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Unit 1. Asking the Way .................................................6
Unit 2. On a bus ......................................................... 14
Unit 3. Taking a Taxi .................................................. 17
Unit 4. Travelling by Train .......................................... 23
Unit 5. The London Underground .................................. 33
Unit 6. Travelling by Air ............................................. 39
Unit 7. Cars, Driving, Motorways ................................. 56
Unit 8. More about Cars .............................................. 68
Unit 9. At a Hotel....................................................... 77
Unit 10. At Lunch ...................................................... 88
Unit 11. Tea-time ....................................................... 95
Unit 12. With a Friend in a Coffee Bar ........................... 99
Unit 13. In a pub ...................................................... 102
Unit 14. In a Restaurant ............................................ 105
Unit 15. Looking for a Room ...................................... 115
Unit 16. Making an Appointment ................................ 121
Unit 17. Finding a Job .............................................. 126
Unit 18. Bank and Money .......................................... 137
Unit 19. At a Barbers Shop........................................ 147
Unit 20. Shopping .................................................... 151
Unit 21. Free Time ................................................... 170
Unit 22. Telephoning ................................................ 186
Unit 23. In a Post Office ............................................ 206
Unit 24. Police and Crimes ......................................... 213
Unit 25. Health and Sports ........................................ 235
Unit 26. Mass Media ................................................. 256
Unit 27. At a Chemists Shop ...................................... 267
Unit 28. Complaining................................................ 275
Unit 29. The Weather ............................................... 280
Unit 30. Saying Goodbye ........................................... 286
Vocabulary ............................................................. 290

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Unit 1
ASKING THE WAY

Exercise 1.
Complete the dialogues with the suitable expressions in the box below.
Although all houses should have a street number, many are

known only by a name. If you have difficulty in finding such a
house, try asking the local shopkeepers or, better still, the postman, if you are lucky enough to see him. If you know-that someone lives in a certain road but you do not know which number,
ask at the public library or police station and they will check on
the electoral roll1. This is a road-by-road list of all the people
entitled to vote.
at all, five minutes walk, on the left,
take a bus, turn round, under
I.
A. Excuse me. Can you tell me where South Street is,

please?
B. Take the second ________and then ask again.
A. Is it far?
B. No, its only________.
A. Many thanks.
B. Not at all.
II. A. Excuse me, please. Could you tell me the way to the
station?
B. ________ and turn left at the traffic-lights.
A. Will it take me long to get there?
B. No, its no distance ________ .
A. Thank you.
B. Thats OK.
III. A. Excuse me, but Im trying to find the Town Hall.
B. Take the third on the right and go straight on.
A. Should I ________ ?
B. No, you can walk it in ________ five minutes.
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Electoral roll an official list of names who will vote from the district
they live.
A. Thank you very much indeed.

B. Thats quite all right.
IV. A. Excuse me, please. Could you tell me how to get to the
town centre?
B. First right, second left. You cant miss it.
A. Is it too far to walk?
B. No, its only a couple of hundred yards.
A. Thanks very much.
B. Its pleasure.
Exercise 2.
Rewrite the following sentences in a more polite

form using the expressions from the Exercise 1.
1. Where is the railway station?
2. Which direction is the Hermitage?
3. How many miles is it to the nearest petrol station?
4. Will I get these in help on hour?
5. Will you deliver this package in twenty-four hours?
6. Youll get there in two hours.
7. Its far: you cant walk.
8. Its wet: you cant go on foot.
9. Its late already: you cant get there in time.
10. Its difficult: you cant remember.
Exercise 3.
Complete the sentences in the dialogue with the

suitable forms of the phrasal verbs or other
expressions in the box below. Make any changes, if necessary:
carry on; come out; drive through;

go down; go up; half a dozen; send out;
slow down; wind through; write down.
Detailed Directions
Charles:
Bob:
Charles:
Harpole 7453.
Hello, Charles. This is Bob. You were quite right in
your letter; very few people have any idea where
Harpole is. Ive asked __________ people so far
without success.
I guessed youd have difficulty. Where are you
now?
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Bob:
Charles:
Bob:
Charles:
Bob:
Charles:
Bob:
Im in a telephone box, outside a post-office, at a crossroads about a mile from the end of the motor-way.
O.K. Listen carefully then. ________ along the road
towards Portsmouth until you ________ a steep hill.
Take the turning to the left at the bottom of the
hill theres a pub called the Green Man on the
right just before the turning.
Ive got that. Go on.
The road ________ a small village, over a bridge
across a river and then under a railway. Just after
the railway bridge the road forks; take the left hand
fork...
________ a bit! Im trying ________ this _______.
Ill never remember all that.
Ive nearly finished. After about a mile youll ____
____ a wood and, as you ________ of the wood, turn
right and ________ the hill to Harpole. Manor Road
is the second turning on the left, and our house is at
the end on the right. Youll see my car, the dark blue
Rover, parked outside.
I suppose Ill find it, but if Im not there by midnight
________ a search party!
Conversation 1
A. Excuse me!
B. Yes?
A. Im looking for the Mens Clothes department.
B. Ah, yes, sir. Its on the fourth floor. The lifts over
there.
A. Thank you ... but Ill use the stairs. I need the
exercise!
C. Good morning. Can I help you?
D. Yes, Ive got an appointment with Mrs Truman, the
Sales Manager.
C. What time is your appointment, sir?
D. Half past eleven.
C. Right. Go up those stairs to the first floor. Take the
corridor on the left. Mrs Trumans office is the third
door on the right. You cant miss it.
D. Thank you.
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C. Oh, sir...
D. Yes?
C. Dont bother to knock. Go straight in. Shes expecting
you.
E. Excuse me!
F. Yes?
E. Im lost! Is this the way to Brighton?
F. No, Im afraid it isnt. Youre going the wrong way.
This is the Portsmouth Road.
E. Oh, dear. Can you tell me the way to Brighton?
F. Yes, turn round and go back to the roundabout. Take
the third exit ... thats the A272.
E. The A272?
F. Thats right. Youll see signposts to Brighton from
there.
G. Fares, please...
H. Two to Market Street, please.
G. 36p.
H. Can you tell me when we get there?
G. O.K.
H. Thanks a lot.
Conversation 2
Asking direction
(in the USA)
Tourist:
Native:
Tourist:
Native:
Excuse me, sir. Im trying to find my way to the

church that Frank Lloyd Wright designed. I forget
the name of it, but Im told that its one of the most
beautiful buildings in the city.
Yes, I know the one you mean. You must be new in
town. We get a lot of tourists asking where that
church is. Are you driving or taking public trans
portation?
Today Im taking buses. Youre right; I am a tourist.
I drove here yesterday and spent the day driving to all
the sights, but today I have decided to go by bus.
Thats good. Its slower, but youll get to see more of
the city riding the bus. First of all, youre on the
wrong street. You have to walk more than two blocks
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to Garvey boulevard where youll catch the A-12 bus.

Take it about a mile. When you pay the driver, be
sure to ask for a transfer; youll need it. Get off the
A-12 at Prescott Avenue and transfer to the M-16
bus going north.
Tourist: Maybe I should write all this down. I dont want to
get lost. Lets see. Thats the A-12 to Prescott, then
transfer to the M-1 6 going north.
Native:
Right. Ask the last driver to let you off at Valley
Road. The church youre looking for is only a short
walk from there. You cant miss it.
Tourist: Thanks. I appreciate your help.
Second native: Young man, I couldnt help but overhear your
conversation with the gentleman who just gave you
directions.
Tourist: Yes, maam?
Second native: I think he must be confused, because the directions
he gave you are all wrong. If you follow them, youll
have a lovely ride, but youll end up at the zoo.
Tourist: What should I do, then?
Second native: Walk with me. Im heading in the direction
where youll be catching the bus you want. Where
are you from? I dont recognize your accent.
Tourist: Im from Lima, Peru. Thats in South America. This
is my first visit to the States, and I want to see as
many sights as I can.
Second native: Ive never visited your country. The farthest
south Ive ever been is Mexico City. Well, here we
are. This is the corner of Wall Drive and Utley Street,
and here is your bus stop. Take the S-1, which will
stop right where were standing, down to the lake.
The bus will turn right, but you should get off and
cross the street. Its called Shore Lane.
Tourist: And thats where the Frank Lloyd Wright church is?
Second native: No. Youll see another bus stop with a sign like
this one. All the bus stops here have the same brightcolored signs, so theyre easy to spot. Transfer there
to the T-2 going south. The end of the line for the
T-2 is just across the street from the Frank Lloyd
Wright church. The whole ride shouldnt take you
any more than thirty minutes.
Tourist: Thank you. Im glad you set me straight. It would be
easy to get lost in a town this large.
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Second native: Its not difficult to find your way around if you
have a good map of the city. I recommend that you
buy one. Theres a definite plan to the way the city
is designed and the streets are named. If you study
a map, youll find out how easy it is.
Tourist: Is that my bus coming down the street now?
Second native: Yes, it is. I hope you have the correct change.
Tourist: Why? Wont the driver make change for me?
Second native: Not any more. In the old days, drivers made
change for people, but now you have to have the
correct amount. When you get on, you drop the fare
into a fare box which sits on the floor next to the
driver. When you want to get off, pull the cord above
the side windows to signal the driver.
Tourist: At least thats the same. Our Peruvian buses also use
the cord signal. I hope I dont get lost. Thank you and
goodbye.
Exercise 4.
Imagine that you are the Personnel Manager

meeting the new employee at the entrance of
the Firm. You should show him around the offices of the Firm from the point of the main
entrance.
Accounts
Canteen
manager
Secretary
Book-keepi
Data
Processing
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Stationery
store
Systems
analysts
Computertyping po
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Lifts/
elevators
General
manager
Secretary
Personne
Manager l
Secretary
Gents toile
t / restroom
Ladies toile
t / restroom
Xerocopin
Post Room
Reception
Main
entrance
The completed plan of the ground floor of the Firm.

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Exercise 5.
The phrases below on the left and their definitions on the right are not matched. Match each
term to its definition. The answers way be presented in the figure-letter form like that:
1-a, 2-b etc.
1. carry on
a. when the road has many smooth
bends.
2. check on
b. to travel in a car through some
territory.
3. come out
c. to speak slower.
4. drive through
d. less than a particular number or
amount.
5. send out
e. to look in the opposite direction.
6. slow down
f. to leave some territory.
7. turn down
g. to make sure that you have everything
you need.
8. under
h. to send smb for help in a bad
situation.
9. wind through
i. to write information, ideas etc. on
a piece of paper in order to remember
them.
10. write down
j. to continue doing smth.
Exercise 6.
Translate the following sentences into English

using the expressions from Units 15 A Review.
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(traffic jam)
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9. 11.00, 10.50.
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Unit 2
ON A BUS
Exercise 1.
Complete the short dialogues with the suitable

expressions in the box below.
Bus conductors still collect passengers fares in some towns,
but single-deck one-man buses are seen more and more, especially
in country districts. In London, fast buses called Red Arrows
run non-stop between important places. The fare is fixed, and
passengers pass through an automatic gate which opens when
the correct coins are inserted.
as far as, caught, further, get off, in good time,
jump out, next stop but one, quite away, right bus,
seafront, take, wrong way.
I.
A. Does this bus go to the station?

B. No, youll have to ________ at the bank, and ________
a 1921.
A. Can you tell me where to get off?
B. Its the ________.
II. A. Am I OK for ST. Marys Church?

B. No, we only go ________ the park, but you can walk from
there.
A. How much ________ is it?
B. Its ________ yet, but Ill tell you ________.
III. A. Do we go to the ________?
B. No, youre going the ________ you want a 143 from the
church.
A. Have we got much further to go?
B. Its the next stop.
IV. A. Is this the ________ for the Town Hall?
B. No, you should have ________ a 12. ________ at bridge
and get one there.
A. Could you tell me when we get there?
B. Its there stops after this one.
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Explanations:
1. single-deck one-man bus an ordinary city bus with
a rows of seats for one passenger each.
2. Red Arrows the fast buses which run between
different districts of the city without stopping.
3. bus numbers less than 100 are pronounced as
fifteen, twenty-five and so on. The number 100
is pronounced as one-on-on, bus numbers more then
100 are pronounced one-four-two (142), one-twofive (125) etc.
4. You should have caught a 12. the cought +
Perfect Infinitive is used to talk about past events
which did not happen.
You should have phoned Tom this morning, but
you forget should have not + Perfect Infinitive refers
to unwanted things that happened.
You shouldnt have called him really upset
him.
5. a 12 The Indefinite Article is not usually used
before the Numerals However it may be used before
it if the Numeral implies a Noun. (here: a number of
the bus).
Conversation 1
A talk at the bus stop
Emma Filimonova, a Russian tourist, is going to look at
Marble Arch. Now she is at the bus stop. She came across
Heinrich Bartels, her old German friend.
Heinrich:
Emma:
Heinrich:
Emma:
Heinrich:
Emma:
Hi, Emma! What a suprise to meet you in London.

What are you doing here?
Hi, Heinrich! I am here as a tourist. I would like
to look at Marble Arch. Im waiting for a bus. And
what are you doing here?
Im here on business. Emma, which bus do you
want?
I want the 79 A.
The 79 A? It doesnt stop here. It stops up the
road.
But the passers-by told me that it stops here.
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Heinrich:
Dont believe those passers-by. They say whatever

comes into their heads.
A talk on a bus.
Now Emma is on a bus.
Bus driver:
Emma:
Bus driver:
Emma:
Bus driver:
Emma:
Bus driver:
Exercise 2.
Fares, please! Any more fares?

Marble Arch, please! Where can I get one?
Get off at the next stop.
The next stop?
Yes, but it takes about an hour this time of the
day.
Half an hour? But its only a mile away.
Yes, its all the traffic. It youre in a hurry, you
ought to take the underground or walk. Its much
faster.
term to its definition. The answers may be
presented in the figure-letter form like that:
1-a, 2-b etc.
1. as far as
2. get off
3. in good time
4. jump out at
5. next stop but one
6. quite a way
7. right (wrong) bus
8. seafront
9. take a bus
10. wrong way
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a. to catch, to get on a bus.

b. to notice smth extremely easy.
c. when somebody or something
goes up to a particular point or
distance.
d. when a distance is long enough.
c. the bus that smb needs to get on
(doesnt need).
f. to leave a bus train or plane.
g. two stops from this place.
h. to be in another direction by
mistake.
i. early enough, beforehand.
j. the part of a town where the shops,
houses etc are next to the beach.
Unit 3
TAKING A TAXI
London taxis carry meters indicating the fare to be paid.
Drivers must charge the metered fare for all journeys within
the London police districts, regardless of duration and distance,
and including journeys to and from London Airport (Heathrow).
Taxi drivers expect to be tipped for all journeys.
Exercise 1.

call it, catch, do ones best, fare, get, get a move

on, half past, have an appointment, hold-ups, in
time, keep the change, light are with us, spare.
1. A. The American Embassy, please. I have to be there by 11
oclock.
B. I cant promise, but Ill ________.
A. Youre just ________ 6.30 pounds, please.
B. Thanks a lot. Heres 7 pounds. You can ________.
2. A. Do you think you can ______ me to Victoria by _____?
B. We should be OK, if the ________.
B. Youre still five minutes to ________, 6.40, please.
A. Thanks very much indeed. Heres 10 pounds, give me 3
pounds, please.
3. A. Piccadilly, please. I ________ at 10.30.
B. I think we can make it1 if we ________.
B. Here we are, sir. 6.35 pounds, please.
A. Many thanks. Lets ________ 7 pounds.
4. A. Paddington, please. I want to ________ the 11,152.
B. Well be all right if there are no ________.
B. This is it, 6.50, please.
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To arrive somewhere in time.

Explanation of using the Article before the Numerals see in the References
to the Unit 2.
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A. Thank you. Heres the ________, and this is for you.
Conversation 1
Taking a Taxi
(in the USA)
First rider:
Dispatcher:
First rider:
Dispatcher:
First rider:
Dispatcher:
First rider:
Dispatcher:
First rider:
Dispatcher:
First rider:
Driver:
First rider:
Driver:
Hello. Is this the Red, White, and Blue Taxi

Service?
Yes, it is. Youll have to speak a little louder.
We have a bad connection.
I need a taxi, please. Im taking a train today,
and my bags are too heavy to carry on and off
the bus.
What time do you need a cab, maam?
My train leaves at 6:15, but I think I should
arrive at the station no later than 5:30. How
long is the ride from here?
From where? I dont know where you live.
Im sorry. I live at 435 Riverside Drive and I
have there medium-sized bags.
Lets see. Well, since its rush hour, Id say that
the ride would take about thirty minutes, more
or less. We should probably pick you up about
5:00. Is that okay?
Yes, that will be fine. The driver will help me
with my bags, wont he?
She. The driver is a1 she, maam, and yes, shell
help you with your bags.
(The doorbell rings at 4:55.) Oh, Im glad to see
that youre here on time, miss. These are my
bags. (They put the bags into the taxi and then
get in.) How much is this going to cost me?
Watch the meter. My guess is that itll cost you
about five or six dollars, but if we get stuck in
rush-hour traffic, it could go higher.
I thought you used to charge by the number of
zones you drove through.
We used to do it that way, but we changed to
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The Article a before the Pronoun she means that this pronoun designates
the Noun (here; a woman).
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the meter system a few years ago. Has it been

a long time since you took a taxi?
First rider:
More years than I care to remember. How long
have you been driving?
Driver:
Ive been driving for about six years now. Its
a good living. I get to meet interesting people;
most weeks the business is good; Im out in the
air instead of behind a desk. There are a lot of
reasons why I like it.
First rider:
Watch out for that truck!
Driver:
How about letting me do the driving?
First rider:
Im sorry. It looked as though that truck was
going to hit us, and you are driving pretty fast.
Are we in much of a hurry? Am I going to be
late? Oh, dear, Im so nervous driving in all this
traffic. Why are we stopping?
Driver:
(She rolls down the window and speaks to a
person on the sidewalk who has his hand raised
to hail a taxi.) Where are you headed?
Second driver: The train station. But you already have a passenger, dont you?
Driver:
Yes, but theres room for you if its all right
with her. What do you say, maam? I know its
against the rules, but its not out of our way,
and it is getting cold out there. Do you mind if
we take on an extra passenger?
First rider:
Not at all. Thats kind of you. I hope you wont
get into any trouble over this.
Driver:
I hope not too. Get in. Were all going to the tram
station. Now try not to be so nervous. If I drive
too cautiously, well never get you to your train
on time. I have to take some chances once in a
while. Im a good driver; I havent had an accident
in six years with this company, so dont worry.
Second driver: Im sure she knows what shes doing. The taxi
drivers in this city are excellent drivers, and since
the more fares they get the more money they
make, its fair to say that for them time is
money. Thats why they have to drive fast.
First rider:
Im not used to taking taxis, sir. (In a whisper)
wonder if you could advise me on an appropriate amount to tip our driver?
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Second driver: Anywhere from ten to twenty percent of the

total on the meter would be appropriate. It
depends on how good a job you think shes doing, whether shes polite, whether she helps
you with your bags, etc. Im going to give her
a good tip for stopping to pick me up. 1 was
getting cold standing on that corner, and all
the other taxis that passed refused to stop.
Driver:
Here we are. Okay, the meter says $5,75. Let
me help you with your bags. Sir, you got in
about two-thirds of the way here, so lets say
that your bill is $4,00. Is that fair?
Conversation 2
Taxi!
Jan King has just arrived at the Atlanta airport
Jan King:
Cab driver:
Jan King:
Cab driver:
Jan King:
Cab driver:
Jan King:
Cab driver:
Jan King:
Cab driver:
Jan King:
Cab driver:
Jan King:
Cab driver:
Jan King:
Cab driver:
Jan King:
Cab driver:
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Taxi!
Hi, mister! Where to?
The Sheraton, please.
Which one? There are three Sheraton here in
Atlanta.
Oh, sorry! The Sheraton Century Center.
Ok. sure. Are you here on business or vacation?
On business.
Right. Hey, where are you from?
England.
England? Which part?
Winchester. Do you know it?
No. I was in Norfolk when I was in the Air Force.
Nice country!
Thanks.
Well, here we are. This the Sheraton. Thats
7 dollars eighty.
Thank you. Keep the change.
Hey, mister! This is a five dollar bill!
Oh. sorry! I thought it was a ten. There you go!
Thanks. Have a good stay!
Exercise 2.
Match each expression on the left to its definition on the right. The answers may presented
in the figure-letter form like that: 1-a, 2-b
etc.
1. call it
(7 pounds, 2 hours etc)
2. do ones best
3. get a move on
4. half past
5. have an appointment
6. hold-ups
7. keep the change

8. light are with us
9. make it
10. money, time to spare
Exercise 3.
a. to hurry or move as quickly

as possible.
b. a situation in which traffic
stops or can only move very
slowly.
c. the green light that shows cars
they can go forward.
d. to use all ones power, skill.
e. to arrive somewhere in time.
f. used to ask smb to agree with
a particular suggestion you are
making esp. in order to make
things simpler.
g. if you have money, time to
spare there is some left in addition
to what you have used or need.
h. to have an arrangement for
the meeting at an agreed time
and place for a special purpose.
i. thirty minutes after the hour
mentioned (esp. Br. E).
j. used when paging smb, to tell
them they can keep the extra
money you have given them.
Translate the following sentences into English

using the expressions from the previous exercises.
1. 192 . ,
190.
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4. 2 !
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6. ,
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8. 10 , .
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10. ?
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Unit 4
TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
The normal return ticket costs double the single fare but
cheaper return tickets called Day Return may be bought at
most stations. These tickets are ideal for one-day excursions to
London, although certain trains may not be used.
Exercise 1.

a bit late, be due, change, get in, reach right up,

run late, take for, take two hours, through train.
At a Railway Station
1. A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
When does the London train leave, please?

9.25. Platform 3.
Wheat time does it ________ London?
You should be there at 11.31, but you may be _______.
Do I have to ________?
Yes. You change at Lewes and East Croydon.
2. A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
Which train do I ________ Victoria, please.

9.28. This end of platform 2.
When does it ________?
It gets there at 11.34.
Must I change?
No. Its a ________.
3. A.
B.
A.
B.
Which platform for London Bridge, please?

9.27 from platform 1.
What time does it arrive?
It _______ roughly ________ so youll arrive just before
11.30.
A. Is it necessary to change?
B. No. Theres no need to change.
4. A. What times the next train to Victoria, please?

B. 9.26 Platform 4 ________ at the front.
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A. It ________ in at 11.35. But theyre ________ today

A. Need I change trains?
B. Yes. Change at East Croydon.
Explanations:
1. Day Return a train (or a bus) ticket that lets you go
somewhere at a cheaper price than usual, if you go there and
back on the same day. Usual the day return is cheaper than
the return ticket.
2. Return ticket (fare) a ticket for (or a price charged for)
a trip from one place to another and back again (around trip =
= Am E)
3. Through train a train which takes you to your destination
without a change.
4. Single fare (ticket) a cost of a ticket for a trip from one
place to another but not back again.
Exercise 4.2.
Complete the sentences in the dialogue with

expressions in the box below. Some expression
may occur more than once. Make any changes,
if necessary:
be involved in; be used to; bump into; catch; catch

up with; come across; couldnt bear to; get up;
how are things; on the way; you never know; waste
of time.
Conversation 1
The Commuter
Jane:
Ron:
Jane:
Ron:
Jane:
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________ Ron?
Not bad, Jane. I ________ too many problems and
its a long working day, but I ________ that, so it
doesnt bother me too much.
How do you like commuting to London every day?
Dont you find it a strain?
It was ghastly at first ________ especially _______
before down to ________ that 6.30 train. But its
bearable now that I ________ it.
Dont you think its an awful ________? I ________
spend three hours sitting in a train every day.
Ron:
Jane:
Ron:
Jane:
Ron:
Jane:
________ I used to feel the same as you, but now I

quite enjoy it.
How do you pass the time?
In the morning I just sit in comfort and read the
papers to ________ the news; ________ home at
night I relax with a good book, or have a nap, or chat
with friends or even have a game of bridge.
I suppose you know lots of people on the train now.
Yes, I ________ someone I know on the platform
every day. Last week I ________ a couple of old
school friends and we spent the entire journey in the
bar.
It sounds like a good club. ________, I may join it!
Conversation 2
At the Railway Station
David, a journalist, is waiting for Paola, his girlfriend, on

the platform. Paola is coming from London. The train is about
to arrive.
Station announcement: The next train to arrive at platform 2
will be the 13.57 InterCity service to London
Paddington calling at Chippenham, Swindon,
Reading and London Paddington.
David:
Excuse me. Can you tell me which platform
the 1.45 from London comes in at?
BR1 employee:
Platform 1. This platform.
David:
Is it running on time?
BR employee:
I think so. The arrivals information is on the
screen up there.
David:
Ah. Thanks.
Announcement: We would like to apologize to passengers waiting for the 13.55 service to Cardiff Central.
This service is running approximately ten
minutes late. The next train at Platform 1 will
be the 13.45 InterCity service for Bristol
Temple Meads only. This is the 12.20 service
from London Paddington. The train now
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BR British Rail.
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David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
standing at Platform 1 is the 13.45 service for

Bristol Temple Meads only.
Its great to see you. Youre looking well.
So are you! Oh, roses! How lovely! Thank
you.
Here, let me take your case. Phew! What have
you got in here?
Its not that heavy, David!
How was the journey?
Not bad. Im a bit tired, though!
What time did you leave Rome?
Oh, eight oclock. But I got up at half past
five.
Are you hungry?
No, I had a sandwich on the train.
When are you going to Cornwall?
Tomorrow.
My parents live down there. I was thinking of
going to see them at the weekend. Perhaps we
could meet up I could even introduce you
to them.
Yes that would be nice, but Ive got a lot of
work to do.
Oh, dont worry. I wont get in your way.
I didnt mean that. Just ...
No, its OK. Look, if youve got time, we can
meet up. If not, well, never mind. I could drive
you, down to Cornwall, if you like.
Im going to hire a car. The magazine is paying. But thanks anyway.
Conversation 3
A Train Ride
Linda, a reporter, has just got on the train to Liverpool.

A passenger (a man) begins talking to her
Linda:
Passenger:
Linda:
Passenger:
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Excuse me, is this seat taken?

No, No, it isnt.
Good. Thank you.
Let me help you with your case.
Linda:
Passenger:
Linda:
Passenger:
Linda:
Passenger:
Linda:
Passenger:
Linda:
Passenger:
Linda:
Passenger:
Linda:
Passenger:
No, Thats all right! I can manage, thank you. Its

very kind of you, just the same.
Well, you got here just in time, didnt you? The
train seems to be leaving now.
Yes, I suppose I was lucky.
Going to Liverpool, are you?
Yes. Thats right.
Got friends there, have you?
No, Im going on business actually.
On business? Really?
Yes, on business. Do you happen to know the
time?
Yes, its a quarter past ten. What sort of business?
Well, Im a reporter Im going to Liverpool in
order to do a report on it.
Really? So youre a reporter. Now I know a lot
about Liverpool!
Really? Now interesting!
Let me tell you about it.
The man goes on talking. Several hours later the train arrives in Liverpool. The man has been talking all the time
Linda:
Passenger:
Linda:
Passenger:
Linda:
Passenger:
Well, good bye! I really must go now.

Just a moment. Im giving a party this evening.
Why dont you come?
Well, Id like to very much, but Im afraid I
cant.
Ill introduce you to all my friends so that you
learn more about Liverpool.
No, really. Im afraid I really wont be able to good
bye!
(after Linda has left): Nice girl but you know,
when we talked I could hardly get a word in
edgeways.
Conversation 4
In the station buffet
Michael:
Come on, Susan! Hurry up! Drink your coffee! The

trains leaving in a minute. Well be late!
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Susan:
Michael:
Susan:
Michael:
Susan:
I cant finish it. Its much too hot for me to drink.

Why dont you put some milk in?
I dont like white coffee ... oh ... O.K.
There! Is it cool enough for you to drink now?
Yes ... but it tastes awful!
On the platform
Susan:
Oh! Theres the train ... bring the cases.
Michael: Ooh! What have you got in these cases?
Susan:
Only clothes. Why? Are they heavy?
Michael: Yes, they are! Susan! The taxi driver managed to carry
them.
Michael: Well, theyre too heavy for me to carry.
Susan:
Well, Im not strong enough to help you ... Porter!
On the train
Susan:
Oh, Michael ... I didnt tell you. My sister phoned
yesterday.
Michael: Oh? Which sister? Andrea?
Susan:
Yes ... she wants to get married.
Michael: Married! But she isnt old enough to get married.
Shes only seventeen. Whos she going to marry?
Susan:
Basil Caraway.
Michael: Basil Caraway! I dont believe it. Hes much too old
for her. Hes over sixty!
Susan:
I know ... but she loves him!
At their destination
Susan:
Oh, no! That was the last bus home! And weve missed
it!
Michael: Well, lets walk ... its a nice, warm evening.
Susan:
Its four miles! Its too far for me to walk. Call a
taxi!
Michael: A taxi! My name isnt Rockefeller! We arent rich
enough to travel everywhere by taxi.
Susan:
Michael! Youve forgotten something!
Michael: What?
Susan:
Weve got three suitcases. Do you really want to
walk?
Michael: O.K. O.K. Taxi!
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Travelling by train
Exercise 3.
Fill in the blanks with the best word or words.
There are so many things you have to do when you ______
__ (travel, journey). Always make sure your ________ (luggage,
valise) has ________ (a card, a label, an etiquette) on it!
If youre going ________ (with, by) train, the ________
(first, first thing) you have to do is buy yourself (a ticket, a train
in a ________ (queue, line, rail, row) and its easy to ________
(miss, lose, loose) your train and then naste hours ________
(waiting, waiting for, expecting) the next one!
You buy (an ordinary, a single) or return ticket, and then
look for a ________ (wagon, carriage). Where you hope will find
a free ________ (place, seat).
At last, you can ________ (go in, get into, enter) the train
and settle down to enjoy the ________ (travel, voyage, journey).
If youre lucky, the train ________ (leaves, leaves from) the
station ________ (on time, in time).
Sometimes ________ (a conductor, an inspector) comes
round to ________ (check, examine) your ticket, but usually
you travel without interruption and can enjoy the ________
(ride, travel, journey). You can relax till ________ (its, its)
time for you to ________ (go down, get down, get off). When
you arrive at your ________ (terminal, destination, station).
A stolen umbrella
Sally had been studying at an art college for a year and, like
most students, she did not have much money. It was going to be
her mothers birthday soon, and she wondered what she could
buy her as a present that would be nice and useful but not too
expensive.
Sallys college was in London, but she had been living in the
country for many years, so every day she had an hours journey
by train in the morning and the same in the evening.
At lunch time one day, a week before her mothers birthday,
she decided to have a quick sandwich and a cup of coffee instead
of her usual meal in the college hall, and then go shopping near
her college to try to find her mother a nice present. When she
had been looking for half an hour, she came across a shop that
was selling umbrellas cheap, and decided that one of those would
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solve her problem, since her mother had lost hers the month
before.
Now which colour shall I choose? she thought. Well, I
think a black one would be the most useful really. You can carry
that when you are wearing clothes of any colour, cant you? So
having made up her mind, she bought a lovely black umbrella
and took it back to the college with her until her classes had
finished.
On her way back home in the train that evening she felt
hungry because she had had such a small lunch, so she went along
to the buffet car for another sandwich and cup of coffee. She
had left the black umbrella above her seat in the compartment,
but when she got back, it had gone! When she had left the compartment, there had been no other passengers in it, but now
there were three.
Sally burst into tears when she saw that the umbrella was
no longer there. The other passengers felt very sorry for her and
asked what the matter was. When she explained that the black
umbrella she had bought for her mother had disappeared, and
that she had to get out at the next station, the three other passengers asked her for her mothers address, in order to be able
to send the umbrella on to her in case someone had removed it
by mistake and not on purpose, and brought it back after Sally
had got out of the train.
The next week, Sally heard from her mother. Her letter said,
Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why did you
send me three -black umbrellas?
The Great Canadian Train Ride
Experience the thrill of transcontinental travel
on one of the worlds longest train journeys...
Take a trip back to the romantic age of train travel for an
exciting journey across Canada! In The Great Canadian Train
Ride, youll join one of Americas foremost travelog producers,
Doug Jones, on the luxurious, fully-restored streamliner Canadian during its 2800 mile westward run from Toronto to
Vancouver.
Breathtaking Scenery
In 1955 the Canadian Pacific inaugurated the Canadian,
a new train designed to offer the ultimate rail luxury. It was
then, and remains today, one of the longest rail journeys of the
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world. All the original 1955 stainless steel equipment has been
recently restored to its original beauty.
Youll tour Toronto, visit the Royal York Hotel, watch the
train being prepared for departure, and join in the excitement
as this great transcontinental train leaves westward on a truly
spectacular journey.
Meet the bedroom stewards, the conductor, have cocktails
at 5:00, and dinner in the diner. This dream trip visits Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Jasper, Lake Louise, Banff, Kamloops, Vancouver and Victoria. Youll see the most breathtaking
scenery on earth from the comfort of one of the greatest trains
in the world. So sit back and relax and experience a beautiful
and intriguing journey on board the new Canadian. Order
today. 80 Minutes. VHS.
Announcements at the Railway Station
1. The next train to arrive at platform 2 will be the 15.02 to
Newport calling at Filton, Severn Tunnel Junction and Newport.
Passengers for Hereford changers for Gloucester change at
Filton.
2. The 15.12 to Taunton, due to depart from platform 1 is
reported running approximately 13 minutes late. We apologize
per any inconvenience this may cause.
3. The train now standing at platform 4 is the 15.15 to Bath
Spa, calling at Keynsham and Oldfield Park. The 15.15 to Bath
Spa now at platform 4.
4. Here is a platform alteration. The 14.45 from Westonsuper-Mare to Severn Beach, due platform 3 not platform 5. The
15.15 to Severn Beach will depart from platform 3.
Exercise 4.
1. be due
2. be used to
Match the phrases from the previous exercises

(on the left) to their definition (on the right).
The answers may be presented in the figureletter form like that; 1-a, 2-b etc.
a. to arrive at a particular time (by plane,
train etc.).
b. to meet, find, or discover smb or smth
by accident or by chance.
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3. bump into
c. to dislike smth or smb so much that they

make you very annoyed or impatient.
4. call at
d. to meet smb that you know when you
were not expecting to.
5. cant bear
e. to be worried about having to deal with
a problem or work too hard over a long period
of time.
6. catch up
f. to have experienced smth so that it no
(with)
longer seems surprising, difficult, strange
etc.
7. come across g. to be expected to happen or arrive at
a particular time.
8. get in
h. to stop at a station or sea-port for a shop
period (about trains and ships).
9. How are
i. to do what needs to be done because you
things?
have not been able to do it until now.
10. to find
j. used when asking smb what his personal
smth a strain affairs about.
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Unit 5
THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

Fares on the London Underground (the Tube) are not fixed,
but are proportional to the distance travelled. There are ten lines
in the system: the Bakerloo, Central, Circle, District, Jubilee,
Metropolitan, Northern, Piccadilly, Victoria and Waterloo and
City lines.
Exercise 1.

at the bottom, best way, catch, change, down,

get down, go straight, go wrong, over there,
take for
1. A. Which way do I go for Queensway, please?
B. Take the Bakerloo to Paddington; the District to Notting
Hill and then get the Central.
A. Where do I go now?
B. Take the escalator on your right.
2. A. Now do I get to Lancaster Gate, please?
B. ________ the Metropolitan to Liverpool Street and then
________ to the Central Line.
A. Which platform do I want?
B. Follow those signs. You cant ________.
3. A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
Which line do I ________ Marble Arch, Please?

Thats easy; its the next station down the Central line.
How do I ________ to the trains?
Get that lift ________.
Can you tell me to get to Bond Street, please?
You want the Victoria to Oxford Circus and then you
change on to the Central.
A. Which way do I go first?
B. ________ down the stairs, and turn left ________.
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Conversation 1
Paola arrived in London from Italy to learn English. David,
her friend, is a journalist. He lives in London.
Paola:
David, Id like to go to Charring Cross. Do

you mind if we go there by boat?
David:
Certainly, I do. To get to the River Bus station
we should take the underground first.
Paola:
Underground? Oh. its very interesting. Ive
never seen what the London Underground
looks like.
David:
Practice you English. Ask a passer-by where
the nearest underground station is.
Paola (to a man Excuse me, please. Where is the nearest un
in the street):
derground station?
Man (passer-by): Oh, its near here. First-right, second-left.
The underground station is just opposite the
department store. The station is called Mansion House Youll see it right up at the
front.
Paola:
Thanks a lot.
David:
Well done, Paola! Come on! Youll see the
London Underground. The Londoners call it
The Tube this is an informal word, slang.
The line system of London underground is
very large and complicated. The fare depends
on the distance traveled.
They enter the building of Mansion House station
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
Cashier:
Paola:
Cashier:
Paola:
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First, Paola, you should come up to the photomachine

to be taken your picture.
Why should I do it?
Youll have a weekly travel card together with your
photo stack on.
Excuse me, please. Can I have a weekly travel card?
Certainly. Can I take your photo, please?
Yes. here you are!
Which zones do you want?
The zone numbers are 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Cashier:
Paola:
David:
David:
Paola:
David:
Ok. Just a minute. This is travel card. It costs 20

pounds.
20 pounds? Its so expensive!
Paola, this is London!
To go through the turnstile you should insert the
travel card into this device.
Ok! Ill do that.
Now lets take the escalator and get down to the
trains.
Theyre standing on the platform
Paola:
David:
A train is coming now. Is this the right train?

Yes, train is for Tower Hill. To enter the carriage you
should push the button on the doors left. Listen to
announcements! The station we should get out is
Tower Hill, three stops down the line.
They arrived at the Tower Hill station
David:
Now push the button again and we may come out of

the carriage. Lets take the lift and get up to the
exit.
Conversation 2
Travelling on the London under ground (the tube)

presents few difficulties for visitors because of the clear colour-coded maps. It is always useful to have plenty of spare
change with you because there are often long queues at the
larger stations. If you have enough change you can buy your
ticket from a machine. You will find signs which list the stations in alphabetical order, with the correct fares, near the
machines. There are automatic barriers which are oper ated
by the tickets. You should keep the ticket, because it is
checked at the destination.
Peter and Susan have just arrived at Victoria
Peter:
Right. Weve got to get to Baker Street. Can you see

it?
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Susan:
Yes, its up here. It looks easy enough. We just take

the Victoria line to Green Park, then change to the
Jubilee line. That goes straight there. Its only the
second stop from Green Park.
Laura is at the enquiry office at Kings Cross.
Laura:
Clerk:
Laura:
Oh, excuse me. How do I get to Kings Road, Chelsea.

I mean, which is the nearest tube station?
You want Sloane Square. Take a look at this map. The
best way is to take the Victoria line, thats this light
blue one, as far as Victoria Station. Then youll have
to change. When you get to Victoria, follow the signs
for the Circle and District lines, theyre on the same
platform. Then take the first westbound train. It
doesnt matter which one it is. Sloane Squares the
next stop.
Thank you very much indeed.
Simon and Elizabeth are at Waterloo.
Simon:
Wheres a map?
Elizabeth: Theres one over here. They said the hotel was near
Rus sell Square. Can you see it?
Simon:
Yes, its up here. In the top right of the map. Look,
I reckon we should take the Bakerloo as far as Piccadilly Circus, then change to the Piccadilly line,
thats the dark blue one. Its only four stops to Russell Square.
Elizabeth: Are you sure thats the quickest way? We could take
the Northern line (its the black one) to Leicester
Square, and join the Piccadilly line there.
Simon:
Theres not much in it, really. We might as well take
the Northern. Have you got any change for the
ticket machine?
Exercise 2.
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The phrases below on the left and their definition on the right are not matched. Match each
term to its definition. The answers may be
presented in the figure-letter form like that:
1-a, 2-b etc.
1. best way
2. change
3. get down
4. go for
5. go straight
6. go through
7. go wrong
8. over there
9. take for
10. the tube
a. to go to a lower level of smth (stairs,

building, tree etc.).
b. to get on a train in a particular direction.
c. to go in an incorrect direction.
d. the shortest way to get somewhere.
e. to enter smth such a door, passage, tube,
or hole at one end or side and leave it at
the other.
f. to go in a particular direction with
the special aim.
g. to get out of one train (bus) into another
in order to continue ones journey.
h. the system of trains that run under
the ground in London.
i. to go in one direction not turning anywhere.
j. When smth is at a short or long distance.
Exercise 3.
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Unit 6
TRAVELLING BY AIR
There are three London airports:
Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick
Exercise 1.
Complete the following dialogues with the appropriate phrases in the box below. Make any
changes if necessary.
book the flight, by the way, check in, coach, find

out, fly direct, get, latest time, on or about, open
return, take off, timetable
Booking airline tickets
1. A. I want to fly to Geneva ________ the first.
B. Ill just see what there is.
A. I want to go economy, and Id prefer the morning.
B. Lufthanza Flight LH 203 leaves at 09.20.
A. What time do I have to be there?
B. The ________ leaves for the airport at 07.45.
2. A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
Id like to ________ to Munich for Monday the Tenth.

Ill have a look in the timetable for you.
Ill need an economy class open return.
KLM have got a 13 727 leaving at 09.25.
What else ought I to know?
The ________ of reporting is 08.20 at the air port.
3. A. What flight are there from London to Vienna tomorrow?

B. If youd like to take a seat, Ill ________ for you.
A. Id like to travel first class, please.
B. BA Flight BA 561 ________ from Heathrow at 09.25,
and ________.
A. What time have I got to ________ there?
B. Youll have to be at Victoria Coach Station by 07.45.
4. A. Are there any planes to Zurich on a Sunday?
B. If youll excuse me for a second, ILL ________.
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A. ________, I dont want a night flight.

B. Theres a Swissair DC-10 out of London at 09.20.
A. When am I supposed to ________?
B. If youre going to the airport, you must be there before
08.20.
Exercise 2.
Use the terms in the box to complete the dialogue.
a lot of luggage, book, cancellation, catch, change,

charter flight, connection, enquire about, excess
baggage, return ticket, single ticket, take longer,
take the plane.
Making arrangements for a journey
George Walker (G.W.) is a businessman, he often has to
travel abroad. Yesterday he asked Jane (J.), his secretary to
make arrangements for a journey to the continent.
G.W.:
J.:
G.W.:
J.:
G.W.:
J.:
G.W.:
J.:
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Jane, have you made enquires about my journey?

Yes, Mr. Walker. I can give the details.
Did you explain that I must arrive before 8 oclock
on Monday evening?
Yes, Mr. Walker, I did. You have a choice of transport. If you like, you can ________ to Dover, then
cross the Channel and ________ a train in Ostend.
On this way, you could arrive at the hotel on Monday
evening.
If it possible to take the night ferry across the Channel and then take a train?
Yes, but you must then take two trains and you will
have to wait for your ________. Therefore, you must
leave England much earlier or you will not arrive on
time.
Perhaps thats not a good idea this time. Did you __
______ flight?
Yes, there is a flight which leaves Heathrow at 11
oclock in the morning and you have to ________ in
Brussels. Youll have an hour or so to spare to ____
____ that plane without having to wait too long at
the airport.
G.W.:
J.:
G.W.:
J.:
G.W.:
J.:
G.W.:
Is there a direct flight?

Yes, there is. There is a ________ and the airline
company will ring me to tell me of there are any ___
_____ so that they can offer you a seat. Otherwise,
there is a flight at midday which is direct, but it is
more expensive. The cheap night flights are all ___
_____ now.
Thank you. Thats fine. Now I must decide. I have
________ and therefore I must pay for ________ on
the plane.
Thats right.
However, the train and your boat journey ________
although its cheaper. I think Ill ________there and
the boat and train journey to come back.
So Ill book two ________ tickets instead of one ___
_____ ticket. Is that all, Mr. Walker?
Yes, thank you very much.
Explanations:
Dover:
The Channel:
Ostend:
a town in SE England on the Channel which is

known as a port connecting England and France.
The ships carry passengers and goods.
a stretch of water between England and France,
leading in west to the Atlantic Ocean, and
Strait of Dover to the North Sea (in England
known as The English Channel, in France La
Manche).
a seaport in north-west Belgium, on the North
Sea. The port maintains a cross-Channel ferry
service to Dover (England).
Conversation 1
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK) Airport
1.1. The Customs
Officer: Okay, bags on the table, please. Your Customs form
please... uh-huh. How long you plannin to stay in
the country?
Tourist: Four weeks.
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Officer: Do you have anything to declare?

Tourist: What?
Officer: Alcohol, cigarettes...
Tourist: No.
Officer: Any meat, fresh fruit, plants?
Tourist: Uh, no.
Officer: Open your suitcase, please. Any gifts?
Tourist: Excuse me?
Officer: Are you bringing any gifts into the country?
Tourist: No, huh-uh.
Officer: Uh-huh. Whats in the bottle?
Tourist: Uh, hand lotion.
Officer: Okay, thatll be okay. Heres your form.
1.2. The Arrival
Peter:
Well, this is it! Welcome to America!
Colleen: Thanks.
Peter:
What are your plans?
Colleen: I want to go into Manhattan for a few days.
Peter:
Thats a good idea. Its a great town, New York. Are
you going to take the bus to the East Side Terminal?
Colleen: Where?
Peter:
The East Side Terminal. Thats in Manhattan. Theres
a bus from here every half hour or so. The stop is
right over there.
Colleen: Oh, thanks. Arent you going to Manhattan?
Peter:
No. Ive got to catch a flight to L. A. in a couple of
hours. Ill be taking the shuttle to La Guardia.
Colleen: Did you say shuttle?
Peter:
Mmm-hmm.
Colleen: Whats that?
Peter:
A bus that goes from JFK to La Guardia. There are
also a lot of shuttle flights to other airports and there
are shuttle buses between the nine terminals here at
the airport.
Colleen: Oh!
Peter:
Look! Theres a shuttle pulling out now costs 75 cents,
but its still a good deal. Hey! Your bus is coming
over!
Here are five conversations that often take place at airports.
1. Man:
Excuse me! Could you tell me where the Eastern
airlines counter is?
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Woman:
Man:
Woman:
2. Clerk:
Customer:
Clerk:
Customer:
Clerk:
Customer:
Clerk:
3. First man:
Second man:
First man:
Second man:
First man:
Second man:
4. Agent:
Passenger:
Agent:
Passenger:
Agent:
Passenger:
Agent:
Passenger:
Agent:
Sure. Just go up the escalator here on your left,

and youll see it next to the Continental counter
when you get to the top.
Thanks a lot.
Youre welcome.
Heres your ticket. Your flights now boarding
at Gate 62.
Excuse me?
Gate 62.
Uh, where is Gate 62?
Go down Concourse L, to your left there. Youll
see it.
Down Concourse L? Thank you very much.
You bet.
Excuse me. Do you know where the baggage
claim area is?
Yeah, its downstairs. Take an elevator at the
far end of the hall there, and itll be right
behind you when you get downstairs.
Okay, lets see... I take that elevator down there
and turn around when I get to the first floor
and Ill see it.
Right.
Great! Thanks.
Any time.
Good morning. Your ticket, please? Set your
suitcase upright and Ill check it through.
Okay.
And where would you like to sit?
Make it a window seat, but if there arent any
left, Ill take an aisle seat.
Smoking or nonsmoking?
Nonsmoking.
Uh-huh, here you go. Im sorry, but there will
be a 20 minute delay, so your flight will be
boarding in about half an hour.
I sure hope thats the only delay. Oh, where are
my baggage claim checks?
Theyre here with your ticket, sir.
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Passenger:
Agent:
Great! Uh, thanks a lot.

Youre welcome. And have a nice flight.
5. After you get your boarding pass, you have to go through the
security
Officer:
Put all your carry-on luggage on the belt,
maam.
Passenger:
My purse and camera, too?
Officer:
Yes, maam, everything. Wont hurt your
film.
Passenger:
But its 400 ASA film.
Officer:
Take your camera out, then, and Ill check it
through by hand.
Passenger:
Okay.
Officer:
Thank you. Now step through here. Alarm. Are
you wearing any metal, maam?
Passenger:
Mmm... why, yes, this bracelet.
Officer:
Im afraid youll have to take it off, maam,
and step through again... Mmm-hmm. Fine,
thank you. Heres your bracelet. Have a good
flight now.
Passenger:
Okay, thanks.
Conversation 2
Reserving an Airline Ticket
(in the USA)
Travel Agent:
Traveller:
Travel Agent:
Traveller:
Travel Agent:
Traveller:
Travel Agent:
Traveller:
Travel Agent:
Traveller:
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Good morning. Can I help you?

Yes. Id like to reserve a seat for a flight to
Hong-Hong.
Hong-Hong? Would that be a round-trip or
one-way.
Round-trip, please.
And for what day?
The eighteenth, if possible.
Friday, the eighteenth? Yes. Thats fine. What
about the return date? Do you have a fixed date
in mind, or do you want an open ticket?
An open ticket.
OK. Do you want a morning flight, or an
afternoon flight?
Whats available?
Travel Agent:
Traveller:
Travel Agent:
Traveller:
Travel Agent:
Traveller:
Travel Agent:
Clerk:
Well, theres a Cathay Pacific flight at 10.30

and a US Air one at 12.30.
Ill take the Cathay Pacific one.
OK. If you just hold on a minute, Ill check to
see if theres a room. Yes, thats fine.
Oh, good. How much is it?
One thousand, eight hundred and seventy
dollars.
OK. Thanks.
Now, can I have your details, please? This
evening. Boarding time is 6.40 and your flight
leaves at 7 oclock.
Conversation 3
At the airport
Clerk:
Traveller:
Clerk:
Traveller:
Clerk:
Can I help you this evening, sir?

Yes, please. Im traveling to San Francisco.
Are you going to fly already this evening?
Yes, if possible.
Would you like smoking or non-smoking seat this
evening?
Traveller: Non-smoking, please.
Clerk:
OK! This evening youre going to be traveling out on
flight BA 317. Your seat is 17 A, non-smoking,
window. Can I see your passport, please?
Traveller: Certainly, here you are!
Clerk:
OK! Is your name and address on your bag, sir?
Traveller: Yes, it is.
Clerk:
OK! Thatll be one bag checked to San Francisco this
evening. Yours in the back of your ticket jacket. Your
flightll be departing out of Gate 22.
Short Dialogues
A. Can I check in here for the British Airways flight to
New York?
. Yes, sir; May I see your ticket, and your passport?
A. Here you are.
. Thats fine. Can you put your suitcase on the scales,
please?
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A. Of course. How much does it weigh?

. 23 kilos. Im sorry, but youll have to pay an excess
baggage charge.
A. Oh! Its only three kilos overweight.
. Yes, sir... thats 6 ... Thank you. Would you like to
go through to the departure lounge?
(British Airways Flight 179 to New York is now boarding
at Gate 4)
A. Excuse me...
. Yes?
A. I didnt hear that announcement. Which flight did
they call?
. Flight 179 to New York... are you going there?
A. Yes.
. So am I... Gate4s this way... follow me!
D.
A.
D.
A.
D.
A.
May I search you, sir? Its just a security check.

Of course.
Thank you. Oh, whats this in your pocket?
Oh, yes... Im sorry. Its just a metal comb.
Hmm... May I see it, sir?
Certainly... here it is.
Conversation 4
At the Check-in Desk
Jeff Kramer is flying to Denver. Hes at the check-in desk

now.
Check-in clerk:
Jeff:
Check-in clerk:
Jeff:
Jeff:
Check-in clerk:
Jeff:
Check-in clerk:
Jeff:
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Your ticket, please, sir.

There you go.
Flight UA755 to Denver, then youre going
on to Aspen, on flight RM002?
Thats right. Check-in clerk: Do you have any
baggage to check, Mr. Kramer?
Yes, I do. Just one piece.
And did you pack it yourself, Mr. Kramer?
Yes, I did.
Are any of the articles on this list in your
bag?
Um...No.
Check-in clerk:
Jeff:
Check-in clerk:
Jeff:
Check-in clerk:
Jeff:
Check-in clerk:
Would you like me to tag this bag through to

Aspen? Then you wont have to pick it up in
Denver.
That would be great. Thanks.
Do you have a seating preference. Mr.
Kramer?
An aisle seat. Extra legroom, if possible.
Yes, I have a seat next to the emergency exit.
So thats Flight UA755 to Denver, departing
at 5:30 p.m., boarding at Gate Number 2 in
20 minutes. The flights scheduled to depart
on time. Heres your boarding pass. Youll
have to report to the Transfer Desk in Denver
for a seat assignment on your connecting
flight.
Thank you.
Youre welcome. Have a good flight.
First Flight
Five tourists walked slowly across the airfield / where a very

small aircraft was waiting for them.//The plane was used on
local flights / and had only two engines.//
The passengers got into the plane / and sat down.//
Fasten your seat-belts please, / the air hostess said.//
An old lady turned to the air hostess./ /Please help me with
this belt,/she asked,// I have never been on an aeroplane
before/ and I feel rather nervous.//
Dont worry,/ the air hostess said kindly.// These planes
are the safest in the world.//
Then the hostess went round / with a tray of sweets.// She
offered a sweet to each of the passengers.//
Take one of these,/ she said to the old lady.// It will help
you to swallow.//
Suddenly, / the plane began to shake and rattle.// It moved
quickly down the runway / and slowly climbed into the air.// When
the plane was in the air, / the hostess went to the old lady again.//
Didnt the sweet help you to swallow? / she asked.//
No, / Im afraid it didnt, / the old lady answered. // But
it took my mind off the plane. // May I have another one
please?//
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Exercise 3.

at least, be frightened of, be scared stiff, compare

with, fly across, in any case, insist on, look
forward to, per day; per year; sail down.
Sea or Air
Susan:
Julie:
Susan:
Julie:
Susan:
Julie:
Susan:
Julie:
Susan:
Julie:
Are you ________ your trip to Canada, Julie?

I cant wait to see Canada, Susan, but I ________ of
the journey. My husband _______ flying, but I want
to sail. Planes make me nervous.
Theres nothing ________. How many planes ____
____ the Atlantic every day?
Ive no idea. Hundreds, I suppose.
And how often do you hear of a crash?.. Once or twice
a year?
Yes, but airplanes fly so high and fast that once is
enough.
Look, there are more road casualties ________ than
air deaths ________. Air transport is really safe __
______ road transport.
Id still prefer to go by sea. Ships may not travel fast
but ________ you can relax. Id love a trip on a
luxury liner like the Queen Elizabeth II.
Its fine if youre a good sailor, but have you ever
travelled far in a rough sea?
No. Ive only been in a boat once. I ________ the
River Thames on a sightseeing tour... But ________
Id rather be sea sick than dead.
Announcement 1: At the Airport
In the waiting room
1. Alitalia to Milan, flight number A 2291 now boarding at

Gate 6.
2. Passengers to Madrid, Iberia Airlines of Spain regret to
advice a delay of two hours on their flight IB 551 to Madrid.
This delay is due to the late arrival of the incoming flight.
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3. This is the final call for Air France to Paris, flight number
AF 814. Any remaining passengers must go immediately to
Gate $ where the flight is now closing.
4. Passengers to Zurich, Swissair regret to advice a delay
of 40 minutes on their flight SR 805 to Zurich. This delay is due
to a mechanical fault.
Announcement 2: In flight
1. This is your Captain. My name is Roy Conway, and Id
like to thank you for choosing United Airlines. Welcome aboard
our Booing 767, flight waiting for clearance from Air Traffic
Control, and then well be on our way. Id like to remind you to
keep your seat belts fastened, and also that smoking is not permitted on flights of less than four hour duration.
2. Hi, folks! Were now cruising at 30.000 feet and Ive just
turned off the Fasten Seat Belts sign. I would like to remind
you that for your comfort, safety and convenience, you should
keep your seat belts fastened at all times. Im hoping to make
up some of the lost time, and Ill be reporting on our progress
later in the flight. Our flight attendants will be serving lunch
in a moment. Thank you.
Conversation 3
Lost Baggage
A) Woman:
Wilbur:
Woman:
I hate waiting for baggage, dont you?

