3. Translate the phrases in brackets from Russian into English:

1. My test was (подлинный) success. (Ни одной) mistake!

2. I don’t think this is (тот самый доктор Джонсон) who operated on my leg last year.

3. The island was real paradise. (Вода) in the ocean was crystal clear. (Песок) on the beach was hot and soft to touch. (Единственная) trouble was lack of (пресной воды).

4. (Беспокойство), which I felt each time, when I was to make a speech in public, was (настоящая беда) for me. It was (трудный опыт) to learn how to put (нервозность) out of my mind.

5. Waiter, (один зеленый чай) and (два тоста с апельсиновым вареньем), please.

6. - I hate (банановый сок)! - But you drank (тот банановый сок) I bought last week. - Yes, but that was (какой-то другой банановый сок)!

7. (Ранней осенью) Grandpa used to go hunting. It was (раннее утро) when he would set off.

8. I am afraid (нож) won’t do here. (Отверстие) should be small. Let’s use (ножницы) instead.

9. Generally speaking I have (богатое воображение) but I can hardly fancy (Англию 15-го века).

10. We knew we wouldn’t do (без огня). But soon we understood that it was no use trying to start (костер) with stones.

11. I could hardly believe that (неприветливый) ever-grumbling Mike had turned into (приятного) all-smile gentleman.

12. (Стивенсоны) decided to give (званый обед) to celebrate their wedding anniversary.

4. Select any two paragraphs from an English newspaper or magazine (also available in the Internet). Find the articles and classify their uses.

Communication Practice

1. Here are some notes about a typical day in the life of Gregory Long, a leading industrialist. Get ready to report on his day and compare/contrast it with your typical day. Make sure to expand the notes, adding articles, where necessary.

If at home, get up at 6.30.

Wash, go for jog, shower before breakfast.

Breakfast: bowl of cereals, milk, coffee.

During breakfast – newspaper.

Garage, car, drive to office.

Journey – 20 min.

Office: first, post and email.

Secretary – plans, timetable.

Next week: trip to Netherlands, Hague, then Finland.

Love Spanish though, they enjoy life.

Weekend – theatre or concert.

Home: TV news before bed.

2. You and your friend have recently found a good job with a travel agency. Your boss has just given you two tasks: (1) Make an itinerary for a honeymoon tour across Europe , which will be the “speciality” of the agency. You should mention at least 30 different proper names (geographical names, names of hotels, ships, etc.). (2) Also make a detailed list of the stuff to be taken to a desert island where some other couples would like to stay on their own for two weeks.

Writing Practice

1. Some time ago you were asked to edit a couple of news bulletins. What did the final draft look like before you handed it in? Make sure that you are word perfect with the articles.

■ A

______Prince William 23, has begun his training at ______elite Sandhurst academy in ______Britain, joining ______army and carrying on ______ family tradition of ______military service. William, ______eldest son of ______Prince Charles and ______late Princess Diana, becomes one of ______270 recruits taking ______44-week course. Charles traveled to ______academy to accompany William on ______Sunday, his first day. Like other recruits, ______prince will be expected to rise at ______dawn, polish ______boots, iron ______shirts, endure room inspections and wash his own clothes. William, who graduated from ______Scotland's St. Andrews University in June, follows his younger brother, Prince Harry, who enrolled at ______academy in May. But ______two brothers will be placed at ______different parts of ______academy — William with ______new recruits in ______Old College and Harry at ______New College. (AP)

■ B

______rock singer Pink, 26, and ______motocross racer Carey Hart, 30, were married in ______Costa Rica at ______ weekend wedding attended by more than 100 guests, ______People magazine reported. Pink, whose real name is Alecia Moore, is ______ Grammy Award winner known for her hit "Get ______Party Started." (AP)

■ C

______Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California received ______15 stitches in his lip after he and his 12-year-old son were involved in ______ motorcycle accident near their home, his spokeswoman said. Schwarzenegger was riding ______ Harley-Davidson motorcycle with his son Patrick in ______sidecar when another driver backed into ______street, ______ spokeswoman said. Both father and son were wearing ______helmets at ______time, she said, and no citations were issued in ______accident. (AP)

■ D

Pete Townshend has warned ______iPod users they may face ______hearing problems if they don't turn down ______volume. Townshend, ______guitarist in ______'60s rock band ______Who, said his hearing has been irreversibly damaged by ______years of using studio headphones and he must now take ______36-hour breaks between ______recording sessions. ______Who were famous for their earsplitting live performances, but Townshend, 60, said his problem was caused by using ______earphones in ______recording studio. (AP)

2. Test yourself on key business law term. First match the legal terms with their definitions, then turn definitions in complete sentences. Make sure that you are word perfect with the articles. The first definition is given as an example.

contract goods merger remuneration title

A joining together of two companies under name of one of them as a new company B subject matter of contract for sale of goods C legal ownership of property by one person D agreement between two parties, which is based on offer by one and acceptance by other E payment of sum of money in exchange for services

Example:

1-D. A contract is an agreement between two parties, which is based on an offer by one and an acceptance by the other.