8. Translate into English:

1. Я збираюся забронювати номер «люкс» у Вашому готелі. 2. Чи є у Вас вільні номери? 3. Ви маєте звіль­нити кімнату в призначений час. 4. Будь ласка, відне­сіть мої речі до моєї кімнати. 5. Я чекаю на гостя.

6. Будь ласка, не турбуйте нас. Ми відпочиваємо.

7. Коли Ви від'їжджаєте з готелю? 8. У якому готелі Ви проживаєте?

8. Replace the Infinitives in brackets by the necess­ary tense-form:

1. Last year our family (to stay) at the Metropol Hotel. 2. It (to be) a many-storeyed building with all modern conveniences. 3. As for me I (to prefer) to reserve a room in advance. 4. If we (to engage a room) at this hotel next time we (to reserve) a suite. 5. While you (to fill) in the form at the reception desk the porter (to take) your things upstairs. 6. He informed the receptionist he (to vacate) the room in due time and (to ask) to get his bill ready.

8. Change the following sentences using the Passive Voice according to the model:

Model: They are showing a new videofilm now.

— A new videofilm is being shown now.

1. Wait a minute, please, a chambermaid is cleaning your room. 2. Where is a bell-boy? We are looking for him. 3. The laundress is washing shirts now. 4. A hotel clerk is repairing a TV set at this moment. 5. They are vacating the room now. 6. I am waiting for the hotel man­ager.

COMMUNICATIVE SITUATIONS

1. Speak about hotel service.

2. Book a room at a hotel.

3. Tell your friends about staying in a hotel.

4. Write a letter or a fax reserving a single room at a hotel for three days.

Lesson 9

IN THE TOWN EXERCISES

I. Read and memorize the following words: street [stri:t] вулиця

e.g. Stop! Look! and Listen! before you cross the street, road [roud] дорога, шлях; бруківка

e.g. The auto stood in the middle of the road. We didn't

know the road, square [skwes] площа, майдан e.g. Can you show me the way to Trafalgar Square? (to) walk [wo:k] прогулюватися, йти пішки e.g. Bob is not running. He is walking.

Will you walk with me? (to) drive [draiv] вести, керувати e.g. This man drives the auto. He is a driver, tram [traem] трамвай bus [bAs] автобус trolley-bus ['trohbAs] тролейбус taxi ['taeksi] таксі

motor-car I'mo ut oka:] легковий автомобіль motor-cycle ['mouto'saikl] мотоцикл motor-scooter ['mouto'skuito] моторолер bicycle ['baisikl] велосипед vehicles [*vi:iklz] транспортні засоби e.g. The vehicles are: trams, buses, trolley-buses, taxis, motor-cars, motor-cycles, motor-scooters and bicycles, traffic ['traefik] рух; транспорт

e.g. There is much traffic today. Many trucks and cars are

going by. traffic-light ['traefik'lait] світлофор e.g. Along the streets there are street lamps, at the cor­ners of the streets there are traffic lights, bus stop/trolley-bus stop зупинка автобуса/тролейбуса e.g. There are many people at the bus, trolley-bus and

tram stops, passenger ['pa3Sind3a] пасажир fare [feo] плата за проїзд crossroad ['krosroud] перехрестя subway ['sAbwei] підземний перехід; (США) метро pedestrian [pi'destrian] пішохід

e.g. At big crossroads in large towns and cities there are

subways for pedestrians, train [trein] поїзд e.g. The train is on the track.

This train carries people and mail, plane [plein] літак boat [bout] човен

helicopter ['helbkapta] гелікоптер

e.g. Outside the towns, we travel from one place to an­other by train, plane or boat. Now helicopters are used very much for transport, corner [^rko:na] куток; ріг

e.g. Go to the corner of the street and then turn to the right.

route [ru:t] маршрут

e.g. What is the route of this bus?

seat [si:t] місце (для сидіння)

e.g. There is an empty seat, sit down.

taxi-rank/taxi-stop зупинка таксі

e.g. Is it a long way to the taxi-rank?

terminus ['ta:minas] кінцева зупинка

e.g. Are you going to the terminus?

turning ['ta:nir)] поворот

e.g. Take the first turning to the right.

way [wei] шлях, дорога

e.g. Is it the right way to the British Museum?

Mary didn't know which way to go. passer-by [^rpa:sa'bai] перехожий

e.g. He asked a passer-by in the street to show him a way

to the Post-Office. stranger ['streind3a] незнайомець, приїжджий e.g. I'm a stranger. I'm completely lost, double-decker ['dAbl'deka] двоповерховий автобус

II. Learn the following word-combinations:

main street back street long street crowded street narrow street

головна вулиця глуха вулиця довга вулиця людна вулиця вузька вулиц

я

motor transport water transport air transport heavy transport passenger transport public transport

автомобільний транспорт водний транспорт повітряний транспорт вантажний транспорт пасажирський транспорт громадський транспор

тmunicipal/urban bus interurban bus crowded bus empty bus excursion bus long-distance bus

the bus goes as far as .. (to) get off a bus (to) get on a bus (to) go by bus (to) wait for a bus bus route

the road goes to 1 the road leads to J the road winds the roads part the roads meet (to) go one's own way (to) be on the right

(wrong) way