Oh, yes. Mine always seems to be the last.
Im always so nervous. Last year they lost my
suitcase. Have they ever lost yours?
Wilbur:
Mine? No.
Woman:
Ah! Theres my bag now. Right, Ive got it. Bye.
B) Wilbur: Ah, excuse me. My bag hasnt arrived yet.
Airline Representative: Which Flight?
Wilbur:
Um, Redwood Airlines from Seattle.
Airline Representative: RRA 438?
Wilbur:
Pardon me?
Airline Representative: The flight number. RRA 438?
Wilbur:
Yes. Everyone elses bags came off the baggage
claim, and now its stopped. But mine never arrived.
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Airline Representative: Uh huh. Did it have your name and address on it?
Wilbur:
It had my name, address, zip code and telephone
number.
Airline Representative: Well try to find it for you, sir. Can you
fill out this form? Description of bag, flight
number, value of contents etc.
Wilbur:
Oh. Yes.
Airline Representative: Do you have an itemized list of the contents?
Wilbur:
No. Why?
Airline Representative: Your insurance company might ask for
an itemized list. Youd better write one.
Wilbur:
OK.
Airline Representative: And dont worry. Ninety percent of lost
bags turn up someplace.
Wilbur:
I hope so.
Airline Representative: If it doesnt turn up within twelve hours
your insurance will pay for the things you need
right now a clean shirt, socks, underwear, that
kind of thing.
Exercise 4.
Match each phrase on the left with its meaning

on the right
1. be due to
a. a plane available for hire.
2. be scared stiff
b. a decision to stop an activity
that has been arranged from
taking.
3. boarding
c. to ask smb for information
about smth.
4. cancellation
d. be extremely frightened.
5. charter flight
e. to make a firm line to state
your opinion and refuse to
6. check-in desk
change it.
7. connection
f. to have a great desire to have
smth and to wait for smth good
that is going to happen.
8. enquire (inquire) about
g. a process of allowing
passengers to get on a plane of
a ship.
h. used to say that smth is
expected to happen.
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9. insist on
i. a plane, bus, or train that

follows you to continue a journey after you arrive by a different plane, bus, or train.
10. look forward to
j. the counter white you go to
give in your bags and cases and
have your ticket checked at an
airport.
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Unit 7
CARS, DRIVING, MOTORWAYS

Foreign visitors may use their foreign licences for a period
of one year before they have to take the British driving test. An
international licence is not normally necessary.
Exercise 1.
Complete the following dialogues with the appropriate expressions in the box below. Make
any change if necessary.
book, current licence, deposit, estate car, fair

enough, fill up (= fill in), hire charge, mediumsized, particulars, valid.
Hiring a car
1. A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
How much is it to rent a large ________?

24 pounds a day and 135 pounds a week.
Will I be able to have one next weekend?
Have you got a ________?
Yes, Ive been driving since I was eighteen.
Good. All you do now is complete this form.
2. A. Whats the rate for one of your ________ van?

B. The daily rate is 23 pounds, and the weekly 128 pounds.
A. Right then. Id like to ________ one for next Friday,
please.
B. Is yours a full licence1?
A. Yes, Ive had one ever since 1990.
B. OK. If you just ________ this form, Ill look you one.
3. A. Can you tell me the ________ for minibuses, please?
B. You can have one for 20 pounds a day, 138 pounds a
week.
A. All right. Ill take one for the week starting Tuesday
next.
B. Is your driving licence ________?
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= Is your driving licence all right?
A. Yes, theres no problem there.

B. Fine. Well need some ______and a 25 pounds ______.
4. A. Suppose I wanted to hire a van how much would it
cost?
B. 22 pounds per day, 130 pounds per week.
A. Fair enough. Reserve me one from the 1st to the 10th,
please.
B. Have you held for over two years?
A. Yes, here it is.
B. Right. In that case theres only a form to ________.
Exercise 2.
Complete the sentences in the text with suitable

forms of the phrasal verbs or other expressions
in the box below. Make any changes, if necessary:
at once; come round; enquire about; gather round;

get over; hurry into; in sight; just as; phone for;
rush away; take care; turn over; walk up.
A Road Accident
It was raining heavily as I ________ the hill towards the
station at six oclock on a Saturday morning. At this early hour
there wasnt much traffic and there werent many people ____
____. ________ I was crossing the road near the top of the hill,
a car came round the corner. It was traveling very fast and the
driver was obviously having difficulty in controlling it. Suddenly
it swerved violently, skidded on the wet road, hit a lamp-post
and ________.
________ I ran to the car to assist the driver, but he was
unconscious and there was a lot of blood on his face. A young
woman ________ the station and ________ an ambulance while
I ________ of the driver. A number of other people ________
the car, but there wasnt a great deal we could do. A policeman
arrived a few minutes later and asked me a lot of questions about
the accident. Shortly afterwards the man ________ and he was
groaning quietly when the ambulance arrived at high speed and
________ him ________ to hospital.
On Monday morning I went to the hospital to ________ the
man. They told me that his injuries were not serious after all
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and that he ________ rapidly ________ the effects of the

accident.
Conversation 1.
Paola is in the Car Hire Agency
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
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Good morning! Id like to hire a car for four days.

What size of car would you like?
Small, please.
Would you like an automatic or a manual?
Not automatic.
Manual. Right. Just you, is it?
Yes.
Well, Id recommend a Ford Escort. For four days
that would be 150. That includes VAT, unlimited
mileage, and comprehensive insurance. But theres
an excess of 75 on the insurance.
Im sorry, what do you mean? Clerk: Well, if it gets
damaged, in an accident or a break-in, you have to
pay the first 75, and the insurance company pays
the rest.
OK. I understand.
How would you like to pay?
By credit card. Visa.
Thank you.
Id like to leave the car at Heathrow Airport, if thats
possible.
Thats no problem. But theres an additional charge
of 50.
OK.
Could I see your driving licence, please? Thank you.
Could you give me a local address?
Yes. Im staying at The Old Custom House Hotel,
Padstow, in Cornwall.
Do you know the telephone number?
No, Im afraid I dont.
Thats OK. Right, the amount here is left blank until
you return. The petrol tank is full when you start. If
you return it full no extra charge is made. OK, if you
could just sign here. If you get any parking tickets
or speeding fines, you have to pay them yourself. You
mustnt take the vehicle outside the UK. If you could
Paola:
Clerk:
just sign here ... and here? Thank you. This is your
part of the hire agreement. The cars outside. Someone will show you the controls.
Thank you.
Thank you very much. Have a safe journey.
Conversation 2.
Renting a Car (in the USA)
Tourist
(a woman):
Clerk:
Tourist:
Clerk:
Tourist:
Clerk:
Tourist:
Clerk:
Tourist:
Clerk:
Tourist:
Clerk:
Tourist:
Clerk:
Tourist:
Clerk:
Tourist:
Clerk:
Tourist:
Good morning! Id like to rent a car, please.

Yes, maam For how long?
For three days.
All right! Where do you want to leave the car?
Can I leave it at the downtown office?
Sure you can leave our car at any of our offices.
What kind of car do you want?
Can I see your brochure?
There you go!
Uh, its not important really. How about this
one.
OK. May I see your drivers license?
I have an International Drivers License and a
French one.
Thank you. Now do you want CDW1 and accident
insurance?
Sure. Ill take both.
Right. Can you check these two boxes, and put your
initials here, and again here.
There you go.
How do you want to pay?
American Express, please.
Thats fine. Would you be interested in our Federal
Charge Card? It can be used at any Federal Rental
Office.
I think I have too many charge cards already.
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CDW Callision Damage Waiver insurance that you can buy when you
hire a car so that you do not pay if the car is damaged.
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Conversation 3
On the road
John and Sandra Hunter are going on holiday in their car
S.:
Are nearly there? Im hungry I hope we find a good hotel

quickly, so that we can have a wash and a good meal as soon
as possible.
Only another 15 miles and well be in Tourquay1. But
theres a lot of traffic on the road during the holiday season
and its impossible to say in advance how long it will take
to get there.
Just look at that! That car came straight out of the road
on the right without stopping and nearly mode the car in
front of us swerve into the middle of the road. And we re
on the main road, whereas it came front a side road.
Thats now accidents happen! Some people never take care.
It was a good thing there was no oncoming traffic at that
moment!
Now look! Theres a woman trying to cross the road. Why
doesnt she use the pedestrian crossing?
Now were caught at the traffic lights.
Theres a signpost to Tourquay. We take the second exit
at the roundabout.
Youre right, dear. Well do that in a moment.
J.:
S.:
J.:
S.:
J.:
S.:
J.:
Short Conversations
On the road
Ann:
Ben:
Ann:
Ben:
Ann:
Ben:
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Ben! You cant park here! Theres a double yellow

line.
Oh, well be back in a few minutes. Its O.K.
Oh, no, it isnt. Youll get a parking ticket if you
leave it here.
No, I wont. Its half past five. All the traffic wardens
have gone home.
Ben!
Yes?
Tourquay is a resort in Devonshire, SW England.
Warden:
Is this your car, sir?
P.C.:
Ben:
P.C.:
Excuse me. May I see your licence?

Im afraid Ive left it at home.
In that case youll have to take it to the police station
within five days.
But ... but why?
You were speeding, sir.
But I was only doing 35!
Theres a 30 miles an hour speed limit on this road,
sir.
Is there? I didnt see the sign ...
Well, sir. Weve been following you.
So you were doing 35, too.
No, sir. We were doing 60 miles an hour ... and we
couldnt catch you!
Hello ... Wadleys Garage.
Oh, good evening. I dont know if you can help me.
My cars broken down.
We have a 24-hour breakdown service. Where are
you?
Im on the A357 ... just north of Ringbourne. My
cars just past the Red Lion pub ... its a white
M.G.
Do you know whats wrong with it?
Ive got no idea ... but it wont start.
Ill send a mechanic out to you. Hell be there in about
ten minutes.
Ben:
P.C.:
Ben:
P.C.:
Ben:
P.C.:
Ben:
P.C.:
Man:
Ben:
Man:
Ben:
Man:
Ben:
Man:
Mechanic: Its nothing serious, sir. Youve run out of petrol.

Ben:
Oh! Can you tow me to the garage?
Mechanic: Thats not necessary. Ive got a spare can of petrol
in my truck.
Ben:
Shall I pay you now, or shall I come to the garage?
Mechanic: You can pay me now.
Ben:
Will you take a cheque? Ive run out of cash, too.
Mechanic: Yes, thats O.K.
Ben:
Hold on ... I cant find my cheque look!
Exercise 3.

in the box below. Some expressions may occur
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more than once. Make any changes, if necessary:

any more; catch; do without; economize on; fetch;
get accustomed to; get used to; half that amount;
keep fit; on foot; rely on; to and fro; used to; walk
away; walk down.
A Matter of Habit
I never ________ go anywhere without the car. I regarded
it as an essential part of myself. But when the price of petrol
doubled in one year, I resolved not to use the car except when
absolutely necessary.
For example, I always________ take the car when I went
to________ the papers on Sunday mornings, although our news
agents is only 10 minutes walk away; now I go ________.
I tell myself that Im not only economizing on petrol but __
______ at the same time. Its all a question of habit really. Im
sure you can ________ anything if you try and I already feel
that I ________ the car less than I ________.
Besides, now that we live in the suburbs, I can ________ the
road and ________ a bus to the office or to any other part of the
town. We ________ live in the country about 15 miles from
town and Then I would frequently drive ________ twice in one
day. That meant I would use 15 gallons of petrol and more in a
week; now I need ________.
The trouble is that I am also ________ the petrol prices.
They dont seem so very high to me ________. Perhaps its easier
________ expensive petrol than it is to ________ the car.
Exercise 4.
Read the story and fill in the blanks with the

best word or words
Im learning to drive
Im what is known as a learner driver. Im learning to drive
a car. So far, Ive learnt now to (begin, start) the (engine,
machine) of my car and I know how to (close it, turn it off). I can
even (steer, drive) quite long distances.
Twice a week, my instructor sits in the (chair, seat) besides
me and gives me a lesson. First, we look at the (chart, map) and
decide on the best (way, route).
Then we go for a (ride, route) round the town.
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My instructor gives me advice like Dont (drive too fast,

go too fast), or Stop before you get to the next corner, or We
cant go down there. The road is (closed, shut), or You cant
turn right. It says (No ENTRY, No ENTRANCE), or Always
stop to allow pedestrians to (pass, cross) at the zebra.
Sometimes we stop at a (filling station, service station) and
my instructor says, You must never fill up when your engine
is (alight, on). Your engine must be (out, off) before you put any
(benzene, petrol) in the car.
There are two things I hate about driving. One is looking for
a (parking, parking space) and the other is being held up in a
(tail, queue) of traffic. Yesterday, I sat in a traffic jam for a
whole hour and all I could see was the number plate of the big
truck in front of me.
Easy to Drive
A crowd of people were standing in the street.//They were
looking at a new car.//The car was outside a showroom.//It was
a new model/ and many people wanted to see it.//A salesman
noticed the crowd/and came into the street.//
Its a beautiful model, isnt it?/the salesman said.
It certainly is,/a man agreed.//Is it automatic?//
Oh yes,/the salesman answered proudly.//There arent
any gears in this car.//You press your foot down/and drive
away.// Its very easy to drive.//Even a woman can drive it
without any difficulty.//
I didnt like that remark,/a woman said.//
Im sorry, madam,/the salesman answered.//I didnt
notice you.// Anyway,/ I was only joking.//
Give us a demonstration,/the woman said.//Drive a few
yards.//
The salesman smiled with pleasure.//He got into the car/and
started the engine.//Then he pressed a button/and the car
suddenly went backwards.//There was a loud crash/and the car
went through the window of the showroom.//
Exercise 5.

in the box below. Make any changes, if necessary:
at last; be in use; caused by; engage in; for ever;

heavily-populated; high-powered; holiday-makers; increase in; in progress; much-needed.
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A New Motorway
For some years now work has been ________ on a new
motorway connecting the ________ industrial Midlands to the
holiday resorts on the coasts of South-West England. The general
________ traffic density, and in particular the mass migration
of ________ who flock to the south every July and August in
search of a fortnights peace at the seaside, has strained the old
road system beyond its limits. Car drivers frequently have to
endure hours of waiting in long queues of vehicles before finally
crawling to their destinations.
Some sections of the new motorway ________ already ___
_____, and soon half of this ________ stretch of tarmac will be
open to traffic. Before the end of next year, the numerous
construction gangs ________ this work will have completed the
entire project; and ________ there will be peace for the
inhabitants of the countless villages and small towns along the
narrow, winding old roads. The new road will have freed them
________ from the constant, deafening roar of ________
engines, and from the air pollution ________ dense exhaust
fumes.
The completion of the road will be a relief even to the
workmen. Some of them will have been working on the project
for over seven years by the time they have finished.
Exercise 6.
Match each term on the left to its definition on

the right. The answers may be presented in the
figure-letter form like that: 1-a, 2-b etc. All
the expression on the left are from the previous
exercises.
1. driving licence
a. to put the right amount of
a liquid, substance, or material
into a container.
2. engine is off
b. a long line of vehicles on
a road that cannot move, or
that can only move very slowly.
3. estate car
c. to dislike smth intensely.
4. fill up
d. to cause a delay or make smb
late (often in Passive Voice).
5. get accustomed to
e. a car with a door at the back,
folding back seats, and a lot of
room.
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6. hate about
7. hold up
8. keep fit
9. traffic jam
10. used to do smth
Exercise 7.
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f. to exercise in order to stay

strong and healthy.
g. an official document that
allows smb to drive on public
roads.
h. when smth happened regularly in the past, but does not
happen now.
i. to make oneself become used
to a situation or place.
j. when the electric supply of
a car switches off the one cannot move.

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Unit 8
MORE ABOUT CARS

Nearly all garages in the U.K. sell petrol on a self-service
basis. You can also take your car there for a service after a certain number of miles.
Exercise 1.

phrases in the box below. Make any changes if
necessary.
as a matter of course, at the same time, book in,

bring in, check thoroughly, estate version, fit
in, have a look at, have serviced, improve, let
in, well overdue.
1. A. Could you ________ me ________ for a full service,
please?
B. Certainly, madam. I just need to know the year and
model.
A. I cant remember the year its a D1 registration.
B. I think I can ________ you ________ first thing tomor
row morning.
A. Thats suit me fine. And while youve got it, could you
________ the brakes as well?
B. Yes, we always ________ everything ________.
2. A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
Id like to arrange to ________ my car ________.

Yes, of course. Which year and model is it?
Its a 2003 model the smallest one in the range.
How would next Friday afternoon suit you?
Thats be perfect. And could you also try to ________
the starting?
B. Yes, well do that ________.
3.
A. Could you book my car in for a service? Its _______.

B. Thats no problem. Can you tell me the year and model?
1
ain.
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a D registration one of the forms of car registrations in Great Brit-
A. Its a 500 series _______ and its less than a year old.
B. Can you ________ it ________ on Thursday?
A. That should be OK. And perhaps you could see to
the clutch ________ it keeps slipping.
B. Yes. Ill make a special note of it.
4. A. My car needs servicing. Can I get it done here?
B. Yes, I think we can help you, Which year and model,
please?
A. Its last years model ________.
B. How about next Wednesday morning?
A. Thats fine. And ________, could you do something about
the sunroof? It ________ the rain ________.
B. Yes, well do that for you.
Exercise 2.

be up with; be worn out; be wrong; brand new; fill

up; get a move on; go ahead; in a jiffy; in a minute;
look at; pay for.
The Experts Fee
Ron:
Ted:
Ron:
Ted:
Ted:
Ron:
Ted:
Thats the cleaning finished, Ted. It looks almost _

_______ now.
Shall we adjust the clutch and check the brakes?
O.K. And then Ill change the spark plugs. We wont
be long now.
Will you pass me that spanner, please, Ron? No, not
that one. The big one behind your left foot. Ron: Here
you are.
Your front tyres are nearly ________, Ron. Had you
noticed?
No, I hadnt. Ill buy two new ones tomorrow.
Ive checked the oil level ________ Ill just ______
__ the battery now. Hmm! Theres no water. Shall I
________ it ________?
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Ron:
Ted:
Ron:
Ted:
Ron:
Ted:
Sid:
Ron:
Sid:
Ron:
Sid:
Yes, please. But ________ ,Ted; its going to rain

________.
Start the engine then, Ron.
Funny! It wont start. I wonder what ________ it?
Look, theres Sid Greenham over there. Hell know
what ________. Shall I ask him?
All right.
Will you come and see what ________ my friends
car, Sid? We cant make it start.
Ill put it right for you ________, but Im a professional mechanic and itll cost you a pound.
All right, ________.
Just disconnect these two wires, change them around
like this and connect them up again. Now the engine
will start with no trouble.
A pound for that? It only took twenty seconds.
Ah, but youve ________ what I know, not for what
Ive done!
Conversation 1
John (J) and Sandra (S) Hunter travel in their car. Now
theyre going to stop at a garage, fill up and stretch their legs.
J.:
Remind me to stop at a garage shortly. Were running out

of petrol and I dont want to stranded on the main road.
S.: Look, theres notice. Garage, 200 yards ahead. Pull in
and fill up there while I get put and stretch my legs for a
moment.
John and Sandra pull in at the garage
S.: Im getting out for a few minutes to have a stroll.
The petrol pump attendant (P.A.) comes up to Mr Hunters
car.
P.A.: What would you like, sir?
J.: 6 gallons of the four-star petrol. And would you check the
oil for me at the same time?
P.A.: Certanly, sir. Is your radiator topped up? You dont want
your engine to get overheated, do you?
J.: No, youre quite right. But I checked the water before
leaving home this morning.
P.A.: Have you come a long way?
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J.:
Weve done about a hundred miles since 9 oclock this

morning.
P.A.: Thats quite a distance. Are you going much further?
J.: To Torquay. Were spending a short holiday on the coast.
Then we hope to do a tour of Devon and Cornwall.
P.A.: What a good idea! I hope you have a good time.
Mr Hunter pays the petrol pump attendant and calls his
wife.
J.: Come along, Sandra! Were ready to go.
Explanations:
1. Tourquay a resort in SW England.
2. Devon a county of SW England.
3. Cornwall the most Southwesterly county of England,
bordering on the Atlantic Ocean and The English Channel.
Exercise 3.

in the box below. Some expression may occur
more than once. Make any changes, if necessary:
annoy about; anything wrong; claim from; fall

onto; get out; get rid of; in luck; out of luck;
park around; put smth right: up the road a hit;
used to.
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Out of Luck
I suppose you heard about that great chunk of concrete ________ a car in South Street yesterday,
didnt you, Ted?
Yes, I saw it in the paper. From a two hundred and
fifty foot high building, wasnt it? I gather the
driver had just ________ or hed have been killed,
wouldnt he?
Oh yes. I saw the car; it was a complete wreck.
You usually ________ your car ________ there?
Dont you, Bill?
Yes, I left it in that very spot a couple of days ago,
but yesterday it was parked ________.
You were ________ then, werent you, Bill?
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Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
________, you mean! Id be very pleased if my old

car were smashed to bits. I could ________ the insurance company then, couldnt I?
But you________ be so proud of your car, didnt you,
Bill?
I ________ be years ago, but now there are all sorts
of repairs to be done, and I just havent got enough
spare cash to ________ it ________.
You can always sell it, cant you. Bill?
Few people are stupid enough to buy a car in that
state, are they?
The chap whose car was crushed yesterday was very
________ it. Hell be given a new car by the builders,
though.
Yes, but his car was a specially-built model that cant
be replaced, and there was hardly ________ with it,
was there?
Well, thats life! When people actually want to ___
_____ their cars, this sort of thing seldom happens
does it?
A funny accident
Mrs Grey lived in the country, but she worked in London,

the capital of England. She always drove to the railway station
in her car every morning, and left it in the station car park until
she arrived back in the train in the evening. She was a careful
driver, but one morning she was rather late, so she was going
rather faster than usual when she had an accident in a narrow
road not far from her home.
What happened was that another car was coming in the
opposite direction, and either that one or Mrs Greys car was too
far in the middle of the road, or perhaps both of them were. They
ran into each other and were both damaged, although not enough
to stop them being driven.
Both Mrs Grey and the other driver, who was a young man
whom she had seen in the district but had not met, got out of
their cars, and Mrs Grey said, Im afraid I havent got time to
waste on an accident this morning, as I have a very important
appointment in town at nine, and I suppose youre a busy man
too.
Yes, I am, the young man said, but well have to call the
police for insurance purposes, wont we? They wont pay for the
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damage unless we have reported the accident to the police and

they have come and seen what happened.
Yes, certainly, Mrs Grey answered, but I have something to
suggest. We wont be committing a crime if we go away now in
our cars, and then come back to the scene of the accident, say,
at six this evening, and put them in exactly the same positions
as they are in now. Then we can call the police. They wont know
what time the accident happened, and the insurance companies
wont care either as long as we can send them a police report of
the accident.
What a good idea! the young man said happily. So Ill be
waiting here at six oclock this evening. I wont be late!
Nor will I, Mrs Grey answered. She and the young man
exchanged visiting cards, and then each drove off to carry on
with their work.
When Mrs Grey arrived at the station from London at a
quarter to six that evening, she got into her car, drove to the
place where the accident had happened, and found the young
man waiting there in his car. They put both cars in exactly the
same positions as they had been in after the accident, and then
Mrs Grey called the police, using the telephone in her car, as if
the accident had just happened.
Exercise 4.

suitable expressions in the box below. Make any
a dozen
after all
apparently
at least
bargain for
be in a good shape
be sure
emergency repair
fast workers
flat
Ted:
go wrong
in the end
it doesnt matter
pay up
take in
twice as much
underneath
worry about
wrong
Garages
Did you take your car to Greenhams garage to be
repaired, Bill?
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Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Yes, the day before yesterday. It ________ again

now. ________, I neednt have ________ that
terrible rattling noise ________. It was only a loose
wire and they fixed it in two minutes ________.
Was there anything else ________?
Oh, yes. They found about ________ other things
that needed replacing.
Thats always the way. You ________ the car ____
____ for one reason and they find that everything
else is wrong. ________ you pay ________ as you
________. But ________ Greenhams people are __
______.
Yes, thank goodness! We had to go to Birmingham
yesterday and I thought Id have to hire a car or
borrow someone elses, but my own car was ready in
time, so I didnt need to hire one ________.
Of course, Greenham may be fast, but hes expensive
too. I didnt have to go to him, of course. I think Ill
try somewhere else next time something ________
.
_____________ where else you try. All garages are
expensive these days. You just have to ________.
Theres nothing else you can do.
And sometimes you cant even ________ that theyve
done the job youve asked them to do. Last year I had
to take my car into a garage in Brighton for an ____
____ and I wasnt even allowed to stand in the repair
shop and watch while they did it. Union rules or
something.
Well, they probably didnt want you to see how simple
the job was before they gave you the bill.
Cars and Seat Belts

In many countries now seat belts are compulsory for the
driver and front seat passenger at least.
Most doctors believe that seat belts save people from being
seriously hurt in a crash, but there are some people who still
think that it is more dangerous to wear a seat belt than not to
wear one.
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They say that a seat belt may trap one in a car that is burning; or that has fallen into a river or the sea and is sinking, so
that one is burnt to death or drowned.
But less than half of one per cent of car accidents lead to fire
or sinking, and in any case, a seat belt may easily save a person
from being knocked unconscious in an accident, so that he or
she is able to undo the seat belt immediately and get out of a car
that is on fire or sinking.
People who object to seat belts also sometimes say that without one, one may be thrown right out of a car in a crash, but
doctors will tell you that that is the last thing one wants to happen: if one is thrown out of a car, one hits something, usually
the road, and usually hard and at speed. It is better to remain
inside a car in the case of a crash.
There is also the question of personal freedom; some people
say that it is an attack on their freedom to force them to wear a
seat belt, whether they want to or not. But even in a democracy
there are a lot of things a person is denied the right to do though
he or she wants to do them. I may, for example, want to play
music loudly all night; it interferes with my freedom if I am not
allowed to do this. But my neighbours have their own rights to
freedom, just as I have. They want to be free to sleep quietly at
night, and if I stop them doing so, I am interfering with their
freedom.
How does this affect seat belts? In what way does it interfere
with the rights of others if someone refuses to wear a seat belt?
Well, first of all because common sense tells us that a driver
without a seat belt has less control of a car if there is an accident,
so that he or she is more likely to be a danger to others, who
after all also have the right to be protected as much as possible
from accident.
But also there is the question of the cost of being hurt.
A driver expects to be taken to hospital free of charge by ambulance if he or she is hurt in a crash. He or she also expects to
be looked after properly in hospital, again free of charge. Who
pays for this? In most countries the people who pay the taxes do
so. And they have a right to demand that the amount they pay
should be kept as low as possible by making sure that people do
not hurt themselves unnecessarily by not taking proper care
such as wearing a seat belt.
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Exercise 3.

the right.
1. as a matter of course
2. be up with
3. book in
4. brand new
5. get a move on
6. in a jiffy
7. interfere with
8. let in
9. well overdue
10. worn out
Exercise 4.
Match each term on the left to its Russian

equivalent on the right.
1. bonnet
2. boot
3. brake lights
4. clutch
5. head lights
6. spare wheel
7. steering wheel
8. sunroof
9. wind screen
10. wind screen
washers
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a. to allow light, water, air to

enter a place.
b. new and completely unused.
c. too old or damaged to be
used.
d. as the correct and usual thing
to do in a particular situation.
e. to prevent smth from happening
or developing in the correct way.
f. smth that should have happened
or been done a long time ago.
g. to be registered at a filling
station to have your car serviced.
h. .: very quickly or very soon.
i. .: used to tell smb to hurry.
j. .: used when an event happens to smb on smth.
a. .
b.
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c.
d.
e. ,

f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
Unit 9
AT A HOTEL
Be sure not to miss the breakfast in an English hotel. If you
are touring, you may not have to stop for lunch after a good
English breakfast.
Exercise 1.

expressions in the box below. Make any changes if necessary.
a little, at the back, exclude, fair enough, from

now, have a look at, keep smb a moment, overlook,
private bath, this way, top floor, twin-bedded
room, vacancy.
1. A. I wonder whether you have any ________ for
tonight?
B. Yes, I can offer you Room 24 on the first floor1.
A. How much is it?
B. 27.50 pounds a night ________ service.
A. Can I see it, please?
B. Certainly. Would you take a seat for a moment?
2. A. Have you a single room for two nights?
B. Yes, but only on the ________.
A. What price is it?
B. 34 pounds with service and TV.
A. ________! Can you show me the room, please?
B. Of course. Would you like to follow me?
3. A. Can I book a double room until Friday?
B. You can have Room 33, ________ the sea.
A. Whats the price?
B. 28.75 pounds not counting the service.
A. Can I ________ it, please.
B. Yes, of course. Come ________.
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First floor the second floor in Russia and the USA (the floor above street
level).
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4. A. Have you got a ________ for one night?

B. I can let you have a room ________.
A. What does it cost?
B. With a ________, 31 pounds, service included.
A. Can you show me something cheaper?
B. Yes, of course. I wont ________ you _______.
Conversation 1
At the Motel
Traveller:
Motel Clerk:
Traveller:
Motel Clerk:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
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Excuse me. Id like to check in for a room here.

Ok, how many people in your party?
Just myself.
Ok, the single rate is 38 dollars plus tax.
And what do I get in the single room?
Mhm. Yes, thats correct.
And what do I get in the single room? Motel clerk:
Well, it has the color TV, telephone direct dialing, and a double bed.
Is there breakfast?
We have coffee and donuts in the morning.
Right, so thats $ 38 plus tax, how much...
Thats right, 10% tax ...10% tax.
So what will the total be? Motel clerk: 41.80.
Per night. OK. Um ... Id like to check in tonight.
OK, would you fill out the register please?
Right, OK. What do you require me to fill out?
OK, just fill out your name, address, er ... your
license number of your car. And your signature
right here. And then Ill do the rest.
OK, do you want to see my passport?
Ah ... thats not necessary.
OK, would you like me to pay now?
Er, yes, pay in advance.
Um ... what about telephone calls? Do I pay for
those now, or... ?
Er, no, you can leave a $ 10 deposit. If your calls
exceed that, then well call you and you can come in
and take care of them or leave another deposit.
OK, well, Til pay by cash and Ill give you a $ 10
deposit for telephone calls.
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
Traveller:
Motel clerk:
OK, thatll be fine. Thats 10, 20...

30, 40.
1.80.
Thats $1 and ... 80 cents.
OK, thats exactly right.
And thats a $10 deposit for telephone.
OK ... thank you very much. Just a moment, let
me get you the key. OK, and your room will be
located right over there on the first level.
Traveller:
So, its room number...
Motel clerk: 116.
Traveller:
116. Thank you very much indeed.
Motel clerk: Youre quite welcome. Coffee and donuts in the
morning from 6 till 10. OK, if youre needing any
help, just give us a call.
Conversation 2
At a Hotel
Traveller:
Excuse me, do you have any accommodation?
Hotel clerk: Yes, we do. How many would you like?
Traveller:
Um. Id like some accommodation just for myself,
please.
Hotel clerk: Sure, we have rooms at $55, $65 and $75 a
night.
Traveller:
Right, um ... Id like a room that... a quiet room
away from the front of the hotel if possible.
Hotel clerk: Is the middle of the hotel OK, the middle ... you
know ... better for you?
Traveller:
Yes.
Hotel clerk: Sure. We have it.
Traveller:
So how much will that cost?
Hotel clerk: $ 65.
Traveller:
$ 65. Um ... does it have a bath?
Hotel clerk: Yes, they all have baths and showers, TV sets,
radios, wall-to-wall carpeting, lamps: you name
it, they has it.
Traveller:
And ... um ... breakfast.
Hotel clerk: No breakfast, no ... you ...theres a restaurant
here in the hotel, which is separate from the hotel
bill.
Traveller:
I see, how much is breakfast? Is it...
Hotel clerk: Well ... $5 ... think so.
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Traveller:
Hotel clerk:
Traveller:
Hotel clerk:
Traveller:
Hotel clerk:
Traveller:
Hotel clerk:
Traveller:
Hotel clerk:
Hotel clerk:
Traveller:
Hotel clerk:
Traveller:
Hotel clerk:
Traveller:
Traveller:
Hotel clerk:
Fine. I would like to stay for three days, if thats

possible.
No problem, we have it.
Fine, could I ... um ... check in...
Just sign right in right here. Just fill this out:
your name and address, and your credit card. And
... er ... what kind of credit card are you using?
Visa1.
Visa, OK, we have it. Thank you. Do you have any
... do you have your passport with you?
Yes I do.
Some ID2? OK, let me have it. Oh, oh very good. There
you go, here ... take it back with you. Dont forget your
credit card. Er ... bellman, please, would you come here
Heres the key, dont forget the key.
OK, bye now. Enjoy your stay.
Checking out?
Yes, please, yes.
Which room number?
Um, 519.
519. One momentOK, heres your bill. $516.72.
Sign here.
Thank you. Hotel clerk: OK. Thank you. Theres
your bill Thank you very much for staying.
Enjoy your trip. Would you like to make a reservation for next time youre here?
No, thank you. But Ive enjoyed my stay very
much. Thank you.
Fine. Thank you very much. Come again.
Conversation 3
Check-in at a Hotel
Conversation A
Front Desk Clerk:
Good afternoon. Can I help you?
Consuela Rodriguez: Yes. Do you have any vacancies starting
tonight?
Front Desk Clerk:
Yes, maam, we do. How long would you
like to stay?
1
Visa a credit card issued by the Visa International Bank Association.

ID identification document; an official paper or card that proves who
you are.
2
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Consuela Rodriguez: For four nights.

Front Desk Clerk:
What kind of room would you like?
Consuela Rodriguez: A single, if possible. Front Desk Clerk:
Let me see .... Will you be paying by
credit card?
Consuela Rodriguez: Yes. MasterCard. Here you are.
Front Desk Clerk:
Thats Ms. Rodriguez? Ill just take an
impression of your card. Would you
please complete the guest registration
card?
Consuela Rodriguez: Certainly.
Front Desk Clerk:
Consuela Rodriguez:
Front Desk Clerk:
Consuela Rodriguez:
Front Desk Clerk:
Consuela Rodriguez:
Front Desk Clerk:
Consuela Rodriguez:
Front Desk Clerk:
Conversation B
Heres your credit card, Ms. Rodriguez,
and your room key.
Thank you.
This is your room charge card. Youll
need this if you charge anything in the
restaurant or lobby shops. Could you sign
it here?
OK.
Right. Your room is on the seventh floor.
The bell captain will take your bags up
to your room.
Thank you. Oh, is the restaurant still
serving lunch?
Our main restaurant closes at two-thirty,
but you can get something to eat in the
All-Day Coffee Shop. Its located across
the lobby.
Thank you very much.
Youre very welcome. Enjoy your stay
with us.
Conversation 4
Hotel Problems
Conversation A
Wilbur Meeks has just arrived at the Studios Inn

Hotel, in Hollywood. Its 12 noon.
Front Desk Clerk: Your room will be ready in approximately
one hour, sir. Were getting it ready right
now.
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Wilbur:
Im sorry, this just isnt good enough! I want

my room now. Ive had a long flight from
Chicago.
Front Desk Clerk: Our official check-in time is 3 p.m., Mr.
Meeks. The departing guests dont have to
check out until noon. Im afraid we dont
have a room available at the moment. If
youd like to take a seat in the bar. You can
have a coffee while youre waiting.
Wilbur:
I want to speak to the manager!
(Five minutes later)
Manager:
... Were full because of the convention. Im
sorry, but theres nothing I can do.
Wilbur:
Look, if I dont get a room now, Ill take my
business elsewhere!
Manager:
Theres no need to get angry, Mr. Meeks.
The room will be ready soon.
Wilbur:
Dont you understand? I want it immediately!
Manager:
Look here, Mr. Meeks. If you dont like our
service, you might be happier elsewhere.
I can call you a cab...
Conversation B
Its an hour earlier. Paul Washington is leaving the same
hotel today.
Paul Washington: Oh, hello. Sorry to trouble you, but I wanted
to ask about the check-out time.
Front Desk Clerk: Its twelve noon, Mr. Washington.
Paul Washington: Yes, I thought so. In that case, I wonder if
you can do me a favor.
Front Desk Clerk: Sure. If I can.
Paul Washington: My flight doesnt leave until late this afternoon. Is there any possibility of an extended
check-out time? I dont want to cause
any problems. Ill understand if you cant
do it.
Front Desk Clerk: Well, were busy today ... but I could give
you an extra hour. Will that help?
Paul Washington: Thats a big help. Thanks. 1 p.m. right?
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Conversation 5
But you said
Marion:
Travel:
Agent
Marion:
Agent:
Marion:
Agent:
Marion:
Agent:
Agent:
Marion:
Agent:
Marion:
Agent:
Marion:
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon, madam.
Im interested in the holiday in Saint Cuthbert.
Ah, yes . . . the Caribbean! I can recommend it
highly.
Can you tell me a little bit more about it?
Of course, madam. Its an excellent package holiday.
Youll travel on a scheduled flight. Youll be met at
the airport, and taken to your hotel. You wont have
to pay airport taxes. Theyre included in the price.
The hotel is very near the beach, and its got a swimming pool and a discotheque. Its a very modern
hotel, it was built last year. The restaurants superb,
and drinks are very cheap in Saint Cuthbert. Oh, and
you can walk to the sea in two minutes.
Hmm ... it sounds good. Id like to make a reservation.
One moment, madam and Ill get you a booking
form.
Marion paid a deposit, and booked the holiday. Two
months later she was in Saint Cuthbert. But she was
disappointed. When she returned to England, she
went to see the travel agent.
Ah! Its Miss Ward. Did you have a good holiday?
No, I certainly did not have a good holiday.
Oh, Im very sorry to hear that. What was wrong?
Well, when I arrived in Saint Cuthbert, I had to spend
four hours at the airport ... you said that we would
be met, and we werent. You also said that we would
be taken to the hotel. We werent and the taxi cost
about 12. You told me that airport taxes were included. In fact I had to pay 10.
Oh, dear ... you had a very bad start. But the hotel
was nice, wasnt it?
No, it was not! You said it was very modern. You were
quite right. They hadnt finished building it! We
couldnt sleep because the workmen were working all
night... on our balcony! You said it had got a swim83
Agent:
Marion:
Agent:
Marion:
Agent:
Marion:
ming pool. It had ... but it was empty. And the restaurant ... the restaurant served fish every night
Oh, dear ...
You said that the hotel was near the beach, and that
we could walk to the sea in two minutes.
Couldnt you?
Well, yes ... we could ... but there was an oil refinery
between the hotel and the beach, and it took half an
hour to walk round it.
Oh, Im really terribly sorry. We really didnt know
... Im afraid were unable to give you a refund, but
we can give you a ten per cent discount on next years
holiday ...
Next year! Next year, Im staying in England!
Check-Out
(in the USA)
The Studios Inn Hotel has a TV check-out system. You can

call up your room charge account at any time during your stay
simply be pressing 33 on your TV remote control. Use the plus
(+) button to control down. When you wish to check-out, you
can review your account on screen, then simply press 44 to speak
to Accounts so that you can confirm that you approve of the
charge.
Exercise 2.
Complete the text with the suitable phrases in

the box below. Make any changes if necessary.
arrive at, be frightened of, be interested in, be

satisfied with, find out about, walk to, whichever,
worry about.
Which hotel should I choose?
Mr Gray travelled a lot on business. He sold machines of
various kinds to farmers. It was not really a very exciting job,
but Mr Gray had always been ________ farming, and he _____
___ quite ________ his life.
He had a big car, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was quite satisfied to go by train sometimes too,
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especially when the weather was bad. He ________ a little ___

_____ driving in rain or snow, and it was less tiring to sit comfortably in a train and ________ the window without being __
______ how one was going to get to the next place.
One of Mr Grays problems was often where to stay when he
reached some small place in the country. He did not expect great
comfort and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he
was given a cold room, and there was no hot water or good food
after a long and tiring day.
Late one winter evening, Mr Gray ________ a small railway
station. The journey by train that day had not been ________
interesting, and Mr Gray was cold and tired and hungry. He was
________ a simple but satisfying meal by a brightly burning
fire, and then a hot bath and comfortable bed.
While he was ________ the taxi rank, he said to a local man
who was also walking there, As this is my first visit to this part
of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to ________
hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how
many you have here.
The local man answered, We have two.
And which of the two would you advise me to go to? Mr
Gray asked then.
The local man scratched his head for a few moments and then
answered, Well, its like this: ________ one you go to, youll
be sorry you didnt go to the other.
The hotel managers mistake
We want a room on the first floor,/I said.//
Certainly, sir, / the hotel manager answered.//
Have you a room / with a private bathroom?/ I asked.//
Yes, sir, / the hotel manager said.// Here are the keys to
number twenty-one.//
I took the keys / and my wife and I went upstairs.//
We unlocked the door of number twenty-one / and went into
the room.//
We shut the door / and put our cases on the floor.//
Listen! / my wife said. // Theres a man in this room. //
Hes singing.//
Youre right! /I said.// Hes in the bathroom!//
I knocked at the door / of the bathroom. // The singing
stopped.//
Who is it? / a voice said.//
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This is our room, /I answered. // What are you doing

here?//
Your room! / the voice answered angrily. // This is my
room. // Please go away. // Im taking a bath. // Ill call the
manager, / my wife said. //
Just then / the door opened / and the manager came in. //
Im very sorry, / he said. // I made a mistake. // Your
room is next door.//Here are the keys to number twenty-two.
//
Exercise 3.
term to its definition.
1. at the back
2. bell captain
3. charge card
4. check in
5. fair enough (price, cost)
6. fill out
7. keep smb a moment
8. overlook
9. take an impression
at smth
10. whichever
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a. to go the reception desk and

give document to be registered
in a hotel.
b. to have a look at smth for
a special purpose.
c. when a price of smth is reasonable, that is not so high.
d. in the part of smth that is
furtherst from the direction
in which it moves or faces.
e. when a room he such a position that you can book down
on some plane from it.
f. to make smb stay in a place
and wait for smth for a moment.
g. a young man who carries
bags, takes messages in a hotel
(=Am E; also: bellhop).
h. used to say that it does not
matter what thing you chose,
what you do etc.
i. to write all the necessary
information in an official document.
j. a plastic card that smb uses
to buy goods in a particular
shop and pay for then later.
Exercise 4.
Translate the following sentences into English.

1. ?
2. , .
.
3. .
4. 30 , .
5. ?
6. , .
7. .
8. ?
9. .
?
10. , , .
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Unit 10
AT LUNCH
Although the correct name for midday meal is lunch, many
English families call it dinner. English people do not wish each
over good Appetite.
Exercise 1.
Complete the following short dialogues with

the appropriate phrases in the box below. Make
any changes if necessary.
anymore, be supposed to, come on, finish up,

hardly, manage, ought to, put on, room, the rest.
1. A.
B.
A.
B.
You must have some more chicken.

No, thanks. I ________ be slimming.
Can I tempt you?
Well, maybe I could ________ a very small piece.
2. A.
B.
A.
B.
Would you like to ________ omelette?

No, really thank you. I just couldnt eat ________.
________ now! Surely you can manage it.
No, thank you, really. I must have ________ pounds as
it is.
3. A.
B.
A.
B.
Another piece of meat pie?

No, thanks, really. Im on a diet.
Please, do. Youre ________ eaten anything
Its delicious, but I dont think I ________.
4. A.
B.
A.
B.
Do have ________ of the mashed potato.

No, thank you. Ive had too much already.
Just take it to please me.
Ok, but only a small piece or I shant have ________ for
any pudding.
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Conversation 1
Breakfast in America
Jan King is at the Sheraton Century Center in Alabama.
Waitress: Good morning! How are you doing? Are you ready to
order?
Jan King: Yes, I am. Thank you. Ill have the Farmers Breakfast.
Waitress: How would you like your eggs Sunnyside-up1,
overeasy2 or?
Jan King: Sunnyside-up?
Waitress: Oh, I see. Youre British! Well, thats when the eggs
not slipped over. You can also have your eggs poached
or scrambled.
Jan King: Uh, I think Ill have them Sunnyside-up
Waitress: And will that be link sausage, bacon, or country
ham?
Jan King: Bacon, please. Instead of grits, could I have pancakes?
Waitress: Sorry, sir. Im afraid the pancakes will be a side order3.
Jan King: All right, then! A side order of pancakes.
Waitress: Anything to drink?
Jan King: Ah, yes. A coffee, please, and freshly-squeezed orange juice. Cream and sugar are on the table. Ill
bring your coffee and juice right away.
Waitress: Thank you. Could I also have a glass of water?
Jan King: Sure. Coming right up.
Exercise 2.

at least; be in a hurry; in advance; make any difference; on time; pick up; pot luck; put by; put in;
race in and out; right away (-straight away);
whats left.
1
Sunnyside-up an egg that is cooked on one side only in hot oil, and not
turned over (=Am E).
2
Overeasy eggs that have been cooked in oil one side, then a little on the
other side.
3
Side order a small amount of food ordered in a restaurant and served with
a main course ( ) but on a separate plate.
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Service, please!
Mike:
Mum:
Mike:
Mum:
Mike:
Mum:
Mike:
Mum, Im in a terrible hurry. Can I have my lunch

________ ? Were going to Shaldon for a game of
golf. The boys ________ me ________ at one oclock,
and Ive promised to. Gosh, its twenty to one already!
Is that be ready? clock right?
No, its ten minutes fast. Its not quite half past
twelve yet. But it doesnt ________ Ive just ___
_____ our lunch ________ the oven and it wont be
ready for more than half an hour.
Mm! It smells marvellous! Is it ham and egg pie?
I cant wait for that now though________ some ___
_____ for me and Ill have it this evening. What can
I have straight away? Im starving.
I can make you a mushroom omelet in five minutes
or you can have ________ of this pork pie. It looks a
bit stale, though try a bit first.
It doesnt taste too bad. Ill have this with some cheese
and tomatoes. Its not much of a lunch but _______
Ill be ready in time.
Im used to your ________ and expecting a meal
within five minutes, but this is not a restaurant with
a 24 hour service and Im not a magician. You just
have to take________, if you cant make your arrangements ________ and give me some warning of
your movements.
Well, its a rotten restaurant and Im going to complain to the manager. If I die of food poisoning,
theyll ________ you ________ prison for years.
Conversation 2
Lunch
Counter Help:
Jeff Kramer:
Counter Help:
Jeff Kramer:
Counter Help:
Jeff Kramer:
Counter Help:
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Hi. What can I get for you?

Is there any fish?
There was, but its all gone.
No fish! Well, what else do you have?
Theres some fried chicken. Its Todays
Special.
Sounds good.
One Special!
Voice:
Jeff Kramer:
Counter Help:
Jeff Kramer:
Counter Help:
Jeff Kramer:
Counter Help:
Jeff Kramer:
Counter Help:
Jeff Kramer:
One Special coming right up!

Got any green beans?
Sure do. Nice and fresh. Do you want mashed
potatoes or french fries?
Ill take mashed potatoes.
Do you want a roll with your meal?
Sure. Thanks.
Help yourself to butter or margarine. The
ketchups over there.
Is there any pecan pie?
Sorry. Theres none left. Weve got some icecream.
No, thanks. This is fine.
Eating Out
by Clement Harding
The Old Mill, The Quay, Wardleton, Sussex Open: TuesdaySunday 7-11.30 p.m.
Wardleton. This week we decided to look at a small familyrun restaurant in the village of The Old Mill is newly opened
and overlooks the River Wardle, and we had heard several favourable comments about it. Because we had been advised to
book early, we managed to get a nice table with a view of the
quay. We were made very welcome and the service was excellent
because it is a small family business. The proprietor, Jeff Dean,
runs the kitchen himself and his wife, Nelly, showed us to our
table.
Although the choice of items on the menu was very extensive, it was rather traditional. A long menu always worries me,
because a large menu often means a large freezer! We started
with Wardle Trout and although it was fresh, it was spoilt by
the number of herbs. For my main course I chose the pepper
steak, which was the speciality of the day. I thought it was almost
perfect because the chef had chosen excellent meat and it was
cooked just long enough.
My wife ordered the roast lamb, and although the quality
of the meat was good, she thought it was a little underdone.
Though the vegetables were fresh, they came in very small
portions and were rather over-cooked for our taste. However,
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es. I have often complained in this column about the difficulty of finding any restaurant which serves a fresh fruit
salad. Luckily, this one did. Even though it must have been
very time-consuming to prepare, it was a delight to see, and
I had a second helping.
As usual I chose house wine, as this is often the best way to
judge a restaurants wine list. It was a French-bottled table wine
which was quite satisfactory and reasonably priced. The bill,
including coffee and brandy, came to 37, which was acceptable
for the class of restaurant, although that did not include
service.
Fast Food
by Rebecca Mitchell
Nashville Superburger Bar, Leicester Square, London Open:
7 days a week, 24 hours a day
A new American fast-food chain has just opened its first
restaurant in Britain. The Nashville Superburger Bar is just
off Leicester Square. Because of the success of McDonalds and
Kentucky Fried Chicken, I was interested to see if Nashville had
anything new to offer. The restaurant was so brightly-lit that I
wished Id brought my sunglasses. Once Id got used to the light,
I rather liked the green and orange plastic decor, which was very
futuristic. The place was spotlessly clean almost antiseptic!
Although there was a long queue, service was incredibly fast.
The menu was limited to a variety of hamburgers and prices were
very reasonable. I had the Giant Superburger which was served
with a generous helping of french fries. Although the burger
itself was rather tasteless, there was a large selection of
relishes on every table and the french fries were the best Ive
ever tasted. This kind of establishment obviously caters for
young people in a hurry. I was amazed to see that many of the
customers preferred to eat standing up even though there were
seats available. Most of the customers were under 25 and alone.
Everybody seemed to be drinking milk-shakes and although Im
not very fond of them I felt I should have one. Not much can go
wrong with a milkshake and it tasted as good or as bad as any
other. Although its a quick and efficient way of taking nourishment, you wouldnt choose The Nashville for a quiet and
romantic evening with a friend. Although I wasnt in a hurry I
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was in, fed, and out in ten minutes. It reminded me very much
of a motorway filling station.
Exercise 3.
Match each term on the felt with its definition

on the right.
1. be in a hurry
2. be supposed to
3. draw in
4. look forward to
5. ought to
6. pick up
7. put by
8. put on pounds
9. room
10. take pot luck
Exercise 4.
a. to wait for some event with a great

with a grate wish and to hope the one
is going to happen.
b. to keep smth in order to use it
later.
c. to take smb who is waiting by the
road into them somewhere.
d. used when saying what smb should
do or should not do according to the
rules of public behaviour or smbs
recommendations.
e. enough space for a particular
purpose.
f. to have a meal at smbs home in which
you eat whatever they have avaible.
g. to do smth, go somewhere, need smth
etc. more quickly than usual.
h. used to say that it gets dark (in
autumn) and so there are fewer hours
of daylight
i. used to say that smb should do because it right.
j. to become heavier a few pounds.
1. , . ,
.
2. , . -
.
3. , !
, .
.
4. . .
, .
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5. . , .
6. - .
7. 2
.
8. , .
. .
9. .
10. , .
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Unit 11
TEA-TIME
Tea is the number one drink in Britain and the average person
has about four cups of tea a day. In times of disaster or tragedy
a nice cup of tea is offered as a kind of universal cure.
Exercise 1.
Complete the short dialogues with the appropriate words in the bow below.
care for, dash of milk, do with, mind, spoonful,

strong, too much, trouble.
1. A.
B.
A.
B.
Would you ________ a up of tea?

Only if youre having one
Do you take milk and sugar?
A ________ and two lumps, please.
2. A.
B.
A.
B.
I expect you could ________ cup of tea, couldnt you?

Id rather have a cup of coffee, if you dont ________.
Milk and sugar?
A milky one without sugar, please.
3. A.
B.
A.
B.
How about a nice cup of tea before you go?

Yes, Id love one.
How do you like it?
A ________ one with three spoons for me, please.
4. A. Would you like a cup of tea?

B. Only if its not too much ________.
A. Do you like it with milk and just half a ________,
please.
B. Not too much milk and just half a ________, please.
Videoepisode
Amanda:
The legend is that the Chinese emperor, Shen

Nung discovered it nearly five thousand
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years ago. The Chinese call it cha or tay.

Now people drink it all over the world. In
Britain it is the most popular drink. We use
twelve thousand million litres of water every
year to make it.
And the average British person drinks three and a half cups
per day ... usually with milk ... and sometimes with sugar.
Amanda:
First Woman:
First Man:
Second Woman:
Second Man:
Third Woman:
Amanda:
Third Woman:
First Man:
Fourth Woman:
Second Man:
Which do you prefer, tea or coffee?

Tea.
Tea.
Tea.
Tea.
Tea.
How many cups of tea do you drink a day?
About four I would think.
About ten. First Woman: I would say about
twelve on average. Yes.
About four cups a day.
About ten.
A jokey song behind the still.

I like a nice cup of tea in the morning,
For to start the day, you see,
And at half past eleven,
Well my idea of heaven
Is a nice cup of tea.
I like a nice cup of tea with my dinner,
And a nice cup of tea with my tea,
And when its time for bed,
Theres a lot to be said
For a nice cup of tea.
Amanda:
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We make tea from this; the dried leaves of a

plant called Camellia sinensis. It grows
naturally in China and India. The biggest tea
exporters are Sri Lanka, India, China and
Kenya. They produce about seventy percent
of the worlds tea. But when did tea first
come from the East to the West? In the
seventeenth century sailing ships from
Voice of Pepys:
Amanda:
Europe travelled all over the world. In 1610

a Dutch ship brought a small box of tea from
China to Holland. Forty years later, in 1650,
tea arrived in Britain. Samuel Pepys, who
lived in London at that time, wrote in his
diary on Sunday, 25 September, 1660:
I tried a cup of tea, a China drink, of which
I never drank before.
Tea became very popular. In the nineteenth
century, the Americans designed a new type
of ship to bring tea from China to the West.
These ships were called tea clippers, and
they were the fastest ships in the world. This
is the Cutty Sark, the most famous British
tea clipper. It was built in 1869.
In the early 1800s the Duchess of Bedford started the

tradition of afternoon tea. She thought shed like to have
something between lunch and dinner, a cup of tea and something
to eat. Fortunately, at about the same time, the Earl of Sandwich
had a good idea. He put a filling between two pieces of bread and
gave it his name. Afternoon tea quickly became a very fashionable
new custom.
Amanda:
Second Woman:
Fourth Woman:
First Woman:
Second Man:
Amanda:
When do you drink your tea?

Mostly mornings and evenings.
Morning, afternoon and before going to
bed.
All the time. I work in an office, so we are
always drinking tea all through the day.
In the mornings, at dinner times, tea time,
in the evening before I go to bed. Third
Woman: Throughout the day, really; mostly
in the morning.
In most factories and offices in Britain,
people stop work for a few minutes in the
middle of the morning and in the middle of
the afternoon to have a cup of tea, and maybe
a biscuit. This is called a tea break, a
tradition that started about 200 years ago.
In the last century some employers tried to
stop the tea break. They said it made the
workers lazy. But it was too late, and today
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millions of people look forward to their tea

breaks every day.
People drink more tea in Britain than in any other country.
The average person drinks 1,355 cups per year. Next is Ireland,
then New Zealand, Turkey and Australia. In the rest of Europe
they prefer to drink coffee!
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Unit 12
WITH A FRIEND IN A COFFEE BAR

Many cafes in the UK are self-service, but sometimes you
will be served at the table by a waiter or waitress.
Exercise 1.

appropriate expressions in the box below.
bringover, care for, catch, chocolate sponge, go

down well, mind, rather like.
1. A. What would you like to drink?
B. A blank coffee for me, please.
A. How about something to eat?
B. Yes, Id love a portion of that strawberry.
A. Right. Ill see if I can ________ the waitresss eye.
2. A. What can I get to drink?
B. An iced Coke1 would a ________ well.
A. Wouldnt you like some cake, too?
B. Yes, I think Ill have a slice of ________. Right. Sit down
there and Ill ________ it.
3. A. What are going to have to drink?
B. Id like something cool.
A. Would you ________ some cake?
B. Yes, Ill try a piece of cheese cake.
A. It certainly looks tempting I wouldnt ________ some
myself.
4. A. A what do you want to drink?
B. I feel like a cup of tea.
A. Do you fancy something to eat?
B. Yes, Id ________ some of that fruit cake.
A. Thats good idea. I think Ill ________ you.
Coke spoken: Coca Cola.
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Conversation
Cappuccino
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Operator:
Paola:
Operator:
Paola:
Operator:
Paola:
Operator:
Paola:
Operator:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
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That smells good. Oh, a cappuccino machine! Where

did you get that?
I bought it yesterday in town ... but I havent learnt
how to use it properly yet.
Ah. Thanks. Not bad ... for a beginner. Ive brought
the newspapers The Independent for me, Giornale for you.
Shall we go for a walk when weve had our coffee?
Paola: Yes, but can I make a phone call first?
Of course.
Ill reverse the charges.
You dont need to.
Im going to call Italy.
Oh, OK, then.
International Operator Service.
Id like to make a reverse charge call to Rome,
please.
Can I have the area code and number, please?
The area code is 06, and the number is 5868246.
What number are you calling from?
Bath 622398.
Whats your name, please?
Calvetti, Paola Calvetti.
Thank you.
Daniel, Hello. Its me, Paola ... Fine, fine ... Yes. Im
having a great time ... Thanks. Im glad you think
my English has improved. Listen, Daniel, Im flying
back to Italy on Thursday. Can you meet me at the
airport? ... 8.50 in the evening ... BA 558 ... Yes. See
you on Thursday and thank you very much. Ciao,
Daniel.
Who was that?
Daniel, a friend of mine in Rome.
Is he British, then?
No, hes American.
And what does he do?
He teaches English at Rome University.
Ah. Come on. Lets go out.
Yes. It is my last day in Bath.
Yeah, I know.
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
Its so lovely here. I dont really want to go home.

