How can I get to the Paramount Theatre?

One Saturday afternoon while Virginia was in New York, on her vacation, she went to the Paramount Theatre for a matinee. Mrs Miller was already downtown; so Virginia had to take a bus alone. First she went to the bus stop near her hotel. After a few minutes, a crowded bus came along. She got on, but

she had to stand up.

 

Virginia:	Does this bus go down Broadway?
Driver:	No, down Fifth Avenue. Where do you want to go?
Virginia:	To the Paramount Theatre.
Driver:	Well, then you will have to transfer at Fifth Avenue and Forty-Second Street. There you catch a cross-town bus marked Forty-second Street and go to Times Square.
Virginia:	What's the fare, please?
Driver:	Eighty cents.
Virginia:	Can you change a dollar bill for me?
Driver:	Yes, I think so.
Virginia:	Please, give me a transfer, too.
Driver:	I'm sorry. I can't. The Forty-second Street bus is on a different line. You'll have to pay another fare on that bus, it's on five cents.
Virginia:	Will you please let me know when we get to Forty -second Street?
Driver:	Yes, of course.
Virginia:	Thank you.

 

Virginia got off and had to wait only a few minutes for her second bus. As she got on the cross-town bus, she gave the driver fifty cents.

 

Virginia:	Does this bus stop in front of the Paramount Theatre?
Driver:	No, but it will take you near there. You get off at Forty-second Street and Broadway; then you walk one short block straight ahead, turn right, and you'll see the theatre sign ahead on Broadway.   You can't miss it.
Virginia:	Thank you very much.

 

 

Find in the text English equivalents to the following sentences:

1. Куда вам нужно?

2. Baм придется сделать пересадку на Пятой авеню.

3. Cколько стоит проезд?

4. Bы не разменяете мне доллар?

5. Будьте любезны, скажите, когда будет эта остановка.

6. Этот автобус останавливается на площади?

7. Идите прямо, затем поверните направо, вы обязательно увидите.

 

Look through the text and answer the questions:

1. Where did Virginia spend her vacation?

2. Where was she going one Saturday afternoon?

3. Why did she have to go there alone?

4. She decided to take a bus, didn't she?

5. Where was the bus stop?

6. Did she transfer? Where?

7. Could she take a transfer from the driver? Why?

8. What was the fare on the first bus?

9. What was fare on the cross-town bus?

10. Could the driver change a dollar bill for Virginia?

11. Where did Virginia get off?

12. Was the stop in front of the theatre?

13. How long did she have to go on foot?

 

How did Virginia get to the Paramount Theatre? Refill using the following phrases:

1. to take a bus alone

2. the bus came along

3. to transfer at Fifth Avenue

4. to catch a cross-town bus

5. the fare

6. to change a dollar bill

7. to be on a different line

8. to get off

9. to walk one short block straight ahead

 

5. Translate into English:

До театра Вирджинии пришлось добираться на автобусе одной. Подошел переполненный автобус, и она стояла всю дорогу. Стоимость проезда была восемьдесят центов, и Вирджинии пришлось разменять доллар. На Пятой авеню она сделала пересадку и села на автобус, маршрут которого пересекал город. Стоимость проезда на этом автобусе была пятьдесят центов. Вирджиния не смогла приобрести пересадочный билет, так как этот автобус шел по другой линии. Через несколько минут она вышла из автобуса, который остановился недалеко от театра. От остановки ей пришлось пройти один небольшой квартал пешком.

 

 

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Read the following international words and guess their meaning in Russian:

hotel, motel, parking, guest, reserve, phone, telegram, grill, vacancy, observe, formality, information, permanent, souvenir, residence, number, special, service, bar, restaurant.

 

to stay at a hotel	Остановиться в отеле
to reserve/to book a room	Заказать (забронировать) номер
in advance	Предварительно/заранее
Suitable	Подходящий
a desk-clerk	(дежурный) администратор
to hand an arrival card	Вручить листок прибытия
to require	Потребовать
accommodation	Размещение
a single/double room	Одно-/двухместный номер
a suite	Номер- «люкс»
a keyrack	Стенд для ключей
a stall	Киоск
a trunk-call	Междугородный разговор
a laundry service	Прачечные услуги
a maid	Горничная
a doorman	Швейцар
to hail a taxicab	Поймать такси
to notify	Уведомить
to make up a bill	Подготовить счет