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1) He nearly failed in his English. 2) My memory often fails me. 3) Don’t fail to ring him up. 4) I tried to get him on the phone, but failed. 5) The film is a failure, isn’t it?

2. Answer these questions:

1) Have you ever failed in an examination? When was it? Why did it happen?

2) In what case may a person fail to keep his appointment?

3) In what case may an amateur performance be a failure?

3. Use a synonym:

1) I tried to get hold of him, but couldn’t. 2) He didn’t make all the necessary arrangements. 3) Without proper training you would be worth nothing as a teacher.

4. Complete:

1) Peter is a most reliable person. He would ... (never, to fail ...).

2) What a shame! ... (to fail in an examination).

3) The matter is very important. Please ... (not to fail, to get in touch).

4) It’s a pity Nelly wasn’t with us. She would ... (to save the concert from failure).

5. Translate :

1) Мы попытались убедить её, но не сумели. 2) Не подведите меня, пожалуйста. 3) Если память мне не изменяет, ваша фамилия — Смит. 4) Преподаватель не ожидал провалов на экзамене. 5) Обязательно позвоните ему сегодня.

ТО SPOIL

1. Translate :

1) Храните это лекарство в темноте, иначе оно испортится.2) Как жаль, что дождь испортил нам прогулку. 3) Вы избалуете сына, если будете покупать ему все, что он захочет.

2. Translate the following word combinations and use their equivalents in sentences of your own:

испортить аппетит (здоровье, зрение, впечатление, вечер, путешествие и т. д.)

BEYOND

1. Translate.

1) Her acting is beyond all praise. 2) The old house beyond the square has been pulled down. 3) How he got into trouble is beyond me.

2. Use synonyms:

1) My house is two miles farther than the river. 2) I cannot understand how he managed to persuade his friend. 3) It was not in the doctor’s power to save the man. 4) Comrade Petrov’s results in the event could not even be compared with those of other students.

3. Make up sentences using Subjunctive I if possible:

one’s behaviour		my control
one’s attitude to		me (my understanding)
the matter	to be beyond	comparison
the post-office		that lovely house
this work		one’s wages
one’s way of living

WITHIN

1. Practise aloud:

1) He’ll be back within an hour. 2) I live within a mile of my office. 3) We’ll have their answer within this week.

2. Choose the correct preposition:

1) (For, during, within) the talks Mr. Brown pointed out again that the matter had been under consideration (for, during, within) two months, and the answer of the firm must reach us (for, during, within) a week.

2) Last summer I stayed in the Ukraine (for, during, within) two months. Among the people I mixed with (for, during, within) my holiday were two actors, whose house was (for, during, within) two miles of mine, and we used to have a lot of fun together. 3) I won’t keep you waiting, I’ll fetch your things (within, in) a minute. 4) If you want to make the necessary arrangements (within, in) this week, you must get in touch with your people (within, in) less than an hour. 5) The matter is urgent, you must make the necessary arrangements (within, in) the given time, (Within, in) a week it’ll be too late.

TO PRESS (CLOTHES, THE BUTTON), TO PRESS SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING, TO PRESS THE MATTER, URGENT

1. Practise aloud:

1) Time presses. 2) The matter is urgent. 3) I wouldn’t press people to do things. 4) Will you press the matter? 5) Where can I have my suit pressed?

2. Translate :

1) Если хотите вызвать проводника, нажмите кнопку. 2) Где вам отгладили костюм? 3) Вам тоже нужно отдать погладить пальто? 4) Есть ли у вас какие-либо срочные телеграммы? 5) Я бы занялся этим неотложным делом сам.

3. Make up sentences using the same structure as in the model: I must have my suit pressed.

TO COMPLAIN (OF. ABOUT). A COMPLAINT

1.Complete:

1) The boy complains that his friend ... (to fail him).

2) I hate to complain to you, but your son ... (to behave badly).

3) There is a complaint that the telegram ... (not to make sense).

4) The engineer complained that ... (to have trouble with).

5) Comrade Petrov complained that ... (to lose an important message).

2. Translate :

1) На что вы жалуетесь? 2) Есть ли у него основание жаловаться? 3) Ребенок пожаловался матери, что он устал. 4) Есть ли у вас какие-либо жалобы ?

3. Make up sentences using the English equivalents of the following:

пожаловаться родителям на плохое поведение сына, жаловаться на головные боли, пожаловаться управляющему на плохие условия работы.

PRIVATE, IN PRIVATE, PERSONAL

1. Answer these questions:

1) What kind of property (собственность) do wecall private?

