LEONID  KOSSMAN






                         EVERYDAY DIALOGUES

                        English-Russian
                        conversation guide

                         БЫТОВЫЕ ДИАЛОГИ
                          англо-русский
                          разговорник




            СONTENTS:                             СОДЕРЖАНИЕ
          -------------                        ----------------
Getting Acquainted..............7             Познакомимся.....
Asking for Directions...........9             Как спросить дорогу
Riding the Bus.................12             Поездка на автобусе
Looking for an Apartment.......14             В поисках квартиры
At the Supermarket.............16             В супермаркете
Shopping for Clothing..........19             Покупка одежды
A Job Vacancy..................22             Вакантная должность
Business Calls.................24             Деловые разговоры по телефону
Preparing a Resume.............27             Как составлять резюме
Preparing for a Job Interview..30             Подготовка к собеседованию для
                                              поступления на работу.
At the Post Office.............33             На почте
Opening a Savings Account......36             Как открыть сберег.счет в банке
Opening a Checking Account.....39             Как открыть чековый счет в банке
Buying on Credit...............41             Покупка в кредит
Inquiring about an Auto Loan...44             Наведение справок о получении
                                              ссуды на приобретение автомобиля

At the Gas Station.............47             У бензоколонки
Buying a Car...................49             Покупка автомобиля
Inquiring about a Co-op Loan...51             Наведение справок о ссуде на
                                              приобретение кооперативной кв.
Telephone Information..........54             Справки по телефону
Toll-free Telephone Calls......56             Бесплатные звонки по телефону
The Weather....................59             Погода
Repairing Things...............61             Бытовые услуги
At the Drug Store..............64             В аптеке
At the Dentist's Office........67             У зубного врача
At the Doctor's Office.........69             У врача
Doctors on Call................72             Вызов врача на дом
Discussing Nutrition Problem...74             Обсуждаем проблемы питания
Making Reservations............76             Как сделать предварит. заказ
      1.Airplane Reservations..76                1.Билеты на самолет
      2.Booking Train Tickets                    2.Железнодорожные билеты
      3.Hotel Reservations.....78                3.Номер в гостинице
      4.Concert Reservations...80                4.Билеты на концерт
At a Hotel.....................81              В гостинице
At a Restaurant................83              В ресторане
At the Library.................86              В библиотеке
Appendix:American Business                     Приложение:Американская дело-
         Correspondence........89              вая переписка.


                            PREFACE
                        --------------
               This book is intended for adult Russian
             learners of English.It presents a series
             of dialogues that are customarily spoken
             by Americans in real life situations.
               The dialogues are taken from ordinary
             situations of daily life-asking for
             directions,making telephone calls ,prepa-
             ring for a job interview,opening bank
             accounts,and many more.
               Everyday Dialogues is designed as a manual
             for improving the Russian speakers'communi-
             cation skills in modern American English.
             All sentences are presented in English and
             in Russian.
               In some cases, a vocabulary section accompanies
             the dialogues.This structural feature is nece-
             ssitated by the fact that some specific topics
             require additional informational units.
               Because of the idiomatic nature of many
             American phrases and expressions,their
             Russian equivalents are often freely translated.
               The author's intention has been to make
             the book a practical working manual.
                It is hoped that Everyday Dialogues will
             serve all those Russian speakers who attend
             English language classes, as well as those
             students of English who prefer to improve
             their knowledge of spoken American English
             on their own.
                All names and figures mentioned in Every-
             day Dialogues should be regarded only as