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Могу я предложить? (очень офи-циально)

Can you make Friday next week?

Do you feel like having dinner? Where did you have in mind?

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Let me just get out my diary.

That sounds fine.

I’m afraid I’m tied-up on Friday.

Подожди, я посмотрю в своем ежедневнике.

Мне это очень нравится.

К сожалению, я занят(а) в пятни

цу.

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See you soon.

Shall I pick you up at the office? Let’s say six-ish.

I’ll come down.

Could you make that a bit later / earlier? 7 7 \ зД 8 8 д) Понедельник мне, кажется, подходит.

До скорой встречи.

Зайти за тобой в офис? Скажем, часам к шести.

Я спущусь.

Ты не смог бы прийти немного позже / раньше?

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В датах надо употреблять порядковые числительные.

first (1st) second (2nd) third (3rd) fourth (4th) fifth (5th) sixth (6th) seventh (7th) eighth (8th) ninth (9th) tenth (10th)

eleventh (11th) twelfth (12th) thirteenth (13th) fourteenth (14th) fifteenth (15th) sixteenth (16th) seventeenth (17th) eighteenth (18th) nineteenth (19th) twentieth (20th) twenty-first (21st) twenty-second (22nd) thirtieth (30th) hundredth (100th)

Только три первых числа «неправильные», остальные принимают окончание “th”. Обратите внимание на некоторые изменения орфографии. Не забудьте о дефисе для “twenties” и “thirties”.

Внимание! Имеются различия между тем, что вы говорите, и тем, что вы пишите:

WRITE SAY

12th January 12 January the twelfth of January

Англичане и американцы по-разному говорят даты. Таким образом, 6 / 03 / 04 будет:

BRITISH: The sixth of March 2004 AMERICAN: June third 2004

Напоминаем — первая буква дней недели и месяцев пишется по-английски с заглавной буквы.

а) Я свободен во вторник.

б)Четверг мне подходит.

в) Я должен организовать совещание в июле.

г) Он сможет прийти во вторник утром.

Год

До 2000 года делите цифру на 2:

1997 = nineteen / ninety-seven

1801 = eighteen / oh-one

1700 = seventeen hundred

2000 = (the year) two thousand

2005 = two thousand and five

a decade = 10 years (декада = 10 годам)

the Twenties, the Thirties

a century = 100 years.

the nineteenth century, the twenty-first century....

BC = Before Christ (до P. X.) AD = Anno Domini (после P. X.)

Вы можете разделить десятилетие или век на три трети, early sixties mid-sixties late sixties

early nineteenth mid-nineteenth late nineteenth

century century century

a) 5th February nineteen seventy-one

b) 24th October nineteen twenty-one

c) seventeen twenty-four

d) nineteen seventy-nine

e) seventeen ninety-three

f) 1st January nineteen sixty-three

g) December nineteen ninety-five

h) nineteen forty-seven

9. Founding of the Paris Stock i) 27th December nineteen forty-five

Exchange “La Bourse”

10. Setting up of the GATT j) eighteen eighty-four

IBRD = Wbrld Bank (International Bank of Reconstruction and Development) GATT = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade

EMS = European Monetary System, with its ERM = Exchange Rate Mechanism

Упражнение

Public

holidays

a) Can you go to Canada on 24th June?

b) Is there a public holiday in the USA on July 4th?

c) Could you work in New Zealand on 1st January?

Упражнение

е) Can you work in England on the twenty-sixth of December?

f) How many countries have a public holiday on 25th December? Do you know why?

g) What happens on May 1st in Brazil (and many other countries)?

h) When is “ Bastille Day” in France? _

i) Which day is “Armistice Day” in France?_

j) When is the September public holiday in Israel?

k) When are the Spring and Summer Bank holidays in England?

l) If you like public holidays, where should you live?

a) W>uld Monday suit you?

b) Can you make Tuesday next week?

c) What would be the most convenient for you?

d) I’ll see you on Thursday at 3pm, then.

e) Shall I pick you up at the factory?

f) Can you make that a bit earlier?

g) I’d like to make an appointment to see Mr Moneybags.

h) Would you like to meet for lunch?

i) Might I suggest Wednesday afternoon?

j) Wbuld you like to go to the Trade Fair in Munich?

k) Do you feel like a drink? 9 9 j) Does the booking system seem to be efficient?

"Bank holiday" is another word for "public holiday".

Could you answer me please!

Упражнение

A booking form

How to book a flight

The PIE IN THE SKY offers aunique timed admission booking system.

Each day is split into 30-minute boarding times, on the hour and half-hour. All passengers must have a timed ticket with a boarding time before they fly.

There are three ways to book a ticket . (1) Visit the ticket hall within the PIE complex at least 30 minutes before you wish to fly. (2) Book your tickets in advance by calling......

This is an automated booking line, so please have your credit card details, time and date for booking ready when you call. Tickets must be collected from the booking office at least 30 minutes before your flight. (3) Fill in the booking form and send it to the address on the reverse side.

Please note tickets pre-booked by telephone or post will not be available for collection for 2 days.

Additional Flight Information

Don’t forget to purchase your “Essential Guide" from the ticket hall or gift shop — an indispensable companion to your flight.

Binoculars can be hired from within the Flight Zone to enhance your journey Personalised souvenir photograph available after your flight Light refreshments are available within the Flight Zone,

Toilet and baby changing facilities are available within the hall.

A limited left luggage facility is available.

a) How many different ways can you book your ticket?

b) Are there flights every hour?

c) Do you need a ticket to go on the PIE?

d) Can you pay by credit card?

e) Where do you get your tickets from?

0 How long must you wait in order to pick up your pre-booked tickets?

g) Is it a good idea to buy the guidebook?

h) Can you get a drink anywhere?

i) Can you leave a suitcase anywhere?

1. DAYS

a) today _

b) tomorrow __

c) the day after tomorrow __

d) yesterday ___

e) the day before yesterday _

f) last night _

g) on Friday _

h) this weekend _

i) next weekend _

j) every day of the week _

k) during the night of Wednesday to Thursday _

l) every two days in June _

m) three days ago _

2. WEEKS / MONTHS

a) next week _