2) Is there any private property in our country?

3) Are your private letters addressed to your office or to your house?

4) When do you prefer discussing things in private?

5) Does your manager hold conferences in his private office or in some other place?

6) Do you defend your personal attitude to a matter or do you give ineasily?

7) What kind ofcontacts do we call personal?

2. Add a beginning:

1) ... It’s my personal business. 2) ... So I spoke to him in private. 3) ... It would have been better to have personal contacts. 4) Ihate going to private doctors.

3. Translate :

1)Это его личное дело, не правда ли? 2)Мне быхотелось, чтобы вы поговорили с ним наедине. 3)Каково ваше личное отношение к этомувопросу?

ТО THINK (OF, OVER, ABOUT)

1. Answer these questions:

1) What do you think of the latest new play (film, etc.)?

2) What do you think of doing on your next day off?

3) In what cases do we have to think things over?

4) Why is it difficult to deal with people who think too much of themselves?

2. Translate :

1) Я думаю, мы отложим собрание. 2) О чем вы думаете? 3) Он никогда не думал, что станет актером. 4) Мы обдумаем ваше предложение. 5) Мне бы никогда не пришла в голову эта мысль. 6) Что вы думаете о последнем концерте самодеятельности?

ТО STARE

1. Choose the correct word and use it in the proper form:

1) “Comrades, (to stare, to look) at the blackboard,” said the teacher. 2) I knew the writer of the letter without (to stare, to look) at the signature. 3) The woman (to stare, to look) at the boy for some time and I guessed she had recognized him. 4) She (to stare, to look) at the picture with a strange expression.

TO INSIST (ON)

1. Answer these questions:

1) In what case do we have to insist on our suggestion being discussed?

2) In what case would it be wrong to insist on one’s suggestion?

2. Make up sentences of your own:

M о d e 1 s: 1) I insist on your attending to the matter personally.

              2) I insist on these arrangements being made at once.

(to put off the conference, to get in touch with, to keep in touch with, to appoint somebody, to apologize, to take the necessary steps)

TO GIVE IN

1. Add a beginning:

1) ... At last he gave in and apologized to his friends.

2) ... The old professor gave in and agreed to perform the operation personally.

3) ... And finally she gave in and promised to take part in the amateur concert.

XXI. Substitute the active vocabulary of the lesson for the parts in black type:

1. David and Ken had long been eager to work in a private laboratory, and they fully realized the good sides of their brother-in-law’s suggestion. 2. Mrs. Campbell was a cheerful woman, and she never said a word against the hard life she led. 3. Dora was very excited when she came out on the stage because she was afraid the words would not come to her mind, a thing which had once happened during a rehearsal. 4. The teacher told the mother to demand more obedience from the boy and warned her that she might make him turn into a bad boy by allowing him too much freedom. 5. “Don’t believe the man’s innocent eyes,” said John, “several times he hasn’t done what he promised to do.” 6. When the little girl wanted her grandfather to do something for her, she would come and press him until finally the old man smiled and did what was wanted of him. 7. As the boy seemed very excited about something, the teacher asked him to come and speak to him after school when there was nobody around. 8. “That man is really more than I can understand,” said Mary angrily. “It’s almost impossible to convince him.”

XXII.    Give the four forms of the following verbs:

to put, to think, to become, to write, to leave, to break, to hurry, to rise, to sing, to try, to make, to raise, to hear, to shake, to wake up, to blow, to give in.

XXIII. Fill in the blanks with prepositions and adverbial particles if necessary:

1. It would be very clever of you to take advantage ... the situation and point ... ... the children why their behaviour had been incorrect. 2. Ann had been a nurse ... three years before she entered ... the Medical Institute. Her experience gives her an advantage ... those students who haven’t had practice ... that kind. 3. I should advise you to book ... any train if there’s no chance ... getting a seat ... a fast train. If a fast train ticket turns ... ... the day of your departure, you can take it ... exchange ... yours. 4. If you don’t want your work to be a failure, you must first ... all change your attitude ... it. 5. He stared ... the letter ... reading it. 6. We insist ... your giving us your final reply ... the next week. The matter is urgent. 7. Highsmith mentioned ... so many names and facts ... his conversation ... Miss Poise, because he wanted to sound convincing. 8. Why do you insist ... your ideas? Don’t you see they are wrong? ... your place I should give ... . 9. “What were you thinking ... giving your wife ... a birthday present?” “I have an idea, but I haven’t yet made ... my mind. I’d like to discuss it ... you ... private because I want it to be a surprise.” 10. “What about making some changes ... the plan ... our holidays?” “All right, I’ll think it ... .” 11. Why are you thinking ... something instead ... listening ... me? 12. You have been complaining ... a bad toothache lately. Why do you put ... going ... the dentist? 13. “ ... your place I should ask the boy to apologize ... you,” Ann said ... her friend. “It’s ... me why you allow him to behave so!” 14. As several tourists complained ... tiredness it was decided to put ... ... the village hotel ... the hill.

