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Тема: Профессионально-деловая сфера

1)Manager: «Your promotion has been declined».

Employee: «_______________».

Sorry to hear that, but thank you for the information.

2)Business partner 1: «Items 2.5 and 2.6 lacked in the consignment of the equipment».

Business partner 2: «_______________».

We apologize for the oversight. It won’t happen again.

3)Director General: «The results of your department are not so good as it was expected».

Manager: «_______________».

Sorry to hear that. We will do our best to improve the situation.

4) Secretary: «I’m sorry, Mr. Brown is busy at the moment. Tell me please your telephone number. Mr Brown will call you later».

Speaker: «_______________».

Of course. Double five-nine-three-six-four-two.

5) A: «Excuse me. Can I talk to Mr Nolan?»

B: «_____________».

I’m afraid, Mr Nolan is out.

6) Manager: «Have you received the documents, Mrs Nolan?»

Secretary: «_______________».

Yes, sir. They are on your table.

7) A: «Excuse me. Can I see John Marshall?»

B: «_____________».

I’m afraid, Mr. Marshall is out.

8) Secretary: «Mr Jensen to see you Mr Green».

Manager: «_______________».

Thank you Carol. Tell him I’ll talk to him in a minute.

9) Manager: «Have you rented a car for me, Mrs Terry?»

Secretary: «_______________».

Yes, sir. You can pick it up at the airport.

10) A: «The table on page four and the one on page seven completely contradict each other».

B: «_______________».

I’m sorry. I will correct this mistake right now.

Тема: Социально-деловая сфера

1) Attendant: «Good morning. What can I do for you?»

Customer: «_______________».

Fill it up, please. I’m nearly out of petrol.

2) Customer: «This soup is cold».

Waiter: «_____________».

I’m very sorry. I’ll get you another one.

3) Agent: «British Railways. Can I help you?»

Customer: «______________».

Good afternoon. Can you give me the times of fast trains to Edinburgh, please?

4) Customer: «How much does this scarf cost?»

Shop-assistant: «_______________».

Five dollars. It’s on special this week.

5) Customer: «A table for two, please».

Receptionist: «_______________».

I’m afraid that’s not possible, sir.

6) Agent: «South-West Airways. Myra Davis speaking».

Customer: «______________».

Good afternoon. Can you please tell me how much it costs to fly from Los Angeles to Hong-Kong?

7) Receptionist: «Yes, Mr Brown. A single room with a bath for two nights, is that right?»

Guest: «_____________».

I’m afraid, not. It’s three nights, from the 11th to the 14th of March.

8) Receptionist: «Just a moment, please, while I check. You have a reservation for a three-room suite for tonight»

Guest: «_____________?»

I’m afraid there’s been a mistake. I only asked for a single room, not a suite.

9) Passenger: «I have only pounds. Can you give me change?»

Bus Driver: «_______________».

I’m sorry, but I accept exact change only.

10) Hostess: «Your bag is 3 kilos overweight. You have to pay excess luggage charge».

Passenger: «_______________».

Oh? It’s only three kilos. All right then.

Тема: США

1) Most of the population of the mainland USA lives …

on the east and west coasts

2) Food which is served in Mc Donald’s is called …

fast food

3) In the USA the executive branch is headed by the …

President

4) The two major parties in the US are the …

Republicans and the Democrats

5) The main industry of Washington D. C. is …

government

6) As the Americans are made up from nearly all races and nations the USA is often called the …

«melting pot»

7) The most recent state to join the USA was …

Hawaii

8) The highest peak of the USA, Mount McKinley, is located in …

Alaska

9) There are ______ main political parties in the USA.

Two

10) The Beaver State is a nick name for …

Oregon

Тема: Выдающиеся личности англо-говорящих стран

1) An American film producer, director and animator who made the first full-length animated musical cartoon is …

Walt Disney

2) An American civil rights leader who fought through nonviolent action is …

Martin Luther King

3) The first woman to hold the office of prime minister of Great Britain was …

Margaret Thatcher

4) The most prolific of all inventors in history, who patented 1,093 different inventions in the USA including the incandescent electric lamp, the motion-picture projector and the phonograph is …

Thomas Edison

5) The present Prime Minister of the UK is …

David Cameron

6) A Scottish biologist and pharmacologist whose best-known achievement is the discovery of the antibiotic substance penicillin in 1928 is …

Alexander Fleming

7) A Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneer of political economics is …

Adam Smith

8) A famous American humorist and author of popular and outstanding autobiographical works, travel books and novels, whose real name is Samuel Langhorne Clemens, is …

Mark Twain

9) An English musician one of the founding members of The Beatles is …

John Lennon

10) A famous American writer of wit short stories with clever twist endings is …

O. Henry