1. Read the following:
| • evening | • skiing |
| everything | going |
| preparing | inviting |
| working | shaking |
| meeting | |
| • either | • I liked the orchestra. |
| three gentlemen | Thank you for the nice evening. |
| the three gentlemen | I won't be late either. |
| their dinner | They sound superb. |
| They have enjoyed their dinner. |
• to leave the restaurant
They are preparing to leave the restaurant.
They have enjoyed their dinner.
We enjoyed everything very much.
He hands the bill over to Pete.
2. Translate into Russian:
The three businessmen have enjoyed their dinner and now they are preparing to leave the restaurant.
Pete thanks David for the nice evening.
David thanks him too.
He liked the Russian music at the restaurant.
Then David pays the bill.
Then they discuss when they will meet tomorrow.
They will meet at ten.
Nick will pick up David in the lounge at 10 to 10.
3. Underline the verb to be in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian:
They have been at the restaurant for some time.
David was lucky to listen to Russian songs that night.
The songs were more than beautiful.
It will be my pleasure to pay the bill.
Will ten o'clock be convenient to you?
I won't be late.
I have never been to the Russia hotel. I have never been to London.
4. Match English and Russian equivalents:
| Likewise. I like Russian music immensely. They sound superb. | Они звучат прекрасно. Они более чем красивые. Мне посчастливилось послушать русские песни. |
| I was lucky to listen to Russian songs. | И мне тоже (И я тоже). |
| They are more than beautiful. | Я очень люблю русскую музыку. |
5. Complete the dialogue and act out a similar one:
P.: Thank you for ...
D.: L ... I enjoyed ... the orchestra. I ... immensely.
P.: Very often... songs. They sound ...
D.: Then I was lucky ... tonight. They ... beautiful.
6. Translate into English the short dialogues:
ü short — короткий
• — Разрешите, я заплачу по счету.
— Нет, что вы. Я сам заплачу с удовольствием.
• — Когда вы завтра сможете приехать к нам в офис?
— Вам удобно в 10 часов?
— Да, прекрасно.
7. Complete the dialogue and act out a similar one:
P.: Then Nick will pick ... lounge.
D.: OK. See ... then.
N.: Good-bye. See ... I won't...
D.: I hope I won't ... either.
P.: Have a good ... tomorrow.