Translate the dialogues into English

S p e a k i n g

L a n g u a g e F o c u s

Listen again and fill in the gaps in the sentences taken from the dialogue.

Listen to a dialogue and answer the questions.

L i s t e n i n g

a. What time of the day is it?

b. What kind of relationship do the speakers obviously have?

c. What was the reason to stop the conversation?

How …… life?

How ……. you getting on?

And how ……. your wife?

I ……. glad to meet you!

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18. Study the following speech patterns. Read the translations and guess the meaning of the rest.

Let me introduce myself to you.	Разрешите представиться.
Let me introduce you to my father.
Let me do it for you.
Let me help you.
What is your trade?	Чем Вы занимаетесь?
What is your profession?
What is your occupation?
What are you?
Are you acquainted with Miss Flop?	Вы знакомы с мисс Флоп?
Is Miss Clark acquainted with Richard?
Do you want to get acquainted with Mr. Fox?
Are we acquainted?
I am sorry to here that.	Мне жаль это слышать.
I am glad to know you.
I am ready to help them.
I am happy to meet you.
There is nothing to boast of.	Хвастаться нечем.
There is nothing to complain of.
There is nothing to look at.
There is nothing to argue about.

19. Read the following dialogues and spot speech patterns from ex. 13 in them. Act out the dialogues.

- Good morning, Mr. Flake. Let me introduce Benjamin Lark to you.

- How do you do, Mr. Flake! I am glad to meet you.

- How do you do, Mr. Lark! Pleased to know you. What is your occupation?

- I am a biochemist. What are you?

- Me too. I am pleased to know you.

- The pleasure is mine!

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- Alice, Are you acquainted with William Porter?

- I don’t think so.

- I want to introduce him to you. He’s very clever, well-educated and has good manners. … William, this is my sister Alice. Alice, meet William Porter.

- Hi, Alice!

- Hi, William! How are you?

- There is nothing to complain of. Thanks. How are you?

- Fine, thank you.

- What is your trade, Alice?

- I am a student. I study at London University. What about you?

- I am an economist.

- Добрый день, господин Брук.

- Добрый день, господин Файн.

- Как поживаете?

- Спасибо, хорошо. А как вы?

- Не жалуюсь. Спасибо.

- Рад это слышать.

- Разрешите Вас познакомить с моим братом. Стив, это Алан Портер, мой коллега. Алан, это Стив Морган, мой старший брат.

- Здравствуйте, мистер Морган.

- Здравствуйте, Стив. Как поживаете?

- Неплохо. Спасибо. Как Вы?

- Отлично, спасибо.

- Разрешите представиться. Меня зовут Майк Фокс. Я физик.

- Здравствуйте, мистер Фокс. Рад с вами познакомиться. Меня зовут Роберт Смит.

- Здравствуйте, мистер Смит. Приятно с Вами познакомиться. Чем Вы занимаетесь?

- Я геохимик.

21. This is your first year at university and there are a lot of new people around you. Would you like to get acquainted with them? Make up a conversation to meet a new person. Use the following words while speaking.

· Hi! / Good morning!	· Привет! / Доброе утро!
· I see.	· Понятно.
· I say, …..	· Послушай, …
· By the way, …	· Кстати, ….
· Really?	· Правда?
· That’s great!	· Здорово!
· Well,…	· Ну, …
· I hope to see you soon.	· Надеюсь, скоро увидимся.
· So long.	· Пока.
· Good bye.	· До свидания.
· See you.	· Увидимся.

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