Лекция: Упражнение 6. В аэропорту вам предлагается множество различных услуг. Для того чтобы воспользоваться ими, нужно знать, как это сказать по-английски.

The barber's (for men) — I want to have my hair cut.

I want to have a shave.

The hairdresser's (for women) — I want to have my hair cut.

I want to have my hair done.

I want to have a shampoo.

The cleaner's — I want to have my jacket cleaned.

I want to have my dress cleaned.

I want to have my skirt cleaned.

The snapshots — I want to have my picture taken.

I want to have my snapshots developed.

The watchmaker's — I want to have my watch repaired.

UNIT 17

Текст

London

At Heathrow Airport there was a Customs notice: «If you are in doubt, go into the red channel». I went through the green channel as I had nothing to declare. My unaccompanied baggage had gone straight on to Petersburg. I saw a Customs officer ask a man if he knew his duty free allowances. But nobody stopped me.

I was met by Mr. Brian Smith, a friend of Richard's. We went to a hotel in Central London where he had booked a room for me. It didn't look as modern as an American hotel but my room was quite comfortable. It was a bed-and-breakfast accommodation and the price was quite reasonable. There are, of course, world-famous luxury hotels, but there are many more guest houses or small hotels, like mine. So staying in London needn't be expensive. Brian told me that he lived nearby but, unfortunately, he was free only in the evenings. I had only a couple of days in London and I didn't want to waste any time. I wanted to see as much as possible. In half an hour I was on my way to the Tourist Information Centre near Victoria Station. I left it armed with a guidebook and a bus-and-under-ground map. I also bought a special ticket called London Explorer. This ticket gave me 3 days of unlimited travel on all red buses and almost all of the Underground. I was also entitled to special discounts to many tourist attractions and London Transport tours.

I started by taking a short guided tour. I saw London's most famous sights from a traditional red double-decker bus — The Houses of Parliament, St. Paul's Cathedral, The Tower of London and much more. After that I had to explore London on my own. My first walking tour began from Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square. I walked down Whitehall, which is the site of most Government offices. I had a look, from a distance, at the Prime Minister's official residence in Downing Street. It's a small street off Whitehall. I came to Parliament Square just in time to hear the chimes of Big Ben.

That evening Brian invited me to a real English pub.