Английский разговорный язык. Практическое пособие по развитию устной речи

Слова и выражения:

agent – агент

apply – применять

beat – бить

blank – пустой, незаполненный, холостой (патрон)

comment – комментировать, выражать мнение или оценку

curtain – занавеска, штора

dedicated – посвященный, посвятивший (себя)

exactly – точно

gun – пистолет

hesitate – колебаться, сомневаться

impressive – впечатляющий

incredulously – недоверчиво, скептически

interview – собеседование, интервью; собеседовать, интервьюировать

interviewee – интервьюируемый

load – грузить, нагружать, заряжать (оружие)

loyal – верный, преданный

modest – скромный

pose – ставить, предлагать

railing – поручень, карниз (для шторы)

screaming

– крики, (истошные) вопли

shade – шторы, жалюзи

shoot – стрелять, убивать выстрелом из огнестрельного оружия

shot – выстрел

silence – тишина

FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations)  – Федеральное бюро расследований

job interview – собеседование при поступлении на работу

give your all – отдать всего себя

beat to death – забить до смерти

two plus two – два плюс два

оn average – в среднем

worth mentioning – достойный упоминания

national magazine – журнал, имеющий хождение по всей стране, «центральный» журнал

Exercise 3

Answer the questions:

1. What qualities should one have to be a FBI agent?

2. What does an applicant for a FBI position have to do in order to prove that he is fit for the job?

3. How many blanks was the gun loaded with?

4. Who of the three people (mathematician, accountant and economist) will be hired?

5. What do two plus two equal?

Training Programs for Employees

Special High Intensity Training (S.H.I.T.)

Memorandum

To: All Employees

From: Communications Services

Subject: Special High Intensity Training

In order to assure that we continue to produce the highest quality work possible, it will be our policy to keep all employees well-trained through our Special High Intensity Training (S.H.I.T.). We are giving our employees more S.H.I.T. than any other office in town.

If you feel you do not receive your share of S.H.I.T. on the job, please see your supervisor. You will be placed at the top of the S.H.I.T. list for special attention.

All of our supervisors are particularly qualified to see that you get all the S.H.I.T. you can handle at your own speed.

If you think that you have a thorough understanding of the basic S.H.I.T. program, you may wish to participate in Management Of Related Education (M.O.R.E. S.H.I.T.).

If you consider yourself to be trained enough already, you may be interested in helping us train others. We can add you to our Basic Understanding Lecture List (B.U.L.L. S.H.I.T.).

Some of you already display aptitudes that would easily allow you to enter the Director of Intensity Program (D.I.P. S.H.I.T.). Those who do not qualify for this position but are still interested will certainly be referred to the Director Under Management Bureau (D.U.M.B. S.H.I.T.). Those individuals who do not meet the requirements of The Bureau must first complete Special Training Under Personal Individual Discretion, Special High Intensity Training (S.T.U.P.I.D. S.H.I.T.).

If you have any further questions, please address them to our Head Of Training, Special High Intensity Training (H.O.T. S.H.I.T.) program.

Thank You.