Сборника для подготовки к экзамену по английскому языку за 9 класс уровень pre intermediate

Pre-Intermediate. Council of Europe-A2

Unit 15

Part 1

TEXT 1.15

Everyday Life

MR. PRIESTLEY: You all need the words and phrases we use to
describe our daily actions, so suppose I tell you the things that I do, more or
less, every day. By the way, which tense ought I to use for that, Olaf?

OLAF: I think you ought to use the Simple Present Tense.

MR. PRIESTLEY: Why?

OLAF: Because that is the tense generally used for actions
that are “habitual” or repeated.

MR. PRIESTLEY: Very good, Olaf. Now I’ll begin: I wake up at about
seven o’clock and then it is time for me to get up. I like a cold bath every
morning, so I put on my dressing-gown and slippers and go to the bathroom. The
water feels very cold on winter mornings, but I rub myself hard with the towel
and soon I feel quite warm.

Then I shave, brush my teeth and wash my
face and go back to the bedroom to dress. I comb my hair, take a clean
handkerchief out of the drawer and go downstairs for breakfast at a quarter
past eight. After breakfast I sit and read my morning paper and smoke a
cigarette, or in summer I have a walk round my garden. I go into my study at
nine o’clock and meet my students there, and the day’s work begins. At
twelve-thirty I have a break for lunch. I usually have this at home, but
sometimes I go out for lunch and have a chat with my friends before beginning
work again at two o’clock. Then I have a cup of tea and a biscuit, and in
summer I spend an hour or so in the garden and play a few games of tennis, or I
go to the golf club and have a round of golf.

We have dinner about seven-thirty or
eight o’clock, and then we sit and talk, listen to the radio or watch TV, or
Mrs. Priestley plays the piano. Sometimes, in summer, we take out the car and
go for a drive in the country; in winter we go to the cinema or the theatre.
But that is not often. I have a lot of work to do, and usually after dinner or
supper I go to my study and read or write until twelve or one o’clock.

That’s my day. Now, here is Mrs.
Priestley to describe a woman’s day.

ЛЕКСИКА

a
phrase

daily

an
action

more
or less

by
the way

which

a
tense

habitual

repeated

It’s
time

a
dressing-gown

slippers

a
bathroom

to
rub oneself

to
shave

to
brush one’s          teeth

a
bedroom

to
dress

to
comb

a
handkerchief

a
drawer

downstairs

a
break

a
chat

a
biscuit

to
spend

a
game

a
golf club

to
watch TV

a
drive

Part 2

TEXT 2.15

Everyday Life II

MRS. PRIESTLEY: I, too, get up soon after seven and go downstairs
to help Susan with the work. She cleans out the stove and fills it up with
coal, so that we get plenty of hot water all day. Then she takes out the ashes
from the sitting-room fire and relays it with paper and sticks and coal. Then
it is all ready to light, and only needs a match put to it.

While she is doing that, I get the
breakfast ready. I put the table-cloth on the dining-room table and put out the
knives, forks and spoons, and the cups, saucers and plates. Then I go and cook
the breakfast. I soon have the bacon and eggs cooking in the frying-pan. I make
toast, boil the kettle for tea or coffee, and we are ready to sit down at a
quarter past eight.

After breakfast, Susan and I clear away
the dishes. Then she washes and dries them, and I go to do my shopping.
Sometimes I go to the shops – to the butcher’s to order the meat, to the grocer’s
to buy tea, coffee, sugar, etc., but often I ring them up and order what I want
by phone.

Then Susan and I go upstairs to make the
beds, dust upstairs and downstairs, and do the carpets with the vacuum cleaner.
It is about eleven o’clock by this time, so I change my clothes and begin to
get ready for lunch. After lunch I do some sewing or go for a walk and visit my
friends.

Then Mr. Priestley joins me for
afternoon tea in the sitting-room – usually bringing one or two of his students
with him. We have bread and butter (cut thin), jam or honey, cakes and
biscuits.

ЛЕКСИКА

to
clean out

a
stove

to
fill up with

coal

plenty
of

ashes

to
light (lit, lit)

a
match

while

a
table-cloth

a
knife

a
fork

a
spoon

a
frying-pan

a
kettle

to
clear away

dishes

to
dry

to
do shopping

the
butcher’s

to
order

meat

the
grocer’s

sugar

to
ring up

by
phone

to
dust

upstairs

a
carpet

a
vacuum cleaner

to
change clothes

to
get ready

to
join

to
cut

jam

honey

Part 3

TEXT 3.15

Everyday Life III

MRS. PRIESTLEY: My husband has already told you how we spend our
evenings – in summer, tennis, golf or a drive in the car; in winter, music, the
cinema, a concert; sometimes dinner in town and theatre afterwards. Sometimes,
in fact very often, we just have a quiet evening at home. You see, John is at
the University and Margaret is now at a boarding-school and comes home only at
the week-ends; so, except when they are on holiday, there’re only the two of us
at home. On these quiet evenings we have a very simple supper round the fire in
the sitting-room, and when that is over my husband sometimes works in his study
at a book that he is writing, but quite often he says that he has done enough
work for the day, and then he sits in his armchair at one side of the fire with
his pipe and, for a change, a detective story. I sit on the other side with my
book or my sewing; and Sally, our cat, lies on the carpet before the fire or
jumps up on my husband’s knees. He is certainly Sally’s best friend, and wherever
he is, in the house or in the garden, there you will find Sally, too. And when
the wind is blowing through the trees outside and the rain is beating on the
windows, our warm fire seems warmer and more cheerful than ever – and I often
think that these “quiet” evenings are the best evenings of all.

ЛЕКСИКА

a concert

afterwards

in fact

a boarding-school

for a change

a detective story

to lie (lay, lain, lying)

to jump up

knees

wherever

a wind

to blow

through

to beat

cheerful

Part 4 Speech Exercises to Unit 15

1. Ответьте на вопросы:

1.    
When do you usually wake up? Do
you get up at once in the morning?

2.    
Do you take a cold bath every
morning? Do you always take a shower?

3.    
Do you rub yourself with the
towel? How do you feel afterwards?

4.    
What do you usually do in the
morning? How long does it take you?

5.    
At what time do you usually have
breakfast? Who cooks it for you?

6.    
Where do you go after breakfast?
Are you sometimes late?

7.    
Do you have a break for lunch? Do
you eat much for lunch? What do you usually eat?

8.    
When do you usually have dinner?
Do you always have it at home?

9.    
How do you spend your time after
dinner?

10.
 At what time do you have your
supper?

11.
 Do you go to bed early every day?
What do you like to do before going to bed?

12.
 Do you sleep well? How many hours
do you need to have a good sleep?

13.
 Does your wife/husband have a
tiring day? Does she/he work?

14.
 What housework do you do every
day? Who helps you about the house?

15.
 How do you usually spend your
evenings? Are they quiet or not?

2.    
Прочитайте и перескажите текст:

Hob’s Day

 Hob
wakes at eight o’clock in the morning, and gets up at half past eight. He
doesn’t have a cold bath; he just washes his hands and face and brushes his
teeth, if he remembers. Then he goes downstairs for breakfast. He eats lots of
eggs and bacon and toast and he drinks three or four cups of coffee.

When
he has finished breakfast, the day’s work begins. He walks round to Mr.
Priestley’s house; he is often late. He shows Mr. Priestley his homework, if he
has done any, and it is usually full of mistakes. He is glad when it is time
for lunch.

For
lunch Hob usually has roast beef and vegetables, and after lunch he always has
a cup of tea with lots of sugar in it. Sometimes he sits in an armchair and
reads the newspaper or a detective story, and sometimes, but not often, he does
his work for Mr. Priestley. In the evening after a tea of bread, butter, honey
and cakes, Hob likes to watch TV in front of the fire at Mr. Priestley’s, or to
visit other friends and tell them his funny stories.

3.    
Задайте вопросы к
тексту «Hob’s Day».

4.    
Опишите свой
обычный день.

5.    
Расскажите о своих
домашних обязанностях.

6.    
Расскажите, что Вы
делали вчера.

                                                                
Unit 16

Part 1

TEXT 1.16

What did you do on your holiday?

I
spent my last summer holiday in a summer camp. The camp was in the mountains
and it was fantastic. Every morning I woke up and enjoyed fresh air. We made
our beds and did some morning exercises. Then we ate breakfast. Every day we
tried different activities: we went hiking and played different sports. But
most of all I loved the swimming. While in the camp, I also met many other
students. Most of them were my age and very soon we became good friends. When
we returned home we started writing to each other. I sent e-mails to all of my
friends. All in all, my summer holiday was very exciting!

At the Customs

Customs officer: Are you from France?

Passenger: No. I am from Russia.

C.o.: Have you got a civil passport?

P.: No. I’ve got an international one.

C.o.: Can you show it to me?

P.: Yes, of course. Here it is.

C.o.: Oh, yes, I see… Open your bag, please.

P.: Here you are.

C.o.: Do you come to work?

P.: Yes, I’ve got an invitation from an engineering
company here in Toronto. We are partners.

C.o.: Are you alone here?

P.: No, I’m with my wife. She comes on a personal
visit.

C.o.: Is this your dog?

P.: Of course, not!

C.o.: Police! Here is a dog here! Take it away.

Lost in New York

A Policeman: Can I help you?

Man: Oh, yes, please. I do not know where I am.

P.: Are you a foreigner?

M.: Yes, I’m Russian.

P.: Do you live here, in New York?

M.: No, I don’t. I’m here on business. I stay at my
friend’s house. Here is my passport.

P.: I see… Your visa is good for six months. Do you
know your friend’s telephone number?

M.: 16-89… Oh, no. I don’t remember it. I know their
address. It is 12, Carnival Street, Brooklyn, New York City. Apartment 6. There
is a river near their house.

P.: I see. You must go to that bus stop and take bus
11 from there.

M.: Thank you!

ЛЕКСИКА

a
camp

fantastic

activities

go
hiking

Customs
                                         

an
officer

a
civil passport

a
bag

an
invitation

an
engineering company

a
partner

a
personal visit

alone

Police!

Take
it away!

to
lose (lost, lost)

a
policeman

a
foreigner

on
business

a
visa

a
telephone number

an
apartment

a
bus stop

ГРАММАТИКА

1.
Конструкция to have got (иметь) широко применяется в разговорной речи. Утвердительное предложение: He has got a visa for two
years. Вопросительное предложение: Has he got a visa for two years? – Краткие ответы: Yes,
he has. No, he hasn’t.

2. Использование артиклей. Неопределенный артикль a (an) в своем значении восходит к числительному
(местоимению) one (один) и используется с исчисляемыми
существительными, кото­рые обозначают единичный, отдельный предмет, не вы­деляемый говорящим из класса ему
подобных: I see a man in the street. — Я вижу человека на улице. (одного из многих, ему подобных,
просто человека)

Неопределенный артикль не
употребляется: а)  с неисчисляемыми
и «абстрактными» существи­тельными: I like cheese and milk. — Я люблю сыр и молоко. б)      с существительными
во множественном числе:
There are people in the street. — На улице (находятся)
люди. в)         с именами
собственными: I speak with John about it. — По этому поводу я говорю с Джоном.     г)   с существительными, перед которыми
стоят притяжательные
или указательные местоимения (в этом случае притяжательное местоимение выделяет пред­мет (существо) из разряда ему
подобных и, таким
образом, делает его
конкретным, определенным): I see his car near my house. — Я вижу его машину около своего дома,  д)          с существительными,
за которыми следует коли­чественное
числительное, обозначающее номер:
Mary lives in apartment seven.
— Мэри живет
в квартире семь. е)        с неисчисляемыми
существительными в значении
все, любое, любой, любая: I like lemonade. — Я люблю лимонад.

