12. Discuss your tastes in footwear.

• Hello, Natalie! I’m glad to see you!

• Hi, Svetlana! I’m glad to see you too. How are you?

• I’m fine, thanks. And you?

• I’m fine too.

• I see you have stiletto on again!

• Yes, you are right.

• How can you wear them? Certainly they are beautiful, but they are uncomfortable.

• I don’t think so. These shoes are comfortable.

• It can’t be true. High heels are harmful. They give the big loading on a backbone.

• But I put them on quite seldom. I usually wear ballet shoes.

• Ballet shoes are much better.

• Why do you think so?

• They are more comfortable, than shoes on high heel. Your feet will not get tired.

• Well. And what do you prefer?

• I like comfortable footwear. For example, my black shoes are very comfortable.

• What material do you like?

• I just prefer footwear from natural leather, especially in the summer.

• Why?

• Feet don’t perspire in it and the skin breathes.

• You are right. But in rainy weather footwear from natural leather isn’t so convenient. It gets spoiled. Footwear from imitation leather is more convenient for such weather.

• Certainly, all right. I have a pair of such shoes for bad weather.

• So do I.

• What footwear do you wear in winter?

• In winter I wear high boots from natural leather with natural fur. I have 2 pairs. One pair on flat other pair on a small heel.

• And what colour are they?

• Brown and black. These are the most practical colours, I think.

• All right. Do you follow fashion tendencies?

• Yes, but not always. I don’t chase fashion every year. I think we must buy footwear not for one year.

• I agree with you.

13. You are a true theatre-lover. Your friend is fond of cinema. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of cinema and the theatre.

• Hello, Natalie!

• Hello, Svetlana! How are you?

• I’m fine, thanks. And you?

• I’m fine too.

• Do you like theatre or cinema?

• I like theatre more, than cinema.

• Why?

• Visiting theatre is very useful. Sometimes ingenious performance helps one start thinking about things and issues.

• But I think that cinema can give the correct decision to a person who is in a difficult situation.

• To have a broad outlook, it is necessary to visit theatres, ballets frequently.

• The cinema also shows different sides of life.

• Theatre gives people a lot of emotions.

• There is a big screen and beautiful sound in modern cinemas.

• When visiting theatres, you receive more real and sincere emotions.

• But films are often well made.

• Going to theatres is always a special event.

• It is possible to watch films in the 3D image at the cinema.

• But nobody disturbs you at the theatre eating pop corn.

• I don’t think it is a great disadvantage. I always want to eat during a film.

• I am always fascinated by the game of actors. And you are near them during this moment.

• Many talented actors play in films too. Different special effects, different cities can be shown in films as well.

• There are very beautiful sceneries in the theatres too. A lot of people go to the theater to watch actors play.

• Sometimes people go to the cinema to watch actors play too.

• It is possible to go to the buffet during an interval at the theatre.

• But it is possible to come to the cinema with a meal.

• It is possible to choose different genres: a comedy, a drama.

• At the theater you can choose different genres of films too: a thriller, a melodrama, for example.

• Theatre is a kind of art. It will never become outdated.

• Cinema develops too, now a lot of new special effects appear.

• I think that everyone has his own taste.

• Yes, I consider that one should choose for himself what it is interesting to him.