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Travelling by Train to a Manufacturing Plant

PREPOSITIONS

Еж. 17* a) Supply the correct prepositions or adverbs where necessary.

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I.Which platform does the train start...? Л Which platform is the train to arrive...?

I.The train is due to arrive ... Manchester... 4.20.

4.The train is due to arrive... 20 minutes. 5. This train stops ... every station.

(к You can go ... St. Petersburg... an overnight train.

7.I’d like a second-class ticket... the 10 o’clock express... St. Petersburg.

K.There is no sleeping accommodation... this train.

0.There are no more first-class tickets ... this train, you’ll have to travel... second-class.

Five minutes later the train started ... the platform.

(After “4.50 from Paddington” by Agatha Christie)

b) Speak about Mrs Giles’s departure.

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1.Mr Petrov will ca ll... the test department to ask the manager when they are going to test the pumps.

2.Let’s call ... Mr Brown at his office and ask him to show us round the plant.

3.Mr Brown invited Mr Stepanov ... the restaurant and promised to call... him ... the hotel.

4. Let’s ca ll... the manager of the assembly shop and ask him to give us the assembly drawings.

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company produces 70% ... pumps ... the home industry and exports

b)Speak about the Canadian company w hich produces pumps.

THE WORDS YOU MIX UP

Ex. 18.Choose and use.

4.— What train are you going to take?

— I haven’t seen the timetable ...

5. They are ... testing the computer of the new model. They haven’t

finished ...

6. Let’s hurry. The performance hasn’t started ...

7. I’m hungry. I haven’t had lunch ..., but I’m ... very busy.

8. The company hasn’t launched their new models of office desks ...

b) another, more, else

1. — I’m afraid I won’t be able to arrive in time for the 8.30 train.

— There is ... morning train for Bath.

2. When I came into the compartment there was ... passenger there. At the next station two ... gentlemen came into the compartment.

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i - Is there anything... I can do for you, sir?

— No, just put the luggage on the rack.

I— Where ... does the train stop?

—It stops at tw o ... stations and nowhere...

c)last, latest

1.T he... performance at this cinema starts at 10 p.m.

2.Have you heard the ... news?

1.When does th e ... train leave for Brighton?

4.Some days ago our engineers visited the company to see the ...

models of notebooks.

5.What did the director discuss with the businessmen during the... talks?

6.We have received the ... drawings of the pump which the plant modified.

7.For how many machines did you sign th e ... contract?

U N I T VI

SPEECH EXERCISES

Ex. ig. a) Read the dialogue.

A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION

Rossimport is interested in buying a packing line for a factory in St. Pe­ tersburg. Their representative, Mr Chemov, has arrived in London to settle some technical problems with the plant in Liverpool which pro­ duces such lines. Now he is trying to contact Mr Brook, the production manager of the plant.

Brook: Good afternoon, Mr Chemov. What can I do for you? Chernov: The fact is I’ve received the drawings from you which show

that you have modified the previous line. How does the new packing line compare with die previous one?

Brook: Well, its capacity is much higher. Besides, you can use it forpack­ ing a wider range ofproducts. It is the best on the market now.

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Chernov: Good. And one more thing, Mr Brook, will it be possible to see the tests of the new line?

Brook: Yes, certainly. I’ll contact the test department and find out when they are going to have tests. After that I’ll make all the necessary arrangements for your visit.

Chernov: Thank you.

b)Speak about:

1.the purpose of Mr Chernov’s telephone conversation with Mr Brook;

2.the arrangements Mr Brook is going to make for a visit to the test de­ partment.

Еж. 20. a) Read the dialogue.

BOOKING A TICKET FOR A TRAIN

Some time later Mr Chemov received a fax from Mr Brook about the date of the tests and the arrangements for his visit to the plant. He decided to book a ticket for a train in advance.

Chernov: I’d like a second-class ticket for an overnight train to Liver­ pool for Wednesday, please.

Clerk: Yes, there is a passenger train at 9.25 p.m. It arrives in Liv­ erpool at 7.50 a.m. There is a fast train which leaves here at 11 p.m. and arrives in Liverpool early in the morning at 6.45. There is nothing after 11.

Chernov: I can’t take the 9.25. It’s too early for me. I’d like to go by

b)Speak about:

1.overnight trains to Liverpool;

2.the ticket to Liverpool Mr Chemov booked.

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c)Act oat the dialogue between Mr Chernov and the clerk at the booking office.

d)Think and answer.

1.Why did Mr Chemov want to go to Liverpool by an overnight train?

