Lesson 3. Theme: "Talking Business"

to be under construction to require the goods urgently

to complete the construction of the shop by the end of the year

to be a representative of the company

to deal in this kind of equipment

to contact some companies

to change for the better

to meet the requirements of the customers

to place an order with some company

to make smb an offer for some pumps

to require the pumps for immediate shipment

to be heavy with orders at the moment

to deliver the pumps in 4 lots of 25 pumps _ each at regular intervals within 8 months

to guarantee shipment without delay

to provide shipping facilities

to accept delivery terms

to have a crowded programme

to take part deliveries

Lesson 4. Theme: "Let's speak about Theatres and Performances"

to be a great theatre-goer

to be on at London theatres

to be famous for opera and ballet performances

to show the best in the world drama

to put on both classical and modern plays

to enjoy good musicals, folk songs concerts, pop music

to hear much about the Royal Shakespeare Theatre

to perform at the Aldwich Theatre

to see the performances on the stage of the Stratford Theatre

to be an excellent performance

to play the part of smb

to be very convincing and dramatic

to have curtain calls for some actor

to be over (about a performance)

to be an extremely popular theatre

to book seats for some play in advance

to speak to the cashier at the booking-office

to have seats in the dress-circle

to have a better choice for the Tuesday performance

Lesson 5. Theme: "Shops and shopping in London"

to attract people from all over the country to pay cash

to be open every day till 6 o'clock except on Sundays to choose a suit

to make a purchase after office hours to wear for ages

to prefer a department store to look fine on smb

to offer almost everything in one building to fit smb perfectly

to go to cheaper shops

to become very popular with shoppers

to call at the men's department of a big department store

to buy a light suit for summer wear

to like nothing too modern

to try on a double-breasted suit for size in the fitting-room

to be one size too small (large) for smb

to call on a person

to prefer shoe shops to clothes shops

Lesson 6. Theme: "Eating out"

to pay for the meals to serve the customers at the cafe to be a self-service restaurant to be pretty hungry to be getting more and more expensive to have meals at the cafe to have meat with fried potatoes to give a general idea about smth to be a place for a drink and a chat to spend time in cosy and friendly atmosphere to go to the pub for some beer to take seats at a table near the window to be a traditional (restaurant) English dish to get a meal more quickly and less expensively to be popular and crowded especially during the lunch-hour

to eat out much to have a meal of 3 courses to be delicious to be on the menu to be on a diet to be ready to order to study the menu to consist of two courses