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—Do you mean it drives you out of senses?

—Well, not that often but there are things that completely mystify me.

—What sort of things do you have in mind?

—Well, take the times when everything freezes.

—Yes, I know what you mean that’s when you’d like to smash it to pieces.

—Never mind, just think of all the benefits you get from having it.

—Personally I’m looking forward to my holidays when I’ll be free of it for two weeks!

The words to be introduced and checked by the teacher

to get on — делать успехи, преуспевать

to get the hang of — разг. научиться, натаскаться (делать что л.); раскусить, понять (секрет кого л., какой л. профессии, занятия, устройства чего л. и т. п.)

to drive out of senses — сводить с ума

to mystify — озадачивать; вводить в заблуждение; смущать, ста вить в тупик, сбивать с толку

to freeze — зависать, виснуть (о компьютере) to smash to pieces — разбить вдребезги benefits — выгоды, полезный результат

Dialogue 10

SPEAKING ON THE PHONE

Part 1

—Mr. Jackson, hello. This is Dan Brown here. I’m very sorry, but we’ve got a problem on Wednesday. Could we change the date of our meeting?

—Yes, of course. Would you like to postpone our meeting or bring it forward? I’d rather not cancel it.

—I think we should definitely meet. Would it be possible to meet at the weekend?

—No, this weekend isn’t possible, I’m afraid. But I have time on Thursday at noon and on Friday evening.

—Well, for me it would be convenient to meet on Friday. I’ll arrive in London tomorrow. I’ll confirm my arrival by a phone call.

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—Deal, Mr. May. So see you this Friday evening. Have a nice flight.

—See you soon, Mr. Brown. Good bye.

The words to be introduced and checked by the teacher

to postpone — откладывать; отсрочивать, оттягивать to bring forward — перенести на более ранний срок to cancel — аннулировать, отменять

definitely — определенно, точно, явно confirm — подтверждать

arrival — прибытие

Deal, Mr. May. — Договорились, г н Мэй.

Dialogue 11

SPEAKING ON THE PHONE

Part 2

—Hello, Dave! How’s life? What about going to the cinema tomorrow?

—Hm, tomorrow? Let me think. At what time?

—At 12 o’clock sharp.

—I’m sorry, I can’t have it at 12 o’clock. I’ve got something else planned.

—Well, is 3 p.m. OK?

—Yeah, that’s fine with me.

—Right, I look forward to seeing you.

—Yes, see you soon.

—Mr. Taylor, this is Brian May. I’m phoning to ask you if it would be possible for us to meet?

—Yes, sure. I would be pleased to meet you.

—Why don’t we fix an appointment right now?

—Would Tuesday evening suit you?

—Tuesday evening? Just a moment, I need to check my diary.

No, I’m sorry. I have another meeting at this time. And shall we say Tuesday afternoon?

— Tuesday afternoon? Yes, that's fine. I’m looking forward to meeting you.

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The words to be introduced and checked by the teacher

appointment — свидание, условленная встреча

to suit — подходить, соответствовать, удовлетворять требовани ям, устраивать

diary — дневник, ежедневник

to look forward — ожидать с нетерпением

Dialogue 12

MAKING AN APPOINTMENT

—Welcome back everybody! In this Session we’re going to take a look at some of the vocabulary we used in Session 2. To start with, can you remember what Session 2 was all about?

—Yes, that’s right. It was all about the job I do every day. I expect you recall that I work for a financial company as a financial advisor. In other words I help people with investing their money. My clients contact our office via e mail or phone and then we make an appointment.

—You arrange an appointment with another person because you want to meet or see them. The two things that are important for an appointment are the time and the place. You say for example: Let’s meet next Monday at 10 o’clock.

—Another word that is very similar in meaning to appointment is the word ‘date’.

—A date is usually a private meeting with another person.

—So, when you say: I’ve got a date with my boss, it means you are going to see your boss privately.

—Possibly you also know the expression ‘blind date’, which is a rendezvous with a person you have never seen before and you are meeting the one for the first time.