XXIV. Fill in the blanks with the verbs to put on, to put into, to put off , to put up, to put up with, to put down to, to put down:

1. It’s a small mistake, and as he put a lot of time and energy into the work, I don’t think it would be fair ... it ... ... carelessness. 2. It’s a very comfortable hotel and you can ... ... there at any time without booking in advance. 3. “I hate ... ... the appointment,” the man said apologetically, “but we shall have to ... ... it this time. 4. “Will you ... ... this notice?” the manager said to the secretary. “And don’t ... ... doing it, it’s about tomorrow’s meeting.” 5. “I could ... ... ... your bad manners,” Tom’s aunt said angrily. “But what you do is beyond the limit.” 6. “You must ... this part of the translation ... simpler English,” said the teacher. “As a matter of fact some of the sentences don’t make sense.” 7. “You’d better ... ... the homework at once,” Ann said to her fellow-student. “If you don’t do it, you’ll forget what it is and the teacher will blame you for not doing it. 8. Will you ... ... your work? I want your attention for a moment. 9. Are they going ... ... this play?

XXV. Fill in the blanks with articles if necessary and retell the text:

Those of you who have seen ... wonderful Soviet film The Circus must remember ... following episode from it. Once there came to ... circus ... old sea captain. ... man was holding ... little dog in his arms. He tried to explain to ... manager of ... circus that ... dog was unusual. ... fact was that it was very clever at arithmetic. ... captain had taught it “to count” (считать) and looked forward to showing ... abilities of his pupil to an audience. He insisted on being given ... chance to appear with ... dog in ... arena [ǝʹri:nǝ], but ... manager would not allow it. “Don’t you see it isn’t ... private circus?” ... manager said. “It would be ... shame to show this dirty little dog to ... public.”

At last ... lucky chance turned up. It so happened that ... actress performing ... leading part in ... new show failed to turn up in time. It seemed nothing could save ... performance from failure. ... arena was empty and ... excited audience loudly insisted that the performance should begin ... captain took ... advantage of ... situation and appeared before ... audience with his dog. They were ... great success, and nobody ever noticed that ... captain was not ... professional actor but only ... amateur. ... dog managed to perform all ... tricks he knew except ... last one, because at that moment ... performance was interrupted by ... arrival of ... actress whom everybody was waiting for. ... new show began. ... main feature of ... show was ... cannon shot (пушечный выстрел) which was to carry ... actors performing ... leading parts to ... “stratosphere” [strætǝʹsfɪǝ] high up in ... circus tent. It was ... exciting sight, and ... captain, who was among ... audience, was not at all sorry that his own performance had been interrupted,

XXVI. Make up situations using the following words and word combinations:

1) to avoid

to put down to

to mention

to guess

to turn out

2) to rely on

to fail

to complain (of)

to be unfair

to put to shame

3) private

to complain (of)

to spoil

to apologize

to put up with

4) to ask to put off

to insist on

urgent

(not) to give in

within

5) to put

to forget

to look for

to put up with

to turn up

6) to rely on

to fail

(not) to apologize

(not) to deal with

7) to have an advantage over

beyond one’s abilities

to put a lot of energy into

(not) to complain (of)

as a result

XXVII. Translate the following sentences in writing using the active vocabulary of the lesson:

1. Узнав, что за холмом есть река, путешественники решили добраться туда несмотря на то, что некоторые из них давно жаловались на усталость. 2. Почему вы примирились с таким положением? На вашем месте я давно заставила бы этого человека извиниться перед вами. 3. Почему вы избегаете откровенного разговора с управляющим? Я убежден, что он сделал бы все, что может, чтобы помочь вам. 4. Нам сообщили, что контракт будет подписан в течение двух недель. 5. Мы хотели бы сообщить вам, что будут приняты срочные меры к тому, чтобы отправить товар в течение ближайшей недели. 6. Он настаивает на том, чтобы этот вопрос был рассмотрен на ближайшем собрании. 7. Мы были рады, что, наконец, после долгих споров (долгого обсуждения) представитель фирмы уступил и согласился принять (to accept) наше предложение. 8. Я считаю, что вы несправедливы к Петру. На вашем месте я поговорил бы с ним откровенно, прежде чем объяснять его поведение такими причинами.

