Exercise 2
1. Nora got out of the taxi and called a porter.-When we got out of the taxi, Harris called a porter.
2. Harris and his wife were standing on the platform when their friend came up to them.-When I came up to my friend's sleeping-car they were already back out of the platform
3. They came into their compartment and found their berths.-Harris had shown the tickets to the guard, found the compartment and put the luggage on the rack.
4. George told that the thing was to book tickets beforehand.-Today George told her they would start on a sea voyage but the main things was to choose the route
5. George reserved a separate first-class cabin and then packed the luggage- George reserved a separate second-class cabin with two berths and paid the fares
6. The sea was rather calm, so George and Nancy were not afraid of being sea-sick.-The sea was rather rough that day but George and Nancy were not afraid of being sea-sick.
7. Andrew Milton thought that it wouldn't be difficult to get a ticket at the airport.- He knew that it would be difficult to get a ticket as he hadn't booked a seat beforehand.
8. In the afternoon Andrew took a special express coach and came to the airport in twenty minutes.- Next morning Andrew arrived at the airport terminal to catch his plane to Tokyo.
9. Andrew was sitting in the departure lounge when he heard the announcement.-After fulfilling all the formalities Andrew went to the departure lounge where he had a snack, then in the duty-free shop he bought a small present for his friend and while waiting for the announcement to board the plane he began to read a fresh newspaper. After a few minutes Andrew heard the announcement: «Flight 156 to Tokyo now boarding at Gate Three
Exercise 3
1. Nora's uncle lived in Torby so she wanted him to meet them at the station
2. Nora wanted to order lunch so she waited when the attendant came along.
3. When Harris and Nancy arrived at the harbour they saw their ship was already lying at the landing stage. They saw many tourists going up the gangway onto the deck
4. It was difficult for them to find their cabin so they asked the steward to show them their cabin.
5. Andrew was warned by the clerk that he should arrive at the airport two hours earlier and that he could take a special express coach that left the agency every 20 minutes.
6. Andrew's carry on luggage was inspected because of an anti-hijacking measure.
Exercise 4
1- b
2- a
3- a
Объяснение:
a) Только квалифицированные специалисты работают в научноисследовательских институтах нашей страны.
Only qualified specialists work in scientific research institutes in our country
b) Мой брат уже получил степень магистра в университете Канады. Я
надеюсь, что через 2 года он будет кандидатом наук.
My brother has already got a master’s degree at a university in Canada. I hope that he will get his PhD in two years’ time
c) Иностранные партнеры нашего университета включают Технический
Университет в Мюнхене, Университет Брэдли в США, и другие. В настоящее
время университет развивает сотрудничество с некоторыми ВУЗами Китая.
Among foreign partners of our university there are Munich Technical University,
Bradley University in the USA and others. Our university is now fostering collaboration with some universities in China
d) Три года назад в студ.городке руководство университета построило
общежитие с превосходными условиями для молодых ученых.
The university authorities had a new hostel built on the campus three years ago. In the hostel there are excellent facilities for young scientists
e) Авиапарк университета – это прекрасная база для научных исследований и
разработок.
There are airplanes at the university which are used for scientific research and development
f) Многие выпускники Самарского университета в настоящее время работают
в конструкторских бюро в России и за рубежом.
Many graduates of Samara University are now working in design departments in Russia and abroad
Объяснение: