Part II

Exercise 6.3.16 Read and translate dialogues.

An Applicant’s Passport is not Available

A: Hello, is this the English Consular Department, please?

Secretary: Yes, it is.

A: This is Alov speaking. I would like to make some inquiries about the English visa.

S: Have you sent the documents to the Consular Department, Mr. Alov?

A: Not yet. The matter is, I don’t have the passport at present. It is with the Foreign office.

S: Then I connect you with our Vice-Consul, Mr. Alov.

Vice-Consul: Speaking.

Mr. Alov explains his situation.

Vice-Consul: As a rule, Mr. Alov, the Consulate does not issue visas without the applicant’s passport.

A: This is an urgent business trip to London, Mr. Vice-Consul, and the passport will be available from the Foreign Office within three days, I am sure.

Vice-Consul: In exceptional cases like yours we can issue a visa providing you send us all the necessary documents now, and the passport will be presented later.

A: Thank you very much, Sir. What documents do I have to supply now, except the passport?

V-C: A completed application for two recent passport-size photographs, and a letter from your company confirming your business trip to the United Kingdom.

A: I’ll deliver the documents to your office tomorrow afternoon.

V-C: And the passport, of course, as soon as you get it from the Foreign Office.

A: Sure thing, Mr. Vice-Consul. Thank you very much.

V-C: Good-bye.

A: Good-bye.

Congratulations on a Promotion

A: Good morning. Could I have a word with Mr. Brown, please?

B: Speaking.

A: Alov here, Mr. Brown.

B: Oh, hello, Mr. Alov.

A: I’m calling to offer you my heartiest congratulations on your promotion.

B: Thank you ever so much.

A: I guess you have other fish to fry and we won’t be having as many official contacts now, but I do hope that our productive cooperation will continue.

B: I hope so, too. It has always been a great pleasure for me to have worked with the people from your country.

A: Thank you. That’s splendid then. Please accept my best wishes for your future career. Good-bye, Mr. Brown.

B: Good-bye, Mr. Alov.

Booking a Plane Reservation

Clerk: Good morning.

Mr. Stain: Good morning. My name is Mr. Stain. I’d like to book a seat on the plane to Rome for Monday, the tenth.

Clerk: Yes, sir. Do you want to travel economy class or first class?

Mr. Stain: I’d like first class.

Clerk: I’ll check the time-table for you. Will you hold on, please? There is a flight leaving Heathrow at 11.55 on Monday and arriving in Rome at 13.30. It flies non stop.

Mr. Stain: That suits me. What time do I have to get to the airport?

Clerk: You’ll have to be at West London Air Terminal by 10.20 at the latest. The coach leaves for the airport at 10.30. But if you are going to the airport on your own you must be there before 11.30 and you can tick up your ticket at the airport booking-office.

Mr. Stain: Thank you. Good-bye.

Clerk: Good-bye.

Exercise 6.3.17 Answer the questions.

1. Where is Mr. Alov calling (phoning)?

2. What does Mr. Alov want to know?

3. Has he sent the documents to the Consular Department? Why not?

4. In what cases can the Consulate issue visas?

5. Why do Mr. Alov need a visa?

6. What documents does he have to supply?

7. When will Mr. Alov deliver the documents?

8. Who does Mr. Alov want to speak to?

9. What is the reason of his phone call?

10. Are Mr. Alov and Mr. Brown friends? Are they business partners?

11. What are they speaking about?

12. Where does Mr. Stain want to book a seat to?

13. Has he booked a seat on the plane for Friday?

14. What class does Mr. Stain want to travel?

15. What time is the flight leaving Heathrow and arriving in Rome?

16. Does this flight suit Mr. Stain?

17. How can. Mr. Stain get to the airport?

18. What time does the coach leave for the airport?

19. Where can Mr. Stain pick up his ticket?

Exercise 6.3.18 Write T if the sentence is true and F if the sentence is false.

1. Mr. Alov is speaking to English Transport Department.

2. Mr. Alov would like to make some inquiries about the English visa.

3. He has already sent the documents to the Consular Department.

4. The Consulate can issue visas without the applicant passport.

5. It is not urgent to have the documents.

6. The passport will be available from the Foreign Office within three days.

7. Mr. Alov has to supply a completed application form, two recent passport-size photographs, and a letter from his company confirming his personality.