Определенный артикль the происходит от указатель­ного местоимения that — тот. Он используется
с исчисляемыми
числительными в единственном и множествен­ном числе и с неисчисляемыми существительными,
вы­деляя их из
класса им подобных. The
man I speak with is my brother. — Человек, с кото­рым я говорю, мой брат. (это конкретный человек, ко­торого говорящий выделяет из
класса ему подобных)

Определенный артикль
используется: а) когда
говорящему и слушающему известно (из кон­текста, из окружающей обстановки и т.д.), о каком
предмете (предметах, явлении) идет речь: Open the bag, please. — Откройте, пожалуйста, сумку, б)        когда речь идет
об уникальном, единственном в
своем роде предмете или явлении; The sun is in the sky.
— Солнце на
небе.

в)         когда
исчисляемое существительное имеет определение
в значении ограничения, чаще всего с предлогом of: I don‘t know the name of the street. — Я не знаю назва­ния улицы. г) когда перед существительным
стоит порядковое числительное first, second, third, fourth,…, tenth
и т.д.:
He reads the sixth chapter. — Он читает шестую главу. 

Part 2

TEXT 2.16

Filling out a declaration

Passenger:
Excuse me! Where can I get a declaration form?

Officer: You
can get it at the information desk.

P.: I see…
What do I write there?

O.: Have you
got anything to declare?

P.: Oh, I am
afraid, I’ve got something. I’ve got a lot of cigarettes and five    bottles of
spirits.

 O.: I think, you must pay duty on everything.

 P.:  I don’t have American cash. Where can I
change money?  

O.: There is
an exchange office near the information desk. Anybody can change cash there.

At the Hotel (1)

A: Excuse
me! Where can I get information about hotels?

B: What sort
of hotel do you want?

A: I want an
inexpensive hotel somewhere near the subway station.

B: Here is a
good hotel near the “Waterloo” station. You can call them from here.

A: Thanks a
lot!

B: You’re
welcome.

At the Hotel (2)

A: Is this “The
Holiday Inn” hotel?

B: Yes. What
can I do for you? Do you want to make a reservation?

A: No. I
want to have a room today. Have you got a vacant room for a week?

B: Do you
want a single room or a double one? We’ve got a few vacant single rooms and a
few doubles.

A: I want a
single room with a shower or with a bath. How much is it?

B: A single
room with a shower is 50 dollars per night, and the bath is a little more
expensive.

A: Are there
cheaper rooms?

B: No.

A: O.K. I
take the one with a shower. How do I pay? Do I pay in advance?

B: Yes, and
you can pay with a credit card or you can pay in cash. Is that all?

A: Oh, no! I
also want a telephone in my room.

How to get to the city centre

Man: Excuse me. How can I get to the city centre?

Policeman: Oh, let me see. O. K. You can go there
by bus or by taxi. You can also get there by subway.

M.: And where is the taxi stand?

P.:  It’s outside the airport, on the right.

M.:  By the way, how much does it cost to get to the centre?

P.:  I think, it’s about 25 dollars.

M.: And where is the subway station?

P.:  It’s also right outside, on the left. What’s the time?

M.:  It’s about 1 a.m. now. Does it work overnight?

P.:  I don’t think it does.

M.: Which bus do I take to get to the centre?

P.: Buses 16 and 35.

M.: Thanks!

P.: You’re welcome!

How to get to the subway station

A:   Can you show me the way to the subway
station?

B:   Sure! You walk along the Fifth Avenue
and then turn right.

A:   How long do I go?

B:   Two blocks of houses. There is a
Pepsico building on the left side of the street.

A:   O.K., I get it!

B:   Then you go straight along the Twenty
Fourth Street and turn left at the traffic lights.

A:   Is the subway station near the traffic
lights?

B:   No. You go along the Seventh Avenue up
to the City Bank building. There is a bus stop there. Take bus seven and go
three stops.

A:   Where do I get off?

B:   At the City Hall.

A:   Is the subway station near the City
Hall?

B:   Yes, it’s right outside the City Hall,
on the left.

ЛЕКСИКА

an
information

a
sort

inexpensive
 

a
subway station

to
call

You’re
welcome.

an
inn

a
reservation

vacant

a
single room

a
double room

a
shower

per
night

cheap

in
advance

a
credit card

in
cash

to fill out

a declaration

a declaration form

an information desk

to declare

a bottle

spirits              

to pay duty

to change money

an exchange office

Let me see.

a city centre

by subway

a taxi stand

an airport

overnight

Avenue

to turn

blocks of houses

a building

I get it!

to go straight

traffic lights

to get off

ГРАММАТИКА

ПРЕДЛОГИ,
ОБОЗНАЧАЮЩИЕ ДВИЖЕНИЕ

            to

движение по
направлению к предмету (лицу), проте­кающему процессу:

Let’s go to Moscow! — Поедем в Москву!

         from

движение от предмета
(лица), удаление от протека­ющего процесса:

Take this book from the
table. — Убери книгу со стола. I come from Australia. — Я из Австралии.

          into

движение внутрь
ограниченного пространства:

Come into the office. — Войдите в офис.

          out of

движение из
ограниченного пространства:

Take it out of the table. — Достань это из стола.

Part 3

TEXT 3.16

EVERYDAY TALK

   Mr. Priestley: Usually in Britain we introduce people by their first name or their
first name and surname together. Most people use first names at informal
parties. It is usual to shake hands with men and to kiss women on the cheek
when you are introduced to them. Do not embrace, however, on this first
encounter (meeting), and do not stand too close to the other person. As you are
introduced to someone you say ”How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you”. You
need not wait to be introduced – just introduce yourself.

If you want
to know about your friend’s health you say «How are you?»

If you are invited to dinner at someone’s
home, you should take some flowers or a box of chocolates. If you are invited
to an informal party, it’s quite common to take a bottle of wine or even a few
bottles of beer. At English parties men are expected to wear a suit and tie. If
you wish to bring a friend along, that’s fine, but it is polite to ask first. You
are not expected to turn up with very expensive presents.

 The usual
greetings an English person generally says are, «Good morning»,
«Good afternoon» or «Good evening». If he is remark­ing on
the weather, he will probably say, «A nice day, isn’t it?» or,
«A fine day, isn’t it?» or «It’s cold today, isn’t it?» or
«Terrible weather we are having, isn’t it?”; but that is not his greeting.

When two Englishmen meet their first
talk is of the weather. They talk about the weather because it changes so
often. Wind, rain, sun, cloud, snow — they can all happen in a British winter
or a British summer. You can   ‘break the ice’ with strangers by talking about
the weather. “Is it still raining?” or “Bit chilly today, don’t you think?”
When you have broken the ice like this, you can then go on to ask the person
you are talking to how much money they earn. Another good topic for
conversation is work. However, people do not like talking about politics except
in a general way, and you should avoid asking them what political party they
vote for. When you meet someone for the first time, it is also not polite to
ask about their age or how much they weigh.

Some
greetings in England are very informal: a simple “good morning” or a wave of
the hand across the street is quite enough. Handshakes are only exchanged on a
first introduction or as a token of agreement or congratulation. “Sorry” takes
the place of “no” when you cannot do something for a person or give a positive
answer in situation like “May I use your pen?”, “Do you know the time?” or
“Have you any size seven shoes?” “Pardon” is the polite way of asking somebody
to repeat what he has said.

ЛЕКСИКА

first name

surname

to introduce

informal

to shake hands with

to kiss

to embrace

a cheek

an encounter

How do you do?

health

common

to be expected

to bring a friend along

to turn up

a greeting

to remark

probably

a wave of the hand

a token of

agreement

congratulation

to break the ice

a stranger

chilly

to repeat

Pardon

Part 4 Speech Exercises to
Unit 16

1. Ответьте на вопросы:

1.What do you say when you are introduced to
someone? What does he answer?

2.What do you say if you are inquiring about
his health?

3.What replies might you get to these
inquiries?

4.What greeting would you give on meeting
someone at (a) 10 a. m., (b) 3 p. m., (c) 6.30 p. m.?

5.If you are remarking on the weather, what
would you say?

6.When do you say «Good night»?

7.What do you say to a friend on his or her
birthday? What do you say at Christmas?

8. What reply do you get to that greeting?

9.  
What do you say if you haven’t heard a remark and want the speaker to repeat
it?

10.  If you
accidentally push a person, what do you say?

11.  If your hostess asks you whether you
want another cup of coffee, what do you say (a) if you want it, (b) if you
don’t want it?

12. If someone thanks you, what do you say?

2. Что бы вы могли ответить на
следующее:

1.
«Oh! Mr. Green,
this is Miss Brown».

2. «How are you?»

3. «A Merry Christmas!»

4.
«I’m twelve years
old today».

5.
«May I give you another
cup of tea?»

6.
«Do you prefer
your coffee black or white?»

7.
«Did you have a
good journey?»

8.
«I expect you are
hungry after your long walk».

9.
«How much is the
newspaper?»

10.«Thank
you very much for all your kindness».

3. Заполните пропуски:

1.

Passenger: …?

Officer: You can get it at the information desk.

P.: I see… …?

0.: Have you got anything to declare?

   P.: Oh, I am afraid, ….

   0.: I think, you must pay duty on everything.

   P.:  I don’t have American cash. …?  

0.: There is an exchange office near
the information desk. Anybody can change cash there.

2.

Man: …?

Policeman: Oh, let me see. O. K. You can go there by bus or by
taxi. You can also get there by subway.

M.: …?

P.:  It’s outside the airport, on the right.

M.:  By the way, …?

P.:  I think, it’s about 25 dollars.

M.: And where is …?

P.:  It’s also right outside, on the left. What’s the time?

M.:  It’s about 1 a.m. now. …?

P.:  I don’t think it does.

M.: …?

P.: Buses 16 and 35.

M.: …!

P.: You’re welcome!

            3.

— Excuse me, could you …?

— Sure.

— Could you tell me …?

— Let me see… Cross the
road near the traffic lights and turn left. The library will be on the right.

— … .

— Not
at all.

Unit 17

Part 1

TEXT 1.17

MARGARET PRIESTLEY’S BIRTHDAY MORNING

The Priestley’s house. Breakfast time.

Mr. and Mrs. Priestley, John Priestley,
Andrew and Lilian Macaulay

(Mr. Priestley’s nephew and niece).

They are staying with the Priestleys for a
short holiday.

Mrs. Priestley: Margaret is coming downstairs
— I can hear her.

Lilian: Don’t forget to say «Many Happy
Returns», Andrew.

Andrew: Of course I won’t; I will say it as soon
as I see her.

Lilian: And have you put your present by the
side of her plate?

Andrew: Yes, can’t you see it there, next to
yours?

Lilian: Here she comes.

Margaret enters

All: Good morning, Margaret, Many Happy
Returns, Many Happy Returns of your birthday.

Margaret: Thank you everybody. Oh! What a lot of
parcels. Shall I open them now, Mummy?

Mrs. Priestley: Yes, dear, you had
better. I am sure no one will be able to get on with breakfast until you have
done so.

Margaret: Thank you, Mummy.

Andrew: Here, Margaret, I will lend you my
pen-knife to cut the string.

Margaret: Thank you, Andrew. I wonder what’s in
this big parcel.

Oh, what a
lovely doll. «With love from Mummy». Oh, thank you, Mummy.

Jоhn: I thought you were too old for dolls, Margaret; you will be
twelve next year — and still playing with dolls.

Lilian: Nonsense, John! I will be fifteen next
year but I love dolls. Can I play with this one, Margaret?

Margaret: Oh, yes, you certainly can. Look, her
clothes come off and she can open and shut her eyes. We will undress her after
breakfast.

Mr. Priestley: What’s in the other parcels?
Won’t you open them now?

