Borisov bought five picture postcards and some stamps for his collection and left the post-office.
Задание 1.2.4 Укажите правильные и неправильные высказыва-ния относительно содержания текста:
1) Borisov has come to London to visit his relatives.
2) His passport is not in order, that’s why the immigration officer has to detain him.
3) There was no one at the airport who could meet Borisov.
4) At the post-office you can send all kinds of telegrams.
Задание 1.2.5 Переведите примеры телеграмм, используя следую-щие сокращения:
ABT-about- о, относительно
ASAP-as soon as possible- как можно скорее
BIBI-bye-bye- до свидания
CFM-please confirm- просим Вас подтвердить
INFO- information- информация
PLS- please- просим Вас
QOK- question Ok, do you agree? - Согласны ли Вы?
REF-referring to- ссылаясь на
RGDS- regards- с уважением
RPT- repeat-просим Вас повторить
TLX- telex- телекс
YR- your- ваш
YOURLET- your letter- в вашем письме
REYRTEL- referring to your telegram- ссылаясь на вашу телеграмму
a) “REYTEL TENTH MAY QUOTING LOWEST TWOHUDRED PERUNIT INCLUDING FIVEPERCENT TRADE DISCOUNT RGDS”
b) “PLS ADVISE SOONEST DELIVERY DATE RGDS PETROV”
c) “REGRET UNABLE ACCEPT FURTHER ORDERS UNTIL END JULY REPEAT END JULY RGDS”
Задание 1.2.6 Составьте телеграмму, используя приведенные выше примеры и сокращения.
1.3 Слова к тексту | |
| 1. business n | - зд. командировка |
| to go | | |
| to come | on business | |
| to be | | |
| e.g. Mr Blake is on business here. Do you often go on business? | |
| 2. passport control [k«n @troul] | - паспортный контроль |
| to go through passport сontrol | - проходить паспортный контроль |
| 3. a purpose [ @p«ùp«s] | - цель |
| 4. a visit [ @vizit ] n | - визит, посещение |
| | plant | |
| visit to a | city | |
| | country | |
| 5. to visit v | - посещать |
| | plant | |
| to visit a | city | |
| 6. a trip [trip] n | - поездка |
| to be | to go | on a trip |
| to make a trip | |
| e.g.I’ d like to make a trip to the Caucasus this year. | |
| 7. order [ @ùd«] n | - порядок |
| to be in order | |
| e.g. Your passport is in order. | |
| 8. Customs house | - таможня |
| to go through the customs | - проходить таможенный досмотр |
| e.g. You must go through the cus-toms when you go to a foreign country. | |
| 9. to declare [di @klE«] v | - заявлять о вещах, запрещенных к ввозу и вывозу за границу |
| 10. to be liable to duty [ @lai«bl t« @djuùti ] | - подлежать обложению пошлиной |
| e.g. Cigarettes are liable to duty. | |
| 11. to be duty-free | - не подлежать обложению пошлиной |
| e.g. A block of cigarettes is duty-free. | |
| 12. to open [ @oup«n] v | - открывать |
| 13. a suit-case [ @sjuùtkeis] n | - чемодан |
| 14. personal [ @p«ùs«nl] adj | - личный |
| | matters | |
| personal | luggage | |
| | things | |
| e.g. Personal things are duty-free. | |
| 15. necessary [ @nes«s«ri ] adj | - необходимый |
| e.g. It’ s necessary to discuss this matter in detail. | |
| 16. to mark [ma: k] v | - отмечать, делать отметки, маркировать |
| 17. a stay [stei] n | - пребывание |
| | at a hotel | |
| stay | in a country | |
| e.g. Did you enjoy your stay in our country? | |
| 18. to take v | - отвозить |
| | a hotel | |
| to take smb. to | a ministry | |
| | an airport | |
| e.g. We met Mr Blake at the airport and took him to the Rossiya Hotel. | |
| 19. a centre [ @sent«] n | - центр |
| the centre of the city | |
| 20. a way [wei] n | - путь, дорога |
| | to the Ministry | |
| | to the airport | |
| on the way | home | |
| | back | |
| e.g. On the way home I met my friend. | |
| 21. to impress [im @pres] v | - впечатлять, производить впечатление |
| e.g. The film impressed me. | |
