The main cities of india

There are many big cities in India. They are Delhi, Calcutta, Bombay and others.

Delhi is the capital of the country. It is a large cultural, political and trade centre of India. There are many beautiful historical build­ings, monuments and interesting museums there. Delhi is a nice and green city. There are beautiful parks, squares and wide streets in the city.

Calcutta is larger than Delhi and there is an underground there. It is a big industrial centre of India. There are many plants, banks and offices there. Many streets of Calcutta are narrow and dirty. Calcutta is not a very green city.

Bombay is a large city too. There are many modern buildings, institutes and a university in Bombay. There are some new and some old districts in Bombay. The new districts are cleaner than the old ones. But there are many interesting monuments in the old dis­tricts. They are in the centre of the city.

others другие; cultural культурный; political политический; trade торговый; Calcutta Калькутта; narrow узкий; Bombay Бомбей; building здание

II семестр

1. Holiday in the Caucasus. (Любимцева С.Н. р. 112.)

Holiday in the caucasus

A. Hello, Victor. How are you?

B. I'm fine, thank you.

A. Glad to hear it. And how is your wife?

B. I hope, she is all right. You know, she is on holiday now.

A. Is she? Where is she now?

B. In Sochi.

A. Oh, it's a very nice place, isn't it?

B. Yes, it is. I like it, too.

A. By the way, what's the weather like there now?

B. I think, it's fine. The weather is usually very good in Sochi in September and there are not so many people. It's not so hot as in summer and it's dry and sunny.

A. You are right. Last September I was in the South too. It was warm and very pleasant there.

B. Excuse me, Bob, it's time to work again. Best regards to your wife. Good-bye.

A. Good-bye.

to hope надеяться

2. Business meeting. (Любимцева С.Н. p.p. 112-113.)

A. Good morning, Mr Lane. How are you?

B. Good morning, Mr Orlov. I’m fine, thank you. It’s a lovely day, isn’t it? Are summers here always as good as this one?

A. Oh, no. Last summer, for example, was cool and rainy. But we are lucky this summer.

B. I see. By the way, it’s my first visit here. And what are winters like in Moscow?

A. Frosty and snowy as a rule. If I’m not mistaken, winters in your country are not so cold as ours, are they?

B. No, they are not. Winter is rather a pleasant season in my country. The usual temperature is about 5° above zero.

A. Well, let’s get down to business and discus your enquiry.

B. We like your equipment and want to sign a contact with you.

A. I’m glad you want to cooperate with us.

B. But there are some problems, Mr Orlov. Some terms and conditions are not acceptable to us.

A. O.K. Let’s meet next week in my office. Here is my card with our new address, telex and fax numbers.

B. Agreed. Thank you.

3. Spending a weekend. (Любимцева С.Н. p. 179-180.)

SPENDING A WEEKEND

I usually work hard all the week. When my office hours are over I'm very tired and I hurry home. As a rule I have a lot of work to do about the house too.

But when the weekend comes I try to enjoy it as much as I can. I'm fond of music, I like ballets and operas. So when I have an opportunity I go to the Bolshoy Opera House.

I am lucky because I've got a ticket for the Saturday performance at the Bolshoy. Verdi's "Aida" will be on. I'm sure I'll enjoy the music and the singing. I am looking forward to the performance on Saturday.

On Sunday I am going to the Pushkin Art Museum. There is an exhibition of famous French paintings there.

to have an opportunity ["2pq'tju:nqtI] иметь возможность; singing пение; to look forward to с нетерпением ждать (чего-л.): famous ['feiməs] знаменитый; painting ['peIntIN] зд. Картина

4. India. (Любимцева С.Н. p. 114-115.)

INDIA

India is a large country in Asia. The area of India is 2.94 million square kilometers.

The population of India is about 800 million people. The climate of India is tropical but it is different in different parts of the coun­try. The north-western and the central parts of the country are colder and drier than the eastern parts. There are more rainy days in the east of the country.

The winter season is from October to April. In winter the weather is rather dry and pleasant. January is cooler than the other months of the year. The summer season is from May to September. Summer is a rainy season. July is a very hot month. The tempera­ture is about 35-45° above zero. It is a humid and unpleasant month. The climate is quite different in the high mountains where winters are severe, snowy and frosty. In the area between the mountains the climate is rather mild. There are two long rivers in India-the Ganges ['gændzi:z] and the Ind. The Ind is not so long as the Ganges.

