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— Excuse me, do you speak English?
— Yes, I do.
— Where are you from? Are you English?
— Well, I’m Welsh, actually. But I live in London now.
— And what brings you to Moscow? Are you here оn business?
— No, I’m on holiday. I’m a tourist.
— Ah, I see. Do you like Moscow?
— Yes, very much. It’s a fascinating city!
— I’m glad you like it. You know, you speak very clearly. I understand you
perfectly. Do you understand me?
— Oh yes, I understand you all right. Your English is very good. Are you an
English teacher?
— Oh no. I’m a doctor, an eye surgeon. I work at the Moscow Eye
Microsurgery Centre.
— How interesting! The Centre is very famous. Are you a Muscovite,
then?
— Yes, I am. Let me introduce myself. I’m Victor Fyodorov.
— Are you the famous eye surgeon, Professor Fyodorov?
— Oh no! His name’s Svyatoslav Fyodorov. He’s the director of the
Centre.
— Are you his son, then?
— No, I’m just a namesake. Fyodorov is a common name here.
— I see. Like Smith in Britain. Well, I’m pleased to meet you, Mr.
Fyodorov. My name’s Judy, Judy Batt.
— Now, let me introduce my friends. This couple is from St.Petersburg. The
young lady is Svetlana Poliakov and the young man is her husband, Igor
Poliakov.
— How do you do.
— How do you do.
— Svetlana is a specialist in French art. She works at the Hermitage as a
curator.
— Ah, the Hermitage! What a wonderful museum! It’s enormous, isn’t it? Do
visitors ever see the whole of it?
— Well, some do. They return again and again.
— Is your husband an artist too?
— No. Igor’s a graphic designer. He works in an advertising agency.
— And that man over there is Eugene Matenko.
— Is he the man with the beard?
— That’s right, dark hair and a black beard, a businessman, the managing
director of a publishing company in Kiev. Here he comes now. Eugene, meet Miss
Judy Batt, from England.
— How do you do, Miss Batt.
— How do you do. Please call me Judy.
— And this is Mr. Bassov, Boris Bassov. He’s head of the chemistry
department at Saratov University.
— How do you do.
— Pleased to meet you.
— And now meet my friend, George Beritashvili.
— How do you do.
— Glad to meet you.
— Beritashvili isn’t a Russian name, is it?
— You’re quite right: I’m from Georgia.
— Yes, George is from Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.
— What do you do?
— I’m a computer programmer. I work in a research institute.
— And, last but not least, this young man is from Estonia, one of the
Baltic states.
— How do you do.
— Pleased to meet you.
— And what do you do? No, don’t tell me. Let me guess.
— Oh, it’s difficult, Judy. Do you want a clue?
— OK then.
— He’s not an engineer, or a chemist, or a mathematician, And he is not a
teacher.
— Mmm. Are you a journalist?
— No, I’m not a journalist.
— Are you an architect?
— No, I’m afraid not.
— Ah. Perhaps you’re an actor or a film director?
— Oh no, he’s neither an actor nor a film director!
— Oh dear, oh dear. Is he a doctor, like you?
— Ah, you’re getting warmer! He is a doctor. But he isn’t a medical
doctor.
— Oh well, I give up. I don’t know.
— Olev’s an ecologist.
— A doctor of ecology?
— Not quite. I’m a doctor of biology. I specialize in environmental
problems.
— I’m pleased to meet you. But I’m sorry, I didn’t catch your name.
— Olev Anvelt. Please call me Olev. What do you do?
— Me? I’m a lecturer at London University.
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