Спряжение глагола to be

Настоящее простое время (Present Indefinite)

I am You are

He/ She/ It is=He/ She/ it's

We/ You/ They are

Прошедшее простое время (Past Indefinite)

I was

You were

He/She/It was

We/ You/ They were

Будущее простое время (Future Indefinite)

I shall be = I'll be

You will be = you'll be

He/ She/ It will be = He/ She/ It'll be

Настоящее совершенное время (Present Perfect)

We have been

You have been

They have been

3. Underline the verb to be and translate the following sentences into Russian:

They are still at the restaurant.

She is not with me now.

Is she busy?

He is on holiday in the mountains.

My elder daughter is also in the mountains.

She is fond of skiing.

There are five of us.

This is my family.

I was in Moscow last year.

Nick and Pete are Russian businessmen.

One day they were at the Sheremetievo airport.

Have you been to London?

Have you been to England?

Now the businessmen are at the restaurant.

4. Make sentences and translate them into Russian:

• They are enjoying

their meal their small talk their meal

 

• It this your first visit to	Moscow
	London
	New York
	Liverpool
	New Zealand
	Australia
• I was in	Moscow	last year
	Russia
	London
	Sydney
	Washington
• I like	Moscow
	your city
	Russia
	Russian winter
	English summer
• I have got	a sister
	a brother
	a wife
	a family

 

• It's a pity	he	is	not with me now
	she
	they	are

 

5. Complete the dialogue and act out a similar one:

• P.: David, is this your first...?

D.: Oh no,... last year. I like... It's a pity my sister... She wanted... so much.

Write down everything that Pete said about his sister.

7. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

D.: Have you got a sister...?

N.: Oh, yes. I have... He is on... mountains.

D.: Oh, really? My elder daughter is also... Chechia now. She... skiing and goes...

D.: • Have you got...?

P.: I wouldn't... There are... Two daughters...

D.: Quite... family!

8. Answer the following questions using the prompts:

• Have you got a sister or a brother?

(Yes, t have...)

• Have you got a big family?

(1 wouldn 't say so. There are...)

ü prompts — подсказки

Unit six

Making an appointment

Text

The three gentlemen have enjoyed their dinner and they are pre­paring to leave the restaurant:

Pete: Thank you for the nice evening, David.

David: Likewise. I enjoyed everything very much. And I liked the orchestra. I like Russian music immensely.

Pete: Very often they play English songs here. They sound su­ perb.

David: Then I was lucky to listen to Russian songs tonight. They are more than beautiful....

The waiter comes up to Pete and hands the bill over to him.

David: Oh, let me pay the bill, Pete.

Pete: Oh, no. It will be my pleasure... And when can you come to our office tomorrow?

David: Will ten o'clock be convenient to you?

Pete: Fine. Then Nick will pick you up tomorrow at ten to ten in the lounge.

David: OK. See you tomorrow then.

Nick: Good-bye. See you tomorrow. I won't be late I promise.

David: I hope I won't be late either.

Pete: Have a good sleep. See you tomorrow.

Words and expressions

six	[sIks]	шесть (числ.)
to make an appointment	[@'poIntm@nt]	договориться о встрече
making an appointment		договоренность о встрече
They have enjoyed their dinner.		Они с удовольствием по­ужинали.
to prepare	[рrI'ре@]	готовить (ся)
They are preparing to leave the restaurant.		Они готовятся уходить из ресторана.
Likewise.	['laIkwaIz]	зд. И я благодарю вас.
orchestra	['þkIstr@]	оркестр
1 liked the orchestra.		Мне понравился оркестр.
music	['mjüzik]	музыка
immensely	[I'menslI]	очень, чрезвычайно
often	['ofn]	часто
to play		играть
song	[soÎ]	песня
to play a song		исполнять песню
to sound	[saund]	звучать
superb	[sjü'pýb]	великолепно
They sound superb.		Они исполняли это
		(звучали)великолепно.
to be lucky	['lökI]	иметь удачу
I was lucky.		Мне повезло.
to listen	[lIsn]	слушать
to listen to a song		слушать песню
more		более, больше
more than		больше чем
beautiful	['bju:t@ful]	красивый
bill		счет
to hand the bill over to ...		передать счет ...
to pay		платить
Let me pay the bill.		Разрешите мне оплатить счет.
pleasure	['pleZ@]	удовольствие
It will be my pleasure.		Я это сделаю с большим удовольствием сам.
tomorrow	[t@'morou]	завтра
When can you come to our office tomorrow?		Вы можете приехать в наш офис завтра?
ten		десять (числ.)
o'clock		часов
convenient	[k@n'vInj@nt]	удобный
Will ten o'clock be con­		10 часов вас устраивает?
venient to you?
to pick lip		заезжать за ...
He will pick you up at		Он заедет за вами на ма­
ten.		шине завтра в 10 часов.
See you tomorrow.		До завтра.
to promise	[promIs]	обещать
either	['aID@]	тоже (в отрицат. предло­
		жениях)
I won't be late either.		Я тоже не опоздаю.
I won't come either.		Я тоже не приеду.
I am iiot a teacher either.		Я тоже не преподаватель.
I didn't see him either.		Я тоже не видел его.
sleep		сон
Have a good sleep.		Спокойной ночи.

 

Exercises

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.