Interests

Weather

Here and there

QUESTION	RESPONSE
Is this your first visit to Russia?	No, I come here quite often. Yes, it is.
Have you been to Moscow before?	No, actually this is my first visit. But hopefully not the last.
Business or pleasure?	Business, I am afraid. My bank is setting up an office here in Moscow.
Are you staying long?	Till Monday. Unfortunately only a couple of days.
Where are you staying?	At the Metropol hotel.
Is it comfortable?	Yes, very.
What's the food like?	Fine.
So, what do you think of Moscow?	Lovely, it's really old and interesting.
So, what are you doing this evening?	I was thinking of having a quiet evening.

QUESTION	RESPONSE
So, how is the weather in London?	Oh, much the same as here.
What was the weather like in Paris?	Much warmer than here.
Isn't this weather terrible/ wonderful?	Absolutely awful/fabulous.
Is the weather always like this?	No, this is exceptional.

QUESTION	RESPONSE
What do you do in your spare time?	Oh, I play a little tennis.
Is... popular in your country?	Quite popular.
Is it expensive?	Not, if you join a club.
Do you play tennis?	I used to.

■ Ex. 1. Build conversations like this from the prompts below.

1. A: Hello, I'm Mr Newton.

B: Pleased to meet you Mr Newton. I'm Mr Wilson. I haven't seen
you around before. A: No, I've just started. I am in the Accounts
Department.

A: No, I’ve just started. I am in the Accounts Department.

Prompts

Private Banking Division

Administrative Division

Corporate Division

2. A: Do you work here Mr Brown?

B: Yes, I work as a branch manager.

A: Not a bad job. Where are you based?

B: We are based in Bristol.

A: Whereabouts is that?

B: That's sort of southwest of the country. What about you?

Prompts

Retail Sales Manager	Glasgow	northwest
Deputy General Manager	Edinburgh	northeast
Director of International Banking Operations	Plymouth	southwest

3. A: Nice to meet you Mr Jackson. What do you do?

B: Nice to meet you, too. I am in marketing.

A: That's interesting. And what exactly do you do?

B: I am responsible for market research.

A: Is that one of your collegues over there?

B: Yes, that's Mr Smith. He works in the Marketing Department, too.

Let me introduce you.

Prompts

computers	software development
banking	foreign exchange operations
management	personnel selection

4. A: Is this your first trip to Russia?

B: Yes, but hopefully not my last.

A: Business or pleasure?

B: Business, I am afraid. My company is setting up an office here
in Moscow. A: Really, where is your company based?

B: In Manchester, sort of southwest of the UK.

Prompts

the US	Boston	Berlin
France	Paris	Sofia
Italy	Naples	Minsk

5. A: Is this your first trip to Moscow? Do you like it here?

B: Yes. Lovely, it's really old and interesting.

A: Have you found time to see much?

B: Well, I visited the Museum of Fine Arts.

A: Are you interested in arts?

B: Actually yes, it's my hobby.

Prompts

London	the British Museum Library	books
the Hague	a flower show	flowers
Tokyo	the China Museum	china

6. A: How do you find the weather here?

B: A bit warmer than back home.

A: Oh, where do you come from?

B: Wales. This time of year it's pretty cold.

Prompts

much colder	South Africa	pretty hot
more rainy	the Middle East	pretty dry
less snowy	Russia	it snows a lot

■ Ex. 2. a) Imagine that you are at a cocktail party with the rest of the class. At a cocktail party everyone stands up with a drink, chats for a few minutes to one guest and then moves on to another guest. Introduce yourself first, and then find out as much as you can about your partner. Talk to as many people as possible. Each conversation ends with the following phrases:

Well, it's been nice talking to you. But really I must be going now. Sorry to rush off.

I really enjoyed talking to you. But I must be off now. See you later, perhaps.

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