8. Mr. Alov will deliver the documents to the Office on Friday.

9. Mr. Alov is congratulating his colleague on his birthday.

10. Mr. Alov hopes that their cooperation will continue.

11. It has always been a great pleasure for Mr. Brown to have worked with the colleagues from other countries.

12. Mr. Stain would like to book a seat on the train.

13. He is going to Rome, on Monday the tenth.

14. He’d like economy class.

15. A flight is leaving Heathrow at 13.55 and arriving in Rome at 15.30.

16. It flies non-stop.

17. The time-table doesn’t suit Mr. Stain.

18. The coach leaves for the airport at 10.30.

19. You can pick up your ticket at the airport booking-office.

Exercise 6.3.19 Give the English equivalents for the following.

Консульство; дело в том; министерство иностранных дел; вице-консул; как правило; паспорт просителя (кандидата); срочная командировка; в течение трех дней; выдать визу исключительный случай; кроме; доставить документы; как только; поговорить; сердечные поздравления; консульство; запрос (справка); продвижение по службе (повышение); иметь другие более важные дела; продуктивное сотрудничество; я тоже надеюсь; это прекрасно; заказать билет; расписание; подождать (не вешать трубку); рейс; лететь без посадки; в другом аэропорту; прибыть в аэропорт; самое позднее; автобус; взять билет; касса.

Exercise 6.3.20 Find in the text synonyms for the following words and word combinations.

Now, to give a visa, a pressing business trip, during three days, a sole case, to present the documents, a full application form, to post the documents, to receive the passport, to speak to smb, I’m phoning; thanks a lot; I expect; go on, that’s wonderful, job, to tour, schedule, departing from Heathrow, to arrive at the airport, the bus, by yourself, to take the ticket.

Exercise 6.3.21 State what part of speech the following words belong to.

1. inquiry

1. noun b) verb c) adjective d) adverb

2. yet

1. adjective b) noun c) pronoun d) adverb

3. connect

1. noun b) verb c) participle d) adverb

4. available

1. adjective b) noun c) adverb d) verb

5. exceptional

1. noun b) verb c) adjective d) adverb

6. confirming

1. participle b) gerund c) adjective d) noun

7. heartiest

1. adverb b) noun c) adjective d) verb

8. accept

1. verb b) noun c) adverb d) preposition

9. before

1. conjunction b) noun c) preposition d) verb

10. coach

1. adjective b) verb c) adverb d) noun

Exercise 6.3.22 Match the words and word combinations in column A with those in column B.

A	B
1. Consular Department	a. мои самые наилучшие пожелания в Вашем продвижении
2. I would like to make some inquiries about...	b.он летит без посадки в другом аэропорту
3. the matter is …	c. примите мои наилучшие пожелания в Вашей будущей карьере
4. it is with the Foreign Office	d. я свяжу Вас с вице-консулом
5. connect with the Vice-Consul	e. как правило
6. as a rule	f. я бы хотел заказать билет на самолет
7. the Consulate doesn’t issue visas without the applicant’s passport	g. могу я поговорить с ...?
8. the passport will be available	h. если Вы едете сами ...
9. in exceptional cases like yours	i. дело в том ...
10. the passport will be presented later	j. фотография для паспорта
11. a completed application form	k. в исключительных случаях
12. passport size photographs	l. вы можете взять свой билет
13. could I have a word with ...?	m. заполненная анкета
14. my heartiest congratulations on your promotion	n. вы имеете другие более важные дела
15. you have other fish to fry	o. паспорт будет предъявлен позже
16. to have worked with the people	p. работать с людьми
17. except my best wishes for your future career	g. я бы хотел навести справки о ...
18. I’d like to book a seat on the plane	r. паспорт передадут ( будет готов)
19. it flies non-stop	s. консульство не выдает визы без паспорта заявителя
20. if you are going on your own	t. консульский отдел
21. you can pick up your ticket	n. он в министерстве иностранных дел.

Exercise 6.3.23 Fill in the gaps with the words from the text choosing from the ones given in brackets.

1. In ______ (EXCEPT) cases like yours we can issue a visa _______ (PROVIDE) you send as all the necessary documents.

2. The passport will be _______ (PRESENT) later.

3. A letter from your company _______ (CONFIRM) your business trip.

4. I’m calling to offer you my heartiest _______ (CONGRATULATE) on your ______ (PROMOTE).

5. I do hope that our _______ (PRODUCT) cooperation will continue.

6. There is a ______ (FLY) leaving Heathrow at 11.55 on Monday.

7. If you are ______ (GO) to the airport on your own you must be there before 11.30.

8. You can pick up your ticket at the airport _______ (BOOK) - office.

Exercise 6.3.24 Fill in the gaps with the related words.

