Answers to Exercises

1.

1) And so he said, “I’ll call you this evening”, and I replied / answered, “Fine, then we’ll decide what movie we want to see”.

2) John said, “I think that Allan has four sisters and one brother”.

3) “How did you like the play?” “It was wonderful / fantastic / excellent.”

4) The postal clerk / employee made me wait for almost / about an hour when I was sending a registered letter and a package to Moscow.

5) Bob (unless you know that he uses another diminutive such as Rob or Bobbie!), how’s Susan (diminutive could be Sue or Susi, depending on the form she uses).

6) Miss, how do I get to the park from here?

3.

1) Andy Warhol is a popular American painter.

2) Laughing and talking, the students came into the classroom.

3) The principal of our school is Mr. Johnson.

4.

1) Excuse me, where’s the nearest subway stop?

2) Mr. Thompson’s tied up now / I’m afraid Mr. Thomson is seeing a client / tied up right now.

3) I’m so busy right now! I’ve got to get everything done / I’m getting ready for my trip. I’m going to London tomorrow for three weeks.

4) Anna’s around / right here / nearby / she’ll be over / come by right away.

5) I’m going your way / I’m on your way. Could you leave me off / drop me at / near the station?

6) I’ll just go get some milk, and then we’ll have dinner.

7) I was hard up for / running out of money and I borrowed three hundred dollars from my girlfriend.

8) I know that she’s hard up / having money problems right now – she’s got so many expenses because of her mother’s illness, and so I lent her three hundred dollars yesterday.

5.

1) Yesterday we really had a good time – we went to the theater and then had dinner in a French restaurant.

2) I don’t know yet where I’ll go on vacation this summer.

3) Olga’s such a good cook, and she always invites such interesting people! Yesterday she entertained us magnificently, and everyone had a great time.

4) I hope that after a rough week you’ll have a chance to relax over the weekend.

5) I’m so tired after all our work on the apartment / we redid the apartment that I really need to rest up / relax / take some time off.

6) Where are you planning to celebrate New Year / Where are you going for New Year?

6.

1) Laura suggested that we go out of town on Saturday.

2) All day Jim was worrying whether he should take the job Westinghouse had offered him.

3) Why do I have to tell you the same thing all the time? I’m tired of repeating that!

4) One again he’s got a problem with getting promoted – his boss keeps promoting other candidates.

5) I’m very interested in what you’re saying about the economic situation in the United States. And I was so bored listening to the previous speaker!

6) Mary should take the translation job she’s been offered – that’s a lot of money for her.

7) She worked all morning, and in the evening went to her friends to have something to eat and drink.

8) That way you’ll never succeed in persuading him that he’s wrong.

9) “Thank God, he finally understood!” – “Well‑uh‑maybe, I hope he really did!”

10) Paul is in his fourth year / Paul is a senior. His history professor is well known for his scholarly works.

11) Professor Jones, who is a sociologist, is highly respected in academic circles.

12) He has been working in our department for only a few months.

7.

1) targeted

2) recommendation

3) most sincere

4) prospects

5) mass demonstration / rally

6) comedian

7) urgent / pressing / crucial

8) series of maneuvers / stratagem

9) rate

10) of great / fundamental importance

11) economic