DIALOGUES (to be learnt by heart)

“A 'Happy 'New ^Year."!—С Новым годом! "The 'same to "\you.”    —    И    вас    также!

1. ON 'NEW 'YEAR'S ^EVE j

М.: Hal~Vo, ^/Ann.I'Glad    to ^/meet you.|'Haven’t

'seen you for "Sages. | 'Where    have you    "\been all    this

time? |

A.: I’ve 'just 'come 'back from "^Leningrad. |

M.\ "ЧОМ J 'didn’t 'know    J mat. |    where    are    you

'going to t see the f New 'Year    ~\in?|

A.: I 'haven’t ~\thought it _/У^еЧ 'What about ■\you?|

М.: I’ve in'vited a f few 'friends to my ^place. | 'Would you 'like to Яот us? (

A.'. ~y}h,| I’d "^tove to. | "\Thank you I 'very *^much. |

2. AT STABLE |

Mary. 'Have some more _/cake, Ann?|

Ann: 'No, ^thank you, | I’ve 'had e-^nough. |

Mary: A'nother 'cup of ^coffee then?]

Ann: ~\Yes, ^please. |

Mary: 'Here you ^are, Ann. | 'Have a ciga^/rette, Peter? | Peter: 'Not J^yet, thanks. | I’m'not a ^.heavy ^smoker, you know. |

Mary: _/Aren’t you? | Some _^wlne, Nick? | Your'glass is ^empty. |

Nick: "\Thank J^you, |'just a _^little, please. | ^/Cheers. |

“I 'hope you'll fboth'come to our—Надеюсь, вы оба придете к ■'i housewarming party." |    нам    на    новоселье?

“We'll be de'v lighted." |    —С большим удовольствием.

“Then 'let’s'settle afday'Vnow, j —Тогда давайте договоримся о ^/shall we? | 'Saturday or дне сейчас. В субботу или в ~\Sunday?” j    воскресенье?

“I 'think per'haps "^Saturday — В субботу, пожалуй, было бы would be better.” |    лучше.

*VYes, |'Saturday will \ suit us—Да, суббота нас обоих вполне 'both f very 'iwell."|    устраивает.

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