List of words and word combinations

to go to the pictures (movies, cinema) - пойти (ходить) в кино

feature film - художественный фильм

newsreel - кинохроника

animated cartoons (cartoon films) - анимационные (мультипликационные) фильмы

travelogue - кинофильм о путешествиях

horror films - фильмы ужасов

popular science film - научно-популярный фильм

documentary film - документальный фильм

science fiction film - научно-фантастический фильм

black and white film - черно-белый фильм

films in technicolour - цветные фильмы

to star - играть главную роль

film-star - кинозвезда

to be in the cast - быть в составе исполнителей

to have a long (successful) run - долго не сходить с экрана

to be on the programme - быть в программе

to direct a film - ставить фильм

to shoot a film - снимать фильм

shootings - съёмки

director - режиссер-постановщик

producer - продюсер

to be on идти - (о фильме, спектакле)

camera man - оператор

to dub - дублировать

to subtitle - субтитрировать

to film a novel - to make a novel into a firm - экранизировать роман

screened version - экранизация

cinema-house, movie-theatre - кинотеатр

to win a prize - получить приз

Telephone

Is there anything more difficult than to speak in a foreign language over the telephone? Even if you make yourself understood the chances are that you will not understand the person at the other end of the line. When you know what he is saying, the difficulty is to answer him immediately before he becomes impatient and hangs up.

Robert wanted to call Virginia, so when he didn't find her number in his telephone book he dialled the Information.

Voice: Information.

Robert: Will you, please, give me the telephone number of C.E. Miller at 431 Clarl Street?

Voice: Just a moment, please... The number is 8974.

Robert: 8-9-7-4? Thank you very much. Robert then dialled 8974, but a constant buzz indicated that the line was busy. He waited a few minutes and dialled again.

Voice: Hello.

Robert: Hello. Is this Mr Miller's residence?

Voice: No, it isn't.

Robert: Isn't this 8974?

Voice: No, you have the wrong number. This is 8975.

Robert: I'm sorry, I made a mistake.

Robert hung up the receiver. After a minute he picked it up and tried again, being very careful to dial the right number this time.

Voice: Mr Miller's residence.

Robert: I'd like to speak with Virginia White if she is there.

Voice: I'm sorry, but she isn't here right now. Who is calling, please?

Robert: This is Robert Anderson speaking. Will Virginia be back soon?

Voice: Yes, probably about five o'clock. Do you want to leave her a message?

Robert: Well, just tell her that I called, please.

Voice: Wait a moment. I think she is coming in now. Hold the wire.

Robert: All right, I'll wait.

Virginia: Hello!

Robert: Virginia?

Voice: Speaking!

Robert: Vir, this is Bob.

Voice: Oh, hello. Bob, how are you?

Robert: Just fine, thanks. And you?

Voice: Very well. It's nice to hear your voice.

Robert: Virginia, are you going to be busy tomorrow night?

Voice: Well, I planned to study my English.

Robert: How about a date for a movie? There is a good picture at the Columbia this week. We'll go early and then you can study afterwards.

Voice: All right, Bob, I'd love to go. Thanks a lot.

Robert: Then I'll call for you a little before seven.

Voice: O.K. I'll be ready.

Robert: Good-bye, Virginia, I'll be seeing you.

Voice: So long, Bob, and thanks for calling.

Exercises

Exercise 1. Read and translate the sentences. Pay attention to the words underlined.

1. If you have no telephone at home you can use a call-box in the street. All you have to do is to put the necessary coin into the slot, pick up the receiver and dial the number wanted. 2. If you want to make a call to another city you must book a trunk-call. 3. We speak into the mouthpiece and listen to the earpiece of the receiver. 4. If the line is engaged you hear constant buzz. 5. You are wanted on the phone. Moscow is on the line. 6. Can you put me in touch with the Head of the department? - Sorry, he is out at the moment. - Hold on the line. I want to leave a message for him. 7. The line is clear, you may put your call through. 8. Go ahead! You are through.

Exercise 2. Answer the following questions.