SPEECH EXERCISES

XXVIII. Retell the story:

a) close to the text

b) without any details (in two or three minutes’ time)

XXIX. Retell the story in the person of Miss Linda, Mr. Porcharlester, the cornist, one of the guests

XXX.    Dramatize the conversations:

a) between Miss Linda and Colonel Green

b) between Colonel Green and his music teacher

XXXI. Retell the same conversations using indirect speech.

XXXII. Describe Colonel Green’s house at Beckenham using some of these words:

to move to, to be fond of, to take every chance, to compare, to receive, to make somebody comfortable, at one’s disposal, to show round, to look upon, a lovely place for one to live, a dining-room, a bedroom, a drawing room, in the middle, in the corner, to the right (left) of, a couple, to surround, steps, excellent, nice, to praise, to be worth.

XXXIII. Describe the preparations for the amateur performance at Colonel Green’s using some of these words:

to dream of, an amateur performance, to look forward to, to discuss, to complain, to think of, to take much interest in, to choose, acting, the leading roles, to take advantage of, the attitude, to put down to, to be cross, to try to convince, to insist, to agree, to give in, to be excited, a rehearsal, at the expense of, as a result, fame, to spread, to be eager to invite.

XXXIV. Describe the main characters of the story using as many words as you can from those given in brackets:

Miss Linda (lovely, slim, a straight (turned-up) nose, a feature, excellent, in the latest fashion, to wear, to bring up, good- natured, pleasant to deal with, to take an interest in, to impress, to turn down)

Colonel Green (to take after, by nature, well-educated, to serve in the army, to have a good appointment, excellent health, to go in for sports, to take little (no) interest in, to prefer, frequent, reliable, honest, pleasant (easy, difficult, etc.) to deal with, a sense of responsibility)

Mr. Porcharlester (young, handsome (good-looking), features, to dream of, talented, a voice, to be worht, powerful, nice, a fellow, shy, frank, honest, to wear, fashionable, to praise, to be relied on, sensible)

The cornist (to be brought up, a village, distant, plain, shy, awkward, to behave, to fail, to find oneself in a difficult position, innocent eyes, to avoid meeting, to take no interest in, to prefer, to be ashamed of).

XXXV. Make up short stories of your own using some of the words given below:

1. How My Friend Became a Member of Our Theatrical

Group gloomy, by nature, to keep away from, to put down to, once, by chance, to be present at, to enjoy, to change one’s attitude to, at first, to be ashamed, to hesitate, to put off, to insist, to persuade, to give in, to fail, to be upset, to cheer up, to work hard, at the expense of, not to complain of, frequent, to gain experience in, to be a success, to praise highly.

2. A New-Year Party in the Country

a lovely place, to mention, to hesitate, to insist, convincing, to give in, to make all the necessary arrangements, to put up with, to invite, to join, willingly, in spite of, instead of, to take the ten o’clock train, to hire a taxi, to apologize, to be dressed in the latest fashion, to wear an evening dress, at 12 sharp, to see in the New Year, to raise wine glasses, to have a dance, to go out, to have a walk, a lovely sight, to make a deep impression, to have a lot of fun.

3. My Last Birthday Party

to arrange, to invite, to accept, to expect, a lot of people, to look forward to, to be given presents, to wish many happy returns of the day, to turn up at last, to apologize, to help oneself to, to have enough of, to have a dance, among the guests, a girl of eighteen, the daughter of ... , to look awkward, to wear, to be shy, not to feel like, to insist, to hesitate, finally, to give in, a lovely voice, to be surprised, to enjoy, to applaud, to have a lot of fun.

4. The Work of Our Club

to take an interest in, instead of, to take private lessons, to be given every opportunity, different people, to mix with, to Be fond of, to prefer, frequent (~ly), to look forward to, to be a success, to enjoy, to arrange, at one’s disposal, talented, to gain experience, to make progress, to turn into, to be proud of, to be worth.

XXXVI. Retell these stories using the words given after them:

FRIENDS IN BUSINESS

A rich businessman was dying. He asked all the members of his family to leave him alone with his partner who had run the business with him for years.

The dying man did not want anybody to hear their conversation.

