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Task 5.14. Revision of grammar. Translate the following mini-dialogues into English using sentences with Complex Subject as in the model:

Model:A. - You are said to have been on a scientific mission to London. B. - Quite so. But you seem to have made a business trip as well.

1. A. - Ведомо (to know), що вш отримав офщшне запрошення на цю конфе­ренцию.

В. - Так. Але вш, напевно (to be sure), вщмовиться вщ нього.

2. А. - Малоймов1_Рно (to be unlikely), що Оргашзацшний комтет вже отримавтезитвоадоповщь

В. - Так. Але припускаеться (to suppose), що вони почнутъ упорядковувати програму конференцп наприкшщ наступного мюяця.

3. А. - Повщомлялось (to report), що попередня програма буде надюлана bcimучасникам завтра.

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В. - Саме так. Але, здаеться (to seem), вона ще не надрукована. 4. А. - Кажуть, що цей лист мютив бланк попередньоК реестрацп.

В. - Саме так. Але сталося так (to happen), що секретарка його загубила (to ^еЛовШовО.

Task 5.15. Revision of grammar. Translate the following mini-dialogues into English using sentences with Complex Object as in the model:

Model: A. - Has the Organizing Committee demanded the participants to mail the registration fee? B. - No, it hasn’t. I saw a participant pay the fee at the registration.

1077. A. - Чи вш xoTiB, щоб його доповщь була надрукована наступного тижня? В. - Hi. BiH споддвався (to expect), що я надрукую и завтра.

1078. А. - Чи реестратор думав, що ваша група е представниками (representatives) УкраУни?

В. - Hi. BiH припускав (to suppose), що ми прюхали з Канади.

3. А. - Чи реестратор примусив (to make) учасника заповнити бланк ще раз?

В. - Hi. BiH дозволив (to let) йому виправити помилку у заповненому бланку (completed form).

4. А. - Чи головуючий попросив (to request) Катрш представити и звгг робочоюмовою конференци?

В. - Hi. Я чув, як вона читала свш sbjt французькою мовою.

5. А. - Чи Роман вважае (to consider) деяю пункта анкета недоречними(irrelevant) ?

В. - Hi. BiH вважае (to find) i'x щлком доречними (quite appropriate).

6. A. - Чи ти помггив (to notice), як Майкл зайшов у конференшиний зал?- Hi. Я бачив, як eiH читав оголошення на дошщ' оголошень.

Task 5.16. Revision of grammar. Make up mini-dialogues as in the model:

Model 1:-Could she go on the scientific mission last month?

- No, she couldn’t. And she сапЧ do it now. But she will be able to go on thescientific mission next month.

1. you; to send the abstract of your paper; last (next) week. 2. the Organizing Committee; to arrange the programme of the conference; in August (October). 3. he; to pay the registration fee; yesterday (today, tomorrow).

Model 2: - May I look through the preliminary programme now?

- No, you may not. But you will be allowed to look through it tomorrow.

4. May I enter the Conference Hall? (after the registration) 5. May we hold the meeting today? (next Friday) 6. May they take the book of abstracts of the conference? (if they pay for it) 7. May he present the paper in his native language? (if he supplies an interpreter)

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Model З: - Must I fill in another form?

- No, you needn’t. You may correct the mistake in the completed form. 8. Musst maiilhe eegistration ffee ?(o pay iita the registration) 9. Muss we eeturn the certificates back to the clerk? (to keep them) 10. Must he be present at all the sessions? (to attend only those he is interested in)

Model 4: - Why weren’t you present at the first session?

-1 couldn’t. I had to stay at the hotel. 11. Why didn’t Martha mail the abstract of her paper last week? (to retype it) 12. Why didn’t he accept the invitation to this conference? (to carry out some extra experiments in the laboratory) 13. Why didn’t they register in the morning? (to spend the night at the airport, as the flight was delayed)

Task 5,17. Revision of grammar. Put questions to the underlined words:

1079. The next conference on environmental pollution will be held in Vienna.

1080. Presenters usually deliver their papers in the working language of the conference.

1081. The registration fee may be paid both bv mail and at the registration.

1082. They managed to find a solution to the problem under consideration.

1083. Having got acquainted with the content of the poster, he discussed it with the presenter.

1084. Readers can reread the passages difficult for understanding.

1085. The participant has taken the floor to voice his opinion and enlarge on the subject.

1086. The merit of any presentation greatly depends on the logical and clear structure of the paper.

1087. The hand-outs were copied and distributed among the participants in advance.

1088. The time of presentations should be limited to ten minutes.

Task 5.18. Grammar - Oblique Moods. Fill in the gaps with correct forms of the verbs given in brackets:

Conditional Mood: should (would) + Infinitive without particle “to”

1. He to enlarge on this problem, (to iike) 2. But for your help, I the deadiine

for submitting the abstract of my paper, (to miss) 3. If you had used some visual aids,your presentation much more interesting, (to be)

Suppositional Mood: should (for all persons) + Infinitive without particle “to”

1iI ii desirable that you the invitation, (to accept) 2. He requested that the

chairman _ him to take the lloor once more, (to allow3 3. All thp present suggestedthat the discussion . (to prolong)

Subjunctive I (formal style): identical to forms of Infinitive without particle “to”

1089. The Organizing Committee required that the paperr on the computer, (to print)

1090. It is necessary that all the participants present at the plenary session, (to be) 3.The

chairman insists that the speaker_ strict timing, (to keep)

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Subjunctive II: identical to forms in Past Tense (non-perfect form of the verb “to be” is “were” for all persons)

1.1 wish handouts yesterday, (to copy) 2. It is high time that the preliminary

programme to all the participants, tto send) 3. If he his materials, he would

have exchanged them in the swap shop, (to bring)

Task 5.19, Pattern practice. Choose the proper endings of the sentences:

Give him detailed information about the conference, a)sothathemight(could)... b) lest he should...

1091. decline the invitation to it.

1092. submit the abstract of his paper in time.

1093. think over the subject of his paper beforehand.

1094. mix up the terms of registration.

1095. forget to take all the necessary documents along with him.

Task 5.20. Revision of grammar. Use proper forms of the verbs given in brackets :

“If-clauses of Real Condition. Model: If he has spare time tomorrow, he will tell me about his presentation.

1. II the eime of my presentation (to be eimited) )t o minutes, , Ito oave) )tomit teveral paragraphs of my paper. 2. If you (to deliver) your paper in simple language, the audience (to understand) its content easily. 3. If a reader (to fail) to understand this passage, he (to read) it once again. 4. If I (to receive) the invitation letter enclosing an application form, I (to give) it to you for making a copy.

“If’-clauses of Improbable Condition. Model: If he had time tomorrow after the meeting, he would talk with the chairman.

5. II fhere ((o be) any additional lequiiementts,he Organizing Commiitee (to inform) us about it. 6. If the speaker (to emphasize) the problem at the next session, the participants to the conference (to pay) attention to it. 7. If I (to feel) better tomorrow, I (to take part) in the discussion. 8. If you (need) some additional information about the conference, you (to find) it on the conference web page.

“If'-clauses of Unreal Condition. Model: If he had had time yesterday, he would have typed his report.

9. II he e(o write) his paper r week ago, ,it(o be printed) by now. .0. II fhe speaker rto prepare) his visual aids for demonstration beforehand, he (not to waste) time during his presentation upon it. 11. If he (to mail) the abstract in time, his paper (to be included) into the programme of the conference. 12. If the chairman (not to let) speakers wander from the subject, the meeting (to be) over much earlier.

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Task 5.21. Write sentences with subordinate clauses of unreal condition to match the foliowing situations:

1096. He didn’t take part in the conference. He had no formal invitation.

1097. He wasn’t given earphones. He wasn’t able to listen to the synchronous interpretation at the plenary meeting.

1098. She lost her registration fee paid receipt. She had problems with registering.

1099. The application form is filled in too illegibly. It is impossible to read a single word.

1100. He didn’t read the requirements carefully. He skipped several entries in the questionnaire.

Task 5.22. Pattern Practice. Make up sentences using the pattern and expressions given below:

“But for the demonstration of visual aids (= But if it had not been for the demonstration of visual aids), my presentation would have been rather monotonous”.

1101. The logical structure of the paper; to fail to convey the main ideas of it to the audience.

1102. the lack of time; to translate the paper into two working languages of the conference.

1103. your recommendations; not to know how to deliver the paper properly.

1104. his carelessness; not to lose the application form.

1105. sponsors; to fail to pay for computer facilities.

1106. shortage of funds; to call the conference twice a year.

1107. the efficient work of the editorial committee; to fail to publish abstracts of the papers in time.

1108. the taxi; to be late for the opening ceremony of the conference.