Of course you do! Think of the coffee and the paste
... and this Daniel. Hes going to meet you at the
airport, is he?
Uh-hu.
Have you known him for a long time?
Why, yes? Quite a long time ... two or three years.
Is he your boyfriend, then?
Oh, David, dont be silly. He is the boyfriend of my
best friend, Antonella. Youll meet them both when
you come to Rome at Easter.
Ill look forward to that. Come on, lets go home. Ill
make you another cappuccino.
OK. But this time in the cup and not in the saucer,
OK?
Exercise 2.
Match each expression on the left with its

definition on the right.
1. area code
a. spoken: used to ask smb politely

whether they want to do or have
smth.
2. bring over
b. to make a telephone call which is
a paid for by the person you are
telephoning (Br E).
3. come on
c. tree number you use when you
want to telephone smb in a different
are (=Am E).
4. fly back
d. to take smth to the place you are
now.
5. go down well
e. used to say that you prefer to do
or have one thing rather than
another thing.
6. look forward to
f. spoken: used to say that youre
acceptable or convenient for
a particular thing, person or
situation.
7. make a phone call
g. to return somewhere by plane.
8. reverse the charges h. spoken: to tell smb to hurry up.
9. would .. care for
i. to hope that some good event is
going event is going to happen.
10. would rather
j. to attempt to speak to smb by
telephone.
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Unit 13
IN A PUB
The hours during which English pubs are allowed to open
are strictly controlled by the law. Times vary in different parts
of the country, but are approximately from II a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
and from 6 p.m. to 10.30 or n p.m. on weekdays, and from 12
noon to 2 p.m. and from 7.00 to 10.30 p.m. on Sundays. It is
normal to buy ones own drinks at the bar, and the barman is
not tipped unless he brings drinks to the table. Each order is
paid for separately, and not at the end of the evening.
Exercise 13.1.

the correct terms from the box below.
a little, all the same, care for, kind of you, stick

to halves.
1. A. What are you going to have?
B. A half of bitter1, please.
A. Are you sure you wont have a scotch?
B. Thanks very much, but Im driving.
2. A. Whats it to be?
B. The same again, please.
A. Wont you make it a pint this time?
B. Its better not, thank you ________.
3. A. What would you like to drink?
B. Just a light all for me, please.
A. Wont you have a gin and tonic with me?
B. Thats very ________, but I dont think I will.
4. A. What can I get you?
B. Id like a large, please.
A. Wouldnt you ___________ something ___________
stronger?
B. No, I think Id better, thanks.
1
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Explanations of the expression 1 and other see in the Exercise 13.2.
Conversation
The Pub
Paola and David with their friend Fiona and John in the pub.
Fiona:
David:
Fiona:
Paola:
Fiona:
What would you like to drink?

Let me get them.
No, no. Paola?
Mm, I dont know. What is there?
Come to the bar with me. Then you can choose.
David?
David:
A pint of bitter, please.
John:
Same for me. And some peanuts.
Fiona:
Anyone else for crisps or peanuts?
David:
Some crisps, please.
Fiona:
What flavour?
David:
Cheese and onion.
Fiona:
Right, Paola. Soft drinks are there. The spirits are
up there ... gin, whisky ... and these are different
kinds of beer. Lager and bitter, basically.
Paola:
Whats bitter?
Barman: Whats bitter? Thats a difficult question. Here,
try it.
Fiona:
Its beer, but not fizzy like lager.
Paola:
Its not cold! A lager, please.
Barman: Half a pint? A small one?
Paola:
Yes, please.
Fiona:
And two pints of bitter, an orange juice, some cheese
and onion crisps, and peanuts, please.
John:
So, are you and Paola ... ?
David:
No. Were just good friends. We met when I was in
Italy, remember?
John:
Oh, right.
Barman: And eighty pence change. Thank you.
Fiona:
Thanks.
Fiona:
So, how did you two meet?
Paola:
David stayed with my family in Rome when he was a
student, and when he came home, we started to
write.
David:
Cheers!
John and Fiona: Cheers!
Paola:
Cheers!
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Exercise 2.
Match each term on the left with its definition

on the right.
1. all the same

2. bitter
3. draught beer
4. extension
5. ginger beer
6. lager
7. off-licence
8. pint
9. shandy
10. stick to halves
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a. a type of dark beer.

b. a tupe of light coloured beer.
c. a shop that sells alcoholic drinks.
d. an alcoholic drink made by mixing
beer and lemonade.
e. used not to repeat a particular
situation just mentioned.
f. a unit of measuring eiquid (in the
UK a pint is equal to 0.57 l).
g. extra time you are given to finish
a piece of work or smth else (here:
drinking hours).
h. to continue to drink half pints of
beer.
i. drink with a stronger flavour made
with fermented ginger.
j. a beer is served from a large container
rather than a bottle.
Unit 14
IN A RESTAURANT
There is a wide variety of international restaurants in the
U.K.: Indian, Chinese and Italian restaurants are especially
popular, but there are also many others. Apart from restaurants,
there are also many take-aways, where you can buy cooked meals
to take home.
Exercise 1.

appropriate words and expressions from the
box below.
afterwards, any, decide on,

follow, how about, just,
take order, try, would be nice.
1. A. Can I ________ your ________, sir?
B. Yes. Id like to ________ the steak, please.
A. And to ________?
B. Ice-cream, please.
2. A. Have you ________ something, sir?
B. Yes. Haddock and chips for me, please.
A. ________ the sweet?
B. No, sweet, thanks. ________coffee.
3. A. Have you chosen something, sir?
B. Yes, I think Ill have the curry, please.
A. What would you like ________?
B. Id like some fruit if you have ________.
4. A. May I take your order, sir?
B. Ill just take a small salad, please.
A. Do you want any sweet?
B. Apple pie and custard ________.
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Conversation 1
A Restaurant Kitchen.
Waitress: Hurry up, Chef! The customers have been waiting for
ten minutes. Theyre hungry and theyre getting
angry!
Chef:
I know, I know. .. but Ive only got one pair of hands!
Youll have to help me.
Waitress: Help you? Thats not my job ...Im a waitress, not a
cook.
Chef:
Well, both of my assistants are off work.
Waitress: Oh, all right. What shall I do first?
Chef:
Well, start putting the meat on the plates and Ill
prepare the vegetables.
Waitress: O.K. Is that enough meat?
Chef:
Hmm... thats a bit too much ...take a bit off.
Waitress: What about potatoes?
Chef:
Oh, put on plenty of potatoes... theyre cheap ... and
lots of peas.
Waitress: All right, all right. Can I take them now?
Chef:
Have you put the sauce on yet?
Waitress: Eh? Oh no, I havent. Where is it?
Chef:
Here it is.
Waitress: Oh, there isnt quite enough sauce here.
Chef:
Theres plenty in that pan over there.
Waitress: Ah, yes ... Ive got it.
Chef:
Fine, now you can begin taking the plates to the customers.
Waitress: Oh! Theyre hot!
Chef:
Well, use a cloth... and dont carry too many plates.
You may drop them.
Waitress: Oh, I wont drop them. Ive never dropped a plate in
my life!
Conversation 2
Reservations
Jessica Adams has called the Worth The Earth
restaurant to reserve a table.
Hussein: Hello, this is Worth the Earth. Hussein speaking.
Jessica: Oh, hello. Do you have a table for a party of six, for
tomorrow night?
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Hussein: At what time?

Jessica: Eight-thirty.
Hussein: Were pretty busy tomorrow night. I have a table for
nine oclock, but not at eight-thirty.
Jessica: Nine oclock will be fine. I just want to check something else. I havent eaten there before, and I have a
client whos a vegetarian. Do you have a vegetarian
menu?
Hussein: No problem, maam. We have at least three vegetarian dishes on the menu every day.
Jessica: Thats great.
Hussein: Party of six for nine oclock. May I have your name,
please?
Jessica: Jessica Adams.
Hussein: Fine. Ill see you tomorrow, Ms. Adams.
Conversation 3
Ordering Drinks
Conversation A
Good afternoon, maam. Do you have a
reservation?
Jessica Adams: No, I dont but, Id like a table for one, please.
Manager:
Smoking or non-smoking?
Jessica Adams: Non-smoking, please.
Manager:
Right this way, maam. Your waiter will be
with you in just one moment.
Jessica Adams: Thank you.
Manager:
Waiter:
Jessica Adams:
Waiter:
Jessica Adams:
Waiter:
Jessica Adams:
Waiter:
Jessica Adams:
Conversation B
Good afternoon, maam. Im Stefan, and Im
your waiter for today. Would you like a
drink while youre looking at the menu?
Yes, please. Could I see the wine list?
Certainly, maam. Here you are.
Could I have the California Blush?
Yes, maam. A glass or half a carafe?
Just a glass, please.
Right away, maam.
Oh, and could I also have a glass of ice
water?
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Waiter:
Jessica Adams:
Waiter:
Yes certainly. Ill bring it right away.

Thank you.
Youre welcome
Conversation 4
The Dinner Party
Paola and David are as the guests at Fiona and Johns home.
John:
David:
Paola:
John:
Paola:
David:
Fiona:
John:
David:
Paola:
Fiona:
John:
Fiona:
David:
Paola:
Fiona:
Paola:
Fiona:
David:
John:
David:
Fiona:
David:
Paola:
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A big piece for you, then, Paola. Could you get the
vegetables, please, Fi?
Do you know what it is?
No.
Steak and kidney pie. Typically English, especially
for you.
Paola cooked me a wonderful Italian dish last week,
spaghetti carbonara. Spaghetti with bacon and eggs!
It was OK, though.
Is that enough for you?
Please, do start.
Thanks.
Its delicious.
Oh, good. Im glad you like it. Johns a good cook
when he tries!
Dont listen to her, Paola. Shes worried that Im a
better cook than her.
More wine, anybody?
Could I have some mineral water, please? How much
longer are you here, Paola?
Oh, only until next Thursday, unfortunately.
Would you like some more trifle, Paola?
Yes, please.
David, can you finish this last bit?
No, thanks. I couldnt, really.
Oh, go on, David, theres only little bit there.
Oh, OK then. Thanks.
Coffee, everybody?
Yes, please. That was absolutely delicious. Thanks
very much.
Yes, thank you, it was lovely. Youre a very good
cook, John!
Eating at a Fast-food Restaurant

Myrtle:
Lillian:
Myrtle:
Lillian:
Myrtle:
Lillian:
Myrtle:
Lillian:
Clerk:
Lillian:
Clerk:
Lillian:
Myrtle:
Clerk:
Lillian:
Have you eaten here before?

No. Ive tried several fast-food places in the neighborhood, but I havent ever been here. In fact, I dont
recognize this one. Is it new?
Yes. Its a new chain. They specialize in hamburgers
and chicken. I guess its not much different from all
the others, except, of course, for the ones that only
do fish dishes. Anyway, I thought wed try it. Theyre
having an introductory special. You get free french
fries with every sandwich order. I have this
coupon.
Do you have an extra one for me?
No, only this one.
Maybe Ill try their hot pie instead of having french
fries. This is a long line, but it seems to be moving
fast. Do you know what youre going to order yet?
Not yet. Im interested in the chicken platter, though.
The sign says you get two pieces of fried chicken, a
soft drink, a hot roll, and a trip to the salad bar. All
that along with my potatoes! Sounds mouth-watering, doesnt it?
Not to me. I dont care for fried chicken. I think Ill
try their bacon cheeseburger.
Hello there, folks! What can I get for you today?
Ill have the bacon cheeseburger, a side order of cole
slaw, and a vanilla milkshake, please.
As an unadvertised special, you can have a trip to
the salad bar with your order for only a dollar
more.
No, thanks, this will be enough.
Im going to have the chicken platter with a small
cola, and please dont put any ice in my soft drink.
Oh, and heres my coupon for a free small order of
fries. Here, take both of our orders out of this. Do
we get discounts for being senior citizens? (She hands
the clerk a ten-dollar bill.)
Yes, you do. All our stores offer a ten-percent discount on all purchases over five dollars for people
over sixty-five, but I must say that neither of you
looks old enough to be called senior.
Youre too kind. Thank you, young lady.
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Clerk:
Myrtle:
Clerk:
Myrtle:
Clerk:
Will this be to go or will you be eating here?

Well eat here.
While youre waiting for your order, here are two of
our big prize game cards. You have to scratch the
surface of the card and match the number which appears with one of the prize-winning numbers up there
on our bulletin board. You could win up to ten thousand dollars.
Oh, I never win anything.
(She prepares their order.) Who knows? You might
get lucky this time. Id like to draw your attention
to our breakfast menu up there over the food counter.
If youre ever in the mood for a fast and easy breakfast out, we have a wide selection which we serve
from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. Here you are. Your order is
ready. Enjoy your meal and have a nice day.
Dining at an Expensive Restaurant
Blanche:
Are you sure we can afford to eat here? It looks so

expensive.
William: Dont worry about it. Its our anniversary, and we
should celebrate.
Blanche: Youre right. We deserve a splendid meal on such an
occasion. I look forward to this evening. Ive heard
excellent things about the food here.
Hostess: Good evening. Do you have a reservation?
William: Yes, we do. Its for two people, in the name of Dubois.
Hostess: Come with me, please. (She leads them to a candlelit
table for two in a far corner of the dining room.) Your
waiter will be with you in a moment. Would you care
for a cocktail?
William: Yes, I believe Ill have a pina colada. I understand
its your specialty.
Blanche: Ill have a whiskey sour. Were celebrating our anniversary.
Hostess: Ill make sure the bartender makes his finest drinks
to help your celebration.
Blanche: I feel so pampered already. This is really an elegant
place.
Waiter: Good evening. My name is Rene. Ill be serving you
this evening. May I bring you the menu now?
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William: Yes, please. (The waiter brings the menu and a wine
list.)
William: I dont think well want any wine with dinner These
cocktails are quite enough. Well look over the menu
for a few minutes.
Waiter: Very good, sir. The lobster and the prime rib are both
excellent this evening, if I may recommend them.
William: Thank you, Rene. (The waiter leaves.) Im not going
to look at the right side of the menu. Im just going
to order whatever looks good.
Blanche: Good idea. Me too. I think Ill start with an appetizer of oysters Rockefeller. Ive always wanted to
try that dish.
William: That sounds good, but I think Ill have the French
onion soup. Im also going to have an artichoke salad,
but I cant decide what I want for my main course.
The duck in orange sauce looks tempting.
Blanche: Im leaning toward the New York cut steak. It says
it comes with a baked potato and a choice of vegetable. I think Ill try their three-lettuce salad with
house dressing. Fran told me she tried it last week
when she was here with her fiance. Everything looks
so good. Im also tempted to take our waiters advice
and try the prime rib.
Waiter: Have you decided or would you like some more
time?
Blanche: We know what we want for our appetizers and for
our salads, but all of the entrees look so good that we
cant decide what to choose.
Waiter: The chef tells me that the veal is particularly tender
this evening. He makes a superb veal in butter sauce
which he calls Le Papillon. I, myself, have some
whenever he finds sufficiently tender meat.
Blanche: Rene, you sound so enthusiastic, Im going to try it.
Youve talked me into it. (They order their meals.)
Waiter: Was everything satisfactory, madam? Sir?
Blanche: Everything was wonderful. It couldnt have been
better.
Waiter: We have a complete selection of pastries, if youd
care for some dessert.
William: Just some coffee for me, thank you.
Blanche: I dont want anything sweet, but I do want something
to round out the meal. What do you suggest, Rene?
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Waiter:
Perhaps a tray with a small selection of cheeses and

fruit would please you.
Blanche: Perhaps it would. Ill try that, and Ill have coffee
too. Make that cappuccino, instead.
William: This has been a splendid evening: great atmosphere,
excellent food, and a wonderful dinner partner.
Blanche: Happy anniversary.
Whats for Dinner
Whats for dinner ?/Tim asked.//
Im going to fry some fish, /Pat answered.//
I dont want any fish,/Tim said./ /I had fish for lunch./
/We can go to a restaurant this evening.// Thats a good
idea,/Pat answered.//
Tim and Pat went to a restaurant./ /They sat at a table/and
a waiter brought them a menu.//
I want some roast beef,/Tim said./ /What do you want,
Pat?//
I want a veal chop,/Pat said.// Tim turned to the waiter.//
One roast beef/and a veal chop, please./ /And we want some
potatoes and peas,/he said.//
Im sorry, sir,/the waiter said./ /We havent any roast
beef/and we havent any veal chops.//
But theyre on the menu!/Tim said angrily.//
Im sorry, sir,/the waiter answered. //Thats yesterdays
menu.//
What do you suggest?/Tim asked.//
Well, sir,/the waiter said. //We have some nice fresh
fish.//
Dinner for Two
Max Roberts is a bachelor.//He lives in a small flat in London.// Max not only enjoys eating food,/he enjoys preparing it
as well.// His favourite hobby is cooking.//He has had so much
practice,/that he has become an expert cook.//
His sister, Anne, called on him last Sunday evening.//It was
nearly dinner-time/and Max was in the kitchen.//He was wearing an apron/ and preparing a meal.//
You will stay to dinner, of course,/Max said.//
Im starving!/Anne said.//Is there enough food for both
of us?//
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I hope so,/Max answered.//

Anne lifted the lid of the saucepan.//Mm,/she said.//It
smells delicious.//What is it?//
Its a Mexican dish,/Max said.//Very special.//
Youll be a good wife to some lucky woman,/Anne remarked.//
I dont know about that,/Max answered.//But this dish
ought to be good.//Ive been preparing it for five hours.//
Theres enough food here for ten people!/Anne said/as she
looked into the saucepan.//Are you expecting company?//
No,/Max replied,/I was going to eat it all myself.//
A Memorial Dinner Party
Sometimes dinner parties are arranged on an occasion or a
special event. The dinner party described below is one of
them.
On June 21, 2001 twenty Britons and Norwegians, the descendants of early polar explorers who had raced to be the first
to the South Pole, gathered together for a party at the National
Museum in Greenwich (England) in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the Midwinter Day banquet (June 22, 1911) that
held at Cape Evans (Ross Island, Antarctica), the base camp of
the Terra Nova1 expedition by Rober Falcon Scott2, an officer
of the British Navy. Doing that way the descendants tried to
relieve their far relatives hot night in Antarctica in 1911. That
night they drank to a hope to have a success in the 2nd attempt
to reach the South Pole. They had been in a good mood, so they
drank from a plentiful supply of champagne bottles instead of
the customary mugs and enamel limejuice jugs. They had a
main course that was a seal soup, the best liquid refreshment
produced by the expeditions cook. Afterwards in his journal
Robert Scott described that meal as an extravagant bill of
fare3.
Seven months later, on January 18, 1912 Scott and his friends
reached the South Pole, where they found Amundsens tent and
the flag of Norway. Starving, weak, frozen and demoralized,
they perished over the next several weeks.
1
Terra Nova new land (from Latin).

The famous polar explorer who known in Great Britain as Scott of the Antarctic.
3
Bill of fare menu (old-fashioned).
2
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Falcon Scott, the head of expeditions grandson offered a

champagne toast in memory of all our relatives and what they
did for our country.
The guests refused to try looking for a seal meat: it wouldnt
have been ethically correct another times, another conditions.
The menus of the both parties differed greatly: there were following things on the guests table the roast beef with pudding,
fried potatoes, Brussels sprouts, savory of anchovy, and cods
roe, mince pies and plum pudding, chocolates and nuts.
As the dinner progressed the guests exchanged tales theyd
heard as they were growing up.
The dinner party ended with a question whether or not to
meet next time in Antarctica. They had a great wish to travel
there but in fact the situation was similar to the one when
honey is sweet but the bee stings.
Exercise 2.
Match the English words and expressions on

the left with their russian equivalents on the
right.
1. beef curry
2. custard
3. French fries
4. grilled Lamb chops
5. haddock
6. Kidney pie
7. prawn cocktail
8. steak
9. takeaway
10. water melon
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a. , .
b. , .
c. , .
d. .
e. .
f. .
g. , .
h. ( , ).
i. .
j. .
Unit 15
LOOKING FOR A ROOM

When inquiring about a room it is always a good idea to ask
at the beginning whether laundry and heating are included in
the price.
If you want to share a flat, look in the flats to let column
of an evening paper for advertisements like: 4th Girl shr. s/c
Hstead fit. 01-134 2343 evenings. This means that a fourth girl
is required to share a self-contained flat in Hampstead, and that
enquiries should be made by telephone in the evenings.
Exercise 1.

appropriate words or expressions from the box
below.
accommodation, call back, convenient, do lunches, have a look at, in a terrible mess, mind, right,
take in, vacancy, will do.
1. A. I believe you ________ foreign students.
B. Yes, if you dont ________ sharing.
A. How much is it?
B. 39 pounds per week including heating.
A. Do you think I could ________it, please?
B. Were having it decorated at the moment __________
Friday ________?
2. A. Ive been told you might have a vacant room.
B. Yes, Ive got a spare single.
A. What are your terms?
B. 37 pounds for bed and breakfast.
A. Could I have a look at the room, please?
B. Its a bit _______ just now. Could you come tomorrow?
3. A. Friend told me I might find some ________ here?
B. Yes, Ill have a room free after the weekend.
A. Whats the price of the room?
B. 36 pounds a week, but I cant ________.
A. Do you mind if I come in?
B. Come in by all means, but its ________.
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4. A. I wonder if you can help me ________Im looking for a

room.
B. I have got a ________, yes.
A. What sort of price are you asking?
B. 40 pounds a week excluding laundry.
A. Would it be ________ to see the room?
B. Can you ________ later? Were ________ in the middle
of lunch.
Looking for an Apartment
Ms. Black:
Im here to see the apartment that you advertised.

Im Cheryl Black; I called you earlier. You must
be Mr ...?
Mr. Hudson: Jerome Hudson. Im the resident manager. Let
me get the key. The apartment is on the fourth
floor. The previous tenant just moved out yesterday, so we havent cleaned it or repainted it yet.
Please ignore the mess; well have it ready for
occupancy within the week.
Ms. Black:
My roommate and I have a lease in our present
place until the end of the month, so we wouldnt
be ready to move for a few weeks; that is, if we
decide we like this one. Have many people come
to see it?
Mr. Hudson: No, youre the first. (They ride the elevator up to
the fourth floor.) Its right down this hall. The
laundry room and the trash room are both in the
basement. The elevator is self-service, so it operates twenty-four hours a day, and theres also a
stairway at the other end of the hall.
Ms. Black:
How is the mail delivered?
Mr. Hudson: There are boxes in the lobby. Ill show you when
we go back downstairs. Here we are. Apartment
407. (They enter.) This is the living room-dining
room combination. All the apartments in this
building have this L-shaped arrangement. If you
open the windows at either end of the living room
area, theres a good cross breeze on most days.
Its good ventilation.
Ms. Black:
Wheres the kitchen?
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Mr. Hudson: Right around here. Its small, but fully equipped.
The dishwasher is new, and the stove is less than
a year old. The refrigerator is self-defrosting. The
switch for the garbage disposal is here over the
sink.
Ms. Black:
Is there air conditioning? I know you said the
ventilation is good, but I know how hot it can get
in the city during the summer.
Mr. Hudson: Yes, theres central air conditioning and central
heating. The thermostat which controls both is
here in the hallway. You dont have any pets, do
you? We dont allow pets.
Ms. Black:
No, neither of us has a pet. Does the rent include
utilities?
Mr. Hudson: It includes water and gas but not electricity, and,
of course, it doesnt include your telephone. The
walls are not entirely soundproof, so we ask that
you not play your stereo, radio, or TV too loud
after 10:00 p.m.
Ms. Black:
Id like to look at the bedrooms and the bathroom,
please.
Mr. Hudson: This is the larger bedroom. It has a walk-in closet
and its own half bath. Its a little more private
than the other bedroom.
Ms. Black:
Oh, I can see Cindy and me fighting over who gets
which room already.
Mr. Hudson: The former tenant, a single man, used the second
bedroom as an office. He was a free-lance writer,
and he used the room to work in.
Ms. Black:
Why did he move?
Mr. Hudson: He couldnt pay the rent, so we had to ask him to
leave.
Ms. Black:
Speaking of the rent, when is it due? And how
much security deposit do you require?
Mr. Hudson: The rent is due no later than the fifth of the month,
but we prefer to have it on the first. We ask that
you leave a months rent as a security deposit. It
will be returned to you at the end of your lease.
Ms. Black:
Is there any storage area?
Mr. Hudson: There are bins for each apartment in the basement
next to the laundry room. We recommend that
you buy a lock for your bin, and that you not keep
anything valuable in it.
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Ms. Black:
I like the apartment, Mr. Hudson. Ill talk it over

with Cindy and bring her by to see it for herself.
Im sure shell like it too. Ill call you to arrange
a time for her to see it.
Exercise 2.

the right.
1. bring over
a. an amount of money that you give to

a landlord (or owner-occupied) before you
rent a house or apartment and that is
returned to you after you leave if you have
not damaged the property.
2. by all means
b. to let smb stay in your house, esp.
because they have nowhere else tp stay.
3. call back
c. to invite smb to look around the house
(flat, room) you are going to rent.
4. do lunches
d. service such as gas or electricity provided for people to use.
5. free-lance
e. a work that is done by a person who is
not permanently employed.
6. move out
f. to discuss a problem or a plan.
7. security deposit g. to telephone smb again especially because those ones you want to speak to
were not in or were busy.
8. take in
h. permanently to leave the house or flat
where you live or the place where you
have your business.
9. talk over
i. to make lunches for people who rent
a house (flat etc)
10. utilities
j. spoken: used to mean of course when
politely allowing or agreeing with a suggestion.
Exercise 3.
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Unit 16
MAKING AN APPOINTMENT
Bosses usually insist on appointment being made before they
receive representatives of the firms during the daily working
days.
Exercise.

the appropriate words or expressions from the
box below. Make any changes if necessary.
any good, be able, be convenient, be fit in, fix an

appointment, fully booked, happen, make a
note.
1. A. Will Mr. Black ________ to see me at about 9.15
tomorrow?
B. Sorry, but hes ________ till theres a cancellation.
A. Would ten to one be ________?
B. Yes, hes free then.
2. A. I wonder whether Mr. Smith could ________ me ______
early tomorrow?
B. Im afraid theres nothing before midday.
A. How about 12.45?
B. Sorry, but thats ________, too.
3. A. Id like to ________ with the boss. Would nine tomorrow
be all right?
B. Im afraid not. Hes got ________ a full day tomorrow.
A. Could I make it quarter to one?
B. Sorry again, but Ill ring you if anybody wont ______.
4. A. Do you think the staff manager could see e tomorrow
before 9.30?
B. He wont ____________ till 10.45, so the earliest would
be 11.00.
A. Is 12.40 ________ ?
B. Yes, Ill ________ of it.
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Conversation 1
Michael Robertson:
Secretary:
Michael Robertson:
Secretary:
Michael Robertson:
Secretary:
Michael Robertson:
Secretary:
Michael Robertson:
Jessica Adams:
Michael Robertson:
Jessica Adams:
Michael Robertson:
Jessica Adams:
Michael Robertson:
Jessica Adams:
Michael Robertson:
Excuse me.
Yes?
Good morning. My names Michael
Robertson.
Good morning, Mr. Robertson. How can
I help you?
I have an appointment with Ms. Jessica
Adams.
Ah, yes. Mr. Robertson. Ten fifteen.
Thats right. Sorry Im late.
Thats all right. Will you follow me,
please?
Thank you.
Mr. Robertson? How do you do?
Fine, thank you. And you?
Oh fine, Mr. Robertson.
Please, call me Michael.
Right, Michael. And Im Jessica. So,
how was the trip?
Well, not too bad. But Im sorry Im late.
The plane was delayed.
Thats OK. How was the traffic from the
airport?
Pretty awful!
There is a knock at the door.

Jessica Adams:
Michael Robertson:
Dave Scott:
Jessica Adams:
Dave Scott:
Michael Robertson:
Jessica Adams:
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Oh, thatll be Dave. Come in. Michael

Robertson, this is Dave Scott, our
Canadian representative.
Nice to meet you, Dave.
Its nice to meet you too, Michael.
Michael is the Sales Manager at C.B.W.
in Toronto.
Sure. I know C.B.W. Is this your first
trip to Chicago, Michael?
Yes. Yes, it is.
Take a seat. Ill phone for some
coffee
Conversation 2
Paul Lookwood is a Department Manager. He has just
arrived at the office. He is speaking to his secretary.
Paul Lookwood P.L.;
Susan, secretary S.
P.L.: Good morning, Susan!
S.:
Good morning, sir!
P.L.: In about five minutes Im expecting a visit from Mr Harry
Nicols. Hes the sales representative for Bedall and Co.
When he comes, show him in, please.
S.:
Yes, sir.
P.L.: In the mean time, ring Butler in Textiles, I should like
to speak to him.
S.:
Right, sir. Your mail is on your desk.
P.L.: Thank you, Susan.
S.:
Mr. Butler is on the phone, sir.
P.L.: Thank you. Hallo, John.
J.B.: Good morning, Paul.
P.L.: Harry Nicholls from Bedall and Co is coming a few
minutes. Can you come up to discuss matter?
J.B.: Certainly. Give a couple of minutes.
P.L.: OK. See you then.
Susan knock on the door.
P.L.: Com in.
S.:
Mr Nicholls has arrived, sir.
P.L.: Thank you, Susan. Hallo, Harry! How are you?
H.N.: Fine, Paul, thank you. How are you.
P.L.: Far too busy! Ive asked John Butler to come up. Hes
head of Textiles. Im sure he can help us.
There is a knock on the door.
P.L.: Come in. Ah, John! Let me introduce you to Harry
Nicholls. Harry, this is john Butler, John, this Harry
Nicholls.
J.B.: How do you do?
H.N.: How do you do! Im sure weve met somewhere before.
J.B.: Didnt you attend the conference on the Textile Industry last year?
H.N.: Yes, thats it! Thats where we met.
P.L.: Well, Im glad you two know each other. It makes things
much easier.
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Conversation 3
A New Secretary
May I speak to Mr. Colder, please? a voice said.
Who is speaking, please? Ms. Simpson asked.
Mr. Alan Bright, sir, the voice said.
Ms. Simple put her hand over the mouthpiece and spoke to
Mr. Colder.
Its Mr. Mr. Alan Bright, sir, she said. He wants to
speak to you.
What, again? Mr. Colder exclaimed He wants to sell
us new computers, doesnt he?
Yes, sir, Ms. Simpson said. He called yesterday and
he rang five times last week.
We dont need new computers. I told him that yesterday, Mr. Colder said.
What shall I say, sir? Ms. Simpson asked.
Say, that Im not in my office, Mr. Colder said crossly.
Ms. Simpson spoke into the receiver:
Mr. Bright, the said, Im afraid you cant speak to Mr.
Colder now. Mr. Colder says hes not in his office.
Exercise 2.

the right.
1. be able (to do smth) a. to write down smth on a piece of

paper or in a notebook.
2. be convenient
b. to go to smb and spend time in
a place to discuss personal problems,
for pleasure, interest or on business.
3. be fully booked
c. to ask smb on the telephone to
bring smth in or to invite smb to
come to see you.
4. be in
d. to be helpful for you because it
does not spoil your plans or cause
your problems.
5. come to see smb
e. means that smth will happen to
a fairly large degree.
6. fit smb in
f. to make arrangements for smth.
7. fix an appointment g. to have no opportunity to accept
visitors till the end of the working
day.
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8. make a note
9. phone for
10. rather
h. used to say that smb in his place

or in his office at the moment.
i. to have the skill, strength, knowledge etc to do smth.
j. to manage to do smth or see smth
even though you have a lot of other
things to do.
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Unit 17
FINDING A JOB
Check with the British Embassy for information about work
permits if you want to find a job in the U.K.
Exercise 1.

appropriate words or expressions from the box
below. Make any changes if necessary.
domestic line, do ones best, experience, fill in, fix

up, full-time, have in mind, kind of thing, look
back, look for, so far, straight, think of, turn up,
wouldnt mind.
1. A. Have you any vacancies for ________ staff?
B. What did you ________?
A. Sometimes in the ________.
B. Have you had any ________?
A. No, Im more or less ________ from school.
B. I cant promise anything, but Ill ________.
2. A. I was wondering whether you needed any part-timers.
B. What were you ________?
A. A hotel job of some sort?
B. Have you ever done anything similar?
A. Not, ________ no.
B. Theres nothing at present, but ________ in a week.
3. A. Im ________ a job where I can live in.
B. What exactly did you want?
A. I ________ working in a pub.
B. Have you done anything like that before?
A. Well, I once did a bit of waiting.
B. ________ this form and Ill let you know if anything __
______.
4. A. Can you ________ me ________ with a part-time job?
B. Anything in particular that appeals to you?
A. I was rather hoping to find something in a school.
B. Have you done that ________ before?
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A. Yes, I was doing the same job last summer.

B. I might be able to help you, but Id need reference.
Exercise 2.

be in smbs shoes; for a while; fortunately; get

tired; go off; go off smbs head; leave for; look
for; on earth; take back; walk around; whatever;
whenever; wherever; whoever; work on.
A Lonely Job
Jane:
Patrick:
Jane:
Patrick:
Jane:
Patrick:
Jane:
Patrick:
Jane:
Patrick:
Jane:
Patrick:
Jane:
________ have you been, Patrick? I havent seen you

for months. Someone said youd emigrated.
________ told you that? Ive been working on a
weather research station on the Isle of Colette.
Where ________ is that?
Its a lump of rock about 100 miles north-west of
Ireland.
________ did you do to pass the time?
________I had my university thesis to ________ .
If I hadnt had a pile of work to do, Id have ______
__ .
Was there anything else to do?
Well, if you were a bird watcher, it would be a
paradise; but ________ I ________ of studying,
I could only ________ the Island and that took
me less than twenty minutes.
How ever did you stand it? If Id ________ Id have
________ the first boat ________ to civilization.
Well, I needed some information from my research
there, and they paid me, so I saved some money, Now
I can have a short holiday before I start ____ a job.
Have you finished your Ph.D. already? I thought you
had another year to do.
No, time flies, you know. As long as they dont reject
my thesis, Ill be ________ London next week.
If I were you, Id ________ to the Mediterranean or
somewhere before starting work.
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Patrick:
No thanks, Ill stay in London. Ive had enough of

the sea ________.
Conversation 1
Ms. Lind Blake, a young journalist, is in Mr. Wilsons office.
Secretary: Mr. Wilson, this is Miss Blake.
Wilson: How do you do!
Linda:
How do you do!
Wilson: Thank you, Margaret. Well, Miss Blake, do sit down,
wont you?
Linda:
Thank you. I hope youll excuse me for being late.
Wilson: Oh, thats all right. I suppose you had difficulty in
finding the building.
Linda:
No, that wasnt it. It was a traffic.
Wilson: Oh, yes. Of course. Its very heavy this time of the
day.
Linda:
Yes, it is.
Wilson: Yes. well, dont worry about it. Now, I have your
letter of application here. Id like to ask you a few
questions.
Linda:
Yes, of course.
Wilson: Youve never worked in radio or television before,
have you?
Linda:
No, Im afraid, I havent. But I have been working
in a womens magazine for a year.
Wilson: Yes, I see that. Now, you were also a teacher for a
time.
Linda:
Yes, Ive taught in a secondary school for three
years.
Wilson: Now tell me why youre interested in this sort of
job.
Linda:
Ive loved to write articles since my studying at
schools newspaper Afterwards when I was a teacher
I wont on writing articles.
Wilson: I see. Youre just the sort of person we need.
Linda:
You mean theres a chance Ill get the job.
Wilson: Yes, I think there is. In fact, I wonder if youd mind
starting next month?
Linda:
Next month?
Wilson: Yes. Is that too soon?
Linda:
No, not at all! Thank you very much.
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Conversation 2
Job Interview
The following is a sample job interview. After acting this
dialogue out in class engage in similar interviews applying for
other jobs.
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
We are looking for an executive secretary who

has excellent skills as well as good organizational ability. Tell me about your qualifications.
I can take shorthand at 120 words a minute and
type 90 words a minute. I have also had experience using Wang and IBM word processing
equipment. At my last job I reorganized the filing system, planned my bosss travel itinerary,
and organized and planned the agenda for the
board of directors meeting.
In this job you would also need to answer routine
correspondence and telephone inquiries. Have
you had any experience in these areas?
When I worked as an appointments secretary,
I had to screen my bosss phone calls and mail,
as well as attend to routine matters. It was my
responsibility to decide which matters were important and which were trivial.
Do you have any questions about the position?
Yes. I would like to know what the possibilities
for advancement are within this company.
Although this is the top secretarial position
within the organization, there are regular salary
increments based on the amount of time an employee has served the company, and you can look
forward to generous pay increases if you remain
with us. Generally, employees are reviewed once
a year by their superiors and decisions about
raises are made at that time.
Conversation 3
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Come in!
Mr Sanderson? I hope...
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Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Yes, come in. You must be ... (pause) ... Miss

Jones.
Yes, I am Rosemary Jones. I hope I havent
kept you waiting.
No, not at all youre right on time, by my
watch, at least. Do sit down ... Now, let me see
... Ive got your application form somewhere here
... (noise of paper rustling).
Yes! Here we are Rosemary Jones. And you
live at 12 Regent Street, Stanmore, is that right?
Yes, thats right. Its my parents address, actually. Im looking for a bedsit somewhere nearer
the centre of town at the moment.
Good, yes, commuting can be a bit of a problem,
cant it? And the cost of season tickets has just
gone up again, but I mustnt get on to the subject
of London Transport its something I have
strong feelings about! Now ... age ... I see that
youre twenty five.
No, sorry, twenty three. It must be my writing!
Right, Ive got that ... and you took English,
French and Spanish A levels. Languages can
obviously be very useful in this work. How do you
reckon you speak your French now, for example?
Well, I spent nine months in France after I left
school, but ...
Oh yes, very nice, and what were you doing there?
I was working as an au-pair* with a family in
Bordeaux. But I didnt get that much practice,
Im afraid, because both the husband and wife
spoke English rather well and the baby was only
seven months old! To be honest, my French is
really pretty rusty now, though Im sure it would
come back to me with practice.
Mm ... and how about your Spanish?
Im virtually bi-lingual in Spanish, actually. You
see, my mother is half Spanish and we usually go
to see our relatives in Madrid every year or so.
Good. And finally, your German?
Well, thats roughly on a par with my French.
They could both do with a bit of brushing up!
* au-pair (.)
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Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Fine now what have you been doing since you

came back from France?
Well, Ive been working in a department store,
selling perfume and cosmetics, and helping with
the odd bit of translation for foreign customers.
And what about your plans for the future?
Ive decided that what Id really like to do is to
go into the tourist industry.
Why the tourist industry?
Well, I love travel and I enjoy meeting people and
...
(interrupting) Youre thinking of becoming a
courier?
Yes, to begin with, and then perhaps I could go
into the admin side.
Well, now I ought to check on your general state
of health. How would you assess it?
I would say Im fighting fit! I play squash twice
a week, at least and I usually win! I dont smoke
and I cant remember the last time I had to go to
bed with flu or a cold.
So you play squash, do you ... (pause) ... And can
you tell me about any other hobbies you have?
Well, Im keen on drama, of course, and I do like
to see well-made films I wouldnt go to see
rubbish. Im not a great music fan ... Oh and I
belong to the local amateur photography club.
Good, let me just get all that down ... drama....
films... photography (pause). Now, can I assume
that youd like to work full-time with us?
Well, I was hoping that I could work in the afternoons, if possible.
Oh, I see. The advertisement didnt make it clear
but we really need people for the mornings and
afternoons. A lot of the flights come in quite
early in the day, you see.
Well, I suppose I could manage most mornings but not Fridays, Im afraid. I help out at
an old peoples home then.
Couldnt you drop that? Youd be well-paid working for us.
Im afraid I couldnt really. Its not a question
of money, its voluntary work anyway, but you
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Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
Interviewer:
Applicant:
see theyve come to rely on me and I know theyd

find it difficult to get a replacement.
I see, well Ive made a note of that ... now have
you any questions youd like to ask?
Yes, well ... I wonder if you could tell me what
the salary would be?
Of course, yes, Im sorry. Wed be offering a
starting salary of 115.00 a week thats for
30 hours.
And when you say a starting salary, do you mean
that it might be increased at a later stage?
Yes, we normally give our ground staff a months
trial and then, if everything is satisfactory we
raise the salary by about 20 percent. Any more
questions?
No I think thats all.
Well, thank you very much for coming in. I have
got quite a lot more people to see, of course, but
you should be hearing from us in about ten days.
Goodbye, Miss Jones.
Goodbye, Mr. Sanderson, and thank you.
Getting a job
In Britain there is a special service for school leavers. The
Careers Advisory Service, which helps young people who are
looking for their first jobs. Careers Officers give practical advice
on interview techniques, application forms, letters, pay,
National Insurance and Trade Unions. This is an extract from
a leaflet which is given to young people by Dorset Careers
Service.
The interview
Youve got an interview for a job good! So now for the
hard work. To do well at an interview you need to put in some
thought first.
The employer wants to know if you are the person he wants,
so youll be asked about yourself. Think about it now:
What do I do well?
What are my good points?
Why would I like this job?
Spare-time interests?
What is my family like?
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School activities?
School subjects?
Previous work?
Saturday job?
What do I like doing and why?

What do I not like doing and why?
You will want to ask questions too.
The job itself?
Can I see where I
Training?
would be working?
Prospects?
Hours?
Further Education?
?
Conditions?
Write your questions down and take them with you.
Before the interview
1. Find out what you can about the firm.
2. Find out the interviewers name and telephone number.
3. Find out where the interview is.
4. Find out how long it will take to get there.
5. Make sure you know what the job involves.
6. Dress to look clean and tidy.
At the interview
1. Do arrive early. Phone if youre held up.
2. Do try to smile.
3. Do show interest in the job and ask questions.
4. Do be polite.
5. Dont panic, even if faced by more than one person.
6. Dont slouch around and look bored.
7. Dont smoke or chew.
Dont give one word answers or say you dont care what you do.
Look at these job advertisements
Trainee computer programmer
Good opportunity for a start in computers. Ability at maths
is essential. Application forms from: Personnel Department,
Continental Computers, Honeywell Rd., Bournemouth.
Fernside Engineering
Require a junior clerk for the accounts department. Apply
in writing to: The Personnel Officer, Fernside Engineering,
Western Rd., Poole.
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Shop assistant
A vacancy for a smart, lively young person.
Good prospects. Please write to:
Mrs J. Frost, Cool Boutique, 39 High St.,
Dorchester.
Applying by letter
1. Remember that first impressions are important.
2. Write clearly and neatly- on good notepaper, unlined if
possible.
3. Check for spelling mistakes. Use a dictionary if you are
not sure of a word.
4. Describe yourself, your qualifications and your experience clearly.
5. If the advertisement asks you to write for an application
form you will not need to give detailed information in your letter.
6. Address the letter and the envelope clearly.
44 Deepdale Road,
Boscombe,
Bournemouth,
BH92 7JX
4th April, 1982
The Personnel Department,
Continental Computers,
Honeywell Road,
Bournemouth
Dear Sir or Madam,
I read your advertisement in yesterdays Evening Echo1, I
am interested in training as a computer programmer. Could you
please send me an application form, and any further details.
Yours faithfully, Joanne Evans
Out of work
In Britain a lot of people are out of work. Tracey Chapman
is 18, and she left school a year ago. She lives in the North East,
an area of high youth unemployment. She hasnt been able to
find a job yet.
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My dad just doesnt understand. He started working in a

steel mill when he was 15. Things are different now, but he
thinks I should start bringing home some money. Oh, I get my
unemployment benefit, but that isnt much and Im fed up with
queuing for it every Thursday. I hate having to ask my mum and
dad for money. Oh, my mum gives me a couple of pounds for
tights now and then, but she cant stand seeing me at home all
day. Ive almost given up looking for a job. I buy the local paper
every day but Im really tired of looking through the Situations
Vacant column. There are 50 applicants for every job. I was
interested in being a dentists receptionist because I like meeting
people, but now Id take any job at all. People ask me why I dont
move to London, but I dont want to leave my family and friends.
Anyway, Im scared of living on my own in a big city.
Tracey Chapman went to the Careers Advisory Service. She
had to complete this questionnaire.
Questionnaire
1. Are you seeking
a full-time employment?
b part-time employment?
2. Which of these is most important for you? (Please number
1 5 in order of importance.) money people security
job satisfaction an interesting job
Do you I like
a meeting people?
b working alone?
c working with other people?
d working with your hands?
e travelling?
yes
no
What do you like doing in your free time?

George Morley is 54. Until last year he was a production
manager in the textile in-dustry. He had worked for the same
com-pany since he left school. He had a good job, a fourbedroomed house and a company car. When his company had to
close because of economic difficulties, he became redundant.
Its funny really ... I dont feel old, but it isnt easy to start
looking for a job at my age. Ive had so many refusals. Now Im
frightened of applying for a job. All the in-terviewers are twenty
years younger than me. You see, Im interested in learning a
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new skill, but nobody wants to train me. I can see their point of
view. Ill have to retire in ten years. Its just ... well, Im tired
of sit-ting around the house. Ive worked hard for nearly forty
years and now Im terrified of having nothing to do. When I was
still with Lancastrian Textiles I was bored with doing the same
thing day after day, but now Id really enjoy doing a job again
... any job really. Its not the money ... I got good re-dundancy
pay, and the house is paid for ... and Ive given up smoking :..
no, its not just money. I just need to feel ... well, useful... thats
all.
Exercise 3.

the right. Make any changes if necessary.
1. domestic line
2. do ones best
a. to arrange for smth to happen.

b. a job that is done for a normally
complete week.
3. fill in
c. to come to see smb again (in the
nearest future).
4. fix up
d. to be thinking about or considering
a particular person, plan etc for
a particular purpose.
5. full-time job
e. to happen unexpectedly or by
chance.
6. have smth in mind f. to add information such as your
name, address in the empty spaces
on an official document.
7. look back
g. until now.
8. so for
h. used to politely ask for smth.
9. turn up
i. to use all ones power and skill
(= to work as hard as you can).
10. wouldnt mind
j. a job that is cooking and cleaning
the house.
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Unit 18
BANK AND MONEY

Banks are open from 9-3 to 3.30, Monday to Friday and
some are also open on Saturday mornings.
There are 100 pence to one pound. The coins are as follows:
Coppers Silver Gold
one penny (1p) five pence (5p) one pound (I)
two pence (2p) ten pence (10p)
twenty pence (20p)
fifty pence (50p)
There are banknotes at 5, 10, 20 and 50.
Exercise 1.
Complete the following short dialogue with the

words or expressions from the box below.
balance, change, cheque book, deposit account,

its all the same, large silver, rate, travellers
cheque.
At a bank
1. A. Id like to ________ these euros, please.
B. How do you want it?
A. ________ to me.
B. Did you want anything else?
A. Yes, Id like to open a ________.
2. A. Could you cash this ________ please?
B. How would you like it?
A. Five pound notes, please.
B. Anything else?
A. Yes, Im expecting some money from Paris. Is it in yet?
3. A. A new ________ and these dollars into sterling, please.
B. How did you want it?
A. Pounds, please.
B. Do you want anything else?
A. Yes, Id like to know the ________ for Swiss francs.
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4. A. Do you think you could change this note for me, please?
B. How shall I give it to you?
A. Notes and ________, please.
B. Was there anything else?
A. Yes, could you tell me my ________?
Conversation 1
Paola and David in the bank
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Clerk:
David:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Clerk:
Paola:
Good morning! Can I change these travellers cheques,

please?
Certainly. Oh, please sign them.
Sorry, what does sign mean?
It means to write your name ... your signature.
OK.
Thats one hundred pounds. Can I see your passport,
please?
I cant find it! It was in my bag.
Look in your pockets. Check your bag again.
Here it is!
Come on, Paola, wake up!
Thats fine.
Can I see it?
No, you cant!
How would you like your cash, in tens or twenties?
Twenties, please.
Thats twenty, forty, sixty, eighty, one hundred
pounds. And theres your receipt.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Good! I can buy those jeans now.
How to use your travellers
checks (in the USA)
1. Sign your travellers check on the top line. You are not
protected against loss or theft until you do so.
2. Dont countersign you checks until you use them, and
then only in the presence of the cashier. You may be requested
to show some form of identification.
3. To ensure the fastest possible refund, please use the grid
on the back of this leaflet for recording serial numbers of your
travellers checks and where and when you bought them.
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4. Remember, your money is secure with travellers

checks so dont cash more than you need!
Conversation 2
Jan King has come from Britain. Now hes at his hotel he
wants to change his travellers checks (in the USA).
Cashier:
Ian King:
Cashier:
Ian King:
Cashier:
Ian King:
Cashier:
Ian King:
Cashier:
Ian King:
Cashier:
Ian King:
Cashier:
Ian King:
Cashier:
Ian King:
Cashier:
Ian King:
Cashier:
Good morning, Mr. King. What can I do for you today?

Id like to change some travelers checks.
All right sir, how much money would you like?
Five hundred dollars.
Oh, I see. Theyre American Express dollar travelers
checks.
Yes. Is that a problem?
No problem, sir. Its just that you dont need to
change them.
I dont understand.
Here in the United States, you can use them in stores,
just like cash.
But Ill need some small bills.
Yes, but if you buy something thats ten dollars, and
you pay with a fifty dollar travelers check, youll get
the change in cash.
Really?
Oh, yes, and its safer not to carry around too much
cash. Why dont you just cash a hundred dollars for
now?
OK. A hundred dollars.
Sign here, write the name of the city and the date on
both checks.
There you go. Ian King, Atlanta, 13.7.
Excuse me, Mr. King. Here in the States we dont
write the date that way. We write the month then
the day, so its 7.13. Now, may I see some identification? Its hotel policy.
I have my passport, or a drivers license, or a credit
card.
Thats fine. One hundred dollars. Here you are. Have
a nice day.
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Conversation 3
Opening a bank account
(in the USA)
Clerk:
Mrs. Olson:
Clerk:
Ms. Green:
Mrs. Olson:
Ms. Green:
Mrs. Olson:
Ms. Green:
Mrs. Olson:
Ms. Green:
Mrs. Olson:
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Good morning. May I help you?

