Unit 16topic: working day. Biography

GRAMMAR: SIMPLE PAST,

REVIEW OF TENSES

PA RT A TEXT. JEFF FULLER GOES TO CHICAGO

Jeff Fuller is a salesman. He has a wife and three children and lives in San Francisco. He travels a lot. Every week he goes to New York or Washington or Chicago. He brings home presents for his wife and children.

Last week he had to go to Chicago on business. He left San Francisco on Monday morning. He got to Chicago at noon. He went to the Park Hotel and had lunch. In the afternoon he talked to some businessmen. That evening he called his friend, Carlos, and they had dinner at the hotel.

On Tuesday he worked all morning. In the afternoon he went shopping. He bought toy cars for the children. He got a present for his wife, too. Tuesday evening he was alone. At 7.30 he called his wife. He talked to the children, too. Then he was happy.

On Wednesday morning he got up at 6.00. He took the 8.00 plane to San Francisco. He didn't want breakfast on the plane, but he drank some coffee and read the paper. He got to San Francisco at 9.30. He took a taxi and went home. His wife and daughter were at home. They were glad to see him and get their presents.

After breakfast Mr Fuller went to his office. When he entered the office he found a number of business letters on his desk. Mr Fuller sat down and began to look through the letters. Suddenly the tele­phone rang. Mr Fuller took up the receiver and heard the voice of his chief. The chief asked Mr Fuller to come over to his office and discuss the results of the trip.

After the talk with the chief Mr Fuller came back to his office and continued his work.

At 1 o'clock he went out for lunch. In the afternoon he had several visitors. At 5 o'clock he took part in a meeting and made a report on his trip to Chicago.

Mr Fuller came home later than usual that day. His wife and children were waiting for him They all had dinner together. After dinner Mr Fuller told his wife and children about his busi­ness trip and his friends in Chicago. Then he looked through the papers and watched television. At half past ten he switched off the TV set and went to bed.

Comprehension

/. Listen to the text "Jeff Fuller Goes to Chicago" and answer the questions:

Where did Jeff Fuller go and why? On what day did Mr Fuller come back to San Francisco?

//. Listen to the text again and say which of the two state­ments is true to the text:

1. Jeff Fuller is a busy man. a) He is an engineer; b) He is a salesman. 2. Jeff left for Chicago a) on Monday; b) on Tuesday. 3. Jeff got to Chicago a) in the morning; b) at noon. 4. In the after­noon Jeff a) talked to some businessmen; b) met his friend Carlos.

5. On Tuesday morning Jeff a) went shopping; b) worked hard.

6. On Wednesday Jeff got up early a) at 6.00 a.m. b) at 7.00 a.m.

7. When Jeff got to San Francisco he went straight a) home; b) to work. 8. When Mr Fuller came to work a) his wife rang him up; b) his boss called him. 9. At 5 o'clock Mr Fuller a) went home; b) went to a meeting. 10. On Wednesday Jeff returned home a) later than usual; b) earlier than usual.

///. Read the text and analyse the language peculiarities of the text Do some exercises in the next section to remember them.

Special Difficulties

/. Use "have-}-to infinitive" to express necessity:

e.g. — My secretary was out. (I, type the letter myself) — I had to type the letter myself.

1. It was 7 already, (we, leave) 2. Mike was busy, (he, finish the work by 7 o'clock) 3. The chief was out. (I, wait) 4. His wife was away, (he, take the children to school) 5. She lost her dictio­nary, (she, buy a new one) 6. Peter had a cold, (he, stay home)

7. Lucy didn't go to the movies yesterday, (she, help her mother

about the house)

e.g. The bus was on time, (wait)

We didn't have to wait.

1. The text was easy (I, use a dictionary) 2. Mr Smith knew about the meeting (she, phone him) 3. There was a lot of time left. (we, hurry) 4. The train started at 11 a.m. (she, get up early) 5 The station wasn't far from the hotel, (we, take a taxi) e. g.— 1 took two exams in January (work hard)

— Did you have to work hard?

1. Mike didn't know about the party, (ring him up) 2. I was busy with my thesis in summer, (stay in town) 3.1 was ill last week. (miss many lectures) 4. We rented a flat, (pay much) 5. Jane had a difficulty with maths, (help her)

//. Say what you (the members of your family) had to do and what you didn't have to do some time ago.

