Exercise 3. Read and learn

At the Telephone

Mr. Smith: Can I use your telephone for a long distance call? I

couldn't find a pay phone in the building.

Mr. Wilson: Sure.

Mr. S.: My wife is going to meet me in New York tomorrow. I

want to tell her what time the train gets in.

Mr. W.: Here you are. New York you can dial the number direct.

Dial 2 and then the number.

Mr. S.: There's no answer. I'll call later.

Mr. W.: You can use the telephone any time you want.

Mr. S.: Direct distance dialing is wonderful, isn't it?

Operator: Trunk-service (междугородная), number, please?

Mr. Jones: London Victoria 2884. I say, operator, will you hurry it

up for me as I have a train to catch in a few minutes?

O.: Unless your number is engaged, I can put you through

almost at once. I am sorry, sir, your number is engaged.

(After a few seconds.) I have got your number. Hold the

line, please.

Mr. J.: Oh, it's you, Mary?

Mrs. Jones: Is it you, George, dear? How are you? So pleased to hear

your voice again! When are you going to come back?

Mr. J.:

0.:

Mr. J.:

Mrs. J.

Mr. J.:

Mrs. J.

Mr. J.:

I can't hear you, dear. Operator, will you try again.

I think that's better now.

Are you there? Is that you, Mary, dear? I say, can you

hear me?

Yes, dear, I can.

I shall be arriving at Waterioo Station at 5.40 this afternoon.

Will you come and meet me?

Certainly, darling.

There is something else I want to tell you. Get hold of

Smith at the office, will you? Ask him to ring me up tomorrow

in the morning.

O.: Your time is up. If you want to speak on, drop another

sixpence, please.

Mr. J.: All right, dear, so long.

Exercise 4. Speak about:

1. The history of television development.

2. Future development of television.

Use exercise 1 and 2 and the following words and word combinations for your

topic: to be interested in; research; it is announced (reported) that; to solve problems;

it became clear; compared to (with); to call; have an advantage; to find application

in.

Exercise 5. Comment on the following statements:

1. Opponents usually say that the young people are too passive

and too lazy (ленивы) because they watch TV so much now.

2. We don't need the telephone, telegraph and television.

Exercise 6. Read and smile.

A Letter to a Sweetheart

A young man was writing a letter to his sweetheart (любимая)

who lived just a few miles away in a nearby town. He began to tell

her how much he loved her and how wonderful he thought she was.

But the more he wrote, the more poetical he became. Finally, he

said that in order to be with her he would suffer the greatest hardships

(лишения), he would face the greatest dangers (опасность)

that anyone could imagine. In fact, to spend only one minute with

her, he would climb (подниматься) the highest mountain, he

would swim the widest river, he would fight the fiercest (свирепый)

animals. He signed his name, and then suddenly remembered

that he had forgotten to mention something rather important. So,

in a postscript below his name, he added: «By the way, I'll be over

to see you on Wednesday night — if it doesn't rain».

A Frenchman in England

A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could speak

English quite well but not perfectly. His vocabulary was not large.

Once, for example, he was eating in a small country inn

(гостиница) and he wanted to order some eggs. But he couldn't remember

the word for eggs.

Suddenly, through the window, he saw a rooster (петух) walking

in the yard. He immediately asked the waiter what the bird was

called in English. The waiter told him that it was called a rooster.

The Frenchman then asked what the rooster's wife was called. The

waiter told him that she was called a hen. The Frenchman then

asked what the hen's children were called. The waiter told him that

they were called chickens. The Frenchman then asked what the

chickens were called before they were born. The waiter told him

that they were called eggs. «Fine!», said the Frenchman, «Please

bring me two plus a cup of coffee and some toast.»

Text 4B

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