- •Lesson One
- •Big Business
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •Danny Comes Upon the Letter
- •The Letter
- •Danny Decides to Try His Luck
- •The Bargain Jacket
- •Mr. Black's Way of Doing Business
- •The Fatal Mistake
- •Grammar exercises The Infinitive (continued) Complex Subject
- •With the verbs "to seem", "to appear"*
- •With the verb "to happen"*
- •With the verb "to turn out"*
- •Ex. 29. Translate the following sentences using a complex subject with the verb "to turn out".
- •With the phrases "to be sure (certain)", to be (un)likely"*
- •With the verbs "to make, to tell, to order, to allow"*
- •With the verbs "to know, to believe, to suppose, to expect, to say, to report"*
- •Mixed bag
- •Speech exercises
- •1. Making a Fire is Art
- •2. A Visit to the Tailor's (Dress-Maker's)
- •3. What's Your Taste In Clothes?
- •4. Caught in the Rush Hour
- •Questions
- •Даже, если у тебя есть высшее образование
- •Questions
- •Ради рекламы
- •Immigrant workers in britain
- •1. My First Job
- •2. The Employment Situation In Capitalist Countries
- •3. At the Shoe Shop
- •Lesson Two
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Con Boland Reconstructs the Car
- •6. After the Accident
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises The Participle Participle I
- •Participle II
- •(B) translate them into Russian; (c) explain them according to the model.
- •Mixed bag
- •Bugging showrooms
- •Speech exercises
- •1. On Driving
- •2. The Rule of the Road
- •3. Happy New Year to You!
- •Questions
- •Пудинг не для всех
- •Questions
- •The danger of lying in bed
- •1. Safety First
- •2. On Packing
- •4. An Unexpected Visitor
- •5. Take It Easy
- •Lesson Three
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. The Greggs' First Trip to Europe
- •7. Lautisse Has a Telephone Conversation With Gerston
- •8. The Papers Get Hold of the Story
- •9. Bargaining Over the Fence
- •10. Mr. Gregg Really Has Something to Sell
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises The Subjunctive Mood
- •I. The Subjunctive Mood In Simple Sentences
- •II. The Use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In Complex Sentences With an Adverbial Clause of Condition
- •Ex. 46. Test translation.
- •Speech exercises
- •1. Planning a Weekend
- •2. Your Favourite Magazine
- •3. Redecorating the Flat
- •4. On Introductions
- •5. The Latest Exhibition at Exhibition Hall
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •Foinet's Advice
- •1. On Board a Ship
- •2. Making a Telephone Call
- •3. Making an Introduction
- •4. Making an Apology
- •Lesson Four
- •Conversation
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •5. Larry Suggests a Solution
- •6. Mother Puts up a Fight
- •7. Larry Has His Own Way
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises Subjunctive Mood (continued)
- •The use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In "as if (as though)" clauses*
- •The use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In an Object Clause after the verb "wish"
- •The use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In a Subject Clause after "it is high time"
- •Speech exercises
- •Making an Invitation
- •2. Your Taste in Literature
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •1. On Books
- •2. A Dilemma
- •3. Never Put Off Till Tomorrow...
