2. Do the following exercises. 2.1. Read John’s story and answer the questions. 1. What meal was he invited to? 2. What did John look at? 3. What was his mistake? a) John talked during an important silence. b) John talked about his host’s table. c) John didn’t want a gift. 2.2. Read Cameron’s story and answer the questions. 4. Where was Peter’s new job? 5. What was his mistake? a) He did not use first names. b) He did not speak French. c) He did not use family names. 6. How did the staff feel when Peter used first names? 2.3. Read Susan’s story and answer the questions. 7. Where did Susan make her mistake? 8. Who did she go out for a meal with? 9. What was her mistake? a) Susan poured her own drink. b) Susan did not laugh. c) Susan poured too many drinks. 10. What did she forget to do?

Перевод задания: Выполните следующие упражнения. Прочитайте рассказы Джона, Кэмерона и Сьюзен и ответьте на вопросы.

2.1. John’s story

1. He was invited to dinner. (Его пригласили на ужин.)
2. He looked at a beautiful table and said, “What a lovely table!” (Он посмотрел на красивый стол и сказал: «Какой прекрасный стол!»)
3. b) John talked about his host’s table. (Джон заговорил о столе хозяина.) He did so during a long silence. (Он сделал это во время долгого молчания.)

2.2. Cameron’s story

4. Peter’s new job was at a French company. (Новая работа Питера была во французской компании.)
5. c) He did not use family names. (Он не использовал фамилии.) He used first names instead. (Вместо этого он обращался к людям по именам.)
6. The staff were unhappy about it. (Сотрудникам это не понравилось.)

2.3. Susan’s story

7. She made her mistake in Osaka, Japan. (Она совершила ошибку в Осаке, Япония.)
8. She went out for a meal with their Japanese sales staff. (Она пошла поесть с японскими сотрудниками отдела продаж.)
9. a) Susan poured her own drink. (Сьюзен налила напиток себе.)
10. She forgot to pour drinks for the others. (Она забыла налить напитки остальным.)