Парахина А.В., Шляхова В.А. Английский язык для дистанционного обучения. Книга 3

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Предтекстовые упражнения

(The exercises to be done before reading the text)

V. Прочитайте слова и переведите предложения на русский язык.

envelope - конверт. Write down the address on the envelope as shown in

the picture.

stamp - марка (почтовая).

to stamp - наклеивать марку. The stamp must be placed in the upper right-

hand corner of the envelope.

in full - полностью. The s tate must be spelled in full.

abbre viation - сокращение. You may write such words as streets, avenue

in abbreviation.

back side of the e nvelope - обратная сторона конверта. On the back side

of the envelope they usually place the post-mark.

post(al) card - почтовая открытка. You should send a postal card to your

parents, if you can’t write a letter.

to mail - отправлять по почте.

E-mail - электронная почта. Now you can use E-mail.

registered letter - заказное письмо. Would you like to send a registered

letter?

package - бандероль. It is not good to send documents in a package, it is

better to send them in a registered letter.

parcel - посылка. Before sending a parcel it must be weighed.

pillar-box (letter-box) - почтовый ящик. Where is the nearest pillar-box?

be s ide - рядом. Who is the man sitting beside Ann?

be s ide s - кроме того. We study English and besides we have classes in

German.

fiction - художественная литература. I like to read sc ientific journals,

my brother preferring fiction.

should - должен, следовало бы. You should do this work on time. They

should have posted the letter the day before, but they did not know his address.

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Text 1

Sending a Letter

Do you know how to write and to send a letter to England? On the envelope you

should write the address in the following order:

1. name, 2. number of flat, 3. number of house, 4. street 5 city, 6. country.

The person who sends the letter writes his address on the back of the en-

velope. You buy stamps at a post-office.

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This is an Englis h pillar-box.

It is usually painted red.

Would you be so kind as to put my letter into the box?

A letter

Dear Kate,

I am happy to write you that now I am a first-year student of the Univer-

sity. I passed all the entrance exams successfully and now attend evening classes

and w ork in the day-time. The first term began on the 1st of September and w ill

last till January. In J anuary w e shall have exams in mathematic s and c hemistry

and some tests. This term classes are normally held on Mondays, Tuesdays,

Thursdays and Fridays. Our University provides favourable conditions for prac-

tical work. You know my interest in chemistry and so courses in organic, inor-

ganic, physical and analytical chemistry including considerable experimentation

with the use of many modern instruments promise me a lot.

We study English but besides we have optional classes in German and

French at elementary and advanced levels. As I am interested in technical trans-

lation from English into Russian I attend a course of technical translation.

Our library contains a lot of volumes on different subjects and includes

fiction. The laboratory of foreign languages has tape-recorders and a TV set, we

spend a lot of time there working at our texts and exercises. Full-time students

of the University organized an English students' club, and we are invited to its

first meeting.

Every subject is new and interesting, so we attend all lectures and practi-

cal studies and have no wish to miss an hour. Would you be so kind as to write

me regularly.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Best wishes!

Tanya

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Text 2

Прочтите и переведите текст на русский язык.

The post-office

Every town has a post-office. It sends your letters and postal cards to all

parts of the world. The cost of sending a letter is not very high.

If a letter is heavy, you must have it weighed at the post-office. The clerk

w ill tell you how much it will c ost. You must buy stamps to put on the letter be-

fore mailing it. After you drop your letter into the letter-box, a letter-carrier will

take it away to the post-office and from there it is sent to the person addressed.

Sometimes you want to be sure that your letter was received. You must

take it to the post-office and have it registered.

Packages and parcels may be sent by the parcel post. Before sending a

package, take it to the post-office, have it weighed, and place the right amount

of stamps on the package.

It is not safe to send money in a letter. A better way is to send money by

postal money-order.

Переведите текст с помощью словаря.

At the post-office, either on the outside wall or inside the building, you

w ill see letter-box openings into which you drop your letters. You will also see

red pillar-boxes for the same purpose. In London the openings are often marked

LONDON AND ABROAD and COUNTRY. Country here means all places in

Great Britain except London; it includes large towns such as Glasgow and Man-

chester.

Inside a large post-office you will s ee, over the long counters, notices tell-

ing you what kind of business is done below them: POSTAGE STAMPS, PAR-

CELS, TELEGRAMS, PENSIONS, INSURANCE STAMPS, WIRELESS, LI-

CENCES

. The post-office does a wide variety of business. You must have a li-

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cence for your wireless set and for your car. You can pay for it at the post-office.

Old Age Pensions and Family Allowances, and various sorts of National Insur-

ance benefits are paid out there.

VI. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

1. Has every town a post-office? 2. What can you send at the post-office? 3.

What must you do before mailing a letter? 4. How may packages and parcels be

sent? 5. What is a better way to send money?

Послетекстовые упражнения

(The exercises to be done after reading the text)

VII. Образуйте существительные от следующих глаголов и переведи-

те их.

to stamp

to drop

to address

to print

to place

to pay

to name

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VIII. Вставьте пропущенные предлоги.

1. The cost ... sending a letter is not very high. 2. After you drop a letter ...

the letter-box, first it will be s ent ... the post-office, registered and then received

... a person addressed. 3. The name ... the city should be written in full. 4. The

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stamp should be placed ... the corner ... the envelope. 5. The address may be

written ... the back side ... the envelope. 6. ... the post-office you can see letter-

boxes ... which you can drop your letter.

IX. Дайте английские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний.

конверт, марка, почтовая открытка, письмо, заказное письмо, банде-

роль, посылка, почтовый ящик, почтовое отделение, отправить по почте,

электронная почта, опускать письмо в почтовый ящик, взвесить посылку,

посылать денежный перевод.

