshoring?
5) Where are the Waratah clothes made now? Why?
2 Найдите в тексте слово, соответствующее определению (в скобках указано, какой частью речи является данное слово):
1) The making or growing of something especially in large quantities (n)
2) A person who buys goods or services (n)
3) To have a price of something (v)
4) To arrange for somebody outside a company to do work or provide goods for that company (v)
5) To organize or to be in charge of something; to provide a service (v)
6) To send goods to another country usually for sale (v)
7) The group of people who work for a particular organization (n)
8) A business owned by two or more people (n)
9) To advertise something in order to increase its sales and make it popular (v)
10) The name of a product that is made by a particular company (n)
3 Раскройте скобки в условных предложениях, используя глагол в нужной форме:
1) Unless you leave now, you (be) late.
2) We must do something soon before it (be) too late.
3) If I (have) enough money, I would have taken a taxi.
4) If you don’t try harder, you (fail).
5) If I drink too much wine, I (feel) sleepy.
4 Закончите условные предложения собственными идеями:
1) I would have come earlier…
2) She will pass all her exams provided …
3) If I had more time …
4) If the job had been offered to me…
5) He would drive straight home…
6) You’ll miss the train if …
7) If I were you…
8) If I had told them what happened…
9) If you work hard …
10) I’d buy a new suit …
5 Заполните модальными глаголами (или их эквивалентами) пропуски в следующих предложениях:
1) The plane ... take off after the fog had lifted.
2) Finally we ... stop: we were tired and it was dark.
3) He was happy. He ... pass his driving test at the first attempt.
4) At present I ... afford to go to the cinema twice a week.
5) ... they leave before supper or have they time to stay until my friends come?
6) We ... come to your party, but it depends on our finding a babysitter.
7) Our teacher is a reliable person, we ... trust everything to her.
8) I think you ... practise driving every day to become a safe driver.
9) You ... have my car if you like. I shan't be using it tomorrow.
10) ... you remember what you were doing at this time yesterday?

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