IV. In the following sentences find the words formed by means of compounding:

1. World’s oil pipelines total 50,000 kilometres, 10,000 km longer than the earth’s equator.

2. Freight traffic by all means of transport (railway, marine, inland waterway, pipeline, etc.) has increased greatly as compared with previous years.

3. Whenever you read a book, newspaper or text in English, make a point of finding the phrasal verbs, and write down in a special notebook the whole sentence in which they appear.

4. However difficult the work is they will do it in time.

5. Don’t believe him whatever he may say.

6. He said that he was greatly impressed by the model of the spaceship which he had seen at the exhibition.

7. Those who believe that the struggle for peace is only the concern of governments and is organized by them are wrong. It is the concern of every honest person, of every peace-loving nation.

8. We agree with all those in different countries who also protest against the further build-up of nuclear weapons in Europe and throughout the world, and demand that they should be frozen and reduced without delay.

3. Vocabulary Exercises

V. Memorize the following words, word combinations and phrases:

abbreviation [,brivi’ein] n сокращение; аббревиатура

acquaintance [’kweintns] n знакомство; знакомый

adjust [’d3 st] v приспосабливать; улаживать (спор и т.д.)

addressee [,ære, si:] n адресат

colonel [‘k:nl] n полковник

complimentary [,k mpli’mentri] a лестный, поздравительный

c. close вежливый конец (письма)

confusion [kæn’fju: 3n] n путаница; замешательство

cordially [‘k :djli] adv сердечно

dispatch [dis’pæt] n отправка; отправление

v отправлять; посылать

heading [‘hedi] n заголовок

honour [ ‘n] n честь

pl. отличие

university h. университетские отличия

(степень, ученое звание)

armed forces h. воинские знаки отличия

leave [li:v] v (past, p.p left) уезжать; оставлять, покидать

order [‘:d] n порядок; заказ

precede [pri:’si:d] v предшествовать, стоять перед чем-либо

signature [‘signit] n подпись

sincerely [sin’sili] adv искренне

treasurer [‘tre3r] n казначей

truely yours [‘tru:li] adv преданный вам (в конце письма)

Word Combinations and Phrases

armed forces – вооруженные силы

in reply to ... – в ответ на

lefthand side of the page – левая сторона страницы

in the mean time – в то же самое время; между тем

we are enclosing ... – (к письму) прилагаем

we are pleased to offer you – рады предложить вам

B. READING COMPREHENSION

VI. Read Text a and translate it into Russian.

Text A. Business Letters

Every letter that leaves the office should be looked upon as a representative of the firm. Its appearence, therefore, must be in keeping with this function.

An English business letter generally consists of the following six parts:

1. the Heading with the Date

2. the Inside Address

3. Title

4. the Greeting

5. the Body of the Letter

6. the Complimentary Close

7. the Signature

The heading of a business letter is usually printed and indicates by whom, where and when a letter was written. Besides these three items, i.e. the name and address of the firm and the date of writing the letter, the heading usually contains the telephone number, the telex and fax.

The date, which is a part of the heading, may take any one of the following forms: