XV. Перескажите следующие рассказы:

A CIGAR

Mr. Dickson felt very bad. One of his friends recommended him doctor Hill who always gave his patients good advice. So Mr. Dickson made arrangements to see the doctor the next day.

When doctor Hill had examined Mr. Dickson, he told him to go to a village and stay there not less than a month. He also recommended him to go to bed early, drink milk, eat a lot of vegetables and meat and to smoke only one cigar a day. "If you take my advice," said the doctor, "you will soon feel as well as before." Mr. Dickson looked a little surprised when he heard the doctor's advice, but the doctor did not notice it and though Mr. Dickson was about to ask him something he called the next patient.

A month later Mr. Dickson came to doctor Hill again. "How are you?" the doctor asked him. "You look better now. Did my advice help you?"

"Thank you," said Mr. Dickson, "I did all you had recommended me to do. I went to the country, I ate a lot of meat and vegetables but one cigar a day nearly killed me. You see it is impossible to begin smoking at my age."

acigar [si'ga:] сигара; apatient ['pei∫әnt] пациент;

to examine [ig'zæmin] осматривать; advice [ә'dvais] совет;

to look surprised выглядеть удивленным; nearly почти; to kill убивать;

at one's age в чьем-л. возрасте

XVI. Перескажите следующий диалог в косвенной речи:

Petrov: May I speak to Mr. Evans, please?

Secretary: I'm sorry Mr. Evans isn't available. He has gone on business and won't be back until next Wednesday. This is his secretary speaking. Can I help you?

Petrov: Yes, please. My name is Petrov.

Secretary: I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch your name.

Petrov: Petrov. P-e-t-r-o-v. I'm from Moscow.

Secretary: Oh, yes, Mr. Petrov, that's right. Mr. Evans expected you to phone him, and he asked our Sales Manager, Mr. Phillips, to have a word with you. Now I'm putting you through to Mr. Phillips.

Phillips: Good afternoon, Mr. Petrov.

Petrov: Good afternoon, Mr. Phillips. I wonder if I can make arrangements with you about the test of the equipment we are buying from you.

Phillips: Certainly, you can. This is just what Mr. Evans wanted me to talk to you about. When would you like us to make the test?

Petrov: Well, as soon as possible. If everything is ready for the test let's start it on Monday.

Phillips: Very good. Then we are expecting you at the testing department of our factory on Monday. Good-bye.

Petrov: Good-bye.

to catch a name уловить (понять) фамилию

XVII. Выполните следующие задания:

1. Meet Mr. Green, Sales Manager of Carton and Co., and make arrangements with him about the test of the equipment you are buying. Ask him about the results of their preliminary tests.

2. Telephone Mr. Thomson and let him know that you are not pleased with the results of the test. Tell him that your inspectors have found some defects in the machines. Ask him when they will be able to eliminate the defects.

3. Meet Mr. White and tell him that the test of the car showed that its design was not quite up to standard. Say that you would like them to improve the design of the car.