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  1. Translate the dialogue into Ukrainian:

Agent: Hi! What can I do for you?

Client: I reserved a car and I'd like to pick it up. Could you hire it out for me right now?

Agent: Yes, sir. Here we are.

Client: I am very sorry but my plans have changed. I don't need such a big car as a limousine now because I'm going to travel alone. Would you please find any smaller car available at the moment?

Agent: Well, I'm not sure, but I can check. How long will you need it?

Client: Until Monday.

Agent: All right... We can offer you a Volkswagen Beetle. It's rather a new car in a very good condition.

Client: Fine. Thank you.

Agent: May I see your driving license, sir?

Client: Yes. Here it is.

Agent: Will you sign the agreement?

Client: Could you tell me first what I should do if the car breaks down?

Agent: I'm sure that you won't have any trouble but if something is wrong, just call this number.

Client: Thanks. Shall I pay now?

Agent: If you don't mind, sir.

Client: Will that be cash or charge? May I pay in cash?

Agent: Yes, sir. Cash will be fine.

Client: Okay. Where is the car rental area?

Agent: Go downstairs to the ground floor, turn to the right. You'll see a door at the end of the corridor. Go through that door. The car rental area is over there.

Client: Thank you very much.

Agent: Don't forget to bring the car back to the same place on Monday and just leave the keys in it.

  1. Fill in the blanks with the words and phrases from the box:

pick up rental hiring out driving licence

cash signing breaks down charge

  1. This car rental agency earns good money _______ all types of cars at low prices.

  2. Am I to compensate for all expenses if this car _________ when I drive it?

  3. It is illegitimate to drive a car if you have not taken out a _________.

  4. The _________ of documents is the final stage of any agreement.

  5. Marry was late for her friend's birthday party as she had to _________ her suit from the cleaner's.

  6. The rates for equipment __________ drop swiftly as the equipment ages.

  7. Shop advertisements often run: discounts are offered for clients paying in __________.

  8. Internet is a popular tool providing a vast array of information free of __________.

  1. Idioms:

(to) beat the band – at great speed; with a great deal of noise and commotion; with a great deal of effort.

(to) bum rubber – to start up a car or motorcycle from a dead stop so fast that the rubber of the tires leaves

a mark on the road.

(to) burn up the road – to drive a car very fast.

head-on – with the head or front pointing at; with the front facing; front end to front end.

hop in – to enter (a car or truck)

(to) slow down – to go more slowly than usual; work less hard.

(to) take off – to leave fast; depart suddenly; to go away; to leave.

  1. Replace the phrases in italics by appropriate idioms listed below:

to hop in slowed down burn a lot of rubber

to beat the band took off crashed head-on burned up the road

  1. The police car was going down the highway at full speed.

  2. Every Saturday they leave a lot of rubber marks on the racetrack.

  3. He was so eager to get to the game that he-drove at high speed all the way.

  4. Neither driver saw the other and the two cars hit each other.

  5. Bob stopped his car and asked me to enter his car.

  6. Because of the icy roads, we drove more slowly than usual.

  7. Joe didn’t even wait for an answer but jumped in his car and departed suddenly.