V. Read the text again. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

IV. Answer the questions on the text.

III. Find English equivalents to the following Russian words and word-combinations.

Chocolate Business

II. Read and translate the text.

Of Italian origin, Sylvana emigrated to England from Lugano, Switzerland, with her family when she was ten years old. Later she married Pierre, who was also Swiss, and worked in his designer clothingbusiness in London. In 1980, theymoved to Oxford and opened a French style restaurant.

The restaurant was very successful, but Sylvana found it difficult to get high quality after-dinner chocolates in England. She wasso disappointed about this that she decided to return to Lugano and learn how to make them herself. A friend of hers owned a large chocolate factory there, and he happily showed her how chocolate were manufactured. When Sylvana came back to England she started producing hand-made chocolates for her restaurant. She used top-quality ingredients, and the chocolates were praised by all who tasted them.

The idea of establishing a hand-made confectionery businesscame almost by chance. One day they contacted a famous chain of quality food stores in London. The firm’s chief buyer expressed interest in their products, and the following week they went to London with their samples. To their astonishment, they left the buyer’s office with an order for 30 kilos!

Today, the chocolates are selling well in the UK, but Sylvana and Pierre are ambitious: they would like to extendtheir business. They would also like to expand into Europe as soon as possible.

Родом из Италии, быть успешным, быть разочарованным, высококачественный шоколад, владеть шоколадной фабрикой, сделанный вручную шоколад, изготавливать шоколад, появиться (прийти) случайно, проявить интерес к продукции, заказ на 50 кг., развивать бизнес.

1. What business did Sylvana start in Oxford?

2. What was she so disappointed about that she decided to go back to Lugano?

3. Who taught her how to manufacture chocolates?

4. How did the idea of establishing a hand-made confectionery business come?

5. How big was the first order for their chocolates?

6. How is business going on now?

7. What are the plans for the future?

1. Sylvana is of French origin.

2. Sylvana and Pierre started a clothing business when they moved to Ox ford.

3. It was not easy to find high quality after-dinner chocolates in England.

4. Her husband went to Lugano to learn how to make chocolates.

5. Their hand-made chocolates were very popular in England.

6. The first order for their chocolates was for 30 kilos.