HAND MADE CHOCOLATES

Текст к выпускному экзамену по английскому языку № 12 HAND MADE CHOCOLATES

Jane Turner began her chocolate making business in a village near the seaside resort, of Torquay about three years ago, before that she had worked for a large food processing company in south-west England. We talked to her about her experiences.

Why did you decide to make such a big change of lifestyle?

"First of all, I was not happy in my job. Though it was a well-paid job, the work was very stressful and I had to work long hours. I just wanted to improve the quality of my life. I also wanted to live by the sea again. I knew that it would be difficult to find a good job in this area, so I decided to set up my own business."

How did the chocolate making begin?

"It had always been my dream. I found a suitable building in a village and installed all the equipment. My sister and a couple of her friends came to work with me and about six months later we were ready to start making cakes. After the cakc business had begun to do well and we were supplying hotels and restaurants on a regular basis, I began trying to make my own chocolates. It is not easy to make good chocolate as there arc so many factors involved: creativity, the quality of ingredients, even the temperature of the room. When I had developed a good enough range of chocolates, I sent some to the hotels and restaurants. They liked them and ordered more. That is how the chocolate making grew."

Have you made any mistakes?

"Oh, yes, a lot. Perhaps the biggest mistake was trying to sell our cakes and chocolates over the internet. It was a disaster. First of all, it was expensive to get a professionally designed website set up. Then it was difficult and expensive to deliver cakes and chocolates to places that were far away. We had to use special packaging to protect the cakes and chocolates, which was also expensive. Sometimes, the chocolates arrived late, or despite everything they were damaged. Then we had to deal with some very angry customers!"

What are your plans for the future?

"We are thinking of setting up our own shop in Torquay with cake and chocolate making facilities inside."

1. Read the magazine article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

2. Why did Jane Turner start her business? Read aloud the extract which says about it.

3. How did her chocolate business develop?

4. What mistakes did she make?

Перевод текста № 12 HAND MADE CHOCOLATES - Самодельный шоколад

Джеик Тернер начала своей бизнес по изготовлению шоколадок в деревне возле морского курорта Торк Фея около трех лет назад до того как она работала в большой компании пищевой промышленности на Юга Западе Англии мы разговаривали с ней о ее опыте. Почему вы решили настолько изменить образ жизни?

«Прежде всего я недовольна была своей работой хотя это была хорошо оплачиваемая работа было много стресса и мне приходилось работать долгие часы я просто хотела улучшить качества своей жизни. Я также хотела опять жить у моря. Я знала, что это будет трудно найти хорошую работу в этом районе, поэтому я решила открыть свой собственный бизнес».

Как началось изготовление шоколада?

« Это всегда была моя мечта. Я нашла подходящие здание в деревне и установила все оборудование. Моя сестра и пара ее друзей пришли работать со мной и спустя около 6месяцев мы были готовы начать делать торты после того как бизнес по тортом начался хорошо и мы снабжали отели и рестораны регулярна я стала пытаться свои собственные шоколадки. Это нелегко сделать хороший шоколад поскольку вовлечено много факторов: творчество, качество ингредиентов, даже температура комнаты. Когда я развела достаточно хороший уровень изготовление шоколада, я послала их в отели, рестораны. Они им нравились и они заказывали больше. Вот так рос шоколадный бизнес». Вы делали ошибки?

« О да много. Возможно самая большая ошибка, что пытались свои торты и шоколадки продать через интернет. Это была катастрофа. Прежде всего было очень дорого открыть профессиональный дизайнерский веб сайт. Затем было трудно и дорого доставлять торты и шоколадки в дальнее места. Нам приходилось использовать особые упаковки, чтобы защитить торты и шоколадки, что также было дорого. Иногда шоколадки прибывали поздно или несмотря на все они разрушались. И нам приходилось иметь дело со злыми покупателями». Ваши планы на будущие?

« Мы думаем открыть свой собственный магазин Торг Фей с оборудованием шоколада и торта».

Ответы на вопросы к тексту № 12 HAND MADE CHOCOLATES к экзамену по английскому языку

Первый вариант ответов

1) This text is how to make business.

2) 2-й абзац

3) She began with making cakes and she supplied hotel sand restaurants with cakes. Then she began trying to make her own chocolates and ordered more. That is how the chocolate making grew.

4) She sold her cakes and chocolate over the internet. It was very expensive to deliver them to far away places.

Второй вариант ответов

Ответ на вопрос 1. 1. Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about. This text is about Jane Turner, who began her chocolate making business in a village near the seaside resort three years ago. It’s also about the development of her business and a range of difficulties connected with production of chocolates.

Ответ на вопрос 2. Why did Jane Turner start her business? Read aloud the extract which says about it. ( 2 абзац ) "First of all, I was not happy in my job. Though it was a well-paid job, the work was very stressful and I had to work long hours. I just wanted to improve the quality of my life. I also wanted to live by the sea again. I knew that it would be difficult to find a good job in this area, so I decided to set up my own business."

Ответ на вопрос 3. How did her chocolate business develop? She began with making cakes and she supplied hotels and restaurants with cakes. Then she began trying to make her own chocolates and clients ordered more. That is how the chocolate making grew.

Ответ на вопрос 4. What mistakes did she make? She sold her cakes and chocolate over the internet. It was expensive to get a professionally designed website set up. It was also very expensive to deliver them to faraway places.