X. Выберите правильный вариант местоимений и переведите пред-

ложения на русский язык.

1. I wrote (he, him) a letter and he answered (I, me). 2. We know (they,

them) very well, and they know (we, us). 3.They invited (her, she) and she in-

vited (they, them). 4. He told (I, me) about the parcel, but I didn’t listen to (he,

him). 5. We thought about (they, them) but they didn’t think about (we, us).

XI. Образуйте новые слова, используя суффикс - mis (означающий не-

достаток, неправильность) и переведите их на русский язык.

Образец:

understanding - misunderstanding -

понимание непонимание, неправильное

понимание

1. trust -

доверять

____________

2. direction -

направление

____________

3. fortune -

счастье

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4. to place -

положить на место

____________

5. print -

печатный знак

____________

6. behave -

вести себя

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XII. Выучите выражения и используйте их при написании письма.

To a man: Mr. James Smith

To an unmarried lady: Miss Mary White.

To a married lady: Mrs. Mary Green or Mrs. John Green (The lady is mar-

ried to John Green)

To a boy: Master Fred Green

To a physician: Dr. Henry Green

You begin your letter:

To a man: Dear Sir—My dear Sir

Dear Mr—My dear Mr

To a woman: Dear Madam—My dear Madam

Dear Miss—My dear Miss

Dear Mrs— My dear Mrs

To a friend: Dear George—My dear George—My dear friend

George

You close your letter:

Yours truly,

Very truly yours,

Yours respectfully,

Yours sincerely,

Your friend

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XIII. Напишите письмо на английском языке. Сообщите о своих успе-

хах, времяпровождении. Соблюдайте форму обращения и завершите

письмо. Подпишите конверт на английском языке по образцам, данным в

этом уроке.

XIV. Напишите поздравление другу (подруге) по случаю дня рождения

(Нового года).

XV. Напишите (скажите) по- английски.

1. Я покупаю марки, открытки и конверты на почте.

2. Вчера я послала посылку и заказное письмо своей матери.

3. Я написала письмо, вложила его в конверт, наклеила марку и опус-

тила письмо в почтовый ящик на почте.

4. В настоящее время многие люди пользуются электронной почтой.

5. Я люблю получать письма, но не люблю их писать.

XVI. Прочтите и постарайтесь запомнить слова и фразы.

telephone - телефон

dial telephone - дисковый телефон

press-button telephone - кнопочный телефон. May I use your telephone?

Можно позвонить по вашему телефону? Are you on the phone? У вас есть

телефон?

call - телефонный звонок. There is a call for you. Вам звонят.

receiver - телефонная трубка

to dial - набирать номер

the line is free - номер не занят

the line is engaged - номер занят

speaking - слушаю (говорите). Who is calling? Кто звонит?

Hold on the line! Не вешайте трубку!

What is your number? Какой ваш номер?

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What is your extension? Какой ваш добавочный номер?

I’m putting you through. Я вас соединяю.

Can you put me through to Mr. Petrov, please? Соедините меня с Пет-

ровым, пожалуйста.

Ivanov is out. Иванова нет.

Could you leave him a message? Не могли бы вы передать ему запис-

ку?

I’ll call him back later. Я ему перезвоню позже.

You have got the wrong number. Вы не туда попали. Вы набрали не

тот номер.

Oh, sorry to have troubled you. Извините за беспокойство.

Thank you for your calling. Спасибо, что позвонили.

Dialogue 1

At the post-office

Mis s : (On the telephone) Yes . . . one moment, hold on, please!— Mr.

Johnson, Liverpool's on the line.—Box number 4, please!— Well, gentlemen,

you are lucky you haven't come during the rush hour when you would have to

queue up here. But now I have enough time for you. What would you like?

Winter: Well, miss, there's a letter . . .

M.: Look, the postman is collecting the letters from the pillar-box. Why

don't you hand your letter to the postman, sir?

Simon: You see, my friend intends to have his letter registered.

M.: Ah, a registered letter. That's different.—Oh, you've forgotten to print

the name and address of the sender on the back of the envelope, sir.

W.: Shall I also write the post-box number below the address of the re-

cipient?

M.: The P.O. Box number? Well, you may.—The counter for poste re-

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stante letters is over there, next to the parcel counter, if you are expecting some-

thing.

S.: No, miss, we aren't expecting anything. But we want to send this

packet to Glasgow. Please make it c.o.d.*

M.: We'll send it c.o.d. to Glasgow.

S.: Now I'd like some stamps and some postcards.

M.: But I can only sell you ordinary postcards, not picture postcards.

W.: Ordinary pos tc ards w ill do.

M.: By the way, are you a stamp-collector, a philatelist sir? Do you want

to buy special stamps or first-day covers?

S.: No, miss. I don't need special stamps or first-day covers.

W.: We need the stamps for postage only.

M.: Then I'll give you a stamp book; it contains a variety of stamps.

W.: Yes, please, give us two stamp books and ten postcards.

M.: Here you are—two stamp books and ten postcards.

*c.o.d. - cash on delivery - наложенным платежом.

Прослушайте диалог еще раз и разыграйте его в лицах.

Прослушайте диалог.

Dialogue 2

Te le phone is ringing

He le n: 465-33-89. Hello!

Steeve: Hello! Can I speak to Mr. Blake, please?

H.: Who is calling?

S.: Steeve Coldman.

H.: Excuse me. I didn’t catch you. Spell your name, please.

S.: S-t-ee-v-e.