COUNTRY MANAGER · LESSON 2
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LESSON 2 · STRATEGY, SCALE & ACCOUNTABILITY

Country Manager
Decision Lab

Same grammar, the same 12 chunks, four new expressions and harder timeline work.

LevelB2
Duration70–90 min
GrammarSame seven forms
Translation12 sentences + 2 texts
🧭 Grammar Map
Грамматика сохранена: Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous и Past Perfect.

Present Simple

do/does + V
Привычка, система.
I report to HQ weekly.

Present Continuous

am/is/are + V-ing
Текущий процесс.
We're rolling out a new plan.

Present Perfect

have/has + V3
Результат и опыт.
We've signed off on the budget.

Present Perfect Continuous

have/has been + V-ing
Процесс до настоящего.
We've been negotiating for weeks.

Past Simple

V2 / did
Законченное прошлое.
HQ rejected the proposal.

Past Continuous

was/were + V-ing
Процесс в прошлом.
We were reviewing the forecast.

Past Perfect

had + V3
Более раннее прошлое.
They had scaled up too early.
Усложнение: задания смешивают 2–3 времени в одном предложении. Сначала восстановите временную линию.
🃏 Task 1 · Click to Flip

Все 12 чанков сохранены. Четыре карточки NEW — дополнительные слова.

🔗 Task 2 · Chunk Precision
🧠 Task 3 · Mixed-Tense Decisions
Teacher note: ученик должен объяснить смысл: routine / current project / result / duration / interrupted process / earlier past.
⚙️ Task 4 · One Story, Seven Tenses
🧩 Task 5 · Vocabulary Match
🕒 Task 6 · Boardroom Timeline

Перетащите события в правильный порядок.

🎧 Task 7 · Read & Listen
When Daniel took over the region, HQ had already signed off on a nationwide product rollout. The local team had been preparing for only two weeks, although the plan assumed two months. Daniel normally reports to the regional VP every Friday, but during the rollout he was sending daily updates. The team is currently phasing out the old platform and has been training distributors since the beginning of the month. Last Tuesday, while Daniel was aligning with key stakeholders, a supplier announced a major delay. He pushed back on the launch date, set aside an emergency budget and delegated the recovery plan to two regional leads. Since then, the supplier has negotiated the price down, the team has followed through on the revised plan, and HQ has bought into the new timeline.
💬 Task 8 · Rebuild the HQ Chat
VP: How long have you been working on the revised rollout?
VP: Had the supplier confirmed the delay before you changed the plan?
VP: What were you doing when the update came in?
VP: Where do we stand now?
📊 Task 9 · Country Manager Decisions
🔍 Task 10 · Error Hunt
🇷🇺 → 🇬🇧 Task 11 · Translation Lab — 12 Sentences
🧾 Task 12 · Translation Lab — Mini-Texts
Text A

К тому времени, как я возглавил регион, головной офис уже утвердил новый план расширения. Команда готовилась к запуску всего две недели, хотя мы обычно тратим на это два месяца. Когда поставщик сообщил о задержке, мы согласовывали график с ключевыми партнёрами. Я возразил против первоначальной даты, выделил резервный бюджет и делегировал план восстановления региональным руководителям. С тех пор мы следуем обновлённому плану и постепенно выводим старую систему из эксплуатации.

Model: By the time I took over the region, HQ had already signed off on the new expansion plan. The team had been preparing for the rollout for only two weeks, although we normally spend two months on it. When the supplier announced a delay, we were aligning the schedule with key partners. I pushed back on the original date, set aside an emergency budget and delegated the recovery plan to the regional leads. Since then, we have been following through on the revised plan and are gradually phasing out the old system.
Text B

За последние шесть месяцев мы полностью изменили ситуацию на рынке. До того как совет директоров одобрил дополнительный бюджет, мы уже снизили расходы и пересмотрели условия с двумя поставщиками. Сейчас мы быстро увеличиваем объёмы продаж, но не масштабируем команду слишком рано. Я отчитываюсь перед региональным директором каждую неделю и уже несколько раз возражал против нереалистичных целей. Мы работаем над новой стратегией с января, и большинство местных партнёров наконец поддержали её.

Model: Over the past six months, we have completely turned the market around. Before the board signed off on the additional budget, we had already reduced costs and renegotiated the terms with two suppliers. We are currently ramping up sales, but we are not scaling up the team too early. I report to the regional director every week and have pushed back on unrealistic targets several times. We have been working on the new strategy since January, and most local partners have finally bought into it.
📝 Task 13 · Final Country Manager Update
Write 8–10 sentences. Use all seven grammar forms and at least eight target chunks.
Model opening: I report to the regional VP every Friday, but I am currently sending daily updates because the market is still unstable. I have already pushed back on two unrealistic targets, and we have been working on the recovery plan since January. Last quarter, sales fell while the team was preparing a rushed rollout. By the time I took over, HQ had already signed off on the original strategy...
🏆 Final Check
Final question: What strategic decision can you now describe without translating every sentence in your head?
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