The words to be introduced and checked by the teacher

appointment — свидание, условленная встреча

to make an appointment — назначить встречу, договориться о встрече

session — заседание, собрание, совещание

to recall — вспоминать; воскрешать (в памяти) advisor = adviser — советник, консультант

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via — лат. посредством чего л., с помощью чего л. date — разг. свидание

blind date — амер.; разг. свидание с незнакомым человеком rendezvous — свидание, встреча

Part II. TESTS

TEST 1

BUSINESS DIALOGUE ON THE PHONE

Заполните пропуски подходящими вариантами.

1.Bob: Do you ......... if I use your phone to call my wife?

(a)value

(b)worry

(c)mind

(d)allow

2.Bill: Sure. Would you ......... use my cell phone or the one in my office?

(a)rather

(b)prefer

(c)like

(d)take

3.Bob: The one in your office is fine. Do I need to ......... anything special to get out of the building?

(a ) press

(b)press down

(c)press on

(d)dial

4.Bill: Yes. You ......... dial 9 and then your number.

(a)should

(b)could

(c)would

(d)shall

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5.Bob: If another call comes in a while I’m on the phone, should I put my wife on ......... and take it?

(a)wait

(b)hold

(c)hope

(d)the side

6.Bill: No, that’s all right. If you don’t answer it will just go through to my ......... and I can call them back later.

(a)answering machine

(b)voicemail

(c)voice recoder

(d)e mail

7.Bob picked up the ......... and dialed 9 then his home number.

(a)catcher

(b)tuner

(c)phone

(d)receiver

8.Bill left the office, pretending not to listen to Bob’s ......... of the conversation with his wife.

(a)end

(b)part

(c)words

(d)half

9.Finally Bob ..........

(a)stopped

(b)finished

(c)hung up

(d)hung over

10.Bill: I couldn’t help but ......... you’re having chicken for dinner tonight. Can I come over?

(a)overhear

(b)hear

(c)listen

(d)understand

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7.I’ve already told you I’m in the ..........

(a)place

(b)area

(c)office

(d)location

8.Well, this is very interesting but I am very ..........

(a)busy

(b)occupied

(c)hurried

(d)active

9.Don’t ........., I’ll see you very soon.

(a)remember

(b)care

(c)worry

(d)mind

10.Oh, there goes the front door bell. Oh, it’s you! I might have

..........

(a)thought

(b)believed

(c)supposed

(d)guessed

TEST 3

LATE AGAIN

Заполните пропуски подходящими вариантами.

1.Do you know ......... time it is?

(a)which

(b)when

(c)what

(d)how

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9.Now, it’s your ......... to tell me.

(a)right

(b)left

(c)turn

(d)chance

10.Remember that there’s no work today ......... it’s Sunday.

(a)for

(b)while

(c)because

(d)as

TEST 4

PROBLEMS

Заполните пропуски подходящими вариантами.

1.Customer: Have you had a chance to ......... at my car yet?

(a)see

(b)examine

(c)view

(d)look

2.Mechanic: Yes, we’ve given it a ......... examination.

(a)complete

(b)controll

(c)absolute

(d)full

3.Customer: And what do you think is ......... with it?

(a)incorrect

(b)wrong

(c)false

(d)strange

4.Mechanic: That’s a ......... of a difficult answer to give in a few words.

(a)part

(b)lot

(c)bit

(d)section

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5.Customer: Well, just give me the ......... picture

(a)easy

(b)general

(c)objective

(d)simple

6.Mechanic: To start ......... . It’s losing a lot of oil.

(a)at

(b)for

(c)in

(d)with

7.Customer: I see. Anything .........?

(a)else

(b)ever

(c)over

(d)indeed

8.Mechanic: Well, there’s a lot more. I mean the petrol tank has a

......... in it.

(a)gap

(b)hole

(c)problem

(d)opening

9.Customer: Why don’t you tell me the ......... . What should I do?

(a)picture

(b)reason

(c)truth

(d)rightness

10.Mechanic: Okay, I’ll come straight to the......... . Buy a new car!

(a)full stop

(b)detail

(c)end

(d)point