1. Are you on the phone? What's your telephone number? 2. What information can we get by telephone? 3. What are in your opinion the advantages and disadvantages of having a telephone at home? 4. What number will you dial if you want to send a telegram by phone? to know the exact time? to find out the telephone number of a cinema-house, a shop, an office? to book a trunk-call? to call in an ambulance? a fire-brigade? to book railway tickets? 5. What calls can you make from street call-boxes in our city (local or long-distance calls)? 6. Explain clearly how to make a trunk-call from a call-box. 7. What do we put into the slot when making a local call? 8. What buzzing do we hear when the line is clear (busy)? 9. Explain to a foreigner how to use a street call-box in this country. 10. What do you do in case the party you are making a call to is out? 11. What do you usually do if you dial the wrong number? 12. Is there a time limit on calls from public call-boxes? 13. Have you ever spoken over the telephone in a foreign language? Was it easy to understand your party?

Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and postverbal adverbs where necessary.

1. Is it difficult to speak ... a foreign language ... the telephone ... your opinion? 2. He picked ... the receiver but ... first he couldn't recognize the voice .... the other end... the line. 3. Don't hang ... please, I want to leave a message ... her. 4. I couldn't find her telephone number ... my telephone book and dialled ... the Information. 5. Will you, please, give me the telephone number ... Mrs N.? 6. When he picked ... the receiver it was already late, the person ... the other end ... the line had hung ... .

Exercise 4. Complete the sentences.

1. Is this Mr Brown's ... ? I'd like ... with Robert. Who is... ? This is Helen .... 2. Is Mr Black in? - Sorry, he is ... . Would you like to leave ... for him? - No, thank you, just tell him I... . 3. You are wanted on ... . 4. Is this 3-4-2-11-65? Hold ... Moscow is ... . 5. Is this 552-42-61? No, this is 552-41-62. You've dialled .... 6. First put ... into the slot and then ... the number. 7. I couldn't get in ... with you, your number was .... 8. If you hear ... buzzing it means the line is ... . 9. Don't ..., Alice is just coming. 10. I am afraid, I don't have your telephone in my ....

Exercise 5. Read the following dialogue. Render it in the reported speech using the word combinations given below.

To be on the line; to be through; extension number; to hold the line; to ring smb. up; to book a call; to disconnect; to connect; to cut in; the number is engaged; to interrupt the conversation; to be cut off; your time is up; to ring off.

The London Hello! Warsaw on the line, you are operator: through.

Mr. Adams: The "Cosmos" Tourist Company in London speaking. May I speak to Mr Banach, please. The extension number is five eight.

The operator: Extension five eight. All right. Hold the line, please.

Mr. Adams: Thanks.

The operator: You are through, go ahead.

Mr. Adams: Hello! This is "Cosmos" of London. May I speak to Mr Stephen Banach, please.

Mr. Banach: Banach is speaking.

Mr. Adams: Good morning, Mr Banach. This is Adams speaking. How are you?

Mr. Banach: I am fine, thank you. And how are you?

Mr. Adams: Thanks. I'm all right. Yesterday I tried to ring you up but when I booked the call I was told all the lines were down because of a storm over the south of England. I'm calling you up now to tell you that I'm leaving for Warsaw by air tomorrow morning.

Mr. Banach: Excellent. When is your plane due in Warsaw?

Mr. Adams: I expect to be there at about twenty past two.

Mr. Banach: Good. The room is waiting for you and so are we. Hello! Hello! Mr Adams, can you hear me? Who is speaking? Hello! Hello!

A London girl: Listen, darling, what about going to the movies tonight?

Mr. Banach: Definitely not. Warsaw calling. Please, disconnect.

The. London Have you finished?

operator:

Mr. Banach: No, not yet. Someone else cut in.

The London Oh, I'm sorry. Which number did you speak to?

operator:

Mr. Banach: As a matter of fact, I was called up by London, it was Banach two four ... seven seven.

The London Banach two four ... seven seven.

operator: Trying to connect you but the number is engaged. Hold on, please. (A little later). Hello, you are through.

Mr. Adams: Is that "Orbis" in Warsaw?

Mr. Banach: Yes, Banach speaking. Someone interrupted our conversation.

Mr. Adams: Yes, someone cut in and we were cut off.

The London Your time is up. Ring off, please.

operator:

Mr. Adams: Till tomorrow, then.

Mr. Banach: So long.

Exercise 6. Fill in the blanks with suitable sentences so as to complete the dialogue.

- Hello! May I speak to Jane, please?

- …………

- This is Mary speaking.

- …………

- So sorry. When will she be back?

- ………..

- Thank you. In this case I'll call in a couple of hours again.

- ………..

- No, no message, thank you. I'd rather speak to her personally.

