Exercises. It is seven sharp. Pete and David are in the lounge

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It is seven sharp. Pete and David are in the lounge.

Pete: Good evening, David.

David: Good evening, Pete.

It is two minutes past seven. They see Nick.

Nick: Good evening. I'm late, I'm afraid. I do apologise.

David: Good evening. That's all right.

Pete: Good evening. Follow me please, gentlemen.

They go to the restaurant. The head waiter comes up to them and offers them one of the vacant tables.

Pete: Do you like this table, David?

David: It looks all right.

Pete: Then let's take it... Here is the menu...

David: Oh, it's in English too. How very nice.

Pete: What would you like to drink?

David: Gin and tonic for me, please.

Nick: And what would you like as a starter?

David: Your English is very good. Some cold fish, I think.

Nick: Thank you for the compliment. I'll tell my teacher about it. And what would you like as a hot meal?

David: Some meat and vegetables.

Pete: And here are our drinks... I'm very glad to see you in Moscow, David. I still remember my Christmas days in London. Now you are welcome to Moscow. To our good business!

David: I do hope our business will be beneficial for all of us.

Words and expressions

four	[фо]	четыре (числ.)
going to the restaurant		посещение ресторана
evening	[ивнинг]	вечер
Good evening.		Добрый вечер.
past	[пэст]	после
It's two minutes past seven.		Сейчас две минуты восьмого.
apologise	[эполоджайз]	извиняться, просить прощения
I do apologise.		Простите ради бога.
That's all right.		Ничего, все в порядке.
gentleman	[джентлмэн]	джентельмен
gentlemen	[джентлмен]	джентельмены
head	[хэд]	главный
waiter	[уэйтэ]	официант
head waiter		метрдотель
offer	[офэ]	предлагать
them	[зэм]	им
vacant	[вэкэнт]	свободный
table	[тэйбл]	стол
Do you like it?		Вам нравится (этот стол)?
look	[лук]	выглядеть
It looks all right.		Вполне нормальный.
to take the table		садиться за стол
Let's take this table.		Давайте сядем за этот столик.
menu	[меню]	меню
in English		на английском языке
How very nice.	[найс]	Как это чудесно / мило.
what	[уот]	что
drink	[дринк]	пить
What would you like to drink?		Какие напитки вы хотите?
gin and tonic	[джин-эн-тоник]	джин с тоником
starter	[статэ]	холодная закуска
as a starter		на закуску
some	[сам]	некоторое количество
cold	[куд]	холодный
fish	[фиш]	рыба
some fish		немного рыбы
compliment	[комплимэнт]	комплимент
tell	[тэл]	говорить
teacher	[тича]	учитель, преподаватель
I'll tell my teacher about it.		Я скажу об этом своему преподавателю.
hot	[хот]	горячий
meal	[мил]	еда
What would you like as a hot meal?		Что вы хотите на горячее?
meat	[мит]	мясо
vegetables	[веджтблз]	овощи
drink	[дринк]	напиток
Here are our drinks.		А вот и наши напитки.
still	[стил]	всё еще
remember	[римэмбэ]	помнить
Christmas	[крисмэс]	Рождество
day	[дэй]	день
You are welcome to Moscow.		Добро пожаловать в Москву.
business	[бизнэс]	бизнес, дело
To our good business!		За наш бизнес!
hope	[хоуп]	надеяться
I do hope...		Я очень надеюсь...
beneficial	[бенифишл]	выгодный, полезный
Our business will be bene­		Наш бизнес будет очень
ficial.		полезным (выгодным).
us	[ас]	нам, нас
for all of us		для всех нас

1. Read the following:

go	not	port
hope	compliment	airport
hello	apologise	form
so	follow	offer

the lounge

in the lounge

they

then

to the restaurant

one of the vacant tables

this table

Here is the menu.

Here are our drinks.

They are in the lounge of the hotel.

Your English is very good.

I do apologise.

I do hope our business will be beneficial.

2. Translate into Russian:

It's seven sharp.

The Russian businessmen are in the lounge.

At two minutes past seven they see David.

They all say good evening and go to the restaurant.

They order some drinks, starters and hot meals.

They have a drink to their good beneficial business.

3. Match English and Russian equivalents:

Good evening.	Прошу прощения.
I'm late I'm afraid.	Ничего, все в порядке.
I do apologise.	Добрый вечер.
That's all right.	Я, кажется, опоздал.
Follow me, please.	Вам нравится этот столик?
The head waiter comes up to them.	По-моему, вполне нормальный (столик).
The head waiter offers them one of the vacant tables.	Проходите, пожалуйста, за мной.
Do you like this table?	К ним подходит метрдотель.
It looks all right.	Метрдотель предлагает им один из свободных столи­ков.

4. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

P.: Good..., David.

D.: Good..., Pete.

N.: Good.... I'm late... I do...

D.: Good... That's...

P.: Good... Follow...

P.: Do you like...?

D.: It looks...

P.: Then let's...

5. Make sentences and translate them into Russian:

• Here is

the menu the form the car the hotel

• It's in

Russian English too

• How very	nice good
• What would you like	to drink to have as a starter
• Would you like	a drink gin and tonic some cold fish some meat some vegetables
• Your English is	quite good very good
• Thank you for	the compliment your compliment your kind words
• I will tell my teacher about	it your words your compliment

• I still remember Christ­mas days

in London in England in Britain in...

• You are welcome

to Moscow to Russia to...

• To our

good very good beneficial

business friendship

• I do hope our business will be

very good beneficial beneficial for all of us

6. Translate into English:

Вот, пожалуйста, меню. Вы хорошо говорите по-английски

Что бы вы хотели выпить? Вы хорошо говорите по-русски.

Что бы вы хотели на закуску? Спасибо за комплимент.

Что вы хотите на горячее?

7. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

P.: Here is the...

D.: Oh,... English too.

P.: What... drink?

D.:... for me, please.

N:. And what... starter?

D.: Your English... Some cold..., I think.

N.: Thank... I will tell my teacher... And what... as a hot meal?

D.: Some...

P.: And here... drinks. I'm very glad to... I still remember... in London. Now you... to Moscow. To our...!

D.: I do hope... for all of us.

8. Представьте, что вы пригласили англичанина в ресторан. Разыграйте короткие диалоги:

• Вы встречаете его около ресторана.

• Вы выбираете столик.

• Вы заказываете ужин.

• Вы произносите тосты.

Unit five

Small talk

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