Put each of the following colloquial words or phrases in its correct place in the sentences below. Discuss their meanings in class. Translate the sentences into Russian.

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the salt of the earth

a butter-fingers

a piece of cake

cup of tea

a vegetable

full of beans

peanuts

the cream

in a jam

no picnic

nuts

sour grapes

1. Throw it to me! Oh no, I've dropped it! I am ….

2. I said I'd pay him today, but my money's in the bank and it's just closed. Now I'm …..

3. You'll have to offer her a high salary for an easy job. An experienced editor like her wouldn't do the job for …..

4. Не never wants to do anything interesting. He just sits around all day. He's a bit of …..

5. It'll be cold and wet in the mountains. And we'll have heavy rucksacks to carry. It'll be …...

6. That firm only employs the very best graduates. They only take …...

7. I think people who help the old, sick and homeless are ……

8. He's a bit tired and lifeless now, but after a nap he'll be …..

9. She now says she didn't really want the job that she failed to get, but I think

it's just …..

10. That's a crazy idea of hers. She must be ….

11. She likes literature and classical music. Discotheques are not her …..

12. The exam was very easy. It was ….

Complete the colloquial similes below with the correct items from the list below. Translate the sentences into Russian.

hot potato

cucumber

hot cakes

two peas in a pod

water

beetroot

toast

sardines

pancake

1. He never panics in a difficult situation. He stays as cool as a …

2. She was very embarrassed. She went as red as a …

3. No, we aren't cold. Your flat's very warm. We're as warm as …

4. Thеrе are no hills or slopes for miles around. It's as flat as a …

5. They're identical twins, as like as ….

6. As soon as his future employers heard he had a criminal record, they dropped

him like a …..

7. That singer's new record is in great demand. It's selling like ….

8. In the rush-hour buses, people are packed like ….

9. She's very extravagant. She spends money like …..

Pay your attention to these phrases.

1. A: Can I pour you some juice? Say when (= tell me when I have served enough)

B: When! (= That's enough, thanks.)

2. A: Help yourself to some nibbles (things like nuts, crisps, etc., served before meal).

3. A: We leave at six. We can grab a bite to eat on the way (=have a quick meal)

B: Or we could get a takeaway when we get there (= ready-cooked meal bought to take home)

Paying the bill

We’ll split the bill, shall we? (= each person will pay for him/herself)

Lunch is on me today. (informal: = I am paying for you)

Will you join us (= come with us) for dinner at the City Plaza hotel? We'd like you to be our guest. (formal: = we will pay)

Let me get this. (informal: pay the bill this time)

I was wined and dined every night by our New York office (=invited out to restaurants).

Work in a group. Read the dialogue and make a similar dialogue. Is a formal or informal dinner?

A: Hello, Bob, How nice to see you. Come in, please. How are you?

B: Fine, thanks, Helen. You look very well today.

A: Thanks, Bob.

C: Hello, Bob. Let me take your coat.

B: Hello, Martin. Thanks, here you are. What a lovely house!

A: Thanks, I'm glad you like it. We've just redecorated it. Do come into the living room and meet Mary. Mary, this is Bob Biltmore. Bob, this is Mary Morris.

B: How do you do?

D: How do you do?

C: Bob, what can I get you to drink?

B: I'll have a Scotch and soda.

C: Here you are.

B: Thanks.

A: Dinner's ready. Come into the dining-room, all of you. Bob, would you sit here and Mary, would you sit over there.

E: I'm so sorry I'm late, Helen.

A: Never mind, Kate. I hope you don't mind, but we've started.

E: It's OK. I'm glad you have.

A: I'll put the salad in the middle of the table. Shall I serve you?

B: No, it's all right. We can help ourselves.

A: Martin, could you pour the wine, please. Would you like some pork сhop Mary?

D: Yes, please.

A: More?

D: No, thanks. This is fine.

C: Would you pass the salt, please, Helen?

A: Oh, sorry. Here you are. Bob, help yourself to some vegetables, too.

B: Oh, no, thank you. I'm completely full. The pork was delicious.

A: Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

C: Can I get anyone coffee or a drink? G

B: Could I have a regular coffee, please?

C: Sure. Here you are.

B: Thank you.

D. I’m afraid I have to be going, I have to get up very early tomorrow. Thank you very much for a lovely evening.

A: Don't mention it. I'm so glad you could come,

B: I say you go my way, don't you? Would you like a lift?

D: Oh, thank you very much. That's very kind of you.

B: Thank you for inviting me here. I had a wonderful time. It was nice meeting you, Kate.

E: See you around, Bob and Mary.

C: Here are your coats.

B& D: Thank you.

A: Please give my regards to your family, Bob.

B: Thanks, I will. Come on, Mary. Good-night and thanks again.

D: Good night.

A& C& E: Good-night.

6. Read the conversation " Mr. Miles Dines Out". Answer the questions that follow.

Waiter: May I take your order, sir!

Mr Miles: I haven't seen the menu yet. May I have one, please?

Waiter: I'm sorry. Here it is, sir.

Mr Miles: There are so many different dishes that it's hard to decide.

Waiter: The a la carte dishes are on the left. The regular dinners are on the right

hand page.

Mr Miles: I'll have the regular dinner. I'm pretty hungry. With the regular dinner I'll get appetizer.

Waiter: Yes, sir. The regular dinner includes appetizer, soup, salad, choice of desserts, tea or coffee.

Mr Miles: Is there any particular dish you would recommend?

Waiter: The roast beef is very good tonight. We also have several good chicken dishes, if you like chicken.

