Exercise 2
Listen how later that morning Mr. Martin dealt with a telephone call. Try to complete the gaps, using no more than three words in each case.
John |
Hello. What? Desks? Oh, Mr.Van Eyck ... Yes... But they … days ago. |
Martin: |
Yes, of course they were ... wait, I'll give you … . Fenella, quick! |
Fenella: |
Yes, Mr. Martin. |
John: |
See if you can find … of the … for the thirty M-type … sent to …. They'll |
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be in the outer … in the file under …. Hello ... hold on ... we're trying to |
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find it. I'm sorry about this, Mr. Van Eyck, I can't understand …. |
Fenella: |
Is this it, Mr. Martin? |
John: |
Yes, that's it. Here we are, Mr. Van Eyck, yes, … Kelpie, … London |
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Docks, 12th September. You should have them by now. I'll get on to … |
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and call you back. O.K. Good-bye. Fenella! Get me the Globe … - Mr. |
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Alan Smith. The number's … by the phone. Something has happened to |
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our … for Rotterdam. Our agent … promised … would get … on Friday. |
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When you've got him, ring through to Mr. Best, … , and ask him to bring |
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up … and … for the month. Be as quick as you can. |
John: |
(An hour later) |
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Hello, oh, Mr. Smith. Any luck? What! Oh, no. Left … . Why weren't … ? |
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Well, surely … responsible. Look, I'll try and … cleared. O.K. I'll ring you |
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back. Fenella! Get me Mr. Van Eyck …. |
Fenella: |
Oh, Mr. Martin, how … to Holland? |
John: |
You can … direct, it's on I.S.D.* Oh, heavens! It's … already. … I've got |
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through, I'll have to go and … . I shan't be long. |
Exercise 3
Act as an interpreter.
Grant: |
Come in, John. Well, you seem to have covered a lot of ground in |
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Abraca. What about an agent? |
John Martin: |
Думаю, что я нашел хорошего (агента). Думаю, что он будет |
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вести наши дела хорошо. |
Grant: |
What's his financial position? |
* International Subscriber Dialing – Международный телефонный справочник
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