9. Профессии и занятия

Сказать о занятии человека по-английски очень просто – чаще всего достаточно к названию действия (глаголу в исходной форме) добавить -еr (редко -or или -аr).

Swim — плавать, swimmer — пловец (не обязательно мужчина, просто тот, кто умеет плавать или плывущий сейчас).

Drive — водить машину driver — шофер

teach — учить teacher — учитель

Речевые формулы

CONVERSATIONAL FORMULAS REQUESTS, SUGGESTIONS AND LIKELY REACTIONS Could (would) you...? I wonder if you could/would ... Certainly. Yes, of course. With pleasure. All right (okay). I'm afraid, I can't. I'm sorry, I can't. (No), I can't (won't). Would you like to...? Would you mind... (-ing)? Would you mind my... (-ing)? Certainly. (Yes,) of course All right/okay Not a all I'd like (love) to...

РЕЧЕВОЙ ЭТИКЕТ ПРОСЬБЫ, ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЯ И ОТВЕТЫ НА НИХ Не могли бы вы ...? Конечно. Да, конечно. С удовольствием. Ладно, хорошо. Боюсь, что не смогу. Сожалею, но не могу. (Нет), не могу (не хочу) Вы не хотели бы...? Вас не затруднит...? Вы не против, если я...? Разумеется. (Да,) конечно Хорошо/Ладно Нисколько (не затруднит) не возражаю С (большим) удовольствием

Лексико -грамматические упражнения

Упражнение 1. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.

1. Does Victor speak English?

2. Why can't his friends speak English?

3. Can he speak English better than his wife?

4. Who shows Richard the apartment?

5. How many rooms are there in the apartment?

Упражнение 2. Обратите внимание на сравнительную и превосходную степень прилагательных. Выучите их наизусть.

big — bigger — biggest nice — nicer — nicest

small — smaller — smallest tall — taller — tallest

large — larger — largest light — lighter — lightest

Употребите вместо точек соответствующие формы прилагательных.

1. Vic's new apartment is ... er than the old one. (large)

2. Vic's old apartment is ... er than the new one. (small)

3. This room is ... et than that one. (big)

4. This room is ... er than this one. (nice)

5. This man is ... er than that one. (tall)

1. Vic's apartment is the ... est in the house. (large)

2. Vic's old apartment was the ... est in the house (small)

3. This room is the ... est in the apartment. (big)

4. That room is the ... est in the apartment. (nice)

5. He is the ... est player in the team. (tall)

Упражнение 3. Напоминаем, что степени сравнения много-сложных прилагательных образуются с помощью слов more most (более, наиболее.)

Comfortable — more comfortable — most comfortable

Interesting — more interesting — most interesting

Difficult — more difficult — most difficult

Употребите вместо точек одну из форм, приведенных рядом прилагательных.

1. This apartment is more ... than that one. (comfortable)

2. This book is ... than that one. (interesting)

3. This language is ... than that one. (difficult)

4. This is the most ... apartment. (comfortable)

5. This is the ... story. (interesting)

6. This is the ... language. (difficult)

Упражнение 4. Прочтите следующие прилагательные и заучите их наизусть. Употребите их в упражнении.

Good — better — best

Bad — worse — worst

Little — less — least

Many — more — most

Far — farther — farthest

1. Vera speaks English well. What about Victor? Victor speaks

English ...

2. Vera speaks English well, Vic speaks better, and Lucy speaks...

3. Lucy speaks English best of all. Victor speaks English ... than she.

4. Grandfather knows some words in English. He speaks English... of all.

5. Vera doesn't know many English words. She knows ...words than Mom.

6. Lucy lives far from the office. Victor's office is even ... than hers.

Упражнение 5. Согласитесь выполнить просьбу.

Would you pass me the salt?

Could you repeat your question?

Would you get me a taxi?

Would you ask Mr. Johnson to wait?

Could you help me?

Would you send a letter for me?

Упражнение 6. Откажитесь исполнить просьбу.

Could you come to the office at 5.00 p. m.?

Could you take me with you?

Would you give me that book?

Would you have dinner with me tonight?

