1. Underline the sentences true to the text:
• Pete telephones David.
David telephones Pete.
David's secretary telephones Pete.
• He makes this call two days before the group is to leave Moscow.
He makes the call one week before the Russian businessmen are to leave Moscow.
He makes the call two weeks before the businessmen are to leave
• One of the participants has fallen ill.
Mr Lvov, Group Leader, has fallen ill .
Two participants have fallen ill.
• David will have to change the hotel reservation.
Pete says he has changed the hotel reservation.
Pete says he will have to change the hotel reservation.
• This change causes the change of the fee.
This change does not cause the change of the fee.
The businessmen do not speak about the change of the fee.
• David promises to telephone to settle the problem.
David promises to send a fax message to settle the problem .
David settles the problem dining the telephone talk.
2. Read the following:
| • go | • colleague |
| group | greet |
| get | gleetings |
| good | change |
| glad | changes |
| single | page |
| again | message | |
| piogiamme | gentleman | |
| agiee | gentlemen | |
| apologise | ||
| • planning | • meeting | • skiing |
| putting | entering | checking in |
| producing | sending | checking out |
| having | working | parking |
| • answers the call The secretary answers the call. the programme the fee It will cause changes in the Programme.Can you reduce the fee? | • the number It is not directly connected with the number of participants. thirty David sends the amendment in thirty minutes. Thiough I am putting you through. |
Настоящее продолженное время (Present Continuous)
Present Continuous глаголов образуется с помощью вспомогательного глагола to be в соответствующей форме (am/is/are) и ing = формы глагола:
Iam speaking English.
Не / She is speaking English.
We are speaking English.
They are speaking English.
Вопросительная форма образуется путем изменения порядка слов:
| Are you speaking Greek? | Yes, I am.No, I am not. |
| Is she speaking Greek? | Yes, she is. No, she isn't. |
| Are they speakingGreek? | Yes, they are. No, they aren't. |
Отрицательная форма образуется добавлением частицы not:
I am not speaking Spanish.
She isn't speaking Spanish.
We aren't speaking Spanish.
They aren't speaking Spanish.
Настоящее продолженное время выражает действие, происходящее в данный момент, в данный период или в ближайшем будущем. Например:
We are having a lesson now.
3. Underline the verbs and translate the sentences into Russian:
I am putting you through.
Now they are entering the office.
They are leaving Moscow next week.
We are planning to send a group in November.
We sometimes send groups to England.
I'm making a note of that.
I often make notes at business talks.
David is staying at the Russia hotel.
He often stays there.
They are working at a very important project now and cannot leave for the mountains.
She likes her work, they usually work at a few interesting projects at a time.
4. Make short dialogues:
| • Example | — Is she busy now? — Oh, yes, she is sending a fax message. |
| Pete / to speak with David Nick / to prepare for a talk your boss / to have a business talk the secretary / to speak over the telephone |
5. Translate into English:
Петр звонит Дэвиду.
Сейчас Дэвид отправляет Петру факс.
Петр занят. Он читает факс.
Что делает сейчас Дэвид?
6. Translate into Russian:
David is answering Pete's call.
Two weeks before the group is to leave Moscow Pete telephones David.
The group is leaving for London in November.
The secretary answers Pete's call.
Can I help you?
Could I speak to Mr. Hill, please?
Hold on, please.
I'll see if he is available.
I'm putting you through.
Thank you.
7. Match English and Russian equivalents:
| Speaking. | У нас возникло некоторое осложнение. |
| I'm sorry to disturb you. | Какое осложнение? |
| We have a problem, I'm afraid. | Слушаю. |
| What kind of problem is it? | Извините за беспокойство. |
| One of the participants has fallen ill. | Он не сможет поехать с группой. |
| He won't be able to join the group. | Очень печально (слышать это). |
| I'm sorry to hear that. | Во-первых, придется перезаказать номер. |
| First I'll have to make another reservation. | Я имею в виду номер на одного человека. |
| I mean reservation for a single room.The number of participants isn't even now. | Количество участников сейчас нечетное.Один из участников заболел. |
8. Insert prepositions:
Besides it will cause changes . . the Programme fee.
Can you reduce the fee ... 1000 pounds automatically?
Some .. the expenses are not directly connected ... the number of participants.
The number . . participants isn't even now.
.. example, hiring coaches ... excursions, ... airport — hotel transfers and so on.
I'll make calculations and send you the appiopriate amendment ... the Contract.
9. Insert articles:
If I find ... amended fee quite reasonable I shall immediately instruct ... bank to make ... transfer.
.. reduction will be about 900 pounds and I hope you will pay for programme next week, as ... Contract says.
When you make calculations please remember it's ... force majeure case. We should split ... expenses.
In ... hour or so I'll send you ... amendment.
10. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:
• — International ... here. Can I , . you?
— Good afternoon. My ... Russia. Could I speak ...?
— Hold ... I'll just see ... available. I'm ... through.
— Thank ...
• — Speaking.
— David, good afternoon. I'm sorry ... problem, I'm afraid.
— What kind ...?
— Well, you see, one ... ill and he won't be able ...
— I'm certainly ... First I'll have to make ... since the number ...
• — Besides it will cause ... fee.
— Can you reduce ...?
— I'm afraid, it can't be done. Some of the expenses ... connected .. participants. For example, hiring coaches ... transfers and so on. I'll make calculations and ... appropriate ...
