Prompts. Checking understanding

Prompts

Prompts

Checking understanding

Asking for repetition

Showing understanding

Landmarks

Giving directions

Asking the way

Out and About

Imagine that you had an interview for a job of an assistant operations officer at FMA a few days ago. Report the interview to the class.

ACTIVITY

SECTION С

Could you tell me how to get to...

Could you tell me the (quickest) way to...

Turn left/right.

Take the first (second) left (right).

Go straight ahead.

Walk over/under... (bridges)

Go down (up)... (a street)

...until you get to the junction....

You'll see the museum on your right/left/in front of you.

You'll come to...

At the traffic lights,...

When you reach...

Right.

I've got that.

Could you go over that last part again, please?

Sorry, I didn't get/catch that.

Have you got that?

Is that clear?

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

1. A: Could you tell me how to get to the Art Gallery?

B: Yes. Turn left outside the station, then walk down the street.

A: Down the street.

B: That's right. And you'll see it in front of you.

History Museum	turn right	walk up the street	on your left
Circus	go straight ahead	take the first left	on your right
University	walk over the bridge	go along College Street	at the junction

2. A: Excuse me, could you tell me the quickest way to the post office?

B: That's simple. Go out of the station, turn left and go straight ahead.

A: Could you go over that again, please?

B: Of course. Turn left and go straight ahead.

A: First left and then straight ahead.

B: That's right. And you'll see it at the end of Green Street.

hospital	go up the road until you get to the junction	on your left
bank	go down the street until you reach the traffic lights	on your right
bookstore	walk under the bridge	in front of you

3. A: Could you tell me the way to the Polytechnical Museum.

B: Of course. Go out of the station, walk straight ahead, take the
second left and you'll see it in front of view. Have you got that?

A: Right. Straight ahead, the second left. Thanks.

B: Pleasure. Bye.

Medical College	walk under the bridge	take the first right	on your left
Central Bank	turn left	go down the street until you come to the junction	on your right

■ Ex. 2. Use the map and the language above to complete this dialogue.

The way from Oxford Railway Station to the Museum of Oxford and Town Hall. (C)

A: Could you tell me how to get to...

B: Yes....

A: Right, down Park End Street and into New Road....

B: That's it....

A:...?

B: Yes. Cross the road at the junction with Castle Street, then go
down Queen Street until you come to the Museum of Modern Art.

A:... B:... and you'll see the Museum of Oxford and City Hall in front
of you.

A: OK. Thanks very much. B: You are welcome.

■ Ex. 3. Pair work.

1. Student A: You are visiting Oxford and don't know the place at all. You are now standing in Wellington Square. You want to see Christ Church Cathedral but you don't know how to get there. You stop a stranger in the street (Student B) to ask for directions. Remember to re peat and check your understanding of the directions.

Student B: You live in Oxford. You are walking across Wellington Square (6E) when a stranger (Student A) stops you and asks for directions to Christ Church Cathedral (10L).

2. Change parts. Ask for directions from St. Antony's College (24) to Bodleian Library. (91)

ЗАКЛЮЧЕНИЕ

В условиях укрепления экономических, научных и культурных отношений с зарубежными странами владение иностранными языками выпускниками Финансовой академии приобретает исключительно важное значение.

В связи с этим коллективом авторов данного учебного пособия поставлена задача помочь студентам сформировать навыки и умения, необходимые для делового общения на иностранном языке.

На базе многолетней практики разработана структура учебного пособия и аппарат упражнений, которые, как мы полагаем, будут способствовать реализации поставленных целей.

Авторы выражают надежду, что это учебное пособие оправдает ожидания и будет эффективным и полезным.

Литература

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Friedman Jack P. Dictionary of Business Terms. Barron’s Educational Series, New York, 2005.

Grammar Sense. Series Director: Susan Kesner Bland, Oxford University Press, 2007.

Institute for Social and Economic Research Working Papers, 2006.

Libia Raitskaya, Stuart Cockrcene. Macmillan Guide to Economics, Macmillan Publishers Limited, 2007.

Longman Business English Dictionary. Person Education Limited, 2004.

Macmillan Essential Dictionary, Macmillan, 2007.

OECD Economics Department Working Papers, 2007.

Oxford Business English Dictionary for learners of English, Oxford University Press, 2006.

Oxford Practice Grammar. Norman Coe, Mark Harrison Ken Paterson, John Fastwood, Oxford University Press, 2007.

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