Ershova_maket_cor_PRINT

Profession: van driver

Interests: Photography, model aeroplanes

Education: Finsbury Park Comprehensive School

Qualifications: none

Father: Albert Eric Smith, 52, shop assistant

Mother: Florence Anne Smith, 48, housewife.

Task 16.

a) Remember how some words are turned into reported speech. Learn helpful words used in reported speech:

“Yes” — to agree, answer in the affirmative, confirm. “No” — to disagree, answer in the negative.

“Thank you” — to thank smb. for doing smth. “Sorry” — to apologise.

“Let’s do smth” — to suggest doing smth. “Hello” — to greet smb.

“Good-bye” — to say good-bye to smb.

To ask, to explain, to exclaim, to offer, to wonder, to add, to suppose, to advise, to warn.

b) Learn the example how to turn conversations into reported speech, then turn the conversations in reported speech.

Example:

Student: “Can you tell me how to get to Herzen University?” Stranger: “I see you are a stranger here.”

Student: “Yes, I only came yesterday.”

Stranger: “Can you see that beautiful building over there with a monument in front of it?”

Student: “Of course”

Stranger: “Walk in that direction. It won’t take you long. ” Student: “Thank you very much.”

Reported speech:

A student asked a stranger if he could tell him how to get to Herzen University. The stranger supposed that the student was a stranger there. The student confirmed it and explained that he had come the day before. The stranger asked the student if he could see the beautiful building with a monument in front of it. The student answered in the affirmative.

41

The stranger suggested going in that direction and explained (that) it wouldn’t take the student long. The student thanked the stranger.

Conversation 1.

Mary: I don’t want to go to the canteen alone. Will you join me for lunch?

Ann: I’d love to.

Mary: When will you be free? Ann: In a quarter of an hour.

Mary: All right, then, we’ll go together.

Conversation 2.

John: I’ve got two tickets for a new film. Would you like to go? Mary: I’m afraid I’ll be busy this evening. What time does it begin? John: At half past eight.

Mary: Oh, That’s all right. I think I’ll have enough time to do all I’m planning to.

Conversation 3.

Nick: Did you attend a tutorial in Ancient Greek yesterday?

Tom: No, I didn’t. I played truant and went to the cinema instead. I will be able to find a good excuse to explain my absence.

Nick: You shouldn’t do it again. Our teachers are very clever, wise and experienced. They will uncover our tricks. Our tutors will easily guess that our good excuses are simply lame excuses. You can be expelled from the university!

Tom: Right you are! Thank you for your advice! I mustn’t miss classes or I will lag behind the group.

Conversation 4.

Julia: Hello, Bob! I haven’t seen you for ages! How are you? Bob: Hello, Julia. I’m all right, thank you.

Julia: Did you enter the university?

Bob: Yes, I did. I’m a first-year student at the faculty of Human Philosophy. I’m going to study “Public Relations” or “Advertising”, I’ll choose later. I am happy! And what about you?

Julia: As for me, I entered the university of Culture. I’m going to be a specialist in tourism. Sorry, Bob, I am in a hurry! Can I call you in the evening?

Bob: Sure. My telephone number hasn’t changed. I’ll be glad to talk with you. Bye!

Julia: Bye, Bob.

42

Conversation 5.

Grandmother: Does the radio bother you?

Grandson: Yes, turn it off, if you don’t mind. I’m reading up for exams.

Grandmother: You can work quietly. Nothing will trouble you now. Grandson: Thank you, it’s very nice of you.

Task 17. Read the situations (in reported speech) and turn them into dialogues.

1.

Peter met George in the street and after the usual greetings asked him whether he had really decided to get a new job. George said he had found a job that had to do with medicine. Peter asked whether this was a firm decision, and George answered that it was, because he was interested in medicine and planned to enter a medical college the next year.

2.

Jane told Jill that she was going to buy a birthday present for her brother. Jill asked what she was going to give him, but Jane answered that she hadn’t the slightest idea yet. Jill advised her to go to a souvenir shop and look for something there. Jane liked the idea. Only she said that she wanted to drop in at a small shop near their house first because she was afraid the souvenir shop would be crowded and she didn’t have much time left, but she asked Jill to go to the souvenir shop with her if she didn’t find anything suitable in the small shop. She added that she wouldn’t be a minute, and Jill agreed to help her friend.

3.

Jack asked Peter to show him the new sword he had just got for his collection. Peter showed him the sward, saying that it wasn’t an ordinary one. It was one of the oldest swards he had in his collection. Peter also asked Jack whether he would like to have a look at another new sward from his collection. It was evident that Peter wanted it to be a surprise, because the second sward was much better than the first one. After seeing both the swards, Jack said that they were both wonderful and Peter was lucky to get them.

Task 18. Read the story and speak on it in reported speech.

43

A G o o d L e s s o n

Once a rich English woman called Mrs Johnson decided to have a birthday party. She invited a lot of guests and a singer. The singer was poor, but he had a very good voice.