Yes. My husband and I have just moved here from
Florida. Were just down the street, and you seem
to be the closest bank. Id like to open an account.
Well, were not only the closest bank, but were
also the most modern and convenient bank in the
whole metropolitan area. Let me take you to our
new accounts manager, Ms. Green. (He leads her
to a desk near the window.) You sit here and as
soon as Ms. Green is off the phone, shell be glad
to help you.
Good morning. Im Edna Green. What may I do
for you today?
Im here to open an account for my husband and
myself. My name is Gretchen Olson.
Do you want a joint account, Mrs. Olson?
Yes, weve always had a joint account. Tell me
about your checking account policy. Is there a
minimum balance required?
Yes and no. There is no minimum deposit required, but if you open your account with five
hundred dollars or more and keep at least that
much in it at all times, then there is no service
charge. Also, we now pay interest on your checking account, so theres no need to keep a separate
savings account.
Im not sure I understand about the five-hundreddollar part. Could you explain that to me again,
please.
Of course. Accounts are charged a monthly service charge of five dollars if the minimum balance in them falls below five hundred dollars at
any time during the statement period. You may
keep as little as three dollars in your account, but
if you do, then we charge you five dollars at the
end of the month since it went below the fivehundred-dollar minimum.
I see. Now, since well be writing checks throughout the month, our balance will vary from day to
Ms. Green:
Mrs. Olson:
Ms. Green:
Mrs. Olson:
Ms. Green:
Mrs. Olson:
day. How will you know what amount to use to

figure our interest? Id also like to know how
much interest you pay.
The rate varies. Right now, its six percent. It
has gone as low as four and a half percent and as
high as seven percent. Our computer adds all the
daily figures and then divides by the number of
days in your statement period. Thats called your
average daily balance. We use the average daily
balance to the figure the interest youre earned
and credit it automatically to your account. The
interest is printed on your monthly statement so
youll know to add it into your checkbook yourself. All bank charges and credits are recorded
on your monthly statement.
If you mean that five-dollar service charge, I can
tell you that Im going to try to avoid that charge.
We should be able to keep more than five hundred
dollars in our account all the time.
Yes, thats one type of bank charge, but there are
others. The checks youll be ordering today are
an example. Well decide what kind of checks you
want and then charge your account for them. It
will appear on your first months statement. Of
course, if a check of yours should be returned for
insufficient funds, there would be a charge for
that too.
Do you mean bouncing a check? Unfortunately,
I once had that experience. For a time both my
husband and I were careless about recording the
checks we had written. We overdrew our account
twice and our checks bounced. Needless to say,
we were embarrassed. Were much more careful
these days.
Youd be surprised at how many people forget to
record the checks they write. As you said, its often
a matter of carelessness; no one would bounce a
check on purpose. Speaking of checks, why dont
we look at the various styles available.
(She chooses her checks and completes several
forms.) Id like to open this account with a deposit of one thousand dollars. Will it be all right
if 1 write a check on our old account?
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Ms. Green:
Mrs. Olson:
Ms. Green:
Mrs. Olson:
Certainly, as long as the account in your formering your account with one thousand dollars, you
may choose one of the gifts which are displayed
on that table over there. The bank is having a
promotion to attract new customers. Its our way
of welcoming you and thanking you for your
business.
Thank you. I like that travel alarm clock. Thank
you for all your help. Ill ask my husband to come
by here this afternoon so that he can sign the
forms too. That way well both be able to start
writing checks on our new account. How long will
it take for the printed checks which I just ordered
to arrive?
About ten days. Here, I want you to take one of
our pamphlets which describes all our services.
Money
Money is used for buying or selling goods, for measuring

value and for storing wealth. Almost every society now has a
money economy based on coins and paper notes of one kind or
another. However, this has not always been true. In primitive
societies a system of barter was used. Barter was a system of
direct exchange of goods. Somebody could exchange a sheep, for
example, for anything in the market-place that they considered
to be of equal value. Barter, however, was a very unsatisfactory
system because peoples precise needs seldom coincided. People
needed a more practical system of exchange, and various money
systems developed based on goods which the members of a society recognized as having value. Cattle, grain, teeth, shells,
feathers, skulls, salt, elephant tusks and tobacco have all been
used. Precious metals gradually took over because, when made
into coins, they were portable, durable, recognizable and divisible into larger and smaller units of value.
A coin is a piece of metal, usually disc-shaped, which bears
lettering, designs or numbers showing its value. Until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries coins were given monetary
worth based on the exact amount of metal contained in them,
but most modern coins are based on face value, the value that
governments choose to give them, irrespective of the actual
metal content. Coins have been made of gold (Au), silver (Ag),
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copper (Cu), aluminium (Al), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn),
plastic, and in China even from pressed tea leaves. Most governments now issue paper money in the form of notes, which are
really promises to pay. Paper money is obviously easier to
handle and much more convenient in the modern world. Cheques,
bankers* cards, and credit cards are being used increasingly and
it is possible to imagine a world where money in the form of
coins and paper currency will no longer be used. Even today, in
the United States, many places especially filling stations
will not accept cash at night for security reasons.
A funny bank client
One day, Fred Carey went to the bank, where he had to collect some money to pay the rent. The bank had just started a new
system of queueing; instead of having a separate queue at each
clerks window, there was a rope behind which all the customers
had to wait, and the first person in the queue could only pass
the rope when one of the clerks became free.
On this particular day, Fred found that there was a long
queue of people waiting patiently for their turn to come. It was
lunchtime, so the delays were even longer than usual, because
people who had been too busy working earlier in the day to go to
the bank were there, and also because a few of the bank clerks
were away having lunch.
While Fred waited, he filled in a cheque in his cheque book,
which he then signed and tore out, ready to give to the clerk.
Then he looked around him as the queue moved gradually forward. He noticed one man in front of him who was wearing a
torn cloth cap. He seemed very old and poor, and Fred felt quite
sorry for him.
When it was Freds turn to go to one of the bank clerks
windows, he noticed that he was quite close to the old man, who
had just gone to one of the other windows. Fred saw that he was
holding a cheque for 6.00 in his hand. The old man gave the
cheque to the clerk, whom Fred had often seen in the bank, and
the clerk asked him how he would like the money.
The old man was a little deaf and did not hear the clerk at
first. Fred therefore leaned over and said to him loudly but
kindly, Excuse me, but the clerk would like to know how youd
like your money.
The old man, who was very surprised to be spoken to by a
stranger in this way, turned to Fred and said, What?
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The clerk, Fred repeated slowly and even more loudly,

wants to know how you would like your money.
The old man thanked Fred for his kindness. Then he turned
back to the clerk and said, Id like ten 50p coins, five 10p coins,
three 5p coins, twelve 2p coins and eleven Ip coins, please.
Fred was surprised and amused when he heard this list, and
he wondered what the busy clerk would say.
The clerk sighed and then said politely, Would you like
coins of any special dates, sir?
The Money Problem
My brother Henry has an excellent job at the bank. I couldnt
believe him when he told me that he had decided to give it up.
When I tried to make him to change his mind I failed completely.
You should reconsider your decision, I said, you
have already spent 5 years in the bank and you can have a wonderful career. You might become a bank manager by the time
youre thirty-five.
I know, Henry answered, Ive got no complain with
the bank. Its a pleasant job and pleasant surroundings and we
keep civilized hours.
The bank manager told me that my prospects were excellent.
Then why do you want to leave, I exclaimed.
Its the money, Henry said.
But youre getting a good salary, I answered.
I dont mean that, Henry said. What do I do at the
bank? Well, at the moment all I do is to count money. I find it
very depressing.
Whats depressing about counting money, I asked.
I wasnt able to fallow a logic of his argument.
You dont understand, Henry answered, I enjoy counting my own money and I hate counting other peoples.
The richest man in the world
A year ago the Sultan of Brunei gave a birthday party for
his eleven-year-old daughter. It was in the ballroom of Claridges Hotel, in Mayfair, London. It cost 100,000, but for the
Sultan this is not a great amount of money. He is so rich that he
can buy whatever he wants.
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A few years ago he built the biggest palace in the world. It

has 1,788 rooms, 5 swimming pools, 257 toilets, 44 staircases
and 18 lifts. The dining room can seat 4,000 people. There are
564 chandeliers with 51,490 light bulbs. A servant is employed
full time to change bulbs about 200 a day. The total cost of
the palace was $400 million. The Sultan invited his friends to
see it but they didnt like it they said it looked more like a
multi-storey car park than a palace. What could the Sultan do?
You guessed he built another one!
Brunei is one of the smallest but richest countries in the
world. Its wealth comes from oil and gas. Most people think that
Brunei is in the Middle East but it isnt. Its in East Asia, on the
north coast of the island of Borneo. It sells the oil and gas to
Japan, and earns $2 billion a year that is $229,000 every
hour from it. And the beauty is that there are so few people
to share all this money. The population of Brunei is only 230,000.
The Sultan and his brothers are the government.
Despite all this money and power the Sultan is a very shy
man. He is 42 years old but still looks like a schoolboy. He says
very little at international meetings. When he was nineteen he
married his cousin, Princess Saleha, who was then sweet, pretty, and only sixteen. Time passed and she became more and more
reserved. In 1980 the Sultan met an air hostess called Mariam
Bell, who is half Bruneian, a quarter Japanese, and a quarter
English. She is much more outgoing in her manner than most
Bruneian girls, and the Sultan fell in love with her. He married
her, too, and now has two wives and two families all living happily together in the new palace. The Sultans total wealth is more
than $25 billion. He owns hotels all round the world: the
Dorchester in London, the Beverley Hills.
Hotel in Los Angeles and the Hyatt Hotel in Singapore. He
has a fleet of private planes, including an airbus. One of his
London houses has the biggest garden in the city, except for
Buckingham Palace. With all this, is he a happy man? Nobody
asks him that.
Exercise 2.
1. balance
Match term on the left to its definition on the

right.
a. spoken: used for saying that
it makes no difference to smb
whether one thing happens or
another thing happens.
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2. bill
b. used when giving smth to smb

or when you have done smth
for smb.
3. countersign
c. a printed piece of paper that
you sign and use as money when
you are traveling. It can be replaced if it is lost or stolen.
4. deposit account
d. a document you get from smb
showing that you have given
them money or goods.
5. its all the same to smb e. a savings account at a bank.
6. large silver
f. the amount of money in an
account.
7. receipt
g. a fifty pence coin.
8. secure
h. to sign a document that has
already been signed by someone
else.
9. There you go!
i. to get money from a bank or
from a person by promising to
give them goods or property if
you cannot return money.
10. travellers cheque
j. a piece of paper money of
a particular value that you use
to buy things (=Am E)
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Unit 19
AT A BARBERS SHOP
Barbers expect a tip of about 20 per cent on a normal haircut,
but since most of them like to talk to their customers, the foreigner gets good value for his money in the form of twenty
minutes conversation practice.
Exercise 1.

the words or expressions from the box below.
all over, as it is, nothing at all, not this time, put

on, tidy up, too much, trim, washed.
1. A. How do you want it, sir?
B. Just a ________, please.
A. Would you like it ________?
B. No, thank you. Just leave it ________.
2. A. How would you like it, sir?
B. Not ________ off, please.
A. How about a shampoo?
B. ________, thanks.
3. A. How shall I cut it, sir?
B. Very short ________, please.
A. Shall I ________ some oil ________?
B. No, I dont think so, thanks.
4. A. Now shall I do it, sir?
B. Just ________ it ________ a bit, please.
A. Do you want some spray?
B. No, ________, thank you very much.
A New Hairdresser
Mathew lived in a big city, and his hair was always cut by
the same hairdresser. Mathew went to him once a month. He was
allowed one hour for his lunch every day, and on the mornings
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when his hair was going to be cut, he made himself some sandwiches to eat in the hairdressers.
The hairdresser had a very small shop near Mathews office,
and he worked alone, but he always cut Mathews hair exactly
as Mathew liked it, and while he was doing it, the two men talked
about football or cricket.
But the hairdresser was an old man, and one day, when
Mathew was sitting in his chair, and his hair was being cut as
usual, the old man said to him, Mathew, Im going to be sixtyfive years old next month, so Im going to retire. Im going to
sell my shop to a young man who wants to be a hairdresser. The
shops being paid for by the young mans father.
Mathew was very sad to hear this, because he enjoyed talking to the old man, and he was also worried that his hair would
not be cut as well by the new young man as it had been for so
many years by his old friend.
He went to the shop again the next month, and the new man
was there. He cut Mathews hair, but he did it very badly.
The next month, Mathew went into the shop again. The
young man asked him how he would like his hair cut, and Mathew answered, Please cut it very short on the right side, but
leave it as it is on the left. It must cover my ear. On top, cut all
the hair away in the middle, but leave a piece at the front which
can hang down to my chin.
The young man was very surprised when he heard this. But
sir, he said, I cant cut your hair like that!
Why not? Mathew asked. Thats how you cut it last
time.
The Hairdressers in the Hospital
Philomena Fraser was a hairdresser. She worked once a
week. She worked in Tadchester Hospital where she did the
hair of the old ladies in the geriatric ward. Phil worked for
nothing and her hairdressing sessions were the social high
spot of the week.
The old ladies read magazines as they waiting and chattered
away to each other as if they had met for the first time that
week.
Phil loved her patients very much, tried to do her best, joked
incessantly with them and called them by their first name.
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One evening after her having finished her job she walked
down the corridor and was hailed from the matrons office:
I say, Hairdressah!
Yes, matron. Whats up?
Come in and close the door behind you. Theres something
I have to say.
You must remember, Hairdressah, that this is a hospital,
not a social club or a beauty parlour. We expect certain scandals
of behaviour and have certain rules for the benefit of all which
must be observed. Im sure you understand/
No, I dont, said Phil. Not a word. What are you on
about?
Your conduct of the hairdressing sessions/ said matron. It
puts the wrong ideas into the patients heads. They are old ladies,
not silly bits of girls. Your visits leave them chattering and giggling like flibbertigibbets and totally unamenable to discipline.
Furthermore, I notice that you are in the habit of addressing them by their first names. This must cease. It has always
been a firm rule that patients are to be addressed by their correct
titles: Miss or Mrs. followed by their surnames. Is that clear,
Hairdressah?
Phil stood there for a second, shocked and disbelieving, then
came suddenly to the boil.
Its perfectly clear, matron. Now Id like to make a few
things clear to you. Firstly, my name is not Hairdressah. It is
Mrs. Philomena Fraser. Everybody calls me Phil, but to you, its
Mrs. Fraser.
Secondly, I am perfectly aware that they are old ladies. And
so are they; only too aware. The one thing they crave is to be
young and attractive again. I cant give them back their youth
and I cant make them pretty. But I can make them feel good, if
its only for one afternoon a week. You look after their bodies.
The consultant geriatrician looks after their poor old minds.
But I make them feel feminine. And at eighty odd that must be
a good thing for a woman to feel.
Now look here! snapped matron.
Ive not finished yet, said Phil. Thirdly, they like being
called by their first names: even by the nicknames they had when
they were young. Miss Victoria Patience Bassington loves
nothing more than to be called Buster, the name she had when
she was captain of her school hockey team all those years ago.
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Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Holmes was Sally as a girl; inside that old
body shes still Sally.
I shall report your conduct and your attitude to the proper
authorities, said matron.
Report away, said Phil. Fourthly, the old loves I have
sitting around the hairdressing sessions are completely different
from the apathetic souls who sit around the ward all week. They
relate to each other, they come alive, theyre having an
adventure. Above all, theyre having some laughs. That may be
against the rules, but in my book its the finest tonic in the
world.
Exercise 2.

the right.
1. all over
2. chatter away
3. hang down to
4. highspot
5. nothing at all
6. parting
7. put on
8. thin out
9. tidy up
10. trim
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a. used to say that you need absolutely

nothing.
b. to make smbs hair smaller insize.
c. used to say to a barber not to cut off
much hair.
d. to make small changes to smbs hair
in order to make it better.
e. covering every part of a surface or
space.
f. to talk continuously in a fast informal,
usually about unimportant subjects.
g. the best or most important part of smth,
such as an event or activity (= highlight).
h. to cover some surface with some matter
(oil, paint etc.).
i. a line on your head that (line) is made
by brushing or combing your hair in two
direvtions (Am E = part).
j. used to say when your hair feaches
a position not lower than a particular level.
Unit 20
SHOPPING
In certain cases, visitors to the U.K. can claim a refund on
VAT (value-added tax) on their purchases. Ask for a form at the
shop. Credit cards are now acceptable in shops, department
stores and even some supermarkets.
Exercise 1.

the words or expressions from the box below
make any changes if necessary.
be after, contact, do the size, have in, in the way

of, likely, look in, look for, sell out, serve.
1. A. Are you being ________?
B. No. What have you got ________ brown suede jackets,
size 42?
A. Sorry, but were ________ right ________.
B. Are you ________ to be getting anymore in?
A. I should think so, yes. If you leave your phone number,
Ill ring you.
2. A. Is anybody looking after you?
B. No, I ________ a size 48 V-neck pullover in grey.
A. The best I can do is 46.
B. Could you order me one?
A. I should imagine so, yes. If you leave your address, Ill
________ you.
3. A. Are you being attended to?
B. No, Im trying to find a navy blue raincoat, size 50.
A. I can ________, but not the colour.
B. Do you think you could get one for me.
A. Yes, of course. Look ________ again. Monday week.
4. A. Are you being seen to?
B. No, Im ________ a pinstriped suit with a 34 waist.
A. Im afraid I cant help you at the moment.
B. Will you be ________ anymore in?
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A. I doubt it, but you might be lucky at our High

Street branch.
Exercise 2.
Complete the following in the dialogue with

a great deal, as a matter of fact; call in; do smb a

favour; go down; pick up; write down.
A few Errands
Felix:
Gertie:
Felix:
Gertie:
Felix:
Gertie:
Felix:
Gertie:
Felix:
Gertie:
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I ________ just ________ to the shops to buy some

cigarettes, Gertie. Do you want anything while Im
there?
Yes, what a good idea! There are a lot of things I need,
________. Let me see... We havent got many eggs
left, so bring a dozen large ones. And there isnt much
cooking-fat in the jar, so bring a pound of lard.
And...
Hold on! If you want me to get a lot of things, ____
____ them________ on a piece of paper, or Ill forget
something.
All right. But wait a minute, while I look in the
other cupboard to see what we need.
Hurry up, then! I want to________ for a chat with
Gerry on the way back.
Weve got plenty of cocoa, but weve nearly run out
of coffee and there isnt ________ of tea left; bring
a large tin of instant and a quarter pound of tea. Oh!
And I want some ham.
How much?
Half a pound will do. Were short of vegetables, too;
bring some beans, and a tin of carrots...
I only wanted to go out for a stroll and a chat. Ill
need a lorry to bring all that home.
Heres the list. Oh, and you can ________ my coat
at the dry-cleaners while youre passing. And____
____ while youre at Gerrys: ask Pam if shes free
on Thursday morning. Were having a meeting at ten
oclock about the tennis-club dance in August.
Felix:
Do you mind if I have half an hour to myself after

Ive done all your business.
Shopping at a Convenience Store
Mrs. Turner: Thanks for picking me up at work this evening,

Ted. I really appreciate it.
Ted:
No problem, Mom. Im happy to do it. By the way,
I had some friends over after school today, and
Im afraid we drank all the milk in the fridge.
Shall we stop at the supermarket on the way home
to get some for tomorrow morning?
Mrs. Turner: I think the supermarkets closed by this time of
night. But we can stop at the convenience store
over on Highway 57. Thats not too far out of our
way, and I know theyll be open. Theyre open
twenty-four hours a day.
Ted:
(He drives to the store his mother mentioned.)
Here we are. You were right; the sign says Open
24 hours. I dont think Ive ever been here
before.
Mrs. Turner: This place certainly is different from the huge
store were used to, isnt it, Ted? I dont come
here often because I think the prices are higher
than at a regular grocery store.
Ted:
It seems to be an easy store to find things in,
though. And it also seems to have at least one of
everything. There isnt much of a selection, I
mean there are only one or two brands of each type
of merchandise, but that makes choosing easier,
doesnt it?
Mrs. Turner: Easier than what? I enjoy comparing brands so I
can get the best bargain for our family. Usually
Im not in a hurry, so I have the time to compare
and get the most for my money. Of course, this
time we dont have much of a choice, do we?
Ted:
No, I guess not. This is probably the only place
open at this time of night. If we want milk and ice
cream, well have to buy them here.
Mrs. Turner: Ice cream too? Our list seems to be growing longer.
Oh, well, I guess we can pick up some ice cream
if its not too expensive. At least we dont have
to wander around looking for the dairy products
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Ted:
Mrs. Turner:
Ted:
Mrs. Turner:
Mr. Kim:
Mrs. Turner:
Mr. Kim:
Mrs. Turner:
department. Theres the ice cream freezer over

there next to the milk and eggs.
Actually, Id like to get an ice cream cone, if its
okay with you. The packaged kind doesnt taste
as good as the kind they put on cones. These days,
most stores dont sell ice cream in cones.
I guess thats another difference between these
kinds of convenience stores and the larger supermarkets. They even serve ice cream cones here;
youd never see that in a larger place.
Look at this, Mom. These are hamburgers and hot
dogs that are all ready to eat. Theyre wrapped in
some sort of plastic. It says on the label that all
you have to do is put the sandwich into the
microwave oven for about thirty seconds, and it
will be hot and ready to eat!
If youre hungry, well make egg salad sandwiches
when we get home. Ill pick up a dozen eggs here.
That way well be sure to have enough. Youd
better go over to the magazine rack and browse.
Itll take your mind off food. Ill pay for the milk
and eggs, and well be ready to go. (She takes her
groceries to the counter.)
Good evening, maam. Im Mr. Kim, the new
evening manager. Did you find everything you
wanted?
Yes, I did. Thank you. Im surprised at your milk
prices. Theyre much lower than I expected. Your
store is not only convenient to shop in, but also
your prices are competitive with the larger
chains. How do you do it?
The prices are low only on selected items. We cant
really compete on all that we sell. But at least
there are no long lines.
Here you are, Mr. Kim. (She hands him a tendollar bill.) And please take out for two ice cream
cones too. Okay, Ted, what kind of ice cream
would you like?
Shopping at a Supermarket
Clara:
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Hi, Mr. Plank. Will you help me for a minute,

please?
Mr. Plank:
Clara:
Mr. Plank:
Clara:
Mr. Plank:
Clara:
Mr. Plank:
Clara:
Mr. Plank:
Clara:
Mr. Plank:
Sure, Clara. How are you today? I havent seen

your mother or father in a while. Are they sick?
Yes, as a matter of fact, they arent feeling well.
Thats why Im here to do some grocery shopping.
Theyre not up to it, and were almost out of food.
Well, Ill do anything I can to help. What do you
need?
I think I know my way around the store, but Im
not tall enough to reach some of the things on high
shelves. Also, Im not very good at deciding which
fruits and vegetables are ripe and which ones
arent. I guess thats all, except for getting home.
Do you think I could borrow one of the shopping
carts when Im finished? Id bring it right back
after I pushed the groceries home.
Well find a way to get you home so you dont have
to cross streets pushing that basket, Clara. Dont
worry about that. Now, why dont you do all the
shopping you can do alone. When you want me to
reach for a high item, Ill help you. Save the fresh
produce for last. When the time comes, well ask
Mr. Sanchez to help you. Hes the produce manager. Even though Im the manager of the whole
store, the individual department managers know
more about their areas than I do.
Im a little nervous about choosing meat too.
If you need any help at the meat counter, just ring
the bell for the butcher. Mrs. Athens is back there,
and shell be glad to help you.
Thank you, Mr. Plank. My mother said she was
sure youd be kind and help me. Ive never done
this alone before. (She consults her list and starts
pushing her cart up and down the aisles. She finds
most of what is on the list with no difficulty.)
Well, how are you doing, Clara? Are you ready for
my long reach yet?
Actually, Im doing pretty well. Ive found almost
everything, and its been within reach. Would you help
me decide about coffee? My list says a pound of coffee, but it doesnt say what kind. All I know is that it
has to work in an automatic coffee maker.
This brand is on sale this week, but youll notice
that this other can is cheaper even though its not
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Clara:
Mr. Plank:
Clara:
Mr. Plank:
Clara:
Mr. Plank:
Clara:
Mr. Plank:
Clara:
on sale. Its called a generic brand; that is, there is

no fancy label, and they never advertise, so they can
keep the price down. Some people prefer a brand
they know, but others say these new generic brands
are equally good. Why not try it this one time?
Okay, Mr. Plank, I will.
I notice you have two quarts of skim milk. Its
more expensive to buy milk that way, you know.
No, I didnt.
If you buy your half gallon in a half-gallon plastic
bottle, youll save twenty to thirty cents.
Gosh, thanks. I guess I have a lot to learn about
grocery shopping. What do you think of this package of hot dogs that I picked?
You did very well there, Clara. Thats the best buy
in the prepared meats cooler. The price per pound
is lower than any other brand, and they taste good.
Will you want any hot dog buns to go along with
the wieners? I know thats not on your list, but
perhaps your mother forgot.
It was my father who made the list. Maybe he did
forget. Where are they? Ill get them, and if we
dont need them now, then Ill freeze them.
Good thinking! Ill tell you what. You look around
and see if theres anything else that you think your
family needs, even if its not on the list. Put it in
your basket and pay for it at the checkout counter.
Then when you get home, if your parents say they
wish you hadnt bought something, just bring it
back. Ill give you a full refund. After all, youre
here doing the shopping, so you should be allowed
to make some independent decisions about what you
need. And dont forget to ask Mr. Sanchez for help
when you get to the other side of the store.
Thanks for all your help, Mr Plank.
Conversation 1
A Real Bargain
Mr Palmer is looking for a new house. Hes tired of living

in the city and he wants to live in a quiet village. Hes with the
estate agent now.
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Estate Agent: Well, Mr Palmer. This is the semi-detached house

that I told you about... Number 26, Richmond
Road. The owners are away, but Ive got a key.
Mr Palmer: Hmm when was it built?
Agent:
It was built in 1928.
Mr Palmer
Who built it?
Agent:
Im not really sure. Is it important?
Mr Palmer: No, not really. Is that a new roof? It looks new.
Agent:
It is nearly new. It was put on last year.
You can see that its in very good condition. The
previous owner was a builder.
Mr Palmer: Its quite an old house. Im worried about the
electrical wiring. Has it been rewired?
Agent:
Yes, it has.
Mr Palmer: Oh, when was it done?
Agent:
Five years ago. Also, its been redecorated. Central
heating has been put in, and a new garage has been
built.
Mr Palmer: Oh, when was that done? Agent Last year ... I think.
Agent:
Its a very solid house. Its built of brick with a
tiled roof
Mr Palmer: Its a long way from a big town. What are the
services like?
Agent:
Hold on ... Ive got the details here. Yes ... let me
see the dustbins are emptied every Thursday.
Mr Palmer: Its important for me to see the post before I go
to work. When is it delivered?
Agent:
Its usually delivered at about 7.30. The milk is
delivered about six oclock ... so youll have fresh
milk for breakfast.
Mr Palmer: Its certainly very cheap. Ive seen a lot of similar
houses and theyre more expensive.
Agent:
Ah, yes ... its a real bargain.
Mr Palmer: Are there any plans for the area?
Agent:
Pardon? Plans ... well, a new school is going to be
built in the village next year...
MrPalmer: Anything else?
Agent:
... and a new road, a motorway actually, will be
built next year, too. Youll be able to get to London
easily.
Mr Palmer: Where exactly will the motorway be built?
Agent:
Well, actually, itll be built behind the house.
Abridge will be constructed over the house. Itll
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be very interesting. Youll be able to watch the

traffic ...
Conversation 2
Peter and Maria Almar are looking round the shops in
Athens before they catch the afternoon flight back to Zurich.
Maria is looking for a pair of shoes.
Maria:
Excuse me. Do you speak English?
Assistant: Yes, madam. Can I help you?
Maria:
Im looking for a pair of blue shoes to wear with a
dress.
Assistant: Blue. Maria Yes, youve got some in the window at
1450 drachmas. Could I try them on, please?
Assistant: What size is it?
Maria:
38.
Assistant: Just a moment, please. Yes, here we are.
Maria:
Are they leather?
Assistant: Oh, yes.
Maria:
I like the style.
Peter:
Yes, theyre very nice.
Assistant: Do they fit all right?
Maria:
They feel a bit tight actually. Have you a larger
size?
Assistant: We havent got that shoe in a 39, Im afraid.
Maria:
Have you anything similiar in blue that would fit
me?
Assistant: No, we havent. Im sorry.
Maria:
Ill leave it then. Thank you very much.
A Rich Sailor
A young man went to a car showroom.//He was wearing
rubber boots/and a dirty jacket.//He needed a haircut badly/and
was unshaven.//The young man examined an expensive car
carefully/ and then turned to speak to the salesman.//
How much does this car cost?/he asked.//
One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,/the salesman said.//
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Ill have sixteen of them,/the young man said.//

The salesman smiled.//He found it hard to be polite.//You
are joking, of course,/he said.//Im afraid we cant help you.//
This car is not for sale.//
The salesman showed his customer the door/and the
young man left the shop without a word.//He went to a showroom on the other side of the street/and asked for sixteen
cars.//The second salesman was polite and helpful.//The
young man took a bundle of notes out of his pocket/and paid
for the cars in cash.//He explained that the cars were for
himself/and his fifteen colleagues.//He said that he and his
colleagues worked on a Norwegian fishing boat.//We have
all earned a lot of money this season,/the man said,/and we
want to buy cars.//
Naturally,/the second salesman was delighted.//
At the Grocers
Mrs Ford looked at her shopping list.//
I want some butter/and some cheese,/she said,/and a
packet of biscuits.//
Is that all, Mrs Ford?/the grocer asked.// Mrs Ford looked
at her list again.//No./I want some sugar,/some flour/and a
packet of tea.//
Sugar,/flour,/and tea,/the grocer said/and put them on
the counter.//
And a tin of tomato soup,/Mrs Ford said.//
We havent any tomato soup,/the grocer said.//
What are those tins/on that shelf?/Mrs Ford asked.
These, Mrs Ford?/the grocer asked.//Theyre tins of tomatoes.//
Do you want a tin?//
No, thank you.//
Is that all, Mrs Ford?//
Yes, thank you.//Please send them to my house.//Oh,/and
I want a dozen eggs, too,/but dont send them.//Ill carry
them.//
We can send the eggs, too,/the grocer said.//
No, thank you,/Mrs Ford said./Your new delivery boy is
very careless.//Last week/he dropped the eggs on my doorstep.//
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In a department store
Ms Jenkins is in a department store. Shes going to buy
a coat. Shes standing near the counter. Shes waiting for the
shop-assistant. A fat ladys standing near the counter too. Shes
looking at Ms Jenkins. Now shes talking to Ms Jenkins.
Excuse me!
Yes.
Are you going to serve me? I want a coat.
Im sorry. I cant serve you.
Of course you can serve me. Thats your job.
Its not my job. I want a coat too. Im a customer. Im not
a shop-assistant.
Which piece of meat is heavier?
Joe Biggs was a butcher. His shop was in a village in one of
the most beautiful parts of the south of England, and he worked
in it for many years while his father was there. Then, when his
father reached the age of 65, he stopped working in the shop,
and Joe was alone in it, so he had to work harder.
Joe worked five and a half days a week. His shop shut at one
oclock on Thursdays, and it was shut the whole of Sunday.
Saturdays were the busiest days.
Most of Joes meat came to his shop from the nearest town,
but sometimes he got up earlier than usual in the morning and
drove into the city to choose meat. It was cheaper there.
Joe had a big refrigerator in his shop, but he tried not to buy
too much meat at a time, and to sell it before he bought more.
One Thursday a woman came into the shop at five minutes
to one. Im sorry Im late, she said, but some people have just
telephoned to say that they are going to come to dinner tonight,
and I need some more meat.
Joe only had one piece of good meat in the shop. He had sold
all the others earlier in the day. He took the piece out and said
to the woman, This is 6.50.
That piece is too small, the woman answered. Havent
you got anything bigger?
Joe went into the room behind his shop, opened the refrigerator, put the piece of meat into it, took it out again and shut
the door of the refrigerator with a lot of noise. Then he brought
the piece of meat back to the woman and said, This piece is bigger and more expensive. Its 8.75.
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Good, the woman answered with a smile. Give me both

of them, please.
Tide is fantastic!
Mrs Campbell has got two identical British Electric washing machines. Both machines are in the kitchen just now. Mrs
Campbell is going to wash the pile of clothes in new Tide detergent, and another pile in well-known washing powder. Mrs
Campbell invited Jan Peters, a shop agent, to show him how the
two machines work.
Now the both machines are working, and Mrs Campbell is
working a cup of tea for Jan Poters.
Ian:
Mrs C:
Ian
Mrs C:
Ian:
Mrs C:
Ian:
Mrs C:
Ah, both machines have stopped Mrs Campbell, you may

take the clothes out of the both machines and well see
the results of their working. What do you think.
Well, Ive washed these clothes in Tided and those
clothes in the other powder.
Can you see any difference?
Ah, yes! These clothes are much cleaner. And theyre
whiter and softer than the others.
These clothes? You washed these clothes in new
Tide!
Thats right oh, its much better than my usual
powder. My clothes have never been cleaner than this!
Well ... which powder are you going to buy next time?
New Tide, of course. Its the best powder Ive ever
used!
The junk-shop
Justin Wedgewood and Lenny Smith are antique-dealers.

Theyve got a very successful business. They travel around the
country buying antique furniture and paintings from junk-shops
and from elderly people, and then they sell them from their shop
in Kensington, a fashionable part of London. Today theyre in
a small Welsh town. Justins just come out of a little junk-shop,
and he seems very excited.
Justin:
Lenny, were in luck! Theres a painting in there,

a landscape, its a good one. I thought it might
be valuable, so I had a good look at the signa161
Lenny:
Justin:
Lenny:
Justin:
Lenny:
Justin:
Lenny:
Justin:
Lenny:
Justin:
Mrs Griffiths:
Justin:
Mrs Griffiths:
Justin:
Mrs Griffiths:
Justin
Mrs Griffithy:
Justin:
Mrs Griffiths:
Justin:
Mrs Griffiths:
Justin:
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ture. It isnt very clear. I think it may be a

Constable.
A Constable? It cant be! Theyre all in art galleries. Theyre worth a fortune!
Well, someone found one two years ago. This
might be another. Its dirty and it isnt in very
good condition.
How much do you think its worth?
I dont know. It may be worth a hundred thousand, it might even be worth more!
Be careful, Justin. Wed better use the old trick.
Right. Theres a chair in the window. It must
be worth about five pounds. Ill offer the old
lady fifty quid for it. Shell be so pleased that
she wont think about the painting.
Dont say you want the painting, say you want
the frame. OK?
Fine, youd better wait in the van. Id rather do
this on my own.
Er ... Justin, check the signature before you
give her fifty quid for the chair.
Dont worry, Lenny. I know what Im doing.
Ill be with you in a minute.
Hello. Im interested in that chair in the window.
What? That old thing? Its been there for
years!
Has it? Er ... its very nice. I think it could be
Victorian.
Really?
Yes, I think Im right. Ive seen one or two other
chairs like it. I think I could get a good price for
that in London. Ill offer you fifty pounds.
Fifty! You must be mad, man!
No, no. Its a fair price.
Well, then, its yours.
There you are then, fifty pounds. Goodbye. Oh,
by the way, that paintings in a nice frame.
Its a nice picture, dear. Early nineteenth century, Ive heard.
Oh, no ... no, it cant be. Ive seen lots like it. It
must be twentieth century. Theres no market
for them. Still, I could use the frame.
Mrs Griffiths: All right. How much will you give me for it?
Justin:
Er ... how about twenty pounds?
Mrs Griffiths: Oh, no, dear. It must be worth more than that.
It came from the big house on the hill.
Justin:
Did it? Let me have another look at it. Yes, the
frame is really nice. Ill give you a hundred.
Mrs Griffiths: Oh, dear, I dont know what to do. You see, I
like that painting myself.
Justin:
All right, a hundred and twenty. Thats my
final offer.
Mrs Griffiths: Shall we say ... a hundred and fifty?
Justin:
OK. Its a deal.
Mrs Griffiths: Shall I wrap it for you?
Justin:
No, no. Ive got the van outside. It was nice doing business with you. Goodbye!
Mrs Griffiths: Bye-bye, dear. Thank you.
Mrs Griffiths: Owen?
Mr Griffiths: Yes, my love?
Mrs Griffiths: Ive sold another of your imitation Constables.
Youd better bring another one downstairs, if
the paints dry. The gentleman who bought it
seemed very pleased with it.
Marks & Spencer
Britains favourite store
Marks & Spencer (or M&S) is Britains favourite store.
Tourists love it too. It attracts a great variety of customers,
from housewives to millionaires. Princess Diana, Dustin
Hoffman, and the British Prime Minister are just a few of its
famous customers.
Last year it made a profit of 529 million, which is more
than 10 million a week.
How did it all begin?
10 It all started 105 years ago, when a young Polish
immigrant, Michael Marks, had a stall in Leeds market. He
didnt have many things to sell: some cotton, a little wool, lots
of buttons, and a few shoelaces. Above his stall he put the now
famous.
15 notice: Dont ask how much its a penny.
Ten years later, he met Tom Spencer and together they
started Penny Stalls in many towns in the 20 north of England.
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Today there are 564 branches of M&S all over the world in
America, Canada, Spain, France, Belgium, and Hungary.
What are the best-sellers?
Surprisingly, tastes in food and clothes are 25 international.
What sells well in Paris sells just as well in Newcastle. Their
best-selling clothes are:
For women: jumpers, bras, and knickers (M&S is famous
for its knickers!).
For men: shirts, socks, pyjamas, dressing gowns, and
suits.
For children: underwear and socks. Best-sellers in food
include: fresh chickens, bread, vegetables, and sandwiches.
Chicken Kiev is internationally the most popular convenience
food.
Why is M&S so successful?
The store bases its business on three principles: good value,
good quality, and good service. Also, it changes with the
times once it was all jumpers and knickers. Now its food,
furniture, and flowers as well. Top fashion designers advise on
styles of clothes.
But perhaps the most important key to its success is its
happy, well-trained staff. Conditions of work are excellent.
There are company doctors, dentists, hairdressers, and even
chiropodists to look after the staff, and all the staff can have
lunch for under 40p!
Know your rights
Complaining about faulty goods or bad service is never easy.
Most people dislike making a fuss. However, when you are
shopping, it is important to know your rights. The following
extract is taken a leaflet produced Office of Fair Trading, and
it gives advice to consumers.
Your rights when buying goods
When you buy something from a shop, you are making a
contract. This contract means that its up to the shop not the
manufacturer to deal with your complaints if the goods are
not satisfactory. What do we mean by satisfactory?
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The goods must not be broken or damaged and must work

properly.
This is known as merchantable quality. A sheet, say, which
had a tear in it, or a clock that didnt go when you wound it would
not pass this test.
The goods must be as described whether on the pack or
by the salesman. A hairdryer which the box says is blue should
not turn out to be pink; a pair of shoes the salesman says is
leather should not be plastic.
The goods should be fit for their purpose. This means the
purpose for which most people buy those particular goods. If
you wanted something for a special purpose, you must have said
exactly what for. If, for instance, the shop assures you that a
certain glue will mend broken china, and it doesnt you have a
right to return it.
If the shop sells you faulty goods, it has broken its side of
the bargain.
If things go wrong.
If goods are faulty when you first inspect or use them, go
back to the shop, say that you cancel the purchase and ask for a
complete refund. If you prefer, you can accept a repair or a
replacement.
If the goods break down through no fault of yours, after
you have used them for a time, you may still be entitled to
some compensation. In some cases it would be reasonable to
expect a complete refund if, for instance, without misuse
your shoes came apart after only one days wear, or your
washing machine irreparably broke down after only three
wash days. But if your washing machine worked perfectly
for a while and then broke, you could only expect some of the
purchase price back. You and the supplier must negotiate a
reasonable settlement.
You need never accept a credit note for faulty goods. If you
do so, then later find you do not want anything else in the shop
or store, you may not get your money back.
If you have to spend money as a direct result of goods being
faulty, you can also claim this from the shop. You could, for
example, claim the cost of using a laundry while the washing
machine wasnt working. But you must keep such expenses down
to a minimum.
There are four golden rules:
1. Examine the goods you buy at once. If they are faulty, tell
the seller quickly.
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2. Keep any receipts you are given. If you have to return

something, the receipt will help to prove where and when you
bought it.
3. Dont be afraid to complain. You are not asking a favour
to have faulty goods put right. The law is on your side.
4. Be persistent (but not aggressive). If your complaint is
justified, it is somebodys responsibility to put things right.
Remember
You cant complain about defects that were pointed out
to you, or that you could reasonably have been.
Stop using the item as soon as you discover a fault.
You are not entitled to compensation if you simply change
your mind about waiting the goods.
Exercise 3.
Match each term on the left with its definition

on the right.
1. be after
2. be good at
3. be up to do smth
4. be used to
5. call in
6. do smb fovour
7. hold on
8. in the way of smth
9. pick up
10. wander around
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a. when some thing ar situation

belongs to a class or group of
the ones just mentioned or noted.
b. to visit smb, usually for a short
time (= call, call round).
c. to do smth for smb in order to help
them.
d. to search for smth or smb (=look
for).
e. used to say smb to wait.
f. to have experienced smth so that
it no longes seems surprising, difficult or strange (= to get used to,
to get accustomed to).
g. to move slowly across or around
on area, without a clear direction
or purpose.
h. to collect smth on your way that
you have left somewhere before.
i. to be able to do smth.
j. to have an ability or skill to do
smth.
Exercise 4.
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Unit 21
FREE TIME
It is not customary to tip the person who shows you to your
seat in a cinema or theatre.
Exercise 1.

the suitable words or phrases from the box
below make any changes if necessary.
back, book, cancel, dress circle, left, stalls

At the Theatre
1. A. Id like to ________ two seats for tomorrow.
B. Would you like something in the front ________?
A. I suppose theres nothing further ________, is there?
B. Not unless you come to the matinee.
2. A. Can I still get tickets for tonights show?
B. The front row of the ________ is fairly free.
A. Are any boxes?
B. No, Im afraid thats all there is.
3. A. Are there any seats left for Saturday night?
B. A-11 and B-14 are all thats left.
A. Havent you got any anything cheaper?
B. Only if somebody ________.
4. A. Is it still possible to get tickets for tonight?
B. You can sit wherever you like in the first row.
A. Isnt there anything a little less expensive?
B. No, Im afraid there are only expensive tickets ______.
Exercise 2.

at least; be off; be on; be on ones way; go on; make

sure; wait around.
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A Date for the Theatre

Mike:
Jack:
Mike:
Jack:
Mike:
Jack:
Mike:
Jack:
Mike:
Jack:
Mike:
Hello Jack. Why the rush? Where are you going?

Hello, Mike. I ________ my________ to meet Joyce
at the station. Were having dinner at a Chinese
restaurant and then we________ to the theatre.
Do you often go to the theatre?
Yes, Joyce and I usually go ________ once a fortnight; sometimes more. Do you ever go?
Yes, but I dont often find time these days. There are
so many other things to do.
True, true.
Listen, perhaps Janet and I can arrange to meet you
and Joyce one Saturday evening. We can have dinner
together and ________ to a theatre.
Thats a good idea. Look, I forgot the name of the
play, but there ________ a good comedy ________
at the Theatre Royal next week. If you like, I can book
four seats for next Saturday.
All right. Im meeting Janet later this evening so I
can ________ that shes free next Saturday. Ill ring
you tomorrow to confirm if we are coming.
Fine. I must fly now. Its six oclock already and
Joyces bus arrives at ten past. She hates ________
and I dont want to spoil everything by upsetting her
before we start our evening.
Ill phone you tomorrow then. Give my regards to
Joyce. Have a good evening.
Exercise 3.

be hard up; can afford; decide on; do up; get on;

make up; need spend a lot; not really; not yet; pay
a visit; put up; try somewhere new; well-off.
Holiday Plans
Mary:
Jane:
Have you had your holiday for this year yet, Jane?
________ Im taking it at the end of September.
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Mary:
Jane:
Mary:
Jane:
Mary:
Jane:
Mary:
Jane:
Mary:
Jane:
Mary:
Jane:
Where are you going? Have you ________ your

mind?
________. I thought of going to Spain again, but Ive
already been there twice and Id like ________.
My brothers just gone to Mexico for two weeks.
I had a card from him yesterday and he seems to be
having a good time. Why dont you go there?
Thats O.K. for you ________ people, but I ______
__ not possibly ________ it. I ________ much too
________ at the moment.
The air-fare is quite expensive, I admit, but you __
______ not ________ when you get there.
Ive already spent a lot of money this year. My flat
________ last month, so I havent got much to spare
for expensive holidays abroad.
Oh, I see.
Perhaps Ill just go to Scotland or Ireland in the end.
Ive heard theyre both very beautiful, and I havent
been to either of them.
We went to Ireland two years ago ________ Jill and
her husband ________. Theyre in Dublin now.
Oh, yes, so they are!
If you ________ Ireland you can call in on them. Jill
would willingly ________ you ________ for a few
days, Im sure.
Thats a good idea! I havent seen Jill for more than
three years.
Conversation 1
The circus is coming
Announcer: This is RW2, Watermouths own independent

radio station. In the studio with me this morning
is Sally Farnham, the daugher of circus owner,
Bertie Farnham. Farnhams circus will be here in
Watermouth for two weeks. Thats right, isnt it,
Sally?
Sally:
Yes, thats right. We open tomorrow for two
weeks.
Announcer: Has the circus arrived yet, Sally?
Sally:
No, no. Not yet. Its on the road somewhere between Sandpool and here.
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Announcer: I suppose theres a lot to be done between now and

the first show.
Sally:
Yes, thats right. Ive already been here for three
days. There were all advance arrangements to be
made. Its like preparing for a small invasion.
Announcer: What sort of things have you done?
Sally:
Oh, there are so many things to be done, you know.
There are posters to be put up, newspaper ads to
be arranged, casual labour to be hired and so on.
Announcer: When will the circus actually arrive?
Sally:
In the next hour or so. The first trucks should be
arriving any time now, and then the hard work
really begins.
Announcer: Most people love the circus, dont they? But not
many realize how much work there is, do they?
Sally:
Thats right. Well be working all day and half
the night. Its a bit like moving a small army. But,
fingers crossed, by tomorrow morning everything
will have been set up in rime for the afternoon
performance. Oh, theres the grand parade
through the town centre at 11.30, so dont forget
to come and see us.
Announcer: Thank you, Sally, for coming in to talk to us. Now
dont forget, folks. The grand circus parade will
start from the pier at 11.30, go along the promenade, through the gardens and finish in Jubilee
Park. Farnhams Circus will be in town for two
weeks until 28th August. Now for some music.
Conversation 2
An evening out
Steve:
Carol:
Steve:
Carol:
Steve:
Carol:
Steve:
Carol:
Steve:
Shall we go out tonight?

O.K. Lets go to a restaurant.
Which one?
How about The Flamenco?
The Flamenco? Which ones that?
Dont you remember? Thats the, one that serves
sea-food ...
Oh, yes!
Look over there!
Where?
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Carol:
Steve:
Carol:
Steve:
Carol:
Steve:
Carol:
Steve:
Carol:
Steve:
Carol:
Steve:
Carol:
In the corner ... Its Jack West, isnt it?

Where? I cant see him ...
There! Hes the one thats wearing a black suit.
Oh! The one thats talking so loudly ... what about
him?
He used to be at college with us. He was the only one
that didnt pass the exams.
Hmm, he looks very successful. What does he do
now?
Nothing. He doesnt have to work.
Why not?
Well, you remember, dont you? He married Patty
Hetty.
Patty Hetty?
Yes, the girl that inherited a fortune. Her father was
a millionaire.
Ah, yes ... isnt she the one that killed herself?
Thats right ... and he got all the money!
Conversation 3
Im bored
Jim:
Jean:
Jim:
Jean:
Jim:
Jean:
Jim:
Jean:
Jim:
Jean:
Helen:
Bill:
Helen:
Bill:
Helen:
Bill:
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Im bored.
Well... do something interesting.
What, for example?
Go to the cinema.
The cinema bores me.
Always?
Yes. All the films are so boring. Im not interested
in sex and violence.
Well, what interests you then?
Nothing!
You need some fresh air!
Have you heard the news, Bill?
No, why?
A war has just started in Iraq.
Iraq? Wheres that?
I dont know exactly... but its worrying. They
showed a television report last night.
Well, Im not worried about it. I never watch the news
these days. I prefer sports programmes.
Helen:
Bill:
Why arent you interested in the news?

Well, all the news is bad. I just want entertainment
in the evenings.
Peter:
Mike:
What are you doing tonight, Mike?

Im staying in. Theres a good horror film on the
telly.
What is it?
The Blood of Frankenstein.
Oh, that sounds frightening.
Not really... I think horror films are amusing.
Amusing? Horror films?
Yes. I went with Anne to see Dracula last week. I was
very amused. I laughed from beginning to end.
What about Anne?
Oh, she was terrified. She was under the seat.
Peter:
Mike:
Peter:
Mike:
Peter:
Mike:
Peter:
Mike:
Nick:
Ben:
Nick:
Ben:
Nick:
Ben:
Nick:
Ben:
Did you go to the football match on Saturday?

Yes, I did.
It was very exciting, wasnt it?
Yes it was. Both teams attacked.
Yes. 1-0... 1-1... 2-1... 2-2 ... 2-3... 3-3...
My brother was so excited near the end that he threw
his hat in the air when Manchester scored their
fourth goal.
Did he find his hat?
Yes, but it was a bit embarrassing. He had to ask a
policeman for it.
Conversation 4
Poor Duchess! Shes no free time!
Robin Knight, the television reporter, is interviewing the

Duchess of Wessex for the programme The English At
Home.
Robin:
Now, Duchess... tell us about an ordinary day in your

life.
Duchess: Well, I wake up at seven oclock ...
Robin:
Really? Do you get up then?
Duchess: No, of course I dont get up at that time. I have breakfast in bed and I read The Times.
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Robin:
Duchess:
Robin:
Duchess:
Robin:
Duchess:
Robin:
Duchess:
Robin:
Duchess:
Robin:
Duchess:
Robin:
Duchess:
Robin:
Duchess:
Robin:
What time do you get up?

I get up at ten.
What do you do then?
I read my letters and dictate the replies to my secretary.
... and then?
At eleven I walk in the garden with Philip.
Oh? Whos Philip?
Philips my dog.
What time do you have lunch?
I have lunch at twelve thirty.
And after lunch?
Oh, I rest until six oclock.
... and at six? What do you do at six?
I dress for dinner. We have dinner at eight oclock.
What time do you go to bed?
Well, I have a bath at nine thirty, and I go to bed at
ten.
Thank you, Duchess ... you certainly have a busy and
interesting life!
Conversation 5
A questionnaire
Desmond Philton works for a Market Research company.

Hes asking people about their free time.
Desmond:
MrNorris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
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Good evening, sir.

Good evening.
Im from Market Research Ltd. May I ask you some
questions?
Yes, ... yes, all right.
Thank you ... Now, what time do you usually arrive home from work?
Hmm ... I usually arrive home at six oclock.
When do you usually have dinner?
Oh, I usually eat at seven oclock, but I sometimes
eat at eight oclock or nine oclock. My wife works
too!
What do you usually do after dinner?
Well, I sometimes go out, but I usually stay at
home and watch television.
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Mr Norris:
Desmond:
Norris:
How often do you go out?

Oh, not often ... once or twice a week.
Do you often visit your friends?
Yes, I do, quite often. I sometimes visit them, and
they sometimes visit me.
Do you ever go to the cinema?
Oh, yes ... yes, I do.
How often?
Well, I occasionally see a film ... I like horror films
... Frankenstein or Dracula!
... and the theatre? Do you ever go to the theatre?
Yes, I do ... but not often. I rarely go to the theatre.
Hmm... Do you ever go to the ballet?
No, never. I dont like ballet.
Well, thank you Mr Norris ...
May I ask you a question?
Yes?
What do you do in your free time?
I ask questions, Mr Norris.... I never answer
them.
Oh!
Conversation 6
A holiday in Egypt
Mr Harris:
I looked through this brochure last night, and

Id like to book the summer holiday in Egypt.
Travel Agent: Yes, sir... the Hotel Cleopatra?
Mr Harris:
Thats right... how far is it from the hotel to the
beach?
Travel Agent: ... about a two-minute walk.
Mr Harris:
Good. How hot is it in Egypt in July?
Travel Agent: About 28C.
Guide:
Mr Harris:
Guide:
Mr Harris:
Guide:
Mr Harris:
... and thats the Great Pyramid, Mr Harris.

Oh, yes... it looks very high!
Its about 137 metres high.
How long are the sides?
Theyre 230 metres long.
Its incredible! How old is it?
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Guide:
Its nearly four and a half thousand years old.
Sailor:
Mr Harris:
Were going through the Suez Canal now.

Hmm... it doesnt look very wide. How wide is
it?
About 60 metres... and its 162 kilometres
long.
Really? This is a big ship. How deep is the canal?
The average depth is about 10 metres ... but
theyre going to make it deeper.
Hello there, Mr Harris. Are you coming on the
excursion to Cairo today?
Oh, yes!... How far is it?
Its about 150 kilometres.
Good. How long will it take to get there?
Only three hours.
Sailor:
Mr Harris:
Sailor:
Guide:
Mr Harris:
Guide:
Mr Harris:
Guide:
Conversation 7
I prefer classical music
Jill:
Shirley:
Jill:
Shirley:
Jill:
Shirley:
Jill:
Shirley:
Jill:
Shirley:
Jill:
Shirley:
Jill:
Shirley:
Jill:
Shirley:
Jill:
Shirley:
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Good morning, Shirley. . .

Hello, Jill. . .
Oh, Im tired this morning!
Are you? Why?
Well, I went to the concert last night.
Which concert?
The pop concert, the one at the Town Hall.
Oh, which group did you see?
I saw Robbie and the Rebels ... theyre a new
group.
Are they good?
Hmm ... they usually play well, but last night they
played badly.
Is Robbie a good singer?
Oh, yes, he usually sings well.
Did he sing well last night?
No, he didnt... he sang very badly.
What about the group?
Oh, the guitarist played beautifully ... but the
drummer was loud.
Yes, pop drummers always play loudly.
Jill:
Shirley:
I know! I had a headache after the concert.

Hmm ... I never go to pop concerts. I prefer classical
music.
The Horse Couldnt Sing
Did you enjoy the opera last night?/Fred asked.//

Very much,/I answered.//
I must go, too,/Freed said.//Was it a good performance?//
I dont know,/I answered.//
But you saw it, didnt you?//
Well,/I only saw half of it.//
Did you leave before the end of the performance ?/Fred
asked.//
Yes and no,/I answered.//
What do you mean/yes and no?/Fred asked.//
Well,/I said,/everyone left before the end.//
Then you didnt enjoy it,/Fred said.//
No,/I enjoyed it very much,/I answered.//
Then why did everyone leave before the end?//
I laughed and said,/It was very funny really./There were
two live horses in the opera.//The singers led them carefully
across the stage a few times.//But in the second act,/one of the
horses jumped off the stage/and ran round the theatre.//It
refused to go back.//Then the curtain came down/and we all had
to leave.//
Perhaps the horse couldnt sing,/Fred suggested.//
Shakespeare
Michael is a journalist. Hes telling about Shakespeares life
and activity. Transcript of videoepisode.
Michael: To be or not to be that is the question. Those
words come from Hamlet, a play that William Shakespeare wrote
in 1603. Shakespeare is the most famous British playwright in
history. People know his name in almost every country in the
world. But who exactly was William Shakespeare? That is the
question!
Shakespeare was born in this house in Stratford-upon-Avon
on 23 April, 1564. Families were big in those days. William had
seven brothers and sisters.
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But his parents werent poor; his father, John Shakespeare,

was a successful businessman who bought and sold leather and
wool. His mother was the daughter of a rich farmer. Young William went to school here.
William sat at a desk like this. He learnt Latin and studied
the literature of Ancient Rome. But he was probably more interested in the groups of actors who travelled from town to town
and put on plays in schools, churches, halls and public houses.
These plays were very popular and William probably went to see
them after school.
When Shakespeare left school, he went to work for his father. But soon after, he met and fell in love with Ann Hathaway,
the daughter of a farmer who lived here, in this cottage. They got
married in December 1582, and just five months later, their first
daughter, Susanna, was born. William was 18. Ann was 25.
What did Shakespeare do for the next ten years? We dont
know exactly. We dont know why he gave up a good job in his
fathers business and moved to London. We dont know exactly
when or why he became an actor and playwright. All we know is
that in 1592 he wrote his first play. After that, his plays became
popular very quickly, and he made a lot of money.
Four hundred years ago, Shakespeare built a theatre The
Globe here in the centre of London. It was one of Londons
first theatres. This is the new Globe Theatre. It will be exactly
like Shakespeares theatre. It was round and had no roof over
the centre like the theatres of ancient Rome. QK in Rome
not such a good idea in cold, rainy London!
The people of London loved going to the theatre. The Globe
could hold three thousand people. Some people sat to watch the
plays; others stood in the middle, in front of the stage.
The audience were usually noisy, often clapping and cheering, and shouting to the actors and there were only actors,
no actresses. Young boys played the parts of women. It often
rained in London then, too. And everyone got very wet.
Michael: In 1610, after about twenty-five years in London,
Shakespeare came back here to Stratford. He was rich, and he
had a big house where he enjoyed life with his family and friends.
But he didnt stop writing plays.
In the street
Michael:
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What can people in Stratford tell us about

Shakespeare?
First Woman:
I can tell you that he was born on April twentythird, 1565? Im unsure about the last date.
And he died on the same day.
First Man:
I know he was English. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon. This is his house, right
here.
Second Man:
He wrote a lot of plays.
Michael:
Can you name any of the plays that Shakespeare
wrote?
Third Man:
Hamlet...
First Woman: As you like it... Romeo and Juliet...
Third Man:
Macbeth ...A Midsummer Nights Dream...
Second Woman: Ramjet... MacbethCoriolanus.
Michael:
Do you know the name of his wife, other than
Mrs Shakespeare?
First Man:
No. (No?) No, Ill take a guess ... Guinevere?
Michael:
Nearly.
First Woman: Ann Hathaway?
Michael:
Can you remember any famous lines that Shakespeare wrote?
First Man:
No.
Second Woman: To be or not to be?
Third Man:
... or not to be?
Michael:
All the worlds ...
Second Woman: ... a stage.
Michael:
Horatio:
Hamlet:
Ghost:
There are three theatres in Stratford, where you can

see one of Shakespeares plays almost every night of
the year. This is the Swan Theatre, which is like a
theatre from Shakespeares day.
What kind of plays did William Shakespeare write?
Well, he wrote thirty-nine plays. Some of them are
comedies, for example, A Midsummer Nights
Dream and A Comedy of Errors. They have happy
endings. Others are stories from English history, for
example, stories about the kings of England. They
are very patriotic. Queen Elizabeth I often went to
see them. And the others are tragedies, such as
Hamlet and MacBeth these are sad, dark stories
of murder and revenge.
My Lord, it comes!
Angels and ministers of grace defend us.
I am the fathers spirit.
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Michael:
All of his plays are translated into many different

languages and are famous all over the world.
Shakespeare died on his fifty-second birthday in
1616. He is buried here, in Holy Trinity Church,
Stratford. But the characters in his plays are still
with us today.
Elvis Presley Story of a Superstar
When Elvis Presley died on 16th August, 1977, radio and

television programmes all over the world were interrupted to
give the news of his death. President Carter was asked to declare
a day of national mourning. Carter said: Elvis Presley changed
the face of American popular culture... He was unique and irreplaceable. Eighty thousand people attended his funeral. The
streets were jammed with cars, and Elvis Presley films were
shown on television, and his records were played on the radio
all day. In the year after his death, 100 million Presley LPs were
sold.
Elvis Presley was born on January 8th, 1935, in Tupelo,
Mississippi. His twin brother, Jesse Garon, died at birth. His
parents were very poor and Elvis never had music lessons, but
he was surrounded by music from an early age. His parents were
very religious, and Elvis regularly sang at church services. In
1948, when he was thirteen, his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. He left school in 1953 and got a job as a truck driver.
In the summer of 1953 Elvis paid $4 and recorded two songs
for his mothers birthday at Sam Phillips Sufi Records studio.
Sam Phillips heard Elvis and asked him to record Thats All
Right in July 1954. 20,000 copies were sold, mainly in and
around Memphis. He made five more records for Sun, and in
July 1955 he met Colonel Tom Parker, who became his manager
in November. Parker sold Elviss contract to RCA Records. Sun
Records got$35,000 and Elvis got $5,000. With the money he
bought a pink Cadillac for his mother. On January 10th, 1956,
Elvis recorded Heartbreak Hotel, and a million copies were sold.
In the next fourteen months he made another fourteen records,
and they were all big hits. In 1956 he also made his first film in
Hollywood.
In March, 1958, Elvis had to join the army. He wanted to be
an ordinary soldier. When his hair was cut thousands of women
cried. He spent the next two years in Germany, where he met
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Priscilla Beaulieu, who became his wife eight years later on May
1st, 1967. In 1960 he left the army and went to Hollywood where
he made several films during the next few years.
By 1968 many people had become tired of Elvis. He hadnt
performed live since 1960. But he recorded a new LP From Elvis
in Memphis and appeared in a special television programme. He
became popular again, and went to Las Vegas, where he was paid
$750,000 for four weeks. In 1972 his wife left him, and they
were divorced in October, 1973. He died from a heart attack. He
had been working too hard, and eating and drinking too much
for several years. He left all his money to his only daughter, Lisa
Marie Presley. She became one of the richest people in the world
when she was only nine years old.
The Well-Educated Father
When Polly left school, she had no idea what she wanted to
do. A friend of hers, who was a year older, and whose name was
Josephine, was at art college, and she persuaded Polly to join
her there.
Pollys father worked in a factory, and her mother worked
in a shop. They were saving their money to buy their own house,
and they had hoped that Polly would start earning too as soon
as she left school, so when she told them that she wanted to go
to art college, she expected them to have objections. But in fact
they had none.
Youll have to find some kind of a job to pay for your college,
Pollys mother warned her. Your father and I will be very happy
to keep you at home, but we have no money for your college course,
and none for paints and all the other things youll need.
Thank you very much, Polly answered. Im really very
grateful to you both. And theres no problem about getting a
job; the head of the art college has offered me one in their library.
After a few months, Pollys parents really felt very proud
that their daughter was going to college, especially when she
brought home some of the things she had painted, for which she
had received high praise from her teachers.
Polly sometimes went to museums to see paintings by famous
artists, and one day she said to her parents, Why dont you
come to a museum with me one day? Then I can tell you all about
the paintings, and you can see the kinds of things Im trying to
do myself.
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Pollys mother was free on Thursday afternoons and on

Saturdays, but her father sometimes had to work on those days.
They waited until one Saturday when he didnt have to work,
and then they all went off to the museum that Polly had chosen.
She showed her parents some famous paintings, and then
they came to one that they recognized.
This, Polly said, pointing to it, is Van Goghs Sunflowers.
What cheek! her father answered. Hes copied the picture
weve had in our hall for the last ten years!
Exercise 4.
Match each expression on the left with its

definition on the right.
1. be hard up
a. happen, take place, esp. about
performances, film, concert.
2. be off
b. when you have enough money
to be able to pay for smth.
3. be on
c. to change the time or date of smth
so that it happens later than originally planned, esp. because of
a problem.
4. can afford
d. to do nothing because youre
expecting smth to happen, and you
cannot do anything until it does.
5. do up
e. not having enough money to buy
the things you need, esp. for a short
period of time.
6. make up ones mind f. to let smb stay in your house or
flat for a short period of time.
7. put off
g. to repair or redecorate a building,
flat or old car.
8. put up
h. a man who has enough money to
live well (=rich).
9. wait around
i. to become very determined to do
smth, so that youll not change your
decision.
10. well-off
j. depart somewhere.
Exercise 5.

