Sum up what the text said about pubs

4. Use the verbs in the right forms:

One day David Hill (to invite) a few participants to a pub. The participants (to be happy) to satisfy their curiosity and they (to accept) the invitation willingly. In the evening they (to go) to the nearest pub.

5. Make sentences:

• The pub	looks nice
It
This place

• I	sometimes	come here with	my friends
	often		my wife
	usually		my son
			my daughte

• Let me buy you	a drink some beer
	some wine
	some lager some bittel

6. Say in what way the following questions are formed:

What would you like to have?

Would you like the game of darts?

Can you show me how to play the game?

7. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

•

— This looks...

— I like... I sometimes come here... Let me buy... What would you...?

— Thank you. Just... Well, two halves... and lager, if you...

— Two halves... And four packs...

— Seven...

— Here... Thank...

•

— Let's go to... Cheers!

— Ah,... beer, indeed.

— I'm not a beer... but... Would you like the game...? It's very...

— Yes, but... Can you...

— Certainly, come... You...

Повелительное наклонение

Imperative Mood

Утвердительная форма 2-ел. Speak English, please. 1-е л. мн. ч. Let's speak English.

Отрицательная форма Don't speak Russian. Don't let's speak Russian now.

8. Translate into Russian:

• Let's translate it into Russian. Make sentences.

• Complete the dialogue. Act out similar dialogues. Open the brackets.

• Let's do this exercise. Don't let's read this text.

• Let's read it again. Look up this word! Let's see this film! • Let's visit one of the pubs

Write down a few questions you would ask an Englishman about pubs.

ü you would ask — которые бы вы задали

10. Agree or disagree:

• There are a few English pubs in Moscow.

• Beer is a very popular drink in many European countries.

• Beer originated in North America.

Role play.

Imagine you are speaking with an Englishman. Discuss British pubs.

Unit thirty four

Greenwich and the Thames

Text

Greenwich is a very beautiful parkland on the outskirts of Lon­don, on the bank of the River Thames. The Thames, a major waterway of England, flows from Cotswolds to the North Sea and is about 210 miles long. It flows via Oxford, Reading and London.

Greenwich is famous for Greenwich Mean Time, the Royal Ob­servatory and the National Maritime Museum.

The National Maritime Museum tells the story of Britain and the sea. The star attraction of the Museum is the Neptune Hall, which explains the development of boats from prehistoric times to the pres­ent day. In the Nelson Galleries you can see the uniform jacket, with a bullet hole in the left shoulder, which Nelson was wearing when he was fatally wounded at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.

The old Royal Observatory is part of the Maritime Museum and consists of a few historic buildings, high on the Hill above the Thames. Early telescopes and time-measuring instruments are dis­played in Flamsteed House where John Flamsteed, the first Astrono­mer Royal, lived. The large Gate Clock measures Greenwich Mean Time, the standard by which time is set all round the world. And you can stand astride the Greenwich Mereidian, marked by a brass strip crossing the Observatory courtyard.

On the eve of the visit to Greenwich Mr. Hill and the Group Leader had a talk:

David: Well, tomorrow we are to visit Greenwich, a very picturesque spot of London.

Andrew: Yes, I remember that. I have heard so much about it but I've never been there.

David: I'm sure you all will enjoy the visit. I hope the weather will be as good as it is today.

Andrew: I hope so. The weather has been wonderful these days.

David: I just wanted to ask you for advice. What way would you prefer to get to Greenwich?

Andrew: And what ways are there?

David: Well, we can get there by train, by boat or byDLR. It is not very far.

Andrew: And what way would you like?

David: By DLR. It's a few minutes' ride from the centre. Then we should cross the Thames. There is a special tunnel beneath the Thames to Greenwich. It is called the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. There are two elevators on both banks of the river.

Andrew: Let me ask the participants... I'll be back in a minute... Yes, David, they also prefer DLR. and the walk be­neath the Thames. It must be very curious.

