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Asking for permission, instructions

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Answer the questions:

1. What do you think of your new colleague?

2. How did his behavior strike you?

3. What impression did he make on you?

4. How did he take the news?

5. What did he do under the circumstances?

Find English equivalents:

1. Я о нем не очень хорошего мнения. 2. Он произвел на меня впечатление человека умного, компетентного. 3. Какое впечатление он на тебя произвел? 4. Меня поразило, что… 5. Думаю, на него нельзя положиться. 6. Как он к этому отнесся? 7. Это на него никак не подействовало. 8. Что ты думаешь о его поведении? 9. Он вырос в моих глазах. 10. Он отнесся к этому спокойно.

a) How did he take it? b) It didn’t affect him at all. c) He rose in my estimation. d) What do you think of his behavior? e) He took it well. f) I don’t think much of him. g) How did he strike you? h) I suppose he is unreliable. i) He struck me as being intelligent, competent. j) It struck me that…

Asking for permission and instructions, giving permission

Попросить разрешение, инструкции, дать разрешение

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    Do you mind my doing it?

Do you mind if I do it? You don’t mind, do you? Shall I do it? What shall I do? Allow me… May I use your phone? May I stay away? May I see you home? Do you mind my being present? Do you mind if I stay (leave)?

Certainly (not)! I don’t mind (it). I’ll be delighted! Not at all. Please do. Please don’t. You needn’t. By no means. By all means.  

I.Give or refuse someone permission to do (or not to do) the following:

Not to attend a lecture, to keep the book for another week, to switch on television, to be present at the meeting, to open the window…

II.Ask for instructions using the verb “shall” or “may”. React to the questions saying “Please don’t”, “Yon needn’t”, or “You shouldn’t” and give your reasons.

Find English equivalents

1.Нисколько. (Совсем нет.) a) By all means.

2. Сделать это? b) Certainly (not)!

3.Ни в коем случае. c) May I stay away?

4. Конечно, возражаю. d) What shall I do?

5.Вы не будете возражать, да? e) I do mind it.

6.Разрешите мне не присутствовать? f) By no means.

7. Обязательно. g) Do you mind my doing it?

8.Конечно (нет)! h) Shall I do it?

9.Вы не будете возражать, если я i) Not at all.

сделаю это?

10. Что мне делать? j) You don’t mind it, do you?

Instructions, orders, advice

Инструкции, приказы, советы

You’d better (not)…

You needn’t… You should (shouldn’t)… Why don’t you …? Be sure you do it. Have somebody do it. Have it done. See to it that it is done. If I were you … May I give you a word of advice? It’ll do you good. Keep quiet. Put it aside. Speak out. Let things take their course. Don’t miss the chance. Make sure that…

All right. I will. (I won’t). Yes, certainly. Very well. Yes, indeed.  

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