Dialogue 5. A: How old is your younger brother?

Dialogue 4

Dialogue 3

Dialogue 2

Dialogue 1

A: How old is your younger brother?

B: But I have no brothers.

A: Isn’t this kid your brother?

B: Oh, no, he’s my nephew.

A: Have you sent greetings to our relatives?

B: Only to grandparents.

A: And what about aunts, uncles and cousins? Christmas is only a week away.

B: I think I’ll still manage. I’ll write them in the afternoon.

A: What relationship is Mark to you?

B: Well, he’s my remote kinsman.

A: Oh, really? But he always says you are close relations.

B: If he likes to say that, let him do it. In fact I’ve got some new relations of late since I starred in that successful film.

A: Good afternoon, is your wife in?

B: No, Jane isn’t home yet. Won’t you sit down?

A: Thank you. It’s a fine day, isn’t it?

B: Oh, yes, it’s very warm and sunny. While waiting would you like to have a look at our family album?

A: Sure. Who are these people?

B: They are our parents. This man and woman are Jane’s parents, my mother-in-law and my father-in-law. And here are my parents.

A: I see. Your mother is very young and beautiful in this picture.

B: And father? He is still a very handsome man, isn’t he?

A: How old is he now?

B: He is 67, but he is still very handsome. And this is our son Martin. He is nineteen. He is a student.

A: What a lovely face! Who’s this?

B: This is Jane’s cousin, my sister-in-law. Her mother, Jane’s aunt, is a famous actress, and her uncle is an artist, and a very good one. His son is also an artist.

A: This is a very old photograph… Who’s this funny little baby? A boy, isn’t it?

B: Yes, and a very big boy now.

A: Oh! It’s not you, is it?

B: It is!

A: Yesterday I met your cousin in the cinema and I didn’t recognize her at once.

B: She has changed a lot lately.

A: Five years ago she was exceedingly well-fed. And now she is so slim and beautiful.

B: She is like her mother, so attractive and graceful.

A: Does she go to the gym for keeping fit?

B: Yes, she is crazy about sport.

A: It seemed to me she has a strong figure.

B: You are right. She goes into figure skating.

A: I think it will help to look more mature and sophisticated.

B: She doesn’t look her age even now.

A: Say hello to her!

B: I will. Bye. See you

Exercise 10. Make up your own dialogues with the following proverbs and expressions.

· Never judge by appearance.

· Custom is a second nature.

· to be like smb. (in manners, in character)	быть как кто-то (манерами, характером)
· to look like …	выглядеть как …
· to have a fascinating smile	иметь очаровательную улыбку
· to keep fit	поддерживать форму
· to be remote kinsman	быть отдаленным родствеником
· to be alike	быть похожим друг на друга
· to take after smb.	быть похожим лицом, внешностью

UNIT 2

The History Of Forks

Proverbs and sayings

Every man to his taste.	У всякого человека свой вкус.
A little of what you fancy does you good.	Немного лакомства идет на пользу.
A storm in a tea cup.	Буря в чайной чашке.

Text

The History Of Forks [1]

In 1608 an Englishman, Thomas Coryate by name, was in Italy. He liked the country and wrote down everything which he found interesting. But there was one thing, which he thought more interesting than any others. On one of the pages Thomas wrote: "When the Italians eat meat they use little forks. They do not eat with hands because, they say, people do not always have clean hands."

Before Thomas Coryate went to England, he bought a few forks. When he got home, Thomas Coryate gave a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the servants put the meat on the table, he took out a fork and began to eat like the Italians.

Everybody looked at him. When he told his friends what it was, they all wanted to take a good look at the strange thing. All his friends said that the Italians were very strange, because the fork was very inconvenient.

But Thomas Coryate didn't agree with them. He said it was not nice to eat meat with the fingers, because people didn't always have clean hands.

Everybody was angry with this. Did Mr. Coryate think that people in England didn't always have clean hands? And weren't the ten fingers we had enough for us?

