Unit thirteen Travelling
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On the twelfth of November the group safely leaves the Sheremetievo airport and flies to London. They have seats in different compartments, for smokers and non-smokers, and in different rows. Practically they all have English speaking neighbours.
Here are a few extracts of their talks:
— It's a very nice plane, isn't it?
— Oh, yes, quite comfortable. By the way, is smoking allowed here?
— Why, certainly. It's a smoking compartment.
— Have you got a lighter by any chance, please? Mine does not seem to work.
— Yes, here you are.
— Thank you.
— You are welcome.
— Excuse me, what's the time please?
— It's a quarter past ten.
— It's Moscow time, isn't it?
— Oh yes. If you want London time, then ... let me see ... the difference is three hours.
— I see, it's now a quarter past seven, London time.
— By the way do you know when we arrive in London?
— The steward says the flight is three hours forty minutes long. What time will it be? Oh, about eleven o'clock, London time.
— Then I'll adjust my watch in London.
— So shall I.
— Excuse me, may I have your newspaper please.
— Yes, certainly. Here you are.
— Thank you... Excuse my curiosity, are you Russian?
— Yes, I am. I'm going to London on a short stay.
— Are you a tourist then?
— No, I'm going to England for some training as a businessman.
— You speak very fluent English.
— I'm learning English after my office hours. There are many Russian businessmen who are learning English.
— Good for you. But we Englishmen are lazy. Not many of us speak foreign languages.
— I like your self-criticism.
Words and expressions
thirteen
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[,'tn]
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тринадцать (числ.)
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to travel
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путешествовать
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travelling (traveling)
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путешествие, поездка
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twelfth
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двенадцатый (числ.)
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on the twelfth of November
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12-го ноября
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safely
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благополучно
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tony
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лететь (на самолете)
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the group flies
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группа летит (на самолете)
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seat
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место
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compartment
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[km'ptmnt]
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салон, отделение, отсек, часть, купе
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smoker
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курящие
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non-smoker
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некурящий
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to smoke
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курить
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smoking
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курение
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to allow
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разрешать
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Is smoking allowed here?
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Здесь разрешено курить?
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-Have you got a lighter, please?
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У вас есть зажигалка?
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row
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[rou]
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ряд
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neighbour
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['neb]
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сосед
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extract
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['ekstrkt]
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отрывок
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comfortable
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['kmftbl]
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удобный, комфортабельный
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by the way
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между прочим
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by any chance
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случайно
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to excuse
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извинять
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Excuse me,
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Извините,
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What's the time, please?
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Какой сейчас чае?
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quarter
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четверть
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It's a quarter past ten
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Сейчас 10.15.
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Let me see.
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Одну минуту. Сейчас подумаю.
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difference
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['dfrns]
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разница
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to arrive
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прибыть
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to arrive in London/Britain in Moscow / Russia
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прибыть в Лондон/Британию/ в Москву/Россию
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steward
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[stjud]
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стюард
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forty
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сорок (числ.)
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long
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длинный
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The flight is three hours long.
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Полет длится три часа.
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to adjust
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['st]
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зд. переставлять, корректировать
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watch
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часы
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— I shall adjust my watch in London
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— Я переведу часы в Лондоне
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- So shall I.
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— И я тоже
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newspaper
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['njspep]
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газета
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May I have your newspaper, please?
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Можно взять вашу газету?
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curiosity
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[,kjur'ost]
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любопытство
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Excuse my curiosity.
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Простите за любопытство.
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training
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обучение
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fluent
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[flunt]
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свободный
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syn. to speak fluent English
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говорить свободно по-английски
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to speak English fluently
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to learn
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учить
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There are many businessmen who ...
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Есть много бизнесменов, которые ...
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Good for you.
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Молодец
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lazy
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ленивый
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many
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много
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not many of us
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немногие из нас
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language
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['lwi]
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язык
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self-criticism
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самокритика
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Exercises
1. Read the following:
twelfth
on the twelfth
leaves the Sheremetievo airport
They have seats in different compartments.
They all have English speaking neighbours.