UNIT 5

Going to Moscow? Take the Red Arrow

Richard wanted to go to Moscow. He asked me to book for him. I didn't like the idea. On the one hand, planes are faster than trains. It takes only an hour to fly to Moscow. But it takes almost four to get to the airport in Leningrad and from the airport to Moscow. Sometimes they delay or cancel flights because of the weather end up wasting a lot of time. On the other hand, there are many from Leningrad to Moscow every day. But the best train is Red Arrow. You board it just before midnight, and at 8:30 you're in Moscow. In the morning, after a good night's sleep, you feel nice and fresh. So if you're going to Moscow take the Red Arrow! That's if sleep on the train, of course. Some people can't. They feel worn-out after a night on the train. Well, they can take a day plane.

Richard changed his mind. I helped him (to) book a ticket Red Arrow.

Sightseeing in Moscow

Richard Johnson could stay in Moscow for only two days. He came back, I asked him about his impressions.

He told me he took the Red Arrow from Leningrad's to Moscow and arrived in Moscow in the morning. He slept well on the train. He took the metro to the center of the city. Then he walked to the American Embassy. It took him twenty minutes to get there, stayed in his friend's apartment.

In his free time he saw some of the sights of the capital, took a guided tour of Moscow. He liked the old part оf the city very much. The new housing developments didn't impress him at all. He thought (that) they were too uniform.

The next day his friend showed him the Kremlin. They started on Red Square. Richard looked at St. Basil's Cathedral. He saw the monument to Minin and Pozharski. Then his friend took him inside the Kremlin. Richard liked the old churches there. Some of them are more than 500 (five hundred) years old!

Some people like Moscow very much. But Richard liked Petersburg better than Moscow. At least that's what he said.

Dialogues

Rich comes to his friend Phil. He has an apartment in the American Embassy in Moscow.

— Hi, Phil. Here I am at last.

— Hi, Rich. Are you tired?

— No, I'm not. I didn't fly here.

— How did you come?

— By train.

— By the Red Arrow? That's the best train from Leningrad.

— Yeah, I feel better after a good night sleep on the train. Actually, I wanted to fly, but then I changed my mind.

— That was the right thing to do. They often cancel flights because of weather. Last time I spent four hours in the airport.

— Did you get on your flight after that?

— Yes, I did. But I spent so much time in the airport. Any sight-seeing tomorrow?

— Yes, I'd like to take a guided tour tomorrow.

— What about the Kremlin?

— We can go there together, but not tomorrow.

— Then the day after tomorrow? I have only two days in Moscow.

— Okay. The day after tomorrow is okay for me. Did you have much time for sightseeing in Leningrad?

— Not very much. But I liked Leningrad a lot.

— Did you go to the Hermitage?

— Yeah, I went there with Victor, my Russian friend.

Many people like Petersburg better than Moscow. That's typical. But I like Moscow — after all, I live here right now.

***

Could you reserve a flight to Moscow for me? Is it better to go to Moscow by train? What is the best train from Petersburg to Moscow? What should I see in Mos­cow? I intend to go to Zagorsk for the weekend.

Why don't you go by train? Yes, I advise you to go by train. If I were you I'd go on the Red Arrow. It's the best train. You should see the Kremlin first, and then you must visit the Tretyakov Art Gallery and the Pushkin Museum. But you'd better ask somebody about the best time to visit them. If I were you I wouldn't go there for the weekend, because it is difficult to get tickets. It would be better to go there on Monday.

***

I don't think you should spend too much time in the office. There is so much to see in Leningrad.	Where do you think I should go this afternoon?
Well, I advise you not to waste time on the less well known museums. You must see the Hermitage, the Rus­sian Museum, and you should visit Petrodvorets.	What is the best time to go to Petrodvorets?
I advise you to go there on a weekday. Don't go there on the weekend. There are too many people there.

***

Do I need to make reservations for a room at a hotel (for a hotel room)?	Yes, I think, you do.
Should I visit your office on Wednesday?	Yes, please do.
Is it necessary for me to make re­servations for train tickets?	Yes, I think it is.
Must I wait for your boss?	Yes, I think, you must.
Do I have to get a visa?	Yes, you do.
Do I need to go to the airport with you?	No, you don't.
Do you want me to translate for you?	No, I can understand him.
Is it necessary for me to check the suitcase?	No, it isn't.