1. This is Alov ______ (taking, speaking, saying).

2. I would like to make some ______ (inquiries, information, reference) about the English visa.

3. The _______ (question, affair, matter) is I don’t have the passport ______ (now, at present, at the moment).

4. The Consulate doesn’t ________ (issue, give, hand) visas without the applicant’s passport.

5. This is an urgent _______ (mission, travelling, business trip) to London.

6. The passport will be ________ (given, presented, allowed) later.

7. A _______ (full, absolute, completed) application form confirming your business trip.

8. I’m _______ (calling, phoning, ringing) to ______ (propose, suggest, offer) you my heartiest congratulations on your promotion.

9. I ______ (suppose, guess, think) you have other fish to try.

10. I do hope that our productive _______ (cooperation, collaboration, contribution) will continue.

11. That’s ______ (wonderful, great, splendid) then.

12. Please ______ (accept, take, admit) my best wishes for your future _____ (job, work, career).

13. I’d like to ______ (reserve, book, order) a seat on the plane to Rome.

14. I’ll check the ______ (schedule, list, timetable) for you.

15. Will you _______ (hold on, wait, stand by), please?

16. What time do I have to _______ (go, arrive, get) to the airport?

17. If you are going to the airport _________ (by yourself, by your own, on your own) you must be there before 11.30.

18. You can _______ (obtain, pick up, take) your ticket at the airport _______ (box-office, booking - office, cashbox).

Exercise 6.3.25 Fill in the prepositions if necessary.

1. I would like to make some inquires _______ the English visa.

2. I don’t have the passport _____ present.

3. The passport will be available _______ the Foreign Office _______ three days.

4. I’ll deliver the documents _______ your Office tomorrow afternoon.

5. Could I have the word ______ Mr. Brown, please?

6. I’m calling to offer ______ you my heartiest congratulations _______ your promotion.

7. Please accept my best wishes ________ your future career.

8. I’d like to book a seat _______ the plane ______ Rome _______ Monday.

9. Do you want to travel ________ economy class or first class?

10. I’ll check the time - table _______ you.

11. You’ll have to be ________ West London Air Terminal by 10.20.

12. The coach leaves _______ the airport at 10.20.

13. You can pick up your ticket _______ the airport booking - office.

Exercise 6.3.26 Make up sentences using the given words.

1. sent/documents/Have/Department/to/you/the/Consular/the?

2. the/visas/issue/The/does/Consulate/applicant’s/not/without/passport.

3. The/within/available/days/passport/will/the/be/Foreign/three/Office/from.

4. I/now/documents/do/What/have/supply/to?

5. afternoon/I/the/your/tomorrow/will/documents/to deliver/Office.

6. have/with/Could/Mr. Brown/a/I/please/word?

7. future/my/accept/for/Please/wishes/best/career.

8. on/to/I/to/a/Rome/book/would/seat/plane/like/the.

9. to/economy/you/class/Do/class/travel/first/or/want?

10. for/time-table/I/you/the/check/will.

11. What/do/I/get/time/have/airport/the/to/to?

12. coach/at/airport/The/10.30/for/leaves/the.

13. at/pick/can/the/You/up/booking-office/can/your/ticket.

Exercise 6.3.27 Translate the following sentences into English.

1. Это английское консульство?

2. Говорит Алов.

3. Я хотел бы навести справки об английской визе.

4. Дело в том, что в настоящее время у меня нет паспорта. Он в министерстве иностранных дел.

5. Как правило, консульство не выдает визы без паспорта заявителя.

6. Какие документы я должен представить?

7. И конечно же, паспорт, как только Вы его получите в министерстве иностранных дел.

8. Могу я поговорить с мистером Брауном?

9. Я звоню Вам, чтобы выразить сердечные пожелания по поводу Вашего повышения.

10. Я думаю, Вы имеете другие более важные дела.

11. Для меня было всегда большим удовольствием работать с людьми из Вашей страны.

12. Примите мои наилучшие пожелания в Вашей будущей работе.

13. Я бы хотел заказать билет на самолет до Рима, на понедельник.

14. Вы хотите лететь первым или вторым классом.

15. Когда я должен приехать в аэропорт?

16. Самое позднее, Вы должны быть в аэропорту к 10.20.

17. Вы можете взять свой билет в кассе аэропорта.

Exercise 6.3.28 Make up your own sentences using the words and word combinations.

Speak; connect; the matter is; business class; first class; ticket; airport; visa; booking-office; plane; holiday; business trip; Consular Department; birthday; best wishes; to have a word with somebody; congratulate; in time; coach; applicant.

Exercise 6.3.29 Make up your own dialogues.

1. Today is your best friend’s birthday.

2. You want to go on your holiday to Egypt. You want to travel by air.

3. You are phoning the Consular Department. Ask the secretary for help (how to get a visa; what documents are necessary; when the documents are ready; etc).

Exercise 6.3.30 Retell the text.