2.Why was the 9.25 train not convenient for him?

3.Why did he buy a return ticket?

Ex. 21.a) Read the text.

TRAVELLING BY RAIL

London has eight rail stations which are situated in a ring around the city centre. You can go practically to every part of GB by train. From the rail stations in the Southern ['sAdon] London people can travel to Europe.

You can change to British Rail trains from some underground stations. London’s stations have many facilities, such as shops which sell

books, food and drinks.

It is quite easy to get the information about departure and arrival times, prices and destinations at information points and from monitor screens.

Since 1995 the Channel Tunnel has provided a new high-speed train link — Eurostar between the UK and Europe (Paris, Brussels, the French Alps ...). The Tunnel operates a drive-on-drive-off service for cars on trains between GB and France which run three times an hour with the travel time of 35 minutes.

b)Explain the meaning. What isx

•a ring around the city centre?

•an information point?

•a drive-on-drive-off train service for cars?

c)Discuss the text.

Ex. 22. Read and retell the Joke.

MARK TWAIN IN FRANCE

Mark Twain was travelling first-class to the city of Dijon In the afternoon he felt very tired and decided to have a rest. There were no other passengers in his compartment, therefore he came up to die conductor and said, “I’m going to have a rest. Please put me off the train* when we arrive in Dijon.”

When Mark Twain woke up the train was arriving at a Paris railway sta­ tion. Mark Twain got very angry as he had missed his station He said to the conductor: “I’ve never been so angry in my life.”

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The conductor looked at him quietly. “You are not half so angry as the American I put off the train at Dijon,” he said.

* to put smb off (the train) — зд. высаживать кого-либо (с поезда)

Ex. 23* Answer the questions:

1.When and where did you last travel by train?

2.Did you travel there on business or for pleasure?

3.Where did you book tickets?

4.Did you book a single or a return ticket?

5.How much in advance did you book the ticket?

6.Why is it more convenient to book tickets in advance?

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1.Do you like travelling by train or not? Why?

2.Which of the Moscow railway stations do you think is better as compared with the others?

3.Do Russian trains answer the requirements of the passenger of the 21st century? What facilities do they offer?

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1.Have you ever visited a plant?

2.What plant did you visit?

3.Who showed you round the plant?

4.What shops did he show you round?

5.Could he answer all your queries?

6.Did the plant have modem production facilities?

7.How did the plant impress you?

Ex. 24* Speak about:

1.Travelling by train on business (on holiday).

2.Your visit to a plant.

Ex. 2S. Act out dialogues on the situations:

1.You are going to sign a contract for air-conditioning equipment with a company in Glasgow. Meet Mr Blake in your office and dis­ cuss their latest model and the price. Before you get down to busi­ ness speak about his trip to Moscow.

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Phone Mr Smith, the manager of Bond&Co., and ask him to make arrangements for your visit to their manufacturing plant.

Ex. 2b.a) Read the story.

A TRANSACTION

Mr Boggis was dealing in antique [on'tik] furniture and had his own shop. When customers came to his shop he showed them round it so that they could see the whole range of his goods.

Mr Boggis was a talented salesman: he could buy furniture at a very low price and sell it at a price several times higher. He bought furniture from people in the country who didn’t know the real value of antique furniture.

One Sunday when Mr Boggis was travelling about the countryside near London, he found a commode [ko'moud] by a famous English carpenter. It was a wonderful piece of furniture with beautiful legs. There were only four commodes of this kind. Other salesmen had sold the three commodes at an extremely high price, and that was the fourth one.

Mr Boggis wanted to buy the commode but he did not want to show Mr Rummond, the owner of the commode, that it was of great value.

So he said:

“Well, the commode doesn’t look beautiful. I can’t compare it with the others that I have. Besides, it’s not the original, it’s a copy of a commode by a well-known carpenter. But ... I’ve just remembered that I wanted to have legs for the coffee table in my own home. Of course, I can’t buy the whole commode just for the legs...”

“How much could you give for the commode if you are interested in the legs?” asked Mr Rummond.

“Shall we say 20 pounds? That is quite a reasonable price.” “Make it 35.”

“I can’t offer you a higher price, this is my final offer!”

“I agree,” Rummond said. “It’s yours. How are you going to take it?” “In my car. I’ve left it not far from here.”

Mr Boggis walked to his car to get it nearer the door. He was happy. The commode was his for 20 pounds and he could get 15 or 20 thou­ sand pounds for it later.

In the house Mr Rummond was discussing the transaction with his son Bert

“You have done very well,” Bert said, “Do you think he will pay you?” “We shan’t put it into the car till he pays the money.”