The singer got to Mrs Johnson’s house at exactly six o’clock as he had been asked to do, but when he went in, he saw through a door that the dining room was already full of guests, who were sitting round a big table in the middle of the room. The guests were eating, joking, laughing, and talking loudly. Mrs Johnson came out to him, and he thought she was going to ask him to join them, when she said, “We’re glad, sir, that you have come. You will be singing after dinner, I’ll call you as soon as we’re ready to listen to you. Now will you go into the kitchen and have dinner too, please?”

The singer was very angry, but said nothing. At first he wanted to leave Mrs Johnson’s house at once, but then he changed his mind and decided to stay and teach her and her rich guests a good lesson. When the singer went into the kitchen, the servants were having dinner too. He joined them. After dinner, the singer thanked everybody and said, “Well, now I’m going to sing to you, my good friends.” And he sang them some beautiful songs.

Soon Mrs Johnson called the singer. “Well, sir, we’re ready.”

“Ready?” asked the singer. “What are you ready for?” “To listen to you”, said Mrs Johnson in an angry voice.

“Listen to me? But I have already sung, and I’m afraid I shan’t be able to sing any more tonight.”

“Where did you sing?”

“In the kitchen. I always sing for those I have dinner with.”

Task 19. Listen to the song. Write down phrases where the past progressive and the past perfect tenses are used. What is the song about?

Task 20. Read the story, make up ten questions on it and speak on it in reported speech: a) on behalf of Mr Nuttel; b) on behalf of Mrs Sappleton; c) on behalf of Mrs Sappleton’s niece.

44

T h e O p e n W i n d o w

(after H. Munro)

“My aunt will come down in a few minutes, Mr Nuttel”, said a girl of fifteen, showing him into the sitting room. Mr Nuttel was a young painter who had recently had a nervous breakdown. The doctors had told him that he should go away for a holiday. They warned him, however, against crowded resorts and recommended a complete rest in a quiet country-place. So here he was, in a little village, with letters of introduction from his sister to some of the people she knew.

“Some of the people there are quite nice,” his sister had said to him. “I advise you to call on Mrs Sappleton as soon as you arrive. I owe the wonderful holiday I had to her.”

“Do you know many of the people round here?” asked the girl when they were sitting comfortably on the sofa.

“No, I’m afraid I don’t,” answered Mr Nuttel. “I’ve never been here before. My sister stayed here four years ago, you know, and she gave me letters of introduction to some of the people here.”

“Then you know nothing about my aunt, do you?” asked the girl. “Only her name and addess”, said the visitor.

“Her great tragedy happened just three years ago,” said the child. “Her tragedy?” asked Mr Nuttel.

“You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon,” went on the girl, pointing to a large French window.

“It’s quite warm for this time of year,” said Mr Nuttel. “But has that window anything to do with the tragedy?”

“Exactly three years ago my aunt’s husband and her two young brothers walked out through that window. They went shooting and never came back. When they were crossing the river their boat probably turned over and they were all drowned. Their bodies were never found. That was the most horrible part of the tragedy.” Here the girl stopped. There were tears in her eyes and she drew a handkerchief out of her pocket. “Three years have passed, but my poor aunt still thinks that they will come back some day, they and the little brown dog that was drowned with them, and walk in through that window just as they always did. That is why the window is kept open every evening till it’s quite dark. Poor dear aunt, she can’t understand that they’ve left for ever. She’s growing worse day by day, so let me give you some advice. Don’t be surprised at anything she says or does: she will start telling you all over again how they went out — her husband, with his coat over his arm, and her youngest brother, singing

45

‘Bertie, why don’t you come?…’ as she once told me. You know, sometimes, on quiet evenings like this, I almost get a feeling that they will all walk in through that window, and the whole family will be gathered in here again.” The young girl finished her sad story. There was a long pause, and Mr Nuttel was glad when Mrs Sappleton at last entered the room.

“I’m sorry I’m late,” she said, “but I hope my niece has entertained you well.”

“Yes, she’s been very amusing,” said Mr Nuttel.

“Don’t you mind the open window?” asked Mrs Sappleton. “My husband and brothers will soon be home from shooting and they always come into the house this way. ” And she went on speaking gaily about shooting. After what Mr Nuttel had just heard, he looked worried.

“The doctors told me,” he said, trying to change the subject, “to have a rest here and to avoid anything that would make me feel nervous.”

“Did they?” said Mrs Sappleton in a voice which showed that she was not at all interested in what Mr Nuttel was saying. She never took her eyes off the open window and suddenly cried out:

“Here they are at last! Just in time for tea. How tired they look.”

Mr Nuttel looked at the girl and saw that she was looking out through the open window with horror in her eyes. Mr Nuttel turned round slowly in his seat, looked in the same direction and saw three figures walking across the garden towards the window. They all carried guns and one of them had a coat over his shoulder. A tired brown dog was following them. Noiselessly they approached the house, and then a young voice began to sing. ‘Bertie, why don’t you come?…’

Mr Nuttel seized his hat and ran out of the house like mad.

“Here we are, my dear,” said Mrs Sappleton’s husband, coming in through the window. “We’ve enjoyed ourselves very much. I wonder what made that gentleman run out so quickly when we came up? Who is he?”

