Dialogue. Прочитайте диалог между Борисом и Алексом о посещении судна. Выполните упражнения после текста. Visit to a ship

Alec: Hi, Boris.

Boris: Hello, Alec. Nice to see you. How did you spend your weekend?

Alec: Very well, thank you. I had a good time.

Boris: Did you go anywhere or did you stay at home?

Alec: We got permission to see a new ship, so we went on an excursion.

Boris: Oh, right. Which ship was it?

Alec: The Constant. She came there only the day before yesterday.

Boris: Yes, I know somebody told me about that yesterday. Did you see anything interesting there?

Alec: Certainly, the Constant is a new ship, very large with up-to-date equipment.

Boris: What type of propelling machinery does she have?

Alec: She’s a turbine-propelled ship.

Boris: Did you go to the engine room?

Alec: First, we went to the bridge. There were a new radar and an echo sounder there. After that, we went down to the engine-room.

Boris: What did you like there particularly?

Alec: Well, we liked many things. The new system of automatic control steam supply, for one thing.

Boris: How long did you stay on the ship?

Alec: We stayed there more than two hours and then went home.

Boris: I wish I could go with you.

Exercise 1. Скажите, верны или неверны данные утверждения. Если утверждение неверно, обязательно дайте правильную информацию.

1. Boris and Alec visited a ship.

2. The ship was very small.

3. The ship had modern equipment.

4. Alec didn’t go to the engine-room.

5. They stayed on the ship about three hours.

Exercise 2. Подберите к началу предложения правильное завершение.

1. We got

a. we went to the bridge.

2. The Constant is a new ship, very large

b. is a turbine-propelled ship.

3. First,

c. permission to see a new ship

4. There were a new

d. more than two hours.

5. The

e. an echo sounder there.

6. We stayed there

f. with up-to-date equipment.

Exercise 3. Выпишите все глаголы в времени, указав их начальную форму и перевод. Например, have- had - иметь