2. Read the following:

• go	• colleague
group	greet
get	gleetings
good	change
glad	changes
single	page

again		message
piogiamme		gentleman
agiee		gentlemen
		apologise
• planning	• meeting		• skiing
putting	entering		checking in
producing	sending		checking out
having	working		parking

• answers the call The secretary answers the call. the programme the fee It will cause changes in the Programme. Can you reduce the fee?

• the number It is not directly connected with the number of participants. thirty David sends the amendment in thirty minutes. Though I am putting you through.

Настоящее продолженное время (Present Continuous)

Present Continuous глаголов образуется с помощью вспомогательного глагола to be в соответствующей форме (am/is/are) и ing = формы глагола:

I am speaking English.

Не / She is speaking English.

We are speaking English.

They are speaking English.

Вопросительная форма образуется путем изменения порядка слов:

Are you speaking Greek?	Yes, I am. No, I am not.
Is she speaking Greek?	Yes, she is. No, she isn't.
Are they speakingGreek?	Yes, they are. No, they aren't.

Отрицательная форма образуется добавлением части­цы not:

I am not speaking Spanish.

She isn't speaking Spanish.

We aren't speaking Spanish.

They aren't speaking Spanish.

Настоящее продолженное время выражает действие, происходящее в данный момент, в данный период или в ближайшем будущем. Например:

We are having a lesson now.

3. Underline the verbs and translate the sentences into Russian:

I am putting you through.

Now they are entering the office.

They are leaving Moscow next week.

We are planning to send a group in November.

We sometimes send groups to England.

I'm making a note of that.

I often make notes at business talks.

David is staying at the Russia hotel.

He often stays there.

They are working at a very important project now and cannot leave for the mountains.

She likes her work, they usually work at a few interesting projects at a time.

4. Make short dialogues:

• Example	— Is she busy now? — Oh, yes, she is sending a fax message.
	Pete / to speak with David Nick / to prepare for a talk your boss / to have a business talk the secretary / to speak over the telephone

5. Translate into English:

Петр звонит Дэвиду.

Сейчас Дэвид отправляет Петру факс.

Петр занят. Он читает факс.

Что делает сейчас Дэвид?

6. Translate into Russian:

David is answering Pete's call.

Two weeks before the group is to leave Moscow Pete telephones David.

The group is leaving for London in November.

The secretary answers Pete's call.

Can I help you?

Could I speak to Mr. Hill, please?

Hold on, please.

I'll see if he is available.

I'm putting you through.

Thank you.

7. Match English and Russian equivalents:

Speaking.	У нас возникло некоторое осложнение.
I'm sorry to disturb you.	Какое осложнение?
We have a problem, I'm afraid.	Слушаю.
What kind of problem is it?	Извините за беспокойство.
One of the participants has fallen ill.	Он не сможет поехать с группой.
He won't be able to join the group.	Очень печально (слышать это).
I'm sorry to hear that.	Во-первых, придется перезаказать номер.
First I'll have to make an­other reservation.	Я имею в виду номер на одного человека.
I mean reservation for a single room. The number of participants isn't even now.	Количество участников сейчас нечетное. Один из участников заболел.