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Lesson 10. Topic: A dinner party. A

business deal.

Task 1. Read and translate the text.
A dinner party.
Last Saturday I was invited to a dinner party. The lady who was sitting
next to me, Mrs. Rogers, didn’t say a word at first. She was a large,
unsmiling lady in a tight black dress. It seemed that she was willing to eat
everything that she could see. She said: ‘Could you pass me the plate which

is next to you, please?’ I asked: ‘Which one? The one which contains
yellow berries or the one with red apples?’ ‘Both, and the big plate that is
full of grapes, too.’ - she answered.
She was busy eating all evening and asking me to pass her all the dishes
on the table. In the end, I tried to make conversation: I asked her whether

she was enjoying the dinner. ‘Young man,’ she answered, ‘if you give me
the cake that is in the middle of the table, I will enjoy the dinner even
more.’
A business deal.
I was in a restaurant when I suddenly saw Tom Morgan, who was sitting
at the bar. Tom was my boss a few years ago, but now he is working in
another office. Tom is a smart businessman and always makes safe

investments. I was curious to find out about his recent projects.
While we were talking, he told me about his innovation. He was
planning to build ships that run on electricity. He was describing it so
passionately that I got interested in the idea. After talking for 2 hours, Tom
invited me to join his company as a manager. We both were smiling, when
we shook our hands to make the deal.

Task 2. Write down and learn the new words.
To sit, next to, near, a plate, a lady, a gentleman, to be willing, to smile,
unsmiling, tight, to seem, to pass, to contain, a grape, berries, a cake, a
conversation, in the, middle, a boss, a bar, an office, a businessman, an idea,
an innovation, a ship, electricity, safe, smart, to find out, to plan, to
describe, passionately, to shake hands, to make a deal, curious, suddenly,
recent.

Task 3. Answer the questions.