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I understand you well (Я понимаю вас хорошо). Do you understand me (Вы понимаете меня)? Does your colleague (коллега) understand you? Do your business partners (деловой партнер) also (тоже, также) understand you well? Do we understand each other (друг друга) well enough (достаточно хорошо)?
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– Do I understand it right (Правильно ли я понимаю) that you got (получить) a new appointment (назначение, должность)?
– Yes, but I hardly believe it myself (с трудом верю в это сам).
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– Do you want to say that you hold this appointment (занимать должность)?
– It seems so (Кажется, да).
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– Does she complete projects for grants (выполнять проекты на грант) regularly?
– Not quite (не совсем) regularly but rather often (довольно часто).
– Do you participate in the competitions for grants (участвовать в конкурсах на гранты) often?
– I do sometimes (иногда), but not quite often (не очень часто) as I’d love to (как мне бы хотелось).
– Do they encourage (поощрять, приветствовать) collaborative (совместный) projects?
– They seem to (кажется, да).
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Do you like it here (Вам нравится здесь)? I like it here very much.
Does he like it here? He does (да).
Does she like it here? Oh yes, she does.
Do they like it there (Им там нравится)? They like it there very much.
Do you like it in Ulan-Ude (Вам нравится в Улан-Удэ)? I like it here in Ulan-Ude very much.
Do you like it at the Baikal (Вам нравится на Байкале)? I do very much.
Do they speak Portuguese in Brazil (Они разговаривают на португальском языке в Бразилии)? They do (Да).
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Does the sun set in the east (Солнце заходит на востоке)? It does not (Нет). It sets in the west (на западе). It rises (восходить) in the east.
Do you turn on the light (включать свет) when it gets dark (когда становится темно)? We do (Да).
Does she switch off the light (выключать свет) when she goes out of the room (когда выходит из комнаты)? She does (Да, выключает).
Does he turn off the tap (выключать кран) or does he often forget (забывать) about that? He turns it off (отключать), that’s for sure (это точно). Don’t worry (Не беспокойтесь).
Does he want to listen to the news (слушать новости)? He does (Да).
Do they have three bedrooms (спальня) in their house? That’s right (Это верно).
Do you weigh (весить – о весе человека) one hundred and fifty pounds (150 фунтов) [около 70 кг.]? I do (Да).
The Past Simple Tense
The affirmative sentences
I studied French at school. I began to learn English only at the college.
That’s the thing (Вот в чем дело).
It’s a pity (жаль) I didn’t learn English since the early childhood (с раннего детства).
If I did (если бы я училa с раннего детства; если бы это было так – контекстуальный или смысловой перевод) I would be able (я смог бы) to talk English with my colleagues (коллега) from abroad (из-за границы). It’s kind of obstacle (некая помеха, препятствие) when you don’t know languages.
Actually it is (На самом деле, это так).
As far as I am concerned (что касается меня) I would be happy (я был бы рад) to know as many languages as possible (как можно больше языков).
The interrogative sentences
The general questions
Did you go there?
Did you understand me?
Did you get (получить) a letter?
Did you buy (купить) tickets (билет)?
Did I get it right (Я правильно понял)?
Did you learn English at school?
Did you want to learn English or French or perhaps (возможно) some other (другой) language (язык)?
Did she apply for a grant (подавать заявку на грант)?
Did they find out (выяснять) which types of the projects were eligible (проходной, приемлемый, подходящий)? – They did (Да, выясняли).
Did you like it there in London (Тебе понравилось в Лондоне)? – Yes, I did. I did (действительно) like it there in London. It is admirable (восхитительный), glorious (прославленный), amazing (поразительный)), isn’t it (не так ли)? – Oh yes, no doubt (несомненно).
Task:
Make up (придумать, составить) the interrogative sentences (вопросительное предложение), namely (а именно; в частности) the general (общий) questions in the Past Simple Tense. Mind (помните), the auxiliary (вспомогательный) verb «did» must be at the beginning of the question.
Bring to your memory (вспомните) the word-order (порядок слов) in the general questions:
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