At a filling station

• Petrol, sir?

• Yes. Fill it up. I'm nearly out of petrol.

• Which grade?

• Four star.

— Shall I check the oil and water?

• Yes, please.

• That'll be three pounds twenty-five.

List of words and word combinations

I have a room reserved На мое имя заказан номер

to have breakfast (dinner) завтракать (обедать)

I'd (would) rather have ... Меня бы больше устроило...

Anything else? Что-нибудь еще?

Have you decided yet? Вы уже решили (что будете заказывать)?

starter (appetizer — амер.) первое блюдо, закуска

starter стартер (в автомобиле)

juice сок

prawn (shrimp) cocktail креветки в томатном соке

soup суп

main course (entrees — амер.) основное блюдо

veal телятина

(beef)steak бифштекс

stew тушеное мясо

chicken курица

bread хлеб

potatoes (boiled, mashed) картофель (отварной, пюре)

vegetables овощи

dry (red, white) wine сухое (красное, белое) вино

Moreover... Кроме того (более того) ...

waiter (waitress) официант (официантка)

to let smth out on hire, tohire out smth давать напрокат что-либо

How old is the car? Сколько лет этой машине?

to be in good condition быть в хорошем состоянии

Perhaps ... Возможно ...

(driving) license права (водительские)

to break down выходить из строя (о машине, механизме)

petrol (gas — амер. ) бензин

to fill заправлять (машину)

to be out of petrol кончаться (о бензине)

Travelling travelling by train Dialogue 1

Passenger: I want a ticket to London, please. Which train must I take?

Booking-clerk: If I were you, should take the 8.35 train.

Passenger: Do I have to change anywhere?

Booking-clerk: No, no change, it’s a through train.

Passenger: Thank you. A ticket to London, please.

Booking-clerk: Single or return?

Passenger: Return, please, first class.

Booking-clerk: Here you are.

Passenger: Thank you. What time did you say the train goes?

Booking-clerk: 8.35. You’ll have to hurry if you want to register your luggage.

Passenger: Thanks. (He hurries away)

Dialogue 2

A. Porter, will you see to my luggage, please?

P. Where for, sir?

A. I am taking the ten o’clock train for Glasgow. Have this trunk labeled and put it in the luggage van, and two suit-cases can go in the carriage.

P. Right, sir. What class?

A. First. Find me a corner seat facing the engine in a smoker.

P. Have you got your ticket, sir?

A. No, not yet. Where’s the booking-office?

P. Come along with me, sir. I’ll show you. Here it is. You take your ticket, sir, and I’ll meet you on the platform.

A. Which platform is it?

P. Number 8, over there.

…………………………..

P. Here you are, sir. I’ve found you a corner seat next to the corridor. Your carriage is near the dining-car and you order lunch when the attendant comes along.

A. What time do we get to Glasgow?

P. You are due to arrive at 6.15.

A. Thank you, here you are.

P. Thank you, sir. I hope you’ll find the journey comfortable.

A. Well, if I have some minutes left, I should like to go and get myself a book to while away the time during the journey.

P. I’ll bring you a paper, sir.

(From English Linguaphone Course)

Exercise 1. Answer the fooling questions.

1. How many railway station are there in Petersburg? What are they? Which of them is the oldest? Do you happen to know when it was built? 2. Where do trains come in and go out? 3. Where can you buy a ticket for you journey? 4. What is the fare to Moscow? How much is the return ticket to Moscow? 5. What are waiting – rooms for? 6. Who can help you with your luggage? 7. In what way do porters carry luggage? 8. What is a luggage van? 9. What kinds of trains do you know? What trains do you prefer? Why? 10. Where can one have a light refreshment? 11. What trains have dining – cars? 12. Do you prefer to book your ticket beforehand or to queue up at the booking-office? 13. What is the left-luggage office for? 14. What do the people who prefer to travel light do with their luggage? 15. Do you usually travel light or with a lot of things? 16. Where can you buy a newspaper at the railway station? 17. Do you like seeing your friends and relatives off? 18. Do you like it when your friends and relatives come to see you off? 19. What does a big railway station look like? 20. Where can one get information about the time of arrival and departure of trains?

Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences.

1. When we came to the railway station we saw … . 2. If you did not book your ticket beforehand you will have to … . 3. If you want to buy a ticket for your journey you must … . 4. It takes you much time to travel by a stopping train because … . 5. If you have much luggage and prefer to travel light you can … . 6. If you don’t like queuing up at the booking-office you can …. . 7. They did not want to miss the train that’s why … . 8. The train was ready to leave that’s why … . 9. The train starts in 20 minutes so if you are hungry you can … . 10. If you are in a hurry and don’t want to travel by a stopping train … .

Exercise 3. Ask your fellow students and let them answer:

… from what railway station trains for Helsinki (Warsaw, Kiev, Tallinn, Sochi, Moscow, etc.) start.

… at what platform the 8.30 train for Sosnovo is standing

… where the booking-office is

… if there are many people in the waiting-room now

… where you can get something to read (at the station)

… how much porters charge for a piece of luggage

… if there is a good restaurant at Warsaw station

… why he (she) is going to take a stopping train

… if there is a through train from here to Saratov

… way express trains fares are the highest

… for what kind travelers local trains are

… if he (she) has ever traveled on a long distance train how he (she) liked it

… if there is a dining-car on the night express to Moscow

… where you can buy a ticket for a train journey

… is it is possible to book a ticket to Hamburg beforehand

… who takes care of passengers on board a train

…in what cases passengers leave their luggage in the left-luggage office

… if there are long queues at the booking-offices in summer

… if he (she) usually travels light

… who usually comes to see him (her) off.

Exercise 4. Make up your own sentences using the words and word combinations given below.

To buy a ticket for a journey; to carry luggage; to take trunks and suitcases to the luggage van; to get off the train; to stop at the station; to get a light refreshment; hand luggage; to hurry; to book a ticket beforehand; to queue up; to register one's luggage; late-comers; to see smb. off.

Exercise 5. Make up your own story on "Travelling by Train" using the words and word combinations given below.

At the railway station; to get a morning paper; the waiting-room; the train is due out at; to have a long (short) journey; sleeping-car (sleeper); through train; stopping train; long distance train; express; local train; to travel light; to register one's luggage; the left-luggage office; to hurry along the train.

Exercise 6. Learn and dramatize dialogues 1, 2 in class.

Exercise 7. Make up dialogues of your own on "Travelling by Train". Roles suggested:

a booking-clerk and a passenger; two passen­gers sharing a compartment; two friends discussing the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by train; a passenger and a clerk in the inquiry-office.

Exercise8. Translate into English.

1. Сколько железнодорожных вокзалов в Петербурге? 2. Местные поезда подходят к платформе каждые 20 минут. 3. Если вы не заказали билет заранее, вы можете купить его в билетной кассе на вокзале.4. Билетные кассы находятся справа от зала ожидания. 5. Газеты и журналы можно купить в киоске в зале ожидания. 6. Носильщики везут тележки с багажом к багажному вагону. 7. Поезд № 23 идет без остановок, а поезд № 7 останавливается на многих станциях. 8. Скорые поезда останавливаются только на больших стан­циях. 9. В местных поездах нет вагона-ресторана. 10. В каждом поезде дальнего следования есть багаж­ный вагон, вагон-ресторан и спальные вагоны. 11.Она не сдала вещи в камеру хранения, так как не хотела стоять в очереди. 12. Те, кто любит путешествовать налегке, сдают чемоданы в багаж. 13. Вы любите провожать друзей? 14. Дайте мне, пожалуйста, билет до Москвы на "Красную стрелу" (Red Arrow).15. До Воронежа нет прямого поезда, вам придется делать пересадку в Москве. 16. Я вам советую взять билет туда и обратно. В Москве трудно купить билет на Петербург, и вам придется стоять в очереди.

Exercise 9. Speak on the following topics.

1. What a large railway station looks like. 2. Your last railway trip. 3. What can be said in favour of travelling by train. 4. Describe some funny or sad episode concerning travelling by train.