Dialogue 1. Tell me about your family

Listen, read and translate the dialogue.

J = John, H= Helen

J: Tell me about your family, Helen.

H: I have got a sister Kate, and a brother called Ted. I’ve got one aunt and one uncle. Carla is my mother’s sister and my uncle’s name is Jack. Their daughter, Nancy, is my cousin. I’ve got one cousin.

J: That’s not a very big family.

H: No, but we are all very close. Oh, what’s this?

J: This is a picture of me with my wife Judy and my children. My son’s name is Frank, and my daughter’s name is Joanne.

H: And who’s this?

J: It’s Joanne’s boyfriend, Robert.

H: How old is he?

J: He’s twenty-two.

H: I think I know him from somewhere…

J: You can meet him and the rest of my family tomorrow at our little dinner party. Would you like to come?

H: Yes, that sounds lovely. Thank you.

J: Not at all. See you tomorrow then.

H: All right. See you!

Make a similar dialogue and enact it. Use these ideas.

- Tell me about your family, ______ .

- I have got a sister / brother called______. I’ve got one aunt and two uncles. _______ is my mother’s / father’s sister / brother. Their daughter / son is my cousin. I’ve got one cousin.

- That’s not a big family.

- No, but we are very close. Oh, what’s this?

- This is a picture of me with my parents / friends. Their names are ________ and ________.

- And who’s this?

- It’s my boyfriend / girlfriend / cousin / brother, ________.

- How old is he / she?

- He / She’s _________.

- I think I know him / her from somewhere…

- You can meet him / her tomorrow at our dinner party. Would you like to come?

- Yes, that sounds lovely. Thank you.

- Not at all. See you tomorrow then.

- All right. See you!

Dialogue 2. I live in a house

Listen, read and translate the dialogue.

O = Oleg, B = Bob

O: Where do you live, Bob?

B: In London.

O: Bob, I know that! But which part?

B: Oh, I see. I live in Kensington.

O: Well, do you live in apartment or a house? Oh, you don’t say ‘apartment’ in Britain, do you? You say ‘flat’.

B: That’s right. But it isn’t.

O: It isn’t what?

B: It isn’t a flat. It’s a house.

O: A house?

B: Yes.

O: How big is it? I mean, how many rooms has it got?

B: Well, downstairs there is a small kitchen, a beautiful dining room, and two sitting rooms.

O: Two sitting rooms! And upstairs?

B: Upstairs it’s got two large bedrooms and two small bedrooms.

O: That’s four bedrooms!

B: Mm… and there are two bathrooms, and a toilet. Oh yes, and there’s a toilet downstairs too.

O: Hey! You’ve got a very big house! Has it got a garden?

B: A garden? In Kensington! No, it hasn’t! Have you got a garden?

O: Yes, I have.

B: Oh, you’re lucky.

Make a similar dialogue and enact it. Use these ideas.

- Where do you live, _____ ?

- In ________.

- Well, do you live in a flat or a house?

- I live in a flat / house.

- How big is it? I mean, how many rooms has it got?

- Well, there is a small kitchen, a beautiful dining room, a sitting room, two bedrooms, a bathroom and a toilet.

- Has it got a garden / balcony?

- Yes, it has! / No, it hasn’t! What about you?

- Well, I live in a big / small flat / house in _________. I have (not got) a garden / balcony.

- Oh, I see.