1. ?
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2. ! 2 ?
! ?
, .
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.
. , 2 .
3. ?
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(to keep smb company),
, .
4. ?
.
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5. , ,
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6. , .
7. , .
8. , ,
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9. .
10. .
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Unit 22
TELEPHONING
Shops and restaurants do not allow customers to use their
office telephones, but some have payphones and there are boxes
in the street and in public buildings. When giving numbers to
an operator, read each figure separately. Zero is read as the letter
O. When the same figures occur together, the word double is
used. 886103 is read as double eight six one O three. Some of
the telephone services available are: Emergency calls to the Fire
Brigade, Police, and Ambulance Service, for which you should
dial 999. A.D.C., which stands for advise duration and charge,
means that when the call is finished the operator rings you back
to tell you how long the call was and how much it cost. Directory
Enquiries give information about numbers both in the U.K. and
abroad. Personal calls are made to a particular person. A fixed
charge is made for the service, but you do not pay for the time
taken to find the person. If he is not there the call is tried again
later without further charge. Transferred-charge calls are paid
for by the person receiving the call rather than the caller.
Exercise 1.

the appropriate phrases from the box below.
Make any changes if necessary.
be sure, call from, exchange, extension, make,

make personal, personal call, speak to.
1. A. Number, please.
B. Id like to ________ an ADC, personal call to 01-4862435, please.
A. What is the name of the person you wish to ________?
B. Miss Susan Greene. G-R double E N-e.
A. What is your number, please?
B. Brighton, 11865.
B. Eastbourne 74665, personal with ADC, please.
A. Who do you want to speak to?
B. ________ 214.
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A. What number ________ you ________?

B. Aberdeen 605.
B. Could you get me Luton 12507? ________ it ________,
please.
A. The name of the person you calling, please?
B. The Export\Manager.
A. Where are you calling from?
B. Belfast 74520.
B. Can I have a ________to Bedford 645932, please?
A. Who are you calling?
B. I ________ not ________ of the name but its room
211.
A. Your ________ and number, please?
B. Swansea 66932.
Exercise 2.

expressions in the box below. Make any changes if necessary.
by the river, get up, go for a swim, its a pity, put

off, make up, walk across.
A lovely spot
Tim:
Mary:
Tim:
Mary:
Tim:
Mary:
Exeter 563.
Tim? This is Mary. I hope I havent ________you _
_______.
Actually I ________ ten minutes ago, but its only a
quarter to nine. Why are you calling me so early on
a Sunday morning?
Because the suns shining and there isnt a cloud in
the sky, and Alan and I are going for a picnic. Do you
want to come?
Its true we havent seen the sun lately, but I expect
itll rain again soon.
No, it wont.
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Tim:
Well, Ive got some work to do, but I suppose I could

________ it ________till tomorrow. Where are you
thinking of going?
Well, theres a lovely spot on the road Tiverton.
Theres a big bend in the road just before you get to
Stoke. You leave your car and ________ a field to
the left. There are some tall elm trees by the river,
and thats where well be. Its very easy to find the
place.
Yes, I think I know where you mean. Ill come, and I
might even ________. Are you taking any food or
drink? ________, you didnt mention it yesterday;
I dont think theres any beer in the house.
Dont worry. Weve got some bottles of beer and
lemonade and theres a chicken in the fridge.
Right then. See you there in about an hour.
Mary:
Tim:
Mary:
Tim:
Exercise 3.

be on the safe side, call back, caller, call off count

on, get through, get together, hold on, let down,
put off, put through, speak to.
Let us put the meeting off!
Operator:
John Stevens:
Operator:
Operator:
J.S.:
Operator:
K.M.:
J.S.:
K.M.:
J.S.:
K.M.:
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Hello, Britex Ltd. Can I help you?

Yes, Id like to speak to Karen Miller in Marketing.
Im ________ you through.
Im sorry the lines busy at the moment. Can
you ________?
Yes, thats fine.
Youre through now, ________!
Hello?
Hello, Karen! This is John Stevens from
Comtec.
Who? Sorry, this isnt a very good line. Could
you ________?
Yes, sorry. This John Stevens Comtec.
Oh, Hello, John! What can I do for you?
J.S.:
K.M.:
J.S.:
K.M.:
J.S.:
K.M.:
J.S.:
K.M.:
J.S.:
K.M.:
J.S.:
K.M.:
J.S.:
K.M.:
J.S.:
K.M.:
J.S.
K.M.:
Well, actually. Im phoning about next weeks

meeting.
You mean on Thursday?
Yes, thats right! Thursday the 24th at 9.30
a.m.
You dont want to ________ it ________, do
you?
No, not at all. But we need to ________ it ___
_____ for a least week.
Oh, whys that?
Well, were having problems ________ all the
figures ________.
I see. Have you told Jack Ryan?
No, not yet. I havent been able to ________ to
him. Ive left a message but he hasnt ______
__ me ________.
Fine. When are you thinking of?
________, why dont we the 5th or the 6th of
November?
Just a minute. I need to check my diary. In fact
I think the 5th would be better for me. Some
time?
Yes, thats fine.
And youre sure youre going to be ready by
then? This meeting is extremely important for
us. You know that we are ________ you.
Yes, absolutely. No question. Weve never __
______ you ________ before, have we?
No, true. Good. Well, see you the 5th then.
OK. Thanks very much. Bye.
Bye.
Conversation 1
Whos calling, please?
Sheila Clark:
Georg Wenzel:
Sheila Clark:
Georg Wenzel:
Sheila Clark:
2780040.
Hello, is Harry Bild there?
Ill see if hes in the office. Whos calling?
Wenzel, Georg Wenzel.
Hold the line, please... Hes in a meeting with
the Managing Director at the moment, Im
afraid. Can I help you?
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Georg Wenzel: Well, I met Mr Bild when we were both at the

Singapore trade fair. He suggested I should call
him when I got back to Europe. When could I
reach him?
Sheila Clark:
I dont think the meeting will go on much
longer. Shall I ask him to call you when hes
free?
Georg Wenzel: Yes, that would be easiest.
Sheila Clark:
Could I have your name again, please?
GeorgWenzel: Ah yes, its Georg Wenzel. W-E-N-Z-E-L.
SheilaClark:
And the number?
Georg Wenzel: Im in Hamburg. From England its 010 49 40
80 70 55.
Sheila Clark:
Right, youll be hearing from Mr Bild later in
the morning then. Goodbye.
Georg Wenzel: Thank you for your help. Bye bye.
Calling back later
Mary Wilson:
Admed Mansour:
Mary Wilson:
Admed Mansour:
Mary Wilson:
Admed Mansour:
Mary Wilson:
Admed Mansour:
515 56 24. Mary Wilson.

Ah, good morning Mrs Wilson. My name is
Ahmed Mansour. Id like to speak to your
husband, if I may.
Im afraid hes not in. Hes at a conference
in Manchester all day. Can I give him a message?
Well, when we met in Saudi Arabia, he asked
me to call him when I was in London. Im
flying back tomorrow. Will he be at home
this evening?
Yes, hell be back at about eight thirty.
Fine, Ill ring him at about nine then.
Right, Ill tell him you called. Bye bye.
Goodbye, Mrs Wilson.
Asking if someone is in
Person calling
Can I speak to Mr Bild, please?
Hello, is George there by any chance?
Could you put me through to Mrs Dylan, please?
Id like to speak to your husband if I may.
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Person wanted is not there

Person called
Im afraid she isnt in at the moment.
Sorry, shes just gone out. Would you like to ring back
later?
Hes away for a few days. Can I give him a message?
Hes out of town this week, Im afraid.
When will the person wanted be in?
Person calling
What time could I reach her?
Will he be at home this evening?
Can I contact him on Saturday?
Right, Ill phone again next week.
Ringing off
Person calling
Thanks a lot. Goodbye.
Ill get back to you soon.
OK. Bye bye.
Exercise 4.
Person called
Thanks for calling. Goodbye.
Thanks a lot.
OK. Bye bye.
Choose the missing words from the box below.
after, back, calling, hold the line, in, moment, reach, ring up, see
Hello, whos that ?
Just a ........... , please.
Ill................if shes here.
Ill get the information you want; ........... , please.
You asked me to...............when I was in town again.
Sorry, hes not................at the moment.
You can ......... him any evening..................six oclock.
Well, I can ring.................later if its convenient.
Conversation 2
Would you hold on, please?
CONNECTING TO AN EXTENSION
John Shackleton: Hello, is that the Journal of Commerce?
Operator:
Yes, thats right.
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John Shackleton: Look, Ive just tried to get hold of Mrs Atkins
by dialling her extension direct but theres no
reply. She asked me to call this morning.
Operator:
Well, direct dialling normally works but if
youll hold on, Ill try to connect you. Whos
calling, please?
John Shackleton: Oh, Shackletons my name.
Operator:
Sorry, I didnt catch that. Could you repeat
it?
John Shackleton: Its Shackleton, John Shackleton.
Operator:
Just a moment, please, Mr Shackleton ... Mr
Shackleton, I can put you through to Mrs
Atkins now.
John Shackleton: Hello, is that Mrs Atkins...
Using a pager
Takiro Watanabe: This is Takiro Watanabe speaking. Could I
speak to John Williams, please?
Operator:
Well, er ... hes here today but he may not
be in his office right now.
Takiro Watanabe: Er ... he did ask me to phone today. Do you
think you could find him for me? Has he got
a radiopager?
Operator:
Yes, Ill try to get him on the bleeper. Can
you hold on?
Takiro Watanabe: OK, operator, er... if it doesnt take too
long.
Operator:
Sorry, caller, what did you say your name
was?
Takiro Watanabe: Its Watanabe, W-A-T-A-N-A-B-E.
John Williams:
Hello, Mr Watanabe. Thanks for calling. So
sorry youve been kept waiting. You must
be phoning about...
What to say what to expect.
Connecting to an extension.
Person calling
Person called
Are you sure he isnt there? Ill see if he (she) is in. Would
Have you tried paging him? you hold on, please?
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But he asked me to call this

morning. Would you
check if hes in another
office, please?
Yes, hang on for a moment

and Ill put you through.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
No, sorry, this is the wrong
extension.
Direct dialling
Person called
Yes, Ill put you through to Mr Weston. But if you ring
again, you may like to know that you can dial him direct. Itll
save you time. The numbers 851 1123.
(If your switchboard has changed over to direct dialling,
remember that any call you ..receive may be from outside.
Telephones connected to many modern switchboards with direct
dialling have two ringing signals. One is for internal calls, the
other for external calls.)
Confirming arrangements
Person calling / Person called
When youve checked things at your end, would you let me
know?
You asked me to call back to tell you if it was OK.
Yes, we can go along with these arrangements.
Well, this is how things stand.
Wrong number
Person calling
Oh, isnt that Preston Builders? So sorry.
Could I check the number? Isnt it 207 3048?
I must have dialled the wrong number.
Sorry to have troubled you.
Exercise 5.
appointment checked confirm dialled directory

extension problems radiopager stand troubled
1. Isnt that 191 2005? Thats what I_________, I think.
2. No, this is the wrong_____________Ill put you on to
the switchboard.
3. Sorry to have_________you.
4. Hes not in the office at the moment. But I can try to find
him on the _________ .
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5. I havent got the new number. Shall I call __________

inquiries?
6. This is how things________at our end. Im afraid theres
nothing we can do about it.
7. Ive______up on the prices you asked about.
8. Now I can_______the arrangements we made.
9. There have been some______lately, but I think well soon
solve them.
10. Can we make another________for next week, then?
Exercise 6.
Choose the best answers.
1. Can you put me through

to Miss Evans, please?
a. Ill see if shes in her office

at the moment.
b. Ive got the wrong number.
c. Ill check again.
2. Isnt that Seattle then?
a. No, the number has changed.
b. No, you must have the wrong
area code.
c. Sorry, I may have dialled
the wrong extension.
3. You asked me to confirm a. Yes, thats the best time for
the dates of delivery.
them.
b. Yes, let me just get a note
pad to write them down.
c. Yes, theyll come to England
soon.
4. No, this isnt the Metal
a. So sorry to have troubled
Case Company.
you.
b. Ill call again later.
c. Can you connect me with
Mr Mansour, please?
5. Miss Pearce asked me
a. Sorry, your number is to
call this morning.
the wrong one.
b. Do you know the area code?
c. But theres no person of
that name here.
6. We can let you know
a. Thank you. I know them.
what sizes are available.
b. Thanks. Im glad thats
OK now.
c.Thanks. I can order what
we need, then.
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Conversation 3
Id like to know your prices
Asking about flight prices
Travel agency: Globe Travel here. Can I help you?
Customer:
Yes, please. This is Fusako Matsumoto speaking.. Im planning to fly to Penang next month.
Whats the price of a flight at the moment?
Travel agency: Well, er, that depends. Dyou.want to fly first
or economy class? When will you be going? And
how long would you like to stay?
Customer:
Well, Im planning a short holiday, maybe ten
days or so. But I want a package tour. Just the
flight, er, economy class I suppose.
Travel agency: And when is it youd like to leave?
Customer:
On Friday the 9th June.
Travel agency: Then I can get you an excursion ticket. Thats
on Malaysian Airlines and itll cost HK$1950
return.
Customer:
And what would it be if I flew Cathay Pacific?
Travel agency: Now, lets see. Thats ten days time. Its only
slightly more, HK$2160 in fact.
Customer:
Well, Ill have to think about...
Travel agency: There is one thing with the Cathay Pacific
flight. The time might be more convenient for
you because it leaves rather later in the morning, at 11.40. Thats CP 432.
Customer:
And the other one? Whens that?
Travel agency: Thats much earlier, at 9.40. That means youre
in Penang at about 12 noon, whereas the Cathay
Pacific flight lands at about half past two.
Customer:
Er... Ill have to think about that. Er, what
about the return flight? Could you tell me...
Conversation 4
Ill have to change booking
Aston:
Aston Tours and Travel. Could you hold on a minute?

Ill be with you right away... Sorry to have kept you
waiting. I was on the other line. How can I help
you?
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Client:
Aston:
Client:
Aston:
Client:
Aston:
Client:
Aston:
Client:
Aston:
Client:
Aston:
Client:
That was a damn long minute. I havent got all the

time in the world, you know.
So sorry, sir. But what can I do for you?
Well, Ive got your catalogue, and I think Id like to
go to Spain this Christmas, to the Costa del Sol.
The Costa del Sol? Well, we can certainly arrange a
wonderful holiday for you there, especially as youre
booking quite early. Is it for one person, sir, or
more?
Its for three, actually. My wife and me, and our son.
So youd like a double room and a single. Could I have
your name and address, please?
Hang on just a minute. Your catalogue says there are
self-catering apartments, too.
Thats right. Have you found anything that appeals
to you?
Well, my wife likes the description of those apartments at Marbella, I think it is.
A very good choice, if I may say so.
But I think theyre rather a long way from the centre,
the golf courses and so on.
Thats true, but theres a wonderful beach at Marbella, and transport facilities are good in the area.
What about the holiday bungalows at Torremolinos?
Theyre on the next page...
Supplying travel information
Mrs Matsumoto:
Agency:
Mrs Matsumoto:
Agency:
Mrs Matsumoto:
Agency:
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Fusako Matsumoto.
Good morning, Mrs Matsumoto. Globe
Travel on the line. You rang us up a few days
ago about a trip you were planning to Penang. Have you made a booking yet?
No, um... I havent done anything yet. I was
just planning to phone you in fact.
Thats a coincidence. Lets see now you
were inquiring about Cathay Pacific flights
and Malaysian Airlines, werent you?
Yes, the Malaysian Airlines flight was a bit
more reasonable, wasnt it?
Thats right, Mrs Matsumoto, but I seem to
remember that the time of the other flight
was rather more convenient.
Mrs Matsumoto:
Agency:
Mrs Matsumoto:
Agency:
Mrs Matsumoto:
Agency:
Mrs Matsumoto:
Agency:
Mrs Matsumoto:
Oh, but that doesnt really matter so much

in my case. My flat is near the airport. When
does the Malaysian Airlines flight take off,
did you say?
MAS 174 leaves at 9.40, so check-ins at
about half past eight.
Thats fine.
So Ill check if thats OK, shall I? Its for
June 9th, isnt it? And when will you returning, Mrs Matsumoto?
A fortnight later: thats 23rd June. Can you
give me the times for a flight then?
Lets see. Er...theres a direct flight from
Penang, departure time 17.30, or half past
five in other words. Youd be in Hong Kong
at 7.30 p.m. Would that be all right?
Perfect. Could you book that for me?
Yes, Ill check with the airline. Youll hear
from me in about an hours time. Is that all
right?
Fine. Ill be in all afternoon. Goodbye and
thank you.
What to say what to expect

Travel arrangements air
Person calling
Could you arrange for Mr Rogerson to be met at the airport?
Hes due to arrive at Paris
Charles de Gaulle at 18.25 on
flight BA 355.
Is there a direct flight from
Dusseldorf to Geneva on Monday afternoon? I have an open
ticket for this route.
Person called
Im awfully sorry, but I
couldnt get you on the flight
you wanted. Your names on
the waiting list, though. The
other possibility would be for
you to fly at 9.00 the next
morning.
Were not very conveniently
located for public transport,
Im afraid.
Youd better take a taxi from
the airport.
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Travel arrangements rail

Person calling
Id like a sleeper on the InterCity train from London to
Glasgow. Thats right: the one that leaves Euston at 22.15 hours.
It gets to Glasgow at about eight oclock, doesnt it?
Hotel reservations
Person calling
Is that Advance Reservations?
Id like to reserve a double
room with shower for three
nights please.
Exercise 7.
Person called
Yes, weve booked the room
you wanted. The terms are
38.50 for a single room with
shower and f45 for.
Choose the missing words from the box

below.
airlines apartment arrangements check-in convenient departure double facilities hearing kept
locally prefer scheduled.
1. Would you like a _______ room or single?
2. The _______ time of flight CP 603 is 13.10.
3. Several _______ fly the same route, so its mainly a
question of choosing the most _______ time.
4. I want to be sure of flying tomorrow, so please book me
on a _______ flight.
5. Dont forget: _______ times half an hour before takeoff.
6. Would you like to stay in an _______ or do you prefer a
hotel?
7. There are good transport _______ in the area.
8. Sorry to have _______ you waiting.
9. All the _______ have been made. Youll be _______ from
us soon.
10. Shall I book hotel accommodation _______ or would you
_______ to stay in town?
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Exercise 8.
Choose the best answers.
1. Do you have an open a. Yes, its valid for any flight on

ticket, then?
that route.
b. Yes, I still have to pay the fare.
c. Yes, I can go anywhere in the
world.
2. My names on the wait- a. No, theres no more standing
ing list as a standby. Can room on the plane.
I fly now?
b. No, the flight will be announced
in the transit lounge.
c. No, the flight is fully booked.
3. Do you want to book a a. As this is a long flight, Id like to
sleeper, or just a seat?
have a sleep.
b. As this is an overnight train, Id
like to book a sleeper.
c. As this is an expensive hotel, Id
like to save some money.
4 W h a t s t h e p u b l i c a. The public usually does this.
transport like? Should I b. Trains and buses do not run frehire a car?
quently.
c. Trains and buses are in bad condition.
5. Is service included in a. Yes, you need not add any tips,
the hotel rate?
b. Yes, your car will be serviced
while you are asleep.
c. Yes, you will be served breakfast
in: your room.
6. Can you reserve three a. Im sorry, please ask your travel
single rooms for our agent for fuller details.
b. Im sorry, we dont handle packgroup?
age tours for groups.
c. Im sorry, all our rooms have been
reserved.
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Conversation 5
Lets fix another date
Andrew Brickwood:
Bod Ross:
Andrew Brickwood:
Bod Ross:
Andrew Brickwood:
Bod Ross:
Andrew Brickwood:
Bod Ross:
Andrew Brickwood:
Bod Ross:
Andrew Brickwood:
Bod Ross:
Andrew Brickwood:
Bod Ross:
Andrew Brickwood:
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07134541.
Bob Ross here. Could I speak to Mr Brickwood, please?
Speaking.
Oh, its you, Andrew, is it? I didnt recognise your voice. Sounds as if youre
miles away.
Oh, hello, Bob. Yes, the line isnt very
good. Ill speak a bit louder. Is that any
better?
Yes, thats much better now. Andrew, it
looks as if I wont be able to keep the appointment we made.
That was to be Friday, wasnt it?
Yes, Im so sorry. This visitor I was actually expecting last week had some kind of
change in his itinerary, and now hes rung
me up to say the only day he can come is
next Friday.
I see.
And the trouble is, as hes over from Argentina, I cant very well put him off.
Hope you understand.
Well, I suppose so.
But could we meet on Saturday? Or would
you prefer the beginning of next week?
Afraid Im tied up at the weekend. And
... let me just check. No, Mondays not
too good a day either. Tuesday would be
all right, I think.
Tuesdays OK for me too. Oh, good! Shall
we say the same time as wed arranged?
Could you come here at 1130? Ill show
you round our place, we could lunch together and work out the terms of our
contract in the afternoon. How does that
sound to you?
Yes, fine. Ill just note it down in my diary. Thats Tuesday 12th June. Right,
Ill be at your place at 11.30 then, Bob.
Bod Ross:
Andrew Brickwood:
Bod Ross:
Thanks, Andrew. Hope I havent messed

up your arrangements too much.
Oh no, these things happen, dont they?
See you next Tuesday, Bob. And have a
nice weekend.
Thanks. You too, Andrew. Bye.
Attending a meeting
Mr Masterson:
Ann Perkins:
Mr Masterson:
Ann Perkins:
Mr Masterson:
Ann Perkins:
Mr Masterson:
Ann Perkins:
Mr Masterton:
Ann Perkins:
Mr Masterton:
713 2092. Masterton speaking.

Morning, Mr Masterton. Ann Perkins here.
Ah, Miss Perkins. This is an unexpected pleasure. Can I help you in any way? Were seeing
each other tomorrow, arent we?
Thats just what Im phoning about. Ive got
flu, it seems, so I cant attend the board meeting after all.
Oh, isnt that too bad! Weve got some important things to discuss, too. About the pension
plan, and those other points.
Exactly. Now this is what Id like to suggest
... just an idea it is, but Id like you to tell me
what you think of it. Oh, just, a moment...
Excuse me.
Bless you!
Thanks. My assistant thats name Martin
Close hes very well informed on this subject. I thought of asking him to go to the meeting in my place. You know, he and I drafted
these new pension plan regulations for our
employees, so he really knows what theyre all
about.
Have you asked Harold Foster? Hes chairing
the meeting, of course.
No, I thought Id check with you first. If you
think its an acceptable solution, Ill get on to
Mr Foster. You see the other alternative
would be to send you my notes, perhaps, and
you could put forward my ideas.
No, no, I dont think so. I mean of course Id
be quite glad to do so, but if there were any
questions involved I would hardly be in a posi201
Ann Perkins:
Mr Masterton:
Ann Perkins:
Mr Masterton:
Ann Perkins:
tion to answer them, whereas your Mr Martin

could
Yes, that was what I thought. Er ... Mr Close,
it is ... Martins his first name.
Ah yes, Martin Close. Well, I think thats the
best thing. Let him come to the meeting in
your place. Im sure the chairman will agree
to that.
Right, Ill contact him. But Im glad Ive spoken to you about it.
So am I. I hope you get well soon. Goodbye,
Miss Perkins.
Goodbye, Mr Masterton.
What to say what to expact

Making appointments
Person calling/Person called
Ill just check my appointment book.
When would be convenient for you?
Sorry, Ive got something scheduled then. Could we
arrange something else?
Could you send me confirmation of the appointment?
Shall we say Wednesday at 3 oclock?
Would it be possible to postpone our meeting?
Things are going smoothly, so we can meet as arranged.
Exercise 9.
appointments attend away checklist delegate

describe diary itinerary loudspeakers objectives
recognise services smoothly tied up.
1. I can hardly _______ your voice. Its as if youre miles
_______ .
2. My visitor couldnt keep to his _______, and now I must
change my _______.
3. Let me just look at my _______ Yes, I could come next
Monday.
4. So sorry, Ill be _______ then.
5. Im afraid I cant _______ the meeting wed arranged.
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6. The _______ of the conference are to _______ our new

products and explain our.
7. No, Im not the chairman, but Ill act as his _______ .
8. You arranged things so well that everything ran ______ .
9. Can you see that the _______ are installed for us?
10. Make sure you remember everything: its best to make
a _______.
Exercise 10.
Choose the best responses.
1. Can we make an ap- a. When are you free?

pointment?
b. Shall we make a reservation?
c. Is it difficult for us to meet?
2. Im tied up on Mon- a. What about Wednesday?
day and Tuesday.
b. Ill come on Monday, then.
c. Oh, Im sorry to hear it.
3. Has this messed up a. My desk is always in a mess.
your arrangements b. These things happen.
again?
c. Yes, I always arrange things like
this.
4. Did the conference a. Yes, we finished much later than
run smoothly?
usual.
b. Yes, it went very quickly.
c. Yes, there were no problems. It was
well organised.
5. Ive drafted the let- a. Oh good, Ill send it this morning.
ter to Ms Clayton.
b. Right, Ill check it straight away.
c. Did you keep a top copy?
6. Can you get on to a. Yes, Ill send him a copy.
Mr Foster about the b. Ill ring him immediately.
c. Ill tell him when I see him.
report?
Conversation 6
A Reverse Charge.
Terescript of the videoepisode
David:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
Shall we go for a walk when weve had our coffee?

Yes. ut can I make a phone call first?
Of course.
Ill reverse the charges.
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David:
Paola:
David:
Operator:
Paola:
Operator:
Paola:
Operator:
Paola:
Operator:
Paola:
Operator:
Paola:
Daniel:
You dont need to.

Im going to call Italy.
Oh, OK, then.
International Operator Service.
Id like to make a reverse charge call to Rome,
please.
Can I have the area code and number, please?
The area code is 06, and the number is 586 8246.
What number are you calling from?
Bath 622398.
Whats your name, please?
Calvetti, Paola Calvetti.
Thank you.
Daniel, Hello. Its me, Paola ... Fine, fine ... Yes. Im
having a great time ... Thanks. Im glad you think
my English has improved. Listen, Daniel, Im flying
back to Italy on Thursday. Can you meet me at the
airport? ... 8.50 in the evening ... BA 558 ... Yes. See
you on Thursday and thank you very much. Ciao,
Daniel.
Ok! Dont worry, Ill meet you. Bye!
Conversation 7
I couldnt say No
Mary:
Mike:
Mary:
Mike:
Mary:
Mike:
Mary:
Mike:
Mary:
Mike:
Mary:
Mike:
Mary:
Mike:
Mary:
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Hello.
Mary? Is that you?
Yes. Mary here... Whos speaking?
Its Mike.
Mike?
What do you mean Mike who? Mike Conners, of
course.
Oh, Mike Im sorry!
Yes. We had a date last night Where were you?
Oh, Im sorry, Mike. I couldnt come.
Couldnt come! Why couldnt you come.
Well, I had to wash my hair.
Wash your hair! Why didnt you phone me?
I wanted to phone you, but I couldnt remember your
number.
But its in the telephone directory.
Yes, I know, but I couldnt remember your surname.
Mike:
Mary:
Mike:
Mary:
Mike:
Mary:
Oh... But why did you have to wash your hair last
night?
Well I had to do it last night because Im going to the
opera tonight.
The opera! Who with?
George... George Johnson ... my bosss son.
I see.
He asked me yesterday. I didnt want to go but I
couldnt say no.
Exercise 11.
Match the phrases on the left with their suitable definitions on the right.
1. be on the safe side
a. a telephone call that the person

youre calling agrees to pay for.
2. call back
b. to deside that smth will not happen.
3. caller
c. to telephone smb again or telephone
smb who called you earlier
4. call off
d. used when operator tells that he (she)
is connecting you to smb you want.
5. cut off
e. to avoid risk or danger.
6. get through
f. used telephone line is not operating
(usually in Passive Voice).
7. hold on
g. to try to find someone you want when
youre making a telephone call.
8. put off
h. used to tell caller to wait for a short
time.
9. put through
i. to change the time or date of smth
so that it happens so that it happens
later than originally planned.
10. reverse charge call j. someone who makes a telephone call.
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Unit 23
IN A POST OFFICE
As well as the main post offices in town centres, there are
numerous sub-post offices in suburbs and villages. These are
often inside grocers shops or general stores. Post offices also
offer a form of banking service known as the National Savings
Bank. This is useful, as money may be withdrawn from any post
office in the U.K. on production of a special savings book. One
way of sending money through the post inside the U.K. is to buy
postal orders which may be cashed at any of the post offices in
the country. Registered envelopes for valuable items such as
money and passports are also on sale.
Exercise 1.

the appropriate words or expressions in the box
below. Make any changes if necessary.
be about, half a dozen, have a look, in all, look

up, make sure, parcel, postage, postal order, registered, surcharge.
1. A. Whats the ________ on these letters to Thailand,
please?
B. Ill have to check. Do you need anything else?
A. Yes. A 50 p ________ please.
B. Thatll be 7.95 pounds ________.
2. A. Could you tell me how much this ________ to France
is?
B. I think Id letter ________ that ________. Was there
anything else?
A. Yes. A ________ for 1.25 pounds and an air letter
form.
B. 7.85 pounds, please.
3. A. How much is this ________ letter to Germany, please?
B. Ill just ________. Anything else?
A. Yes. ________ air mail labels and a book of stamps.
B. 8.50 pounds exactly, please.
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4. A. Whats the ________ and postage on this express letter,

please?
B. Ill ________. Did you want anything else
A. Yes. while I ________ it, Ill have a large registered
envelope.
B. That comes to 8.25 pounds.
Conversation 1
Mr Sheldon needs some stamps,
so he is going to the nearest Post Office
Mr. Sh.:
Good afternoon! Id like to send the letter to America. How much will it be?
Clerk:
That depends. Do you want to send it by air mail or
surface mail? Air mail, of course, is much faster, but
its more expensive.
Mr. Sh.: Air mail, please, because its rather important, and
I should like it to arrive as soon as possible.
Clerk:
Is there anything else?
Mr. Sh.: Yes, I must send the letter to Holland. What is the
difference in price between air mail and surface?
Clerk:
There is no difference in mail to Europe.
Mr. Sh.: Thats fine. Id like a book of stamps as well, please,
and would you mind giving me some small change as
I have to make a phone call.
Clerk:
Yes, here you are.
Mr. Sh.: Are there some phone boxes her? There is a queue
outside the phone box in the street.
Clerk:
Yes, over there. Can you see them?
Mr. Sh.: Yes. I can. Now where can I get a postal order?
Clerk:
You can get one at any counter.
Mr. Sh.: And. Id like to take some money out of my Post Office Saving account. Can I do that here too?
Clerk:
Yes, of course. Mr Sheldon goes to the telephone and
dials a number.
Mr. Sh.: Hello, operator? Id like a London number, please.
Can you get it for me?
Operator: What number do you want?
Mr. Sh.: 01-578-8993.
Operator: Do you know that you can dial it yourself and that
its cheaper?
Mr. Sh.: Thank you very much. Ill do that then.
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Mr Sheldon dials the number

Mr. Sh.: Oh, the number is engaged. Ill ring the station first
then.
Mr Sheldon dials once more
Mr. Sh.: Hello, is that Brenton railway station?
Man:
Yes.
Mr. Sh.: What time is the next train to London?
Man:
At 15.51.
Mr. Sh.: Is the fast train?
Man:
No, the fast train is 10 minutes later, but it arrives
in London at the same time.
Mr. Sh.: Is there a dining car?
Man:
Hold the line, please. Ill check up. Yes, there is.
Mr. Sh.: Thank you very much. Good bye!
Conversation 2
Mailing a Package at the Post Office
(in the USA)
Customer: Id like to mail this package to Brazil. How much will
it be, please?
Clerk:
Do you want to send it first class or parcel post?
Customer: How much is first class and how long does it take?
Clerk:
Its a light package. (He weighs the package.) First
class would cost $3.96. Since its going to a large
city, I would guess that it will take about four or five
days to arrive.
Customer: And parcel post?
Clerk:
Sending it parcel post would be cheaper, but it
wouldnt arrive for about three weeks. The rate for
parcel post is $2.05.
Customer: Oh, I want it to arrive earlier than that. Ill send it
first class. Also, Id like to insure it for $25.00.
Clerk:
(He fills out a form.) Whats in the package? I need
to know in order to complete this form.
Customer: A pair of small glass earrings. Theyre a gift for my
sister whos living in Rio. I packed them well, so Im
sure they wont break, but I want to insure them just
in case.
Clerk:
Do you want the package registered too? That way
you would know that your sister received them. She
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would have to sign for the package, and then we

would send you a receipt showing that your gift had
been delivered.
Customer: No, Im sure shell let me know as soon as they arrive.
Are there any other forms I need to fill out because
its going to a foreign country?
Clerk:
Yes, one more. Its a customs declaration on which
you declare what item or items are in the package and
their value.
Customer: I understand that your rates have gone up on all
postal items. Is that true?
Clerk:
Yes, unfortunately, it is. The rates never seem to go
down, do they? Here is a copy of all our new rates. It
lists the old rate next to the new, so you can see how
much it has gone up. Notice, however, that the rate
for sending a postcard has remained the same.
Customer: I think I read something about the size of postcards
and envelopes. Would you explain that to me,
please?
Clerk:
We used to accept postcards and envelopes of all
sizes, but now that we are using automatic sorting
and postmarking machines, we have to limit the size.
You can still send a letter in a large envelope, but it
cant be any smaller than three and a half inches by
five inches. Incidentally, you forgot to put a return
address on this package. Its not a post office regulation, but we strongly recommend that all cards, letters, and packages have a legible return address.
Customer: Ill do it right now. I dont remember my zip code.
Can you tell by looking at this address what it is?
Clerk:
(He types the address into a small desktop computer
terminal.) Here it is. Your zip code is 22031. You
should make a note of it.
Customer: I will. Before I leave, I want to buy some first-class
stamps. Do you sell them in little packets?
Clerk:
Yes. This one has twenty first-class stamps. Lets
see. The package, the insurance, and the stamps.
Your total bill is $9.12.
Customer: One more question. I expect to be out of town next
week. Can you hold my mail for me here? I could come
by to pick it up when I get back.
Clerk:
Yes, we do that. Youd have to fill out one of these
forms. You might also consider asking a neighbor to
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pick up your mail for you. It would be easier on you

and on the letter carrier who sorts all the mail on
your route.
Customer: Thanks. Ill think it over and let you know.
Exercise 2.

the right.
1. change
a. .: as a way of being safe from smth

that might happen or might be true.
2. come by
b. an official paper that you buy at a post
office as a safe way of sending money
through the post (=Br E).
3. fill out
c. a pay extra for the package to be sure it
will be delivered.
4. insurance
d. an account that pays interest by the bank
located in a post office.
5. just in case
e. money on the form of coins.
6. parcel post
f. to write all the necessary information
on/an official document.
7. pick up
g. a number that you put below the address
on an envelope to help the post office deliver the mail more quickly.
8. postal order h. to make a short visit to a place on your
way to somewhere else (= Am E).
9. Post Office sa- i. the lowest and cheapest system of sending
ving account
parcels by mail in the United States
(=Am E).
10. Zip code
j. to get smth while you are going somewhere or doing somewhere.
Exercise 3.
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(necklace), (silk headscarf),
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Unit 24
POLICE AND CRIMES

Regulations for entry into the U.K. are strict, and officers
have the power to refuse entry to anybody not having the correct
papers and enough money to support himself. British Embassies
are able to give the latest information to anybody planning a
long visit.
Exercise 1.

the most appropriate word or expression from
the box below. Make any changes if necessary.
arrange, be supposed to, be up to, come along, fee,

grant, extend, until, work permit.
Police Registration
1. A. Ive ________ to register with you.
B. Has your passport ________ the Home office1?
A. Yes, they ________ me three months.
B. Id like your address in this country, please.
2. A. I was told to report to the AliensOfficer2.
B. Has you permission to stay been ________?
A. Yes, Im all right until July.
B. Ill have to see your ________ as well, please.
3. A. Ive come to see about my registration.
B. Has the school sent your passport up to London?
A. Yes, Ive got ________ the end of the year.
B. Then Ill need two photographs, and the registration __
______, please.
4. A. I understand I ________ register.
B. Has your employer ________ for an extension?
1
2
Home office the Ministry of the Interior.

Aliens Officer the officer in police station responsible for foreigners.
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A. Yes, Ive been given three months.

B. Can I see your registration book, please?
Exercise 2.

at all; by all means; get away with; mind; out of

the ordinary; proceed with; run through.
The Suspect
Policeman:
Suspect:
Policeman:
Suspect:
Policeman:
Suspect:
Policeman:
Suspect:
Policeman:
Suspect:
Policeman:
Suspect:
Policeman:
Suspect:
Policeman:
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Good evening, sir. Id like to ask you a few questions, if you dont ________.
________, officer only too glad to help if I can.
But I know nothing about it.
About what?
About the murder that someone committed next
door two nights ago, of course.
Hmm! Did you hear anything unusual that
night?
Oh, no! I heard nothing ________.
Did you see anything ________?
No, I saw nothing, officer.
Did you speak to anybody that evening?
No, nobody. I was sitting here watching television.
I was ________ my own business.
So murder isnt your business, sir? Someone fired
six shots with revolver, but you heard nothing...
A man ________ that door five minutes after the
crime, but you saw nothing and spoke to no one...
Yet you say that you sat in the chair the whole
evening and went nowhere... It all sounds very
suspicious to me, sir. Have you anything to add?
Nothing ________.
Then I have no more questions to ask... but you
wont ________ it.
What was that?
We shall ________ our enquiries, sir.
An interrogation
Now, put in the correct question tags: Youre John Alfred
Smithers, arent you?
Police Constable P.C., Smithers S.
P.C.
Youre John Alfred Smithers, ..?
Yes, I am.
P.C.:
Youre 36, ..?
S.:
Yes, thats right. It was my birthday yesterday.
P.C.:
You sell cars, ..?
S.:
Yes, I do. And other things.
P.C.:
You live in Ealing, ..?
S.:
Yes, I do. Ive lived here all my life.
P.C.:
You went to Ascot races yesterday, ..?
S.:
Thats right.
P.C.:
You werent alone, ..?
S.:
No, I wasnt. I was with Isadora Bell.
P.C.:
But youre married, Smithers?
S.:
Yes, but I havent seen my wife for three years.
P.C.:
I see. Now you left your flat at one oclock, ..?
S.:
Yes. About one oclock.
P.C.:
You were in your Jaguar, ..?
S.:
Yes, I was.
P.C.:
You didnt stop for petrol, ..?
S.:
No.
P.C.:
You had lunch in an Indian restaurant, ..?
S.:
Oh, no we didnt. We had lunch in a pub.
P.C.:
You dont remember the name of the pub, ..?
S.:
No, Im afraid I dont.
P.C.:
You had chicken and chips, ..?
S.:
No, no, no. We had beer and sandwiches outside.
P.C.:
You arrived in time for the first race, and stayed
until the last race, ..?
S:
Yes!
PC:
You were very lucky,..?
S:
Yes, I was.
PC:
You won 5,000,. . . ? S No, I cant remember exactly
how much.
S:
There was 5,000 in your flat,..?
PC:
Was there? PC You dont know where Miss Bell is
now, ..?
S:
No, Im not her husband, ..?
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P.C.:
S.:
P.C.:
S.:
But you left her in Central London, because she

wanted to buy some clothes.
Yes, yes.
Its very interesting, .., Mr Smithers. Youve got a
very fast car, ..?
What do you mean?
Sherlock Holmes
The Tapescript of the Videoepisode
Amanda:
Holmes:
Student A:
Holmes:
Student B:
Student C:
Student D:
Student E:
Student F:
Holmes:
Watson:
Amanda:
All over the world, detective stories are the most

popular kind of fiction. Everyone has their favourite detective, but who is the most famous
detective of all?
Well, we shall soon know.
Inspector Morse.
I dont think so, Watson.
I think its Sherlock Holmes.
Yes, Sherlock Holmes.
Well, Sherlock Holmes?
I think Sherlock Holmes.
Absolutely Sherlock Holmes.
Is he?
Is he? You know he is.
The Sherlock Holmes stories are famous everywhere, and its the character of Holmes that makes
them so popular. So, what sort of man was he?
Everybody knows what he looked like. He was tall and thin,

with a long nose and sharp eyes. He smoked a pipe and carried
a magnifying glass. And he wore a deerstalker hat. Although he
is a fictional character, Sherlock Holmes had a real address
221 B Baker Street in London.
Today this is the Sherlock Holmes museum. Many people
believe that Holmes was or is a real person. Every day letters for him arrive at this address!
Mrs Hudson: Oh, Dr Watson, this came by hand for Mr Holmes
not ten minutes ago.
Watson:
Thank you, Mrs Hudson.
Amanda:
Holmes was a very intelligent man. He was an
expert in chemistry and investigated crime like a
scientist.
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Holmes:
Amanda:
Holmes:
Amanda:
The murderer came in through those French

windows. Theres the mud from the garden he
brought in on his boots.
That wasnt very difficult, was it?
Elementary, my dear fellow.
Sherlock Holmes had many other abilities, too.
He was strong and athletic. He was a good boxer.
And he was a master of disguise. He was also a
superb violinist. In fact, he was the original
Superman!
But there was another side to his character. Although he

was very clever successful, Holmes was a rather sad person. He
thought everyday life was boring and depressing. When he was
feeling miserable or bored, he spent all day in bed. And sometimes he took drugs.
Holmes:
Amanda:
Drugs?
Yes. He took cocaine before it became illegal,
of course.
He shared his flat with his only friend, Dr Watson. Holmes

never fell in love, and he never married. He said that he didnt
understand women. Dr Watson described him as a brain without a heart, more a machine than a man.
Detectives are often more famous than the writers who create them. Lets see if people know who wrote the Sherlock Holmes stories.
Holmes:
Watson:
Student A:
Student E:
Student B:
Student F:
Amanda:
Thats a very good idea.

Yes, a very good idea.
I dont know.
No, dont know.
I dont know, sorry.
I dont know.
The author of the Sherlock Holmes stories was
Arthur Conan Doyle. He was born in Scotland, in
1859. He was a doctor, and he wrote detective
stories in his spare time. Conan Doyle wrote
twenty-six Sherlock Holmes stories between 1887
and 1895. Then, he decided to kill off his hero!
Holmes greatest enemy was Professor Moriarty.
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Holmes:
Amanda:
Oh, Professor Moriarty. And to what am I debted

the pleasure of this visit.
At the end of the story called The Final Problem
Holmes and Moriarty fall into the Reichenbach
Falls in Switzerland. But the Sherlock Holmes
stories were very, very popular. Readers were
very upset! Conan Doyle didnt like the Sherlock
Holmes stories very much. He didnt think they
were serious, and he wanted to write historical
novels. But public pressure was too great, and he
had to bring Holmes back to life. Conan Doyle
continued writing stories about his detective hero
for another twenty-five years.
I wonder if Sherlock Holmes will still be famous
a hundred years from now? And will people still
write to him?
Holmes:
Thats possible, quite possible.
Lost Property
The Transcript of the Videoepisode
Paola:
Wheres my bag?
David:
When did you last see it?
Paola:
Its got everything in it my passport, my
money, my ID card, my credit cards
David:
You had it on the beach...
Paola:
It must be on the bench. Oh, no. Its not here.
What am I going to do?
David:
Well have to report it to the police.
Police officer: Hello. Can I help you?
Paola:
Yes, Ive lost my bag.
Police officer: Right. Can you give me your name?
Paola:
Paola Calvetti.
Police officer: Paola ... C-A-L ... ?
Paola:
V-E-double T-I.
Police officer: Youre Italian, are you?
Paola:
Yes, Im from Rome.
Police officer: Ah. Can you give me the details? Where did you
lose it?
Paola:
I left it on the bench...
David:
Near the beach at Harlyn Bay.
Police officer: And youve been back to the bench?
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David:
Police officer:
Paola:
Police officer:
Paola:
David:
Paola:
David:
Police officer:
Paola:
Police officer:
Paola:
David:
Police officer:
Paola:
Police officer:
Paola:
Police officer:
Paola:
Police officer:
Paola:
Police officer:
Paola:
David:
Police officer:
Paola:
Police officer:
Paola:
Yes. We went back straight away, but it wasnt

there.
I see. When was this?
This morning. Just now.
What kind of bag is it? Can you describe it?
Its black, made of leather, it has a gold...
Buckle.
Yes, a gold buckle.
And a shoulder strap.
And what was in the bag?
Oh, my money, my travellers cheques, my
credit card.
Were your money and card in a wallet or
purse?
Yes, in a brown leather wallet.
The wallet has her initials P.C. in silver
letters on it.
Same as me.
Sorry?
PC stands for Police Constable. Im PC Wilson.
How much money was in the wallet?
About thirty or forty pounds, and 200 in
travellers cheques.
And what credit card did you have?
Visa.
Well, you should contact Visa and put a stop on
the credit card. Contact the bank that issued
the travellers cheques, too, and let them know
whats happened. What else was in the bag?
My passport. I have to go back to Italy in a few
days. What happens if I cant find it?
Dont worry. You must telephone the Italian
Consulate in London immediately. Theyll give
you a temporary passport.
I dont have their number.
We can get it from Directory Enquiries.
Can you give me an address in England where
we can contact you?
The Old Custom House Hotel. Im there until
Tuesday, and then I go back to Italy.
Are you on holiday here?
No. Im a photographer. Im taking photographs
of Cornwall.
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Police officer:
Paola:
Police officer:
David:
Police officer:
Paola:
Police officer:
Paola:
David:
Police officer:
Young man:
Really? What? At this time of year?

Its beautiful in the winter its wild and
romantic.
I prefer it in the summer myself. Well, if your
bag turns up before Tuesday, well give you a
ring at your hotel. Now, this is your lost
property number, and heres the phone number
of this police station. If you dont hear from us,
give us a ring before you leave the country.
Is it likely to turn up?
I dont know. It depends who found it.
OK. Thank you.
Goodbye. I hope you enjoy the rest of your
stay.
Thank you.
Goodbye.
Yes, sir? Can I help you?
I found this bag on a bench at Harlyn Bay.
A mugging
One night, Mrs Riley, an elderly widow, was walking along

a dark, London street. She was carrying her handbag in one hand
and a plastic carrier bag in the other. There was nobody else in
the street except two youths. They were standing in a dark shop
doorway. One of them was very tall with fair hair, the other was
short and fat with a beard and moustache.
The youths waited for a few moments, and then ran quickly
and quietly towards Mrs Riley. The tall youth held her from
behind while the other youth tried to snatch her handbag.
Suddenly, Mrs Riley threw the tall youth over her shoulder.
She crashed into the other youth and they both landed on the
ground. Without speaking, Mrs Riley struck both of them on
the head with her handbag, and walked calmly away.
The two surprised youths were still sitting on the ground
when Mrs Riley crossed the street towards a door with a lighted
sign above it. Mrs Riley paused, turned round, smiled at the
youths and walked into the South West London Judo Club.
The Smuggler
Sam Lewis was a customs officer. He used to work in a small
border town. It wasnt a busy town and there wasnt much work.
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The road was usually very quiet and there werent many travellers. It wasnt a very interesting job, but Sam liked an easy life.
About once a week, he used to meet an old man. His name was
Draper. He always used to arrive at the border early in the morning in a big truck. The truck was always empty. After a while
Sam became suspicious. He often used to search the truck, but
he never found anything. One day he asked Draper about his job.
Draper laughed and said, Im a smuggler.
Last year Sam retired. He spent his savings on an expensive
holiday. He flew to Bermuda, and stayed in a luxury hotel. One
day, he was sitting by the pool and opposite him he saw Draper
drinking champagne. Sam walked over to him.
Sam:
Draper:
Sam:
Draper
Sam:
Draper:
Sam:
Draper:
Sam:
Draper:
Sam:
Draper:
Hello, there!
Hi!
Do you remember me?
Yes... of course I do. Youre a customs officer.
I used to be, but Im not any more. I retired last
month. I often used to search your truck...
...but you never found anything!
No, I didnt. Can I ask you something?
Of course you can.
Were you a smuggler?
Of course I was.
But... the truck was always empty. What were you
smuggling?
Trucks!
A Clever Girl
Helen was a student at a university. She was studying English. She was a clever girl, and she was also very good at sports
and games. Her best sport was throwing the javelin, and she
always won a prize for that at university games.
Helens best friend was called Mary. She went to the same
classes as Helen, and she was a very good runner. The two girls
often went out together in the evenings.
One evening they went to practise their sports in the university grounds, and when they had finished, they walked part
of the way home together, but at one corner they had to say
goodbye, because their homes were in different directions.
Be careful on your way home/Mary said to Helen. I would
be happier if our houses were nearer.
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Me too, answered Helen. The streets were very quiet at

that time of the evening.
The next morning Helen and Mary met at an English class,
and Helen said to Mary, Do you know what happened to me
after I left you yesterday evening?
No, answered Mary anxiously. What happened to
you?
Well, Helen said, while I was walking home along that
quiet street near my house, a thief came up behind me and pulled
my necklace off my neck and ran away with it.
I wish Id been there, Mary said angrily. If I had been,
Id have run after the man and Id probably have caught him.
But what are you going to do now? Have you been to the police?
No, Helen answered with a smile.
Why not? Mary asked in surprise.
Because, Helen answered, when the man pulled my necklace, I turned round suddenly and put my hand out to try to stop
him. I caught a chain which he was wearing round his neck and
pulled it off him. My necklace was a cheap one which was not
real silver; but this chain is made of real gold! If I went to the
police, I might have to give it to them.
A policemans mistake
As one approaches some crossroads, one comes to a sign
which says that drivers have to stop when they come to the main
road ahead. At other crossroads, drivers have to go slow, but
they do not actually have to stop (unless, of course, there is
something coming along the main road); and at still others, they
do not have either to stop or to go slow, because they are themselves on the main road.
Mr Williams, who was always a very careful driver, was
driving home from work one evening when he came to a crossroads. It had a Slow sign, so he slowed down when he came to
the main road, looked both ways to see that nothing was coming,
and then drove across without stopping completely.
At once he heard a police whistle, so he pulled in to the side
of the road and stopped. A policeman walked over to him with
a notebook and pencil in his hand and said, You didnt stop at
that crossing.
But the sign there doesnt say Stop, answered Mr Williams. It just says Slow, and I did go slow.
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The policeman looked around him, and a look of surprise

came over his face. Then he put his notebook and pencil away,
scratched his head and said, Well, Ill be blowed! I am in the
wrong street!
A funny decision
Three young men were playing with a gun in a street in a
quiet area of the town after dark when one of them fired it by
mistake without aiming it at anything. The bullet broke a window in an old ladys house.
The young men made off at once when they saw the damage
they had done, but the old lady looked out of a window when she
heard the explosion, and she recognized one of them as the son
of a man and woman who lived not far from her.
The old lady complained to the police, and a detective came
to her house. The old lady gave him a detailed account of everything that had happened, and then the detective asked her if she
knew where the young man lived. The old lady told him that too,
so the detective went to the young mans house. He and his
companions tried to hide, but the detective found them and the
gun and took them to the police station.
There his chief officer questioned the young men to find out
which of them owned the gun, but none of them was willing to
say. The young man who owned the gun did not dare to admit
that he did, because he did not have a licence for it.
At last the chief officer decided to put an end to the conversation, so he turned to the detective and demanded to know
whether he had got an officers permission to take the gun away
from the young man who owned it.
The detective felt anxious when he heard this question. No,
sir, he answered nervously, I didnt get it.
In that case, the officer declared angrily, you were quite
wrong to take it away from him. Youd better return it immediately, or therell be trouble!
This made the young men smile happily at each other, and
as soon as the detective held the gun out and said, Here you
are, one of them put his hand out in order to get it back.
That is how the officer finally discovered whom the gun
belonged to.
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Lorry hijackings on the increase

The Road Transport Industry is becoming increasingly concerned about the number of lorry hijackings.
The hijackers seem to be both well-organized and wellinformed. The gangs concentrate on tricks carrying highvalue marketable loads, for example cigarettes, alcohol, or
electrical goods. Drivers have now been forbidden to pick up
hitch-hikers, and have been warned to take extra care when
parking in motorway service areas. Yesterdays hijacking at
Burnham Wood on the M6 was the fourth in the area this
month.
Inspector Waterman is interviewing Stan Fletcher, the
driver of the hijacked truck.
Inspector: Sit down, Mr Fletcher. Cigarette?
Stan:
No, thanks. Im trying to stop smoking.
Inspector: Now, Mr Fletcher. How did you manage to lose your
truck?
Stan:
You know the story already.
Inspector: Well, tell us again.
Stan:
OK. I was driving down the M6 from Scotland carrying whisky ... in cases.
Inspector: Hmm.
Stan:
I decided to stop at Burnham Wood.
Inspector: Why Burnham Wood?
Stan:
I stopped to get some diesel and I needed a coffee. Id
been driving for three hours.
Inspector: Go on.
Stan:
After Id filled the tank, I parked outside the cafe.
Inspector: Yes. Stan I got my coffee and sat by the window to
keep an eye on the truck.
Inspector: Did you see anybody near the lorry?
Stan:
No, nobody. Then I went to make a phone call.
Inspector: A phone call?
Stan:
Yes, you can check. I stopped to get some change at
the cash desk.
Inspector: OK. Then?
Stan:
Well, I was talking to my wife on the phone when I
saw the lorry going past the window. I couldnt believe my eyes. I dropped the phone and ran outside
... but it was too late!
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Inspector: Had you remembered to lock the cab door?