- •4. Where There is a Will There is a Way
- •Lesson Five
- •Crabbe's Practice
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Crabbe Tells His Sad Story
- •2. Crabbe Thinks of a Plan But Keeps It to Himself
- •3. The Friends Prepare foi Zero Hour
- •4. The Boatman Does His Bit
- •5. Crabbe Steps in
- •6. Crabbe Decides to Try His Own Method
- •7. The Treatment is Effective
- •8. The Plan is a Success
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises Subjunctive Mood (continued) The use of the Subjunctive Mood
- •In Nominal Clauses*
- •1. In и subject clause
- •II. In an object clause
- •III. In a predicative clause
- •The Use of the Subjunctive Mood and Modal Verbs in on Adverbial Clause of Purpose
- •Speech exercises
- •Doctor sally
- •1. Hospitals
- •2. In Hospital
- •3. Visiting a Friend In Hospital
- •4. Laid up With the Flu*
- •Questions
- •Русский доктор — президент гавайи
- •Questions
- •1. Public Health Services In the Soviet Union
- •2. Soviet Medical Science
- •3. A Visit to the Doctor
- •4. A Dangerous Case
- •Lesson Six
- •A Canary For One
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises on lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. In the Train
- •2. From Palermo to Paris
- •5. Arrival In Paris
- •4. The American Lady
- •5. The Story of the American Lady's Daughter
- •6. The Story of the Author And His Wife
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises The Gerund
- •1. The Syntactic Function of the Gerund
- •A. An Adverbial Modifier of time
- •II. The Forms of the Gerund
- •Mixed bag
- •Speech exercises
- •1. The Railway
- •2. The Train
- •3. Travelling by Train
- •4. A Local (Suburban) Train
- •5. Booking Tickets
- •6. A Railway Station
- •Questions
- •Случай с трагиком
- •Questions
- •On time
- •1. A Trip
- •2. At a Railway Station
- •3. Travelling Companions
- •4. A Careless Driver
- •5. A Fault-finder
- •It's these new divorce laws—you get half each!
- •Lesson Seven
- •Ball of Paper
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. Inside the Hot Lab
- •2. Curtis Faces a Difficult Decision
- •3. Johnson's Chances of Promotion
- •4. Johnson Comes to Have it Out With Curtis
- •5. The Ball of Paper
- •6. Johnson Wrecks His Own Chances
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises Modal Verbs
- •I. Must* (in the meaning of supposition of high probability)
- •II. Can (could) in the meaning of supposition with implied surprise, disbelief, great doubt
- •Precis writing*
- •Speech exercises
- •Stolen fame
- •1. Atom For Peace
- •2. Protection Against Radiation
- •3. A Research Laboratory
- •4. On Observatories
- •5. On Hobbies
- •Victory over death
- •Questions
- •Свет над россией
- •Questions
- •108 Minutes
- •1. Making the Atom Serve the Needs of Man
- •2. Research Work
- •3. The Man Who Foresaw ...
- •4. What Makes a Good Specialist
- •5. A Business Appointment
- •6. A Business Interview
- •Lesson Eight
- •The Case For the Defence2
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. The Man In the Dock
- •2. Counsel For the Prosecution Presents His Case
- •3. Witnesses For the Prosecution Give Evidence
- •4. Events Take an Unexpected Turn
- •5. The Extraordinary Day Has an Extraordinary End
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises
- •III. May (might)1 (in the meaning of uncertain supposition, reproach)
- •Mixed bag
- •The million dollar bond robbery
- •Precis writing
- •Speech exercises
- •1. In the Witness Box
- •2. A Detective Story
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •О некоторых принципах советского правосудия
- •Thicker than water
- •1. A Case is Tried In Criminal Court
- •2. Defending One's Point of View
- •3. Never Count Your Chickens Before They Are Hatched
- •Lesson Nine
- •The Hotel
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Miscellaneous phrases
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. In the Hotel Lobby
- •2. The New Arrival
- •3. The Exchange at the Reception Counter
- •4. The Assistant Manager Takes Up the Matter
- •5. Dr. Nicholas Refuses to Take It Lying Down
- •6. Dr. Ingram Appears On the Scene
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises
- •Precis writing
- •Speech exercises
- •A Hotel
- •Checking in
- •3. A Congress
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •1. Желанный гость
- •2. На все вкусы
- •Lesson Ten
- •A Vote of No Confidence
- •Vocabulary
- •Word combinations
- •Exercises on the text
- •Exercises on prepositions and adverbs
- •Exercises in lexicology
- •Vocabulary exercises
- •1. John Byrne, Labour mp, Arrives In Marshfield
- •2. The Committee Members Show Their Attitude
- •3. Byrne Senses Danger
- •4. The Heart of the Matter
- •5. Byrne Decides It is Time to Act
- •6. The Matter is Put to the Vote
- •7. Byrne Draws His Own Conclusions
- •Special difficulties
- •Grammar exercises
- •Verbals (Revision)
- •Precis writing
- •Speech exercises
- •1. A Meeting
- •2. The General Election
- •3. The Day of the Election (Polling Day)
- •I've joined the party wtoch fights for socialism
- •Questions
- •Questions
- •Депутаты служат народу
- •I. The Election Meeting
- •2. At a Students' Meeting
- •Index to the Vocabulary Sections (Numerals Refer to Lesson Numbers)
- •Reference Vocabulary
Mixed bag
Ex. 25. Translate the following sentences using the correct modal verb "can (could), may (might), should, must, need, to have to, to be to".
1. Он должен нас ждать у входа в институт. 2. Он не пошел с нами, он должен был дождаться друга. 3. Почему он ушел? Он же должен был дождаться нас. 4. Он, должно быть, все еще ждет нас у входа в институт. 5. Он, должно быть, ждет нас уже час. 6. Он, должно быть, ждал нас. 7. Он, должно быть, совсем не ждал нас, мы опоздали на три минуты, и его уже не было. 8. Он, должно быть, не дождался нас и уехал один. Мы задержались слишком долго. 9. Неужели они ждали вас так долго? 10. Не может быть, чтобы он не ждал вас. 11. Можно я вас подожду в приемной? 12. Вы могли бы подождать меня пять минут. Я опоздал не по своей вине. 13. Возможно, они ждали нас. 14. Возможно, они не ждали вас. 15. Ему незачем было ждать нас. Мы не договаривались. 16. Нет необходимости ждать его. Он сам знает дорогу. 17. Вам следовало дождаться нас. Без вас нам было очень трудно найти дорогу. 18. Мне не следовало ждать тебя. Я с тем же успехом мог бы дожидаться кого-либо с того света (the other world). 19. Вы можете не ждать меня. Я приеду сам. 20. Вы можете подождать меня, если хотите. 21. Он не мог ждать нас, он спешил.
Ex. 26. Replace the Russian words by the correct modal verb. Retell the story.
The million dollar bond robbery
"A young lady wants to see you, M. Poirot. Here's her card," said the landlady.
Poirot read: "Miss Elaine Smith" and nodded to the landlady to admit her. In another minute a very charming girl was shown in. She (должно быть) have been about five-and-twenty. Poirot politely offered her a seat and introduced Captain Hastings to her as his assistant in his little problems.
"I am afraid it is a big problem I have brought you today. Monsieur Poirot," said the girl. "You (возможно) have read about it in the papers, the robbery of Liberty Bonds3 on board the Olympia." Great surprise (должно быть) have shown itself on Poirot's face, for she continued quickly. "You see, I am engaged to Mr Philip Ridgeway, who was in charge of the bonds when they were stolen. He (не может) be guilty but his uncle, I know, insists that he (вероятно) carelessly have mentioned having them in his suitcase. It's a terrible set-back in his career. People (по всей вероятности) be suspecting that he stole them himself."
Miss Elaine also told them that the Olympia sailed from Liverpool on the 23rd and the bonds were handed over to Philip on the morning of that day by Mr Harper, Philip's uncle, and Mr Shaw, the two joint general managers of the Bank. Philip locked the bonds in his suitcase with a special lock fitted to it by Hubbs's4 at Mr Shaw's request. The package (по всей видимости) have been stolen just a few hours before reaching New York.
The next thing was for Poirot to see Mr Ridgeway. The girl arranged the meeting at the Cheshire Cheese.
Mr Ridgeway was there before them. He was a nice-looking young man with a touch of greying hair at the temples, though he (не могло) have been much over thirty.
"You (должен) forgive my acting without consulting you, Philip," she said. "Let me introduce you to Mr Poirot, of whom you (вероятно) often have heard and his friend Captain Hastings." Philip looked very impressed.
"I hope Monsieur Poirot (сможет) to throw some light on this extraordinary puzzle, for I (должен) admit that I am nearly out of my mind with anxiety about it," Philip said.
