9. Complete the following dialogues:

A: Hello, how are you?

B: ... and what about you?

A: ... and how’s your sister?

B: ... could you give my regards to your husband?

A: ... Thank you in advance.

B: ... Bye-bye.

A: Good afternoon.

B: ... Let me introduce my friend to you.

A: ... It’s very kind of you.

B: ... You are welcome.

10. Make up your own dialogues using the following word combinations:

1. Hello, hi, how are you, thanks, nice to meet you, I’m afraid, give him my regards, remember me to, see you soon.

2. Good morning, glad to meet you, how are things, not too bad, you are very kind, what can I do for you?

11. Ask questions to the text and retell it:

Introducing people

There are some main rules of introduction which are useful to remember: men are introduced to women, young people to older ones, old friends to newcomers, and young girls to married. Usually women are not presented to a man unless he is the Head of State or a member of the Royal family. When introducing one says something like: “Mrs. Johnson, may I introduce Mr. Blake?” and then turning to Mrs. Johnson simply says “Mrs. Johnson”. That is all that’s necessary, but one can say a bit of infor­mation which will help the introduced people to start the conversation.

The usual response to the introduction is “How do you do?” which is a kind of greetings and not a question, and the best answer to it is “How do you do?”. Sometimes one may say less formally “I am glad to meet you”, “Happy to have met you" or just “Hello”.

It is very good to add the name of the person intro­duced — “I am very glad to meet you, Mr. Sparks”. If you do not remember the name it is enough simply to ask “What was your name, please?” or “Could you repeat your name?” Men may stand when introduced, ladies may remain seated.

British and American people usually shake hands especially when formally introduced but they do not al­ways shake hands with people they see often. When an

Englishman passed a friend in the street he only touches his hat.

Usually they smile and say: “Good morning”, “Good afternoon”, “Good evening”, “Hello”, or “Hi”.

When two businessmen meet, they usually shake hands.

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GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate articles:

1. 1. Ann is ... nice little girl. 2. Mr. Black lives in ... flat

10. 3. Thank you for ... trouble you took. 4. I often get... letters from my friend. 5. Take ... bus N 9. It goes down ... Shevchenko Street. 6. I like ... meat and my wife likes ... fish. 7.1 am ... first-year student of ... Polytechnic Institute. 8. Please, give me ... pen and some paper. 9. I have ... girl­friend. 10. ... friend in need is ... friend indeed.

2. 1. Ann is in ... garden. 2. He was well-dressed, ... best-dressed man in ... room. 3. How did you like ... film?

2. This is ... house that Jack has built. 5. Thanks ... lot.

5. Kopernik proved that ... Earth goes round ... Sun.

6. ... tiger is a big cat-like animal. 8. He saw a familiar face in ... second row. 9. ... Trafalgar Square is famous for its Nelson’s Column.