Dialogue 1
Прослушайте диалог несколько раз и постарайтесь понять общее содержание.
Tom. Welcome to New York, Mary.
Mary. Thank you. I am happy to visit the city. T. How do you like the city?
M. I can say it is a very impressive city, but it is easy to lose the way in New York. Am I right?
T. Oh, I don’t agree with you. First of all you must remember “streets” are running east and west. “Avenues” are running south and north.
M. And what about Broadway?
T. Where Broadway crosses an avenue, a square or a circle is formed: Columbus Circle at 8th Avenue and 59th Street.
M. Thank you for the information.
T. You are welcome. The oldest section of the city is Manhattan, many streets are named there.
M. Giving directions how to get somewhere New Yorkers use the terms “uptown”, “downtown” and “cross-town”. What do thes words mean?
T. “Uptown” means north of where you are. “Downtown” means south, “cross-town” means east or west of where you are.
M. Thank you very much, I hope I’ll not lose my way (не заблужусь) now.
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Dialogue 2
Прослушайте диалог несколько раз, затем разыграйте его с вашим другом.
T. Mary, I want to show you round. New York is famous for its skyscrapers and wonderful monuments.
M. With great pleasure. When and where do we meet? T. We’ll meet tomorrow at 11 o’clock. Agreed?
M. OK. I want to see the Empire State Building and visit the famous Metropolitan Museum.
T. Agreed.
Dialogue 3
Прослушайте диалог, затем расскажите его своему другу от имени Петра.
Peter. I want to tell you some words about the capital of the USA. Teacher. I am glad to listen to you. You have been to Washington on a
tourist trip and learned a lot about the city.
P. George Washington, the first President of the USA, selected the area for the capital. The city was named after him. The city is well planned. There are no skyscrapers in the city. There are numbered and lettered streets in the city. The heart of the city is the Capitol. All the tourists are eager to see the White House, the Washington Monument, the Arlington National Cemetery, museums and memorials well-known in the world.
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XX. Переведите на русский язык
1.Excuse me, could you tell me the way to ... ?
2.Will you, please, tell me how I can get to ... ?
3.How long will it take me to get there?
4.Take the street on your left and go straight on.
5.Does this bus go to ... ?
6.Here comes your bus now. Get on!
7.The theatre is on Third Avenue. It’s the next stop.
8.Another bus will come in three minutes.
9.Here only coins (монеты) or tokens (жетоны) are accepted.
10.How much is the fare?
11.Where must I get off?
XXI. Дополните диалог |
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T. 1. Welcome to New York. |
M. 1.________________________ |
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What places in New York |
2.________________________ |
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have you visited? |
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Do you know the difference |
3.________________________ |
between “streets” and “ave- |
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nues”? |
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What do "uptown" and |
4.________________________ |
"downtown" mean?
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XXII. Ответьте на вопросы
1.Who was the first President of the USA?
2.Who is the President of the USA now?
3.What is the White House?
4.What do the words “numbered”, “lettered” and “named” streets mean?
(The streets has: a number, a letter, a name)
5. What historical places in Washington and New York can you name?
XXIII. Переведите на английский язык
1.Добро пожаловать в Нью-Йорк.
2.Как тебе нравится город ?
3.Я с тобой не согласен.
4.Я с тобой согласна.
5.Я надеюсь, что не заблужусь.
6.Простите, можете ли Вы мне показать дорогу ... ?
7.Извините, как проехать до ... ?
8.Сколько стоитпроезд?
XXIV. Составьте краткие диалоги к следующим ситуациям:
а) Узнайте, как проехать до ...; б) Вы на автобусной остановке. Спросите, каким автобусом Вам сле-
дует ехать до ..., как часто ходит автобус, на какой остановке Вам следует выходить;
в) На вопрос "Как проехать до ...?" посоветуйте вид транспорта, где сделать пересадку, сколько стоит проезд (на метро, на автобусе), сколько времени потребуется на дорогу.
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