III. Ask for additional information. e. g.— She had to stay in yesterday evening, (why)

— Why did she have to stay in yesterday evening?

— She didn't feel well.

1. I had to wait for Helen, (how long). 2. I had to send a tele­gram, (why) 3. He had to go on business, (when) 4. I had to help Peter, (why) 5. We had to leave early, (when) 6.1 had to go to work on Saturday, (why). 7. I had to do a lot of work yesterday, (what)

IV. Paraphrase the following sentences: a) use the verb "leave" (some place or for some place): e. g. They went to Moscow last night. They left for Moscow last night.

1. Mr Watson is going to Liverpool tonight. 2. The secretary went to Leeds on business. 3. My wife went to work at 8 15 yester­day. 4. Dick is going to Prague next Monday 5. Robert went away from the plant at 8 p. m. 6. When is Frank going to Paris? 7. When did you go to the plant yesterday? 8. She quickly went out of the room. 9. Don't go away, please. I want to talk to you. b) use the word combination "ask smb. for smth.": e.g. Betty asked me to give back her textbook. Betty asked me for her textbook.

1. Jack asked his father to give him some money. 2. 1 asked William to give me his telephone number. 3. Mr Hanson asked his secretary to give him the incoming letters. 4. I'm going to ask physicists to help me with this work. 5. I want to ask Dick to give me his taperecorder. 6. He asked me to give him a match.

V. Make progressive substitutions:

e.g. — She asked him to phone later.

come = She asked him to come later.

I =1 asked him to come later,

next week = I asked him to come next week, told = I told him to come next week.

1. She asked him to phone later.

1. tomorrow 5. them 9. do it

2. after dinner 6. next week 10. immediately

3. told 7. write 11. leave

4. I 8. him 12. soon

2. He told me not to take his car.

1. us 3. her 5. use 7. his computer

2. records 4. typewriter 6. ask 8. be late

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VI. Answer the questions. Observe the use of the verbs "listen" and "hear":

1. Do you like to listen to classical music? 2. When did you last hear an opera? 3. Are you fond of listening to pop music? 4. Do you always listen to the news in the evening? 5. Did you listen to the 10 o'clock news last night? 6. When were you at a concert last? 7. Did you hear any sweet songs there? 8. Who is your favou­rite singer? 9. When did you last hear the singer?

VII. Fill in the gaps with either "to do" or "to make" (self check):

1. — What is Mary ... now? — She is ... supper. 2. Does your son ... well at the University? 3. What are you going ... on Sun­day? — I'm going ... a bookshelf. 4. — What did you ... yesterday evening? — I was at a concert. 5. Are you going ... a report at the meeting? 6. At our English lesson we ... some grammar exer­cises. 7. I ... a lot of mistakes in my test paper.

VIII. Translate into English (self check):

1. Мои часы отставали, мне пришлось отнести их в мастер­скую. 2. — Тебе пришлось его долго ждать? — Нет, он пришел вовремя. 3. Мне не пришлось идти вчера в институт, у нас не было занятий. 4. Она сказала мне, чтобы я пришел в 6 и попросила меня не опаздывать. 5. Я попросила машинистку, чтобы она отпечатала мне несколько документов. 6. Она сказала мне, чтобы я не ждал ее. 7. Я хочу попросить Виктора, чтобы он встретил меня. 8. Он сказал мне, чтобы я не включал сегодня телевизор. 9. Она просила тебя, чтобы ты не звонил ей так поздно. 10. Я хочу

попросить у брата его машинку на несколько дней. 11. Завтра Петр уезжает в Москву. Он собирается принять участие в конференции. 12. Включи радио. Я хочу послушать последние известия.

Text Exercises

/. Ask questions about: a) Mr Fuller's business trip to Chicago; b) his busy day at the office on Wednesday

//. Speak on: a) Mr Fuller's business trip to Chicago; b) Mr Fuller's working day on Wednesday.

///. Were you very busy at work yesterday? What did you do? When did you last have a meeting? What problems did you discuss? Did you speak at the meeting?

IV. Do you often travel on business? When did you last go away on business? Where did you go? How did you get there? How long did you stay in ...? What did you do there? Did you call your family? Did you bring them any presents?

V. Speak on: a) a busy day at your office; b) your last business

trip.

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