2.6. Раскройте скобки, поставьте глаголы в нужные формы страдательного залога.

1. The situation is serious. Something must (do) before it’s too late.

2. The music was very loud and could (hear) from a long way away.

3. A new supermarket is going (build) next year.

4. The room should (clean).

5. I haven’t received the letter vet. It might (send) to the wrong address.

6. There were some problems at first, but they seem (solve).

7. “Are you going to the party?” — “No, I (not/ invite).”

8. The car was three years old but (not/ use) very much.

9. The room (clean) at the moment.

10. The room (clean) when I arrived.

11. Many guests (be) invited to my birthday-party next Sunday.

12. These flowers (water) every day.

13. The children (take) to the milk bar tomorrow.

14. Many new restaurants (open) in Moscow every year.

2.7. Перепишите предложения в страдатель­ном залоге, сделав выделенные слова подлежащими.

Образец: Somebody has cleaned the room. — The room has been cleaned.

1. They have postponed the meeting.

2. Somebody is using the computer at the moment.

3. I didn’t realize that somebody was recording our conversation.

4. When we got to the stadium, we found that they had cancelled the game.

5. They are building a new ring road round the city.

6. They have built a new hospital near the airport.

7. Somebody gave the information to the police.

8. They offered me the job, but I refused it.

9. We knew very little about him.

10. They asked me some difficult questions at the interview.

11. Nobody told me about the meeting.

12. They didn’t give me the information I needed.

13. Has anybody shown you what to do?

2.8. Переведите предложения на английский язык.

1. Эта книга была прочитана всеми. 2. Письмо будет от­правлено завтра. 3. Ее часто спрашивают? 4. На ваш вопрос ответят завтра. 5. Текст переводился вчера с двух до трех. 6. Работа только что закончена нами. 7. Эти книги будут ис­пользоваться до конца года. 8. Телеграмма уже получена? 9. Мне предложили очень интересную работу. 10. В нашем городе сейчас строится много новых зданий. 11. Ключи были утеряны вчера. 12. Делегацию нужно встретить завтра в 9 ча­сов утра в аэропорту. 13. Вам сказали об этом? 14. Сотни новых домов будут построены к концу этого года. 15. Этот текст будет переведен к 10 часам завтра.

IV. Фразы и диалоги для активного владения Asking the way

Learn these phrases by heart:

Asking the way

Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the station, please? – Извините, не подскажете, как добраться до вокзала?

Excuse me, I’m a stranger here. How can I get to the centre? – Извините, я не местный, как мне попасть в центр?

Excuse me, could you tell me where the post office is? – Простите, не могли бы вы сказать мне, где почтовое отделение?

I am wondering how to get to the Marriott Hotel. – Я бы хотел узнать, как добраться до отеля Марриот?

Excuse me, I’m trying to find the cathedral. – Извините, я пытаюсь найти собор.

Telling the way

Walk / Drive / Go straight on until you see / reach the church. – Идите / Езжайте прямо, пока не увидите / достигнете церкви.

Turn left at the traffic lights. – Поверните налево на светофоре.

Cross the street at the zebra crossing. – Перейдите улицу на пешеходном переходе.

Take / It’s the second turning on your left. – Это второй поворот налево.

Turn left at the roundabout and it’s the second road on your right. – Поверните налево на кольцевом перекрестке, и это будет вторая дорога справа от вас.

Take a number 23 bus and get off at the seventh bus stop. – Садитесь в автобус № 23 и сходите на седьмой остановке.

Change at the Hilton Hotel and take a number 15 tram. – У отеля Хилтон пересядьте на трамвай №15.

It’s five minutes from here on foot / by bus / by car. – Отсюда это пять минут ходьбы /на автобусе / на машине.

The bank is right in front of you / on your left. – Банк находится прямо перед вами / слева от вас.

The post office is opposite the church / next to the church. – Почтовое отделение находится напротив церкви / рядом с церковью.

Study and act out the following dialogues:

1

- Excuse me!

- Yes?

- Can you tell me the way to the post office, please?

- Certainly. Take the first street on the left, then the second on the right.

- First on the left, second on the right...

- That's right.

- Thanks a lot.

 

2

- Excuse me. How can I get to the railway station, please?

- Go down this road, and then take the second street on the left.

- Is it far from here?

- Oh, no. It's just five minutes' walk.

- Thank you very much.

 

3

- Excuse me. Where is the nearest bank here?

- It's round the corner over there, opposite the supermarket.

 

4

- How can I get to the Hilton Hotel, please?

- Keep straight on, then turn left at the first crossroads.

 

5

- Is there a chemist's shop near here?

- Ah, yes. Walk down this street, and take the second turning on the right. The chemist's is not far from the corner, next to a pub.

 

6

- Can you tell me the way to the museum, please?

- Well, go as far as the church, and then walk down Park Street. The museum is there, in the middle of the park.

 

7

- How can I get to the airport, please?

- Go as far as the traffic lights, then turn right and keep straight on.

 

8

- Can you tell me how I can get to the National Gallery, please?

- Take a 45 bus and at the fifth stop change for a 67 tram. Get off at the third stop.

 

9

- Excuse me. Is there a photo shop near here?

- Ah, yes, there is one at Hillyard Station.

- How can I get there?

- Go across the bridge, and then take the third turning on the left, then the fourth on the right. Hillyard Station is there, behind the church.

- Is it far?

- Well, it isn't very near...

- Can I take a bus?

- Certainly. Take a 59 bus and get off at the fifth stop.

- Thank you.

- That's all right.