Просто перевести текст (за ранее ) not long ago vlad applied for a grant from an american university. he was sure he had all chances to win this grant. soon he got a message that the board at the university had sent him the application docu ments and forms to fill in. the letter having been posted by fedex, the board informed him about the tracking number. vlad doesn’t know what this means, so he asks boris, his brother-in-law, about fedex. vlad: hi, boris, i have got a little problem. boris: what is it? what is the matter? vlad: i saw you receive a parcel with a sign fedex several times.boris: well, i use their service quite often. why are you asking? vlad: you see, i must get a letter sent by fedex, andi don’t know what i am to do. boris: you know, it is rather simple. fedex is an american compa ny specializing in delivering letters, parcels and goods. in fact, it is a carrier service, or an express transportation com pany. there are quite a lot of companies of this kind all over the world, say, dhl, fedex, german parcel, etc. vlad: then, in what way are they different from traditional postal service? boris: in fact, there is a great difference. to begin with, they are more reliable than the regular post. having something really important to be sent, you’d better use the service of such company, though their services are not cheap. vlad: does fedex deliver internationally, being an american com pany? boris: of course, they do. if i am not mistaken, they have repre sentative offices in more than 200 countries. vlad: have they, really? then, i think, i am sure to receive the documents very soon. but then there is one more question: they have supplied me with the tracking number. what is it needed for? boris: oh, using this number you can track your letter. vlad: where can i track it? boris: in the internet, of course. just go to fedex homepage and insert the number you received. you’ll get the complete in formation about where your package is and when it is going to be at your destination. it is interesting sometimes to see that your parcel travels through so many countries to reach you. vlad: do you want to say that their delivery is slower than a usual post service? boris: why do you think so? vlad: you said it travels to many countries boris: no, it is very fast. they choose the best way to deliver. they have their own aircraft and vehicles. vlad: it is really very interesting. i wish i knew this before. now i’d better go and track my parcel.

Не так давно Влад подал заявку на получение гранта от американского университета. Он был уверен,что имеет все шансы выиграть этот грант. Вскоре он получил сообщение о том,что университетский совет выслал ему документы для участия и формы,которые нужно заполнить. Письмо было отправлено через FedEx,совет выслал ему трек-номер. Влад не знал,что это значит,поэтому спросил о FedEx Бориса,своего шурина.

Влад: Привет,Борис,у меня небольшая проблема.

Борис: Что? Что случилось?

Влад: Я несколько раз видел,что ты получаешь посылку с надписью FedEx.

Борис: Ну да,я довольно часто использую этот сервис. А почему ты спрашиваешь?

Влад: Видишь ли,я должен получить письмо,отправленное через FedEx,но не знаю,что я должен делать.

Борис: Знаешь,это довольно просто. FedEx -- американская компания,специализирующаяся на отправлении писем,посылок и товаров. По сути это сервис доставки или компания экспресс-транспорта. Таких компаний по всему миру довольно много,к примеру,это DHL,FedEx,German Parcel и т.д.

Влад: В таком случае,чем они отличаются от традиционных почтовых сервисов?

Борис: На самом деле,разница большая. Для начала,они более надёжны,чем обычная почта. Если нужно отправить что-то действительно важное,лучше использовать сервис этих компаний,хотя их услуги не дешёвы.

Влад: Доставляет ли FedEx по всему миру,если это американская компания?

Борис: Конечно. Если не ошибаюсь,у них есть представительства в более чем 200 странах мира.

Влад: Неужели правда? Тогда,я думаю,точно скоро получу документы. Но тогда ещё один вопрос: они дали мне трек-номер. Зачем он?

Борис: О,используя этот номер,ты можешь отследить своё письмо.

Влад: Где отследить?

Борис: В интернете,конечно. Зайди на страничку FedEx и введи полученный код. Ты получишь полную информацию о местонахождении твоей посылки и времени,за которое она дойдёт до места назначения. Иногда интересно наблюдать,как твоя посылка путешествует по стольким странам,прежде чем достигнуть тебя.

Влад: Ты хочешь сказать,что их доставка медленее,чем обычная почта?

Борис: Почему ты так думаешь?

Влад: Ты сказал,что она путешествует по многим странам..

Борис: Нет,она очень быстрая. Для доставки они выбирают лучший путь. У них есть собственные самолёты и машины.

Влад: Это действительно очень интересно. Хотел бы я знать это раньше. Лучше я сейчас пойду и отслежу мою посылку.

1.

1. This is the professor

e) who teaches me a lot of useful things.

2. Most of the products

a) which we buy come from China.

3. An IT company

b) which offers good services doesn’t need advertising.

4. This letter comes from a company

d) which wants to employ me.

5. I know a lot of people

c) who come from South America.

6. This is the university

f) where I studied business.

2.

1. This is the company car I told you about.

A who B which C where

2. The woman is talking to the receptionist is the manager’s wife.

A who B which C where

3. All the people work in my department are from the USA.

A who B which C where

4. The hotel we’re staying is in Wellington Street.

A who B which C where

5. I’d like to buy a printer is quick and quiet.

A who B which C where

6. During my gap year I stayed in a village there were no doctors.

A who B which C where

The work has just been done by them. This camera was bought by her in Japan. My daughter was taken away from me by them. I was being eaten alive by mosquitoes. Many promises had been made by them. The new bridge will have been completed by them by March. I will be arrested by them. This novel was written by an American writer. The mail had been delivered by them in the morning. The cause of the accident was being investigated by police. The meeting will be held by us tomorrow. He was seen crossing the road by them. The sculpture have been lost by us. Is lunch included in the price? Tom will be cut from the team by them. A new bridge is being built over the river by them. Our offer would be accepted by Tom.