| 22. bright [brait] adj | - яркий |
| 23. a bus [bÃs] n | - автобус |
| to go by bus | |
| to get on a bus | |
| to get off a bus | |
| e.g. I got off the bus near the Rex cinema. | |
| 24. traffic [ @trQfik] n | - уличное движение |
| much | | |
| heavy | traffic | |
| little | | |
| 25. left-hand adj | - левый |
| left-hand traffic | - левостороннее движение |
| e.g. There is left-hand traffic in England. | |
| 26. to reserve [ri @z«ùv] v | - заказывать (номер в гостинице, билет ) |
| | room | |
| to reserve a | table | |
| | seat | |
| e.g. It’ s necessary to reserve accommodation at the hotel in advance. | |
| 27. to check [tSek] v | - проверять |
| 28. single [siNgl] adj | - единственный, одиночный |
| a single room | - номер на одного человека |
| 29. private [ @praivit] adj | - частный, личный |
| | house | |
| private | car | |
| | room | |
| 30. a number [ @nÃmb«] n | - номер |
| e.g. What’ s the number of your room? | |
| 31. to fill in [fil] v | - заполнять |
| 32. a form [fùm] n | - бланк |
| to fill in a form | |
| 33. a key [ki:] n | - ключ |
| the key to a room | |
| 34. to call [kùl] v | - звать, позвать |
| 35. a porter [ @pùt«] n | - портье |
| 36. a post-office [ @poust @fis] n | - почта |
| 37. a postcard [ @poustka: d] n | - почтовая открытка |
| 38. a stamp [stQmp] n | - марка |
| 39. an envelope [ @enviloup] n | - конверт |
| 40. a slot machine [ @slt m« @Siùn] n | - автомат |
| 41. airmail [ @E«meil] n | - авиапочта |
| by airmail | - авиапочтой |
| e.g. I often send letters by airmail. | |
| 42. regular [ @regjul«] adj | - регулярный |
| by regular mail | - обычной почтой |
| e.g. Send this letter by regular mail. | |
| 43. a parcel [pa:sl] n | - посылка |
| 44. a telegram [ @teligrQm] n | - телеграмма |
| 45. ordinary [@ùdin«ri] adj | - простой, обычный |
| ordinary | telegram | |
| | letter | |
| 46. urgent [@«ùdZ«nt] adj | - срочный |
| urgent | telegram | |
| | delivery | |
| 47. express [iks @pres] adj | - скорый, срочный |
| express telegram | |
| 48. life [laif] n | - жизнь |
| 49. to bring [briN] v | - приносить |
| 50. a report [ri @pùt] n | - доклад |
| to make a report | - делать доклад |
| 51. to find [faind] | - находить |
| (found [ faund], found) | |
| Речевой образец: | |
| It takes me an hour to get to the office. | - Мне нужен час, чтобы добраться до офиса. |
LESSON 2
2.1 Грамматика: Степени сравнения прилагательных.
Артикли
Упражнение 2.1.1 Вставьте артикли или притяжательные местоимения, где необходимо:
1. I met Ann in ... street yesterday.
2. .... Oxford street is in the center of London.
3. My friends live in ... quiet street of Lvov.
***
–There are many squares in New York.
–Is there ... square near your hotel?
–Yes, ... square is very beautiful. It’s ... Madison Square.
***
1. ... Moscow Underground is the most beautiful in the world.
2. Is there ... underground in Minsk?
3. Arbat street is a long way from here. You must go there by ... underground.
4. –Which underground station must I take to get to Tverskaja Street?
–Take ... underground at Nogin Square station.
***
–I like that building. What is it?
–It’s ... museum.
–What museum is it?
–It is ... Tolstoy Museum.
–Have you been to ... museum?
–Yes, many times.
***
Moscow
When I come to Moscow I always reserve ... accommodation at ... Metropol Hotel. I think it is better that any other hotel.
It is in ... Marx Prospect, ... very wide street with eight lines of traffic.
... Metropol Hotel is only ... few minutes’ walk from ... Red Square. If you want to go by ... underground you can take ... underground at ... Revolution Square station which is near ... hotel.
