Практическая работа № 10.3

Ignorance, lack of certainty

Цель: развитие навыков разговорной речи по теме «Незнание, недостаток уверенности».

Оборудование: раздаточный материал

I don't know. I can't (couldn't) say. Sorry (I'm afraid) I don't know. I'm afraid I can't say. I wouldn't know. How would I know? Not that I know (of). No idea! * Search me! (фам.) *Ask me another, (фам.) *I haven't got the slightest idea. I don't know the first thing about it. I wish I knew. If I remember rightly... If I'm not mistaken As far as I know...

Я не знаю. He могу сказать. Боюсь, что я не знаю. Боюсь, что я не могу (вам) сказать. Откуда я могу знать? Насколько я знаю, нет. Понятия не имею. Понятия не имею. (Спросите меня что-нибудь полегче.) He имею ни малейшего представления. (Понятия не имею.) Я в этом совершенно не разбираюсь. К сожалению, не знаю. Если мне не изменяет па­мять... Если я не ошибаюсь... Насколько мне известно….

'I'm afraid I don’t know.'

Exercises

I. Confess that you are ignorant. Use the following:

I don't know. No idea!

I'm afraid I can't say. I wish I knew.

2. When was Byron born? 2. Where is Galsworthy bur­led? 3. How many boroughs are there in New York? 4, When did George Washington become president of the USA? 5. Who directed the film "Lady Hamilton"? 6. By What studio was the film "Witness for the Prosecution" Released? 7. Why are English policemen called Bobbies? 8. Do they have tickets on the New York subway?

4. Express ignorance answering the questions in full. Begin your answers with "I don't know where..., who...", etc. (Mind the word order.) Make your suppositions.

Model: "Where will they change?"

"I don't know where they will change, probably at Marble Arch."

1. Who will get the Best Actor Award? 2. Where will they change? 3. When will the staff meeting be held? 4. When was the film released? 5. How did it come about? 6. When is the train due? 7. Is there a short cut to Oxford Street? 8. Is this a through train? 9. Which way does the room face?

5. Express uncertainty and say where one can find some information on the question.

Model: "What is the Tate Gallery?"

"As far as I know (If I'm not mistaken... If I remember rightly) it's one of the biggest art galleries in London. For details look up some guide to London museums and art galleries."

1. When is the presidential election in the USA held? 2. Who plays the leading role in the film "To Kill a Mocking Bird"? 3. What is the symbol of the US Republican Party? 4. What is the biggest art gallery in London?

5.What does the abbreviation I.Q. stand for? 6. What is an eleven-plus examination?