3. Translate the following into Russian:

1. Разве вы не послали прейскуранта новым покупателям на днях?

2. На днях она собирается посетить наш офис.

3. На выставке было так много людей, что почти все студенты не присели ни на минуту даже в обеденный перерыв.

4. Чьи письма-запросы получены недавно?

5. Что сейчас обсуждается в конференц-зале?

6. Мы ожидали вас здесь с самого утра, но вы решили, что должны были прибыть в 4, не так ли?

Tenses 9

1. Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct voice and tense-forms, retell the dialogue in indirect speech:

- Hello, Nick. (to come) you to watch the Institute Tennis Tournament?

- No. The game (to put off).

- What, again? The first round (to be) due to be played on Monday, wasn’t it?

- Yes, I (not to know) what the matter (to be) then, but now Smirnov (to be) down with a slight cold. As soon as he (to get) over it, they (to fix) the date.

- They (to rely) on him a lot, don’t they? I (to know) he (to practise) very hard lately. He (to be) very likely to win the Tournament, people say.

- I (not to share) that opinion. He (to be) quite an ordinary player until last year. As a matter of fact he (to lose) nearly half his games then.

- Did he? He must have improved a lot. He (to beat) most of his opponents this season.

- Well, we (not to argue) about it.

- Of course not, still, I think his chances (to be) very good.

2. Fill in the blanks in with articles, ask different types of questions:

In this period there came…declaration of war between…North and…South.

Then came…number of…meetings and…battles;…arrival of Lincoln on…way from Springfield to Washington;…battle of Vicksburg;…battle of Gettysburg, and so on. Cowperwood was only twenty-five at the time,…calm, good-looking young man, who thought there were good reasons to start…war for…liberation of…slaves, but it was dangerous to…trade and might do him as…businessman…lot of harm. He did not want to join…army…others might, there were a lot of poor fools who would put themselves up to be shot;…number of these people was large enough, but he was not going to run the risk of being killed. One day he saw…small unit of soldiers marching along one of…quiet streets of…town. …idea was, of course, to make such…deep impression on all…townspeople including himself, that they would lose their sense of self-interest, and seeing only…great need of…country, join…army. He saw…workingman watch…unit, then take…few steps forward and finally join it. What was it that had caught…man, Frank asked himself. He watched…unit disappear round…corner at…end of…street. No! He would rather make…money!

3. Translate the following into Russian:

1. Вчера наш представитель назначил встречу с их менеджером на субботу или пятницу?

2. Разве вы не занимаетесь этим вопросом с понедельника? Его надо решить к четвергу.

3. Чье оборудование отвечало наивысшим требованиям на выставке?

4. На днях новые заказы на модель этого оборудования будут размещены у нас.

Tenses 10

1. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense form or verb form. You must also decide if the verb should be active or passive.

There are lots of spine-chilling extras waiting for whoever buys the thirteenth-century Chingle Hall near Preston, Lancashire.

The hall, which is the oldest surviving brick-built residence in the country, (to say) to be the most haunted house in Britain. It (to sell) by the international auctioneers, Sotheby’s. The owners expect (to sell) the house for about ₤300,000. A monk, a Roman soldier, a boy who hanged himself and a ghost (to see) all at various times over the centuries. Not only this, but residents (to hear) also heavy footsteps and mysterious knockings, and (to feel) cold spots in warm rooms. The hall (to build) in 1260 by Alan de Singleton, and it (to have) a remarkable history ever since. Oliver Cromwell is said (to stay) at the house on the eve of the Battle of Preston in 1648, and the hall may have been the scene of the capture of at least one Royalist sympathizer, as the sound of a running horse and the rattle of a soldier’s equipment (to hear) in the lane outside. In the 1920s, the hall was the home of the Longton family. Their son wanted to marry a local girl, but his parents refused (to let) him (to do) this. Today the boy’s ghost haunts the barn where he hanged himself. Henry Soaper (to live) in the hall for the last ten years. Some time after they moved in, while the house (to restore), they found ancient fireplaces, timber from Viking ships and an old chapel. “I (to read) that there are secret hiding places somewhere,” he said. “ We (to look) for them for years, but we (not to find) them yet.” He went on, “One day, my daughter (to go) upstairs when she said she saw a Roman soldier coming down. She stopped (to go) up, tried (to turn) round, but she couldn’t move. The soldier walked straight through her. We didn’t really believe her until a few years later, a guest who (to show) round asked if he could photograph a “cold” spot. The developed film showed the image of a Roman soldier reflected in a mirror.