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Arriving in London

4.Mrs Blake: “What time do your children usually go to bed, Ann?”

5.Mr Lavrov: “Where did your family spend the holiday last summer, Mr Bell?”

6.Mr Voronin: “When will the plane land in London?”

7.Mr Bell: “When can you fax the contract, Nancy?”

8.The Sales Manager: “Why didn’t you offer the Buyer a 6% dis­ count?”

9.Ann: “Where will you go for your winter holiday, Jane?”

10.Mr Orlov: “When did you receive the company’s price-list, Nick?”

STEP 3. GENERAL QUESTIONS.

Ex. 6. Read the sentences.

1.Mr Bell: “Are you busy all day, Mr Lavrov?”

2.Lavrov: “Do you give a discount for big orders?”

3.Tom: “Have you seen any good comedy lately, Nancy?”

4.The passsenger: “Will Flight 203 leave with a delay?”

1.Mr Bell asks Mr Lavrov if Mr Bell asked Mr Lavrov if

Общие вопросы при переводе в косвенную речь вводятся с помощью союзов if или whether [’wedo], соответствующих в русском языке частице ли.

Ex. 7* Say as In the example:

M ary: “W ill y o u go o n b u sin ess n e x t w e e k , J a c k ? " M ary a sk e d J a c k If h e w o u ld go o n b u sin ess th e fo llo w in g w e e k .

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1.The office manager: “Have you translated the letter, Nancy?”

2.Mr Blake: “Do our goods meet your requirements, Mr Voronin?”

3.Mr Voronin: “Are you heavy with orders now, Mr Blake?”

4.Susan: “Did you enjoy the film' Kate?”

5.Jim: “Will you pick me up at 3?”

6.Lavrov: “Can I get to Brighton by car?”

7.The director: “Have you made an appointment with the business­ men of CT, Jane?”

8.Pete: “Will you go skiing in the mountains in February, Andy?”

9.Mrs Thomson: “Have you seen any films with Madonna, Sherlie?”

10.Mr Black: “Have you discussed the payment terms with the Rus­ sian businessmen, Jack?”

Ex. в. a) At the talks Lavrov asked Mr Smith some questions!

—What discount will you give us for 60 units of your equipment?

—Can you deliver 30 units next month?

—When will you deliver the other 30 units?

—Will you deliver the goods on FOB terms?

—What terms of payment can you offer?

—When can we sign the contract?

b) Say w hat questions Lavrov asked and w hat Mr Smith answered. Begin with!

He asked Mr Smith ...

Mr Smith answered / said (that)...

Ex. Q. Ann spoke w ith her friend Katie about the holiday she has Just had. What questions did she ask her?

•to spend the holiday at the seaside;

•to be hot and dry;

•to go swimming;

•to sunbathe;

•to go for long walks in the evenings;

•not to watch TV;

•not to read newspapers;

•to go to the seaside again next summer.

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Ex. 10. Make up short dialogues.

Example: - 1 went shopping to Ashan yesterday.

—How long did It take you?

—It took me two hours to do shopping there.

1.Voronin flew to London last week.

2.Voronin will fly from London to New York.

3.Ann learned to drive last year.

4.Ann drives to her office every day.

5.My friend translated an English book into Russian.

6.The businessmen discussed the price at the talks yesterday.

7.Many people of London go to Brighton by train at weekends.

8.The secretary made some appointments for the President before lunch.

9.Tomorrow the manager will prepare two reports.

10.I’ll look through the advertisements of GML in Internet.

Ex. 11. Ask and answer questions w ith “How lon g... it take?"

•to check in for the flight at Domodedovo Airport;

•to collect your luggage after the flight;

•to write a business letter in English;

•to go from Moscow to Paris by plane;

•to have lunch (yesterday);

•to discuss the terms of the contract with foreign businessmen (to­ morrow);

•to get to St. Petersburg by an express train;

•to learn to ski (to skate, to swim, to dive, to play tennis, to work on the computer... )

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U N I T II I

WORKING ON THE TEXT

Read the te its and the dialogues.

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ARRIVING IN LONDON

Mr Borisov, a Russian businessman, was going on a business trip to London.

He arrived at Domodedovo Airport at 9 o’clock in the morning by a shuttle bus. It didn’t take him long to go through all formalities and at 10.30 he got on the plane.

Half an hour later the passengers saw two electric signs: “Fasten

your seat belts” and “No Smoking”.

The flight attendant came into the saloon and greeted the passengers. She said that the speed of the plane was 600 miles an hour and that the weather in London was fine: the temperature in the daytime was 24 de­ grees above zero. She wished the passengers a nice flight and thanked them for their attention2.

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GOING THROUGH PASSPORT CONTROL

Now Borisov is at Heathrow Airport in London. He is going through passport control.