Margaret: Here’s an interesting-looking one, square
and flat. I think I recognise the writing. Yes, here it is: «With love and
good wishes from John». Gramophone records! Oh, just the ones I wanted,
«Cockles and Mussels» and «Christmas Carols». Oh, thank
you, John. I will put them on the gramo­phone after breakfast.

Mrs. Priestley: I can see we are going
to have a busy time after breakfast.

John (pretending to be bad-tempered):
If we ever get any breakfast! Come on, Margaret, hurry up and open the other
parcels — I’m hungry. If I don’t get breakfast soon, I won’t be alive to see
your party tonight.

a nephew

a niece

to forget (forgot, forgotten)

a parcel

be able to

to lend (lent, lent)

a pen-knife

a string

a doll

to come off

to shut

to undress

square

flat

to recognise

writing

to wish

a gramophone record

cockles

mussels

a carol

to pretend

bad-tempered

to hurry up

alive

ГРАММАТИКА

ПРЕДЛОГИ ВРЕМЕНИ

         in — внутри временного отрезка:

in
September, in 1997 — в сентябре, в 1997 году

         in — через некоторое время:

in an hour, in two days — через час, через два дня

         at — в (точка во времени):

at 5 o‘clock, at midnight — в 6 часов, в полночь

         on — в (с названием дней недели, датами): on Monday, on the 21st of May — в     понедельник, 21 мая

         by [bai]

к
определенному моменту:

by 5
o’clock tomorrow — к 5-ти
часам завтра

         from
… till [from… til] / from … to [from… tu:]
от … до:

from 5 till
6 o’clock / from 5 to 6 o’clock — с 5-ти до 6-ти часов

   for — в течение (отрезок времени): for an hour — в
течение часа

         during — во время (чего-либо):

during the
meeting — во время встречи

         after — после (чего-либо):

after work —
после работы

         before — перед (чем-либо):

before breakfast
— перед завтраком

Part 2

TEXT 2.17

MARGARET PRIESTLEY’S BIRTHDAY MORNING II

Margaret: Look at these, aren’t they lovely? Two
little armchairs, «From Lilian with best wishes for a happy birthday».

Lilian: They are for your dolls’ house. I
noticed that one of the rooms wasn’t completely furnished. I hope you will be
able to find a place for them.

Margaret: Oh, yes, Lilian, I will. I will put them
in the dolls’ sitting-room after breakfast.

John: Why are you looking so anxious, Andrew?

Andrew (not taking any notice): Open that
little parcel next, Margaret.

Margaret: All right. I wonder what will be in it?
Oh! It’s a lovely silver pencil.

Andrew: That’s from me, Margaret, with lots and
lots of good wishes. It writes in four colours, black, blue, green and red. Do
you like it?

Margaret: It’s just what I wanted, Andrew. It was
very, very kind of you to give it to me. And here’s an enormous box of chocolates
«From Lucille, Frieda, Jan, Olaf, Pedro and Hob wishing you Many Happy
Returns of the day». Isn’t that nice of them? I will thank them all when I
see them tomorrow.

What a wonderful birthday I
am having! And now for the last parcel. I think this must be from Daddy. Books!
Alice in Wonderland, and A Child’s Garden of Verse by R. L. Stevenson.

Lilian: Oh, Margaret, those are my favourite
books.

Margaret: We’ll read them together this very
afternoon.

Mr. Priestley: Aunt Norah has sent
you a cake with eleven candles on it, one for each year. We will have that for
tea.

Margaret: Oh, yes, and I will blow out the candles
and cut a piece of cake for all of you.

Mr. Priestley: And there are these
birthday cards that the postman brought this morning. But have your breakfast
before you open them.

(Knock at the
door)

Mr. Priestley: Wasn’t that a knock at the back door? Go and
see who it is, Margaret.

Margaret (returning): It was old Adam, the
gardener, with a beautiful bunch of roses that he had cut specially
for my birthday.

Mrs. Priestleу: How very nice of him! I will put them in water and we will have
them on the table at tea-time.

Andrew: It’s my birthday in May, on the
fifteenth. You won’t forget it, will you? I will be ten then.

Mrs. Priestley (smiling): We
won’t forget it, Andrew. I hope you will get a lot of presents, too. You will
tell us what you want, won’t you?

Andrew: Oh, yes, I’ll let you know before May the 15th.

Margaret: What a lovely birthday morning I have had!

Jоhn:
And now, what about some breakfast!

ЛЕКСИКА

to notice

completely

furnished

anxious

to take notice

silver

enormous

chocolates

favourite

a candle

to blow out

a card

a postman

a knock

to return

a gardener

a bunch

a rose

specially

Part 3

TEXT 3.17

Talking about eating out

1. The last time I went to a
restaurant was about 2 months ago. My wife and I wanted to celebrate our
wedding anniversary with a good meal so we went to an expensive Italian
restaurant in downtown Lisbon. We both had pasta to start and for the main
course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish. For dessert we both ate
chocolate cake topped with fresh cream. Delicious!

2. I went to a restaurant
yesterday evening with my sister’s children. It wasn’t very expensive and the
menu was very limited. We all had a burger and French fries, and drank cola. It
wasn’t very good.

3. My boyfriend loves spicy
food so this restaurant was perfect. The waiters were all really friendly and
polite, and they played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing. The
menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and a
sauce — it depended on how hot you wanted it! I chose a mild beef curry but my
boyfriend had a lamb ‘vindaloo’ — he also drank 2 liters of water!

4. My class at the university
went there last weekend. It’s a very popular type of restaurant in my country.
It generally offers one type of food (a kind of bread with cheese and tomato
sauce) which you then choose what ingredients to add on top of it. I asked for
olives and mushrooms on mine and my classmates each had something different so
we could taste a piece of each person’s meal.

ЛЕКСИКА

to celebrate

pasta

topped with

anniversary

main course

delicious

downtown

dessert

limited

menu

a burger

French fries

spicy                                      

perfect

sitar
music

relaxing

vegetarian
dishes

rice

a
sauce

to
depend on

mild

lamb

to
offer

ingredients

to
add

olives

mushrooms

a classmate

ГРАММАТИКА

ПРЕДЛОГИ,
ОБОЗНАЧАЮЩИЕ МЕСТО

 at — местонахождение у предмета (лица), а также там,
где протекает определенный процесс: I sit at the table. — Я сижу у стола. I
work at the factory. — Я работаю на фабрике. The children are at the lesson. — Дети на уроке.

            in

местонахождение внутри ограниченного пространства:

The boss is in the office. — Босс в офисе.

The pencils are in the box. — Карандаши в коробке.

          on

местонахождение на поверхности:

The pencil is on the desk. — Папка на
столе.

          under

местонахождение под другим предметом: The box is under the table.       —
Ящик под столом.

            across  —
через:

The bank is across the street. — Банк находится через дорогу.    .

        above

местонахождение над другим предметом:

There is a lamp above the table. — Над столом висит лампа.

         between — между:

Between you and me. — Между мною и тобой.

         in front of

  местонахождение предмета (лица)
впереди другого предмета (лица):

There is a telephone in
front of him. — Перед ним стоит телефон.

    behind

местонахождение предмета (лица) позади другого
предмета (лица), за:

My house is behind the post—office. — Мой дом находится позади почты (за почтой).

   around

местонахождение
одного предмета вокруг другого пред­мета:

We sit around the table. — Мы сидим вокруг стола.

   over

над, через, сверх,
больше:

The book costs over 5 dollars. — Книга стоит больше пяти долларов.

    near — вблизи,
около, рядом с:

I sit near the window. — Я сижу около окна.

     up— вверх:

Up the river. — Вверх по реке.

    down — вниз:

Down the river. — Вниз по реке.

Part 4 Speech Exercises to Unit 17

1.
Прочитайте и перескажите текст:

Birthdays
are great fun for children. They come down to breakfast and find lots of
presents on the table. They cut the string
as fast as they can. They want to know what is inside the parcel. It is so exciting that sometimes they
almost forget to say «Thank you». But no one minds, because
birthdays come only once a year. On her birthday Margaret got a lovely doll,
two gramophone records, a silver pencil, some armchairs for her dolls’ house and
an enormous box of chocolates. She forgot all about breakfast as she opened
each parcel.

Her brother, John, didn’t. He wanted his breakfast.
«If I don’t get breakfast soon, I won’t be alive to see your party
tonight», he said. But I don’t think John was really as bad-tempered as he
pretended to be.

2.
Ответьте на вопросы:

1.
When and where were you born? When do you celebrate your birthday?

2.
Do you like to get presents? What presents did you get for your last birthday?

3.
Do you prefer to get or to give presents?

4.
How did you celebrate your last birthday? Did you have a birthday party?

5.
Are your birthdays exiting for you? Do you feel anxious before it? Why?

6.
Have you ever forgotten about your friend’s birthdays? What did you do when you
remembered about it?

7.
What do you usually wish your friends/partners/members of your family?

8.
What is the greatest pleasure about birthdays?

9.
What is the best present for you?

10.
Have you ever got an unusual present for your birthday? What was it?

3. Опишите празднование дня рождения. Опишите поход в
кафе или ресторан.

4. Задайте вопросы к данным предложениям:

1.
The last time I went to a restaurant was about 2 months ago.

2.
My wife and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary.

3.
For the main course my wife ordered a steak and I chose fish.

4.
For dessert we both ate chocolate cake topped with fresh cream.

5.
My boyfriend loves spicy food so this restaurant was perfect.

6.
They played traditional sitar music which was very relaxing.

7.
The menu offered vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes served with rice and
a sauce.

8.
It depended on how hot you wanted it.

9.
It generally offers one type of food.

10.
I asked for olives and mushrooms.

Unit 18

Part 1

TEXT 1.18

Eating Out

1.

—I’m awfully
hungry. Where shall we have lunch?

—Let’s go to this
restaurant.

—Oh, no! I’m afraid there’ll be a
long line at lunch time there. We’ll never find seats.

—There is a nice cafe
round the corner. Let’s go there.

2.

—Waiter! Waiter!

—Here I am! Order,
gentlemen. What will you start with?

—Wait a minute! Can we
have the menu?

—Here you are.

—There’s not much on
the menu here. What do  you recommend?

—You can have mixed
salad for an appetizer.

—That’s good. And what
kind of soup do you have?

—Chicken soup.
Vegetable soup. Onion soup.

—Chicken soup, please. What meat dish will you recommend?

— We
have beef steak, roast beef, fried chicken, roast turkey and pork chops.

—I’d like to have the roast beef. And the roast turkey for my friend.

— What’s for dessert?

—
We’ll
order dessert later. May we call you, say, in half an hour?

— Sure,
you may.

3.

—What would you like to
drink?

—I think, I could do
with a mug of beer. What kind of beer do you have?

—Lots of. I would
recommend Carlsberg or Guinnes.

—Do they differ much?

—Sure. They are
different.

—And the prices?

—Those are about the
same.

—O.K. I’ll try both.

               4.

Jake: Would you like a little wine? I ordered half a bottle to go with fish.

Mike:
Oh,
with pleasure. What sort of wine?

Jake: Dry and white…
Please, give me some bread.

Mike: Here you are. And help
yourself to the salad.

Jake:
Thanks…
Just a little… It’s delicious, isn’t it?

Mike:
Yes.
And the meat is overdone, I’m afraid…

Jake: How much is the tip
here,  in this restaurant?

Mike:
I
don’t know for sure. Five per cent, I think.

Jake:
O.K.
I call the waiter… Waiter! May I have the bill, please!

5.

Waiter: What would you have
for the first course?

Customer: I’ve no idea. What
kind of soup do you have?

Waiter: There is chicken soup
and vegetable soup on the menu. Which one would you have?

Customer: Oh, no! I hate both.
I think I could start  with a salad. 