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“The commode is very big. What if it doesn’t go into the car? He’ll go away and you’ll never see him or his money again. Besides, he didn’t like it very much.”

“I can’t say he did.”

“Listen to me, father. I’ve got an idea. He told us that he wanted only the legs. Right? So all we have to do is to cut them off right now before he comes back. Then the commode will go into his car. Besides, he won’t have to cut them off at home himself.”

“That’s not a bad idea,” Rummond said.

After they had cut off the legs Rummond thought that the commode was still too big for Mr Boggis’s car and he was afraid that Mr Boggis would not take it. So he decided to cut the commode itself into several pieces. It was very difficult to do it and Rummond said, “That was a very good carpenter who did the job.”

“We are just in time,” Bert said, “Here he is coming.”

(After “Parson’s pleasure” by R. Dahl)

b)Speak abouts

1.Mr Boggis’s business;

2.his transaction with Mr Rummond.

c)Think and answer.

1.Why did Mr Boggis look for antique furniture in the country and not in the city?

2.Why did Mr Rummond agree to sell his commode at a very low price?

3.Will Mr Boggis take the commode after Mr Rummond cut it into several pieces? Why do you think so?

U N I T VI I

WRITTEN PRACTICE

Ex. 27.Translate into English.

A

1.— Я собираюсь отправить письмо г-ну Грину.

— А я думал, что ты уже отправил его.

2.Директор фирмы надеялся, что их фирма сможет получить большую скидку.

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t. Мы знали, что нам придется согласиться на условия фирмы. I. Служащий вокзала сказал, что поезд прибудет через 2 часа.

S.Мой брат сказал, что в нашем кинотеатре сегодня идет хоро­ ший фильм.

г». Секретарь ответила, что президент сейчас разговаривает по те­ лефону.

7.Г-н Белл сказал, что он даст нам скидку, если мы разместим у них заказ на 150 компрессоров.

8.Директор фирмы сказал, что он уже просмотрел всю почту.

В

1.— Джон уже пришел?

—Нет, он еще завтракает в кафетерии.

2.— Вы уже купили билет на двухчасовой поезд?

—Нет еще.

3.— Сколько еще остановок сделает поезд до Пскова?

4.— Где еще я могу узнать об отправлении поездов?

5.— Есть еще один поезд на Курск, но он отправляется поздно вечером.

6.— Где Петр?

—Он все еще в купе.

7.— У меня еще два чемодана. Куда их положить?

С

Несколько дней тому назад г-н Петров должен был поехать на завод в Курск чтобы посмотреть испытания оборудования. За три дня до отъ­ езда он поехал на вокзал, чтобы купить билет. Он не знал, какие поезда идут в этот город, и узнал в справочном бюро, что туда идут два поезда ежедневно. Г-н Петров знал, что поездка займет не более восьми часов. Поэтому он решил взять билет на утренний поезд, который отправлял­ ся в 6 часов утра После этого он позвонил на завод, сказал, что выез­ жает в понедельник, и попросил управляющего встретить его.

D

1.Я спросил проводника, когда поезд прибудет на следующую станцию.

2.Секретарь поинтересовалась, кто должен принять г-на Брауна

3.Нэнси спросила Джона, понравилась ли ему поездка в Брайтон.

4.Мы поинтересовались, какие товары продает фирма «Грин энд К0».

5.— Начальник производства сейчас на месте?

— Нет, он еще не вернулся из сборочного цеха Но он звонил мне и просил вам передать, что придет в 12 часов.

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6.Завод экспортирует компрессоры последних моделей различного назначения во многие страны. Инженеры завода совершенствуют компрессоры с тем, чтобы они имели более высокую мощность по сравнению с компрессорами других фирм.

Специалисты завода проводят тщательные испытания ком­ прессоров, прежде чем отправить их покупателю.

7.— Г-н Петров сказал, что он просмотрел всю почту от фирмы «Джонсон», но не нашел последнего чертежа, который прислала фирма

—Я думаю, что его взял директор. Он говорил, что у него есть вопросы, и ему придется связаться с фирмой.

—Вы его спросили, будет ли он звонить на фирму после обеда?

—Да, он сказал мне, что будет, если не поедет на завод.

8.— Когда вы приедете в Санкт-Петербург, я покажу вам наибо­ лее интересные места нашего города.

—Надеюсь, это не займет у вас много времени.

U N I T V I I I

VOCABULARY

► Перед названием вокзалов артикль не употребляется.

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