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(Borisovfills in theform)

Receptionist: Thank you. Here is the key to your room. I’ll call the por­ ter and he’ll take your luggage up to your room in the lift. I hope, you’ll enjoy your stay at our hotel, Mr Borisov.

1 Fasten [fa:sn] your seat belts. — Пристегните ремни.

2 ... she thanked them for their attention — она поблагодарила их за вни­ мание

3 over there — вон там

4 drugs, weapons ['weponz], works of art — наркотики, оружие, произве­ дения искусства

5 a double-decker ['deko] — двухэтажный автобус (букв.: "двухпалубник" — название, которое англичане дали Лондонским автобусам)

6terraced houses — ряд стандартных домов, расположенных вдоль улицы и примыкающих друг к другу с обоих сторон

7 an International Direct Dial [di'rekt daiol] telephone — телефон прямой международной связи

N O T E T H E P R O N O U N ^ i A T i o \ !

a formality [fo:'maeliti] n a saloon [so'lu:n] n

a temperature ['tempritjo] n a passport [(pa:spo:t] n control [kon'troul] n personal ['poisonl] adj cocktail [’kokteil] /; satellite ['saetolait] n

a porter ['po:to] n

Ex. 12. Check how w ell you remember the text and the dia-

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Ex*13. What do you remember about:

1.Borisov’s departure to London.

2.The formalities Borisov went through at Heathrow Airport.

3.The facilities the Hilton Hotel offers to the guests.

4.The room the British company reserved for Mr Borisov.

Ex. 14*Think and answer:

1.Do you agree that the Hilton Hotel is modem and comfortable?

2.Why did London terraced houses and left-hand traffic inpress Borisov?

U N I T IV

WORKING ON WORDS

speed

at a speed of 60 kilometres an hour

Ex* IS*Choose the correct answer:

•in Japan?

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Ex. 16. Say:

1. It’s the 20 th of October. What are the night / day temperatures in different cities?

to impress smb

Ex. 17.Say as in the eaample:

Suzdal Impressed me very much (greatly)

1.What places / things impress (or don’t impress) foreign visitors in Moscow:

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•the Kremlin?

•the Bolshoi theatre?

•the Moscow metro?

•the Tretyakov Gallery?

•Moscow shops?

•Sheremetyevo Airport?

•Moscow Hotels?

•old (new) districts?

•the service in the restaurants?

•Moscow parks and gardens?

2.What foreign cities / resorts have you visited? What impressed you there?

3.Which books that you have read recently impressed you?

4.Which films / TV programmes you have seen / watched recently impressed you?

(sports, hotel, transport...) facilities

Ex 16. Make up sentences* Begin with* “I think ..."

U N I T V

KEY STRUCTURES AND SPECIAL POINTS

ARTICLES

Ex. 19.Supply articles where necessary*

1.If you want to g e t... room a t ... hotel in Sochi in summer you must reserve ... accommodation in advance. ... Sochi hotels are full dur­ ing summer time.

2.When I arrived a t ... hotel it was already late.

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3. ... Metropol Hotel is in ... centre of ... city. It is ... beautiful and comfortable hotel.

4.In ... centre and in ... other districts of Moscow ... traffic is very heavy.

5.There is ... right-hand traffic in Russia, but in Great Britain ... traf­

fic is left-hand.

6. ... Customs officer asked ... passenger if he had only one suitcase.

7.Last summer ... temperature in St. Petersburg was not very high.

8.— What’s ... purpose of your visit?

— It’s ... business trip.

9.Can you drive a t ... speed of 160 kilometres ... hour?

10.There was ... outdoor swimming pool at ... hotel where Nick stayed.

TENSES

Ex. 20. Supply the correct tenses.

The other day Mr Blake (to arrive) in Moscow to have talks with Rossexport. Mr Lavrov (to meet) him at Sheremetyevo Airport.

Lavrov: Good morning, Mr Blake. Nice to see you in Moscow.

Mr Blake: Good morning, Mr Lavrov. I (to be) glad to see you too. I (not to see) you since we (to meet) in London.

Lavrov: Right. You (to have) a nice flight? Mn Blake: Thank you. It (to be) all right.

Lavrov: I (to think) it (to be) your first visit to Moscow,... it? Mr Blake: Yes, I never (to be) here before!

Lavrov: Moscow (to be) a beautiful city. You (to like) it here. Mr Blake: I hope, I ... . We (to go) to the hotel now?

Lavrov: Yes, I (to reserve) a room for you at the Metropol Hotel. Mr Blake: It (to be) in the centre of the city?

Lavrov: Yes. It (not, to take) us long to get there at this time of the day.

PREPOSITIONS

Ex. 21.a) Supply the correct prepositions or adverbs.

Mr and Mrs Blake and their children decided to spend the weekend... the seaside ... Brighton. As the hotels are usually full... weekends Mr Blake phoned the Hove Hotel ... Tuesday and reserved rooms ... advance. ...

Friday evening they arrived... the hotel... car.

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