What's the time, please?
The difference is three hours.
The steward says the flight is about three hours.
2. Underline the sentences true to the text:
• The group leaves Moscow on the twelfth of October.
They leave Moscow on the twentieth of October.
They leave Moscow on the first of October.
• They have seat in the same compartment.
They have seats in different compartments.
The text says nothing about it.
• There are no Englishmen in the plane.
There is only one Englishman on board the plane.
There are rather many Englishmen on board.
• Smoking is allowed in every compartment of that plane.
Smoking is not allowed in that plane.
Smoking is allowed only in one of the compartments of the plane.
• The flight is exactly three hours long.
The flight is about two hours long.
The flight is about four hours long.
• One of the Russians gets a compliment for his fluent English from a Frenchman.
He get a compliment for his fluent English from an American.
He get a compliment for his fluent English from an Englishman.
3. Underline the verbs in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian:
• They are flying to London.
We often fly to Paris.
The passengers are speaking on different topics.
They are speaking English.
Do you speak English?
Some passengers are smoking.
I don't smoke. I don't like smoking.
Smoking is not allowed here.
It's not a smoking compartment.
• Some passengers are reading newspapers and magazines.
Do you sometimes read books in English?
There are many Russian businessmen who are learning English.
My friend is also learning English.
I know that my colleagues are learning French.
I don't know what foreign language Michael is learning.
4. Make short dialogues:
• Example
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— Is Pete learning English?
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— Yes, He is. He's a student...
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Pete
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Nick
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Ann
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Maria
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your chief
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• Example
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— Does he often speak English at the office?
— Yes, he does...
(or: No, he doesn't...)
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Pete
Ann
Nick
your boss
your colleague
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• Example
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— Are the passengers enjoying their flight?
— It seems to me, they are.
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the participants
the Englishmen
the Russians
the businessmen
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5. Translate into Russian:
It's a very nice plane, isn't it?
It's quite comfortable.
By the way, is smoking allowed here?
It's a smoking compartment.
Have you got a lighter by any chance, please?
Mine doesn't seem to work.
6. Insert articles:
Excuse me, what's ... time, please?
It's ... quarter past ten.
It's ... quarter past seven.
.. difference between London and Moscow is three hours.
.. steward says flight is three hours forty minutes long.
7. Complete short dialogues:
• Example
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— Then I'll adjust my watch in London
— So shall I. In London it will be about
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Paris
New York
Frankfurt
Tokyo
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• Example
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— May. I have your newspaper please?
— Yes, certainly. Here you are
— Thank you ...
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pen — ручка
magayne — журнал
a form to fill in
passport
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8. Insert prepositions:
— Excuse my cuiiosity, are you Russian?
— Yes, I am. I'm going .. London ... a short stay.
— Are you a tourist then?
— No, I'm going. England .. some training ... a businessman.
— You speak very fluent English.
— I'm learning English ... my office hours.
9. Translate into English:
— Многие русские бизнесмены сейчас учат английский язык.
— Вы молодцы. А мы, англичане, довольно ленивы. Не многие из нас знают иностранные языки.
— Мне нравится ваша самокритичность.
10. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:
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— It's a plane, isnt't it?
— Oh, yes, quite ... By the way, is smoking ...?
— Why, certainly. It's a ...
— Have you got ... chance, please? Mine does not seem ...
— Yes, here
— You are
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— Excuse me, what ...?
— It's a quarter ...
— It's ... time, isn't it?
— Oh, yes. If you want London time, let me see, the difference ...
— I see it's now ... London time.
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— By the way, do you know when ...?
— The steward says ... What time will it be?
— Oh, about ...
— Then I'll ajust ...
— So shall I.
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—Excuse me, ... newspaper, please?
—Yes, ... Here ...
—Thank . . Excuse my curiosity, are you ...?
—Yes? I am. I'm going ...
—Are you a tourist then?
—No. I'm going to England for ... businessmen.
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—You speak ...
—I'm learning ... hours. There are many ...
—Good for you. But we Englishmen ... Not many ... languages.
—I ... cikicism.
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