Exercise 5. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogue

L. It’s nice to meet you, Mrs. Bell. You have got a very good house.

B. Thank you. And what about you, Mr. Ivanov? Have you got a house or a flat?

L. We’ve got a three-room flat in Minsk with a large kitchen and a bathroom.

B. Is Minsk a nice city?

L. Yes, certainly.

Remember the words.

a house – дом

a sitting-room – гостиная

a friend – друг

elder – старший

a boy – мальчик

a girl – девочка

a sofa – диван

red – красный

green – зеленый

white – белый

brown – коричневый

an armchair – кресло

a carpet – ковер

a room – комната

comfortable – удобный

a kitchen – кухня

small – маленький

a bedroom – спальня

have got – иметь

a flat – квартира

a bathroom – ванная

a city – город

certainly – конечно, несомненно

colour – цвет

Remember the sentences.

It’s nice to meet you. Приятно познакомиться с вами.

What about you? А как вы?

What colour do you prefer? Какой цвет вы предпочитаете?

Exercise 6. Read the dialogue and translate it into Russian.

· Your name is George Scott, isn’t it?

· Yes, it is. I am an electronic engineer. I live and work in New York. And what’s your name?

· My name is Peter Brook. I am an editor. I live and work in San Francisco.

· You are married, aren’t you?

· Oh, yes, I’m married and I’ve got two daughters.

· What a coincidence! I’ve got two daughters too: Helen and Mary. What are your daughters’ names?

· They are Susan and Jane. Susan is ten years old and Jane is eight. They both go to a private school. Do your daughters go to school?

· Not yet. Helen is five years old and Mary is three.

· They are at home, aren’t they?

· Sure. My wife doesn’t work now. She runs the house and looks after the children. Emily is the name of my wife. She is a designer. She adores her trade and dreams of going to her office again. But she can’t for the time being.

· It’s only natural. Nowadays only few women are satisfied with being housewives. My wife, Nancy, is a teacher of Russian. She works at a college.

· Do you have any brothers or sisters?

· Unfortunately not. I am the only child in the family. I’ve got a cousin who lives in Chicago. We are on friendly terms.

· I have got a sister. She is much younger than I am. She lives with our parents in Los Angeles. I’ve seen very little of her lately.

· Los Angeles is a beautiful city. My aunt lives there and I visit her from time to time.

· It’s a long time since I went to Los Angeles.

· Too bad!

Learn the words.

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What a coincidence! – Какое совпадение!

private – частный

to run the house – вести дом

to look after – присматривать

for the time being – в настоящее время

to satisfy – удовлетворять

to be on friendly terms – быть в дружеских отношениях

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