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A clock is bigger than a watch; it usually stands on the table or hangs on the wall in the house. There are figures on the face of the clock or watch to mark the hours, minutes and seconds. The hands of the clock or watch point to the figures telling us the time.
There are three hands altogether. The biggest hand shows the minutes, the smaller — the hours, and the smallest — the seconds.
Adapted from “Essential English for Foreign Students ” by G. E. Eckersley
4. THE WATCH
G. What time is it by your watch, Tom?
T. What time? Well, it’s ... it’s 5 minutes past 4.
G. Five past four?
T. Yes. What surprises you? And what time do you make it?
G. Well, by my watch it is 5 to 4. Either your watch is fast or mine is slow.
T. Yours is slow, of course. Didn’t you hear the tower clock strike four a few minutes ago?
G. No.
T. My watch is right on the dot. I checked the time by radio this morning.
G. I just wonder what could have happened to my watch. It was such a good time-keeper.
T. Perhaps it needs winding up?
G. Think so? Well, it might be. I can’t quite recollect whether I wound it up this morning.
T. Well?
G. No, it doesn’t seem to be run down. There’s something wrong with it, after all.
T. Well, let’s drop in at a watchmaker’s. There’s one at the comer of N. and M. Streets.
G. Do you think we have time?
T. Why, yes! It won’t take him long to “diagnose the case.”
G. I hate taking my watch to the watchmaker, but nothing can be done, I suppose.
T. Why don’t you like to deal with watchmaker’s?
G. Well, it might be a kind of prejudice but I can’t help feeling that my favourite watch will never keep good time any more.
T. Nonsense! Get it out of your head. Well, here we are.
G. Good afternoon, sir.
WATCH
MAKER. Good afternoon, gentlemen. What can I do for you?
G. I would like you to have a look at my watch. There’s something wrong with it.
W. Let me see it, please.
G. Yes. What a nuisance these straps are. Here it is, please.
W. Nothing much the matter with it. Needs cleaning, that’s all.
G. Yes? How long will it take to have it cleaned?
W. Well, a couple of days, I suppose. Will you leave it?
G. I think I will.
W. Your name, please.
G. Hamilton. George Hamilton.
W. {giving the receipt). Here you are, sir.
G. Thank you. Goodbye.
CONTENTS
ОГЛАВЛЕНИЕ
Предисловие 3
PART ONE
I. Man and His Famil y 7
1. Name 7
2. Age 8
3. Origin and Nationality.... 10
4. Appearance 10
5. Character 16
6. Language 17
7. Marriage 19
8. Family 20
II. Meeting People 22
1. Forms of Address 22
2. Some Possible Answers to
Greeting 24
3. Remarks about the Weather 27
4. Remarks about the Appearance 27
5. When People Meet They May Say 28
6. Acquaintance 29
a) Introducing People.... 29
b) Recognition 31
c) Degree of Acquaintance 32
d) Breaking off an Acquaintance 33
7. Visit 34
a) Invitation to Come... 34
b) Bell 35
c) Receiving Guests 35
d) At Home 36
e) Leaving 37
f) Seeing One Out 39
g) Not at Home 39
8. Appointment 40
9. Congratulations 41
10. Thanks 42
11. Apology 43
12. Conversation 45
III. Education 48
1. Elementary and Secondary School 48
a) General 48
b) Classes 49
c) Behavior 51
I.
1. Имя 7
2. Возраст 8
3. Происхождение и национальность 10
4. Внешность 10
5. Характер 16
6. Язык 17
7. Женитьба 19
8. Семья 20
II. Общение с людьми 22
1. Формы обращения 22
2. Некоторые возможные ответы на приветствия .. 24
3. Замечания о погоде 27
4. Замечания о внешности. 27
5. При встрече люди говорят 28
6. Знакомство 29
а) Представление 29
б) Узнавание 31
в) Степень знакомства.. 32 г) Прекращение знаком
ства 33
7. Визит 34
а) Приглашение 34
б) Звонок 35
в) Прием гостей 35
г) Дома 36
д) Уход 37
е) Провожание 39
ж) Отсутствие дома 39
8. Свидание 40
9. Поздравления 41
10. Благодарность 42
11. Извинение 43
12. Беседа 45
III. Образование 48
1. Начальная и средняя школа 48
а) Общая часть 48
б) На уроках 49
в) Поведение 51
d) At the Blackboard .... 52
e) Mistakes 52
f) Encouraging and Punishing a Pupil 53