Stan:
Yes, I always remember to lock it. Im not stupid,
you know!
Inspector: All right. All right. But can you actually remember
locking it on this occasion?
Stan:
Yes, definitely.
Inspector: How can you be so sure?
Stan:
Well, I remember putting the key in the lock. It was
all wet and dirty. It was raining, you see, and Id
dropped it in a puddle.
Inspector: And the passenger door? Did you remember to check
that?
Stan:
I dont actually remember checking it. But Im sure
I must have done. It locks from the inside, and I
never use that door.
Inspector: But you dont remember checking it?
Stan:
No, not really. But you cant remember everything,
can you? I mightve forgotten to check it.
Inspector: So it couldve been open.
Stan:
Yes ... yes, it couldve been. But I bet it wasnt!
Inspector: Well, whats your theory, Mr Fletcher?
Stan:
They mustve had keys, mustnt they? They started
the engine, didnt they?
Inspector: How did they get the keys?
Stan:
Dont ask me. Ive got no idea. They didnt stop to
tell me!
Lady Waytt accused of shoplifting
On Wednesday morning I went to Halls Department Store
to do some shopping and to meet a friend for lunch. In the
Ladles Fashion Department I bought a belt and a bag and paid
for them. As I was waiting for the lift to go up to the Rooftop
Coffee Lounge, I saw a silk scarf that I liked. I tried it on and
decided to buy it. I looked around for an assistant to pay but
couldnt see anybody. The lift came and as I was late for my
appointment, I put the scarf with my other purchases, intending to pay for it later on my way out. Unfortunately, I forgot
to pay and was stopped at the door by the store detective who
asked me to go to the managers office where I was accused
of having stolen the scarf. Its quite ridiculous. I simply forgot to pay.
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I was on duty on the second floor when I observed Lady Wyatt trying on a scarf. She looked at herself in the mirror, looked
round several times and then put the scarf in her bag. She then
went up in the lift to the top floor cafe where she met a man.
I kept up my observation and when they left together, I followed
them to the door. She had made no attempt to pay so I stopped
her and asked her to accompany me to the managers office. She
became abusive and refused to go with me until a policeman arrived on the scene.
Murder at gurney manor
Part I
Lord Gurney was found dead on the library floor of his country house in Norfolk. He had been shot five times. The police
have been called. There are six people in the house and they all
heard the shots at about nine oclock. The police have taken
statements and made the following notes about each of the six
people.
Lady Agatha Gurney, 62
Married to Lord Gurney for thirty-five years.
Disabled has been in a wheel-chair since a riding accident,
twelve years ago.
Very jealous woman. Had a row with Celia Smart in the afternoon.
Told Lord Gurney to sack her. After long argument, Lord
Gurney refused to sack her.
Lady Agathas statement
I was in my room. My bedrooms on the ground floor because
I cant walk. I was reading. I heard the shots; there were four or
five. I wheeled myself into the hall. The door of the library was
open. Miss Smart was standing in the doorway, screaming.
Gillespie was standing at the French windows. The gun was on
the floor by the body.
Celia Smart, 24
Secretary to Lord Gurney. Young, beautiful, intelligent
works to support her sick mother. Employed by Lord Gurney for
a year. Report in gossip column in todays Daily News that she
had been seen last Saturday with Tristan Gurney at a new disco.
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The Charteris Club in Londons Mayfair. Lord Gurney very

angry about it. Threatened to sack her, but didnt.
Celia Smarts statement.
I was in the drawingroom, writing some letters, job applications actually. I heard the shots, ran across the hall, the library
door was open ... poor dear Horace was lying in a pool of blood.
I started screaming. Gillespie came in through the French windows, they were open. Then Lady Agatha arrived. She didnt
say a word. She just stared at me.
Tristan Gurney, 33
Lord Gurneys only son.
Reputation as a playboy and international gambler.
Thrown out of boarding-school and the army.
Has large gambling debts. Arrested last year for possessing
drugs.
Is heir to the Gurney estate will inherit 2 million.
Lord Gurney had refused to give him any more money.
Tristans statement.
I was in the billiard room. I was practising. Suddenly there
were five shots. I thought it was Chivers shooting birds in the
garden again. Then I heard a scream. It sounded like Celia, so I
opened the connecting door to the library and saw father lying
there, Gillespie at the window, and Celia and mother together
in the main doorway. I couldnt believe my eyes.
Major Chivers, 60
At school and in the army with Lord Gurney.
Was army pistol-shooting champion.
Drinks heavily.
Drives a Bentley.
Doesnt work spends time shooting and fishing.
Was Managing-Director of Gurney Property Ltd.
Went to prison for two years when the company collapsed
with debts of 1/2 million after a big property scandal.
Has lived at Gurney Manor since leaving prison.
Major Chivers statement
I was by the lake, fishing in my usual place. When I heard
the shots, I hurried through the trees towards the house.
I saw Gillespie running across the lawn towards the library.
When I got there, everybody was in the room, except Tom
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Giles, the gardener. Poor old Gurney was dead. I was absolutely sure he was dead. After all, I was in the army for
twenty years.
Gillespie, 65
Butler. Has worked for the Gurneys for nearly fifty years.
Retires in two months. Likes good wine and good food. Takes
Lady Agatha out every day in her wheelchair.
Knows everything about the family. Had long argument
with Lord Gurney in the morning. Knows Celia Smarts father
very well introduced her to Lord Gurney.
Gillespies statement. I was taking my evening walk. I had
just come out of the kitchen door, I was walking round the corner of the house when I heard shooting. I ran across the lawn to
the French windows. I saw Lord Gurneys body, and Miss Smart
in the doorway.
Tom Giles, 29
Gardener.
Often goes fishing with the Major.
Proposed marriage to Celia Smart, but was rejected.
Been in trouble with the police several times, for fighting
in the village pub.
Has a violent temper.
Had argument about a pay rise earlier in the day.
Tom Giles statement
I was working in the kitchen garden. I heard shots, but thats
not unusual around here. Lord Gurney and the Major are very
fond of shooting. Then I heard lots of screaming and shouting,
so 1 went into the house through the kitchen door to see what
was happening. They were all there. I wasnt sorry. He deserved
it. Everybody hated him.
Part 2
Inspector Marples is in charge of the case. Sergeant Watts
is his assistant. Theyre in the library.
Marples: Where is everybody, Sergeant?
Watts:
Theyre all in the drawingroom, sir. Constable Dicksons with them. What do you think, sir?
Marples: It could have been any one of them, couldnt it?
We dont know what skeletons are in the cupboard! It may have been two of them together. It
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might even have been all of them. Nobody seems

very sad!
Watts:
No, sir. Lord Gurney was a very unpopular man in
the village. Nobody liked him. It could have been an
outsider.
Marples: No, no, Watts. It must have been one of them. Lets
look at the evidence.
Watts:
It seems to me that everybody has got a motive, sir,
and nobodys got an alibi. They all say they were alone
when it happened.
Marples: Yes, and there are no fingerprints on the gun.
Lady Agatha?
Watts:
It couldnt have been her, sir.
Marples: Why not, Watts?
Watts:
Well, shes in a wheelchair. She cant move very fast.
Anyway, theyve been married for thirty-five years.
It cant have been her.
Marples: Most murders are inside the family, Watts, and there
is a door between her room and the library.
Watts:
Ah, yes, sir. But it was locked!
Marples: Doors have keys, Watts!
Watts:
But why would she want to kill him?
Marples: Miss Smarts a very attractive young woman. We
dont know what was going on. She could have been
jealous.
Watts:
But, sir, he was over sixty! He was old enough to be
her father!
Marples: Ah, well, Watts, he was a good-looking man, and very
rich!
Major Olivers?
Marples: What about the Major, Watts? Hes a strange fellow.
Watts:
Ive been thinking about that. It cant have been him,
sir!
Marples: Really! Why not?
Watts:
Why would he need to fire five times ? He was an
army pistol champion. He could have killed him with
one shot.
Marples: Maybe he did, Watts. Maybe he did.
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Watts:
I dont understand, sir.
Marples: There are a lot of things you dont understand, Watts.
Perhaps hes more clever than he looks.
Watts:
But theres no motive, sir.
Marples: There may have been. I mean there was that scandal
with the property company.
Watts:
But he was at the lake, sir.
Marples: He might not have been, Watts. Hes a pistol champion. He could have shot him from the trees and
thrown the gun into the room.
Watts:
Oh. Do you really think so, sir?
Marples: I dont know, Watts. Its just a theory.
Exercise 3.
Match the expressions on the with their definitions on the right.
1. be good at
2. be supposed to
3. be up to
4. by all means
5. come along
6. crash into
7. get away with
8. make off
9. proceed with
10. put out
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a. to arrive somewhere.
b. used when suing that your document
is valid and checked by a clerk in authority.
c. to leave quickly, esp. after doing
smth wrong.
d. to continue to do smth that has already been started.
e. to be skilful and successful at doing
smth.
f. to stretch your hand etc. forward.
g. . used to mean of course when
politely allowing smb to do smth or
agreeing with a suggestion.
h. to hit smb extremely hard while you
are moving.
i. to manage to do smth bad without
being punished.
j. used when saying what someone
should or should not do, esp. because of
rules or what someone in anthority has
said.
Exercise 4.
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Unit 25
HEALTH AND SPORTS

When an Englishman asks you about your health, he is
probably only doing so out of politeness. Unless he knows you
have been ill, he is certainly not expecting a detailed medical
report, and will be most surprised if you give him one.
Part 1. Asking about Health
Exercise 1.

the words or expressions in the box below. Make
ask after, be laid up, get over, go down with, have

in, keep, lately, Let know, matter, overwork,
pass on, take easy, Whats up
I.
A. How is your father ________?

B. Hes been off work for a day or two.
A. Whats wrong with him?
B. Hes ________ a cold.
A. Tell him I hope he soon feels better.
B. Thats very kind of you. Ill ________ it ________.
II
A. Wheres Tony this evening?

B. Hes not feeling very well.
A. Really? Whats the trouble?
B. I think he must have eaten something.
A. Give him my regards and tell him to ________ things
________.
B. Thank you very much. Ill tell him what you said.
III. A. How is your brother these days?

B. He hasnt been well just recently.
A. Im sorry to hear that. Whats the ________?
B. I think hes been ________.
A. I hope he soon ________ it.
B. Thank you. Hell be pleased to hear you ________ him.
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IV. A. I havent seen Bob ________. How is he?

B. As a matter of fat, he ________.
A. Oh dear! ________ with him?
B. We dont know, but we ________ the doctor ________
tomorrow.
A. ________ me __________ if theres anything I can do.
B. Thanks very much. Ill tell him you inquired about him.
Exercise 2.
Match the phrases on the left to their definition

on the right.
1. ask after
2. be laid up
3. be run down
4. by the sound of
it
5. get over
6. go down with
7. have in
8. pass on
9. pick up.
10. take ... easy.
a. used for saying that you are basing

your ideas, option etc on what you
have herd or read.
b. to rest and not do things that will
make smb tired.
c. to get an illness.
d. to tell someone a piece of information that someone else has told you.
e. to have someone in your home to
do some work.
f. to ask for health about someone.
g. to become ill with a particular illness.
h. to be generally tired.
i. to start to feel well again after
something bad has happened to you.
j. to stay in bed as a result of being ill
or injured.
Part 2. At a Doctors
Foreign visitors to the U.K. who are not entitled to free
medical treatment under the National Health Service can usually
arrange special medical insurance.
Exercise 3.
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the words or expressions in the box below. Make
a lot of, be run down, by the sound of it, go straight,

had better have got, keep feeling, overdo things, pick
up, run, run down, stay away.
A. I ________ a sore throat and my chest hurts.
B. How long have you been like this?
A. Two or there days now.
B. I should think youve got flu: theres ______ it about.
A. What do you advice?
B. Take this prescription to the chemists and then ______
__ to bed.
II
A. I feel shivery and Ive got a pain in my stomach.

B. How long have you had it?
A. The best part of the week.
B. ________, youve caught a chill.
A. What should I do?
B. Ill give you something for it, and come to see you in a
couple of days.
III. A. I _____________ dizzy, and Ive got a headache.

B. How long has this been going on?
A. It came on yesterday.
B. I should say youre generally ________.
A. What ought I do?
B. Its nothing serious, but you ________ stay in bed for a
day or two.
IV. A. Im ________a temperature and I feel sick.
B. Since when have you been feeling like this?
A. It all started the day before yesterday.
B. You seem to have ________ some sort of infection.
A. What do you think I should do?
B. ________ from work till Monday, and dont ________.
Conversation 1
Visiting a Doctor
(in the USA)
Doctor:
You said on the phone that you were feeling listless.

Whats wrong?
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Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
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I dont feel good, Doctor. I dont seem to have any

energy.
Can you be more specific?
Its nothing I can put my finger on specifically. I feel
generally run-down, tired all the time; yet I have
trouble sleeping.
Do you eat well? Hows your appetite?
I probably dont eat well. I eat a lot of fried foods and
junk food. I dont eat enough fresh vegetables. I dont
even eat many cooked vegetables.
Youve gained some weight since I last saw you. According to my chart, youre about twenty pounds
overweight. Those junk foods you mentioned arent
helping. Do you exercise?
Naturally, Im not as physically active as I used to
be. Im at my office all day long. I have my own business, and I work pretty hard at it.
I suspect maybe you work too hard at it. Take off your
coat and roll up your sleeve, please. I want to check
your blood pressure. How old are you, Rob about
fifty?
Im fifty-two.
(The doctor takes Robs blood pressure reading.) Your
pressure is high. Its nothing to be alarmed about
yet. But Im going to have to restrict your salt intake
and ask you to exercise more. Are you short of breath
at all?
Yes. I sometimes get dizzy after climbing stairs and
I cant walk long distances or lift heavy objects without panting. I probably should give up smoking.
Youre still smoking! After promising to give it up
six months ago! Rob, what happened?
I went to that class that was guaranteed to make a
person stop smoking, but then I suffered some business losses and I began to worry. I guess I always
associated smoking with worrying, so I started puffing again. The funny thing is now that Ive started
again, Im smoking even more than I was before. Im
up to two packs a day now.
Youre worried, you dont sleep well, you smoke two
packs of cigarettes a day, you dont exercise, and
your diet is terrible. And you wonder why youre not
healthy? I wonder why youre not dead!
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Doctor:
Rob:
Oh, its not that bad, is it, Doc?

Almost. Weve got to get you back on a healthy track.
You were healthy when you were born, you know,
Rob. Its unnatural to be unhealthy.
What can I do?
You can start by taking your health more seriously
than you have been. Im going to give you a diet plan,
and I want you to stick to it. Your heart sounds
healthy when I listen to it, but I suspect all that extra
weight youre carrying around is putting a strain on
it. The diet will help you to lose weight and help to
relieve some of the strain. Its a high fiber, low cholesterol, low salt diet. Youll get all the protein and
minerals you need with it.
Its hard to stick to a diet with my busy schedule.
Your health is more important than your business.
The next step will be exercise. I know its hard to find
the time, but you can at least start walking more. If
your office is on the third floor, stop taking the elevator up and down; walk the three flights instead.
Walk around the block after dinner. Find ways to
increase your physical activity every day. Join a
swimming club. Swimming a few times a week is the
best exercise you can get.
I joined a health club last year, but I quit because I
never had time to go there.
Find the time. Its important. And for heavens sake,
stop smoking! Back in the old days, we used to call
cigarettes coffin nails because we knew they
werent good for the health. Now, its medically
proven that they can cause cancer and a host of
other things.
Okay, Ill try again, but Im not promising. Its a
difficult habit to break. What about my run-down
feeling? Can you give me something for that problem? There must be some drug I can take.
Id rather not give you any drugs, but temporarily,
I will give you a prescription for something that will
help you sleep. When your diet and exercise program
start to improve your health, though, Im going to
take you off the medicine Do you understand?
Yes, thanks a lot Doc. I appreciate what youre saying
and doing.
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Exercise 4.
Match the phrases on the left to their definitions on the right.
1. be alarmed about
2. be up to
3. carry around
4. get back
5. give up
6. for heavens sake
7. out a strain on
8. roll ones sleeves
up
9. stick to smth
10. would rather
a. to turn the ends of your sleeves

over several times so they are shorter.
b. to stop doing smth you do regularly.
c. used for emphasizing that you are
annoyed or impatient with someone.
d. to do or keep doing smth according
to the plan, schedule, prescription or
smbs advice or recommendation.
e. to have a feeling of fear, anxiety
or danger.
f. to return to the state or condition
it was in before.
g. when amount of smth has reached
a particular level.
h. used to say that you would prefer
to do smth or have it.
i. to injure smb making him (her)
work too hard over a long period of
time.
j. to have smth in your hands, arms,
back or in the body (including smbs
extra weight).
Conversation 2
Visiting the Dentist
Mrs. Moore: Thank you for taking me at the last minute, Doctor.
Dr. Kane:
Its all right. The last patient left just a moment
ago. I dont mind staying late when a regular patient has an emergency.
Mrs. Moore: Wheres Miss Perkins? I didnt see her when I
came in.
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Dr. Kane:
Mrs. Moore:
Dr. Kane:
Mrs. Moore:
Dr. Kane:
Mrs. Moore:
Dr. Kane:
Mrs. Moore:
Dr. Kane:
Mrs. Moore:
Dr. Kane:
Mrs. Moore:
Dr. Kane:
Not only dont we have a receptionist today, but

even my dental assistant has gone home. Were
the only ones left, Mrs. Moore. Now, why dont
you have a seat and tell me what the problem is.
(She sits down in the dentists chair.) I have a filling which is loose and is about to drop out. I also
have a soreness on the side of my mouth. I dont
know whether its from one of my teeth or whether its a little neuralgia.
Let me take a look at it. Open your mouth wide,
please. On which side of your mouth did you say
it hurts you?
Ouch! Ouch! (She begins to wave her arms violently in great pain.)
But, Mrs. Moore, I havent even touched you
yet.
I know, Doctor (with a sigh of relief) but I am
so afraid of a dentist that I feel pain even before
you touch me.
I am sorry you feel this way, but lets see what the
trouble is.
Its on the left side just above my eye tooth.
The pain seems to skip around sometimes it is
in one place and sometimes in another.
Does the tooth itself ever ache or become sore to
the touch? Is it sensitive to heat or cold?
No, only the gum above the tooth seems to get
sore.
The teeth in that area seem to be sound. It may be
a little neuralgia, as you say but wed better
take an X-ray just to be sure none of the teeth are
abscessed. (He adjusts the machine, takes the
picture, etc.) Now, lets see that loose filling. Its
surprising it didnt fall out. Theres a good deal
of decay around it. There is also a slight cavity on
the other side of the tooth which you probably
didnt know you had.
Oh, dear, I do hope you wont have to pull the
tooth.
I dont think so. Its not quite as serious as that.
But it may take considerable drilling. Ill have to
give you an injection of Novocaine. The decay has
gone deeply into the tooth. From the size of this
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hole, I suggest that we cap your tooth, Mrs. Moore.

I know its expensive, but I dont think another
filling is going to hold. I can fit you for a permanent cap today and put a temporary one there.
Then when the cap is ready, you can come back.
Shall I take an impression?
Mrs. Moore: I suppose its all right. We dont have any dental
insurance, but if a cap will save my tooth and stop
this pain, then go ahead. Oh, I hate going to the
dentist. Uh, nothing personal, Dr, Kane.
Dr. Kane:
I understand. Many of my patients feel the same
way If I took all expressions of dread personally,
Id never make it as a dentist. Now, open wide.
Wider, please. (He inserts a few wads of cotton
into Mrs. Moores mouth, along with a tube to
extract saliva. He probes with a long, sharp pick,
and finally, starts drilling.) Now, lets see what
we have here.
Conversation 3
A small Disaster
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
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Where does it hurt?

I seem its an ankle. Its rather painful.
Try to move your foot up and down.
It hurts a lot when I do that.
Yes, but the important thing is that you can move
it!
I havent broken it, have I?
No, but youve twisted it badly.
Twisted it? You mean I sprained it?
Yes, Im afraid so. And its badly bruised and swollen.
In other words, no more skiing for me!
No, Im afraid not. You have to give it a good rest.
You mean I have to keep off it?
Yes. How does it feel now? Does it still hurt?
In fact, its getting worse and worse all the time.
Well, Ill strap it up for you.
Strap it up?
Yes, Ill put smth round it. A kind of bandage.
You think youll give me something for pain.
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
Doctor:
Robert:
Yes, if its really hurts that much. Excuse me, but

that girl on the terrace just outside, who is she?
Her name is Isabel. She is an American.
She was coming out just as I came in, wasnt she?
Yes, thats right! She was skiing You see, we were
skiing together when I had the accident. She helped
me get back to the hotel.
Hmm, very pretty, isnt she?
Yes, I suppose she is.
Exercise 5.
Match the phrases on the left to their definition

on the right.
1. as a matter of
fact
a. at a time that was not long ago or

that started not long ago.
2. drop out
b. to work harder than you should.
3. keep off
c. to stretch out your arm to touch

or take smth.
4. lately
d. .: used when saying smth,

esp. smth surprising, that is connected with what are talking about.
5. let know
e. when a pain in the moves quickly

from one place to another (=Am E).
6. overwork
f. to avoid particular activity

(sports, staying in the sun for too
long etc.)
7. reach out for
g. to stay at home instead of going

to places to meet friends or do smth
things.
8. skip round
h. if a tooth drops fulls out it is not

in the mouth anymore.
9. stay away
i. to wrap a piece of cloth tightly

round smth, esp. part of your body
that has been injured.
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10. strap up
Exercise6.
j. to tell smb in advance what you are

going to do.
if necessary:
agree with; be covered with; be off; be scared to

tackle; be up to; cant help; either or; fall over;
get injured; kick off; make out; Neither nor;
pelt with; win promotion to.
Loyal Fans 1
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
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What did you think of the game, Bill?

Dreadful! I was _______ exciting _______ skilful.
I ________ you. Of course the weather didnt help.
Theyd hardly ________ when it started to ______
__ rain. Our team are useless in the mud, and they
________ form anyway.
Some of our team cant play football in ________ wet
________ dry conditions, and Ive never seen them
on form. I ________ laughing when I watch old Ford,
Every time he gets the ball he bither falls over or
passes it to the opposition. I cant ________ why they
pick him.
Hes too old really. Hed already been playing in the
team for about ten years when I became a supporter
and that was eight years ago.
Evans isnt much better. Hes not only too slow, he
________ as well.
Yes, hes always afraid of ________. ________ Ford
________ Evans ________ it. We need two new defenders and a new forward too.
But the management is too mean to spend money
either on new players or on improving the ground.
Yes, thats true. The pitch is a disgrace. It isnt flat
and the drains dont work. Every time it rains the
pitch ________ great puddles of water.
Bill:
What we need, Ted, is not only new players but a new

manager and a new pitch as well. Then perhaps we
could ________ the Third Division.
Exercise 7.

if necessary:
be long; come in; every other; get a move on; go to

watch; kick-off; strike form; take a seat; worth
watching.
Loyal Fans 2
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Ted:
Bill:
Hello, Bill. Are you ready yet?

Oh, ________, Ted. Is it two oclock already? I
havent finished my lunch yet, but I wont ______.
Well miss the ________ unless you hurry.
________ for a minute. If we miss the kick-off it
wont really be a tragedy, will it? I dont suppose the
game will be ________ anyway.
Probably not. But I bet if we arrive five minutes late
theyll score the only goal of the game before we get
there.
And if we arrived early, they wouldnt score any goals
at all. I dont know why we persist in ________ them
________ Saturday.
We wouldnt know what to do if we didnt go, would
we?
Theyre bound to lose again, unless theres a miracle.
I dont know. Theyve dropped old Ford and picked
that youngster, Wade, in his place. Perhaps theyll
win, if they ________.
If they strike their usual form, theyll lose nil-five
against this team. Theyve already lost at home twice
this season... But lets ________, well be late.
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Exercise 8.

forms of phrases verbs or other expressions in
the box below. Make any changes, if necessary:
be confined to; bounce on; consist of, enjoy oneself, equip with; fail to return, fourfold, in shape,
in smb.s turn; lose the point; rebound from;
rely on; spring up.
English Games: Squash
Squash is another of those peculiarly English ball games. It
________ once ________ Britain and her colonies and was
played almost exclusively by members of the upper classes, but
it must now be of the worlds fastest-growing sports, for the
number of participants has increased three or __________ in
the last few years, and new courts are ________ in almost
every corner of the world.
The court ________ a square room in which two players, _
_______ rackets similar ________ to tennis rackets, have to
strike a small rubber ball.
When a player strikes the ball, it may ________ any of the
four walls, but it must strike the front wall of the room before
it touches the ground. His opponent then has to hit the ball __
______. The ball must not ________ the floor more than once
before each player hits it; if a player ________ the ball to the
front wall or to hit the ball before it bounces twice, he ______.
One advantage of the game is that, since the court is covered,
you dont have to ________ the weather. Moreover you neednt
be a great athlete and it isnt necessary to possess exceptional
coordination to play the game competently. At top level players
have to be extremely fit and talented, but the average person
can get good exercise and ________ thoroughly even at his first
attempt.
Exercise 9.
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in the box below. Make any changes, if
necessary:
aim at; barely; before the end; By the way; cool

down; dive into; fill with; hold a ............... party;
in depth; not much of; pass by; spot of exercise;
up and down; work on; would rather.
The New Pool
Andy:
Charles:
Andy:
Charles:
Andy:
Charles:
Andy:
Charles:
Andy:
Charles:
Andy:
Have they finished ________ your new swimmingpool yet, Charles? When I ________ yesterday, it
was being ________ water, wasnt it?
Thats right. We had our first swim in it this morning. The concrete path around it is going to be widened, but everything will have been completed ____
____ of the week.
You must be pleased. How long is it?
Its only 25 feet long and 15 feet wide, but thats big
enough to ________ in, isnt it?
And to get a ________ in. If you normally swim
twenty lengths in a big pool, you can get the same
benefit if you swim ________ forty or fifty times in
a small one, cant you?
Yes, but Im hardly ________ getting into the Olympic team, am I?
How deep is it? You cant ________ it, can you?
Oh yes, you can! Its eight feet ________ at one end.
The diving-board will be installed tomorrow._____
_____, were___________ swimming ________ on
Sunday, if its not too cold. You will come, wont
you?
Id love to come, but Im ________ a swimmer, and
I can ________ dive at all. Ill probably drown.
Well, Im hardly the worlds best swimmer myself.
Good. I ________ drown in milk than in water.
Exercise 10.

changes, if necessary:
all in; in the process; be dead beat; kid oneself; be

good enough for; put on; get... better; stay long;
have a rest; sweat off; have... on.
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Weight Problem
Felix:
Gerry:
Felix:
Gerry:
Felix:
Gerry:
Felix:
Gerry:
Felix:
Gerry:
Felix:
Gerry:
Felix:
Gerry:
Did you have a good game, Gerry?

Splendid, but I ________ now. Ive got to sit down
and ________.
How long have you been playing?
Only about 40 minutes, but Im ________.
Thats what I like about squash. You get more exercise in half an Hour than you get in two hours from
any other sport, and you enjoy yourself ________.
Of course I dont play myself now
I must be losing weight. Ive played three times this
week and I reckon Ive________ a couple of pounds
each time.
Yes, but how many beers do you have after the game?
I always find Im so thirsty after playing golf that
Ive got to drink two or three pints and then I __
______ all the weight I lost during the round.
I suppose youre right. My waistline isnt ________
any ________. Im only ________ really.
Who did you play with?
That chap Ted Sykes. And I managed to beat him for
the first time.
Did you? You must be improving. They say he ___
_____ the club second team.
Do they? Perhaps theres a chance for me then. ___
_____ another beer ________ me. You havent got
to go yet, have you?
Well, I cant________. Were having dinner with
some friends tonight, and Gertie will be wild if Im
late. Still, theres no need to rush; Ill have one
more.
Good!
Conversation 4
A Day off Work
Bill Walker works for an import-export company. Last

Wednesday morning Bill rang his office at nine oclock. His
boss, Mr Thompson, answered the phone.
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Mr Thompson:
Bill:
Mr Thompson:
Bill:
Mr Thompson:
Bill:
Mr Thompson:
Bill:
Mr Thompson:
Bill:
Mr Thompson:
Hello, Thompson here . . .

Hello. This is Bill Walker.
Oh, hello, Bill.
Im afraid I cant come to work today, Mr
Thompson.
Oh, whats the problem?
Ive got a very sore throat.
Yes, you sound ill on the phone.
Yes, Ill stay in bed today, but Ill be able to
come tomorrow.
Thats all right, Bill. Stay in bed until you feel
well enough to work.
Thank you, Mr Thompson... Goodbye.
Goodbye, Bill.
Mr Thompson liked Bill very much. At 12.30 he got into his

car, drove to a shop and bought some fruit for him. He went to
Bills flat and rang the doorbell. Bills wife, Susan, answered
the door.
Susan:
Oh, Mr Thompson! Hello... how are you?
Mr Thompson: Fine, thanks, Susan. Ive just come to see Bill.
How is he?
Susan:
He doesnt look very well. I wanted him to see
the doctor.
Mr Thompson: Ill go in and see him... Hello, Bill!
Bill:
Oh... hello... hello, Mr Thompson... er . . . er.
..
Mr Thompson: Ive brought some fruit for you, Bill.
Bill:
Thank you very much, Mr Thompson.
Mr Thompson: Well... I had to pass your house anyway. Hows
your throat?
Bill:
It seems a little better. Ill be O.K. tomorrow.
Mr Thompson: Well, dont come in until you feel better.
Bill:
All right... but Im sure Ill be able to come in
tomorrow.
Mr Thompson: Goodbye, Bill.
Bill:
Goodbye, Mr Thompson.
At three oclock in the afternoon, Mr Thompson locked his
office door, and switched on his portable television. He wanted
to watch an important international football match. It was
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England against Brazil. Both teams were playing well, but

neither team could score a goal. The crowd were cheering and
booing. It was very exciting.
Medical Advice
Nose-bleed
A common complaint, affecting mainly the young or middle-aged.
Symptoms
Bleeding from one or both nostrils.
Duration
Most nose-bleeds stop within an hour.
Causes
Often none, but common colds, picking, vigorous blowing
or sneezing, nose or head injury, pressure changes. Hypertension and SINUSITIS can all cause bleeding. Occasionally Blood
disorders may be responsible.
Complications
None likely.
Treatment in the home
Sit upright in a chair with the head slightly forward and
firmly pinch the soft part of the nose for at least 15 minutes.
Swallow or spit out any blood going down the back of the nose.
Breathe through the mouth. After 15 minutes release the nostrils and sit quietly. If bleeding restarts, squeeze the nostrils
for a further 15 minutes.
When bleeding stops, sit quietly or lie down for a while. Do
not blow the nose for at least three hours.
When to consult the doctor
If a nose-bleed cannot be stopped by the above measures
(particularly in an elderly person), or if so much blood is lost
that the patient becomes pale or dizzy.
If nose-bleeds recur.
What the doctor may do
Numb the nose with a local anaesthetic and then pack it with
gauze or an inflatable balloon.
Severe cases will be sent to hospital.
Check the blood pressure for hypertension and provide treatment if necessary.
Cauterise blood vessels that are prone to bleed.
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Prevention
Do not pick the nose or insert foreign objects into it.
Dandruff
Scales of dead skin from the scalp. It is most common in
early adulthood, but may occur at other ages.
Symptoms
Dry scales showering on to clothing and surrounds.
Less commonly the scales are greasy and stuck to the head
and scalp. These cause severe irritation. If removed by scratching, the skin may bleed.
Duration
This depends on how the condition is managed.
Causes
The cause is not known. The tendency is inherited and the
greasier the skin the worse the dandruff. Treatment in the
home.
Twice weekly use of detergent shampoo helps: for example,
one containing 1 per cent of cetrimide.
In the more severe forms, proprietary preparations containing salicylic acid, tar or selenium should be tried. When to
consult the doctor.
If the scalp becomes infected after scratching the head.
If the scales persist or get worse after several weeks of home
treatment.
If the scales appear to be thick. What the doctor may do.
Check that the scales are not caused by an infection.
Give further advice on how to treat the dandruff.
Prevention
No specific steps are available. See SEBORRHOEA.
Outlook
Dandruff can be controlled even if not cured.
Hiccups
Repeated and involuntary spasms of the diaphragm.
Duration
An attack is usually over in ten to twenty minutes, though
prolonged bouts may occur. Persistent hiccups suggest there
are underlying abnormalities.
Causes
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Irritation of the diaphragm by overfilling the stomach after

swallowing an excess of food or drink especially hot fluids.
Some bouts seem to have no cause.
Rarely, kidney, liver, lung and abdominal disorders.
Treatment in the home
Carbon dioxide inhibits hiccups, and simply holding the breath
several times will allow carbon dioxide to build up in the body.
Breathing in and out of a paper bag works the same way. Do
not use a plastic bag as this may fatally obstruct respiration.
Most other successful home remedies act by making the patient
hold his breath.
Sucking ice, drinking water slowly, inducing vomiting, and
pulling on the tongue are ways of trying to stop hiccups. When
to consult the doctor.
If you have persistent or recurrent bouts of hiccups that last
more than a day.
What the doctor may do
Prescribe a sedative by mouth or injection.
Arrange a supply of 5 per cent carbon dioxide for you to
inhale.
Letters
Dear Doctor,
Every time we go out in the car, our little boy gets very sick.
Our other two children have no problems. Is there anything we
can do? (Mrs. Thomas, Norwich.)
Many people experience severe sickness when travelling by
road, sea or air. It is usually caused by the unusual motion which
upsets the balance mechanism of the ear. Most children grow
out of car sickness. It is important to distract the child sufferer.
You should try not to mention the possibility of being sick. Its
a good idea to take lots of games, toys and puzzles on the journey.
Make sure the children can see out of the window and remember
to keep the window open slightly. Fresh air helps. Stop the car
frequently and let the children walk about. There are several
anti-sickness medicines but I wouldnt advise you to use them
without consulting your doctor.
Dear Doctor,
When I was in the navy some years ago I had a tattoo on my
forearm. It was the name of my girlfriend at that time. I am now
engaged to another girl and we are going to get married next
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year. The tattoo is very embarrassing. Can I have it removed?

(Mark Kane, Liverpool.)
This problem is a very common one. Whatever you do, dont
try to remove it yourself. You may cause a permanently disfiguring scar. A tattoo can be removed by abrasion, either by hand
or by using a high speed rotary drill. This always involves a local anaesthetic. If it is available, laser treatment can give very
good results. In some cases, plastic surgery may be necessary.
Your family doctor will advise you. I suppose there is a moral
here. Young people should always think twice before having
anything as permanent as a tattoo. They often regret it later.
Dear Doctor,
I have just been told that my daughter is colour blind. Can
anything be done about it and how will it affect her future? (Mrs.
Wade, Chorley.)
Colour blindness affects almost five per cent of the population and far more men than women. Difficulty in distinguishing
between colours, particularly red and green, is an inherited
defect. It rarely causes serious problems. A child soon learns
that grass is green and blood is red or that the top light is red
and the bottom light is green on a column of traffic lights. For
most people there is no problem living with colour blindness. It
does not prevent a person becoming a lorry driver or a bus
driver. Some colour blind people even become painters or fashion designers. There are a few jobs where perfect colour vision
is essential, such as an airline pilot or electrician.
5,300 win marathon
One million people turned out to watch Britains biggestever sporting event. The most amazing sporting event Britain
has ever seen turned out to have 5,300 winners yesterday.
Around that number finished out of 6,700 who officially
started in the first London Marathon and were cheered by a million people as they ran through the streets.
The first and last to complete the 26 miles and 385 yards
symbolized in their different ways the spirit of the occasion.
At the front, Dick Beardsley from the United States and
Inge Simonsen from Norway linked hands to run the last few
yards and staged a dead heat for first place.
What does it matter who wins? said 24-year-old Beardsley.
Every runner who finishes this race is a winner. Some four
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hours later, last man home was the oldest competitor 78-year-old
Bob Wiseman. I feel good. Its great to be alive. he said.
The leaders made it an event of the highest athletic quality.
At 2 hours, 11 minutes, 48 seconds, the joint winners ran the
fastest marathon ever in Britain and 142 runners finished
under 2 hours 30 minutes.
Race director Chris Brasher, said: It went like a dream.
St John Ambulance crews treated hundreds of runners for
exhaustion, but the worst damage reported was a broken leg.
We are surprised there werent more casualties everyone
was very fit,a spokesman said.
The drizzly conditions were ideal for marathon running
and competitors praised the camaraderie of those taking part
and the encouragement given them by the spectators.
This aspect was summed up by 29-year-old jogger Ron Crowley, from Liverpool. Four miles from the finish he was on the
point of quitting after stumbling to a halt.
Then, he said, he heard the crowd yelling out his number.
No one has ever cheered like that for me before, he said. They
gave me heart to go on.
Exercise 11.
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English.
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Unit 26
MASS MEDIA
There are four TV stations in the U.K.: BBC I and BBC 2 do
not carry advertisements, but ITV and Channel 4 are commercially run.
Part 1. Television
Exercise 1.
Use the phrase in the box to complete the following short dialogues. Make any changes if
necessary.
as far as, come on, Let look, look forward to,

mind, miss, quiz, switch over, variety show,
whats on, worth
I.
A. Is there anything ________ watching on the channel?

B. I think its a western.
A. Do you mind if we ________?
B. Well, I rather wanted to see the football match.
II. A. Do you happen to know ________ after the news?

B. Ive got a feeling its a documentary.
A. Does anybody ________ if I watch it?
B. Dont you want to see part two the serial?
III. A. Do you remember what ________ next?
B. I believe theres a _______________ on.
A. We mustnt ________ that.
B. ________ me ________ in the Radio Times first.
IV. A. Whats on BBC 2 at eight oclock?
B. _____________ I can remember theres a ________
programme.
A. Would you mind if I watched it?
B. No, Ive been ________ it all evening.
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TV Programme This is your life

Terry:
Good evening and welcome to This is Your Life.

This is Terry Donovan speaking. Were waiting for
the subject of tonights programme. Hes one of the
worlds leading actors, and he thinks hes coming
here to take part in a discussion programme ... I can
hear him now ... yes, here he is! Jason Douglas... This
is your life!
Jason:
Oh, no ... I dont believe it! Not me ...
Terry:
Yes, you! Now come over here and sit down. Jason,
you were born at number 28 Balaclava Street in East
Ham, London on July 2nd 1947. You were one of six
children, and your father was a taxi driver. Of
course, your name was then Graham Smith.
Terry:
Now, do you know this voice? I remember Jason
when he was two. He used to scream and shout all
day.
Jason:
Susan!
Terry:
Yes ... all the way from Sydney, Australia ... she flew
here specially for this programme. Its your sister,
Susan Fraser!
Jason:
Susan ... why didnt you tell me ... oh, this is wonderful!
Terry:
Yes, you havent seen each other for 13 years ... take
a seat next to him, Susan. You started school at the
age of five, in 1952, and in 1958 you moved to Lane
End Secondary School.
Terry:
Do you remember this voice? Smith! Stop looking
out of the window!
Jason:
Oh, no! Its Mr Hooper!
Terry:
Your English teacher, Mr Stanley Hooper. Was Jason a good student, Mr Hooper?
Mr Hooper: Eh? No, he was the worst in the class ... but he
was a brilliant actor, even in those days. He could
imitate all the teachers!
Terry:
Thank you, Mr Hooper. You can speak to Jason,
later. Well, you went to the London School of Drama
in 1966, and left in 1969. In 1973 you went to Hollywood.
Terry:
Do you know this voice? Hi Jason ... Can you ride a
horse yet?
Jason:
Maria!
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Terry:
Maria:
Jason:
Maria:
Maria Montrose ... whos come from Hollywood to be

with you tonight.
Hello, Jason ... its great to be here. Hello, Terry.
Jason and I were in a movie together in 1974. Jason
had to learn to ride a horse ... well, Jason doesnt like
horses very much.
Like them! Im terrified of them!
Anyway, he practised for two weeks. Then he went
to the director ... it was Charles Orson ... and said,
What do you want me to do? Charles said, I want
you to fall off the horse. Jason was furious. He said,
What? Fall off! Ive been practising for two weeks...
I could fall off the first day ... without any practice!
TV programme The eight oclock news
1. Good evening, and here is the Eight OClock News.

Five thousand people marched through the streets of Chesilworth today protesting against plans for a new international
airport near the town. Although there was such a large number
of demonstrators, there was no trouble. The demonstrators
marched to the town hall, where a public enquiry into the plans
was taking place, and handed in a petition to the chairman of
the enquiry. A new airport is needed because the other airports
in the London area are overcrowded. Several sites for the new
airport have been suggested, and Chesilworth was considered
because it is near both a major motorway and a railway line.
Although it was a protest march, there was almost a carnival
atmosphere, and both demonstrators and police remained goodhumoured.
Families were evacuated from four streets in the centre of
Glasgow today, because of a gas explosion. The explosion occurred at ten a.m. in a deserted house in Mickle Street. Gas Board
officials believe that the explosion was due to leaking gas. The
house had been empty for several months, and they suspect that
a gas main had cracked because of vibration from road-works in
the street. Windows 100 metres away were broken by the blast.
The police have forbidden anyone to enter the area until the Gas
Board has completed tests.
Air-sea rescue helicopters from RAF Sopworth were called
out after a yacht capsized in a storm off the Devon coast. Despite
high seas the helicopters lowered rescue teams to try and save
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the crew. Two men and a girl were pulled to safety. Unfortunately, the other two crewmembers died in spite of the rescue
teams efforts. One was lost at sea. The other was rescued and
taken to hospital, but was dead on arrival. The coastguard had
warned small boats to stay in the harbour, but the yacht, the
Neptune III from Poole, had set out for France despite the
warnings.
Fernside Engineering announced today that they are closing
their plant in Tadworth. Three hundred jobs will be lost because
of the closure, which is due to a sharp decline in orders for their
products. There have been rumours for several weeks that the
plant might be closed, and in spite of lengthy discussions between
unions and management, closure became inevitable because of
the cancellation of several major orders. As well as the three
hundred redundancies at Tad-worth, union leaders predict further redundancies in the area, in firms which supply Fernside
Engineering with components.
Reports are coming in of a 100 mph car chase through the
roads of Hampshire. Police disturbed a gang of men who were
breaking into a chemists in Lyndford. However, the men escaped in a stolen Jaguar saloon, and the police chased them
through the New Forest at high speed. The Jaguar was forced
off the road near Bransley. The men were armed with shot-guns,
but nevertheless police-officers chased them across a field. Several shots were fired. Fortunately, however, no one was injured,
and the men were taken into custody.
Brighton Belle XIV, a four-year-old Dalmatian bitch, became
the Supreme Champion Dog at Crufts Dog Show in London.
There were almost 10,000 dogs on show, worth around
8,000,000. There were 120 judges looking at 144 different
breeds of dog. Brighton Belle XIV is expected to earn up to
100,000 in breeding and advertising fees.
And lastly, sport. Eastfield United are through to the next
round of the European Cup after an exciting match in Scotland.
Dunromin Rangers scored twice in the first half, and although
Eastfield were two down at half-time, they went on to win with
a hat trick by Trevor Franklin in the second half. Towards the
end of the second half, Franklin was limping because of a knee
injury, but nevertheless managed to score the winning goal one
minute from time. The game was stopped twice because of fighting in the crowd, but in spite of the trouble, and in spite of the
appalling weather, both teams played well. Viewers will be able
to see highlights of the match after the news.
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2. Good evening, and here is the Eight OClock News. Robert

Gibbs, the great plane robber, has been caught in Montina. He
was arrested in a Vanadelo nightclub. He is being questioned at
police headquarters, and he will probably be sent back to Britain.
Two British detectives left Heathrow earlier this evening, and
they will help the police in Vanadelo with then enquiries. In 1978
Gibbs was sentenced to forty years in prison for his part in the
Great Plane Robbery. He escaped from Parkwood Maximum
Security Prison in April. Since then he has been seen in ten different countries.
The strike at Fernside Engineering in Birmingham has
ended after talks between trade union leaders and management
representatives. The strike began last weekend after a worker
had been sacked. He had had an argument with a supervisor.
Five thousand men went on strike. The worker has now been
re-employed.
3. Vic Bostik, the lead guitarist of The Rats pop group,
is dead. He was found unconscious in his Mayfair flat early
this morning. Bostik was rushed to St. Swithins Hospital,
but doctors were unable to save his life. A number of bottles,
which had been found in his flat, were taken away by the police.
4. There is no more news about the famous Lanstable painting, Norfolk Sunset, which was stolen last night from the National Gallery. The painting, which is worth half a million
pounds, was given to the gallery in 1975. It hasnt been found
yet, and all airports and ports are being watched. Cars and trucks
are being searched. A reward of 10,000 has been offered for
information.
5. Jumbo, the Indian elephant which escaped from London
zoo this afternoon, has been caught. Jumbo was chased across
Regents Park, and was finally captured at a hot dog stall in
Regents Park Road. A tranquillizer gun was used, and Jumbo
was loaded onto a truck and was taken back to the zoo. At the
zoo, he was examined by the zoo veterinary surgeon. Fortunately no damage had been done, and Jumbo will be returned to
the elephant house later tonight.
6. Jimmy MacTavish, the Eastfield United and Scotland
striker, has been transferred. The contract was signed at
lunchtime. He was transferred to the American club, Miami
Galaxy, for $3,000,000. MacTavish, aged23, was bought two
years ago for a fee of 2000 from a Scottish non-league
club.
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TV programme Disasters
Good evening. Our programme tonight is about disasters.
This year there have been fires, plane crashes, earthquakes, and
volcanic eruptions. All our guests tonight have survived disasters.
Hi! Im Bill Daniels. Live in Chicago. I was working in my
office on the 28th floor of a skyscraper. I was dictating some
letters to my secretary when the fire-bell rang. I rushed out to
the lift but it wasnt working. The stairs were full of thick smoke.
We couldnt go down, so we had to go up to the roof. When we
got there some people were waiting calmly. Others were shouting and screaming wildly. A helicopter managed to land on the
roof and rescued six of us before the building collapsed.
My names Martha Huggins. I was on holiday in the South
Pacific and I was staying on Pogohiti, a small island. I was having a rest when the volcano erupted. The noise woke me up.
I looked through the window. Everybody was running towards
the harbour. I just put on a coat, and ran to the harbour too.
I managed to get on a ship. It was leaving when the lava hit the
town.
Hello, Im George Green. Im a farmer. I was working in the
field behind my house when I saw the plane. It was on fire. Smoke
was coming from the engines, and it was coming down fast.
I was running towards my house when it crashed into the trees
behind me. I heard a terrible explosion . . . when I woke up, I was
lying in a hospital bed.
Good evening. My names Michael Purt. My wife and I were
staying with friends on Santa Monica in the Caribbean. We were
having dinner when the earthquake began. Everything shook.
All the plates and food fell onto the floor. We were picking everything up when the ceiling fell onto us. We couldnt move, and
we had to wait for three hours before help arrived.
Part 2. Radio Programme London Evening Echo

Laura Bruce is a trainee reporter for the London Evening
Echo. Last week several famous people arrived at London Airport. Laura was sent to interview them. Nobody told her very
much!
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Doctor Sowanso, Secretary-General,

UNO:
Im very busy. Ive got a lot of appointments. I cant say
very much. I love England. Ive been here many times before.
I enjoyed my visit in January. Ill only be in England for twelve
hours. Im going to meet the Prime Minister. I have no other
comments.
Lauras Report
Dr Sowanso visited England yesterday. He arrived at London
Airport at 10 am, and we asked him to comment on the international situation. He just made a brief statement. He said he was
very busy, and that hed got a lot of appointments. He said he
couldnt say very much, but he said he loved England. He said
that he had been here many times, and that he had enjoyed his
visit in January. He said he would be in England for only twelve
hours, and that he was going to meet the Prime Minister. He
said he had no other comments.
Brutus Cray, world champion boxer: I like newspaper reporters, but I havent got time to say much. Just that Im the
greatest! Ive always been the greatest, and I always will be the
greatest. I can beat anybody in the world! Ive beaten Leo Fink
before. I knocked him out in Miami, and Im going to knock him
out in Sao Paulo. Ill be the champion forever! Excuse me.
Lauras Report
Brutus Cray stopped at London Airport on his way from
Frankfurt to Sao Paulo. I managed to see him in the V.I.P.
lounge. Brutus was in a hurry. He said he liked newspaper reporters, but that he hadnt got time to say much. He said he was
the greatest, he had always been the greatest, and he always
would be the greatest. He said he could beat anybody in the world.
He also said he had beaten Leo Fink before. He said he had knocked
Fink out in Miami, and that he was going to knock him out in Sao
Paulo. He also said he would be the champion forever!
BBC World Service
videoepisode
Announcer: This is London ... Fifteen hours, Greenwich Mean Time.
Newsreader: BBC World Service ... th news. Read by ...
Michael:
This is Bush House in London, headquarters ofthe
BBC World Service. From this building the BBC
broadcasts radio programmes to the whole world.
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The World Service used to be called. The Empire

Service. When it started in 1932, it broadcast only
in English and provided news and information to
people in the British colonies. This is a recording of
the very first broadcast.
Recording: This is London calling. Before beginning our first
programme, Mr J H Whitley, the chairman, and Sir
John Reith, the director-general of the BBC, are
going to speak to you.
Michael: The announcers used formal English and used to speak
very slowly and clearly. After six oclock they used to
change into dinner-jackets to read the news.
In the 1930s Hitler and Mussolini started broadcasting
propaganda to the Middle East.
So in 1938 the World Service also started broadcasting to
the Middle East, in Arabic, to counteract the influence of the
fascist propaganda. Very soon the BBC was broadcasting to all
the countries occupied by the Nazis.
During the Second World War the BBC reported British
defeats as well victories, and so it got a reputation for honesty
and accuracy. Alter the war the BBC continued its foreign language broadcasts, and to this day broadcasts the news in thirtynine languages.
This is a live news broadcast to Somalia. Over forty percent of
the population listen to these broadcasts every day because they
cannot get accurate news and information in their own country.
Here in the Newsroom a hundred and twenty journalists
work day and night, writing two hundred news bulletins every
twentyfour hours.
Every news story is checked at least twice before it is broadcast. The BBC will not broadcast a story until it is sure that it
is true.
When President Gorbachev was put under house arrest in
the Soviet Union in 1991, he said that he learnt the truth about
what was happening in his country by listening to the BBC World
Service.
This means the World Service is not always popular with
governments. For example, the former Soviet Union jammed
the broadcasts for many years so that it was difficult for Russian people to listen to the BBC news. Even the British Government was very angry when the World . Service broadcast a speech
criticising the Government during the Suez Crisis in 1956.
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The BBC is the worlds largest international broadcaster.

Every week, one hundred and thirty million people listen to BBC
World Service radio. In 1992 the World Service started broadcasting television programmes, too, via satellite, to Europe,
Asia and Africa. Now people in countries all around the world
can see as well as hear the news from the BBC.
Part 3 Newspapers
The Daily News
Mr Green went to the newsagents and bought his morning
newspaper.
Good morning, Joe, Mr. Green said.
Good morning, Mr. Green, Joe answered. Daily
News?
Yes, please, Mr Green. said, Is there any news today?
No, there isnt any news today. Joe answered. Theres
another murder yesterday, some thieves robbed the bank and
some workmen went on strike at the factory.
Is that all, Joe? Mr Green asked.
Thats all, Mr Green. The same things happen every
day. Only the names and addresses change.
Will it rain tomorrow, Joe? Mr Green asked.
Yes, it will, Mr Green. Joe answered. Paper says:
Rain tomorrow.
The weather doesnt change, Mr Green said.
Youre right, Mr Green, Joe answered. Rain yesterday, rain today, rain tomorrow.
Mr Green picked up his newspaper and looked at it:
Why do we read newspapers, Joe? the asked.
It passes the time, Joe answered, and keeps me in
business.
The man who plunged over Niagara Falls and lived
The Daily telegraph, October 22, 2003
An American man has plunged over Niagara Falls and lived,
the first to do so without protective devices.
Hotidaymakers watched as the climbed over a wrought-iron
barricade, slid down an embankment to the rocks low, stepped
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into the water with a smile and was swept over the 167-ft
drop.
He disappeared for four minutes, then swam to shore and
walked out of the gorge with only a couple of sore ribs.
Niagara parks police said later that Kirk Jones, 40, from
Michigan, would be charged with illegally performing a stunt
and could be fined up to 7,000. Jones was still undergoing tests
in hospital last night.
This was an intentional act and were investigating it as
such, Inspector Paul Fortier lid. Police were also assessing a
video of the incident taken by a friend of Jones.
The only otter person to have survived the drop without being inside protective apparatus, such as a barrel, was a sevenyear-old boy thrown into the water in a 1960 boating accident
But the was wearing a life-jacket and Jones was not When we
got down mere, the guy just got on to the rocks, said Capt Shawn
Bates, of the fine rescue department He swam over to the rocks
by himself.
He was very co-operative. He grabbed a hunk of moss and
put it in his pocket and said, Thats going to be a souvenir
I dont know if he was thinking quite right.
Jones, wearing jeans and a T-shirt, had climbed into the
water from the Canadian side just after noon on Monday.
Lynda Satelmajer, who saw the plunge, believed he was attempting suicide.
We thought he looked odd because he made eye contact with
us and seemed a bit edgy, kind of jumping. said. It was really
freaky, he was smiling.
Deidre Love, who was at the falls celebrating her first wedding anniversary with her husband, said: The guy just jumped.
He didnt yell or anything.
The Niagara River rushes over the falls at 150,000 gallons
per second and smashes into a rock-strewn gorge.
The first person to go over and survive was Min Taylor,
50, in a barrel in 1901. Since then 14 self-proclaimed daredevils, a number also in barrels, have attempted the feat and
10 lived.
The body of a man who went over in kayak in 1990 was
never found and a jet skier who took the plunge in 1995 was
crushed on the rocks after his parachute failed to open.
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Exercise 2.
Match the phrases on the left to their definitions on the right.
1. as far as
2. be due to
3. be through to
4. break into
5. call out
6. force off
7. in spite of
8. look forward to
9. set out for
10. switch over
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a. to start watching a different TV

programme by pressing a switch.
b. to make smb to give way or place
(here: to make a car stop).
c. without being prevented by smth.
d. used to stay that smth is caused by
a particular situation.
e. spoken: used to say that you think
that smth is true, although you dont
know all the facts.
f. to enter a building by force, esp. in
order to steal things.
g. to wait for smb or smth with an excitement and a hope that this event is
going to happen.
h. to perform a set of actions to reach
a particulars level of skill or knowledge.
i. to perform a set of actions to reach a
particulars level of skill or knowledge.
j. to order an organization to help, esp.
is a dangerous situation.
Unit 27
AT A CHEMISTS SHOP
It is possible to obtain emergency medicines from certain
chemists after normal shopping hours. If the shop is closed look
in the window for the list of chemists who are open late on that
particular day. A fixed charge is made by the chemist. If you
regularly take a certain drug, it is as well to remember that it
may not be available in the U.K. except with a doctors prescription. Chemists in the U.K. sell cosmetics and toilet preparations
as well as photographic supplies. Films may be left at a chemists
shop for developing.
Exercise 1.
Use the phrases in the box to complete the following short dialogues. Make any changes if
necessary.
by the way, call back, clear up, have ready, leave

with, make up, put on, straight away, take.
Conversation
I.
A. The doctors given me this prescription.

B. Itll only _______ five minutes, so perhaps youll wait.
A. Have you also got something suitable for sure lips?
B. Rub in this cream every four hours.
II
A. Could you ________ this prescription for me, please?

B. Ill do it for you ________.
A. ________, what do you suggest for sunburn?
B. The ointment should ________ the trouble.
III A. Ive just been given this prescription by Dr. Worral.