"Well, well," said Poirot, "we'll see what (можно) be done."
Philip's story agreed with that of Miss Smith in every particular. The only addition was how he discovered his suitcase all cut about where they tried to force the lock but (не смогли) and in the end, they (должно быть) have got it unlocked somehow or other. The most puzzling fact was however they (не могли) have had the key. The key never left Mr Ridgeway day or night.
The bonds, which were a big package, (не могли) hardly have been hidden on board, and they weren't for they were offered for sale within half an hour of the Olympia's arrival.
Poirot's next step was to make a few inquiries at the London and Scotish Bank. On their arrival at the Bank Poirot and Captain Hastings were immediately received by Mr Harper and Mr Shaw, two respectable gentlemen. Poirot enquired for some details; the interview was short. At the end of it Poirot was decidedly disappointed. The case was perfectly clear, he even found it childishly simple. He knew who stole the bonds
but he wouldn't say a word to Hastings so far. He wanted further confirmation to his theory.
After the interview Poirot and Hastings set out for Liverpool where the Olympia was due to arrive. There Poirot interviewed four stewards and enquired after the passanger, one Mr Ventnor, who had occupied the cabin next to Philip's.
On the train speeding back towards London, Poirot reviewed the case. "The package of bonds was removed from the suitcase and thrown overboard." "But if the bonds were thrown overboard they (не могли) have been sold in New York," Hastings remarked. However the fact remained that the bonds were sold in New York which meant if the package was thrown overboard it (не мог) have contained the bonds. The bonds reappeared in New-York half an hour after the Olympia got in. The package was a dummy5 and the moment of its substitution6 (no всей вероятности) have been in the office in the Bank. The bonds were mailed to New York by the Gigantic which left Southampton on the same day as the Olympia, and was due in New-York the day before the Olympia arrived. The bonds were mailed to a confederate7 in New-York, with instructions to sell as soon as the Olympia was in. Someone (должен был) to travel on the Olympia to stage the supposed moment of the robbery, to distract the attention from the London and Scotish Bank. This was nobody else but Mr Ventnor. He threw the package overboard and waited until the last to leave the boat. He didn't want to run the risk of meeting Ridgeway.
The reader (вероятно) have guessed by now that Mr Ventnor and Mr Shaw were the same person.
"There are criminals in high places sometimes, my friend," finished Poirot.
(after Agatha Christie)
Ex. 27. Test translation.
1. Во время Великой Отечественной войны весь Советский народ встал на защиту своей родины. 2. Суд над военными преступниками проходил в Нюренберге в 1946—47 гг. 3. Народы Африки активно борятся за свою независимость. 4. Он был строго наказан за нарушение правил уличного движения. 5. Правила вождения автомобиля должны строго соблюдаться. 6. На суде ему нечего было сказать в свое оправдание. Показания свидетелей были достаточно убедительны и полностью доказывали его виновность. 7. Возможно вы и правы, но мне трудно судить, не зная обстоятельств дела. 8. Его арестовали по обвинению в убийстве, но дело было прекращено за недостатком улик. 9. Я еще не знаю, смогу ли принять участие в конференции. Это будет зависеть от ряда обстоятельств. 10. Вполне вероятно, что она пришла к тем же выводам независимо от нас. 11. Что, по вашему мнению, является самой замечательной чертой характера человека? 12. Он человек независимых взглядов и убеждений. 13. Мать была обеспокоена его здоровьем, но не показывала вида. 14. Подсудимый полностью отверг предъявленные ему обвинения. 15. Если вы думаете ехать на юг поездом, вам бы лучше заказать билеты заранее. 16. Дела у фирмы шли успешно. Недостатка в спросе на их товары не было. 17. Ваш друг не понимает шуток. Вероятно, у него нет чувства юмора. 18. Костюм оказался немного узким в плечах. Жаль, что я не примерил его в магазине. 19. Мы не сразу поняли, к чему он клонит.