“George,” he whispered when they remained alone, “I’ll soon die, I can’t wait ... I must tell you ... Listen ... When you were away on business five years ago, I took from the safe (сейф) eighty thousand dollars, and never put the money back ... .

I have always tried not to let you be a success in business. I’ve greatly disliked you all my life ... . You remember that famous plan of yours which ended in failure? You explained the failure by the changes in business conditions, but the real reason was quite different: I had sold your secret to McKay and Co. for 150 thousand dollars ... Forgive (прости) me, George ... .”

“Don’t worry, Jim,” said George. “It’s all right. I’ve also got to tell you something: I put some poison (яд) into your soup at dinner yesterday.”

Words to be used:

in private, urgent, to apologize, to take advantage (of), to fail, to hate, to put down (to).

OVERENGAGED IN WORK

Einstein [ʹaɪnstaɪn], like many other scientists, did not like to be bothered while he worked. All the people who had to deal with him knew it very well and tried not to enter his study when he was there.

Once his woman-servant entered his library to give it the usual cleaning, and to her great horror (ужас) saw some strange-looking men hurriedly throwing books into a big bag.

Since the thieves (воры) didn’t notice her, she stepped out of the room quietly and then Fan to the scientist’s study and burst in without knocking.

“Thieves, thieves in your library, Professor,” she cried out.

“Well, well,” the scientist said without looking up. “What are they reading?”

Words to be used:

to hate being bothered, a feature, to avoid, without an apology, to be engaged in doing something.

HIS CHOICE

When Ivan Pavlov, the great Russian scientist, was young, he lived in very bad conditions.

Though he never spoke to his fellow-workers about his hard life, they once collected some money and gave it to him saying that they would like him to buy a new suit for himself.

It took his friends a very long time to persuade Pavlov to accept the present. Finally he thanked them heartily and looking very awkward took the money. Next day, when he appeared in the laboratory [teʹbɔrətǝrɪ], he had his old worn-out suit on, but his eyes were shining with joy, and he was accompanied by several dogs of different sizes (размер) and colours.

“I am so glad I had your money with me. Without it I wouldn’t have been able to buy the dogs. The suit? ... Oh, I’ll buy one some other time. I’m quite pleased with my old suit. It will still serve for some time.”

Words to be used:

to complain, to insist, to give in, to turn up, to put off, to put up with.

REVISION

XXXVII. Make an appointment with a representative of a foreign firm.

XXXVIII. Say a few words to a businessman who has recently arrived in Moscow and has come to see you at your office.

XXXIX. Apologize to a businessman for being unable to keep your appointment. Ask him to put it off.

XL. Apologize to a businessman for bothering him at an early hour. Explain that the matter is urgent.

XLI. Apologize to your customer for a fault in the machine you have sold him. Promise to attend to the matter straight away and make the necessary arrangements in connection with it.

XLII. Look at the pictures carefully and make up stories using the following words:

a) stout, plain, a road, as a result, out of breath, what a shame

Words you may need: to scatter разбрасывать, litter cop, объедки .

b) to complain, to hesitate, to insist, urgently, to give in, tostare, to make up one’s mind, to get badly hurt.

 

LESSON 12

Grammar: 1. Subjunctive Mood in if-clauses (§§ll,12)

                2. Усилительная конструкция “It is (was) ... that” (§13)

Text:

THE SERENADE

(continued)

(by G. Bernard Shaw)

I did succeed* at last.

“I hate to discourage you, but if I were you, Colonel,” my teacher said as he put the five pounds into his pocket, “I would keep the tune to myself and play something simpler for my friends.”

I didn’t take this advice, though I now see that he was right. But at that time I intended to serenade Linda. Her house was situated at the northern end of Park Lane, and I had already bribed a servant to let me into the small garden between the house and the street. Late in June¹ I at last learned that she intended to stay at home for an evening. “I’ll make an attempt,” I thought, and at nine o’clock I took up my horn and drove to the Marble Arch, where I got down and walked to her house. I was stopped by the voice of Porcharlester calling, “Hello, Colonel.”

The meeting was most inconvenient. I did not want him to ask me, so I thought it best to ask him first where he was going.

“I’m going to see Linda,” he answered. “She told me last night that she would be alone all this evening. You know how good she is. I love her. If I could be sure that it is myself and not my voice that she likes, I should be the happiest man in England.”

“I’m quite sure it can’t be your voice,” I said.

“Thank you,” he said. “It’s very kind of you to say so. Do you know I’ve never had the courage to sing that serenade since she told me she loved it?”