- •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
Word combinations
on shipboard = on board a (the) ship на пароходе (на борту парохода)
on deck на палубе
talk smb into/out of (doing) smth уговорить кого-л сделать что-л/отгово-рить от чего-л
talk art (business, politics, sports, shop, etc.) говорить, беседовать об искусстве (делах, политике, спорте, на профессиональные темы и т.п.)
put off = postpone откладывать, отсрочивать
now and then время от времени
have paint (mud, snow, etc.) all over быть в краске (грязи, снегу и т.п.)
know a thing or two about smth разбираться в чем-л
in one's turn в свою очередь
get in touch with smb связаться, установить связь с кем-л
get (catch) hold of smb/smth (lit. & fig.) ухватиться за кого-л/что-л
take pictures of smb/smth делать снимки, фотографировать (кого-л/что-л)
keep from doing smth удержаться от чего-л
keep smb from doing smth удержать кого-л от чего-л
get a good laugh out of smth посмеяться, позабавиться над чем-л
get down to work (business, etc.) приняться, взяться за работу (дело и т.п.)
EXERCISES ON THE TEXT
Ex. 1. Answer the following questions.
1. How did Mr. Gregg happen to meet Lautisse? 2. What was their first meeting like? 3. Why did Lautisse invite Mr. Gregg to his cabin the following day? 4. Why did Lautisse first introduce himself as Monsieur Roland? 5. Why wasn't Mr. Gregg in the least impressed when he heard his new friend's real name? 6. What did the Greggs learn about Lautisse from the ship's librarian? 7. How did it happen that Lautisse spent a weekend with the Greggs? 8. Why did Lautisse enjoy his stay at the Greggs' so much? 9. What explained the Greggs' sudden popularity? 10. Why couldn't Mr. Gregg at first understand what all the noise was about? 11. What happened as a result of all this publicity? 12. At what exact moment did Gerston appear on the scene? 13. What was Gerston's advice to Mr. Gregg? 14. What gave Lautisse the idea to have the fence] cut up into sections and to sign each of the thirty pieces? 15. Why did Lautisse think the incident with the fence to be a great joke? 16. Why is the story called "One Coat of White"?
Ex. 2. Find in the text the English for:
а) 1. вначале; 2. не иметь представления; 3. посмотреть с неприязнью на кого-л; 4. попятиться; 5. пробормотать извинения; 6. решить кроссворд; 7. хранить секрет; 8. задать невинный вопрос; 9. упомянуть между прочим чье-л имя; 10. бросить живопись; 11. приехать с двенадцатичасовым поездом; 12. говорить на темы искусства; 13. смотреть по телевизору игру в бейсбол; 14. построить своими руками; 15. свежий слой краски; 16. полведра краски; 17. время от времени; 18. соседний город; 19. сфотографировать; 20. со всех концов страны; 21. не удержаться от смеха; 22. разрезать что-л на части; 23. в течение месяца; 24. по настоящему хорошо относиться к кому-л; 25. вызвать шум (сенсацию);
б) 1. на борту парохода; 2. возвращаться из поездки; 3. на палубе; 4. список пассажиров; 5. салон; 6. каюта первого класса; 7. каюта.
Ex. 3. Give the four forms of the following verbs:
hold; win; keep; find; plan; try; show; argue; shake; lead; cut; sell; hang; get; turn.
Ex. 4. Open the brackets using the gerund of the given verb.
1. The incident was not worth ... (to mention). 2. We didn't have to talk her into ... a course in driving (to take). 3. He apologized for ... late (to be). 4. Do stop ... shop (to talk)! We have come here to enjoy ourselves. 5. The scientist had to give up ... of another expedition to the North Pole (to think). 6. We must keep her from ... on the trip (to go). She is not fit for it yet. 7. It's no use ... to get in touch with him now, he is not in town (to try). 8. You are running the risk of ... cold if you go out without warm clothes (to catch). 9. Somebody suggested ... for a couple of days in Leningrad on our way back from Riga (to stay). 10. She didn't mind ... there alone (to go). 11. He had a nasty habit of ... at the wrong moment (to laugh). 12. He was used to ... with such situations (to deal). 13. We are looking forward to ... you soon(to see). 14. She got much pleasure out of ... art with him (to talk). 15. The building was impressive and we couldn't help ... it (to admire).
Ex. 5. Use constructions with emphatic "it" in the following sentences.
M o d e l : 1) I ran into him on the second day.
It was on the second day that I ran into him.
2) The doctors do not allow him to go to the South.
It is the doctors who (that) do not allow him to go to the South.
1. They invited him to their place for a week-end. 2. The tourists were greatly impressed by the beauty of the Baikal. 3. Picasso's pictures on exhibition at the Pushkin Museum attract crowds of visitors. 4. We failed to get in touch with the expedition because of the bad connection. 5 Londoners are very proud of their parks and gardens. 6. He was worried about his son. 7. She attends an art school evenings. 8. She introduced him to her parents. 9. They had to put off the experiment for that single reason.
Ex. 6. Translate the following sentences using constructions with emphatic "it".
1. Как раз к профессору Иванову вам и следовало бы обратиться. Он занимается интересующей вас проблемой. 2. Именно картина молодого художника и привлекла на выставке всеобщее внимание. 3. О детях-то в первую очередь им и надо было позаботиться. 4. Как раз последний пункт и не стоит обсуждать. В нем нет ничего нового. 5. Как раз на прошлой неделе и произошел этот неприятный разговор. 6. Именно с ним-то и будет трудно договориться. 7. Как раз эту проблему и трудно разрешить. 8. Как раз из-за плохой погоды им и пришлось отложить поездку.
Ex. 7. Use emphatic "do" ("did") according to the model.
M о d e 1: I got a shock when we walked into the room where my fence was exhibited.
I did get a shock when we walked in.
1. I had asked him not to tell her the truth yet, but he told her everything. 2. How did it happen that he failed at the examination? He knew the subject well. 3. You won't believe me, but I want to become a doctor. 4. Read the book, it is well worth reading. 5. He said he would give up smoking and he gave it up. 6. Stop arguing.
Ex. 8. Translate the following sentences using the construction with emphatic "do".
1. Почему его еще нет? Ведь он обещал прийти рано. 2. Хотя он и был очень занят, он все же сдержал свое слово и пришел проводить нас. 3. Непременно посетите Британский Музей, когда будете в Лондоне. Я знаю, что он произведет на вас огромное впечатление. 4. Пожалуйста, расскажите нам все подробно. 5. Почему они обижаются на него? Он же предлагал им свою помощь.