Деловой английский. Ускоренный курс (стр. 23 )

— Excuse me, what's...

— It's Evita, sir.

— Have you got any...

— You were lucky. There are stillpounds.

— And where... seats?

— In the upper... You may see... over there.

— Then, may we have... circle?

— Yes... Forty...

— Here...

— Thank you. Here... tickets. Row... seats...

— Excuse me,... finish?

— It starts...

9. Agree or disagree:

• The name of Andrew Lloyd Webber is familiar to every Russian.

• Evita was performed in Moscow one day too.

• London is the most wonderful city for theatres.

• Theatrical performances are the most popular entertainments in every country.

• All the entertainments are very expensive every where.

10. Role play.

Imagine you are speaking with an Englishman. Discuss your ap­proaches to entertainments.

ü  approaches — отношение

Unit thirty three

The British pub

Text

One day David Hill invited a few participants to a pub. The par­ticipants were happy to satisfy their curiosity and they accepted the invitation willingly. In the evening they went to the nearest pub.

Pubs are "typically English". Most pubs are friendly and relaxed places where visitors can have some beer and, usually, a simple meal. These days one can also get wine in most pubs. Many also serve cof­fee, but not tea. You go to the bar to order and pay for your drink. A typical lunch in a pub is a "ploughmans" — bread, cheese and pickle, and sometimes a little salad.

Pubs are not open all day. The owners themselves can decide when to open. Most open for 3 or 4 hours at lunchtime and again from about 6 p. m. to about 11 p. m. In busy areas, pubs may stay open from 11 a. m. to 11 p. m.

Here is the talk between David and Sergei:

Sergei: This looks nice.

David: I like it too. 1 sometimes come here with my friends.... Let me buy you a few drinks. What would you like to have?

Sergei: Thank you. Just a minute... Well, two halves of bitter and one half of lager, if you please.

David (to Two halves of bitter and two halves of lager, please.

Barman): And four packs of crisp.

Barman: Seven pounds ninety.

David: Here you are... Thank you... Let's go to that table over there..... Cheers!

Sergei: Cheers! Ah, very good beer, indeed.

David: I'm not a beer addict but I like it.... Would you like the game of darts? It's very popular in our pubs.

Sergei: Yes, but I don't know how to play. Can you show me?

David: Certainly, come on.... You take three darts...

Words and expressions

pub		пивная (сокр. от public
		house)
happy		счастливый
to be happy		быть счастливым; радо­ваться
to satisfy	['s{tIsfaI]	удовлетворять
will		воля, желание
willing		готовый (сделать что-либо)
willingly		охотно, с готовностью
friendly	['frendlI]	дружеский, по-дружески
to relax		расслабляться
relaxed place		место отдыха
beer		пиво
simple		простой
wine		вино
to order		заказывагь
ploughman	['plaum@n]	пахарь
bread		xлeб
cheese		сыр
pickle		соленье; соленые или маринованные огурцы
themselves		(они)сами
bitter		горькое (темное) пиво
lager		легкое (светлое) пиво
pack		упаковка
crisp		хрустящий картофель
Cheers!	[tSIez]	Ваше здоровье!
addict	['{dIkt]	увлекающийся; наркоман
beer addict		любитель пива
game		игра
darts		стрелы (как игра)

Exercises

1. Translate into Russian:

• Pubs are frendly and re­laxed places. a simple meal in most pubs many serve coffee

• bread, cheese and pickle the owners of pubs at lunchtime in busy areas

2. Underline the answers true to the text:

• Are pubs very popular places in Britain?	Yes, they are. No, they are not. It's not quite clear from the text.
• What is the most popular drink in pubs?	Beer. Wine. Tea.
• Can visitors also have a meal in a pub?	Yes, they can. No, they cannot. It's not clear from the text.
• What is a ploughman?	Bread and cheese. Cheese and salad. Bread, cheese and pickle.
• When are pubs usually open?	At night only. In the afternoon only. At lunchtime and in the even­ing.

• Who legulates the working hours of pubs?	The government. Nobody The owners.
• When are pubs usually open in busy areas?	Till midnight. All night long. Till eleven in the evening.

3. 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?

plete 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-е л. 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

9. 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.

11. 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 by DLR. 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 () 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