Thomas Coryate wanted to show that it was very easy to use the fork. But the first piece of meat he took, with the fork fell to the table. His friends began to laugh and he had to take the fork away.

Fifty years passed before people in England began to use forks. Now it is difficult to imagine a lot of common things we use every day have been innovations. There are some things that we take for granted todays, like silk, porcelain, the kite and even the umbrella. The Chinese discovered gunpowder and it had a huge influence on the whole world.

ACTIVE VOCABULARY

to find	зд. находить, полагать
fork	вилка
to think	думать
page	лист, страница
put	класть, положить
meat	мясо
to buy	покупать
to give a dinner party	дать званый ужин
servant	слуга
to take a good look	зд. взглянуть, рассмотреть
to begin	начинать
to agree with …	соглашаться с кем-либо
strange	чужой, странный, неизвестный
inconvenient	неудобный
to be angry	быть сердитым, недовольным
enough	довольно, достаточно
piece	кусок
to fall	падать, ронять
to laugh	смеяться
to take for granted	считать само собой разумеющимся
to imagine	представлять, воображать
innovation	новшество
gunpowder	порох

Answer the questions

1. What was Thomas by nationality?

2. What country did he visit in 1608?

3. What did he do in Italy?

4. What did he like most of all?

5. What did he do before coming back to England?

6. What did he arrange for his friends?

7. How did Thomas explain to his friends that it was necessary to use a fork?

8. Did they agree with him?

9. Did Thomas manage to show that it was easy to use a fork?

10. How many years passed before English people began to use forks?

11. What other things do we take for granted today?

12. Who invented gunpowder?

Exercise 1. Choose the necessary words from the box and put them in the sentences below:

England, servants, found, to use forks, to show, Italians, inconvenient, fingers, dinner party, thing

1. Thomas Coryate liked the country and wrote down everything which he …. interesting.

2. There was one …. which he thought more interesting than any others.

3. How do …. eat meat?

4. Thomas Coryate gave a …. to show the forks to his friends.

5. When the …. put meat on the table everybody was very surprised.

6. The Italians were very strange, because the fork was very …..

7. Why did they eat meat with the ….?

8. Did Mr. Coryate think that people in …. hadn’t clean hands?

9. What did Thomas Coryate want …. to his friends?

10. Fifty years passed before people in England began …..

Exercise 2. Are the following sentences true or false? Give your arguments:

1. In 1806 an Englishman, Thomas Coryate by name, was in Italy.

2. Thomas wrote: "When the Italians eat meat, they use little spoon…”

3. Before Thomas Coryate went to England, he sold a few forks.

4. When the servants put the meat on the table, he took out a fork and began to eat like the Chinese.

5. All his friends said that the Italians were very strange, because the fork was very inconvenient.

6. He said it was nice to eat meat with the fingers, because people always had clean hands.

7. Thomas Coryate wanted to show that it was very inconvenient to use the fork.

8. His friends began to laugh and he had to take the fork away.

9. Fifteen years passed before people in England began to use forks.

10. English people invented the kite and gunpowder.

Exercise 3. Match the words:

1. more interesting than any others	a. сердиться
2. the Italians were strange	b. было легко пользоваться
3. to be angry	c. итальянцы были странные
4. to be inconvenient	d. хотел показать
5. to tell smb’s friends	e. считать само собой разумеющимся
6. wanted to show	f. пришлось отложить в сторону
7. the fork fell to the table	g. более интересное, чем другое
8. had to take it away	h. быть неудобным
9. it was easy to use …	i. вилка упала на стол
10. to take for granted	j. говорить своим друзьям

Exercise 4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English:

1. Люди в Европе не всегда умели пользоваться вилками.

2. Китай часто называют “землёй изобретений”.

3. Англичанин Томас любил Италию, и записывал все, что ему было интересно.

4. Как только Томас прибыл в Англию, он дал званый ужин, чтобы показать вилки своим друзьям.

5. Все удивились, когда он стал есть мясо вилкой.

6. Друзья Томаса говорили, что вилки были очень неудобные.

