3.3 Walk along the city.
Task 1. Read and translate the dialogues.
1. A.: Excuse me, can you tell me where South Street is, please?
B.: Go straight ahead, take the second on the left and then ask again.
A.: Is it far?
B.: No, it's only about five minutes' walk.
A.: Many thanks.
B.: Not at all.
2. A.: Excuse me. Could you tell me the way to the station?
B.: Walk ahead, cross the street and turn left at the traffic-lights.
A.: Will it take me long to get there?
B.: No, it's no distance at all.
A.: Thank you.
B.: That's ОК.
Task 2. Change the sentences as in the model.
Нe will get there in ten minutes. It will take him ten minutes to get there. |
I. She'll learn it in ten minutes. ________________________________________________________________
2. They'll get to the theatre in half an hour. ______________________________________________________
3. I'll do it in twenty minutes. __________________________________________________________________
4. We'll get there in 24 hours. ________________________________________________________________
5. They'll complete the work in about an hour. ____________________________________________________
6. Everyone will arrive in five minutes. __________________________________________________________
7. I'll do the shopping in two hours. _____________________________________________________________
8. You’ll know him better in a couple of days. _____________________________________________________
Task 3. Complete the dialogues.
1. A.: Excuse me, but I'm trying to find the Town Hall.
B.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
A.: Should I take a bus?
B.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
A.: Thank you very much indeed.
B.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
2. A.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
B.: First right, second left. You can't miss it.
A.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
B.: No, it's only a couple of hundred yards.
A.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
B.: It's a pleasure.
3. A.: Excuse me, am I going the right way to the Post Office?
B.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
A.: OK. Thanks a lot,
B.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
4. A.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
B.: Yes, walk down this road, take the first turning on the left. You can't miss it.
A.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
B.: About fifteen minutes if you walk quickly.
A.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
B.: Yes, there's a bus stop on the opposite side of the road.
A.:_________________________________________________________________________________________
B.: Not at all.
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1. Hotel “Oktyabrskaya” 2.
Hotel “Radisson SAS” 3.
Hotel “Rus” 4.
Anichkov Palace 5.
Russian Museum 6.
The Hermitage 7.
Hotel Astoria 8.
The Alexander Column 9.
Peter and Paul Fortress 10.
Hotel “Pushka Inn”
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UNIT 4. Meals out.