English 1, semester 1, Autumn 2004
Assignment 2/6 -- deadline: Thursday, 4 November 2004 (to be
collected in seminars)
Review -- Unit 2

I. Vocabulary  (16 pts.)
Translate into English.
1. chyba tisku -- printing error
2. splnit očekávání -- to come up to expectations
3. v pořadí podle důležitosti -- in order of importance
4. důvod předložení zprávy -- the reason for submitting the/a
report
5. vznést dotaz -- to raise a query
6. bude nám potěšením dodat Vám (...) -- we will/shall be
delighted to supply you (...)
7. právně závazné podmínky -- legally binding terms/conditions
8. napsat si koncept zprávy -- to draft a report / to write a
draft of a report
II. Prepositions  (8 pts.)
Fill the gaps with suitable prepositions or adverbials, if
necessary.
1. Who will benefit from the plan?
2. Which important points have you left out?
3. Did they sign the contract for the new order?
4. The size of groups is limited to eight people.
5. We bought the machine by mail order.
6. What does his decision depend on?
7. Next week I´ll be away at a conference.
8. The emphasis is on a friendly approach to clients.

III. Grammar  (24 pts.)
A. Complete the second sentence in each pair so that it has the
same meaning as the first one. (20 pts.)
1.  The film was so good that everyone wanted to see it.
       It was such a good film that everyone wanted to see it.
2.  Our company did not invest enough money in research and
  development. We lost a lot of customers.
       But if our company had invested enough money in research
and development, we wouldn´t have lost so many customers.
3.  Perhaps he offended her when he demanded that she resign
  from her position.
       He might have offended her when he demanded that she
resign from her position.
4.  "Why are you laughing?" asked the teacher.
The teacher asked why I/he/she was // they/we were laughing.
5.  Reaching the targets was not easy.
     The targets were difficult / not easy to reach.
6.  We are pleased that we are going to meet again in November.
     We are looking forward to meeting again in November.

IV. Translation  (12 pts.)
Translate the following sentences into English.
1. Ředitel pobočky povzbudil personál, aby se zúčastnili
školení.
    The branch manager encouraged the staff to attend/take part
in/participate in the training course/session.
2. Doporučuje se psát krátké věty, aby sdělení bylo jasné a
nemátlo čtenáře.
    Short sentences are recommended so that the message is
clear and readers are not confused/puzzled.
3. Už byly všechny dotazy uspokojivě zodpovězeny?
    Have all the queries been satisfactorily answered yet?

Total: 60 points