8. Передайте наступний діалог в непрямій мові: at a hotel

(Mr. Fields, speaking to a receptionist)

"I should like a room for a week."

"Single or double?"

"Single, please."

"Have you reserved a room?"

"I wrote you from New York last week."

"What's your name, please?"

"Fields."

"Yes, we received your letter, Mr. Fields. We have reserved a room for you."

"I wonder if there is a private bath in this room."

"Yes, this room has a private bath."

"Is it an inside room or an outside room?"

"It's an outside room on the eighth floor — room 816."

"And what is the charge?"

"Eleven dollars a night."

"I believe this room is quiet. I don't sleep too well."

"Yes, this room is very quiet as it is on the eighth floor, you don't hear much street noise. How long are you planning to stay, Mr. Fields ?"

"For a week."

"And are you here on business, Mr. Fields?"

"It's partly business and partly pleasure. I've never been to Washington before and I'd like to see the city."

"I hope you'll like it here."

"I hope so too."

double room номер на двох; inside room кімната, вікна якої виходять у двір; outside room кімната, вікна якої виходять на вулицю; quiet тихий; to sleep (slept, slept) спати; street noise шум з вулиці; partly частково

9. Перекажіть наступну розповідь і закінчіть її:

Once a businessman arrived in Paris. He stayed at a hotel and as soon as he had done all the formalities there he went for a walk. He asked the receptionist to tell him the way to the post-office because he wanted to send a telegram to his wife. He wrote that he had come to Paris. He also let his wife know the address and the name of his hotel.

As it was his first visit to Paris he enjoyed looking at its streets and squares, visited a museum or two and then went to a small restaurant to have lunch. In the evening he went to the theatre. After the performance was over he called a taxi to go back to the hotel, but he couldn't remember the name or the address of his hotel. So he ...

once одного разу; to visit відвідувати; a post-office пошта;

а museum музей; a square площа; to remember пам’ятати.

10. Перекажіть наступний текст:

Three young men arrived in New York for a holiday. They had reserved a room at a big hotel for two nights. When they came to the hotel the receptions told them that they could have a nice room on the 45th floor.

He gave them the key to their room after they had filled in the forms. The porter showed them to the lift.

In the evening the three men went to the theatre. The theatre was a long way from the hotel and they came back very late.

"I'm sorry," said the hotel clerk, "but our lifts don't work tonight. We can make beds for you in the hall."

"No, thank you," answered one of the young men. "We'll go up to our room. "

Then he turned to his friends and said, "On our way to the room I'll tell you some jokes, then you, Andy, will sing some songs; then you, Peter will tell us some sad stories. So the time will fly fast."

So they began to walk up. Tom told them a few jokes, Andy sang some songs. At last they came to the thirty-fourth floor.

"Now, Peter, it's your turn to tell us a long sad story."

"Oh, I have a very sad story to tell you. It isn't long, but it's very sad. We've left the key to our room in the hall."

a joke [djouk] жарт; to sing (sang, sung) співати;

a song пісня; sad сумний; розповідь; fast [fast] швидко; a turn черга; a hall [ho:l] зал, вестибуль