Waiter: We’ve got chicken
salad. Vegetable salad — four in a bowl.

Customer: What is there?

Waiter: Tomatoes, cucumbers,
radish and onions.

Customer: No, I wouldn’t have
that. Now, what kind of fish do you have?

Waiter: I’d recommend
smoked salmon. It’s very  good. And a
bottle of white semi-dry wine to go
with it. And…

Customer: Oh, no. I don’t like
smoked fish.

Waiter: What would you order
then? There’s nothing left on the menu!

Customer: A cup of tea for me,
please!

to order

to start with

to recommend

mixed salad

an appetizer

onion

fried chicken

roast turkey

pork chops

a mug

beer

to differ

a price

dry

Help yourself to

overdone

a tip

per cent

the first course

a bowl

tomatoes

cucumbers

radish

smoked salmon

semi-dry

     to eat out

Part 2

TEXT 2.18

FRIEDA WRITES A LETTER HOME

«The
Pines»,

St.
George’s Sq.,

Hampstead,

London,
N. W. 3.

17th
Dec, 1998

Dear Mother
and Father,

I feel very
excited at the thought that in another week
I will be with you again on holiday. I have enjoyed my stay in Eng­land very much indeed. Mr. Priestley and my
fellow-students are all very nice to me, but, as they say in England,
«There’s no place like home», and I think you feel this above all at
Christmas time.

I am
leaving here early on Thursday, the 23rd, and I’ll arrive in Basle on Friday
morning, so I’ll be home some­where about lunch time. Can you meet me at the
station, as I will have a lot of luggage?

In some of
my earlier letters I have told you all about the other students here; well, I
want to ask my Polish friend, Jan, to come and spend Christmas with us. Will
that be all right? His father and mother died last year and he has no friends in England except the Priestleys. He is a
very nice boy — I know you will like him, and I feel sure he will enjoy
Christmas with us. However, I have not yet
invited him, as I thought it was better tо ask you first. Please let me know as soon as possible if it will
be all right.

I saw some
big Christmas trees in Covent Garden today. Covent
Garden is London’s big wholesale market for fruit, veg­etables and flowers. It is wonderful to see it
early in the morning when all the
buyers are there getting the things for their shops; the trees looked very pretty but I know that none
of them is so beautiful as the one
that I’ll see when we open the door
of our sitting-room on Christmas Eve
and see our tree with the candles lighted.
When I was a little girl I always
thought that that was the most wonderful
moment of all the year;
and when I see it again this year, I know I will think the same again… Oh,
I wish it was next Thursday now!

I’ve got some Christmas presents for you all, a football and a box with pens and pencils
for Peter and Hans, some gloves for Ruth, a woolen jumper for Gretchen and a
clockwork train for Fritz. I’m not going to tell you what your present is, then
it will be a surprise. I hope you will like it. I’m bringing home also an English Christmas pudding. They make
these puddings specially for Christmas, but I don’t know if you will
like it. It looks, and feels, very heavy, but Hob says, «I don’t mind
trying anything — once». Then there are some mince pies. I think they will
be very nice — they are home-made. Mrs. Priestley made them, and I helped her.

How are you at home? I hope you are all keeping well. See that father always puts on his big coat
when he goes out, so that he
doesn’t catch cold. We don’t want him ill for Christmas.

I can’t say how much I want to see you all again. Will Peter and Hans meet me at the
station, or will father or, best of all, will the whole family be
there? Thursday can’t come too soon!

Love and good wishes,

FRIEDA

ЛЕКСИКА

exited

a thought

a fellow-student

to arrive

luggage

to invite

as soon as possible

wholesale

a market

Christmas Eve

however

gloves

a jumper

woolen

clockwork

a pudding

heavy

I don’t mind

to try

home-made

to catch cold

ill

ГРАММАТИКА

ПРОЧИЕ ПРЕДЛОГИ

            by — при,
около, посредством:

by the river, by train — около реки, поездом

            with — с, вместе с: with a friend — с другом

            for
— для:

I do it for you. — Я делаю это для тебя.

Ряд английских предлогов
полифункционален, т.е. один и тот же предлог в разных областях применения (дви­жение,
место, время) может иметь разные значения:

on Wednesday — в среду.

on the table — на столе и т.д.

При выборе предлога нельзя буквально
переводить со­ответствующий русский предлог — это кажущееся соответ­ствие: Если
фразу Я работаю на фабрике вы переведете, ис­пользуя перед словом factory предлог on, то буквально
это будет означать: Я работаю на крыше фабрики. Правильный вариант: I work at the factory, (т.е.: Я
принадлежу фабрике как определенной организации, месту, производственному процессу.)

Part 3

TEXT 3.18

Changes
in town

I
have returned to my hometown of Wilson Creek after an absence of 10 years.

So
many things have changed around here. When I left Wilson Creek, there was a
small pond on the right as you left town. They have filled in this pond and
they have built a large shopping mall there. A new post office has also been
built just across from my old school.

There
is a baseball stadium on the outskirts of Wilson Creek which has been changed
completely. They have now added a new stand where probably a few thousand
people could sit. It looks really great.

The
biggest changes have taken place in the downtown area. They have pedestrianised
the centre and you can’t drive there anymore. A European-style fountain has
been built and some benches have also been added along with a grassy area and a
new street cafe.

My
street looks just the same as it always has but a public library has been built
in the next street along. There used to be a great park there but they have cut
down all the trees which is a pity. The library now has a large green area in
front of it but it’s not the same as when the park was there.

Another
improvement is the number of new restaurants that have opened in Wilson Creek.
A Chinese and an Italian restaurant have opened in the town centre and a
Mexican restaurant has opened near my home. Which is where I am going tonight!

ЛЕКСИКА

a hometown

a pond

an
absence

a
shopping mall

     a post office                                                    

a baseball stadium

     on the outskirts                                              

  completely

  to take place

 
to pedestrianise                                               

  a fountain   

  a
bench                                                           

  an area

  a public library                                             

  grassy

  a pity                                                              

  an improvement                                             

  to cut down              

  tonight                                           

ГРАММАТИКА

Present
Perfect или Past Simple

В
случае с Present Perfect (настоящее совершенное время), действие, совершенное в прошлом,
имеет прямую связь с настоящим моментом.

I have received your letter. Now I have all the
necessary information. Thank you!

Или:

We have done our homework! We can go to
the cinema now!

Present Perfect употребляется в том случае, когда само действие имеет значение, а не точное время,
когда оно произошло. Важен
результат в настоящем:

We have already ordered the pizza.
It’ll be delivered soon. – Мы уже заказали пиццу. Ее скоро доставят.

We have moved into our new house! You
can finally come and see us! – Мы переехали в новый дом! Ты,
наконец-то, можешь к нам прийти!

В
случае Past Simple точное время исполнения действия является важным.

We ordered the pizza two hours ago. – Мы
заказали пиццу 2 часа назад.

They bought their new apartment last month.
– Они купили свою новую квартиру в прошлом месяце.

Указанное
время в Past Simple всегда относится к прошлому, этот период времени окончательно
истек и не имеет связи с настоящим.

My friend went to India in 1995. (1995
год уже закончился, связи с настоящим у него нет)

They met in a small café yesterday. (Они встретились в кафе вчера, вчерашний
день уже полностью остался в прошлом)

When I was a child I liked playing
hide-and-seek. (Когда я
был ребенком – период времени, полностью оставшийся позади)

Present Perfect требует неточных указателей времени. Они не относятся
исключительно к прошлому и используются для выражения действий, которые длятся
из прошлого до настоящего момента.

I have always loved  dancing. (Я всегда любил танцевать, я имел эту
привязанность в прошлом и имею ее до сих пор)

I haven’t seen him for ages. (Я не видел его очень долго; я его не
видел некий период времени, который начался в прошлом и длится до настоящего
момента)

Her parents haven’t met a lot
lately. (Ее родители не
видятся последнее время; действие длится из прошлого до настоящего момента)

·            
Last time – имеет значение «последний раз».

·            
Lately – означает
«последнее время», потому эти два указателя будут употребляться в разных
временах.

The last time I went to the
shop… (период времени окончательно истек)

Lately I have read a lot of
books. (период времени продолжается до настоящего момента)

Past Simple	Present Perfect
He always loved singing. Он всегда любил петь. Если учитывать тот факт, что в Past Simple указывается время, которое уже истекло и не имеет связи с настоящим, то можно предположить, что наш герой, увы, скончался и любить петь он уже, к сожалению, не может.	He has always loved singing. «Он всегда любил петь», так может говорить о своем сыне мать ныне знаменитого певца. Время, указанное в предложении, все еще длится. Он любил и до сих пор любит петь. Его страсть к пению не прошла.
She never appeared in musicals. Она никогда не играла в мюзиклах. К сожалению, наша героиня больше не имеет шанса сыграть в мюзикле, потому что ее нет в живых.	She has never appeared in musicals. Она никогда не играла в мюзиклах до настоящего момента, однако у нее все еще есть шанс там появиться.
My husband worked there for 3 years. Мой муж проработал там 3 года, но уже там не работает. Этот период его жизни закончился, не имеет связи с настоящим.	My husband has worked there for 3 years. Мой муж там работает 3 года. Он там трудится до сих пор.

Past Simple – время, окончательно оставшееся в прошлом. Present Perfect – действие
имеющее результат в настоящем. Важно помнить, что свежие новости передаются
в Present Perfect.

The train has crashed today morning.

Jane has had a baby!

Однако,
если за новостью следуют детали события, то употребляется Past Simple. В
данном случае срабатывает «экономия языка». Это время более удобно для передачи
большого количества информации в прошлом.

The train has crashed today morning.
The accident happened near Munich. (детали подаются в Past Simple)

The medical equipment exhibition has
opened in Paris. (новость подается в Present Perfect)
It was opened by the Minister of Health. (детали подаются в Past Simple)

Past Simple	Present Perfect
Yesterday Last week/month/year In 1998 … 3 hours/minutes ago For (только для ситуаций, которые прекратились)	Already Always Never Ever Just Yet Lately This week/month/year For Since

Part 4 Speech Exercises to
Unit 18

1. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What holidays do you celebrate?

2. How do you usually celebrate Christmas/New Year?

3. Did you get a lot of presents for New Year when you
were a child?

4. What holiday was the most exciting to you as a
child?

5. Have you ever celebrated any holiday abroad? How
was that?

6. Do you sometimes go to a café or a restaurant? Do
you have your favourite café?

7. When did you go there last time? What did you order
then? Did you enjoy it? Was it very expensive?

8. Do you agree that home-made food is better than any
restaurant’s food?

9. Why do some people prefer eating out? Do you belong
to them?

10. What café would you recommend to others? Why?

2. Заполните пропуски:

— … !

— Here I am! Order, gentlemen. What will
you start with?

— Wait a minute! …?

— Here you are.

— …. …?

— You can have mixed salad for an
appetizer.

— …?

— Chicken soup. Vegetable soup. Onion
soup.

— … . …?

— We
have beef steak, roast beef, fried chicken, roast turkey and pork chops.

— … .

— What’s for dessert?

—
…
. …?

—      Sure, you may

3. Расскажите о своем походе в
кафе/ресторан

Last
time I went to a café/restaurant … . I went there with … . We took a seat … .
The waiter brought … . For an
appetizer we took … . For the first course I ordered … . … .

5. Прочитайте
и перескажите текст:

  It was the sixteenth of December. Frieda went
for a ride in
the bus to see Covent Garden. She bought a ticket from the
conductor. It cost fourpence and he gave her
twopence change.

As she got off she could smell the
fruit and flowers in the market. She noticed that everyone seemed to be in a hurry. Some men were carrying large boxes of vegetables,
and others were trying to sell big Christmas trees.