- ………..

- Thank you very much. Good-bye.

- ………..

Exercise 7. Make up your own dialogues based on the following situations.

1. You call up your friend who turns out not to be in. You speak to his (her) mother leaving a message. 2. You call up your friend and make a date for a meal. 3. You phone your friend and ask her to go to the cinema but she is otherwise engaged and declines the offer. 4. You get a trunk-call from an old friend of yours whom you haven't seen for years.

Exercise 8. Speak on the following topics.

1. The last trunk-call you made. 2. Describe in full detail how to make a local call from a call-box. 3. The advantages and disadvantages of having a telephone at home.

Exercise 9. Translate into English.

1. Вы можете позвонить мне сегодня вечером? - Да, конечно, но я боюсь, у меня нет вашего номера. - Запишите, пожалуйста, - 228-15-32. 2. Наташа, тебя к телефону. - Спроси, кто звонит. - Это Антон. - Скажи ему, я сейчас не могу подойти к телефону, я позвоню ему сама попозже. 3. Можно Аню к телефону? - Нет, ее нет дома. Что-нибудь передать ей? - Нет, спасибо. 4. Междугородняя? Мне нужно заказать разговор с Нью-Йорком. - К сожалению, линия перегружена. Вас устроит понедельник, 6 утра? - Да, конечно. Спасибо. - Какой номер в Нью-Йорке? - 642-49-13. - С кем вы будете говорить? - С мистером Брауном или миссис Браун. - Ваш номер, фамилия, адрес. - 542-99-11, Светлова Катя, Невский проспект, 21 кв. 7. 5. Подожди минутку, мне надо срочно позвонить. Вот досада, автомат не работает. - Попробуй позвонить из этого. - Слышу только длинные гудки, наверное, никого нет дома. - А ты положила жетон в автомат? - Боже, конечно, забыла. - Алло, можно Ника к телефону? - Вы ошиблись номером. - Это 115-27-40? - Нет, это 116-27-41. - Простите. 6. Это магазин "Дамская мода"? - Нет, это квартира. - Извините. 7. Не вешайте трубку. Я соединяю вас с Москвой. Говорите.

Exercise 10. Read the text and dramatize it.

The Early Days of the Telephone

Everybody says, the telephone is a useful thing. But may be I do not know how to use it.

I once lived for a month in a room with a telephone. And I must say it was a veiy hard life for me.

Just think: you want to see a man who lives next door. You can put on your hat and get to his house in five minutes. But you look at the telephone, and you think it is better to ring him up before you go. You spend five minutes at the telephone but you get no answer.

At last it comes from very, very far away:

"What - what do you say? I cannot hear, what you say".

"I say I have rung twenty times and I cannot get any answer. I shall write about it to the Company".

"You want what? Don't stand so near. I cannot hear what you say. What number?"

"1 don't ask any number. I say "why don't you answer when I ring?"

"Eight hundred and what?"

You cannot repeat your question again, so you say, you want number four-five-seven-six.

"Four-nine-seven-six?" the girl.

"No, four-five-seven-six".

"Did you say seven-six or six-seven?"

"Six-seven - no! I said seven-six, no - wait a minute. I don't know what I want now ..."

"Well", the young lady, "I cannot wait here all the morning. What is the number you want?"

So you find the number in the book again and repeat it to her.

Then you wait for ten minutes.

"Are you there?" you cry many times - and then - oh, how glad you are - you hear a voice:

"Yes, what is it?"

"Oh, are you four-five-seven-six?"

"What?"

"Are you four-five-seven-six, Williamson?"

"What? Who are you?"

"Eight-one-nine, Jones".

"Bones?"

"No, Jones. Are you four-five-seven-six?"

"Yes, what is it?"

"Is Mr.Williamson at home?"

"Who?"

"Williamson. Will-i-am-son!"

"You are the son of what? I cannot hear what you say".

At last he understands that you want to know if Williamson is at home and he says - so at least you hear.

"Will be at home all the morning".

So you take your hat and go to his house.

"I have come to see Mr.Williamson", you say.

"Very sorry, Sir", is the answer, "but he is not at home".

"Not at home? But you have just told me over the telephone he will be at home all the morning".

"No, it was: "He will not be at home, all the morning".

You go back to your room, sit down in front of the telephone and look at it. What else can you do? Nothing.

(After Jerome K. Jerome)