I saw many places of interest in Moscow: ... Lenin Museum, the Kremlin where I saw Lenin’s flat and ... study.
There are about 60 museums in Moscow and it is difficult to see all of them during ... month. I like ...Red Square very much. In earlier days ‘’red’’ meant ‘’beautiful’’. It is really beautiful, and I do not know if ... Red Square is more beautiful in summer or in winter.
There are ... lot of parks in Moscow and many squares are as beautiful as parks.
Every evening I walked through ... Alexandrovsky Park near the Kremlin. On Saturday I liked to go to ... Gorki Park, my favourite of all ... Moscow parks.
(After ‘’Holidays among the Russians’’ by D. Gusack.
Упражнение 2.1.2 Употребите глагол в скобках в нужной форме:
At a Bus Stop
Yesterday Linda (to decide) to go to Hyde Park. She (not to know) what bus to take there and (to ask) a woman who (to be) at the stop.
Linda: What bus I (to take) to Hyde Park, please?
Woman: (To take) the 79A.
Linda: It (to stop) here?
Woman: Yes, one just (to leave).
Linda: How long it (to take) me to get there?
Woman: It (to take) you about half an hour to get there at this time of the day. There (to be) a lot of traffic now. Look, bus 79A (to come).
Linda: Thank you so much.
Упражнение 2.1.3 Употребите предлоги или наречия, где необходимо:
When Mr Brown was ... business ... Moscow he stayed ... the Rossiya Hotel. One afternoon he decided to see the Friendship House, one ... the most beautiful buildings ... the centre ... Moscow.
Brown: Excuse me, can you tell me the way ... the Friendship House ... Kalinin Avenue?
Passer-by: The Friendship House? Let me see. Well, if you want to get ... there quickly take the underground ... Nogin Square.
Brown: Where do I get ...?
Passer-by: Get ... ... Kalininskaya, but you must change at Kuznetsky Most.
Brown: Where do I go ... Kalininskaya underground station?
Passer-by: When you leave ... the station turn ... the left and go straight ... ... five minutes. You can’t miss the building. It’s very beautiful.
Brown: Thanks a lot.
Passer-by: Not at all.
Упражнение 2.1.4
а) Выберите: sorry, excuse me
1.’’..., can you tell me the way to Highgate tube station?’’
‘’..., I don’t know.’’
2.’’..., I’m a bit late.’’
3.’’..., are you getting off at the next stop?’’
4.’’..., what bus must I take to get to the British Museum?’’
5.’’..., Mr. Brown wants you on the phone.’’
6.’’Can I speak to Mr. White?’’
‘’..., he is not in now.’’
b) Что бы Вы сказали, если:
1. you could not come to the lesson;
2. you want to ask the way to the nearest underground station;
3. you want to get information about the plane’s take-off time;
4. you don’t know the way to the nearest post-office;
5. you would like to know where to check in for the flight;
6. you can’t answer the teacher’s question;
7. you can’t hear your friend on the phone.
Упражнение 2.1.5 Употребите прилагательные в нужной степени сравнения:
1. My flat is (large) than my friend’s flat.
2. My son had (many) lessons today than yesterday.
3. Moscow is (large) city of our country.
4. Our buses are (comfortable) than double-deckers.
5. This is (beautiful) park I have ever seen.
6. This is (good) book I have ever read.
7. The weather today is (bad) than it was yesterday.
Упражнение 2.1.6 Переведите на английский:
1. Кто самый популярный актер этого года?
2. Гостиница «Метрополь» более комфортабельная, чем гостиница «Берлин».
3. В Лондоне больше парков, чем в любом другом городе Англии.
4. Петров знает больше иностранных языков, чем другие инженеры нашей фирмы.
5. Это самый лучший самолет, на котором я когда-либо летал.
6. Не останавливайтесь в этой гостинице, она самая плохая в городе.
7. Погода завтра будет хуже, чем сегодня.
Упражнение 2.1.7 Переведите на английский:
Нью-Йорк
Нью-Йорк—самый большой город США (the USA). В нем живет более девяти миллионов человек.