7. Он сказал, что в Италии кушать мясо руками было не принято, так как у людей руки не всегда были чистыми.

8. Самым простым китайским изобретением была тележка (wheel barrow).

9. Он захотел продемонстрировать, как легко и просто было пользоваться вилкой, но не смог.

10. Многие древние изобретения и сейчас очень популярны.

11. В Юго-Восточной Азии люди не используют вилки для еды, они пользуются палочками и считают их более удобными.

Exercise 5. Discuss in the group the following problems.

1. People easily begin to use any innovations.

2. Speak how to make a good promotion.

3. Speak about the latest device you’d like to obtain.

Exercise 6. Speak on the topic “The History of forks”.

Exercise 7. Learn the following words and word combinations and use them in your dialogues.

land of invention	земля изобретений
an expert	эксперт
to invent	изобретать
to be made of …	быть сделанным из чего-то
to have enormous impact	иметь огромное воздействие
to mean – meant – meant	значить, обозначать
wheelbarrow	тачка, тележка
porcelain ['pɔ:slin]	фарфор
kite	воздушный змей
to thank for …	благодарить за …
fireworks	фейерверк
gunpowder	порох
huge influence on	огромное влияние на …
Welcome	Приветствие, прием гостя
Hello, sir. Are you dining alone?	Здравствуйте, сэр. Вы обедаете один?
Yes. Table for one, please.	Да. Столик на одного, пожалуйста.
Smoking or non-smoking?	Для курящих или некурящих
I have a table for you.	У меня есть столик для вас.
Please, follow me.	Идите за мной, пожалуйста.
Would you like a drink with your meal, sir?	Хотели бы вы напиток к вашей еде, сэр?
Can I see the wine list, please?	Можно посмотреть винную карту?
I can recommend you...	Могу порекомендовать вам …
Certainly, sir.	Конечно, сэр.
Here is tonight’s menu	от меню на сегодняшний вечер.
Do you want separate cheeks?	Вы хотите отдельный счёт?
It's on me today!	Сегодня я угощаю!
I'll treat you next time!	В следующий раз угощаю я!
Ordering	Заказ
Can I help you?	Могу я Вам чем-то помочь?
I'd like to have	Я бы хотела заказать
Anything to drink?	Будете заказывать напиток?
Anything else?	Что-нибудь еще?
Here is the wine that you ordered, sir.	Это вино, которое вы заказали, сэр.
Are you ready for me to take your order?	Вы готовы сделать мне заказ?
How would you like it cooked?	Как выхотите, что бы он был приготовлен?
Medium-rare or well-done?	Сыроватый или хорошо прожаренный?
Okay. That is served with...	Хорошо. Он подается с...
Was everything OK, sir?	Все было хорошо, сэр?
Yes. That was delicious. Thank you.	Да. Это было очень вкусно. Спасибо.
Would you like some dessert?	Вы хотели бы что-нибудь на десерт?
We have fresh apple pie and chocolate éclairs.	У нас есть свежий яблочный пирог и шоколадные эклеры.
I'll have a chocolate éclair, please.	Я буду шоколадный эклер, пожалуйста.
Can I get you anything else?	Принести что-нибудь еще?
Yes. I‘d like a coffee-latte.	Да. Я хотел бы кофе-латте
I'll bring it to you in a moment.	Один момент, сейчас принесу.
Bill	Счет
Could I have the bill, please?	Можно мне счет, пожалуйста?
Certainly. I’ll get it for you.	Конечно. Я принесу его вам.
Would you like to pay now or shall I charge it to your room?	Вы хотели бы заплатить сейчас или мне записать его на ваш номер
I’d rather pay now, please.	Я бы заплатил сейчас.
I will be back with the bill.	Я вернусь со счетом.
Here is forty dollars. You can keep the change.	Здесь сорок долларов. Сдачу оставьте себе.
Thank you very much.	Большое спасибо.

Exercise 8. Read, translate and dramatize the dialogues.

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