As Frieda looked at them she thought of her own
home. The most wonderful moment of all the year was when she saw the Christmas
tree with its candles lighted. Then before she went to bed on Christmas Eve she
used to go outside and see the snow on the mountains and the frosty light of
the stars in the dark blue sky.

She was glad that she was
going home for Christmas.

Unit 19

Part 1

TEXT 1.19

Money & Banking

Benefits of a
bank account

  Having a current account
(the standard bank account) will mean you can use a cash machine, transfer
money and earn interest.

  In the UK you don’t have to
pay to open most types of bank account, although you will probably be hit with
charges if you go overdrawn (spend more than you have in the account).

  Go into your local branch
of whichever bank you’ve chosen and arrange to open an account with them. It’s
worth phoning or checking the website first to see what kind of ID you’ll need.

If you have a big wodge of
cash or if you want to save up for something, a savings account will pay way
more interest than a current account.

Most banks offer savings
accounts, but you could also consider National Savings & Investments
(NS&I) or, if you’re over 16, a cash ISA. Again it’s a good idea to shop
around and see which account offers you the best options.

There are many, many
websites, such as Money Saving Expert or Money
Supermarket that can help you work out which account might be
the best for you.

a benefit

a bank account

a current account

standard

a cash machine

to transfer money

to earn interest

a type

although

to be hit with

charges

to go overdrawn

local

a branch

whichever

to arrange

to be worth

to check

a website

a wodge

to save up

a savings account

to consider

to shop around

an option

ГРАММАТИКА

1. may – might. Модальный глагол may используется не только в своем основном
значении «иметь способность делать что-то в силу данного разрешения». В
настоящем и прошедшем времени он передает также значение возможности,
вероятности действия или состояния, хотя степень вероятности не очень большая: I‘m not quite sure, but there
might be a repair shop
behind the Central Park. – Я не вполне уверен, но за
центральным парком возможно есть какая-то ремонтная мастерская.

2. Некоторые значения глагола would. а) would в сочетании с like используется для выражения желания: I‘d
like to
change my
hairstyle. – Я бы хотела поменять
прическу. б) would иногда используется для
выражения особо вежливой просьбы: Would you wait for a little while? – Не подождете ли вы чуть-чуть? Еще гораздо вежливее просьба звучит с
выражением Would you mind…?: Would
you mind opening the window, please? – Не будете ли вы так любезны
открыть окно?

3. should. Глагол should часто имеет значение «следует»,
«надлежит»: Should I
shorten it
on the
sides? – Следует ли мне подстричь
короче с боков? Should I
style it with a hair dryer? – Надо ли уложить прическу феном?

4. could. Модальный
глагол could может использоваться для выражения просьбы: Could I have
an after—repair guarantee? – Мог бы я получить гарантию после ремонта?

Part 2

TEXT 2.19

At the Bank

1.

        Client:   Excuse me, I wanted to
know if I could exchange
money at  this bank?

                 Man at the counter:  Sure.

       Client:  Which window should I go to?

       Man at the
counter: The one there on the right.

Client:  Thank you!..

2.

Client: 
I
want to change US cash into Canadian dollars. The man at the counter told me I could do it here.

Bank
teller: That’s right.

Client: What’s the rate of
exchange of the US dollar to Canadian dollars? Teller: Well, we give six
forty-five for an American dollar.

Client: And I wanted to know
what fee you charge for changing money.

Teller. Actually, no fee. How
much would you like to exchange?

Client: As a matter of fact, three hundred US
dollars.

Teller: O.K. It will make one thousand nine
hundred and thirty-five. What bills would
you prefer to have?

Client: Large bills, if
possible.

Teller: I could give you nineteen hundreds, a
twenty and three fivers.

Client: That would be fine.
And cash two fivers into ones, please. I need some pocket money.

Teller: By the way, are you
going to carry all this cash on you?

Client: Why not?

Teller: Well, I would
recommend you to open a checking account and to purchase a bank book. It’s much
safer, and more convenient. You could bank by computer.

Client: Thanks a lot! I’ll think it over.

3.

Mike: The bank teller said
it was not safe to carry all my money on me.

Jake:
What
did she advise you to do, then?

Mike: 
She
said I should open a checking account and draw out checks when I need to pay for
something.

Jake: 
Do
they charge a lot for their service?

Mike:
I
asked the manager how much they got for it. He said it depended on an amount of one’s
deposit. And he also said we could open a savings account.

Jake: Oh, that’s great! How
much interest do they pay on it?

Mike:
5
per cent.

Jake: And what documents do
you need to open one?

Mike: Just an identity
card. I’ll fill out and sign a form, and they will give me a PIN and a bank book. That is all.

Jake:
What’s
a PIN?

Mike:
A
Personal Identification Number.

ЛЕКСИКА

to exchange

Sure.

a counter

a rate of exchange

a fee

to charge

bills

pocket money

a checking account

to purchase

a bank book

to bank

to think it over

a teller

to advise

to draw out checks

an amount

a deposit

a savings account

an interest

a document

an identity card

to fill out

to sign a form

a PIN

a Personal Identification Number

ГРАММАТИКА

Согласование
времен в главном и придаточном предложениях. В английском
сложноподчиненном предложении с придаточным дополнительным (вопрос что?, кто?,
чего? и т.п.) соблюдаются правила согласования времен в главном и придаточном
предложениях: 1. Если сказуемое главного предложения стоит в настоящем или
будущем времени, то сказуемое придаточного предложения может стоять в любой
временной форме по смыслу: I hope you will get a lot of presents. – Я надеюсь, что ты получишь много подарков. You will tell us what
you want – Ты скажешь нам, что ты хочешь. She will tell us
why she did so. – Она расскажет нам, почему она так поступила. 2.
Если сказуемое главного предложения стоит в прошедшем (обычно – в простом прошедшем)
времени, то и глагол придаточного предложения должен стоять в одном из
прошедших времен, в том числе – в будущем с точки зрения прошедшего (Future
in the Past): He said he would not go to school
tomorrow. – Он сказал, что не пойдет в
школу завтра. He said it
depended on an amount of one’s deposit. – Он сказал, что это зависит от суммы вклада. I asked the
manager how much they got for their service. – Я спросил менеджера, сколько они берут за свои услуги.

Part 3

TEXT 3.19

Bank Holidays in Great Britain

Seven times a year the offices and banks in England
are closed on Monday and no one works in them on these days. These public
holidays are known as Bank holidays. No business houses and factories are open
on these days.

On Bank Holidays Londoners like to go out of the city
into the open air. They go to the seaside or to one of the big parks. Many
families take a basket and put their lunch or tea in it. They will sit on the
grass under a tree, have their meal in the open air. Good weather is very
important. A wet Bank Holiday gives very little pleasure.

Londoners often visit the Zoo where they can see many
interesting animals from different countries. But many of them go with their families
to Hampstead Heath. This is a large piece of open land near London where there
is a fair on some of the Bank Holidays. There are a lot of interesting things
for children and young people at these fairs – merry-go-rounds, swings and many
little shops which sell paper hats with the words “Kiss Me Quick”, coloured
balloons, cakes and sweets.

An important moment at the fair is the coming of the
Pearly Kings and Queens. These are men and women who have sewed pearl buttons
all over their dresses and suits. And their hats also have many pearl buttons
over them. Those people who have the most beautiful costumes are named Pearly
King and Queen for one year.

Leisure in Britain

     Britain is a country of leisure, with
people spending more and more time and money on having fun and relaxing. In a
recent survey there are some interesting facts.

     British people spend an average of 16
hours a week listening to the radio and more than 24 hours watching TV.

     In 1999 British people bought 160
million CDs and borrowed 500 million books from public libraries. Going to the
cinema is very popular, with 112 million visits. That is two visits for each
person in Britain!

     At home, gardening and DIY (do it
yourself) are very popular, but playing computer games is now top. One in four
families now owns a computer and one in ten people says this is the main topic
of conversation!

     More than 25 million people in England alone take pan in some
sport or active recreation at least once a month. Across Britain, walking is
the most popular physical activity, followed by swimming, keep fit, cycling,
football, golf, running and tenpin bowling.

ЛЕКСИКА

an
office

a
public holiday

a
factory

a
basket

meal

important

the
Zoo

a
fair

a
merry-go-round

a
swing

a
hat

a
balloon

sweets

pearl

a
button

a
costume

leisure

a
survey

recent

an
average

gardening

DIY

to
own

the
main topic

a conversation

to
take pan in

recreation

a physical
activity

keep fit

cycling

tenpin bowling

ГРАММАТИКА

Пассивный (страдательный) залог. Пассивный
(страдательный) залог образуется с помощью вспомогательного глагола to be и
формы причастия II смыслового глагола: to be + третья форма глагола. Глагол в
страдательном залоге довольно часто показывает, что предмет, обозначенный подлежащим,
находится в определенном состоянии в результате какого-то воздействия: These
public holidays are known as Bank holidays. – Эти официальные
выходные дни известны как праздники банков. The offices and banks are
closed on Monday. – В понедельник офисы и банки закрыты.

Функции страдательного залога в английском языка гораздо шире, чем в
русском языке. Поэтому подобные предложения не всегда могут переводиться
дословно, в русском варианте пассивный залог может заменяться активным: No
business houses and factories are open on these days. – Никакие
коммерческие фирмы и никакие заводы не работают в эти дни.

Part 4 Speech Exercises to Unit 19

1.     Заполните пропуски:

Client:  I want to change US cash into Canadian dollars. The man at
the counter told me I could do it here.

Bank teller: That’s right.

Client:
… ?

Teller:
Well,
we give six forty-five for an American dollar.

Client:
… .

Teller:
Actually,
no fee. How much would you like to exchange?

Client:
… .

Teller:
O.K. It will make one
thousand nine hundred and thirty-five. What
bills would you prefer to have?

Client:
… .

Teller:
I could give you nineteen
hundreds, a twenty and three fivers.

Client: … .

2.     Ответьте на
вопросы:

1.     May I ask you some
questions?

2.     Have you ever been to
a bank? When did you go there?

3.     Do you know the rate
of exchange of the US dollar to Russian rubles?

4.     Have you ever opened
a checking account?

5.     Have you ever
purchased a bank book? Is it convenient?

6.     What bank would you
recommend as the most reliable? Can every bank be trusted?

7.     How much pocket money
should a person have every day?

Revision of Units 11 – 19

1. Ответьте на
следующие вопросы, задайте вопросы по данным темам:

1.
Праздники: день рождения, Новый год, Рождество, подарки к праздникам.

1.    
How old are you?

2.    
Do you celebrate your birthday
every year?

3.    
How do you celebrate it?

4.    
Whom do you invite to your party?

5.    
Can you bake a cake?

6.    
Who lays the table?

7.    
Do you like to get presents?

8.    
What kind of presents do you like
best of all?

9.    
Do you have a cake with some
candles?

10.
Do you like to celebrate your
birthday?

11.
What holidays are celebrated on
the same date each year?

12.
How do people celebrate New Year?

13.
Who brings the New Year’s tree
home?

14.
Do you like to decorate the New
Year’s tree?

15.
Do you have a holiday party at
home?

16.
Who lays the table for the party?

17.
What kind of presents do you like
to get?

18.
Where do you prefer to see the New
Year in?

19.
What kind of holiday have Russian
people got on the 7^th of January?

20.
How are the homes decorated on
Christmas Eve?

21.
What is the usual Christmas meal?

22.
Do people prepare presents for
each other?

23.
What’s your favourite holiday?

2. Досуг, культурные развлечения, спорт.

