March 17, 2017

№1

А:Hello!

В:May I speak to Mr Stock, please?

А:Speaking.

В:Good morning, Mr Stock. This is Surikov calling.

А:Good morning, Mr Surikov.

№ 2

А:Hello!

В:Could I speak to Mr Ivanov?

А:Who’s calling, please?

В:This is Brown from Foreign Office.

А:Thank you. I am putting you through.

I:Ivanov speaking.

№ 3

А:Russian Embassy. Good morning.

В:Good morning. Could you put me through to Mr Sokolov?

А:Sorry. The line is engaged. Can you hold on?

В:All right. Thank you.

№ 4

А:Five-seven-three; one-nine-oh-four.

В:Good evening. Can I speak to Mr Jones, please?

А:Sorry. Mr Jones is on the other line. Will you wait, please?

В:All right.

А:Sorry to have kept you waiting. I’m putting Mr Jones on the line.

B:Thank you.

№ 5

А:Hello.

В:Hello. David Black speaking. May I have a word with Mr Ivanov?

А:I’ll see if he is in. (A moment later.) I’m afraid Mr Ivanov is out at the moment.

В:Could you take a message?

А:Yes, of course.

№ 6

А:Hello. This is Petrov from Russian Trade Delegation. Could you put me through to Mr Russel, please?

В:Hold a moment, please. Sorry. Mr Russel is not in now and won’t be back until late this afternoon.

А:Would you ask him to call me when he gets back?

В:Certainly.

№ 7

А:Hello. May I speak to Mr Roberts?

В:Sorry, sir. Mr Roberts is not available. Is there any message?

А:No, thank you. I’ll call back later.

В:Right. Good-bye.

№ 8

А:Hello. May I speak with Mr Black for a minute?

В:Hold the line, please.

А:Thank you.

В:Sorry. There is no reply at his number.

№ 9

А:Foreign Office. Good afternoon. Can I help you?

В:Good afternoon. I’d like to speak to Mr Tate.

А:What extension, please?

В:I think it’s twenty three.

А:Thank you. (After a moment.) You are through.

№ 10

А:Good morning.

В:Good morning. May I have extension thirty-two, please?

А:Busy. Will you hold on, please?

В:Yes. Thank you.

№ 11

А:Good morning. May I speak to Mr Parsons?

В:Mr Who?

А:Parsons. P-a-r-s-o-n-s.

В:Oh, I see. Mr Parsons. I thought at first you said Marshall. Could you give me your name, please?

А:Yes, Stogov. S – for sugar, T – for Tommy, O – for orange, G – for George, O – for orange, V – for Victor.

B:Thank you, Mr Stogov. Trying to connect you.

№ 12

А:Three-four-five; eight-double seven-nine.

В:Can I speak to Mr Scott?

А:I’m afraid you’ve got the wrong number.

В:Oh, sorry to have troubled you.

А:That’s all right.

№ 13

А:Hello. I’d like to talk to Mr Smith.

В:I’m afraid you have the wrong number. What number were you calling?

А:I was calling 340-1907.

В:This is 340-1907. But there is no one by name of Smith here. This is a private residence.

А:I’m sorry to have bothered you.

B:That’s quite all right.

№ 14

А:I’m sorry. I can’t hear what you are saying. Could you speak up, please?

В:Hello, hello… Are you there?

А:Your voice is fading and there’s some background noise interfering. Hello, hello… (No reply.) Operator, we had a very bad connection and could scarcely hear each other. Then we were cut off completely. Could you help us?

Operator:Yes, sir. I’ll try to do something about it.

№ 15

А:I’m terribly sorry that you have been disconnected. I’ll try to connect you again. (After a moment.) There seems to be some interruption in our connection with Chicago. I’ll call you back as soon as there is another circuit open.

В:Will it take very long?

А:It’s hard to say. I’ll keep working on your call and ring you as soon as I have your party again. It shouldn’t be more than ten or fifteen minutes.

В:Thank you. I’ll wait for your call.

№ 16

А:Hello. I am wondering if you could help me. I’ve been dialing 340-1908 for the past hour but I can’t get through.

В:One moment, please. I’ll check the line. (After a moment.) You are through now, sir. Go ahead, please.

А:Thank you.

February 14, 2017

Діалог№1

May I introduce our new expert, Mr …

How do you do, Mr … Pleased to meet you.

How do you do, Mr … Welcome to our country. Take a seat, please. Do you smoke?

No, thank you.

What would you like to have? Tea? Coffee?

Tea, please. It’s chilly today.

Did you have a nice trip? How are you?

I’m quite well, thank you. I enjoyed the trip.

Діалог №2

How long have you been here, Mr …? Where are you staying?

We’re staying at (hotel). We’re very comfortable there.

Yes, it’s one of our best hotels. And it’s quite close to our office, you can even walk here.

Quite right. Walking is useful, and it’s nice to see the city.

I’m glad you like it here.

Діалог №3

How do you like St. Petersburg? Have you seen much of our city?

St. Petersburg is a wonderful city, but we’ve been very busy and haven’t seen much of it yet.

I think you’ll have an opportunity to go round. How long are you here for?

A week or so. It will depend on the progress of the talks.

How do you like the climate here?

I think it’s too cold. It’s much warmer in our country now.

Bur it’s a lovely day and they promise sunshine for the rest of the week.

Yes, we’ve heard the weather forecast. But it looks like rain.