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At the restaurant

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It is seven sharp. Pete and David are in the lounge.

Pete:       Good evening, David.

David:    Good evening, Pete.

It is two minutes past seven. They see Nick.

Nick:       Good evening. I'm late, I'm afraid. I do apologise.

David:    Good evening. That's all right.

Pete:       Good evening. Follow me please, gentlemen.

They go to the restaurant. The head waiter comes up to them and offers them one of the vacant tables.

Pete:       Do you like this table, David?

David:    It looks all right.

Pete:       Then let's take it... Here is the menu...

David:    Oh, it's in English too. How very nice.

Pete:       What would you like to drink?

David:    Gin and tonic for me, please.

Nick:       And what would you like as a starter?

David:    Your English is very good. Some cold fish, I think.

Nick:       Thank you for the compliment. I'll tell my teacher          about it. And what would you like as a hotmeal?

David: Some meat and vegetables.

Pete: And here are our drinks... I'm very glad to see you in Moscow, David. I still remember my Christmas days in London. Now you are welcome to Moscow. To our good business!

David: I do hope our business will be beneficial for all of us.

Words and expressions

four

[fþ]

четыре (числ.)

going to the restaurant

 

посещение ресторана

evening

['ÖvniÎ]

вечер

Good evening.

 

Добрый вечер.

past

[p¸st]

после

It's two minutes past seven.

 

Сейчас две минуты восьмого.

to apologise

[@'pol@³aIz]

извиняться, просить прощения

I do apologise.

 

Простите ради бога.

That's all right.

 

Ничего, все в порядке.

gentleman

['³entlm@n]

джентельмен

gentlemen

['³entlm@n]

джентельмены

head

[hed]

главный

waiter

['weIt@]

официант

head waiter

 

метрдотель

to offer

['of@]

предлагать

them

[D@m]

им

vacant

['veIk@nt]

свободный

table

[teIbl]

стол

Do you like it?

 

Вам нравится (этот стол)?

to look

[luk]

выглядеть

It looks all right.

 

Вполне нормальный.

to take the table

 

садиться за стол

Let's take this table.

 

Давайте сядем за этот столик.

menu

['menjü]

меню

in English

 

на английском языке

How very nice.

[naIs]

Как это чудесно / мило.

what

[wot]

что

to drink

[drIÎk]

пить

What would you like to drink?

 

Какие напитки вы хотите?

gin and tonic

['³In @n 'tounIk]

джин с тоником

starter

['st¸t@]

холодная закуска

as a starter

 

на закуску

some

[s@m]

некоторое количество

cold

[kould]

холодный

fish

[fIS]

рыба

some fish

 

немного рыбы

compliment

['komplIment]

комплимент

to tell

[tel]

говорить

teacher

['tÖtS@]

учитель, преподаватель

I'll tell my teacher about

it.

 

Я скажу об этом своему преподавателю.

hot

[hot]

горячий

meal

[mÖl]

еда

What would you like as a hot meal?

 

 

Что вы хотите на горячее?

meat

[mÖt]

мясо

vegetables

['ve³t@blz]

овощи

drink

[drIÎk]

напиток

Here are our drinks.

 

А вот и наши напитки.

still

[stIl]

всё еще

to remember

[rI'memb@]

помнить

Christmas

['krIsm@s]

Рождество

day

[deI]

день

You are welcome to Moscow.

 

Добро пожаловать в Москву.

business

['bIznIs]

бизнес, дело

To our good business!

 

За наш бизнес!

to hope

[houp]

надеяться

I do hope...

 

Я очень надеюсь ...

beneficial

['benI'fISl]

выгодный, полезный

Our business will be bene

 

Наш бизнес будет очень

ficial.

 

полезным (выгодным).

us

[ös]

нам, нас

for all of us

 

для всех нас

 

Exercises

1. Read the following:

• go

not

port

hope

compliment

airport

hello

apologise

form

so

follow

 

 

 

 

offer

 

 

 

• the lounge

in the lounge

they

then

to the restaurant

one of the vacant tables

this table

• Here is the menu.

Here are our drinks.

They are in the lounge of the             hotel.

Your English is very good.

• I do apologise.

I do hope our business will be beneficial.

2. Translate into Russian:

It's seven sharp.

The Russian businessmen are           in the lounge.

At two minutes past seven they see David.

They all say good evening and go to the restaurant.

They order some drinks, starters and hot meals.

They have a drink to their good beneficial business.

3. Match English and Russian equivalents:

Good evening.

Прошу прощения.

I'm late I'm afraid.

Ничего, все в порядке.

I do apologise.

Добрый вечер.

That's all right.

Я, кажется, опоздал.

Follow me, please.

Вам нравится этот столик?

The head waiter comes up to  them.

По-моему, вполне нормальный (столик).

The head waiter offers them one of the vacant tables.

Проходите, пожалуйста, за мной.

Do you like this table?

К ним подходит метрдотель.

It looks all right.

Метрдотель предлагает им один из свободных столиков.

 

4. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

• P.: Good..., David.

D.: Good..., Pete.

N.: Good.... I'm late... I do...

D.: Good... That's...

P.: Good... Follow...

 

• P.: Do you like...?

D.: It looks...

P.: Then let's...

5. Make sentences and translate them into Russian:

• Here is

the menu

the form

the car

the hotel

 

• It's in

Russian English too

 

• How very

nice

good

• What would you like

to drink

to have as a starter

• Would you like

a drink

gin and tonic

some cold fish

some meat

some vegetables

• Your English is

quite good

very good

• Thank you for

the compliment

your compliment

your kind words

• I will tell my teacher about

it

your words

your compliment

 

• I still remember Christmas days

in London

in England

in Britain

in ...

 

• You are welcome

to Moscow

to Russia

to ...

 

• To our

good very good

beneficial

business friendship

 

• I do hope our business will be

very good

beneficial

beneficial for all of us

 

6. Translate into English:

• Вот, пожалуйста, меню.                                 • Вы хорошо говорите по-

Что бы вы хотели выпить?                                английски.

Что бы вы хотели на закуску?         Вы хорошо говорите по-

Что вы хотите на горячее?                                русски.

                                                                                Спасибо за комплимент.

7. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:

• P.: Here is the ...

D.: Oh, ... English too.

P.: What ... drink?

D.: ... for me, please.

•  N:. And what ... starter?

D.: Your English ... Some cold ..., I think.

N.: Thank ... I will tell my teacher ... And what ... as a hot meal?

D.: Some ...

•  P.: And here ... drinks. I'm very glad to ... I still remember ... in London. Now you ... to Moscow. To our ...!

D.: I do hope ... for all of us.

8. Представьте, что вы пригласили англичанина в ресторан. Разыграйте короткие диалоги:

•  Вы встречаете его около ресторана.

• Вы выбираете столик.

• Вы заказываете ужин.

• Вы произносите тосты.


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