1.    
How do you spend your free time?

2.    
How do you spend your weekends?

3.    
How do you like to spend your
holidays?

4.    
Do you go in for sports?

5.    
What kinds of sport do you like?

6.    
Do you often go to the pictures?

7.    
Do you like going to the theatre?

8.    
Do you like watching TV?

9.    
What is your favourite programme
on TV?

10.
Do you like reading when you have
free time?

11.
What books do you like to read?

12.
What films do you like to see?

2. Прочитайте и перескажите текст:

At
Christmas I often get presents, but there is one present that I always like to
get, and that is a book. It doesn’t matter what kind of book it is. It can be a
story book, a book of poems or a book of plays; I enjoy them all.

I get
some of my books from the Public Library. There is a very good one in the town
where I live and the librarian knows a lot about literature. He gives me advice
about literature and helps me to get the books that I want. But I buy quite a
lot of books too, particularly those that I have read before and have enjoyed.
I like to have them in my home so that I can read them (or at least some of
them) not only once, but time and again. I like to sit in the room where my
books are, and, even if I’m not reading, I like to look at the books on my
shelves and feel that I have my friends round me.

3. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Have you ever gone through the
Customs? Was the Customs officer very strict to you?

2. Have you ever got an invitation to go
abroad? When did you get it?

3. Have you ever been abroad? Were you
there alone?

4. Have you ever met a foreigner? When
and where did you meet him/her?

5. Do you remember your first visit to a
foreign country? What country was it? Did you have language problems?

6. Have you ever filled out a declaration
form? Have you had anything to declare? Must you pay duty on anything?

7. What did you do when you were lost in
a foreign city?

8. Can you tell me the way to the Pobeda
Square from here? How can I get to the nearest supermarket from here?

9. Have you ever been to an expensive
hotel? Where was it? What kind of room did you have there? Was it good? Did you
pay for it with a credit card or in cash? Would you recommend it to others?

10. When did you last time go to a restaurant?
How was that? Talk about it in details!

3.    
Прочитайте и перескажите (Two persons talk about their houses. One asked if his friend’s house
was … . The other answered that it was … . Then the first man … . The second
person thought that … .):

A:   Is your house larger
than my house?

B:   No, it is smaller.

A:   Is it as small as
Jake’s?

B:   No, I think it is
larger than Jake’s one. And it is warmer.

A:   Is it as warm as my
house?

B:   No, my house is much
warmer than your house. And it is more beautiful.

A:   Do you have the best
house in the city?

B:   No, I think, Mary’s
house is the best.

Unit 20

Part 1

TEXT 1.20

HOLIDAYS HAVE STARTED

All the Students. Tuesday Evening, Dec.
21st.

Pedro: Well, no more lessons now until after Christmas.
It’s nice to think that holidays
have started. This time on Friday I’ll be
flying to Spain. I’ll be just about leaving the French coast and getting over the Bay of Biscay. What will you be
doing, Lucille?

Lucille: Let me see; it’s seven o’clock now. Yes, at seven o’clock
tomorrow I will be going to a party at friend’s house in Canterbury.

O l a f: Are you going by car?

Lucille: Yes, but I won’t be driving; a friend of mine will be taking me in his car.

O l a f: And I’ll be packing my luggage, and if it is like my usual packing, I’ll
be trying to get too many things into little space. What will you be doing this time on Friday, Hob?

H ob: I’ll be wondering what I am going to get for my supper.

Jan: I am
going to Switzerland to spend Christmas with Frieda’s family. She has
just had a letter from her mother and father
inviting me to stay with them. They say that they will all be waiting at
the station on Christmas Eve to welcome us.

Lucille: Oh! Isn’t that
nice! I’m so glad you are getting a holiday. You will be looking forward to it,
I know.

J a n: I am, very much.

F r i e d a: So am I. I’ll be thinking about that homecom­ing all the way to Switzerland.

O l a f: I hope you won’t be feeling too tired after your jour­ney to enjoy the welcome.

Frieda: I’ll be feeling too excited to
be tired. I know mother will be cooking and baking now as hard as she can go. Ruth and Gretchen will be cleaning and dusting
the rooms (though I am sure the rooms don’t need it); the boys will be gathering
wood for the fire, and father will be
looking for a Christmas tree.

Lucille: And what will little Fritz be doing?

Frieda: If I know little Fritz, he
will be getting in everybody’s way as he generally does when they are
all busy.

Hob: Have none of you thought that this time
next month we’ll all be coming back here, and Mr. Priestley will be waiting for
us with more grammar?

Lucille: Oh,
Hob, don’t be so pessimistic; it’s not like you.

 Hob: That reminds me of something. Do you know the difference between
a pessimist and an optimist?

L u с i l l e: All right, if it
will make you any happier, tell us.

Hob: Well,
an optimist is a man who says, «The bottle is half full and a pessimist is a man who says, «The
bottle is half empty».

O l a f: Oh! I know that a pessimist was a man who
wore braces — and
a belt. What will you be doing for Christmas, Hob?

Hob: I’ll be going to Uncle Albert’s for
Christmas — and what a time it will be! There is no one who keeps Christmas
better than Uncle Albert. All the holiday I’ll be having the time
of my life; I’ll be telling you all about it when we meet again.

F r i e d a: Well, on Thursday morning I’ll be
starting on my journey to Switzerland with Jan.

O l a f: What time does the train go?

F r i e d a: Nine-five from Victoria Station.

O l a f: I’ll come and see you off.
P e d r o and Lucille: So will I.

Hob: Well, I can’t promise to be at Victoria
Station by nine o’clock in the morning; it means getting up at half past seven;
that’s practically the middle of the night.
I don’t know what the speed of light is; I only know that it comes too
quick­ly in the morning for me. But if I wake up in time, well, — I’ll be thinking
about you.

L u с i l l
e: Oh, Hob, make an effort for once.

Hob: All right, I’ll be there. I will be making an effort.

ЛЕКСИКА

to leave

a coast

the Bay of Biscay

to get over

a friend of mine

to pack

a space

to welcome

to look forward to

though

to gather

to get in everybody’s way

grammar

pessimistic

it’s not like you

a pessimist

an optimist

empty

braces

a belt

to keep Christmas

a journey

to see off

to promise

practically

a speed

to make an effort

for once

ГРАММАТИКА

THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE. Будущее продолженное время.

Глагольные формы этого
времени образуются с помощью форм будущего
времени (I will, you will), формы be и причастия настоящего
времени.

Вот все формы
глагола to take в будущем продолжен­ном времени:

I will be taking        Will I be taking?             I will
not (won’t) be taking

You will be taking   Will you be taking?        You will
not (won’t) be taking

He will be taking      Will
he be taking?          He will not (won’t) be taking

We will be taking     Will we be taking?        We will not
(won’t) be taking

They will be taking   Will they be takings?    They will
not (won’t) be taking

Будущее
продолженное время употребляется для выра­жения действия, которое будет
совершаться, находиться в процессе развития в указанный момент в будущем: At seven o‘clock tomorrow I will be going to a party at friend‘s house in Canterbury. On Thursday morning
I will be starting on my journey to Switzerland with Jan.

Part 2

TEXT 2.20

THE RAILWAY STATION

Here we are at
the station from which Frieda and Jan are going
to Switzerland. None of the students are here yet, so we look round the station
and watch the busy life that is going on. There are a lot of platforms
(seventeen of them) from which trains come in and go out. Frieda’s train goes
from platform 2, so let us walk in that direction. There’s the booking office where you can buy a ticket for your journey.
Let’s listen to that man buying a ticket.

Man: I want a ticket to Brighton, please, second class.

Booking Clerk: Single or return?

M a n: Return, please.

Booking Clerk: Second
return, Brighton; fifty pounds,
please.

M a n: Could you tell me what time the next train goes?

Booking Clerk: 8.55, platform 12. If you hurry you’ll just catch
it.

Man: Thanks. (He hurries away.)

We’ll have a look
at the waiting-room and see if Jan and Frieda or the other students are there.
No, they’ve not come yet. We’ll walk to the bookstall and get a morning paper.

The porters are very busy carrying luggage to the train or pushing it on their trucks. They are taking
those trucks and suitcases to the luggage van. Look at the labels on them — Paris,
Berne, Brussels. Quite a lot of people are going abroad for Christmas. There’s
a through train to Paris; it’s due out at 8.50;
the signals are already down. Those porters will have to hurry to get
that luggage in the luggage van before it starts.

  Here’s a train
that has just come in, with crowds of people getting
off it. It has had a long journey. Those are sleeping-cars in the front
of the train. There are some soldiers coming home for Christmas and looking
very happy. Those sailors on the other platform don’t look so happy; they are
going on that other train to join their ship at Chatham. They won’t be home for
Christmas. It’s a stopping train, not an express; it stops at five or six
stations before it gets to Chatham.   

That man is the station-master. There’s his office next to the booking-office. There aren’t many people
in the restaurant, just a few having
breakfast, but there are rather more people getting light refreshments. Can you see them? They are drinking
cups of tea or coffee, eating
sandwiches, buns or biscuits. What’s that woman saying to the man at the
left-luggage office?

M a
n:
Yes, madam?

Woman: I want to leave some luggage here until
this afternoon; is that all
right?

M a n: Oh, yes, madam, that will be quite all right. Is it just one bag?

Woman: No, there are these two suitcases and
this trunk. My husband will call for them with his car this afternoon.

M a n: Very well, madam. What name, please?

Woman: Mrs. McPherson.

Man: Right.
Here’s the ticket.

Woman: Thank you.

Here’s Frieda’s train coming slowly into the platform. I think we had better get platform tickets; the
ticket-collector won’t let us go on to the platform without a ticket. Ah!
There’s Frieda and there are Jan and the other students — all except      Hob. Let’s
join them.

ЛЕКСИКА

to look round

to go on

a platform

to come in

to go out

a direction

a booking office

a ticket

single or return

a change

to catch

a waiting-room

a bookstall

a porter

a truck

a label

a through train

to be due out

a signal

a luggage van

a crowd

a sleeping-car

a soldier

a sailor

a stopping train

an express

a station-master

refreshments

a bun

a left-luggage office

a trunk

to call for

a ticket-collector

Part 3

TEXT 3.20

BOARDING A PLANE (1)

Passenger: Excuse me! Where is the departure gate for flight 645 Boston
— New York? The boarding has just been announced, and I haven’t checked in yet.

Information: Hurry up! The plane’s taking off in half an hour.
What’s your company?

Passenger: BOAC.

Information: Your check-in desk is over there. You get your
boarding pass and leave your luggage right at the desk.

Passenger: By the way, how much luggage is free of charge?

Information: No more than 30 kilogrammes. And you certainly have to
pay for excess weight.

BOARDING A PLANE (2)

— Look! The take-off time is 15.30, and they haven’t started the
engines yet. Something is up, I’m afraid. Where’s the emergency exit?

— Come on! Don’t worry. The flight is delayed by half an hour. We’ll
take off at 16. There’s nothing to be afraid of.

— I don’t like this plane. Next time we’ll fly by PANAM.

— PANAM doesn’t fly its planes to Austin.

— Why did you take the economy class? The business class is much more
comfortable. And they serve food there.

— We had a meal half an hour ago. And didn’t you tell me that you hate to
travel business class?

— Oh, my!.. How long is the flight to Austin?

— The landing time is 17.30. Two hours all in all.

— Is it a direct flight or do we stop anywhere?

— No, it’s a non-stop flight. Is there anything else?

— Yes… No… Yes! I am already air-sick. Call the flight attendant!
Make it fast!

PARKING LOT (1)

Driver:  Hello! I want 5 gallons of gas. Regular, please…

Attendant:  Here you are! Full tank. You need any oil as well?

Driver: No, I don’t think I do. Maybe… Yes, put some water in the radiator,
will you?

Attendant:  O.K. Here you are. Look, one of your tires is flat!

Driver:   Oh, no! It must have been pierced!

Attendant:  I can check the tires and put air in them.

