Английский язык. Сборник текстов и заданий. Уровень Pre-intermediate. Учебно-методическое пособие

8.David is staying at the Russia hotel.

9.He often stays there.

10.They are working at a very important project now and cannot leave for the mountains.

11.She likes her work, they usually work at a few interesting projects at a time.

Exercise 3. Make short dialogues:

Example

−−Is she busy now?

−−Oh, yes, she is sending a fax message.

Peter / to speak with David

Nick / to prepare for a talk

Your boss / to have a business talk

The secretary / to speak over the telephone

Exercise 4. Translate into English.

Петр звонит Дэвиду.

Сейчас Дэвид отправляет Петру факс. Петр занят. Он читает факс.

Что делает сейчас Дэвид?

Exercise 5. Translate into Russian.

1.David is answering Peter’s call.

2.Two weeks before the group is to leave Moscow Peter telephones David.

3.The group is leaving for London in November.

4.The secretary answers Peter’s call.

5.Can I help you?

6.Could I speak to Mr. Hill, please?

7.Hold on, please.

8.I’ll see if he is available.

9.I’m putting you through.

10.Thank you.

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Exercise 6. Match English and Russian equivalents.

Exercise 7. Insert prepositions:

1.Besides it will cause changes . . the Programme fee.

2.Can you reduce the fee ... 1000 pounds automatically?

3.Some ... the expenses are not directly connected ... the number of participants.

4.The number ... participants isn’t even now..

5. ... example, hiring coaches ... excursions, ... airport — hotel transfers and so on.

6. I’ll make calculations and send you the appiopriate amendment ... the Contract.

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Exercise 8. Sum up each dialogue. The following words may be

of help:

First Mr ... speaks to ...

First the businessmen speak about ...

Mr. . mentions ...

They discuss ...

They agree ...

Travelling

On the twelfth of November the group safely leaves the Sheremetievo airport and flies to London. They have seats in different compartments, for smokers and non-smokers, and in different rows. Practically they all have English speaking neighbours.

Here are a few extracts of their talks:

−−It’s a very nice plane, isn’t it?

−−Oh, yes, quite comfortable. By the way, is smoking allowed here?

−−Why, certainly. It’s a smoking compartment.

−−Have you got a lighter by any chance, please? Mine does not seem to work.

−−Yes, here you are.

−−Thank you.

−−You are welcome.

−−Excuse me, what’s the time please?

−−It’s a quarter past ten.

−−It’s Moscow time, isn’t it?

−− Oh yes. If you want London time, then ... let me see ...

the difference is three hours.

−−I see, it’s now a quarter past seven, London time.

−−By the way do you know when we arrive in London?

−−The steward says the flight is three hours forty minutes long. What time will it be? Oh, about eleven o’clock, London time.

−−Then I’ll adjust my watch in London.

−−So shall I.

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−−Excuse me, may I have your newspaper please.

−−Yes, certainly. Here you are.

−−Thank you... Excuse my curiosity, are you Russian?

−−Yes, I am. I’m going to London on a short stay.

−−Are you a tourist then?

−−No, I’m going to England for some training as a businessman.

−−You speak very fluent English.

−−I’m learning English after my office hours. There are many Russian businessmen who are learning English.

−−Good for you. But we Englishmen are lazy. Not many of us speak foreign languages.

−−I like your self-criticism.

Vocabulary

travel — путешествовать safely — благополучно seat — место

compartment — салон, отделение, отсек, часть, купе smoker — курящий

non-smoker — некурящий to allow — разрешать

row — ряд neighbour — сосед extract — отрывок

by any chance — случайно quarter — четверть difference — разница

to arrive — прибыть steward — стюард

to adjust — здесь: переставлять curiosity — любопытство training — обучение

fluent — свободный lazy — ленивый

self-criticism — самокритика

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Tasks on the text and vocabulary

Exercise 1. Underline the sentences true to the text:

−−The group leaves Moscow on the twelfth of October.

−−They leave Moscow on the twentieth of October.

−−They leave Moscow on the first of October.

−−They have seats in the same compartment.

−−They have seats in different compartments.

−−The text says nothing about it.

−−There are no Englishmen in the plane.

−−There is only one Englishman on board the plane.

−−There are rather many Englishmen on board.

−−Smoking is allowed in every compartment of that plane.

−−Smoking is not allowed in that plane.

−− Smoking is allowed only in one of the compartments of the plane.

−−The flight is exactly three hours long.

−−The flight is about two hours long.

−−The flight is about four hours long.

−−One of the Russians gets a compliment for his fluent English from a Frenchman.

−−He gets a compliment for his fluent English from an American.

−−He gets a compliment for his fluent English from an Englishman.

Exercise 2. Underline the verbs in the following sentences. Translate the sentences­ into Russian:

−−They are flying to London.

−−We often fly to Paris.

−−The passengers are speaking on different topics.

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−−They are speaking English.

−−Do you speak English?

−−Some passengers are smoking.

−−I don’t smoke. I don’t like smoking.

−−Smoking is not allowed here. It’s not a smoking compartment.

−−Some passengers are reading newspapers and magazines.

−−Do you sometimes read books in English?

−−There are many Russian businessmen who are learning English.

−−My friend is also learning English.

−−I know that my colleagues are learning French.

−−I don’t know what foreign language Michael is learning.

Exercise 3. Make short dialogues:

Example

−−Is Peter learning English?

−−Yes, He is. He’s a student...

Peter

Nick

Ann

Maria your chief

Example

−−Does he often speak English at the office?

−−Yes, He does...

(or: No, he doesn’t...)

Peter

Ann

Nick your boss

your colleague

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Example

−−Are the passengers enjoying their flight?

−−It seems to me, they are.

the participants the Englishmen the Russians the businessmen

Exercise 4. Translate into Russian.

1.It’s a very nice plane, isn’t it?

2.It’s quite comfortable.

3.By the way, is smoking allowed here?

4.It’s a smoking compartment.

5.Have you got a lighter by any chance, please?

6.Mine doesn’t seem to work.

Exercise 5. Insert prepositions:

−−Excuse my curiosity, are you Russian?

−−Yes, I am. I’m going... London ... a short stay.

−−Are you a tourist then?

−−No, I’m going... England ... some training ... a businessman.

−−You speak very fluent English.

−−I’m learning English ... my office hours.

Exercise 6. Translate into English.

−−Многие русские бизнесмены сейчас учат английский язык.

−−Вы молодцы. А мы, англичане, довольно ленивы. Не многие из нас знают иностранные языки.

−−Мне нравится ваша самокритичность.

Exercise 7. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

−−It’s a ... plane, isn’t it?

−−Oh, yes, quite ... By the way, is smoking ...?

−−Why, certainly. It’s a ...

−−Have you got ... chance, please? Mine does not seem ...

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−−Yes, here...

−−...

−−You are...

−−Excuse me, what ...?

−−It’s a quarter ...

−−It’s ... time, isn’t it?

−−Oh, yes.

−−By the way, do you know when ...?

−−The steward says ... What time will it be?

−−Oh, about ...

−−Then I’ll adjust ...

−−So shall I.

−−Excuse me, ... newspaper, please?

−−Yes, ... Here ...

−−Thank ... Excuse my curiosity, are you ...?

−−Yes, I am. I’m going ...

−−Are you a tourist then?

−−No. I’m going to England for ... businessmen.

−−You speak ...

−−I’m learning ... hours. There are many ...

−−Good for you. But we Englishmen ... Not many ... languages.

−−I ... criticism.

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