Task 5.23. Fill in the gaps with proper forms:

1. It is necessary that all the participants ... abstracts of their papers in time.

a) submits;b) will submit; c) submitting; d) should submit

2. If I ... to participate in that conference, I wouldn’t have gone to Warsaw to visit myfriends.

a) were invited; b) am invited; c) had been invited; d) would have been invited

3. I wish I ... the workshop yesterday, because my colleagues told me it had been veryhelpful.

a) attended; b) were attending; c) had attended; d) had been attended

4. It is high time that the Organizing Committee ... whether to accept or decline ourapplications.

a) decides; b) is deciding; c) wiil decide; d) had decided

5. If he hadn’t declined the invitation, he ... new information and ideas with otherparticipants.

a) had dxchanged; b) should dave exchanged; c) would dave exchanged; d) would exchange

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6. All those present demanded that the speaker ... his point of view.

a) was clarifying;!)) should clarify ;c) will clarify; d) clarifies

7. But for the chairman seeing that strict timing was kept, some presenters ... todeliver their reports.

a) wouldn’t have managed; b) wouldn’t manage; c) won’t manage; d) do not manage

8. It is important that all reports ... presentation requirements.

a) meets; b) met; c) will be met; d) should meet

9. If you ... some visual aids, your presentation would have been more successful.

a) used; b) have used; c) had used; d) would use

10. Though the time of the presentation was limited, Prof. Petrenko insisted that he ...allowed to enlarge on the subject.

a) is; b) will be; c) should be; d) has been.

11. I wish Prof. Donchenko ... the floor now, as tomorrow I won’t have an opportunityto listen to this outstanding scientist.

a) had taken; b) took; c) take; d) will be taken.

12. The chairman insisted that the speakers ... from the subject.

a) were not wandering; b) wanders; c) shouldn’t wander; d) won’t wander

13. But for the synchronous interpretation, they ... to understand the main ideaspresented by this famous French scientist in his report.

a) fail; b) would have failed; c) failed; d) would fail.

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Task 5.24. Match English and Ukrainian equivalents. Then read the dialogue and answer the questions given below:

A В

1109. to consider an invitation 1. харчування

1110. expenses 2. дшитися досвщом

1111. to apply for participation 3. вщмовитися вщ, вщхилити

1112. fare 4. опинитися

1113. board 5. розглянуга питання про запрошення

1114. to decline 6. видати посвщчення про вщрядження

1115. to recognize 7. подати заяву на участь

1116. to issue credentials 8. вшзнавати

1117. to come to be 9. видатки

10. to share experience 10. плата за пройд

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Post-graduate: - Hello! Don’t you recognize me?

Student: - Hello! Haven’t seen you for ages! You are said to have made a business trip.

P: - Right. Last month I was on a scientific mission taking part in the conference on

professional ethics. S: - How did you come to be there?

P: - Our university received an invitation from the Organizing Committee of a conference. After considering the invitation I decided to apply for the participation as I have been interested in this subject since I read “The Invisible Man”, a novel by Herbert Wells.

S: - It means that anybody could take part in the conference, doesn’t it?

P: - Actually, anybody could fill in the Presenter or Participant Application Form. But it was the Organizing Committee who decided whether to accept or decline the application.

S: -1 see. And what is the difference between a presenter and a participant?

P: - Well, presenters deliver their papers to the audience, while participants just take part in discussions. As I was a presenter, I had to submit the abstract of my paper and other information about my presentation so that the Organizing Committee could arrange the programme.

S: - How did the Committee inform you about their decision?

P: - They sens me m letter enclosing the propramme of the conference and preliminary registration form.

S: - And did the University support you financially?

P: - Yes. I received the credentials and travelling allowance from the University. The allowance covered some of my expenses, such as fare and board. Accommodation was provided by the organizers of the conference.

S: - So you’ve acquired a valuable experience. What about sharing it with our group?

P: -Willingly.

Questions: 1.How are participants invited to a conference? 2. How does the Organizing Committee learn about their decision? 3. What must every presenter submit to the Organizing Committee? 4. What does he or she receive in reply? 5. Do you prefer to be a presenter or a participant at a conference? Why?

Task 5.25. Read the letter of invitation and answer the following questions:

1. Has WUPASCE held any conferences before? When and where will this conference be held? 2. What types of presentations does the programme of the conference include? 3. What language should you present your paper in? 4. What is the fixed limit of time for submitting your application? 5. How would you contact the Organizing Committee of the conference (by letter, fax, or е-mail)? Why?

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