Dialogue 3. A: Alice, I have some news for you!

Dialogue 2

Dialogue 1

A: Alice, I have some news for you!

B: What is it? Good or bad?

A: Of course, good, I’d rather say – the best.

B: Don’t pull the cat by its tail!

A: Just imagine! My Mum says they are going to pay for my English preparatory courses!

B: Wow! When and where are you going to? To England, I mean to the U. K.?

A: Not so fast, my dear! England is very expensive and I’ve heard getting visa to England is not an easy thing.

B: But what country have you chosen?

A: You know, there are a lot of English-speaking countries. You may go to the U.S.A., to Canada, to New Zealand, to Cyprus, to India! All of them speak English. English is the official language in over 40 countries.

B: Yes, I’ve heard about 400 million people speak English as a native language. 700 million speak Chinese, 200 million Russian and 100 million speak German.

A: But people who don’t speak English as a mother tongue or official language, use a lot of English words. Moreover, many words are borrowed more from English than from other languages.

B: You are right, look around! English is everywhere: on slogans, clothes, soft drinks and many other goods.

A: Yes, our officials also use such words as rebranding, modernization, level, leasing, leader, brand, site…

B: Not only officials use them! A lot of “ teens ” and adults prefer to use foreign words and it doesn’t matter for them whether they are from normal style or from slang or even from vulgar style!

A: That’s why I do like to choose the country where English is native language. I think it will be Australia.

B: I see you have made your choice! It seems to me you’ve thought not only about purity of the language but of pleasure too.

A: Of course! Attending preparatory courses will also be better if you can have benefits and pleasure combined.

B: Congratulations! Good choice! Good luck!

Jack: Hi, Jane. Let me introduce my friend, Nick. He is not from England, he is from France.

Jane: Hi, Nick. Do you speak English?

Nick: Of course, I do. I have been living in London for more than a year.

Jane: It’s great. And what about your family? Is it in France or in England?

Nick: I have a big family. There are seven of us: my parents, a grandmother, a grandfather, two sisters and a brother. They all live in Paris except my junior sister Helen. She lives with me in a hotel.

Jane: And what’s your occupation?

Nick: I am a dentist. I graduated from the college two years ago and came to London to start my career here.

Jane: What about your sister? How old is she?

Nick: She is eighteen. She is a beautiful young lady. Helen wants to become a designer.

Jane: It’s good. I am crazy about design, too.

Alex: You speak English fluently, Boris.

Boris: Thank you, though I don’t think so. Sometimes it is very difficult for me to understand British people.

Alex: Oh, sometimes we Englishmen don’t understand ourselves either. There are several dialects of the English language.

Boris: That’s right. Besides speaking a language is often easier than listening and understanding.

Alex: Is it really true? I think a large vocabulary and communication skills will always help you.

Boris: I’m glad you think so, but I don’t think I’m any better than anybody else in our group.

Alex: I’ve heard your tutor speaks highly of you.

Boris: Thank you for the kind word.

Alex: I wish you every success.

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