Words and expressions

Greenwich	['grInI³]	Гринвич, юго-восточная часть Большого Лондона
Greenwich Mean Time		время по-Гринвичу
mean time		среднее солнечное время
the Thames	[temz]	Темза
		ü С наименованиями рек, морей, озер употребляет­ся определенный артикль
the River Thames
on the outskirts of	['autskýts]	на окраине
bank		берег
on the bank of		на берегу
major		главный
waterway		водная артерия
to now		течь
Cotswolds=Cotswold Hills		возвышенность Кот-свольд, высота 1083 фута (1фут= 30, 48 см)
the North		север
sea		море
the North Sea		Северное море
mile		миля (=1,609 км)
via		через
Oxford		Оксфорд, Город в графст­ве Oxfordhire севернее Лондона
Reading		Ридинг (город в графстве Berkshire)
observatory	[@b'zýv@trI]	обсерватория
maritime		морской
the National Maritime Museum		Национальный морской музеи
to tell (told, told)		сказать, говорить, расска зывать
story		история
to tell the story of		рассказать историю
star		звезда
the star attraction		основная достопримеча­тельность
Neptune		Нептун Бог моря, покро­витель морей в римской мифологии, в греческой мифологии— Посейдон
the Neptune Hall		Зал бога Нептуна
prehistoric	[,prÖhI'storIk]	доисторический
Nelson		Нельсон (1758-1805) Английский адмирал, национальный герой, под его командованием анг­лийский флот одержал ряд побед над француз­ским, португальским, датским и испанским флотами
the Nelson Galleries		галлерея Нечьсона
uniform		военная форма
jacket		френч, куртка
bullet		пуля
hole		отверстие
shoulder		плечо
to wear (wore, worn)	[we@, wþ, wþn]	носить
fatal		смертельный
fatally		смертельно
to be wounded	['wündId]	раненный
battle		сражение
Trafalgar		Трафальгар, мыс, недале­ко от Гибралтарского пролива, принадлежит Испании Здесь в 1805 г английский флот под командованием Нельсона разбил франко-испанский флот, положив конец владычеству Напо­леона на море Тяжело раненный Нельсон вско­ре умер от полученных ран
to consist of		состоять из
hill		возвышенность, холм
to measure	['meZ@]	измерить
instrument		прибор
time-measuring instru­		прибор, измеряющий/
ment		показывающий время
to set time (set, set)		ставить время
to stand astride (stood, stood)		стоять, расставив ноги
to mark		отмечать
brass		медный
strip		полоса
to cross		пересекать
courtyard	['kþtjÓd]	двор
eve *		канун
on the eve of		накануне
picturesque	[,pIk¶@'resk]	живописный
spot		место, и^стечко, уголок
advice		совет
to ask somebody for ad­vice		спросить совета у кого либо
to prefer		предпочитать
tunnel		тоннель
beneath		под
foot		1) нога, 2) пешеходный
elevator		лифт
curious	['kju@rI@s]	пюбопытный, любозна­тельный

Exercises

1. Read the following:

• Greenwich	• the National Maritime Museum
Greenwich Mean Time	the Neptune Hall
Greenwich Meridian	Nelson
John Flamsteed	Trafalgar
the fust Astronomer Royal	the Thames
Flamsteed House	Cotswold Hills
the Royal Observatory	Oxford
	Reading

2. Insert articles:

Greenwich is ... very beautiful parkland on ... outskirts of London, on ... bank of River Thames ... Thames, ... major waterway of England, flows from Cotswolds, to ... North Sea and is about 210 miles long.

3. Insert prepositions:

Greenwich is famous ... Greenwich Mean Time, the Royal Obser­vatory and the National Maritime Museum. The Museum tells the story ... . Britain and the sea. The star attraction... the Museum is the Neptune Hall. It explains the development... boats.. prehistoric times . the present day ... the Nelson Galleries you can see the uniform jacket... a bullet hole... the left shoulder, which Nelson was wear ing when he was fatally wounded ... the Battle... Trafalgar... 1805.

4. Use the verbs in the right forms:

The Old Royal Observatory (to be) part of the Maritime Museum and (to consist) of a few historic buildings Early telescopes and time measuring instruments (to display) in Flamsteed House. The large Gate Clock (to measure) Greenwich Mean Time, the standard by which time (to set) all round the world.

5. Translate into Russian:

You can stand astride the Greenwich Meridian marked by a brass strip crossing the Observatory courtyard

6. Sum up what the text said about:

the Thames

the National Maritime Museum

the Royal Observatory

7. Match English and Russian equivalents:

on the eve	погода
picturesque spot	предпочитать
the weather	любопытный
to ask for advice	живописное местечко
to prefer	поездка
ride	накануне
beneath	спросить совета
curious	под

8. Make sentences:

• Greenwich is

a wonderful place a picturesque spot of London located on the bank of the Thames not far from the centre of London

• I've never been to	London
	Greenwich
	Oxford
	Reading
• I've heard so much about	London
	Oxford
	Madame Tussaud's
	Webber and his musicals
• I'm sure you'll enjoy	the visit
	the performance
	the music
• You can get to Greenwich	by bus
	by train
	byDLR
	by taxi
	by boat

9. Underline the answers true to the text:

• What way of getting to Greenwich did David prefer?	By taxi. By boat. By DLR.
• What is DLR?	It's Docklands Light Railway. It's Dickens Light Railway. It's Dogs Light Railway.
• What is the Greenwich Foot Tunnel?	It's a tunnel along the Thames. It's a tunnel beneath the Thames. It's a tunnel between the Thames and Greenwich.

10. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

•

— Well, tomorrow we are to visit... spot...

— Yes, I remember that. I have heard... but...

— I'm sure you all... I hope the weather...

— I hope... The weather has been...

•

— I just... advice. What way...

— And what ways...

— Well, we can get... It's... far.

— And what.. like?

— By DLR. It's... ride from the centre. Then we should cross... There is a special... It is called... There are two...

— Let me ask... I'll be back... Yes, they also prefer... and the walk .. It.. curious.

11. Make sentences:

• There is a nice	place	to visit
	spot		in ...
	park

• There are a lot of	picturesque spots	in London
	parks
	museums
• There are a few	things	to discuss now
	matters
	questions
	problems

• To my mind there are no

tunnels beneath ... Maritime ...Museums ... observatories...

12. Say a few words about:

• a maritime museum in Russia

• your favourite museum

• a picturesque spot in the city where you live

• a river flowing through your town.

Unit thirty five

Business contacts

Text

On a certain day Ivan, one of the participants of the groiip decided to telephone the English businessman with whom he had been doing business for some time. Before lie left Moscow he had contacted the Enlishman and told him he would be in London soon. And they decided to meet in the London office of the Englishman. Thus he tele­phoned the Englishman to make an appointment for the next day.

Ivan: My name is Smirnov. I'd like to speak toMr. Frieser, please.

Voice: There is no one by name of Freiser. I'm afraid you have

the wrong number. What number were you calling?

Ivan: I was dialing 7—2992.

Voice: Oh, but this is 7—2993.

Ivan: I'm sorry to have bothered you.

Voice: That's quite all right.

Secretary: Mr. Freiser's office here.

Ivan: May I speak to Mr. Freiser, please?

Secretary: Who is that calling, please?

Ivan: My name is Smirnov. I came from Moscow a few days ago and 1 wanted to meet Mr. Freiser. We spoke about our meeting while I was still in Moscow.

Secretary: I'm sorry Mr. Freiser is busy now. He is in conference. How could he contact you later?

Ivan: I'm staying at the Sherlock Holmes Hotel. My room number is 346. I'll be in at about six in the evening.

Secretary: Very good. He will contact you then.

Mr. Freiser: Ivan, is that you? Good evening.

Smirnov: Good evening, Frank. I'm very glad to hear you.

Mr. Freiser: So am I. When shall we meet?

Smirnov: I have some free time tomorrow morning.

Mr. Freiser: Splendid. Let's make an appointment for ten. Smirnov: It suits me all right.

Mr. Freiser: Then our driver will pick you up at the hotel at a

quarter to ten. Our office is not far away.

Smirnov: I'll be happy to see you and discuss our enquiry then.

Mr. Freiser: Likewise. I'll be greatful if you could join me for lunch.

Smirnov: Thank you. I'll be glad to. See you tomorrow.

Words and expressions

with whom		с кем
He had been doing busi nes^ with...		Он работал (имел дело) с ...
wrong	[roÎ]	неправильный
to bother		беспокоить
while		пока
to dial	[daI@l]	набирать (номер)
to be in conference		быть на конференции
		(переговорах и т. д. )
to suit		устраивать
It suits me all right		Меня это очень устраивает.
enquiry	[In'kwaI@rI]	запрос
I'll be greatful if you could...		Буду вам благодарен, ес­ли вы ...

Exercises

1. Match English and Russian equivalents:

on a certain day	До того как уехать из Моск­вы, он связался с этим анг-
	личанином.
Не telephoned an English­man with whom he had been doing business for some time.	Он сказал англичанину, что скоро будет в Лондоне.
Before he left Moscow he had contacted the Englishman.	Он позвонил англичанину, чтобы договориться с ним о
	встрече на следующий день.
He told the Englishman he would be in London soon.	Он позвонил англичанину, с которым он уже работал не­
	которое время.
He telephoned the English­man to make an appointment for the next day.	в один определенный день