IX. a) Read and translate the following dialogues. Choose one dialogue for acting out

Asking the Way

VIII. a) Read the following dialogues. Learn the phrases in bald type.

Accommodation at a Hotel

VII. a) Read and translate the dialogue.

Buying Tickets

- I’d like to book a flight to Berlin for Monday the tenth.

- I’ll find out for you now.

- I want to go Business Class, and I’d prefer the morning, please.

- Lufthansa LH203 takes off from Minsk Airport at 8.20 and flies direct.

- When am I supposed to check in?

- You’ll have to be at West Terminal by 7.10 at the latest (не позже).

b) Replace the words in bold type by your own ideas and act out the new dialogue.

1.

— Good morning, sir. What can I do for you?

— We are tourists. Reservations have been made to accommodate 11 people from Minsk.

— Oh, yes, sir. Five double rooms and one single room for a fortnight.

— Thank you. We hope the rooms are not noisy.

— They're very quiet. They face the sea.

— Good. Are all the rooms with the house phones?

— Certainly, sir. And you can have our central papers free every morning. Fill in the arrival card and take all the keys. When you go out, please, leave your keys at the reception desk.

— Sure.

— If you want a maid, sir, or to order anything, you may use the house phone. All the numbers you may need are on the list beside the phone.

— Thank you. Show us the rooms, please.

— This way, please.

2.

— Do you have a single room for a week?

— Yes, but only on the top floor.

— What price is it?

— 250 euro with service and TV.

— Fair enough. Can you show me the room, please?

— Of course. Would you like to follow me?

3.

— Can I have a double room from now until Monday?

— You can have Room 5, overlooking the sea.

— What does it cost?

— 45 euro a day, not counting the service.

— Can I have a look at this room, please?

— Yes, of course. Come this way.

— Can you show me something a little cheaper, but also with a view of the sea?

— Yes, of course. I won't keep you a moment.

4.

— Will you register, please? Here is an arrival card. Thank you. May I have your passport, please?

Thank you.

— May I have a look at my room now?

— Yes, of course. I'11 show you up to your room now.

5.

— Are you signing out today, sir?

— Yes. Make the bill ready, please. In five minutes I'll come down to pay it.

— Thank you. Shall I send a porter to help you with your luggage, sir?

— Yes, please. And let him call the taxi for 9 o’clock.

— In a minute, sir.

b) Make up your own dialogues using these phrases.

1.

— Excuse me, can you tell me where Prater Street is, please?

— Take the second on the left and then ask again.

— Is it far?

— No, it's only about five minutes' walk.

— Thank you.

— That's OK.

2.

— Excuse me but I'm trying to find Heldenplatz.

— Take the third turning on the right and go straight on.

— Should I take a bus?

— No, you can walk it in under five minutes.

— Thank you very much indeed.

— That's quite all right.

3.

— Excuse me, sir.

— Yes, what is it?

— Which is the quickest way to the sea?

— Go straight on, take the street on your right and go as far as the sea.

— Thank you ever so much.

— It's all right, sir.

4.

— Excuse me... I want to get to Kunsthistorisches Museum. At what stop do I get off?

— Kunsthistorisches Museum? Just a minute. Go farther. Four stops more. Or... wait a moment. You may get off at the next stop and take another route bus. It'll be probably quicker.

— Oh, thank you. I'll go by this bus, just not to change.

— Yes, it surely is more convenient.

5.

— Does this bus go to the market?

— No, you'll have to get off at the bank and take a 12.

— Can you tell me where to get off?

— It's the next stop but one.

6.

— Do we go to the seafront?

— No, you're going the wrong way. You want a 16 from the bridge.

— Have we got much further to go?

— It's the next stop.

7.

— Is this the right bus for Donaupark?

— No, you should have caught a 9. Jump out at the Church and get one there.

— Could you tell me when we get there?

— It's two stops after this one.

8.

— Excuse me. Would you tell me where I can buy postcards with a view of this town?

— First right, second left. You can't miss a small book­shop with a stand of postcards in front of it.

— Is it too far to walk?

— No, it's only half a kilometer.

— Thank you very much.

— It's a pleasure.

b) Say it in English:

Не подскажите, как добраться до …; далеко ли до; это в 15 минутах ходьбы; поверните налево (направо); нужно ли садиться на автобус?; на какой остановке сходить?; сойдите на …; нужно ли делать пересадку?; идет ли этот автобус до …?; вы не сможете пропустить (не заметить); далеко ли пешком до …?

с) Use these phrases in the dialogues of your own.

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