Exercises. leaves the Sheremetievo airport

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:

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:

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:

•

— 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

•

— 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.

•

— By the way, do you know when...?

— The steward says... What time will it be?

— Oh, about...

— Then I'll ajust...

— So shall I.

•

—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.

•

—You speak...

—I'm learning... hours. There are many...

—Good for you. But we Englishmen... Not many... languages.

—I... cikicism.

Unit fourteen

Passports

Text

When the plane arrives at the Heathrow airport the passengers get out of the plane and go into the building of the airport. After passing along endless corridors they get to the passport control point called Immigration. There are two gates. One is for passengers from EC (European Community) countries. And the other gate is for passengers from all other countries. After queuing up for some time Mr. Lvov and the group come up to the queue marshal who signals what officer is free. And each person goes to the counter indicated.

Here is a typical talk between the English Immigration officer and a Russian businessman:

Russian: Good morning.

Officer: Good morning, sir. May I see your passport and landing card, please?

Russian: Certainly. Here you are.

Officer: Thank you.... What's the reason for your visit to the UK?

Russian: I'm on a business tour to attend a training programme.

Officer: And how long are you staying here?

Russian: A week or so.

Officer: Have you got a return ticket?

Russian: Yes, certainly. Here is my ticket.

Officer: May I see the invitation of the company who will re­ceive you here?

Russian: Just a minute I'll ask our Group Leader to present it.... Here is the invitation.

Officer: Thank you.... Everything is OK. Here is your passport, ticket and the invitation.

Some Russian businessmen have difficulty in speaking with the English Immigration officers and answering then questions. Usually English officers do not like strangers to help them with interpreting. In such cases the officers ask their own interpreters for help. Most probably these interpreters are staff members of Immigration. For some Russian businessmen of the group it was the first experience with Englishmen and the only words they could say were:

I am sorry. I do not speak English.

Others could say a few words, like these:

I have come as a businessman for training. I shall stay in England for eight days. I shall stay at Sherlock Holmes hotel in London.