India is a very nice country. There are many places of interest in India so there are always many tourists from different countries of the world there.

area площадь; square квадратный; kilometer километр; population население; tropical тропический; north-western северо-западный; eastern восточный; mountain гора; river река; tourist турист

5. Day off. (Любимцева С.Н. p. 176.)

Today is Sunday. It is our day off. As a rule we get up at about 9 and at 10 o’clock we have breakfast. We have some coffee, ham, cheese and eggs for breakfast.

The weather is wonderful today. It's sunny and frosty. There is a lot of snow outside. Our daughter is going to a skating rink. She is fond of skating. Our son is going to the country. He likes skiing. My wife and I are not going to stay at home either. We are going out for a walk in the park.

We are great theatre-goers. We go to the theatre as often as we can. But before we decide to buy the tickets we like to know something about the play.

Tonight we are going to see a new comedy. The reviews say it is very amusing.

We hope that the performance will be good and we will enjoy it.

day off выходной день; great theatre-goer большой любитель театра; театрал; often часто; to decide [di’said] решать; something что-нибудь; review [ri’vju:] рецензия, to enjoy [In'dZOI] получать удовольствие

6. THE WEEKEND. (Любимцева С.Н. p. 179- 180.)

Most people in Britain work a five-day week, from Monday to Friday. Schools, colleges and universities are also closed on Saturdays and Sundays. So from Friday evening till Monday morning people are usually free.

People look forward to the weekend and when Friday comes, they say to each other when they leave work "Have a nice weekend."

Students, young people who work away from home and people who are not married like to go away for the weekend. They may go home to stay with their relatives or friends in different parts of the country or stay at a hotel in the country or at the seaside. It is more difficult for married people with children to go away for the weekend.

Those who stay at home at the weekend try to have a good time too and to do some work about the house.

Saturday morning is a very busy time for shopping as this, is the only day when people who are at work on weekdays can go shopping all day long. At weekends shops close between 5.30 and 6.00 p.m. and they are closed all day on Sunday. On Saturday the shops in the centre of big cities usually close at 1.00 p.m.

On Saturday afternoon the most important sports events take place - football, tennis and others. Some" men go and watch, others sit and watch the sports programmes on TV.

Saturday evening is the favourite time for parties, dances, going to the cinema or the theatre, in fact for "going out".

college ['k2lIdZ] колледж; each other ["i:tS'0DF] друг друга; away [ə'wei] from home далеко от дома; at the seaside [‘si:said] на берегу моря; to try [trai] пытаться, стараться; sports events спортивные состязания

7. Working day. (Любимцева С.Н. p. 137 (Ex. 26).)

Today is Jane’s first day at work. She must leave the house at 8 o’clock as she must be at the office a little earlier than 9 to get ready for her work and bring the mail. She has a lot of duties at the office. She must work hard till one o’clock. She can go out for lunch but she must be back at the office at 2 o’clock. She must type different documents, answer telephone calls, make appointments and do many other things.

8. Smirnov’s day. (Любимцева С.Н. p. 145.)

Smirnov is the President of a foreign trade firm.

In the morning he gets up at about 6.30. His wife and children get up later. He goes to the bathroom to take a bath. Then he has breakfast. For breakfast he has some eggs, coffee and sandwiches. He leaves for work at eight o'clock. His office hours begin at 9 o'clock but he usually comes earlier to get ready for work.

In the morning the secretary brings him letters and cables. He reads the mail and sends answers to foreign firms. He often receives foreign businessmen at his office. They usually come to discuss prices, terms of payment, shipment and delivery and other business points. Sometimes he goes abroad on business to have talks with foreign customers. Smirnov can speak two foreign languages.

At 12.30 Smirnov has lunch. He finishes work at 6 o'clock in the evening, but if there is some urgent business he stays at the office later.

Smirnov usually has dinner at home.

After dinner he reads newspapers and magazines, listens to the radio or watches television and helps his wife about the house. He goes to bed at 11.00.

foreign trade внешняя торговля; to take a bath [b@:T] принимать ванну; price цена; terms of payment условия платежа; terms of shipment условия отгрузки; terms of delivery условия поставки

9. Holiday in winter. (Любимцева С.Н. p. 146-147.)