Driver:   Do, please. And change the flat tire… That’s O.K.

Attendant:  Do you want me to wash the car?

Driver:   Oh, no, thank you. I just want the windshield cleaned, and that is
all. How much do I owe you?

Attendant:  25 bucks.

PARKING LOT (2)

Driver:  Excuse me, how much does it cost to park here for one hour?

Attendant:   Ten twenty.

Driver:   That’s a lot, isn’t it?

Attendant: You can just as well leave your car outside the
parking lot. And it will make much more.  Safety is what you pay for.

Driver:   O.K. Let it be ten twenty… I’m afraid I’ve got to have the batteries
charged. Can you do it for me?

Attendant:   Sure. Would you like to have the oil changed as
well?

Driver:   No. The oil is all right. Ask someone to wash my car.

Attendant:   It will make thirty dollars all in all.

Driver:  Fine.

ЛЕКСИКА

a departure gate

a flight

to board

to announce

to check in

to take off

a check-in desk

excess weight

to start the engine

Something is up

an emergency exit

to delay

an economy class

a business class

to serve food

landing time

a direct flight

a gallon

gas

regular

full tank

oil

a radiator

a flat tire

to be pierced

to put air in the tires

a windshield

to owe

a parking lot

to
charge batteries

safety

ГРАММАТИКА

Сложное
дополнение.
Сложное дополнение (Complex Object) – это сочетание существительного или
местоимения в объектном падеже с инфинитивом или причастием I или II. Оно
заменяет собой придаточное дополнительное, его использование позволяет упростить
синтаксис, употребив простое предложение вместо сложного. На русский язык
английское сложное дополнение чаще всего переводится придаточным предложением.
Вот некоторые варианты сложного дополнения: а) с инфинитивом с частицей to
после глагола want: Do you
want me
to wash
the car? – Вы желаете, чтобы я помыл вашу машину? б) с причастием II: I
just want
the windshield cleaned – Мне просто нужно, чтобы
протерли лобовое стекло. Would
you like to have the oil changed as well? – Не желаете ли, чтобы вам также поменяли масло?

Part 4 Speech Exercises to Unit 20

1.      Fill in the gaps:

Passenger: … ?

Information: Hurry up! The plane’s taking off in half an hour. What’s
your company?

Passenger: … .

Information: Your check-in desk is over there. You get your boarding
pass and leave your luggage right at the desk.

Passenger: … ?

Information: No more than 30 kilogrammes. And you certainly have to pay
for excess weight.

Driver:  … ?

Attendant: Ten twenty.

Driver:   … ?

Attendant:  You can just as well leave your car outside the parking
lot. And it will make much more.  Safety is what you pay for.

Driver:  …?

Attendant:   Sure. Would you like to have the oil changed as well?

Driver:   … .

Attendant:   It will make thirty dollars all in all.

Driver:   … .

2.      Answer the following
questions:

1.      What will you be
doing this time tomorrow?

2.      What will you be
doing this time on Sunday?

3.      What will you be
doing this time next Thursday?

4.      What will you be
doing at eight o’clock tomorrow?

5.      What will you be
doing at eleven o’clock next Monday?

6.      Are you looking
forward to your holidays?

7.      Are you looking
forward to your birthday?

8.      Are you looking
forward to your next journey?

9.      Do you want me to
ask you more questions?

10. What do you want me to do now? Can
you promise to do the same?

11.  Do you want your friend to be an
optimist?

12.  Would you like to travel much? How
do you prefer to travel: by train or by plane? Why?

13.     Where
does one buy a ticket? Mention two kinds of tickets.

14.  Where can you wait for a train?

15.    Where can you buy a newspaper?

16.   What do porters use to wheel luggage to
the train?

17.   What is a through train, a stopping train,
an express?

18.  Do you usually have a lot of luggage? What
did you take with you no your last journey?

19.  Who is the chief man at the station?

20.    What is a sandwich?

21.  Have you ever traveled  by  plane?  Did they serve food on
board? Did you feel well when the plane was taking off? Were you air-sick?

22. Have you ever had a flat
tire? How was it pierced? When did you last time wash your car/ fill the tank/
change oil/ charge batteries/ leave your car at the parking lot?

   
3.  Describe your last trip.

    4.
Describe your last holidays.

    5.
Describe your last flight in details.

6.      Read and retell the
text:

Lessons
are finished and the holidays have started. Pedro will fly to Spain, and Lucille is going to a dance. Jan has had a letter
from Frieda’s mother inviting him to spend Christmas with them in Switzerland.
He is looking forward to it very much. Frieda is excited about going home, and
is glad that Jan is coming too.

Only Hob is pessimistic. He reminds them that they will
be back at work in a month. But then he remembers a funny story about an optimist and a
pessimist. And then he remembers he is going to Uncle Albert’s for Christmas,
and no one keeps Christmas better than Uncle Albert.

They all promise to meet
at Victoria Station to see Jan and Frieda off at half past seven in the morning
— «the middle of the night to me», says Hob.

Unit 21

Part 1

TEXT 1.21

JAN AND FRIEDA LEAVE FOR SWITZERLAND

Scene: Victoria Railway Station. 8, 45 am.
Dec. 23rd. Frieda,
Jan, Olaf, Lucille, Pedro.

Frieda: Well, here we are at last! Have you got the tickets, Jan?

Jan: Yes, here they are. I booked seats for
you and me. We have num­bers A 26 and A 30, two corner-seats in a non-smoker,
one seat facing the engine, one back to the engine. Is that all right?

Frieda: That’s very good, Jan. May I sit facing
the engine?

Jan: Of
course! You take whichever seat you like. As a matter of fact, I really prefer sitting with my back to
the engine. Here’s our carriage A, and here’s our compartment. You can
get into the train now. I’ll go and see that our luggage has been put into the guard’s van, and I’ll book two seats in the dining-car for lunch. (He
goes away.)

Olaf: Jan is a good fellow for getting things
done, isn’t he?

Frieda: He is. I don’t know anyone
better. I’m very glad he is coming with me. I know that I will have a very
comfortable journey. Jan will see to everything — find the seats on the
train and in the dining-car, tip the
porters, see that my luggage is all right,
get it through the customs and be generally useful.

*
* *

Jan at the Dining-Car

Jan: Can I have two seats for lunch, please?

Dining-Car Attendant: Yes,
sir. What class, please?

Jan: Third.

Dining-Car Attendant: Do you want the first sitting or the second sitting? The first is at twelve o’clock,
the second is at one o’clock.

Jan: I’ll
have the first sitting.

Dining-Car Attendant: Very well, sir.
Here are two tickets.

* * *

Pedro: There’s Hob, talking to the
ticket-collector… Good morning, Hob;
you’re rather late.

Hob: Yes, it was my landlady’s fault. I said
to her last night, «I want you to wake
me tomorrow at 7.30; now don’t forget,
will you?» And she said, «Oh, no
I never forget. I’ll wake you
at 7.30 and bring you a nice cup of
tea». But do you think she did?

O l a f: Well, I know your landlady, and I think
the answer is «No». I’ve noticed that everything you tell her goes in
at one ear and out at the other.

Hob: Well, there’s nothing in between to stop
it. However, here I am, and that’s the important thing. (Jan joins them.)

F r i e
d a: Did you get the tickets for lunch, Jan?

J a n: Yes, for the first sitting, twelve o’clock.
Is that all right?

Frieda: Oh, yes. I will be hungry by twelve o’clock
after my early breakfast. It was
very nice of you all to come and see us off so early in the morning.

Hob: Talking about «seeing off», do
you know the story of the three men who came to Dover station about nine
o’clock one evening? They came on the
platform and said to the porter, «What time is the next train for London?»
The porter said, «You have just missed one. They go every hour; the next
one is at ten o’clock».

«That’s
all right», they said; «we’ll go and have a drink». So they went
to the refreshment room. A minute or two after ten o’clock they came running
and said to the porter, «Has the train gone?»

«Yes»,
he said; «it went at ten o’clock as I told you. The next is at eleven
o’clock».

«That’s
all right», they said; «we’ll go and have another drink».

They
missed the eleven o’clock train in the same way, and the porter said, «Now the next train is the last one; if you miss that,
you won’t get to London tonight». Twelve o’clock came, and the last train was just starting out, when
the three of them came out of the refreshment room running as hard as
they could go. Two of them got in a carriage just as the train was leaving, but
the third one didn’t run fast enough and the train went out leaving him behind.
He stood there looking at the train and
laughing, as if to miss a train was the best joke in the world. The
porter went up to him and said, «I told you that this was the last train.
Why didn’t you come earlier?»

The man couldn’t answer for
laughing. He laughed until the tears came into his eyes. Then he caught hold of
the porter and said, «Did you see those two fellows get into the train and
leave me here?» «Yes, I saw them». «Well, I was the one who
was going to London; they only came here to see me off!»

Jan: Well done, Hob; that’s one of your best.

Lucille: The guard is blowing the
whistle.

Pedro: He’s waving
his flag now.

Jan: Yes, we’re off!

Lucille: Don’t forget to
write.

Frieda: I won’t forget. Goodbye; goodbye.

ЛЕКСИКА

facing the
engine

whichever

As a matter of fact

a carriage

a guard’s van

a dining-car

useful

a fault

a landlady

an ear

to say good bye

to get away

without

tonight

to leave behind

to laugh

tears

to catch (caught, caught) hold

Well done

a guard

to blow

a whistle

a sitting

to wave

a flag

to be off

Part 2

TEXT 2.21

At the ticket office

Passenger: Well, I want to
buy tickets to the 2 p.m. train leaving for San Francisco.

Cashier: A round-trip?

Passenger: No, just one-way.

Cashier: Adult?

Passenger: One adult and one
child. By the way, how long will it take me to get there?

Cashier:  If you get on the 2.15 p.m. you are in Frisco at 6.30 p.m. If you
choose the 2 p.m. it will take you half an hour longer.

Passenger: How come?

Cashier: The 2.15 is a through train. With the 2 p.m. train you are to make a
transfer in Oakland and wait for about half an hour.

Passenger: Are there other trains to Frisco?

Cashier: Lots of. You can take a look at the time-table near the
Information…

At the Information

Passenger: Excuse me. The man in the ticket office told me that
if I got on a 2 o’clock train I would have to change trains in Oakland. Is that
true?

Information:   What’s your destination?

Passenger:   San Francisco.

Did you
use the Computer On-Line Information terminal, or did you look through the
arrivals and departures board?

Passenger: I did both. But I couldn’t make anything out. Neither
here nor there, I’ve never traveled by railroad before. Used to go by plane.
Used to it.

Information: Do you want me to tell you which train is the most
suitable? Let me see… If you take the 1.45 express, you’ll arrive at San
Francisco at 5.30. You won’t have to change trains. In case…

Passenger:     Fine! That suits me O.K. So, the  1.45 express
train. Thanks!…

At the Ticket Office (2)

Passenger: So, could I have one adult and one child? One-way, 1.45
train to San Francisco.

Cashier: A smoking car?

Passenger: Surely not. I don’t smoke. Neither does my kid.

Cashier: So, two seats in a non-smoker, first class, compartment 34. The train
leaves at 1.45 p.m. to Frisco, platform 6.

Passenger; Thanks a lot. And where can I check my luggage?

Cashier:  Over there…

ЛЕКСИКА

a round-trip

one-way

adult

to make a transfer

a time-table

a destination

an arrivals and departures board

to make out

a railroad

to be used to

suitable

a kid

to check the luggage

over there

ГРАММАТИКА

Глагол to be to. Глагол to be to выражает необходимость совершить
действие в силу предыдущей договоренности или составленного расписания: With the 2 p.m. train you
are to
make a
transfer in
Oakland.

Part 3

TEXT 3.21

AT
THE REPAIRMAN’S

        
Client:  Hello!

