Dialogue. Прочитайте диалог между Борисом и Алексом о посещении судна. Выполните упражнения после текста. Visit to a ship
Alec: Hi, Boris.
Boris: Hello, Alec. Nice to see you. How did you spend your weekend?
Alec: Very well, thank you. I had a good time.
Boris: Did you go anywhere or did you stay at home?
Alec: We got permission to see a new ship, so we went on an excursion.
Boris: Oh, right. Which ship was it?
Alec: The Constant. She came there only the day before yesterday.
Boris: Yes, I know somebody told me about that yesterday. Did you see anything interesting there?
Alec: Certainly, the Constant is a new ship, very large with up-to-date equipment.
Boris: What type of propelling machinery does she have?
Alec: She’s a turbine-propelled ship.
Boris: Did you go to the engine room?
Alec: First, we went to the bridge. There were a new radar and an echo sounder there. After that, we went down to the engine-room.
Boris: What did you like there particularly?
Alec: Well, we liked many things. The new system of automatic control steam supply, for one thing.
Boris: How long did you stay on the ship?
Alec: We stayed there more than two hours and then went home.
Boris: I wish I could go with you.
Exercise 1. Скажите, верны или неверны данные утверждения. Если утверждение неверно, обязательно дайте правильную информацию.
1. Boris and Alec visited a ship.
2. The ship was very small.
3. The ship had modern equipment.
4. Alec didn’t go to the engine-room.
5. They stayed on the ship about three hours.
Exercise 2. Подберите к началу предложения правильное завершение.
1. We got
a. we went to the bridge.
2. The Constant is a new ship, very large
b. is a turbine-propelled ship.
3. First,
c. permission to see a new ship
4. There were a new
d. more than two hours.
5. The
e. an echo sounder there.
6. We stayed there
f. with up-to-date equipment.
Exercise 3. Выпишите все глаголы в времени, указав их начальную форму и перевод. Например, have- had - иметь