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книга ЗФН (2009р)

Memorize the following useful phrases Greetings

I would like to introduce my chief, Oleh Koval. He is lieutenant colonel of militia.

Я хотів би представити мого начальника - Олег Коваль, підполковник міліції.

Meet my colleague.

Познайомтесь з моїм колегою.

I’d like you to meet major of militia Usenko.

Я хотів би, щоб ви познайо-мились з майором міліції Усенко.

Let me introduce myself.

Дозвольте відрекомендуватись.

Will you introduce me to your wife.

Познайомте мене, будь ласка, з вашою дружиною.

Let me introduce you to captain Ivanenko.

Дозвольте представити Вас капітану Іваненко.

Let me introduce major Petrenko to you.

Дозвольте представити Вам майора Петренко.

I’m pleased (glad ) to meet you.

Радий познайомитись з вами.

So am I.

Я також.

Nice to see you.

Приємно бачити вас.

I am happy to make your acquaintance /to meet you/.

Я щасливий познайомитись з вами.

It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance.

Дуже приємно познайомитись з вами.

Pleased very much.

Дуже радий.

Conversational Formulas

What is the news?

Що нового?

What’s life? How are you getting on?

Як життя-буття?

How are things? How it goes?

Як справи?

How are you?

Як поживаєте? Як себе почуваєте?

How’s all the family?

Як поживає твоя сім’я?

How’s your health?

Як здоров’я?

No news is good news.

Нема новин - це вже хороші новини.

Bad news.

Погані новини.

News is interesting.

Цікаві новини.

Fair.

Стерпно.

Couldn’t be worse.

Гірше нікуди.

Same as usual.

Як завжди.

Could be worse.

Могло б бути гірше.

So - so.

Так собі.

Never better.

Як ніколи.

Great.

Прекрасно.

I am quite well, thank you.

Здоровий, дякую.

Thank you, much better.

Дякую, набагато краще.

Thank you, all are well.

Дякую, всі здорові.

Thank you, very well /fine/.

Дякую, дуже добре (прекрасно).

Nicely, thank you.

Нічого, спасибі.

I am all right. I feel all right.

Я почуваю себе добре.

I am unwell.

Я почуваю себе погано.

Very well, thank you.

Дуже добре, спасибі.

Sending Compliments

Як передати вітання

My compliments to your chief.

Мої вітання твоєму начальнику.

Give my best regards to your

wife.

Передайте від мене сердечний

привіт вашій дружині.

Give my love to your colleagues.

Передайте привіт вашим колегам.

Remember me to major Rudenko.

Передайте від мене привіт

майору Руденко.

I will, by all means.

Обов’язково передам.

Ex. 2. Answer the questions:

1.What’s your hobby?

My hobby is hiking

gardening

music

arts

politics

fishing

cooking

reading

2.What are you?

I am a school teacher

a lecturer at the Police

Academy

a prosecutor

a lawyer in a сompany

a judge at the city court

a police officer

a cadet

an investigator

a forensic expert

3. What is your rank?

My rank is sergeant

I am senior sergeant

junior lieutenant

private

major of militia

sergeant major

warrant officer

Ex. 3. Interview your neighbour:

Ex. 4. Imagine that a British policeman has come to your district department:

А) Introduce yourself and your colleagues to him using the following phrases:

Let me introduce myself. I am ….

Let me introduce my staff to you. This is …. He (she) is ….

I’d like you to meet … . He (she) is ….

May I introduce … to you. He (she) is ….

B) Ask him where he serves, what position and rank he has, what city he has come from.

Ex. 5. Look at the business card and answer the questions:

Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Principal Department for Combating

Organized Crime

OleH Petrenko

Colonel of Militia

10 Bohomolets Street, Kyiv, Ukraine

Phone: (044) 1234567

Fax: (044) 7890124

  1. Whose card is this ?

  2. What is he ?

  3. What department does he work at ?

  4. What city is he from ?

  5. What is his telephone number ?

  6. What is the address of his department ?

A. Make up your business card.

B. Fill in the personal data form:

Family name, married name

First name

Date of birth ______

Place of birth

Sex (male, female)

Nationality

Status ( married,widowed, single)