B. You can ________ for it in about an hour.
A. Can you also give me something for this rash?
B. Try this tube of jelly.
IV A. Can I ________ this prescription ________ you?
B. Ill ________ it ________ for you by 5.30.
A. Id like something for a stye, too.
B. ________ this lotion three times a day.
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Exercise 2.
Complete the following dialogue with the phrases

in the box below. Make any changes if necessary.
as long as, be on sale, by the way, chech .... out

with, depend on, have... in stock, instead of, pick
up, take care of, talk out, wear out, work on
Filling a prescription
(in the USA)
Pharmacist: Good evening, Mr. Binns. What can I do for you
tonight?
Mr. Binns: I have a long list of things we need, Mr. Kreck
Most of them I think I can find on your shelves
without any help, but I do need you to fill this
prescription for me, if you will.
Pharmacist: Wait just a minute, and Ill see if I ________ this
________. If I have to order it, it may take a day
to fill, but if l have it in stock, I should be able to
fill this in ten minutes or so.
Mr. Binns: Ill start ________ some of these items on my list
while you look. Lets see, aspirin, a roll of adhesive
tape, a bottle of vitamin C tablets. ... I wonder
what size I should get. (He continues talking to
himself while walking along the drug aisle.) Aspirin comes in small tins of twenty-five, in bottles
of fifty, one hundred, and one hundred fifty.
Thats a lot of headaches! And theyre all very
tightly wrapped. I wonder if I should get the kind
that comes in capsules ________ tablet type. This
is handy! Theyve got the price-per-hundred
posted under each size and brand for comparison.
I think Ill try this house brand. ________
theyre all five grains or three hundred twentyfive milligrams, one aspirin is probably just as
good as another.
Pharmacist: Mr. Binns, Ive got the drug your doctor ordered
in stock. Your prescription will be ready in about
ten minutes. My new assistant, Bill Delaney, will
________ it as soon as he finishes a few others
hes __________. In the meantime, is there anything else I can help you with?
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Mr. Binns:
Pharmacist:
Mr. Binns:
Pharmacist:
Mr. Binns:
Pharmacist:
Mr. Binns:
Pharmacist:
Mr. Binns:
Assistant:
Pharmacist:
Mr. Binns:
Yes, I believe there is. My wife has added vitamin

C to the list we made. I believe in taking vitamins
to supplement ones diet, but Id like your opinion.
Vitamin C is certainly one of the most important
of the basic vitamin groups which our bodies need,
but its not the only one. If you two are serious
about taking vitamins to supplement your regular
diet, I suggest you try one of these multivitamins.
What are the advantages?
________ which brand and on how much you
want to spend you can get a dozen or more minerals and vitamins which the body needs. I recommend that you discuss this with your doctor before
you decide.
That sounds like good advice. I also want to ask
you about these new diet pills. Ive seen them
advertised on TV and in magazines.
Well, again, I suggest checking with your doctor.
These appetite suppressant pills can have some
dangerous side effects on some people. Id rather
not sell them to you until you ________ it _____
___ someone who knows your medical history.
Thanks, Mr. Kreck. As always, youre more interested in the well-being of your customers than in
just making a sale. But Im not going to let you
________ me ________ buying a new toothbrush.
My old one is ________, and I need a new one.
What do you recommend?
Heres a good one. Its sturdy, yet the bristles are
soft, which is good for stimulating your gums as
well as brushing your teeth. These ________ this
week. You even get your choice of colors.
Thanks. Ill take the red one, and Id better pick
up some toothpaste while Im here.
Mr. Binns, your prescription is ready.
Mr. Binns, Id like you to meet my new helper, Bill
Delaney. Bill, this is Mr. Binns, an old and valued
customer.
Oh, Im not as old as I look. Pleased to meet you,
Bill.
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Assistant:
Mr. Binns:
Its good to meet you, Mr. Binns. ________ did

you know that we were having a special on filmdeveloping this week? If you have any film you
want processed, this is the time to do it.
I wonder why they call this a drugstore?
Conversation 2
At the chemists
A.:
B.:
A.:
B.:
A.:
B.:
Good afternoon.
Good afternoon. Can I help you?
Yes. Ive got a terrible headache.
How long have you had it?
Only about two or three hours.
Well, try these tablets. Take two with water every three
hours.
A.: Thank you very much.
C.:
D.:
C.:
D.:
C.:
D.
C.:
D.:
C.:
Good morning.
Good morning. Id like a toothbrush please.
Nylon or natural bristle?
Nylon, please.
Hard, soft, or medium?
Medium, please.
What colour would you like?
It doesnt matter really ... Oh, whites O.K.
There you are.
E.:
F.:
E.:
F.:
E.:
F.:
E.:
Could I have a tube of toothpaste, please?

With fluoride or without fluoride?
With fluoride, please.
Is that all, sir?
Yes, thats all, thank you.
Shall I put it in a bag?
Please.
G.: Good evening.

H.: Good evening. Can you make up this prescription, please?
G.: Certainly. Would you like to wait?
H.: How long will it take?
G.: Itll be ready in twenty minutes.
H.: Oh, Ill come back later.
G.: All right, sir.
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H.: Shall I pay now or later?

G.: Laterll be all right.
Exercise 3.
Complete the following text with the phrases

in the box below. Make any changes if necessary.
agree with, at first, at last, bend down, do ones

best, go into, go on, in front of, instead of, look at,
on ones own, pick up, work for, had better, write
with.
A Cough Medicine
Jim lived with his parents until he was twenty-one years
old, and then he got a job in the office of a big factory in another town, so he left home. He found a comfortable little flat
which had two rooms, a small kitchen and a bathroom, and he
lived ________.
________ he cleaned it himself, but he did not want to have
to ________ doing this, so he determined to find someone else
to do it ________ him. He asked a lot of his fellow workers at
the factory what they did about this, and ________ one of the
men said, Oh, Mrs Roper comes and cleans my flat regularly.
She washes the dishes, irons my shirts and keeps the place neat
and tidy and so on. Ill introduce her to you, if you like. Shes a
charming old lady. She ________, but she hasnt got much energy.
Well, you ________ ask her to come and see me, please,
Jim answered. So the next evening Mrs Roper came to see him,
and she ________ pleasure to come to his flat every morning
for an hour.
After she ________ Jim for two weeks, he ________ the
mirror in his bedroom and thought, That mirror looks very
dusty. Mrs Ropers forgotten to clean it. I can ________ on it
________ my finger. He wrote a message in the dust: Im
coughing whenever I breathe because everything in this room
is very dusty.
He came home at 7 oclock that evening, and when he had
eaten his supper, he ________ his bedroom and looked at the
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mirror. That silly woman still hasnt cleaned it! he said to

himself. All it needs is a cloth!
But then he ________ and saw a bottle ________ the mirror.
I didnt put that bottle there, he thought. Mrs Roper must
have left it. He ________ the bottle ________ and looked at it
carefully.
Shes written some words on it, he said to himself. He read
the words. They were: Cough medicine.
A pair of glasses
Last week I had my eyes tested. My wife thinks I need
glasses I explained to the optician. I know I dont need
glasses. I can see very well.
The optician tested my eyes. You ought to wear glasses,
sir. he said. Come and choose a pair of frames.
I can see very well without glasses, I insisted. But
if you say I need them, Ill have to have them. The optician
didnt answer. He showed me some frames: Choose the pair
of these, he said. These frames are made of plastic and
these are made of metal, these are tortoise-shell and rather
dear.
Ill have the plastic ones, I said.
Do you think they suit you? he asked and handed me
a mirror.
I reached out for the mirror and missed. It crushed to the
floor and broke into a thousand pieces.
Im very sorry, I said and blushed.
It doesnt matter, the optician answered. We
loose a lot of mirrors like that every day.
Well, I said, I certainly need glasses.
You, certainly, do the optician answered with a
smile. Your wife was right.
The spoiled photographs
I went to a local chemists shop and handed a role of film to
Mr Dott.
I want to have this film developed and printed, please,
I said, When will it be ready?
On Tuesday, Mr Dott answered.
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I hope theyre successful this time, I said and left the

shop.
I returned on the following Tuesday.
Is my film ready? I asked.
Mr Dott looked at me sadly:
Here it is, Mr Mead, he said.
I opened the envelope eagerly and looked at the photographs.
There are only eight photographs, I exclaimed.
I ought to have thirty-six.
Did you take the photographs yourself, Mr Dott
asked.
I nodded.
Im afraid youve spoiled the roll of film, he said.
Your camera let in light.
I looked at the photographs: two of them were almost black
and three of them were almost white. I laughed when I saw the
rest of them: my sister had no legs in this one and a tree was
growing out of my brothers head. Im afraid theyre not very
successful, Mr Dott said, Your camera is out of order. I
think you should buy a new one.
Youre right, Ill do that.
Exercise 4.
Match the phrases used in the previous section

on the right.
1. bend down
2. call back
3. check out
with
4. clear up
5. do ones best
6. do on ones
own
7. make up
a. to use smth a lot so that it no longer

works, or can no longer be used.
b. to try as hard as you can in order to
achieve something.
c. to prepare smth by putting things together.
d. to lean forwards and downwards to help
your eyes see better; also: to pick up something.
e. to return to a place you have been to
earlier, esp. a house or a shop.
f. (1) to start smth again;
(2) to lift smth up from a surface.
g. to discuss a problem thoroughly with
smb who disagrees with you about it.
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8. pick up
9. talk out
10. wear out
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h. to examine smb or smth in order to be

certain that everything is carrect or
true.
i. when you stop being affected by an illness.
j. to do smth without any help.
Unit 28
COMPLAINING
The English are reluctant to complain, and when they do so
it is often in a somewhat apologetic manner. All the examples
given here are rather strong.
Exercise 1.

the expressions in the box below. Make any
be about, be out, feel ... about, keep ... awake, keep ...
down, turn ... down, wouldnt have, would ... mind.
I.
A. I wish you ________ your TV so loud.

B. Sorry! Were you trying to sleep?
A. Yes, and while I think of, it please ask when you borrow
the iron.
B. I really ought to have known better. Sorry!
II. A. Do you think you could _________ the noise _________

a bit?
B. Sorry! Have I been ________ you ________?
A. Yes, and another thing ________ you ________ not
using my toothpaste?
B. Im sorry. I thought you didnt mind.
III. A. That radios terribly loud. Could you ________ it ____
____ a fraction?
B. Sorry! Is it disturbing you?
A. Yes, and something else wouldnt it be an idea to buy
your own soap?
B. Sorry! I didnt realize you ________ so strongly ______
it.
IV A. Do you have to have that record on quite so loud?
B. Sorry! Is it bothering you?
A. Yes, and while I ________ it, please dont use the phone
without asking.
B. So sorry! I meant to ask you, but ________.
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Conversation 1.
Making a complaint
Customer: Good morning, miss. Id like to speak to the manager.
Manager: I am the manager, sir. How can I help you?
Customer: Oh, really? Its this radio. It doesnt work.
Manager: Mm ... did you buy it here?
Customer: Pardon? Of course I bought it here. Look, you switch
it on and nothing happens.
Manager: Could I see your receipt?
Customer: Receipt? I havent got one.
Manager: Oh, you should have obtained a receipt when you
bought it.
Customer: I probably did. I must have thrown it away.
Manager: Ah, well, have you got any other proof of purchase
the guarantee, for example?
Customer: No, It must have been in the box. I threw that away
too.
Manager: Oh, dear. You really ought to have kept it. We need
to know the exact date of purchase.
Customer: What? I only bought it yesterday! That young man
over there served me. Oh I paid by cheque. Ive got
the cheque stub.
Manager: Thats all right then. Did you check the radio before
you left the shop?
Customer: Check it? No, it was in the box. I expected it to work.
It wasnt a cheap radio, its a good make.
Manager: You should have checked it.
Customer: Come on! Stop telling me what I should have done,
and do something! Either give me my money back
give me another radio.
Manager: Theres no need to get aggressive, sir. Let me look at
it ... mm ... you see this little switch on the back?
Customer: Yes?
Manager: Its on mains, and it should be on battery. You
really should have read the instructions.
Customer: Oh!
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Complaints
(in USA)
Natalie Trudeau:
Receptionist:
Natalie Trudeau:
Receptionist:
Natalie Trudeau:
Receptionist:
Natalie Trudeau:
Receptionist:
Natalie Trudeau:
Receptionist:
Natalie Trudeau:
Natalie Trudeau:
Receptionist:
Natalie Trudeau:
Receptionist:
Natalie Trudeau:
Exercise 2.
Hello. Front Desk?

Yes?
This is Natalie Trudeau in room 504.
Why, yes. How can I help yon, Ms. Trudeau?
I want to take a shower and theres no hot
water.
I cant understand that. Have you turned
the handle all the way to the right.
Ive been trying to get hot water for ten
minutes! Its freezing cold.
Well, a lot of people take showers before
breakfast. Maybe if you wait a while, itll
heat up again.
Wait! I have three appointments this morning, and I also have to wash and dry my
hair.
Youre sure theres absolutely no hot
water?
No, none. Receptionist: Ill contact maintenance and have them send someone up
right away.
Who will that be?
The engineer.
Whos the engineer
The engineers the person whos responsible
for all building maintenance. Hell be there
within two minutes.
OK, but dont send anyone for five minutes!
Im still in my robe.
Complete the sentences in the letter with the

changes, if necessary:
at all; carry out; connect up; enclosed bill; at your

earliest convenience; go through; Moreover; see
fit; take smb. s word for.
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A Formal Complaint
16 Manor Road,
Harpole,
Hants,
22nd January
The Sales Manager,
Sparks Electrical Suppliers Ltd.,
13 South Street,
Southampton.
Dear Sir,
On Tuesday you sent one of your fitters to install the dishwashing machine we purchased from your company recently.
Although you had assured us that we would not have to pay
extra for installation, your workman told us that we had to have
a new tap and various electrical fittings before he could _____
___ machine ________.
Naturally we had to _____ his _____ it, and we told him to
________ the necessary work.
The bill he presented us with afterwards seemed exorbitant,
so we ________ it and checked the prices of the items. We found
that elsewhere the identical articles were little more than half
the price he had charged us. ________, we have since discovered
that we need not have had a new tap ________.
We trust, therefore, that ________ you will send another
man to exchange the new tap for the old one again. We also hope
that, after examining the ________ carefully, you will ______
__ to reduce the prices considerably, as well as to deduct the
price of the new tap.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. C. Jones
A more complaint
97 Cuckoo Lane,
Tunbridge Wells,
Kent
22nd May, 1982
Customer Service Dept.,
Dickens Electrical Ltd.,
Harlow,
Essex
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Dear Sir or Madam.

Last week I bought a pocket calculator at your branch in
Cheltenham. It seemed to work in the shop When I got home,
I found that it was faulty It adds and subtracts perfectly well,
but it does not divide or multiply I took it back to your branch
in Tunbridge Wells, but they refused to exchange it, saying that
I would have to return it to the branch where I bought it. This
is impossible because I do not live in Cheltenham. Please find
enclosed the calculator, together with the receipt, showing price
and date of purchase, and the manufacturers guarantee.
Yours faithfully,
C.R.S. Sketchley
Exercise 3.
Match the expressions on the left to their

definitions on the right.
1. at your earliest
a. to do a particular piece of work,
convenience
research etc.
2. be about
b. to control smth and prevent it from
increasing.
3. carry out
c. to decide that it is right or suitable
to do a particular thing.
4. connect up
d. to reduce the amount of sound, heat
or light produced by a piece of equipment by pressing a button or moving
a switch.
5. go through
e. formal: the expression is used in
official letters and means as soon as
possible.
6. keep down
f. to join smth to a supply of electricity, water etc.
7. see fit
g. spoken: used for emphazing that
what you are saying is completely true.
8. take back
h. used to say that a particular job,
activity or process is under way.
9. take smbs word
i. to take smth that you have bought
for it
back to the shops because it is broken
or not suitable.
10. turn down
j. to examine or search smth very
carefully.
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2
They the forecasters.

The sentence means during the winter months will be colder.
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Unit 29
THE WEATHER
Foreigners are often amused that the English spend so much
time discussing the weather. The reason for this is not simply
that our weather is interesting and variable, but that the English
are reluctant to converse about personal matters with people
who are not friends. Mentioning the weather can be a useful and
inoffensive way of starting a conversation with a stranger at a
bus-stop or in a train.
Exercise 1.
Use the expressions in the box to complete the

following short dialogues.
as long as, be in for, be supposed to, clear up, fairly

mild, get up, keep fine, quite different, turn.
I.
A. ________ for the time of year.

B. Yes. ________ from the forecast.
A. They1 say we ________ snow.2
B. Lets hope it ________ for the weekend.
II
A. It seems to be ________.
B. It makes a change, doesnt it?
A. Apparently its going to ________ colder.
B. Still, another month should see us through the worst of
it3.
III A. Nice and bright this morning.

B. Yes. Much better than yesterday.
A. The windll probably ________ later.
B. ________ it doesnt rain.
IV. A. Its good to see the sun again.
B. A big improvement on what weve been having.
A. It ________ cloud over this afternoon.
B. I didnt think it would last.
1
2
3
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They: the forecasters

were in for snow: snow is expected.
through the worst of the winter and into spring
Talking about the Weather

(in the USA)
Nora:
Nick:
Nora:
Nick:
Nora:
Nick:
Nora:
Nick:
Nora:
Nick:
Nora:
Nick:
It says in the newspaper that the temperature will

be in the mid-eighties in Key West today. No rain
is expected, and the forecast says the temperature wont go below seventy-five for the next week
or so.
Are you hinting at a Florida vacation, my dear?
I sure am.
But I enjoy this cold weather. Its refreshing after
that hot, muggy summer we had.
It was a terribly hot summer, I agree. Do you remember the day our air conditioner broke down? There
was ninety percent humidity and the temperature
stayed above one hundred for four straight days.
There wasnt a breeze anywhere. But thats not what
its like in the Keys. There are balmy Caribbean winds
blowing every day.
Whats wrong with a few low temperatures? It makes
living here in Michigan interesting. If it were sunny
and warm all the time, we wouldnt have the dramatic changes of season.
I confess that I do like the fall. The brilliant colors
of the leaves when they change and blow in the wind
are breathtaking. Autumn is always beautiful in this
part of the country. If only it werent followed by
winter
I know what youre going to say about the snow, but
surely you see the beauty in snow too. Just look at
that carpet of white out there on our lawn. Its a
winter wonderland!
Its freezing!
But its beautiful.
The temperature hasnt gotten above twenty degrees
for three weeks, and its supposed to go below zero
again tonight. The sidewalks are slick with ice, and
we have to shovel the snow off the steps every other
day. Thats not beautiful!
I dont mind the extra work. For me, its worth it to
be able to experience the brisk air and to take part in
the winter sports. You know how I love sledding,
skiing, and ice-skating!
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Nora:
Nick:
Nora:
Nick:
Nora:
Nick:
Nora:
Nick:
Nora:
Nick:
I know, and Im glad youre having fun. Its just that

Im tired of being cold. I wish spring were here. I look
forward to the soft, gentle rains and the flowers.
I want to see green on the trees instead of white.
I want to be able to go outside without putting on
several layers of clothing just to be comfortable.
Well, I agree that winter does seem awfully long when
we get to January.
It seemed long to me in November!
This constant cloudiness is what gets me down Last
night on the news, the meteorologist said it would be
partly cloudy for the rest of the week. That sky
doesnt look partly cloudy to me. Theres not a trace
of sun or blue.
It looks like another storm is coming too.
Yes, the sky over there in the west is getting dark.
Ill bet its going to snow again tonight.
Yes, the winds are already beginning to blow hard.
The sky would be clear from sunup to sundown in
Florida. The winds would be warm and tropical No
heavy winter clothes No slipping on the ice. No
Okay, youve talked me into it. Lets get out our
bathing suits and suntan oil and put away our snow
shovels. Lets go south.
The weather forecast
Paul and Judy live in Birmingham. Its a large city in the

Midlands. Theyre planning a weekend holiday.
Paul:
Judy:
Paul:
Paul:
Judy:
Paul:
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I know, Judy! Why dont we go to Scotland?

Its a very long way.
Oh, it isnt too far. Anyway, the motorways very
good, so we can get there quickly. Judy But Scotlands often cold at this time of the year. It may
snow!
Well, yes... it may... but I dont think it will.
Im not sure. It is February, and Im frightened of
drivining snow. And we may not be able to find a
hotel. They may be closed.
Oh, thats no problem. I can book a hotel by phone.
Judy Well, perhaps its not a bad idea. We may have
beautiful weather.
Paul:
Oh, well enjoy ourselves anyway. Lets watch the

weather forecast on television. We may not go to
Scotland, we may go to Wales or London. We can
decide after the forecast
Good evening, and here is the weather forecast for tomorrow. Northern Scotland will be cold, and there may be snow over
high ground. In the north of England it will be a wet day and
rain may move into Wales and the Midlands during the afternoon. East Anglia will be generally dry, but it will be dull and
cloudy. In southern England it will be a bright clear day with
sunshine, but it may rain during the evening. In the south west
it may be foggy during the morning, but the afternoon will
be clear. It may be windy later in the day.
Exercise 2.
Complete the gaps in the opening paragraph of

this short story. Use the words from the box
below.
gentle, high, howling, force, sandy, strong.

Weather or not...
The weather took its emotional hold over the coastal town,
making daily bold statements about its power to shatter lives
and land. Its first violent attack arrived on Sunday with _____
___ winds. The waves crashed against the ________ cliffs which
normally offered ample protection. But this unseasonable nightmare held the inhabitants of Cleveland in fear for their lives,
and sandbags were hastily placed in doorways in case of flooding. But Toms heart was frozen over and he alone paid no attention to the threat that lay outside his door.
By Wednesday it had calmed somewhat though the winds
were still ________ enough to dissuade people from leaving
their homes unless out of necessity. But by Friday the weather
had taken pity on everyone, and temperatures, having been only
a few degrees above freezing, suddenly rose into the twenties.
The gale- ________ winds were replaced by ________ breezes
and waves gently lapped against the shore. The people of Cleveland poured onto the ________ beach and soaked up the sun as
it softly stroked their cheeks.
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The climate of Toms soul was, however, still frozen over,

incapable of change...
Exercise 3.
Match following meteorological terms on the

left to their definitions on the right.
1. breeze
a. a period of weather in early autumn or

late spring when air temperatures are
negative on the background of the warm
weather conditions.
2. drought
b. the wind that blows continuously towards the equator.
3. early frosts
c. a large amount of water that covers an

area that was dry before.
4. El Nino
d. a violent storm with extremely strong

winds and heavy rains.
5. flood
e. light wind blowing towards a land at night

and towards the sea during the daylight.
6. hurricane
f. a long period of time when there is little

or no rain and crops die.
7. lightning
g. pollutant air that is a mixture of industrial smoke and fog; that event occurs
when a particular wheather situation
takes place.
8. ozone layer
h. a change in the currents of the Pacific

Ocean off the South American coast that
can cause droughts in some regions and
floods.
9. smog
i. the atmospheric layer located at the

heights of 1050 km that protects the
Earth from the short-wave solar radiation.
10. trade wind
Exercise 4.
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j. the bright flashes of the light that you see

in the sky during a storm; the event is caused
by atmospheric electric processes.
Translate the following short dialogues into
English.
1. , ,
.
, , ,
.
2. !
? .
3. !
- .
4. !
! .
5. .
, .
6. ? ?
. .
7. .
.
8. , .
. .
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Unit 30
SAYING GOODBYE
For the English, keeping in touch usually means nothing
more than sending a Christmas card. The average English family receives large numbers of cards, which are displayed in the
living-room for all to see. Your English friends will be delighted if you remember them with a card at Christmas.
Exercise 1.
Use the expressions in the box to complete the

following short dialogues.
all the very best, be off, call in, catch, cheerio, have
a good journey, keep in touch, look up, see you
set off.
I.
A. Ive come to say goodbye.

B. When ________ you ________?
A. Im flying home on Sunday.
B. Goodbye then, and ________.
A. ________. Say goodbye to the rest of the family for me,
wont you?
II
A. Id like to say goodbye to you all.

B. What time are you going?
A. My train leaves at 7.25.
B. Well, goodbye, and ________.
A. Goodbye. Remember to ________ me ________ if ever
youre in rome.
III. A. Im ringing to say goodbye.

B. When ________ you ________?
A. Im ________ the 11.35 boat.
B. Cheerio then, and dont forget to ________.
A. Goodbye, and thanks for everything.
IV. A. I ________ just ________ to say goodbye.
B. What time are you leaving?
A. Im going to try to get away by ten.
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B. Goodbye then, and remember me to you your parents.

A. Goodbye. ________ next year.
Goodbye, My Dear Teacher and Friends!
Gina has been studying English at a language school in
England. Her course finishes at the end of this week and shes
returning home on Saturday. Shes in a travel agency now.
Travel agent: Take a seat, please. Ill be with you in a minute.
Yes, what can I do for you?
Gina:
I want to fly to Rome. Are there any seats available Saturday?
Travel agent: Just a moment and Ill check ... Rome ... what
time of day are you thinking of going?
Gina
Well, Id rather not arrive too late. How about
late morning or early afternoon?
Travel agent: The 12.10s fully booked Im afraid. There are
seats available on the 14.55 or the 16.30. Is that
too late for you?
Gina:
The 14.55 sounds OK. What time does that get
in?
Travel agent: 18.15 local time; theres a one hour time difference, you know.
Gina:
OK. Thatll be fine. Ill, pay cash but Ill have to
go to the bank come back.
Travel agent: Thats all right. Ill hold the reservation for you.
Streamline Taxis: Streamline Taxis.
Gina
Id like to book a taxi for Saturday morning,
please.
Streamline Taxis Where are you going?
Gina
London Airport, Heathrow. Therell be three
of us sharing. How much will it be?
Streamline
Taxis 35.
Gina:
35! Each or between us?
Streamline Taxis: Oh, thats all together. What time do you
want to leave?
Gina:
The check-in time is five to two but I dont
know how long it takes to get there.
Streamline Taxis: Well wed better pick you up about half
eleven in case, we hit traffic. Can I have your
name and address?
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Gina:
Yes. Its Gina Castelli ... Two Is. 32, Seaport

Road.
Streamline Taxis: 32, Seaport Road. OK. 11.30 Saturday morning. Thank you.
Mr Jenkins:
Gina:
Mr Jenkins:
Gina:
Mr Jenkins:
Gina:
Mr Jenkins:
Gina:
Mr Jenkins:
Gina:
Mr Jenkins:
Gina:
Mr Jenkins:
Gina:
Gina:
Jacques:
Gina:
Come in!
Oh, hello, Mr Jenkins.
Hello, Gina. What can I do for you?
Ive just come to say goodbye.
Oh yes, of course. Youre leaving, arent you?
When?
Im flying tomorrow morning. Im back at work
on Monday morning.
Well, I must say Gina, well be sorry to lose you.
I dont really want to go but... well, I just wanted
to thank you and all the other teachers.
Oh, thats all right, Gina.
Ive really learnt a lot. I hope to come back next
year ... for a holiday.
Dont forget to send us a card, and if you do come
back, call in see us.
No, I wont forget.
Well, theres the bell. Goodbye then, and have a
safe journey.
Goodbye and thanks for everything.
Jacques! Im glad I havent missed you.

Hello, Gina. When are you leaving?
Tomorrow morning. I dont suppose Ill see you
again. So, goodbye. It was nice meeting you.
Jacques:
And you. But you will keep in touch, wont
you?
Gina:
Yes, I will. Youve got my address, havent
you?
Jacques:
Yes, and remember, if youre ever in Cherbourg,
give me a call. Id be so pleased to see you
again.
Gina:
Oh, I will. You can be sure of that. And you must
do the same if youre ever in Rome.
Jacques:
Well. Goodbye then. Gina Goodbye ... and look
after yourself.
Mrs Sharpies: Gina! The taxis outside. Are you ready? Have
you got everything?
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Gina:
Yes, thank you, Mrs Sharpies. And ... thank you

again.
Mrs Sharpies: Thank you, Gina, for the flowers. Now dont
forget to phone us when you get home. Just to
let us know that youve arrived safety.
Gina:
No, I wont forget. I dont know whether Ill be
able to phone tonight or not, but in case Ill ring
you in the morning whatever happens.
Mrs Sharpies: Well, goodbye then, dear. Youd better not keep
the taxi waiting. Have a nice trip. Bye-bye.
Gina:
Bye. And look after yourselves. And thank Mr
Sharples for me.
Exercise 2.
Match the expressions on the left to their

definitions on the right. Make any changes if
necessary.
1. all the very best a. to telephone the place where you work
and say where you are.
2. at the end of
b. to visit smb where you know esp. when
you are in the place where they live for a
different reason.
3. be back
c. to take smb. who is waiting by the road
into your vehicle and take then somewhere.
4. call in
d. spoken: used when saying goodbye, in
order to wish someone success, good health,
and happiness for the future.
5. in any case
e. to return to a place where you live or
work or a place you have mentioned before.
6. keep in touch
f. the final part of a period of time.
7. look after your- g. to start to go somewhere.
self
8. look up
h. spoken: used when you are saying goodbye to smb in a friendly way (= Br E).
9. set off
i. used for adding information to support
a statement or make it clearer.
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VOCABULARY
A
ability ( )
abnormality 1) , , ;
2)
above board .: ,
abrasion (.: )
abscess 1) ; 2) be abscessed
(.: )
abusive
accept 1) ; 2)
acceptable ,
accident 1) ; 2) ; 3)
accommodation 1) ; 2)
accompany
accounts department
accounts manager ( )
accuracy 1) ; 2)
accurate 1) ; 2) ; 3)
accuse ,
ache 1) (); 2) ( ); 3) (
)
act out 1) - ; 2)
actually
AD after the birth of Jesus Christ
ad . = advertisement
add ,
add in (into) ( -.)
additional charge
add up ()
adjective ( )
adminiside slang. (= AmE)
admit 1) ; 2) ,
advantage
adverb
advertise 1) ; 2)
advice 1) : ; 2) ; 3)
advise ,
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advisory
after all (= in the end).
after a while , ( ).
after the birth of Jesus Christ .
against the rules , , .
ahead , .
aim .
aim at 1) -; 2)
air hostess , .
air mail label , .
aisle (: ).
aisle seat () (: ).
aliens Officer , .
all around the world , , (= all over
the world).
All Day Coffee Shop ,
( ).
all in , .
allow 1) ; 2) .
all through the day ,
.
along with .
a lot of traffic ( ).
All the best! . ! ( ,
).
all the way 1) , ; 2) (,
, ).
although , , .
amateur .
amateurish , .
amaze .
amazement .
amazing .
Ambulance Service .
Am I going to be late? ?
ample .
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amuse , .
amusement , .
amusing , , (= funny).
Ancient Rome .
ankle 1) ; 2) .
anniversary (- ).
announce , ( ).
announcer ( ).
announcement , .
annoy about -.
anorak (
).
an pair , -
( ). , .
.
antique dealer .
anxiously , .
anymore . . . . He doesnt live here
anymore.
anyway .
apologetic .
appalling weather .
appeal -.
appetizer ( ).
application form ( ).
apply for (
).
appointment ( ). Im very busy because Ive
got a lot of appointments.
appreciate 1) (, ); 2) ( ).
appropriate 1) , ; 2) -; 3) (, ).
approve 1) ; 2) .
approximately , .
apron .
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area code (= AmE) (, , ) (BrE:

dialing code).
aristocracy .
arrange , - , .
arrangement 1) , ; 2) (. ).
artichoke ( ,
).
as a matter of course , .
as a matter of fact , .
as far as 1) . As far as I know he wont come to see
you; 2) , . Were going as far as
the park.
as it is 1) , ( ). : : - ? , . (= ); 2) The
life as it is! .
ask a favour ( ).
ask (look) for trouble .: .
assess : ( ).
assimilation 1) ; 2) (:
).
assume .
as though , .
at all , (. . ).
at eighty-odd : 80
.
at first .
at first sight .
attempt 1) ; 2) , .
attend 1) , , ; 2) ,
( ).
attendant (, ).
attend to routine matters ().
attend to smb, smth - .
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at the back , (, , ).
at the end of ( ).
attitude : ( , ).
attract , , .
attract customers , , .
attractive .
at your earliest convenience (
).
Australian Aborigine : .
automatic barrier ( ).
automatic gate ( ).
available , (:
).
avoid ( , ).
a while ( ).
B
babycham .
back in the old days .
bacon , .
bacon cheeseburger .
baggage claim area , .
baggage claim check (, ,
).
bake ( , ) = backed potato,
( , ).
balm , , ( ).
bamboo .
bandage 1) , ; 2) .
bankers card .
banknote , (
note).
banquet 1) ; 2) , .
barber .
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barbers shop (= barbers).

barely , .
bargain 1) , ; 2) ; 3) .
bargain for .
barrel 1) ; 2) :
160 3; 116 3.
bartender (= AmE). :
bartender barman,
. .
barter 1) ; 2) , ( ).
basement .
Basque : (,
).
BC before Christ .
be about it -
be about smth (going smth) 1) -., ; 2) (), .
be about to arrive : - ( ).
be after smth , -.
be alarmed about smth 1) -;
2) -.
be all in , , .
bearable , .
bear letting .: ( ).
be available 1) ( , , ..); 2)
( , ).
be aware of , .
be bored with smth - (: , ).
be bound to , , . Theyre bound to lose again
, , ( ).
be caught at the traffic lights - ().
be close to smb, smth - .
become sore to the touch .
be confined to - (, ..).
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be crashed on the rocks .

bedsit .
be due 1) , ( ); 2)
( ..),
, .
be due to , .
beef .
beef curry , .
be engaged in -, , - .
be engaged to -.
be famous for smth - , - .
be fed up (
).
be fighting fit .
be fond of smth -.
before the birth of Jesus Christ .
be frightened of smb (smth) , -
-.
be fully booked , () .
be good at doing smth , -.
Be good at smth ( -
, ).
be hard up 1) , ; 2) - (-
).
behavior .
be hurt in a crash :
.
be in charge of smth -
( , ).
be in for -
(: ).
be in for a service , . ( ).
be in good condition ( ).
be in good shape 1) ( ); 2)
. .
be in luck , .
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be in progress ( )
( ).
be in smbs shoes .: -
( . If I were you).
be in smbs way -;
- -.
be in the mood (= AmE) 1) - ;
2) , -
.
be in trouble - -,
-.
be keen on smth -,
- , , .
be laid up ( ).
bell captain ( = AmE; BrE:
bellman).
be lost at sea , .
be miles away (
- ).
be mach of a hurry , (= AmE).
bend (, ).
bend down .
benefit 1) , ; 2) .
Bentley .
be off 1) -, , ; 2)
( ).
be off the telephone .
be on 1) , ; 2) , ( ,
..).
be on duty , , .
be on about , (
- ).
be on fire .
be on the line (..
).
be on form .
be on the safe side .: 1) , ;
2) , ;
3) .
be on show ,
( ).
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be on smbs way , -
( ).
be on the point of doing smth .: - , - .
be open late ( ,
..).
be out in the air , .
be out of luck (=
).
be over from -.
be rather late , .
be scared stiff (= be scared of smth)
-, -.
be scheduled to depart.
be secure with smth , -
(: ).
be short of smth - (, , ..). Im short of money at the moment.
be suppose to , .
be surprised at smth -.
be satisfied with -., -.
be scared to tackle .:
( ).
be sick .
bet 1) ; 2) .
be terrified of smth -.
be through 1) -. ( );
2) , , -
(Youre through! !); 2) ( ).
be tied up , .
be two down (: :
).
be up to smth 1) -
; 2) (: ); 3) , .
be up with , (- -
-). Whats up with your brakes?
be used to -. -. (= to get
accustomed to; to get used to).
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be worn out 1) ( , ..);

2) ( ); 3) ( ).
be worth a fortune .
be wrong 1) ( ); 2) , (= with)
Whats wrong with your car? I dont know exactly
but the engine doesnt start.
best part of the week
bill : .
bill of fare (.).
bin .
bitch ().
bitter .
bizarre , .
blast 1) ; 2) ; 2) .
bleed 1) , ; 2) , .
bleeper (= pager) .
Bless you! .: !
blood disorder .
board , .
board of directors .
boarding .
boarding card (= boarding pass)
.
boarding school -.
boil 1) , ; 2) , .
bold , , (:
).
boo , ,
(.: ).
book , ( , ,
..).
book in 1) .: ; 2) (= check in).
booking form -, - ,
.
book the flight .
border town .
bore 1) ; 2) , ; 3) .
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bored , .
boring , , .
borrow 1) ; 2) ; 3) -.
.
borrowing (.: ).
boss .
bother , .
bounce on - (: ).
bout ().
box .: ( ).
brain .
brake 1) ; 2) .
branch 1) ; 2) (, ..).
brand ().
brand new , .
break : ().
break down ().
break in 1) , ;
2) .
break onto
(= break in).
breath 1) ; 2) .
breathe (= draw breath).
breath out .
breathtaking 1) ,
; 2) .
breed 1) ( ); 2) ,
( ).
breeding 1) , ( ,
..); 2) .
bring 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
bring back (, ).
bring in - - (:
).
bring smth over -.
brisk : .
bristle (: ).
Brittany ( - ).
broadcast 1) ; 2) , .
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browse (,
).
bruise 1) ; 2) ; 3) , ,
.
brush ones teeth .
brush up 1) , ;
2) (
).
Brusselss sprout .
buckle 1) ; 2) .
buffer car ,
.
build up : (
).
bullet .
bump into 1) -,
-; 2) -,
- (. ).
bun .
bundle of notes : .
bungalow (
).
burger ( , ).
burn to death (: ).
burst into tears .
busy schedule (: ).
butcher .
butchers .
butler .
button .
buy a round 1) ;
2)
.
by any chance . . .
- .
by all means .: , (
).
by cash ().
by hand , .
by mistake , .
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by my watch .
by rail .
C
cab .
call at 1) ; ( ); 2) ( ).
call back , (= ring back).
call collect , ()
(= AmE; BrE: reverse the charges).
caller , .
call in 1) - (. . ); 2)
- ( ), ; 3) -. ;
4) - ; 5)
(, ) .
call in for smth - -, .
call in on smb . call in 2).
call it : ( ). Lets call it 7 pounds
(=
7 ).
call on smb .: call in 2).
call out 1) (, ..); 2)
.
call smb for smth () - .
call up 1) (= AmE); 2) -; 3) - .
camaderie 1) , ; 2) .
can afford -,
,
.
can afford to do smth -.
cancel 1) (, , ..);
2) ( ).
cancellation ( ..).
candlelit table ( ) (.
).
canoe 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
cant bear - ,
-; canldnt
bear.
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cant help it 1) -

-; 2) -
.
cant stand - -.
canyon , .
cap : 1)
; 2) .
capsize ( , ).
capture 1) , ; 2) ; 3)
().
care for smb (smth) 1) - -;
2) -. ( );
3) -.
car hire .
Carib : .
carnival .
car park ,

(AmE: parking lot).
carriage ().
carrier bag , ( ).
carry about (around, round) - (:
).
carry on doing smth - ,
, .
carry on and off the bus .
carry-on luggage (= ,
).
carry out (= through) - , - .
cash 1) ; 2) (: )
.
cash and carry ,

.
cash desk ,
.
casual , .
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casual labor (: , ).
casualty 1) ; 2) , .
cater 1) , ,
; 2) : (
..).
catch a chill .
catch smbs eye -.
catch the train 1) (); 2)
().
catch up with the news
( ).
cattle .
cauterize (: ).
cautioners .
cavity of decay .
cease .
Celtic : .
Celts ( ).
chain 1) ,
; 2) ;
3) ( ).
chair 1) ( ); 2)
( ); 3) .
chairman ().
chandelier .
change 1) ( ); 2) ( );
3) ( ,
).
change by the number of zones ( ; = AmE).
change ones mind .
change smth around (:
).
change smth for smth - - .
change card
.
change with smb 1) - ; 2) - .
chase about , ( ).
chase after -.
chase through the roads ,
-.
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chase across the park (field) (

).
charter flight (
).
chat 1) ; 2) .
chatter away (on) (
).
check bounces . . ,
, .
,
.
check in ( , ).
check in time ( ).
checking account 1) ; 2)
.
checklist ,
, .
check counter ( ).
check on smth -, -,
- , .
check out , .
check out smb - - (
).
check smb in - (
).
check through -., (: ).
cheer (up) , .
Cheerio! . ! , !
Cheers! , -.
cheeseburger .
chequebook .
chest .
chicken curry , .
chicken platter (= ).
chin .
chips ( ; AmE:
chips or French fry).
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chiropodist .
chocolate sponge (.
).
cholesterol .
chuck of concrete , .
church .
claim from -.
clap 1) ( ); 2) .
clean 1) , ; 2) .
clean up , (, ).
clear up 1) : (
) ; 2) ( ); 3) (
).
clearance - (: ).
cliff .
climb over -,
(= climb on).
clipper , ( ).
close : (
).
close the plant ( ).
closure (: ).
clutch ( ).
coach 1) ; 2) ; 3) : ,
; 4)
(= AmE).
coastguard .
coca , .
cods roe .
co-exist (
).
coffer maker
.
coincide (, ).
coincidence .
cola (= AmE).
cole slaw (= AmE).
collapse 1) ; 2) ; 3) (, , ); 4) ; 5) , .
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collect 1) : ( ); 2)
( , ).
color blindness ().
color coded map .
come across 1) -; 2)
- -
come along , , .
come along to do smth with smb -
- .
come apart 1) ; 2) .
come down 1) , (: ); 2) , ; 3) ( ); 4) , ( , ..).
come from 1) (
, ); 2) ( ).
come off the baggage claim ( ,
).
come on . Come on! - : , ! ,
! ! ! !
come out of the road on the right

.
come over 1) ( ); 2) ,
- -.
come to the boil ( . ), ,
.
come up -, .
Coming right up! . ! ! ( ).
comment 1) , , ; 2) :
( ).
commit a crime .
common , .
common sense .
communication 1) ; 2) .
commute (
).
commuter .
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compete 1) ; 2) .
complain 1) , ; 2) . Complain
to smb -.
complaint 1) ; 2) .
complete 1) , ; 2) , ; 3) (, ).
complete selection ().
comprehensive insurance (, ).
,
.
compulsory , .
concentrate on smth -,
-.
concourse 1) (= AmE); 2)
(= AmE).
concrete .
conduct 1) : (); 2) .
conductor 1) ; 2) .
confess .
confirm .
confuse , .
connecting flight ,
( ).
connection 1) (: ); 2) ;
3) ,
.
connect smth up 1) -
(= ); 2) .
conquer 1) , ; 2) (
).
consider 1) , ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) .
consume time .
convenience .
convenience food , , .
convenience store ,
24 .
convenient ( , ).
convention 1) , ; 2) .
converse , .
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cook just long enough (

).
cool down 1) -, (, ); 2) ,
( , , ..).
copper 1) ; 2) ; 3) .: , .
cotton .
counter 1) ; 2) ,
; 3) .
counteract 1) ; 2) .
counter help ,
(= AmE).
countersign (:
).
count on smb -,
-.
country ham - (. .).
coupon 1) ; 2) .
crack 1) ; 2) ; 3) , .
.: in a crack . .: crack a joke
.
crash 1) , ; 2) ; 3)
- ; 4) ,
( ).
crash against smth - (: ).
crash into -.
crash to the floor ().
crave , -.
create , .
creation , .
crew 1) (); 2) ().
crew member ().
cricket . . 11 . .
crisps ( ) AmE:
chips, potato chips.
cross breeze : ,
.
crossroad .
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crowd 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
crowded ().
cruise (: ).
,
.
cure 1) ; 2) , .
currency 1) ; 2) .
custard .
custody 1) ; 2) .
custom , , .
customary , .
customer 1) ; 2) ; 3) ;
4) .
customs .
current , , .
current license ( . ).
curry 1) ( ); 2) ,
, .
curtain 1) ( ); 2) ; 3) .
cut , ( ). Look at yourself
in the mirror your hair is going to be cut.
cut away , ( ).
cut back , ( , ).
cut down , .
cut off 1) , . Mary Stuart, the Queen of the
Scots had her head cut off; 2)
.
cut out - ; 2) , ,
.
D
dairy products department ( ).
damage 1) ; 2) , ; 3)
, .
damn long minute . .:
. Damp . . .
.
dandruff .
dare , .
dash : -, .
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daredevil 1) (); 2) ( ).
dawn 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
Day Return (). .
dead beat .
dead heat ,
.
deafening roar .
decay 1) ; 2) ( ); 3) a
good deal of decay .
decide on doing smth .
decide on smb (smth) - ( ).
deck .
deerstalker .
defeat : ( ).
defend 1) , ; 2) , .
defender (: ).
delay , .
delicious , .
delight 1) , ; 2) , ; 3) , .
deliver (, ,
..).
demand 1) , ; 2) ; 3) .
deny 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
department manager .
department store .
departure 1) ; 2) .
deposit 1) , ; 2) (
).
deposit account 1) ; 2)
( ).
depress smb about smth , -
-.
derived words ( ).
descendant .
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deserted house ; , .
deserve ( ,
..).
desk .
desktop computer terminal (= AmE).
despite , (= despite of).
destination 1) ; 2) (,
..).
detergent 1) ; 2) .
develop 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
dial .
diary .
dining car - (= BrE).
dinner jacket ()
.
direct dialing ,
.
Directly Enquiries .
direct exchange of goods ()
.
direct flight () .
disabled .
disappoint , ,
().
disaster 1) ; 2) .
disbelieve , .
disco .
disconnect (: ).
discount ( -).
disfiguring scar (, ).
disgrace .: .
disguise 1) ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) .
dish-washer .
disorder 1) ; 2) , ( ).
display 1) , , ;
2) , ; 3) .
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distinguish 1) , ; 2) , .
dissuade , .
disturb 1) ; 2) , (,
).
divorce 1) ; 2) .
dive into -.
divide by ().
divisible into
.
division : ( ).
dizzy 1) ; 2)
; 3) .
doc : doctor.
do lunches ().
domestic airlines .
do ones best () ; .
do smb a favour - , .
do smth out politeness - .
do the hair , .
do the shopping .
do the honour .
do the size .
double bed .
double room ( ) ;
.
doughnut (AmE = donut).
do up 1) (,
..); 2) ().
do without smth -.
do with smb (smth) - -.
down there ( ).
downtown 1) (= AmE); 2) (= AmE).
drachma ( ).
draft , (, ).
draw smb attention to smth -
-.
drain : .
draught , ( )
.
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draw breathe .
drawing room (= living room).
dread 1) ; 2) .
dreadful , .
dream 1) ; 2) .
dress circle .
dressing gown .
dried leaves .
drilling of tooth 1) ;
2) .
driving licence
(drivers licence = AmE).
drizzle .
drizzly conditions .
drop 1) (: ); 2) , ;
3) ; 4) -,
; 5) ( ).
drop out 1) - ; 2) , ; 3) ( ,
).
drop the fare into a fare box (, )
.
drop the phone ,
.
drown , .
drug 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
drug aisle , .
dry-cleaners .
duchess .
duck 1) ; 2) , .
dull : .
durable , (: ,
).
duration , .
dustbin .
Dutch .
E
eager -, .
eagerly .
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earl ( ;
count).
early adulthood ().
early age .
earn ( ,
).
earring .
earthquake .
Easter .
easy store , .
economize on smth -.
economy .: ; : economy class, tourist class (AmE =
coach).
edgy 1) ; 2) , - -.
egg-mayonnaise .
elderly person .
electoral roll
, .
elephant tusks .
elm .
embarrass 1) , ; 2) ; 3) .
emergency 1) ; 2) .
emergency call .
emergency exit .
emergency landing .
emergency medicines , .
emergency repair .
embankment 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
employ ( ).
employee .
employer .
empty , (: ).
enamel 1) ; 2) .
encourage 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
encouragement 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
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ending 1) : (); 2) (.).

endure , , .
end with smth - (
).
engage ( , ).
engagement 1) ; 2) .
enjoy 1) , ; 2) .
Enjoy you stay! ! ( ).
enquire about -,
-.
enquiry office , (:
).
enrich 1) , ; 2) .
ensure 1) , ; 2) .
entertainment 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
entirely .
entitle : ( ,
).
entire project ; . The entire
project will have been completed on the first of
December.
entre# ,
.
equipment 1) ; 2) .
equip with smth 1) -; 2)
-.
error .
eruption : ().
escape 1) ( , ); 2) (.
).
Eskimo .
especially .
establishment : .
estate (
).
estate agent (AmE:
realtor).
estate car (
, ).
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estate version .: estate car.

every other day .
every other Saturday .
evidence 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
evolve 1) ; 2) .
exactly , .
exceed (, ).
excess : .
excess baggage
( ) (= AmE).
exchange 1) ; 2) .
exchange visiting cards .
excite .
excitement , .
exciting , .
exclude .
excluding , .
excursion ticket 1) ;
2) .
executive secretary .
exercise 1) ( - ); 2) (,
).
exhaust 1) , ; 2) (, ).
exhaust fumes .
exhaustion , ( ).
exit 1) ( ); 2)
.
expect 1) ; 2) ; 3) (-
).
experience 1) ; 2) , ; 3) , .
explode 1) ; 2) ; 3) (,
).
extend : ( , ..).
extension 1) , ; 2) (
).
external call .
extract 1) , ; 2) ( ,
).
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extra care 1) ; 2)
.
extra charge .
extra hour () .
extra legroom

( ).
extra work .
extra weight (: ).
eyelid .
eyetooth ( ).
F
face value , .
failed to open : ( ).
fail to return ( ).
fair , .
fair enough = all right.
fairly , .
fairly mild ( ).
fall in love .
fall into - ( ,
..).
fall off , - ( - , ).
fall onto -, -.
fall out : ( ).
fall over (down) ( ).
family run restaurant .
fancy , (.:
- ).
fancy label .
Fancy that! : ! !
!
fare .
farmers breakfast (
).
Farsi (
).
fashionable , .
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fast bus (
).
fasten (:
).
fastest possible refund .
fast-food chain .
fast-food restaurant ( ) ,
( ).
fast worker ,
( ).
faulty goods ; .
favourable , .
feat .
feature .
features 1) ; 2) - .
feed 1) ; 2) , .
feed smb on -.
feed up - , . Im fed up.
( . ).
feed listless , .
feel miserable .
feel pain 1) ; 2) ( ).
feel proud .
feel shivery , .
feel sick (= ).
feel sorry for smb -;
-.
feminine 1) (: . ); 2) , .
ferry .
fetch 1) - ( , , ,
..); 2) -. Go to
the kitchen and fetch a plate.
fianc# , (= ).
fight over 1) -; 2) - .
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fill a prescription 1) ; 2) .
fill in (AmE: fill out) (, , ).
: .
filling 1) ; 2) .
filling station (= petrol station).
filling system (.
).
fill out , (= AmE).
fill up 1) (- ); 2) , (= fill in).
fill with smth - (: ).
final call ( , ).
find out 1) , ; 2) ; 3) .
find out about smth 1) -; 2)
-.
find smbs way around - .
fine 1) ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) .
fine rescue department ,
, .
fingers crossed (= cross ones fingers) .:
.
fingerprints .
finish out (off) , -
(: ).
firm 1) , ; 2) ; 3) .
first of all .
fit 1) , ; 2) , ; 3) , .
fit smb in : ( , ..).
fix an appointment with smb - ( , ).
fix up 1) (: ); 2) , -; 3) - .
fizzy ().
flat 1) ; 2) , ; 3) . . Ill come back in 10 minutes flat.
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flat out .: . He drives flat out.

.
flavour : ,
(, , ..).
flexibility .
flibbertigibet (.) ,
; ,
.
flight 1) ; 2) ( ); 3) .
flood .
flu .
fluorid .
Folks! .: ! ! !
food counter , , ( ).
for a while ( ) .
forbid , .
force , .
force off , (.:
).
forearm .
forecast .
forecaster , .
foremost 1) , ; 2) ; 3) , .
forever .
forget .
For heavens sake! !
For how long? ? ? (:
).
for instance .
form of identification ,
(, ..).
for security reasons .
fortnight .
fortunately .
fortune 1) , ; 2) , .
fourfold 4 .
fraction 1) , ; 2) (.); 3) : a fraction
, ; 4) a fraction of a second
- ( ); 5) a fraction of
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an inch , - ( ).
frame 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
freak 1) , ; 2) , . It was freaky
- .
free 1) ; 2) .
free from , -.
freelance writer , ,
(= ).
free of charge .
freeze .
freezer ( ).
freeze over , (:
).
French fries (= AmE).
French onion soup , .
frequently , .
freshly squeezed orange juice
.
fried chicken , .
fried food .
front desk ( ).
front row of the dress circle .
front seat (
).
front stalls of the dress circle .
full-time job (= ).
full-time staff
.
full refund .
fully-booked (
, ..).
fully-equipped ,
.
fully-restored ( ).
funeral 1) ; 2) .
furious , .
furniture .
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furthermore , .
G
Gaelic (= ;
).
gain 1) ; 2) .
gale-force .
gallon ( 4,5 ).
gamble .
gambler ( ).
gambling debts .
gang 1) (); 2) .
garbage disposal , ,
.
gas station (= AmE).
gate (:
).
gather together .
gauze .
gender (: . .).
general store (
; = AmE).
generic brand .
generous 1) ; 2) ; 3)
(: ).
gentle rain (mind) ().
geriatric (.. .
-
).
geriatrician -.
Germanic language .: ( ).
get accustomed to (be used to, get used to)
- -.
get a move on . . (. . .).
! !
get angry , .
get away with smth .: (:
, ).
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: , .
You wont get away with it
get a word in edgeways .: , .
get back .
get bored with smth 1) -. Steve was getting
bored with the game; 2) ( -). Im
getting pretty bored with his endless complaints.
get cold , .
get damaged , , (: ).
get dark ( ).
get down 1) : ( );
2) - (= write down, take down).
get flu .
get hold of smb 1) - ;
2) ,
.
get hungry , .
get in 1) , ; 2) , -; 3) .
get injured .
get in smbs way - - , - () .
get into trouble -, .
get into a car .
get lost , .
get lucky () ,
.
get married 1) ; 2) .
get off ( , , ).
get on 1) ( , , ); 2) ,
-; 3) -.
get on to the subject of London Transport :
,
.
get on with smth -.
( ).
get out 1) , ( ..);
2) , (-
).
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get over 1) ( );
2) .
get overheated (: ).
get rid of - -.
get sick .
get smb back - ().
get smb down : , -.
get smth in , - -. I cant
get all my clothes in this case.
get sore ( ).
get stuck (
, ).
Im afraid we may get stuck in rush hour traffic.
get through -.
get tired , .
get up 1) ( ); 2) : ; 3) ,
(: ).
ghastly 1) , ; 2) , .
giant , .
gift .
giggle 1) ; 2) .
ginger beer (= ginger ale).
give smb a call (= make smb a call; ring smb a call)
-.
give smb heart - .
give up 1) - ; 2)
(. ); 3)
- - (,
).
Go ahead! . . . . ! !
!
go along 1) (. ); 2) -
-; 3) , .
go along with smb -.
go along with smth - (: ,
- ).
go below : (: ).
go crazy 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
go down 1) , ; 2) ; 3) (
).
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go down well .: - ;
- .
go down with smb .: - .
go in for .: .
go into smth - , .
golf course .
go off 1) , - (.
); 2) -. Go off ones head.
, ( . ).
go on 1) - , (.
); 2) , ; 3) , .
go on strike .
go out for a chat ( ),
-.
go out for a stroll .
gorge .
go round :
.
Gosh! . ? !
go (do) sightseeing .
gossip 1) ; 2) .
gossip column ( ).
gotten Past. Part. get (= AmE).
go the wrong way ; ,
.
go through -, -.
go to prison for years .
go up 1) , ; 2) , ( ).
go walking , (. ).
go wrong : .
( , ,
..). His business is going wrong.
grab (-).
gradually .
grain 1) ; 2) , ; 3) , .
grateful .
grant (:
).
greasy 1) ; 2) .
greatly 1) ; 2) .
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grid (:
;

).
grilled lamb chops ,
.
grits , ;
(= AmE).
grocery store .
ground staff : , ( ).
grow out of - ( , ).
guess 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
gum .
guy (= AmE).
H
habit .
haddock 1) ( ); 2) ; 3) .
hail : .
hairdressing session 1) ( );
2) .
hairdryer .
hallway , (= AmE).
handbag ().
handle 1) - (: ); 2) ( , package tour .).
hand lotion 1) ; 2) .
handy .
hand down (: ).
hand on .: .
harbour 1) ; 2) ( . ); 3 )
( ); 4) - ,
.
hastily .
hate about smth -; -.
hat trick (, ),

().
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have a chat , .
have a chill 1) ; 2) .
have (take) a nap , .
have (get) an appointment
- ( ).
have a stroll ; .
have complain with (about) smth .
have fun 1) ; 3) , .
have in -.
have smb in -
. . Present Cont.
have smb over - .
have smth in mind - .
have smth in stock ( ,
).
headache .
head for .
headquarters 1) ( ); 2) ,
(); 3) .
healthy track (= AmE).
heating .
heat up (
).
heaving populated .
heir 1) ; 2) .
helicopter .
help smb out - (
- , - ..).
helping , () (= BrE).
herb 1) ; 2) ; 3) , - (: ).
hiccup 1) ; 2) .
high fiber ( ) (= AmE;
fibre = BrE).
highlights ,
.
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highly inflected ( . .).

high spot , .
hijack (, ).
high-powered ( ).
Hindi ).
hint .
hire 1) : ; 2) ().
hire agreement : .
hit : , .
hit the town : (
).
hit traffic :
.
hold a party , .
Hold on! ! (. ,

.)
hold smb from behind - .
hold smb in fear for ther life -
.
hold the breath .
Hold the line! ! ( ).
hold the reservation ( ,
, ).
hold up 1) , ; 2) .
hold-up 1) ( - ); 2)
(- ).
holidaymaker ( , ..;
= BrE).
honest .
Honestly speaking
honey .
hoover 1) (.); 2) .
horn : ().
horror film (= ).
hostess 1) , ; 2) -
(
; = AmE).
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hot dog (, ).
hot dog stall ,
(, ; = AmE).
hotel bill .
hot roll .
house dressing ,
( ).
howling winds ,
.
How do you do it? ? ? ?
how things stand (= as things stand, as it stands) , .
huge .
humidity .
Hungarian .
hunk (= hunch) -.
hunk of moss : .
hurry up 1) , ; 2) ;
3) -, .
hurt 1) ; 2) ; 3) (
, ).
hypertension .
I
I bet! !
ice-cream cone - .
ID identification card , .
idea of heaven : .
If lights are with us (..
).
If you dont mind
Ill be blowed! .: , ! !
imagine 1) , ; 2) .
imitate 1) ( - ); 2) -.
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impression 1) ; 2) (: ).
improve 1) ; 2) ; 3) : , ( ).
improve ones skill .
in advance , .
inagurate 1) , - ; 2) ; 3) .
in a jiffy . .: , .
in all 1) ; 2) , .
in any case .: .
in any way , .
in an apologetic manner 1) ; 2)
.
in a terrible mess ( ).
in a while 1) ) - ;
2) - (
= AmE).
in a whisper .
incapable .
in case 1) , . Take an umbrella in case it rains;
2) (= AmE). In case Im late start without
me.
incessantly .
inch ( , 2,5 ).
incidentally 1) ; 2) .
include ( ).
incoming flight ().
increase in 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
increasingly ; ,
.
incredibly fast , .
index 1) ; 2) ; 3) (,
).
induce vomiting .
inevitable .
inflatable balloon (:
).
inflect (: . ).
in good time , .. , .
inhabit 1) , ; 2) ().
inhale 1) ; 2) .
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inherit 1) (, ); 2) .
inhibit 1) ; 2) (: ).
injection 1) ; 2) ( ).
in ones turn .
in particular , .
Anything in particular that appeals you? ?
inquiry about smth -, -.
in rime (= in rhyme) , .
in spite of 1) ; 2) .
instead ( . ).
Ill not have coffe, Ill have tea, instead.
instead of smth -.
insufficient funds ;
( ).
insurance 1) ; 2) ,
.
intend - , .
intentional , .
interest (: ).
interfere with 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
internal call ( , , ).
interrogation : .
interrupt 1) ; 2) , .
in the early 1800s 1800- .
in the end . We had been waiting for a bus for
an hour, so we took a taxi in the end.
in the domestic line -,
.
in the meantime , .
in the way of smth - - (),
- , - .
in the time ( . ,
).
introductory special , (= AmE).
intrigue 1) ; 3) (
).
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intriguing journey : .
involuntary .
involve 1) ; 2) ( ,
..).
Irish stew (
).
irreparably .
irreplaceable .
irrespective 1) ; 2) irrespective of - -; 3)
-.
irritation 1) ; 2) .
issue (: ).
It doesnt matter! !
It doesnt taste too bad! !
item 1) ; 2) ; 3) :
.
itemized list - (, ).
itinerary 1) ; 2) , .
It looked as though 1) , ; 2) ,
It looks a bit stale! () !

