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Eating out

day the whole country

city

syn.: all

Whole употребляется в большинстве случаев с существительны-

^ми в единственном числе. Перед словом whole стоит определен­ ный артикль: the whole day, but:

all day, all animals.

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Названия пищи употребляются без артикля, за исключением тех слу-

►чаев, когда речь идет об ограниченном количестве того или иного продукта. Тогда перед названиями пищи стоит определенный ар­ тикль. Например:

I like meat very much. The meat we ate at the restaurant was very good.

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Eating out

Слову фрукты в английском языке соответствует неисчисляемое су-

^ществительное fruit.

Существительное fruit употребляется во множественном числе, когда имеются в виду различные виды фруктов. Например:

Do you eat much fruit? We can buy tropical fruits in our shops.

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L E S S O N 7

U N I T I

GRAMMAR

THE PAST PERFECT TENSE

READ, STUDYAND PRACTISE.

a)I phoned Dick at 5, but he had left by that time.

b)Richard and his wife were late for the performance. When they got to the theatre the play had already started.

c)Last month Mr Lavrov had to go on business to London. Before he went there he had discussed some business matters with the Mana­ ging Director.

It began snowing after I had come home.

Past Perfect употребляется для обозначения действия, со­ вершившегося до определенного момента в прошлом. Этот момент может быть выражен точным указанием вре­ мени с предлогом by к (такому-то времени) (см. пример “а”) или другим действием, выраженным глаголом в Simple Past (см. примеры “Ь”, “с”, “d”).

Past Perfect образуется с помощью вспомогательного глагола to have в Simple Past + Past Participle смыслового глагола.

Ex. 1. Answer the questions as in the example.

—Why dldn’you speak with MrBell yesterday?

—He had left the office before I came.

•Why didn’t Mr Borisov know the way to the British Museum?

•Why was Mr Stanley hungry when he came to the restaurant?

•Why didn’t you see the beginning of the performance?

•Why didn’t the businessmen complete the talks yesterday?

•Why didn’t the manager answer the urgent messages yesterday?

•Why didn’t you watch the news programme last night?

•Why couldn’t you get Mr В on the phone yesterday?

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Discussing the Prices and the Terms of Payment

Example: I didn’t know the businessman who was working on the computer. I had never seen him before.

Mr Borisov decided to visit the company’s production plant (to be). I was surprised that my friend recommended me to read this detec­ tive (to hear).

Mr Brown wanted to go to Scotland by train (to travel).

Yesterday at the fitness centre my partner played tennis very badly (to play).

The ballet Jane saw yesterday impressed her greatly (to see). Nick flew to Spain last month. He was very nervous (to fly). Last week we bought a tour of Norway (to visit).

We decided to place an order for photocopiers with LMT (to buy). Last weekend our family watched an old Western on TV. It was great! (to watch).

Gloria bought a ticket for the musical “Cats” (to see).

Ex. 3. Which to use — Present Perfect or Past Perfect?

b)Before his visit to the Savoy restaurant last night Mr Borisov ... traditional English dishes.

b)We can sign a contract tomorrow. We ... all the terms.

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Lesson 7

7.a) When Ted arrived at the airport the plane ... to land

already ... landed,

b)The plane ... already . . . . The passengers are going through Passport Control.

Ex. 4*a) Say w hat you think about:

the performance / the film you saw last; the resorts on the coast of the Black Sea;

the dishes you ordered when you last had dinner at the restaurant; Japanese cars;

the prices for Moscow flats;

the ecological situation in Moscow;

the choice of products at supermarkets / hypermarkets; the work of a businessman.

b) Explain why you think so.

Ex. S. a) What can the Sellers / the Buyers do i f ... (Choose the reply. Give your own variants.)*

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Discussing the Prices and the Terms of Payment

• The Sellers can’t provide shipping fato order 2 more machines, cilities.

•The Sellers think that the Buyers’ or­ der is too small.

b)Answers

•W hat will the cashier say if:

you want to book seats for the Friday performance but they don’t have any?

•W hat will the travel agent say if:

you want to buy a tour of Italy for June, but they have sold all tours for that month?

•W hat will the receptionist of the hotel say if:

you want to have a single room for a week, but he can’t offer it for this period.

•W hat will your English partner say if:

you are in London for 3 days and want to see as many places of in­ terest as possible.

U N I T III

WORKING ON THE TEXT

Read the text and the dialogue.

DISCUSSING THE PRICES AND THE TERMS OF PAYMENT

As you know Rossimport was interested in buying pumps from Bond&Co.

After Mr Stanley and Mr Borisov had discussed the number of pumps, the time and the terms of delivery they met to discuss the price and the terms of payment.

Stanley: Good morning, Mr Borisov. Happy to meet you again. Borisov: The pleasure is mine1.

Stanley: It’s a beautiful morning, isn’t it? And I hope the weather will keep fine. Anyway, good weather is a good way to start business, isn’t it?

Borisov: That’s true2. Let’s get down to business then3. I’d like to start with the price. Mr Stanley, I’m sorry to say it is not accept­ able to us. We think you have quoted a very high price.

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1The pleasure is mine. — Мне тоже приятно (в ответ на фразы типа: I’m glad to see you; I’m happy to meet you).

2That’s true [tru:]. — Это верно.

3Let’s get down to business. — Давайте перейдем к делу. 4 One more thing. — И еще одно (один вопрос).

Ex. 6. Agree or disagree. Give your reasons.

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