• — If I find the amended fee quite ... I shall immediately ... bank transfer
— The reduction will be about ... and I hope you will pay ... as the Contract says.
— When you make calculation ... force majeure ... Neither we nor you are responsible. We should ...
— I agree with ... and I'll take ... In an hoor or so I'll ...
11. Sum up each dialogue. The following words may be of help:
First Mr ... speaks to ...
First the businessmen speak about ...
Mr. . mentions ...
They discuss ..
They agree
Text
On the twelfth of November the group safely leaves the Sheremetievo airport and flies to London. They have seats in different compartments, for smokers and non-smokers, and in different rows. Practically they all have English speaking neighbours.
Here are a few extracts of their talks:
— It's a very nice plane, isn't it?
— Oh, yes, quite comfortable. By the way, is smoking allowed here?
— Why, certainly. It's a smoking compartment.
— Have you got a lighter by any chance, please? Mine does not seem to work.
— Yes, here you are.
— Thank you.
— You are welcome.
— Excuse me, what's the time please?
— It's a quarter past ten.
— It's Moscow time, isn't it?
— Oh yes. If you want London time, then ... let me see ... the difference is three hours.
— I see, it's now a quarter past seven, London time.
— By the way do you know when we arrive in London?
— The steward says the flight is three hours forty minutes long. What time will it be? Oh, about eleven o'clock, London time.
— Then I'll adjust my watch in London.
— So shall I.
— Excuse me, may I have your newspaper please.
— Yes,certainly. Here you are.
— Thank you... Excuse my curiosity, are you Russian?
— Yes, I am. I'm going to London on a short stay.
— Are you a tourist then?
— No, I'm going to England for some training as a businessman.
— You speak very fluent English.
— I'm learning English after my office hours. There are many Russian businessmen who are learning English.
— Good for you. But we Englishmen are lazy. Not many of us speak foreign languages.
— I like your self-criticism.
Words and expressions
| thirteen | [,Tý'tÖn] | тринадцать (числ.) |
| to travel | путешествовать | |
| travelling (traveling) | путешествие, поездка | |
| twelfth | двенадцатый (числ.) | |
| on the twelfth of November | 12-го ноября | |
| safely | благополучно | |
| tony | лететь (на самолете) | |
| the group flies | группа летит (на самолете) | |
| seat | место | |
| compartment | [k@m'p¸tm@nt] | салон, отделение, отсек, часть, купе |
| smoker | курящие | |
| non-smoker | некурящий | |
| to smoke | курить | |
| smoking | курение | |
| to allow | разрешать | |
| Is smoking allowed here? | Здесь разрешено курить? | |
| -Have you got a lighter, please? | У вас есть зажигалка? | |
| row | [rou] | ряд |
| neighbour | ['neIb@] | сосед |
| extract | ['ekstr{kt] | отрывок |
| comfortable | ['kömf@t@bl] | удобный, комфортабельный |
| by the way | между прочим | |
| by any chance | случайно | |
| to excuse | извинять | |
| Excuse me, | Извините, | |
| What's the time, please? | Какой сейчас чае? | |
| quarter | четверть | |
| It's a quarter past ten | Сейчас 10.15. | |
| Let me see. | Одну минуту. Сейчас подумаю. | |
| difference | ['dIfr@ns] | разница |
| to arrive | прибыть | |
| to arrive in London/Britain in Moscow / Russia | прибыть в Лондон/Британию/ в Москву/Россию | |
| steward | [stju@d] | стюард |
| forty | сорок (числ.) | |
| long | длинный | |
| The flight is three hours long. | Полет длится три часа. | |
| to adjust | [@'³öst] | зд. переставлять, корректировать |
| watch | часы | |
| — I shall adjust my watch in London | — Я переведу часы в Лондоне | |
| - So shall I. | — И я тоже | |
| newspaper | ['njüs"peIp@] | газета |
| May I have your newspaper, please? | Можно взять вашу газету? | |
| curiosity | [,kju@rI'osItI] | любопытство |
| Excuse my curiosity. | Простите за любопытство. | |
| training | обучение | |
| fluent | [flu@nt] | свободный |
| syn. to speak fluent English | говорить свободно по-английски | |
| to speak English fluently | ||
| to learn | учить | |
| There are many businessmen who ... | Есть много бизнесменов, которые ... | |
| Good for you. | Молодец | |
| lazy | ленивый | |
| many | много | |
| not many of us | немногие из нас | |
| language | ['l{Îgwi³] | язык |
| self-criticism | самокритика |
Exercises
1. Read the following:
twelfth
on the twelfth
leaves the Sheremetievo airport
They have seats in different compartments.
They all have English speaking neighbours.
What's the time, please?
The difference is three hours.
The steward says the flight is about three hours.
2. Underline the sentences true to the text:
• The group leaves Moscow on the twelfth of October.
They leave Moscow on the twentieth of October.
They leave Moscow on the first of October.
• They have seat in the same compartment.
They have seats in different compartments.
The text says nothing about it.
• There are no Englishmen in the plane.
There is only one Englishman on board the plane.
There are rather many Englishmen on board.
• Smoking is allowed in every compartment of that plane.
Smoking is not allowed in that plane.
Smoking is allowed only in one of the compartments of the plane.
• The flight is exactly three hours long.
The flight is about two hours long.
The flight is about four hours long.
• One of the Russians gets a compliment for his fluent English from a Frenchman.
He get a compliment for his fluent English from an American.