Mr Miles: I'm not very fond of chicken, I'm afraid. I think I'll try beefsteak. For vegetable, give me French fries, please.

Waiter: How do you want your steak – rare, medium, or well done?

Mr Miles: Well done, please. What salad do I get with dinner?

Waiter: We have a choice of lettuce and tomato or cucumber and beets.

Mr Miles: I think tomato will do nicely. And what appetizer do you have?

Waiter: The appetizers are at the top of the page. You can have prawn cocktails, fresh fruit cocktail, and tomato juice.

Mr Miles: All right. That's settled, then. I'll have fruit cocktail to begin with and roast beef with tomato salad to follow.

Waiter: Very good, sir. Anything for dessert?

Mr Miles: What do you have for dessert?

Waiter: We have pie, chocolate pudding, ice-cream, tea or coffee.

Mr Miles: Chocolate pudding, please.

Waiter: Here is your bill, sir. You can pay the cashier on your way out.

Questions:

1. Why does Mr Miles find it hard to make his choice of dishes?

2. What kind of dinner does he finally decide on?

3. What dishes does the regular dinner include?

4. What dishes does the waiter recommend?

5. Does Mr Miles want his steak rare?

6. What does Mr Miles order for dinner after all?

7. What's there for dessert on the menu? What does Mr. Miles order for dessert?

8. Where is Mr Miles to pay the bill?

Grammar Lesson 12

Rule 1. Participle I

Infinitive	Past Indefinite	Participle II (past participle)	Participle I (present participle)
to stand	stood	stood	standing
to dance	danced	danced	dancing

Participle I - the fourth form of the verb (действительное причастие) is translated into Russian with the help of the suffixes -ущий, -ющий, -ящий, -вший

e.g. I 'm standing by the window, smoking the pipe.

My wife is sitting in an armchair, reading a book.

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The following spelling rules should be observed in the formation of Participle I:

1. The mute -e is dropped before adding the suffix -ing: to take – taking.

2. The final consonant is doubled (before the suffix -ing) if it is preceded by a vowel expressing a short stressed sound: to get – getting.

3. The final -1 is doubled if it is preceded by a vowel expressing a short sound: to travel – travelling.

4. In the verbs to die, to lie and to tie the letters ie are replaced by у before the suffix -ing: to die – dying; to lie – lying; to tie – tying.

5. The final -y is not changed before adding the suffix -ing no matter whether it is preceded by a consonant or by a vowel: to say – saying; to dry – drying.

6. The letter r is doubled if the final syllable is stressed: prefer – preferring; but: 'offer – 'offering.

Rule 2. The Present Continuous Tense

(the present progressive tense)

The formation

It is formed by means of the auxiliary verb to be (in the present) and Participle I of the notional verb.

e.g. I'm coming. He is leaving now.

I'm just going.

The contracted forms are: I 'm, he's (she's, it's), we 're, (you 're, they 're).

In the interrogative form the auxiliary verb to be is placed before the subject.

Am I writing? Are we writing?

Are you writing? Are you writing?

Is he (she, it) writing? Are they writing?

e.g. Am I speaking to Diana? — Yes, you are. No, you are not.

Who(m) am 1 speaking to?

Who is speaking? – I am.

I'm speaking to Diana, aren't I?

The interrogative-negative forms are: isn’t; aren't.

e.g. Isn't she speaking? (Is she not speaking? )

In the negative form the negative particle not is placed after the auxiliary verb.

e.g. I am not speaking. |

The use

There are several meanings for the Present Continuous Tense:

1. The Present Continuous expresses an action in progress taking place at the moment of speaking (when in Russian we can say сейчас, теперь).

e.g. I’m looking at the photographs my brother sent me.

2. The Present Continuous expresses temporary continuing actions and events that are going on around now: before, during and after the moment of speaking. (They are not necessary in progress at the moment of speaking).

e.g. I'm going to a lot of parties these days.

I hope you are keeping a diary to record life in Moscow.

I usually work in Wembley, but I'm not working there now.

She's living in some village in Yorkshire.

Do you know if she's still playing tennis these days?

3. The Present Continuous is used to express an action planned in the nearest future.

e.g. Lucy's coming for a drink this evening.

I'm seeing Lary on Saturday.

When is he coming back?

4. The Present Continuous is used to express a repeated action with adverbs like always, continually, constantly when there is an element of exaggeration.

e.g. I'm always losing my keys.

I’m continually running into Paul these days.

I’m always doing things like that.

He's always talking at the lessons.

Some verbs are not usually used in the Continuous tense. They express physical or mental perception, feelings, also refer to appearance and possession:

a) to see, to hear, to smell, to taste;

b) to know, to understand, to think, to believe;

c) to feel, to love, to hate, to dislike, to admire;

d) look like, to resemble, to appear;

e) to belong, to contain, to include, to own, possess.

e.g. What do you want to do now?

Note: The verb to have is used in the Continuous tense only in combination withnouns, such as to have a lesson, to have a walk

. e.g. He is having a sleep now.

Rule 3. Special questions in indirect speech

Special questions in indirect speech become object clauses. The word order is direct, i.e. the subject precedes the predicate.

e.g. 'What's your name? ' - He asks (me) what my name is.

What are you guys doing tonight? ' - He asks what we are doing tonight.

Rule 4. Imperative sentences in indirect speech

Imperative sentences in indirect speech become infinitive phrases. They are preceded by the verbs tell, order (in commands), ask (in requests), also advise etc. The hearer must be mentioned as the object of the verb.

e.g. 'Come to my place.' - He asks John to come to his place.

Don't wake me up.' - Johnson told her not to wake him up.

Rule 5. Articles

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