It makes things mach easer .
Its a bit awkward
Its a deal!
: ! ! (deal ).
Its a pity! !
Its fair to say
Its like preparing for a small invasion :
,
Its not important really! !
Its not out our way! !
it sounds like a good club ;
.
its still a good deal : (
= AmE).
it will take long to get there ,
.
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It would be easier on you

I wouldnt mind (= Id rather like)

J
jam 1) : ( );
2) , , ; 3)
.
jammed with cars ( ).
jam session ,
, (= to play jam).
javelin .
jealous 1) , ; 2) ,
.
jeans .
jelly (: ).
jet liner .
jet skier .
job satisfaction .
jog (= jogging) ( ).
jogger .
join 1) , ; 2) , ; 3) ( , , ..).
joint account ( ).
joke 1) ; 2) .
joker .
judge 1) ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) ; 5) , .
jug .
jumbo 1) ( );
2) . :

747 777 (= jumbo jet).
jump off smth -.
jump out 1) : , -.
; 2) ( ).
jump out of 1) - ; 2) (-) The children jumped out of the
bushes.
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junior clerk 1) ; 2)
, .
junk food ( ,
).
junk shop , , , , ).
just a trim : , (
).
just in case .
justify 1) ; 2) .
K
kayak ( ).
keep , - -. Present
Past Cont. , :
Are you keeping well? How are you keeping?
keep an eye on smb (smth) - ; - -.
keep awake : ;
.
keep down : , (, ).
keep feeling dizzy , .
keep fit 1) ; 2) .
keep in business 1) ; 2)
.
keep indoors .: .
keep in touch (
).
keep off - (:
).
keep smb a moment -
(.. ).
keep smb at home - (- ).
keep smb waiting - .
keep the change (, ..),
.. .
keep the price down 1) ; 2)
.
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kick off 1) ( ); 2)
( ); 3) .
kid oneself .
kidney .
kill off 1) ; 2) ( ).
kindergarten .
kind of jumping - ;
.
knee .
knee injury .
knickers ( ); AmE:
panties.
knock at -, - (, ).
knock out .
knockout .
L
label 1) , , ; 2) .
lager .
La Guardia -
() .
landscape 1) ; 2) .
lap against ( ). The waves gently lapped
against the shore.
large silver
50 .
lately 1) ; 2) . .
Present Perfect .
Latin .
laundry 1) ; 2) ,
.
lava ( ).
lawn 1) ; 2) .
leather 1) (); 2) .
leave smth with smb - -.
lead smb across smth - - (, ).
leaflet , , .
leak , ( ).
leakage (, ).
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lean over smb, smth , -,

-.
lean smth against smth - -.
lean toward(s) - , .
lease .
leave for -.
legible , ().
legroom ,
.
lengthen .
lengthy , , .
let smb down 1) - ( -
); 2) .
let it light (: ).
let off , (
..). Would you let me off the bus at the next stop,
please!
let smb know - ( -). If you
come let me know.
let smb alone - (
).
letter carrier ,
.
letter of application , (:
).
lid (: ).
lie down ( -).
life jacket ( ).
lift 1) (: ); 2)
(elevator = AmE).
light ale (= BrE).
light bulb (= bulb).
lighted sign (
).
lilac 1) ; 2) .
limejuice .
lime free ().
limit .
limp 1) , ; 2) , .
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line 1) (, -
= AmE); 2) .
link 1) (); 2) .
link hands : ( ).
lively , , .
liver .
load smth onto smth - -.
loan words ( ).
lobby 1) ; 2) ; 3) ,
.
lobby shop
.
lobster .
local anesthetics .
look after 1) , ( , , ); 2) .
look after yourself! ! ( ).
look around 1) ; 2) look around (about)
smb - ( ,
).
look at smb (smth) , - (
-).
look back -, .
look for smb (smth) - -.
look forward to -
- .
look in , - ( ).
look into smth - (, , ..).
look oneself in the mirror .
look out of -.
look over - (,
..).
look smb up - , .
look through 1) (, ); 2) - (, , ).
look up 1) ; 2) .: -
, ..
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loose , , (:
).
loose wire : (
, ).
loose the point , .
lotion .
loud 1) , ; 2) .
loudspeaker .
lounge 1) ; 2) :
; 3)
.
lovely 1) , ; 2) . , .
lower (: ).
L shaped arrangement :
L.
luck 1) ; 2) , .
luckily 1) (, ); 2)
.
lucky (. .).
luggage .
lump 1) : (); 2) , .
lump of rock : .
lung (: ).
luxurious .
luxury .
M
mackintosh , , .
magician .
magazine rack , .
magnifying glass , .
main 1) , ; 2) .
maincourse ( ).
maintenance , .
major 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
make a fuss 1) ; 2) (
).
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make an appointment
-.
make enquiry about smth -.
make eye contact with smb
-.
make for .: -.
make it .: 1) , - ;
2) .
make it a window seat
.
make off .: , , .
make out 1) - -; 2) , ; 3) , (,
..).
make sentence (
).
make smb to change his (her) mind -
() .
make smb welcome 1) - ; 2) - . Its a beautiful
place you will be very welcome.
make smth clear - ,
; the advertisement didnt
make it clear
make the engine start ()
(: ).
make them feel feminine ,
.
make up 1) ( ); 2)
( ).
make up ones mind .: .
Malay .
manage 1) ; 2) ,
-.
manager .
manor .
manual 1) ( ); 2)
, ; 3) .
manufacture 1) ; 2) .
manufacturer 1) ; 2) .
marketable good ,
.
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masculine 1) : ( .
); 2) , .
mashed potato (= BrE).
master of disguise .
match (, ,
).
matinee
.
matron ( , ).
mattress , .
Mayfair ,
.
.
mean 1) ; 2) ; 3) ;
4) : , , .
mechanical fault : ( ).
medicine 1) ; 2) .
medium ( -).
medium sized van .
melon .
memorandum 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
mend 1) , ; 2) ; 3) .
merchandise 1) ; 2) (= AmE).
merchantable quality .
mess 1) ; 2) , .
mess up , (, ).
midday meal .
mild : , ( , ).
mileage .
milkshake , .
mince pie (. ).
mind ones own business 1) ;
2) .
mingle 1) ; 2) .
minimum balance ( ).
minimum deposit (
).
minister : .
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Minister of Grace! 1) ! 2) !
miracle .
miss 1) ( ..); 2) -,
; 3) ( ); 4) ; 5) -. ; (6)
.
misuse 1) (); 2) ; 3) (- ).
mix 1) (.: ); 2) .
mixing .
modify .
monetary worth , .
months trial (
).
mood .
mosquito , .
moss .
mourning .
moustache .
mouthpiece .
move out 1) ; 2)
.
movie (= AmE).
movie star (= AmE).
movie theatre (= AmE).
much needed (:
).
mud .
mug .
mugger ,
.
muggy , , ( ).
multiply (. ).
multi-storey 1) ; 2) .
mushroom omelet .
N
Nahuatl ( , ).
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navy 1) - ; 2) .
neat 1) , ; 2) , .
neck .
necklace .
negotiate 1) ; 2) .
neuralgia .
neuter 1) (.: . ); 2) .
never mind! .: ! !
never the less .
new chain .: .
newsagent , .
newsagents , .
next stop but one ,
( ).
Niagara Falls (
).
nickname 1) ; 2) .
nightmare .
nil five against this team
0:5.
Normans .
nose-bleed .
nostril .
note down (= take down, write down).
notepad , .
notepaper .
now and then , .
numb , .
number plate ( ).
numeral (.: ).
numerous .
O
object to 1) -; 2) -; 3) .
objection .
obstruct 1) ; 2) .
obtain ; to obtain the interesting data
.
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obviously .
occasion 1) ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) .
occasionally 1) ; 2) , .
occupancy 1) , (
); 2) , (, , ).
occupy 1) , ; 2) , , ; 3) (
).
occupy in (with) - (- ,
).
occur 1) ; 2) ; 3) ;
4) , ; 5) - it
occurred to him (=
).
odd : , .
odd bit , (. , ).
offensive , .
off-license ,
,
(= BrE).
oil refinery .
Old Norse .
omelette 1) ; 2) .
on a par with smth .: 1) ; 2)
; 3) (
).
once a fortnight .
once in a while .
oncoming traffic ( ).
on condition that ,
on earth .: ! , -! ! .
on minute to the time :
( ).
onion , .
on ones own ( -
).
on purpose , , .
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on time ( . ).
The train was on time.
one-way trip , .
open an account ( ).
open return ( ).
open ticket .
opportunity ( -
-).
opposite direction .
order : ( ).
ordinary , , .
ordinary people .
outgoing 1) , ; 2) .
outlook 1) ; 2) ;
3) (.: ); 4)
.
out of necessity .
out of ordinary ,
- (= out of the ordinary). I didnt
notice anything out of the ordinary.
outsider , .
out there , .
oven , .
overcook (, , ..).
overcrowd ( ,
).
overdraw .
overeasy ,
, .
overfilling (: ).
overhear 1) ; 2) .
overlook 1) - (:
); 2) .
overnight train .
over there .
overweight (.
).
overwork 1) ; 2) (
); 3) .
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own 1) , ; 2) .
owner ().
Oysters Rockefeller ( ).
P
package (tour) holiday ,
, ,

(= BrE).
pack with a gauze (:
).
painter 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
pamper (: - - , , ).
pan .
pancake , .
paprika ( ).
parcel 1) ; 2) , .
parcel post , (= AmE).
parent language -.
parking lot (= AmE)
(car park = BrE).
parking meter ,
( ).
parking ticket , ,

.
parlour .
part-time job .
part-timer ,
().
part smth on - (, ..).
pass smth on to smb - -.
paste , .
, .
pastry : .
pay extra .
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pay attention to smth -.

pay in cash .
payphone - ( ).
pay smb a visit - , ( ).
pay up 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
pea 1) ; 2) .
peanut .
pecan pie ( ).
peculiarly , , (:
, ).
pedestrian .
pedestrian crossing .
pelt with rain .
pepper steak .
perform 1) - , -.;
2) ( ); 3) .
performance , .
perfume 1) ; 2) .
perish 1) ; 2) .
persist 1) ; 2) .
persistent , .
personal department 1) ; 2)
.
persuade , .
persuade from -.
pet (, ..).
petrol pump .
petrol pump attendant ().
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy (
,
).
phone back , (
) = call back, ring back.
phone (call) for smb -
(, ..).
phone (call) for smth (-
..).
phonetic .
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photographic supplies .
piano .
pick
.
picking , .
pick up 1) - ( );
2) - ; 3)
; 4) - (, ); 5) -
; 6) -
(); 7) ( , ); 8) ; 9) - (: ).
pick up some sort of infection 1)
; 2) - .
pie .
piece : ( ).
pier 1) ; 2) .
pile 1) ; 2) .
pile of clothes .
pile of work : .
pill 1) ; 2) .
pina colada , . ,
, .
pinch 1) ; 2) .
pink : .
pinstriped suit .
.
pint ( = 0,586 ).
pipe 1) ; 2) . .
pitch : (AmE: field).
plane robber :
plastic carrier bag .
.
playboy 1) ; 2) .
playwright .
plum pudding .
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plunge over 1) -; 2) , .
plural (: .
.).
point of view , .
point out , -.
police station ,
(= police headquarter).
polite .
pollution (:
).
pool 1) ; 2) .
pop , 60- , -- - ().
pork .
pork pie .
possessing drugs .
postage .
postage stamp .
postal order 1) , ,
(= BrE); 2)
.
postcode (zip code = AmE).
poster ( ).
postmarking machine ,
.
postpone 1) ; 2) .
post luck .: , ( , , ..).
pouch .
pour , .
pour down ( ).
pour onto the sandy beach :
( ).
powder 1) ; 2) .
praise 1) ; 2) .
prawn cocktail .
precious metals .
precise news .
predict 1) ; 2) .
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prefer 1) ; 2)
-.
premises , (: ,
).
prescribe ().
prescription 1) ; 2) ().
pretty 1) , , ; 2) ,
( ).
pretty rusty : ( ,
).
prevent - ( -
).
previous .
price-winning numbers (,
).
prime rib 1) ; 2)
; 3)
.
principal 1) , ; 2) , .
private bath ( ).
prize winner , (,
).
probe 1) ; 2) .
proceed with , -.
profit 1) , ; 2) , .
promenade 1) ; 2) ; 3) :
.
promise .
proof .
promotion 1) ( ); 2)
; 3) ; 4) .
proper .
properly , .
property 1) ; 2) .
propose 1) ; 2) ( ).
proprietor 1) ; 2) .
prospects ( , ).
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protect 1) , ; 2) .
protection , (: ).
protective device : .
protest against smth -.
prove 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
public enquiry (inquiry) , .
public transportation (= AmE).
pudding 1) ; 2) - ,
(= BrE).
puddle .
pull , .
pull in 1) ( ); 2)
.
pull off 1) , ( -
); 2) ( .).
pull on the tongue , ( ).
pull out 1) ( )
( ); 2) ; 3)
.
pull the tooth .
purchase .
purpose ().
purse .
push 1) (); 2) (-
).
put an end to smth -.
put a stop 1) ; 2) -
.
put a strain on smb (smth) 1) -.;
2) .
put away , ().
put by 1) -. (, ); 2) - ; 3) -
. Put your book by while Im speaking to you.
put forward 1) (, ); 2) , ().
put in 1) - , ; 2) ( -); 3)
-.
put into -. .
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put in the central heating .: .

put on 1) -; 2) ; 3) (,
); 4) ; 5) .
put on pounds , .
put smb in prison - .
put smth off , - .
put smth right 1) -; 2) .
put smth on 1) - (: - );
2) put smth on (over) smth - .
put smth round smth - -.
put the key in the lock .
put through . .
, , , ,
.
put together : ( ).
put up 1) , ; 2) , (); 3)
- ; 4) ; 5) ( ).
puzzle : , .
pyjamas .
Q
quart ( = 1,4 ).
quay .
Quechua ( ,
).
questionnaire 1) , ; 2) ,
.
queue 1) ( ); 2)
(= queue up).
quid . .
quinine ( ).
quit 1) , ; 2) ().
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quite a lot .
quite a way (:
).
quite good .
quiz programmed (= quiz show) ,
.
.
R
race 1) ; 2) .
race in and out : - (
).
rail 1) ; 2) - .
rail journey .
raise 1) , ; raise by 20%
20%; 2) (= AmE);
: (
= AmE).
rarely .
rash ( , , ).
rate 1) , ; 2) , ; 3) :
.
rattle 1) , ; 2) ,
.
reach out for smth - (
-).
reasonable 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
rebound from -.
recurrent .
receipt 1) -; 2) ;
3) ().
receive 1) -; 2) ();
3) ().
receive patients .
receiver .
reception 1) ; 2)
.
receptionist , .
reckon 1) ; 2) .
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recognize 1) ; 2) .
recognizable 1) , ; 2) .
recur (: ).
Red Arrows ,
(. ).
redecorate 1) ; 2) (: ).
redundance(-cy) 1) ; 2) (: ).
redundant ( , ).
re-employ ( ), .
refresh .
refreshment ( ).
refusal .
refuse 1) ; 2) .
refund .
regard , .
regardless : .
register 1) (,
); 2) , ;
registered envelope ;
registered letter ; registration
fee .
regret .
regulation .
reject .
relative 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
relax 1) , ; 2) .
release 1) (: , );
2) .
relief 1) ; 2) ; 3) with a sign of relief
(: ).
relieve .
relieve some of the strain (
).
relish 1) ; 2) ; 3) ( - ).
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reluctant - , -.
rely on smb (smth) 1) , -
-; 2) -.
remain .
remaining passengers (.. ,
).
remedy 1) ; 2) .
remember : (
, , ).
remind .
remote control (: ).
remove , .
rendezvous , .
rent 1) ; 2) .
repaint (), .
repair 1) , ; 2) , .
repair shop (: ).
replacement 1) ; 2) ; 3)
.
Report away! . : , !
!.
representative (, , ).
request 1) , ; 2) , .
require .
rescue 1) ; 2) , .
rescuer 1) ; 2) .
rescue team .
reservation (
).
reserve 1) ( , ..);
2) , (- ).
reserved : , , .
resident ().
resolve 1) ; 2) .
respiration .
responsibility .
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responsible for smth -.

restart 1) (: );
2) - .
retire 1) , ; 2) .
return 1) ; 2) (, ..);
3) .
return ticket ( , , ).
revenge .
reward , .
rib ( ).
ride 1) ; 2) , (= AmE); 3) .
ridiculous , , .
right away , (= straight away).
right now 1) ; 2) .
right over there .: .
Right then! .: !
right up , .
right up at the front (:
).
ring back (= call back, phone back) ,
( ).
ring off 1) ; 2)
.
ring up (= BrE).
ripe , .
ripen , .
road casualties 1) ; 2) .
roast 1) , ; 2) , ; 3) .
roast beef (, ).
roast lamb .
rob , .
robber , .
rock 1) ; 2) .
rock-n-roll -- ( , 50- .).
rock-strewn gorge
.
roll .: .
roll down .: ( ).
roll off adhesive tape () .
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roll on , ( ,
..).
Roll on Monday then! , ! ( !).
roll ones sleeves up () .
Roman Empire .
room 1) : ; 2) :
(.).
room charge card
( ).
roommate -. ( ). (AmE = flatmate).
rope .
rotary drill
.
rotten : .
rough 1) , ; 2) ,
(); 3) ( ).
round 1) ; 2) , (
); 3) .
round about .
, . Go back
to the round about! , !
round of drinks .
round out -. , -. .
round trip () (= AmE).
routine 1) ; 2) , .
rub , .
rubber .
rubbish 1) ; 2) .
rule : .
rumour 1) , ; 2) ; 3) .
run a temperature ( ).
run down 1) (- ,
);
2) ; 3) ; 4) .
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run into : , ( ).
run late ( ).
run on time ( , ).
run out 1) , ( , ,
); 2) (
).
run round , .
run the kitchen .
runway - .
rush , , .
rush hour .
rush out ( ).
rustle 1) ( ); 2) ( );
3) , .
S
sack 1) ; 2) .: ( ); 3)
: (
; , ).
sad 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
salary ().
salary increment ()
.
saliva .
saloon : (AmE: sedan).
sample 1) , ; 2) , .
sandbag , .
sandwich .
sauna ( ).
souse .
saucepan .
saucer .
sausage 1) ; 2) .
save 1) ; 2) .
save smth for last 1) - ; 2) - .
saving account .
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saving book .
savoury of anchory .
scale ( ; : ).
scalp .
scarf 1) ; 2) .
scene of the accident : , .
scenery 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
schedule 1) (: );
2) , ; 3) .
scheduled flight (=
).
school leavers , .
score 1) ; 2)
(= score the goal).
score twice ;
.
scotch 1) ; 2) .
scotch egg
; (= BrE).
scrambled eggs .
scratch 1) ; 2) , ; 3) .
scratch ones ( ).
scream 1) , ; 2) .
screen 1) : ; 2) .
screen phone calls :
, ,
.
seat assignment ( , ).
seat belt , ,
.
seating preference (:
).
seafront 1) ,
; 2) ( ).
seal 1) ; 2) .
seal soup .
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search 1) ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) ,
; 5) .
search party ; ( .
).
sea sick ().
sebhorea ( ).
second helping ,

.
security deposit ( ).
sedative 1) , ; 2) .
seefit , ( ,
).
see the sights .
see to smb - (,

).
seldom , , .
selected items ,
( , , ).
self-catering apartment ,
.
self-contained .
self-defrosting ().
self-proclaimed 1) ; 2) -.
self-service .
sell-out .
. Passive Voice: Were soldout.
semi-detached ,
.
send out - (,
, ..).
senior citizens : .
sentence 1) (.); 2) ,
(); 3) : , .
serial numbers (: ).
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service charge (, ..).

set off , .
set out for -.
set up 1) ; 2) ; 3) : ().
settle 1) ; 2) ().
settle down 1) : ; 2) .
settlement : (, ).
settler .
set smb straight 1) - ; 2) .
set smth upright - .
severe 1) ( , ; ); 2) ( ).
shake 1) ; 2) , ; 3) , , .
shampoo .
shandy 1) ;
2) .
share 1) , ; 2) , ; 3) ; 4)
.
share smth with smb - -.
sharp 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
sharp decline : .
shatter - .
shatter the peace (silence) ().
shell .
shirt .
shoelace .
shop assistant 1) ; 2) , (= BrE).
shopkeeper , .
shoplifting .
shopping list .
shorthand .
short walk 1) ( );
2) .
shoulder bag , .
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shoulder strap ,
.
shovel .
shovel smth off , (:
).
shower .
shower on smth - .
showroom .
show round - (, ..).
show smb in
,
.
show the door , (.
).
shuttle . (: ,
-).
shuttle flight (
, ).
shy , .
sick 1) ; 2) .
sickness 1) ; 2) .
side effect (: ).
side road , .
sidewalk (= AmE).
sights .
sign 1) ( .. ); 2) ; 3)
(, ).
signature ( ).
sign in ( ).
signpost .
silk 1) ; 2) .
silly 1) ; 2) .
silly bits of girls .: (. ).
silver 1) ; 2) .: .
simple 1) , ; 2) .
simplicity .
single 1) , ; 2) ();
3) (= single ticket).
single-deck-one-man bus ( ).
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single room ( ).
singular (: . .).
sink 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
sinusitis ( ).
site 1) , ( ); 2) ; 3) , - ; 4) .
sit around , ,
.
sit back 1) ; 2) (
), .
sit on (in) , ( ,
- ).
skeleton in the cupboard .:
( ).
skill 1) , , ; 2) .
skim milk .
skip around 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
skill .
skirt 1) ; 2) ().
sled .
sleeper : .
slice -.
slick , .
slide down 1) ; 2) .
slip over : .
slow down 1) , ( );
2) ; 3) ; 4) ( - ).
small bill (10 , 20, 50
).
smart 1) ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) ; 5) .
smart card (. ,
, ).
smash into smth -.
smash to bits , .
smoothly : , , (
).
smuggle .
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smugger .
snap , - .
snatch : ( ).
sneeze 1) ; 2) .
soak up - (: ,
,
).
soap .
sock 1) ; 2) .
so far , . I dont know anything so far.
soft drink ( =
AmE).
soft to the touch .
solid (: ,
).
someplace - (= AmE).
sore 1) (, ); 2) (); 3) (); 4) , ; 5) , .
sore lips 1) ; 2) .
soreness 1) ; 2) .
sound the horn , .
soundproof ( ).
Sounds mouth watering!
: ,
(= !).
spaghetti ( ).
spanner .
spare 1) ( ); 2) ; 3) ;
4) (, spare parts
).
spare cash .
spare room ( ).
spare single ( ).
spare time .
spark plugs ( ).
speak into smth - ( , ,
..).
specially built model : ,
.
specialty : ( ; AmE:
speciality).
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spectator 1) ; 2) .
speeding fine .
spell .
spirit of occasion : .
spirits .
spit out .
splendid , , .
spoil .
spoonful ( ).
spontaneous .
spot 1) ; 2) (:
); 3) , .
spotlessly-clean .
sprain 1) (); 2) (); 3) sprain of ankle .
spring up 1) : , ; 2) ;
3) ( ..).
squash ( ; ).
staff manager ().
stage 1) -
(: ); 2) ; 3) .
stainless steel .
stair .
staircase .
stairway (= AmE).
standby .
, .
, .
stand for , ( ).
standing room ; (
).
stare at smb (smth) 1) -.
-; 2) - .
starting salary ( ).
starting tonight .
start the engine (: ).
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starve 1) ; 2) , ( . ); 3) .
statement period
.
stay away 1) ;
2) ; 3) -.
stay late 1) ;
2) .
stay with smb - ( ,
).
steak 1) ; 2) (= beefsteak).
steal , .
steel mill .
steer (
).
step : .
step into : .
stick 1) ; 2) stick to smth
- (, , ,
..).
stick to halves . :
( ).
still : ().
stomach 1) ; 2) .
storage area ( ,
).
stop over -
-.
store 1) (= AmE); 2) , ; 3) ; 4)
(= AmE).
stove ( ).
straight 1) : ( ) four
straight days ; 2) , straight from school
.
straight away (= right away, immediately).
strain 1) , ; 2) ; 3) ; 4) . Dont you find it a strain?
, ?
strand ( :
).
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strap up ( ).
strawberry , .
streamliner (= AmE) , (:

, ,
).
strength .
stretch 1) , ; 2) ,
; 3)
(, ).
stretch the legs ( ).
strict .
strictly speaking .
strike 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
striker 1) ; 2) ( ).
strike form .
strike smbs cheeks - (: ).
strike smb on smth - - .
stroll 1) ; 2) , . To go for a
stroll. .
strong 1) ; 2) (: ; ).
stub (, = AmE).
stumble to a halt .: .
stun .: , , .
stupid .
sturdy , (:
).
stye ( ).
submarine .
subpost
.
suburb .
suck .
suede .
suitcase ().
sum up .
sunburn , .
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sundown (= AmE).
sunglasses .
sunny-side up ,
( ).
suntan .
sunup (= AmE).
superb , .
superior 1) .: ; 2) , ().
supervisor 1) ; 2) ( , ); 3) , .
supplement 1) , ; 2) ;
3) .
supplier ().
supply of water .
supply smb with smth - -.
supporter .
suppose , .
suppressant pills ().
surcharge
( ).
surface mail .
surgeon .
surprisingly .
surround 1) ; 2) , ( :
, ,
).
survive ( ).
suspect 1) ; 2) .
suspicious .
swallow 1) ; 2) .
swan .
sweat of .
sweep , .
sweet 1) ; 2) (); 3) :
( ).
swell 1) . ; 2) ; 3) , .
swerve 1) ( ); 2)
( ).
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switchboard .
switchboard operator .
switch on ( ..).
switch over ( , ).
T
tag 1) , ; 2) -;
3) : () .
tail (: ).
tailor .
take a bath (shower) ().
take a bit off (:
).
take a boat ( ).
take a car for service .
take a guess 1) ; 2) .
take a look at smth 1) -.; 2) ,
-.
take an impression of smth 1) -;
2) - -.
take a nourishment , - ,
.
take a trip ( ).
takeaway , ( ) (AmE = takeout).
take back - (: ).
take care 1) -; 2) ( ); 3) -, .
take down - (= write down).
take English, German 1) , ; 2) .
take for 1) -.; 2) .
take hold over smth -; -.
take in smb 1) -; 2) - .
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take into custody , .

take it easy .: 1) , ; 2) . . : Take it easy! ! ! ! ! !
take off 1) ( ); 2) -
(, , ..); 3)
, , -.
take ones health seriously
.
take ones mind off 1) , ; 2) - .
take ones walk , .
take out : , - ( .
take over .: (: ).
take part in smth -.
take (make) photographs .
take pity on smb -.
take pot luck .: , (: ).
take smb off : ( ).
take smbs order - (,
).
take smbs picture -.
take smbs word for it - .
take smth out - -
(, , ..).
take the elevator 1) ; 2)
(elevator = AmE; lift = BrE).
take the plane -. .
take the third on the left .
take too long , .
talk into - -.
talk smb into doing smth - .
talk smb out of doing smth -
-.
talk smth over 1) - -; 2) - .
tarmac , .
tart .
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taste 1) ; 2) .
tasteless .
tasty .
tattoo 1) ; 2) .
tax 1) ; 2) .
tax-free ( , , ).
taxi rank (AmE: taxi stand).
tea break .
tear 1) , ; 2) , ;
3) , ; 4) .
tear out (: ).
telly slang: , .
temporary .
tempt , .
tempting , (= temptation).
tenant 1) , ; 2) ; 3) .
tender , (: ).
tent , .
term 1) ; 2) () (= terms); 3)
( ).
terminal ,
.
terms : ().
terrible .
terrify .
Texan AmE.
Thank goodness! !
that depends .
: !,
!.
Thats all gone! .: ! (: -
).
Thats all there is , (:
).
Thats always the way! .: !
Thats quite a distance! .: !
!
That sounds a good advice! .: ,
!
theft , .
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therefore , .
Theres a lot of it about (: - , ).
There you go! .: ! (. -
= AmE).
they feel a bit tight (: )
(= ).
thick smoke .
thief .
things are doing smoothly ( ).
think over ; ;
.
thirsty .
this way .: , ( ,
).
thoroughly : , , .
though 1) -, ; 2) .
threat .
threaten , .
threw away ( ..).
threw into - .
threw out 1) -; 2) :
.
threw right out of a car
(: ).
threw smb over ones shoulder
( ).
thrill 1) ; 2) (); 3) ;
4) , .
throat .
through train ( ).
tight , ( ).
tightly wrapped ( ).
tights (, ).
tiled roof .
timetable (: ).
tin 1) : ; 2) , .
tip 1) ; 2) .
to and fro , -.
tongue 1) ; 2) , , .
toothpaste .
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top floor ( ) .
top level players () .
top line ().
top official .
top right of the map ( ).
top secretarial position ;
.
top up 1) (: ) (= BrE);
2) (= BrE).
torn cloth cap .
tortoise-shell ( ).
touch 1) , ; 2) , .
touch-and-go .
touch on (, ..).
towards , .
towards the end of a period (smth) -
- .
trace .
trace of sun : .
trade fair .
traffic density .
traffic jam .
traffic lights 1) ; 2) .
train 1) ; 2) - ( ).
trainee programmer -; .
trainee reporter -.
tranquillizer ( ).
tranquillizer gun : - .
transfer 1)
; 2)
. Five footballers of Zenit will
be transfered next year; 3) (
= AmE); 4)
(= AmE).
transfer desk , (= AmE).
transfer fee .
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transfer charge call , (= reverse the charge; AmE: call collect).

transit lounge .
transport facilities 1) ; 2)
.
trap 1) ; 2) .
trash room .
travel itinerary 1) ; 2) ( ); 3) ( ).
travellers cheque . .
travelogue (AmE: travelog) 1) ; 2) .
tray .
treat 1) ; 2) (.: ).
treatment 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
trend 1) ; 2) ( . ); 3) , .
trick 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
trim ( ).
trip , ( ).
trivial 1) ; 2) ; 3) ,
, .
trouble 1) , ; 2) , , .
trouble sleeping , .
trout .
truly 1) , ; 2) .
try on ().
tube : ().
tune-up .
turn 1) ( ,
-); 2) , (, turn the handle ).
turn back .
turn down ( , ).
turn off ( ).
turn out 1) ; 2) .
turn round .
turnstile .
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turn up 1) , ( ,
); 2) ( ,
..).
twice us much 2 .
twin-bedded room ( )
(= BrE).
twist .
tycoon , .
U
ugly .
ultimate 1) ; 2) .
umbrella .
unamenable .
unconscious 1) ;
2) -; 3) ().
underdo .
undergo , .
underlying , (: ).
underneath 1) ; 2) ()
- (: ).
underwear .
undo 1) ; 2) ; 3) (:
).
unemployment
unfortunately , .
unified .
unless .
unlimited .
unlined paper ( ).
unlock ().
unsatisfactory .
unseasonable ( ).
unshaven .
up and down 1) , -; 2)
().
Upon my honour! .: !
upper classes : .
upright ( -
).
upright piano .
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upset 1) ; 2) (.
).
up there .
utilities .
V
vacancy 1) ; 2) ( ).
vacant room ( ).
valid , .
valise .
valuable .
value-added tax (= VAT).
van 1) ; 2) .
vanilla-milkshake 1) ; 2)
.
vary 1) ; 2) .
variable , .
variety 1) ; 2) .
variety show , .
veal .
veal chop 1) ; 2) .
vegetables .
vegetarian 1) ; 2) .
vehicle 1) ; 2) .
verb ( ).
vessel 1) (, ..); 2) ; 3) , .
view 1) ; 2) ; 3) , .
viewer 1) ; 2) ; 3) , .
viewpoint .
vigorous (: ).
Viking invaders .
violent 1) , ; 2) .
violent temper .
violin .
violinist .
VIP Very Important Person ,
( ).
virtually .
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vision 1) ( ); 2) , ( ).
V neck pullover V
(= ).
vocabulary 1) ; 2) ; 3) , , .
voice 1) ; 2) ().
W
wad 1) ; 2) .
waist (= waistline).
wait around 1) ( ); 2) ,
.
waiter .
waiting list ,
.
wake up 1) ; 2) -.
wake smb up -.
walk across (- ).
walk around (about) 1) ; 2) , .
walk away 1) ; 2) ; 3) , . The newsstand is
10 minutes walk away.
walk down 1) ; 2)
.
walk-in closet (:
).
walk over 1) -, -; 2) -.
walk round 1) - (); 2)
- -; 3) . Three
times a day I walk Jack, my dog, round.
Wales ( ).
wallet .
wall-to-wall carpet .
wander around (about) .
warn , .
warning , .
watch out for 1) -; 2)
-; 3)
- .
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water melon .
wave 1) ; 2) ( ); 3) ,
().
way of taking nourishment , ;
, .
wealth 1) ; 2) .
wear 1) (, ); 2) :
.
wear smth round ones neck - (
).
weather- forecast .
weekday ( ).
well-being .
well-off people .: , .
well overdue , , ,
, .
well-trained staff .
westbound , .
What cheek! !
whatever 1) , ; 2) .
whats left of the pork pie .
Whats on..? ..? , - .
Whats up (wrong) with your car? ?
(= ?).
wheel 1) ; 2) ; 3) :
.
wheel chair .
whenever , .
whereas .
wherever , .
whichever 1) , ; 2) .
whisky ( ).
whiskey sour , , (= AmE).
whistle 1) ; 2) ; 3) .
whoever .
widow .
wiener (= AmE).
wild : (
).
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willing , .
willingly .
win , ( ).
win a prize for smth - ( .. ).
win a promotion .
win a promotion to the Third Division
(:
).
winning goal .
win over .: - .
wind : ( ; = wind through the field).
winding road .
with a view to (= with a view of).
wonder 1) ; 2) .
wonderful .
wool .
word processing equipment
.
work for nothing (. ).
work on smth - .
work out 1) ; 2) ().
worry about -, -.
worth 1) , ; 2) , . worth :
The film was definitely worth seeing.
worth watching .
would rather , .
wrap 1) ; 2) ; 3) ( ).
wreck 1) , ( );
2) , .
write down .
wrong , .
wrong extension .
wrong number .
wrought iron (:
).
X
xerox 1) ; 2) .
X-rays .
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Y
yacht .
yell out .
yoghurt ( ).
You bet! 1) ! (= AmE); 2) ! You never
know . (
).
Youre welcome! . 1) ! 2)
, , Who is really to begin? Youre
welcome!
Z
Zebra (
).
zip code (= AmE).
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APPENDIX
THE MOST COMMON

INSEPARABLE AND SEPARABLE
PHRASAL VERBS
The learners of English should be able to write and speak English

in a lovely fashion. The using of phrasal verbs is one of the
methods to follow this way.
However, before using the phrasal verbs in written and spoken
English one should remember that there are two types of them
inseparable and separable.
Inseparable phrasal verbs are the ones that occur in only one
order: the preposition goes just directly behind the verb. In this
case the preposition does not move anywhere. If a pronoun
occurs with an inseparable phrasal verb, it always comes after
the preposition.
Separable phrasal verbs are also composed of a verb plus
preposition. How-ever, the preposition can be separated from
the main part of the verb (in this case it can move). If a separable
phrasal verb is linked with a noun the noun can go either before
the preposition after it.
Attention!
1. In separable phrasal verbs a pronoun can go only between the
verb and the preposition.
2. Like other verbs, phrasal verbs can be used in all tenses and
as gerunds, infinitives and participles. The lists of separable
and inseparable phrasal verbs presented below will help you to
use correctly the phrasal verbs in written and spoken
practice.
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1. Inseparable Phrasal Verbs

a advise against
apologize of
approve of
b back out (of)

bear up
be familiar with
believe in
branch out
break down
break into
brush up (on)
come out in
come off
come out
come over
come through
come to
come up
come up against
come upon
come up with
complain about
count on
crack down
creep up
cut back
cut down on
carry on (with)
catch on
catch up (on)
catch up (with)
choose between/among
come about
come across
come along
come apart
come around
come between
come by
come down with
come in
come in for
come into
d deal with
do away with
e
end up
get about
get after
get ahead
get along (with)
get around
get away (with)
get back
get behind
get by (on)
get down to
get even (with)
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do without
dream about/of
get over
get rid of
get through
get through to
get to know
get up (rise)
get up on
get up to
give in
give up on
go back on
get in
get into
get off
get on
get out
get out of
h hold on
i
go in for
go off
go on
go through
go up
grow up
hurry up to
insist on
k keep on
keep up
keep up with
look for
look forward to
look into
look like
look out
look out for
look up to
laugh at
let up
listen to
live up to
look after
look at
look back on
m make out
make up (become friendly again)
make up for
miss out (on)
move in
o
object to
own up
p part with
pass out
pick on
pick up (increase, improve)
plan on
pop in
pull out
pull through
pull up
put up with
r
rely on
resort to
run out
run out of
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run across
run into
run through
set off
settle in
settle up
show off
show up
shut up
speak up
split up
stand up to
stick around
stick to
stoop to
succeed in
take after
take care of
take off (begin to increase dramatically)
take up (occupy time, space etc.)
talk about
talk into
think about
try out for
turn into
turn out for
turn up (appear)
w wait for
walk out on
watch out for
2.
wonder about
work up to
write about
Separable Phrasal Verbs
b blow down
bring about
bring along
bring around
bring down
bring in
bring on
bring over
bring through
bring up
clear up
cut down
cut off
cut up
call back
call off
call up
carry out
d do over
do up
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drop off
figure out
fill in
fill up
find out
fit in
flat out
g get across
get down
give away
give back
give out
give up
h hand out
have on
hold on
hold up
let out
look over
look up
lay off
lay up
let down
let off
m make up (replace what is missing)

make up (invent)
p pay back
pick out (choose)
pick up (learn)
pick up (take smb in your car)
pick up (buy unexpectedly)
pull off
put away
put by
put down (kill)
put down (make smb feel inferior)
put off
put on
put out
put through
put up
r
rip off
rule out
run by/past
run over
set aside
set up
show off
sort out
stir up
take away
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take back
take off (spend time doing smth different from your
usual work)
take off (make people laugh)
take off (remove)
take on
take over (gain control of)
take over (occupy property)
take up (start a new activity)
tell off
think over
tie up
try on
try out
turn down
turn off
turn on
turn up (increase the volume)
w wear out
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work out
Some Examples of Using Phrasal Verbs

BLOW [something] ON , -. The
commandos blew up the bridge and then attacked the
base.
BRANCH OUT 1) (. ); 2) - . Business is going well. We are
thinking of branching out into chil-drens clothing as well
as adults.
BREAK DOWN , ( ).
The car has bro-ken down again. Thats the third time this
month.
BREAK INTO [something] 1) ;
2) (). The thieves broke into our house
while we were on holiday.
BRING [something] DOWN (),
-. We must bring the price of the tickets down if we
are going to be competitive.
BRING [someone] UP , .
I wouldnt like to bring a child up as a single parent.
CALL [someone] BACK 1) ; 2) . Could you call Mr. Jones back this
afternoon?
CALL [something] OFF (). You cant
call the wedding off now. Everything has been arranged.
CARRY ON - (
). He carried on working after everyone else had
gone home.
CARRY [something] OUT , . The nurses carried out all their duties quickly
and efficiently.
CATCH ON . He catches very
quickly. You never have to explain twice.
CLEAR [something] UP , (). We
clear up the spare room before your mother comes to stay.
COME ACROSS [something] -
- -. I came across
a photo of my grandmother yester-day when I was cleaning
the attic.
COME DOWN WITH [an illness] -. Most
of the people in my office have come down with flu. I think
I am going to be next!
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COME IN FOR [something] , .

He has come in for a lot of criticism for the way he treated
his wife.
COME INTO [money/property] (.
). Hes come into a fortune. Its incredible. I didnt
realize his father was so rich.
COME OUT IN [something] (). Johns
not very well. Hes come out in little red spots all over his
body hes got a high temperature.
COME UP AGAINST [something] ( , ). Weve come up against one or two
problems in trying to get support for the idea.
COUNT ON [someone/something] , -. I am counting on you to
show me what to do.
CRACK DOWN [on someone/something] ;
( ). The govern-ment is going to crack
down on football hooligans.
CREEP UP . The inflation rate
has crept up during the last year.
CUT BACK [on something] , (). The government has cut back on public spending.
CUT [something] DOWN 1) (.
); 2) , ().
He cut down the number of hours he was at work from 60
to 55 a week.
CUT [something] OFF (
, ). The gas was cut off last week
because we forgot to pay the bill.
DO AWAY WITH [something] 1) -; 2) -. We are going to do away with the
old tax system.
DO [something] UP 1) - (
); 2) , (, ). The house doesnt look very nice
now but when weve done it up it will be fantastic.
END UP 1) -; 2) -.
If we continue like this we shall end up with no money at
all.
FACE UP TO [something] ( , -). You must face up to the fact that
you are probably going to lose your job.
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FALL BEHIND [with something] (,

). If you fall behind with payment again, we
will take back the car.
FALL THROUGH , , ( . ). We were going to buy that house, but
it fell through because the bank wouldnt lend us the
money.
FILL [something] IN (, ). He has
filled in the job application form.
FILL [something] UP , ( ).
Could you fill up this jug with water for the flowers,
please?
FIND [something] OUT , -.
He found out that the course didnt start for another
week.
FIT [someone/something] IN -.
Can you fit me in tomorrow afternoon, doctor?
GET [something] ACROSS -,
-. I dont know if I got my message
across.
GET AWAY WITH [something] ,
. Thats the third
time you have been late this week. You are not going to get
away with it again.
GET BY , ( ); . We havent
got much money but we get by.
GET [someone] DOWN , -. I hate
this weather. Its really getting me down.
GET DOWN TO [something] , -
-. It is time to get down to business.
GET ON [with someone] , -.
I get on very well with my youngest brother.
GET OUT OF [something] 1) , ; 2)
- . We were locked
in the room. There was no way to get out.
GET OVER [something] 1) ,
; 2) ( ). It took
him more than two years to get over the death of his
mother.
GET ROUND [something] 1) -; 2)
(, ). He tried to get round the problem
by asking them to change the rules in this case.
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GET THROUGH [to someone] - . Ive been trying to get through to you all afternoon
but the line is always busy!
GET UP TO [something] - , . Its very quiet. What do you think the children are
getting up to now?
GIVE [something] AWAY ) - ,
. He gave away all his books to friends, before he
left.
GIVE [something] AWAY ) ,
( ). His accent gave away the fact that he
originally came from Scotland.
GIVE IN , , . It doesnt matter
what you say, he will never give in.
GIVE [something] OUT , . He gave
out information about the new training courses to everyone
at the meeting.
GIVE [something] UP - , . He gave up playing
football at the weekends because he didnt have enough
time.
GO OFF ) . A bomb went off but no one was hurt.
GO OFF ) , , . He went off
without saying a word.
GO ON ) , , . Something
strange was going on and I wanted to know what it was.
GO ON ) ( ). He went on
fighting even after I told him to stop.
GO ON [at someone] ) ,
. I have been going on at my mother to have
new locks put in.
GO OUT [with someone] ( ). My sister has been going out with Tom
for three months. I think it is quite serious.
GO UP , (, ). The price
of the sugar will go up 5% at the end of this month.
GO THROUGH [something] , -
. We had to wait at the airport for 36 hours.
I never want to go through that again.
GROW UP ( ). This is the town where I grew
up.
HOLD ON ( ). Could you hold
on for five minutes please?
390
HOLD [someone/something] UP (
). I was held up in the traffic for
nearly two hours.
KEEP ON , .
They kept on looking for the little girl until it got too
dark.
KEEP UP [with someone/something] , . She walks so fast, I can never keep
up with her.
LAY [someone] OFF 1) ( );
2) ( ). Our company has laid
off another 100 people this week.
LAY [someone] UP (- ). He was laid up for three weeks after
the car accident.
LET [someone] DOWN , .
He has let me down again. I specifically asked him to meet
me here at 8.00 pm at the latest and he is not here.
LET [someone] OFF , , . He was let off with a warning.
LET [someone] OUT - ( ). They let him out of prison only ten years, because
of his good behavior.
LIVE UP TO [something] - , . She certainly didnt live up to Mikes
description of her.
LOOK AFTER [something/someone] , ( , , ). She
looked after her father for several years before he died.
LOOK FOR [something/someone] , .
I looked for my keys all morning but I couldnt find them.
LOOK INTO [something] 1) ; 2) -. The police are looking into the
strange circumstances of Mr. Jenkins death.
LOOK [someone/something] OVER , . We are going to look the house over next
week. It sounds as if it is just what we want.
LOOK [something] UP , . I dont like reading English newspapers
because there are too many words that I need to look up.
LOOK UP TO [someone] , -. Hes
always looked up to his older brother. Personally, I dont
understand why. He seems so ordinary.
391
MAKE OUT , . He made out that he

was a friend of Petes but I knew it wasnt true. Pete would
have told me.
MAKE [something] UP ) , . He
made up the hours he had missed by working all night.
MAKE [something] UP ) , ( ). You know all those things he said about
fighting in the war. Well, he made it all up. None of it was
true.
MOVE IN . We
are going to move in on Friday. You must come and see us.
OWN UP [to something] ( ).
He owned up to breaking the window with the football.
PASS OUT . She passed out while she was
waiting to see the doctor.
PICK ON [someone] ,
-. Its awful. The bigger boys at school are always
picking on him.
PICK [something] OUT , . We went
shopping this morning and managed to pick out some very
nice clothes.
PICK [something] UP ) .
Its incredible how quickly he picked up Chinese.
PICK UP ) , , . Dont worry. Business is definitely picking up.
PICK [someone/something] UP ) ( ). My dad is going to pick me up from the
party at midnight.
PICK [something] UP ) - ( ). We
picked up some real bargains in the summer sales.
POP IN ( ). I think
Ill pop in on my mother and see how she is as I am going
past her house anyway.
PULL [something] OFF -
. The magician pulled off an amazing trick.
PULL OUT [of something] (). He
pulled out of the competition due to back injuries.
PULL THROUGH ( ). It
was a very serious accident but I think he is going to pull
through.
PULL UP . Did you know that a large back car has just
pulled up outside your front door?
392
PUT [someone] AWAY . He was put away

for five years for the bank robbery.
PUT [something] BY ( ). We
try to put 50 a month by for emergencies.
PUT [someone] DOWN ) -, . He seems to like putting
women down. Its terrible.
PUT [an animal] DOWN ) , . The vet
will not put Sam, our old dog, down because he is confident
of curing him by means of a small operation.
PUT [something] OFF
, . We put the match off
for a week because of the rain.
PUT [someone] THROUGH (- -
). I am putting you through to Ms. Phillips now.
PUT [someone] UP - , . I can put you up for the rest of this
week. Ive got a spare room.
PUT UP WITH [something, someone] ,
-. I dont think I can put up with him any more.
Hes so rude all the time.
RIP [someone] OFF ,
. I paid 100 for the watch. I think I was
ripped off.
RULE [something] OUT , .
You mustnt rule out the idea of leaving the job.
RUN OUT of [something] , ( ,
). We have run out of sugar. Could you go and
buy some more?
RUN [someone/something] OVER , -
( ). This little girl crossed the road without looking.
I nearly ran her over but fortu-nately I managed to stop
just in time.
SET OFF , . We decided to set off very
early so that we would arrive before it got dark.
SET [something] UP , , (, , ). We want to expand our business. We are
thinking of setting up offices in France, Spain and Italy.
SETTLE IN , , . It didnt take long for her to settle into her new job.
SETTLE UP 1) , ,
; 2) . I promise I will settle up as soon
as my father sends me some more money.
393
SHOOT UP . Our rent shot up last

month. We are now paying twice as much as this time
last year!
SHOW OFF -, . I hate him! Hes always showing off about how mach
money hes got.
SHOW UP , . I dont think he will show
up now. Its nearly midnight.
SHUT UP , (). She doesnt
really want conversation. She just wants you to shut up and
listen.
SORT [something] OUT (
..). I want to spend the weekend sorting out my study.
At the moment it is in chaos.
SPEAK UP . You must speak up a little, I
cant hear very well.
SPLIT UP ( ). Mike and
Julie split up last summer but I think they want to get back
together again now.
STICK AROUND , . I am going to
stick around until he comes.
TAKE AFTER [someone]
. Hes very goodlooking. He takes after his father.
TAKE [someone] IN . He was very nice to me all
evening but I wasnt taken in. I knew that he just wanted
to borrow some more money.
TAKE OFF ) ( . ). Sales
of the new Euro-pean newspaper have taken off to the
surprise of many critics.
TAKE [time] OFF ) ( ). We took two months off in the summer and traveled
around South East Asia.
TAKE [someone] OFF ) , , -. Hes very good at taking off the
headmaster.
TAKE [something] OVER ) ,
. ABC Ltd has been taken over by a large
American corporation and most of the senior management
has been replaced.
TAKE [something] OVER ) , . I am taking over his flat from the end of August when
he moves back to England.
394
TAKE [something] UP ) - . I am going to take up tennis this summer.

TAKE UP ) (, ..). Playing
cricket takes up the whole of every weekend so I will have
to stop.
TALK [someone] INTO [something] , .
It didnt take me long to talk her into working an extra
day.
TELL [someone] OFF , (
). The teacher told him
off for being rude.
TIE [someone/something] UP (), (). He tied her up and left her in the dark with
nothing to eat or drink.
TURN [someone/something] DOWN . He
turned the job down even through the salary was very
good.
TURN INTO [something] , . She
has turned into a very unpleasant person.
WEAR [someone] OUT , -.
The children wear me out. After a day with them I just want
to go bed and sleep.
WORK [something] OUT , . He couldnt
work out why she had become so angry.
395
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ASKING THE WAY

Although all houses should have a street number, many are

A. Excuse me. Can you tell me where South Street is,

A. Thank you very much indeed.

Rewrite the following sentences in a more polite

Complete the sentences in the dialogue with the

carry on; come out; drive through;

Excuse me, sir. Im trying to find my way to the

to Garvey boulevard where youll catch the A-12 bus.

Imagine that you are the Personnel Manager

The completed plan of the ground floor of the Firm.

Translate the following sentences into English

Complete the short dialogues with the suitable

A. Does this bus go to the station?

II. A. Am I OK for ST. Marys Church?

Hi, Emma! What a suprise to meet you in London.

Dont believe those passers-by. They say whatever

Fares, please! Any more fares?

a. to catch, to get on a bus.

Complete the short dialogues with the suitable

call it, catch, do ones best, fare, get, get a move

To arrive somewhere in time.

A. Thank you. Heres the ________, and this is for you.

Hello. Is this the Red, White, and Blue Taxi

the meter system a few years ago. Has it been

Second driver: Anywhere from ten to twenty percent of the

7. keep the change

a. to hurry or move as quickly

Translate the following sentences into English

Complete the short dialogues with the suitable

a bit late, be due, change, get in, reach right up,

When does the London train leave, please?

Which train do I ________ Victoria, please.

Which platform for London Bridge, please?

4. A. What times the next train to Victoria, please?

A. It ________ in at 11.35. But theyre ________ today

Complete the sentences in the dialogue with

be involved in; be used to; bump into; catch; catch

________ I used to feel the same as you, but now I

David, a journalist, is waiting for Paola, his girlfriend, on

standing at Platform 1 is the 13.45 service for

Linda, a reporter, has just got on the train to Liverpool.

Excuse me, is this seat taken?

No, Thats all right! I can manage, thank you. Its

Well, good bye! I really must go now.

Come on, Susan! Hurry up! Drink your coffee! The

I cant finish it. Its much too hot for me to drink.

Match the phrases from the previous exercises

c. to dislike smth or smb so much that they

THE LONDON UNDERGROUND

Complete the short dialogues with the suitable

at the bottom, best way, catch, change, down,

Which line do I ________ Marble Arch, Please?

David, Id like to go to Charring Cross. Do

First, Paola, you should come up to the photomachine

Ok. Just a minute. This is travel card. It costs 20

A train is coming now. Is this the right train?

Now push the button again and we may come out of

Travelling on the London under ground (the tube)

Right. Weve got to get to Baker Street. Can you see

Yes, its up here. It looks easy enough. We just take

Oh, excuse me. How do I get to Kings Road, Chelsea.

A. It in at 11.35. But theyre today

and that he rapidly the effects of the

Id like to arrange to my car .