Mr. white comes again

It is Saturday afternoon. Doctor Sandford is in his study. Betty knocks.

"Come in, please. What is it, Betty?"

"Mr. White wants to see you, Henry."

"Well, yes. Show him in please." (Mr. White enters.)

"Good afternoon, doctor."

"Good afternoon, Mr. White."

"I'm terribly sorry to trouble you."

"That's all right. Glad to see you. Sit down, please. What can I do for you?"

"Do you receive the Times'?"

"Certainly."

"Would you like to have it for the next year?"

"Oh, I forget. We never remember such things in time. Must I pay anything right now?"

"No you needn't. For the present, you can sign this paper. Here you are."

"Where do I sign?"

"Here, please. Thank you, doctor."

"Well, Mr. White. It's five o'clock. You'll have some tea with us, won't you?"

"Thank you. I'd be glad to."

"Let's go to the dining-room. This way, please."

Vocabulary notes

to knock стукать

What is it? В чем дело?

Show him in. Просите его сюда.

What can I do for you? Чем могу быть вам полезен?

to receive получать

to remember помнить, вспоминать

in time вовремя

right now сразу же, тотчас же

for the present пока, на этот раз

to sign подписывать. Where do I sign? Где мне подписаться?

Here you are. Вот, пожалуйста! There are several equivalents for the Russian word «пожалуйста». 1. Please is used when we ask for smth. or about smth., e. g. Please give me your fountain-pen. Have some more salad, please. 2. Here you are is used in answer to some request. It is said by someone giving smth. he has been asked for, e. g. Please give me another cup of coffee. - Here you are. 3. The expression not at all (пожалуйста, не стоит) is an answer to smb.'s thanks, e. g. Thank you for helping me. - Not at all. That's all right.

You'll have some tea with us, won't you? He выпьете ли Вы с нами чаю?

This way, please. Сюда, пожалуйста.

Topical vocabulary

Months: January, February, March, April, May, June, July August, September, October, November, December

The Days of the Week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

e. g. What's the date today? - Today is Friday, the seventeenth of March (or March the seventeenth) nineteen eiqhty-four (Friday, March 17th, 1984).

What day is it? - It is Monday.

Conversational phrases

Asking for Information

Question Techniques: I wonder if you could help me. I'd like to know (where I could get this book). Could you possibly (tell me about it). I wonder if you could tell me (where he lives). Do you happen to know (when the train is coming).

Answering Techniques: Well, let me see; Well now; Oh, let me think for a moment; I'm not sure, I'll just have to find out; I'm glad you asked me that; That's a very good question; I'm terribly sorry, I really don't know; I've no idea, I'm afraid.

Phonetic notes

1. Вводное слово well, употребляемое в начале предложения, часто образует самостоятельную интонационную группу и произносится восходящим тоном. Например:

_/Well, Mr. White, | it's àfive o'_\clock.

2. Восклицательные предложения, (exclamations) обычно произносятся нисходящим тоном при несколько расширенном диапазоне. Например:

3. Предлог, следующий за последним ударным словом интонационной группы, имеет полную нередуцированную форму. Например:

What can I do for you? [à wÁt k@n aI _\du:fO· ju·]

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