Учебно-методическое пособие по английскому языку для студентов первого курса

III. Read, translate and reproduce the dialogues:
Dialogue 1.
- I got up at 6.30 a.m. And you?
- I got up at 8 a.m.
- Why so late?
- Because I have my classes later than usual.


Dialogue 2.
- Will you help me, please?
- I would if I could. I’ve got a lot of work to do.
- What are you busy with?
- I have got to read and to translate two texts from English into Russian.
- How much time does it take you to do this?
- It’s hard to say. I’ll be busy till the end of the working day.
- What time will you be free?
- At about 6 p.m.
- May I give you a lift?
- It will be very kind of you.
- That’s settled. See you soon.
- Good bye.
- Good bye.


Dialogue 3.
Victor. – Are you through with your homework?
Nick. – Oh, no Victor. I have so many things to do for Monday.
Victor. – But look at you watch. It’s a quarter to twelve. It’s time to go to bed.
Nick. – Never mind. Tomorrow is Sunday. It’s our day-off.


Dialogue 4.
- Hello, Nick! Did you have a good day?
- Not bad! The usual sort of thing. Practical classes, lectures. You know.
- Did you try to take your English exam ahead of time?
- Well, I did. But the teacher advised me to get ready for English better.
- I see.
- After classes I went to the reading-room. It took me an hour to make an abstract of the paper recommended by our teacher of physics. And then Kate turned up. As usual.
- So, what did you do?
- We had a long talk.
- Oh, yes. What about?
- Oh, this and that. Things. You know. Then we had a lunch.
- Where did you go? Somewhere nice?
- No, just the cafe round the corner. Then I returned to the University and stayed at the reading-room till 17 (5 p.m.)
- Sounds like a boring day.
- I don’t think so. There is a very good proverb: «Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.»

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  I think you are right.
  

Dialogue 5.
- Pete, you look so tired. You don’t feel well, do you?
- It’s not that. I am really tired. I am going to take my last exam. It’s English.
- Then you have a lot of work to do!
- Sure. I’ve got a small cassette-player and I listen to different texts and dialogues. I read and translate special texts and retell them. I also pay much attention to topics.
- Excuse my curiosity, what mark would you like to have in English?
- You’d better ask me what mark I don’t want to have.
- I know you have been fond of English since your childhood.
- It goes without saying that English is my favourite subject and I don’t want to have «sat» in my credit test book.
- How long does your working day last now?
- From morning till late at night.
- If you go to bed very late, I think it’s very difficult for you to get up early.
- I’m not an early riser, so I get up at 8. I am sorry I must be going. Time presses.
- Good-buy. But don’t forget to have a short rest after hard work. I wish you luck.
- Thank you. See you soon.