Handicapped people do useful work

Joseph Emmons can't use his eyes. He's blind. He has a trained dog named Buster that leads him where he wants to go. Buster sees for Mr. Emmons. He's called a seeing-eye dog.

Although Mr. Emmons has a handicap, it isn't a big problem. He has a useful job and he earns his own money. Mr. Emmons sells brooms and mops to people in this part of the city. He has worked every day except Sunday for forty years.

Mr. Emmons gets up at 6:00 every morning and eats breakfast with his wife. Then he leaves the house at 7:00. He holds Buster and walks from house to house. He carries his mops and brooms with him. While he talks to people, the dog sits and waits. The people choose a broom, and then they pay him.

Buster doesn't let Mr. Emmons talk to people very long. He likes to keep moving. It takes four and one-half months to walk to every house in this part of the city. Mr. Emmons visits each house every four months, and by then the people are usually ready to buy new brooms.

Mr. Emmons likes his Job. He's very healthy because he works outside every day. But these days he has a problem. His brooms last so long that sometimes they are still good after four months. Then nobody needs to buy a new one.

Mr. Emmons is proud of his brooms because blind people make them. He picks up a new supply of brooms every week. He says, "If you don't sell people something good, they're not going to buy from you the second time you come around."

VII. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. Why can't Joseph Emmons use his eyes?

2. Why is Buster called a "seeing-eye dog"?

3. Why does Mr. Emmons like his work?

4. What does Mr. Emmons do for his living?

5. Why isn't Mr. Emmons's handicap a big problem?

VIII. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты следующим выражениям:

увечье, инвалид, слепой, зарабатывать (деньги), собака-поводырь, за исключением воскресенья, новая партия щеток.

ВАРИАНТ 4

I. Определите в предложениях видовременные формы глаголов. Переведите предложения.

1. Our manager meets customers in the morning.

2. The president of the American Company will fly in two days, perhaps.

3. There was nothing interesting to read in that newspaper.

4. They tried to translate this text without dictionary.

5. It'll be so nice to see you next time.

II. Поставьте предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную формы. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий.

1. His idea was much better than mine.

2. The temperature is as high as it was yesterday.

3. They will leave home two hours earlier tomorrow than today.

4. There are more books in my brother's library than in mine.

III. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных местоимений и наречий.

1. Why didn't you ask somebody to call the factory manager and cancel the
appointment?

2. Nobody agreed to help them.

3. There are some people in the streets in the morning.

4. I want to stay in this town for a few days.

5. Please, don't make so much noise.

IV. Задайте вопросы к выделенным словам.

1. My friend is really good at English.

2. Many famous people visited our city last уear.

3. Our manager will order some new computers next week.

4. My brother is fond of pop music.

V. Переведите на английский язык.

1. Не беспокойтесь. Никто не узнает об этом.

2. В нашем доме 12 квартир.

3. Мой дядя побывал в Японии три месяца назад.

4. Управляющий закончит совещание через 10 минут.

VI. Прочитайте и письменно переведите текст:

When Americans are introduced for the first time, they usually shake hands, when they meet friends or relatives they haven't seen for a while, they sometimes kiss them on the cheek. It is common for two women or a man and a woman to kiss in that way, but men almost never kiss each other on the cheek.

America is a friendly country. In small towns people say "hello" to friends and strangers on the street, even in cities strangers may start up a conversation. Waiters in restaurants will often introduce themselves by name, and talk with the customers as they serve them. When the customers leave, they will tell them to "take care" or "have a nice day". Sometimes foreigners feel that Americans are too friendly. People you have only just met ask you personal questions or tell you all about themselves.

Many people take a bottle of wine or some flowers when they are invited to dinner at someone's home, at a "pot luck dinner, all the guests bring something to eat. You should ask your hosts what kind of food they would like you to bring. Usually it is a salad, vegetable, or a dessert. When you are invited to dinner, it is usually to arrive ten or fifteen minutes late, this gives the hosts time to finish their preparations.

Americans like to get together and to have parties. Traditional party occasions are a birthday, moving to a new house, a wedding, New Year's Eve, and the Fourth of July. "Bridal showers" are for women who are getting married, and "baby showers" are for women who have just had a baby. All the guests bring a useful present for the new home or the new baby.

In the U.S. there aren't too many rules for different social occasions. Americans like to relax and enjoy themselves, and most social occasions are informal. So maybe the best advice is to relax, smile, and enjoy yourself too!

VII. Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:

ВАРИАНТ 5

I. Определите в предложениях видовременные формы глаголов. Предложения переведите.

1. It will take me much time to go shopping next week.

2. My son did well at college.

3. On Saturdays I usually go to the market.

4. Was there any fax from Seattle last week? - Yes, we got four.

5. The American firm wanted to change prices on computers.

II. Поставьте предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную формы. Предложения переведите, обращая внимание на перевод степеней сравнения прилагательных и наречий.

1. The train arrived a little earlier than usual.

2. Afternoon is the most convenient time for our meeting.
3. I know French not so good as my sister.

4. He feels better today than yesterday.

5. My father will come later today.

III. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных местоимений и наречий.

1. I want to have some books by Agatha Christie. Please send me some.

2. None of us read this article.

3. Nothing will happen if you go there next time.

4. Did anybody saw him yesterday?

5. Let's go somewhere next weekend if the weather is fine.

IV. Задайте вопросы к выделенным словам.

1. They put off their meeting last week.

2. My sister likes to go out in the evening.

3. I met this man in our office yesterday.

4. I keep my documents in the safe.

V. Переведите на английский язык.

1. В нашей библиотеке много книг по банковскому делу (banking).

2. Кто это? - Это секретарь нашего директора.

3. Мой брат окончил университет в прошлом году.

4. Я думаю, что он позвонит завтра.

VI. Переведите текст и ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

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