“A very strange young man, called Nuttel. He could only talk about his illness. He didn’t say a single interesting thing. I don’t understand why he ran out that way without saying good-bye,” said his wife.

“I think it was the dog,” said the niece calmly. “He told me that he was afraid of dogs. Once when he was attacked by a pack of dogs somewhere in India, he was so frightened that he started running like mad, and finding himself in a cemetery, climbed down into a newly-dug grave, where he had to spend the night. Since then he has always been afraid of dogs.”

She was very good at inventing stories and did it artistically.

46

After reading task: Translate the words in italics and make up your own sentences using these words.

Task 20. Listen to a story of a man, who went to the conference. Say what happened to him. Remember your own story about a day when everything went wrong.

Task 21. Vocabulary in use. Learn and remember how to use words in English and translate some sentences from English into Russian.

А)

to love (любить), to like (любить в смысле «нравиться» или нравиться):

Do you love your boyfriend? — Ты любишь своего друга? Does your dog like sweets? Твоя собака любит конфеты?

1. Я люблю читать. 2. Ему нравиться делать домашнее задание после обеда. 3. Сын моей сестры любит кататься на коньках. 4. Вы любите кататься на лыжах? 5. Мы любим нашу страну. 6. Вам нравится этот парк? 7. Им понравился новый фильм? — Да, он им очень понравился. 8. Какие книги вы любите? — Мне нравятся исторические книги, а моему отцу нравятся детективы. 9. Комиссии не понравилась статья этого учёного. 10. Вам нравится новая квартира Анны? 11. Я люблю маленьких детей.

B)

to see (видеть), to look at (смотреть в смысле «взглянуть»), look through (просмотреть), look after (присматривать, ухаживать), look for (искать).

Look at the picture! The boys are looking for mushrooms. Do you see that beautiful monument?

I’m looking after my cat. It’s ill. Have you looked through the article?

1.Где вы были вчера? Я не видел вас на работе (в учреждении).

2.Посмотрите на карту! Вы видите эту страну? 3. Какой фильм вы видели вчера? — Мы видели новый фильм о студентах. 4. Что вы ищите? — Я ищу свою зачётную книжку. Я уже просмотрел всю книжную полку, но никак не могу её найти. 5. Как мне повезло вчера!

47

Я просматривала лекции перед сном и нашла в записях сто рублей! Теперь всегда буду читать лекции вечером, может, ещё чего-нибудь найду и учиться стану лучше. 6. Ты не видела мой студенческий билет? — Видела. Поищи его на кухне.

С)

to make (делать, создавать), to make a mistake, to make noise (шуметь), to make redundant (уволить, сократить с работы), to do (делать)

How many mistakes did he make in his dictation yesterday? Did he do that work yesterday?

1.Этот студент сделал мало ошибок в контрольной работе вчера

иполучил за неё хорошую оценку. 2. Кто сделал эту работу вчера? 3. Какие упражнения вы делаете обычно дома? 4. Не шумите! Я готовлюсь к экзамену. 5. Много рабочих было уволено с заводов в 90-е годы. 6. Джек сказал, что сделает эту работу завтра. Он объяснил,

что сегодня он себя нехорошо чувствует и может сделать много

48

ошибок и его за это могут уволить с работы.

D)

to tell (рассказать, сказать или сообщить что-то новое), to speak (общаться, выступать перед аудиторией, говорить на каком-либо языке).

Tell him to phone me in the evening. Can I speak with Mr Brown?

1. Моя сестра очень хорошо говорит по-английски и обучает своих детей говорить по-английски. 2. Скажи своему другу, чтобы он не жевал жвачку и не прилеплял её к столу и стульям. 3. Мы часто говорим о нашей работе. 4. Пожалуйста, поговорите с ней об этом вечером. 5. Я не сказал ей об этом вчера. 6. Мой дядя говорит на пяти иностранных языках. 7. Я не боюсь выступать перед аудиторией. 8. Лектор рассказал нам много интересного на лекции вчера.

Task 22. Fill in the gaps with prepositions or adverbs where necessary.

Mary Smith is a woman … thirty-two. She graduated … the University … Foreign Languages eight years ago. She is a lecturer now. She teaches English … a University. She usually goes … the University … eight

48

Task 1. Match the words in first column with their Russian translations in the second column.

Task 2. Read and translate the text.

D a i l y r o u t i n e

I am in the first year at the university where I am studying Philosophy and Public Relations. My former classmate Julia is studying Advertising at the same university. Julia can organize her time wisely. Unlike Julia I don’t know what order I should do things in. I find it difficult to get up in time and usually I don’t get enough sleep. I have to wind two alarm-clocks to make sure I don’t oversleep.

My classmate is an early riser. Julia is awake by 7.30, refreshed and full of energy. She has a quick shower, makes her bed, puts on make-up, and does her hair, eats a full breakfast and sets off to the university. I am a sleepy-head. Every morning I wander round the kitchen, fighting the urge to go back to bed. It takes me an hour and a half to get ready.

50