Repairman:
Hello!
What can I do for you?

     
Client:  Something is wrong with my video, I’m afraid.

Repairman:
Let
me see… O.K., what’s the problem with it?

       
Client: There’s no colour picture, and the sound is very low.

 Repairman: Did you try to check your TV set? It may
be out of order.

      
Client: Oh, no. The TV box is O.K. It’s certainly the video. It was                                                                               working
all day yesterday, and in the evening there came out black smoke from under its upper
panel.

 Repairman:
Ha-ha!
Has the video’s guarantee period expired?

Client: No, I think it hasn’t. So, you make repairs under the guarantee,
don’t you?

Repairman:    Yes, that’s right.

Client : Great! And when will it be ready, then?

Repairman:    In a week, I suppose.

Client:   Could I have an after-repair guarantee?

Repairman:    Sure. You could, and certainly would.

AT
THE REPAIRMAN’S (2)

Client: Hello! My hair dryer
is broken. Can you fix it?

Repairman: How can I? I don’t
repair dryers.

Client: Aren’t you a
repairman?

Repairman: Of course, I am. But I
work with shavers only. Have you got a shaver to fix?

Client:   No, I’ve got a broken
hair dryer, and I have to get it repaired. Is there any other repair shop somewhere
near here?

Repairman: I’m not quite sure,
but there might be one behind the Central Park. You can try it.

Client: Thanks a lot!

Repairman: You’re most welcome.

AT THE HAIRSTYLIST

 Client.   Hello! Is this the hairdresser’s? I
have an appointment
for 2     o’clock.

 Hairstylist.   Oh, that’s right.
This way, please. Take a seat. Would you wait   for a little while?

 Client.   Sure.

 Hairstylist.   … O.K., I’m all at your
service. What can I do for you?

Client.   I want to have my
hair cut.

Hairstylist.  You don’t like the
style, do you?

Client.   No.

Hairstylist.  All you need is just a
trim. Your hair is short enough.

   Client.   I hate such long hair.

     Hairstylist:  
Lots
of young people today wear their hair long. And it looks so nice!

Client.  This style doesn’t
suit me, I’m afraid.  I’ve got enough problems with my hair, especially in bad
weather. So, I need a hair cut.

        Hairstylist.   I could shorten
the front and leave the hair long in the back.

Client. Oh, no. Cut my
hair short both on the front and in the back. And on the sides too. And don’t
forget about the top, as well.

AT THE HAIRSTYLIST (2)

       Hairstylist. 
You want to have your hair cut, don’t you?

       Client. 
Yes, and I’d like to change my hairstyle.

       Hairstylist.  
O.K. Let me see. Do you want your hair washed first?

Client   Of course. I’d
like a shampoo.

Hairstylist.   Here we are…
Should I shorten it on the sides?

Client.  Yes, and in the
back, too.

Hairstylist.   I’m trimming the
top…

Client   Don’t cut much on
the top, will you? And make a part on the right side.

Hairstylist   O.K. Should I
style it with a hair dryer?

Client.  Oh, no. Just comb
it. And no hairspray, please.

Hairstylist.   Here you are.

ЛЕКСИКА

low

to check

a TV set

a video

to be out of order

upper

a panel

a guarantee

a period

to expire

to repair

an after-repair guarantee

a hair dryer

to be broken

to fix

a repairman

a shaver

the hairdresser’s

an appointment

a little while

I’m at your service

a trim

to shorten

a top

a shampoo

to style

a hairspray

a hair cut

a part

Part 4 Speech Exercises to Unit 21

1.    
Fill in the gaps:

Passenger: … .

Cashier: A round-trip?

Passenger: … .

Cashier: Adult?

Passenger: …?

Cashier:  If you get on the 2.15 p.m. you are in … at 6.30 p.m. If you
choose the 2 p.m. it will take you half an hour longer.

Passenger: … ?

Cashier: The 2.15 is a through train. With the 2 p.m. train you are to
make a transfer in … and wait for about half an hour.

Passenger: … ?

Cashier:  Lots of. You can take a look at the time-table near the
Information…

           Client   Hello.
Can I … ?

           Repairman: Here I am! What can I do for you?

        Client:  … ?

        Repairman:   Of course, you can.

 Client:   … .

 Repairman:   Unfortunately, we do
not make repairs under the guarantee.

Client:   … ?

          Repairman:   It depends, you know. But as far as I
can see,
it will make about 10 dollars. And we’ll give you an after-repair guarantee.

          Client:   … ?

          Repairman:   Tomorrow morning.

     
Hairstylist: You want to have your hair cut, don’t you?

      Client: 
… .

      Hairstylist:  
O.K. Let me see. Do you want your hair washed first?

Client :  … .

Hairstylist:  Here we are… Should I shorten it on the
sides?

Client:  … .

Hairstylist:  I’m trimming the top…

Client:
  …
.

Hairstylist:
  O.K.
Should I style it with a hair dryer.

Client:  … .

Hairstylist:   Here you are.

2.    
Answer the following
questions:

1.    
Are you used to traveling by
railroad? Are you used to traveling without much luggage? Are you used to
missing trains?

2.    
Talk about your future journey.
What will be your destination? How will you get a ticket? What kind of ticket
will you have? When are you going to leave for … ? Who will come to see you
off?

3.    
Why do many people like to travel?
Is traveling useful? What do you think about it?

4.    
What kind of traveling is suitable
for kids? Why?

5.    
When did you last time go by
train? Where did you buy your ticket? What did you take with you? How long did
you have to wait for the train? At what time was the train to go out? Were you
to make a transfer? Was your compartment clean? Did you have a comfortable
journey?

6.     What do you do when
your TV set is out of order? Have you ever repaired your DVD player/ a hair
dryer/ a shaver? Can you fix a watch? When did you fix anything yourself? Have
you got anything repaired? Did you take it to a repairman?

7.     Have you ever gone to
a hairdresser? When did you last time go there? Do you always wear your hair
long/short? Do you need a hait cut/ a trim? Do you want to have your hair cut?
Would you like to change your hairstyle? Have you ever used a hairspray/ a hair
dryer?

3.    
Read and retell the text:

Victoria Station is always busy, and it
is especially busy at Christmas time. On every one of the seventeen platforms por­ters and passengers are walking or running. Some
passengers are in a hurry to catch a
train that is nearly due out, while others are eating a bun or a sandwich or
having a cup of coffee from the refreshment room before they start. Many
people have bought a paper or magazine from the bookstall to read on the
journey.

The porters are carrying trunks and suitcases to the trains.
Usually they push the luggage on their trucks.

The passengers buy their tickets and then show
them to the ticket collector, who stands at the end of the platform. They hurry to find their seats. The signal goes down.
The train starts.

Unit 22

Part 1

TEXT 1.22

THE PRIESTLEYS’
HOUSE

You have already heard
about Mr. Priestley and his students. I want, now, to tell you something about
his house. He is an old friend of mine, and I went to visit him about a
fortnight ago and stayed at his house for the week-end. He lives in a very nice house. It is called «The Pines» and is
about ten miles from London. There is a big garden all round it, and I
went in at the garden gate and walked along the path to the front door. There
is a smooth lawn in front of the house with beds of roses in it. I knocked at
the front door.

Mr.
Priestley opened it and with a smile and some words of welcome, shook hands with me, and we went
into the hall. Then Mrs. Priestley came to greet me.

I said, «How do you
do?» and gave her the flowers that I had bought for her.

She said,
«Oh, thank you. What beautiful roses! How kind of you to bring me them! I
love roses, and ours haven’t been good this year. These are lovely».

She took them away to put them in water, and Mr. Priestley and I went into the sitting-room and sat
down in armchairs before the fire, for it was a rather cold day and I was very
pleased to see the bright fire burning in the fireplace.

Their
sitting-room is quite a big room, about 25 feet long by 15 feet wide. There was
a thick carpet on the floor. One or two good water-colours hung on the walls, and there was a large and very interesting oil-painting that I hadn’t
seen before. There was a piano on
one side of the room (both Mr. and Mrs. Priestley are fond of music and Mrs.
Priestley plays the piano beautifully). There were three or four comfortable
armchairs, a radio, and three or four bookcases filled with books. On a small
table near the window there were copies of The Times, Punch and some foreign
newspapers and magazines. Mrs. Priestley returned with the roses in a bowl
which she put on the table and a few minutes later Susan came in with tea and a
very nice cake.

to live

to knock

beds of roses

a
magazine

        to call

along

a path

a front door

a lawn

smooth

to shake (shook, shook) hands

a hall

a sitting-room

wide

a water-colour

to hang (hung, hung)

an
oil-painting

a
bookcase

a copy

ГРАММАТИКА

1. Past Perfect Tense.
Прошедшее совершенное время образуется при помо­щи глагола had и причастия прошедшего времени. Прошедшее совершенное время показывает, что одно
дей­ствие совершается раньше другого
в прошлом: I gave her the flowers that I had bought for her.

2. Мы уже рассматривали
притяжательные место­имения (ту, your, her, its, our, their). Теперь нам встретились примеры притяжательных местоимений—существительных: mine, yours, his, hers, ours,
theirs: He is an old friend of
mine. – He is my friend. I love roses, and ours haven’t been good this year. –
But our roses haven’t been good this year. Легко заметить, что притяжательные местоимения оп­ределяют
существительное, а притяжательные местоиме­ния-существительные могут замещать
существительное.

личные местоимения	притяжательные местоимения	притяжательные местоимения-существительные
I	my	mine
you	your	yours
he	his	his
she	her	hers
we	our	ours
they	their	theirs

Существует
притяжательное местоимение its. Например: The dog has eaten its dinner.

Притяжательное
местоимение-существительное its практически не употребляется.

Внимание:
имеется
разница между its (притяжательное местоимение) и it‘s (сокращенная
форма от it is). Например:

It‘s a long way to Tipperary.

Обратите внимание на идиоматическое
употребление притяжательного
местоимения-существительного в пред­ложениях:

Не is an old friend of mine. (Но не «an old friend of me»)

Margaret has gone to a
party at the house of a friend of hers. (Но не «a friend of her»).

Part 2

TEXT 2.22

I had expected to
see John Priestley and Margaret. I had brought a box of chocolates for her; I
knew she liked choco­lates, but they told me John was up at Oxford and Margaret
had gone to a birthday party at the house of a friend of hers.

After we had chatted for a
little time, Mrs. Priestley said, “Will you excuse me, please? I want to see
about the dinner. Did you know that Lizzie had left us?»
«No, I didn’t», I said. «Yes», continued Mrs. Priestley,
«she got a letter about a month ago to say that her sister-in-law
had died, and so Lizzie has gone to
keep house for her brother. That cake that we had at tea was hers; she sent it to me yesterday. Since she
left, I have done the cooking and
baked the cakes, but mine are never as good as hers».

«Nonsense, my dear; I
don’t think Lizzie’s cakes were better than yours», said Mr. Priestley
loyally. «Take no notice of
Charles», said Mrs. Priestley with a smile. They say love is blind;
it seems to me he can’t taste, either. My husband’s ideas about grammar are, I
am sure, better than mine, but when it’s a question of ideas about cakes, mine
are far better than his».

She went out, and Mr.
Priestley said, «It’s bad luck about Lizzie, isn’t it? I’m afraid Susan
will go, too, before long. A young fellow
near here, Joe Marsden, has asked her to marry him. He is trying to buy
a cafe in the High Street. The cafe is not his yet, but I think he’ll get it,
and, when it is his, I’m pretty sure Susan will marry him and go to help
him to run the cafe. It will make things difficult for my wife. Ours is quite a
big house for one woman to run, and it’s almost impossible, nowadays, to get
help in the house».

To be continued…

ЛЕКСИКА