Speech Practice
20 Look at the following speech patterns and match questions and answers.
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Asking for reasons |
Giving reasons |
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- What's the reason for ...? -I'd like to know the reason for ... -I find it interesting to know ... - How can you account for the fact … ? - Why are / do you ...?
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- The basic reason is that... - Let me explain. You see ... -I think it is right for the following reasons ... |
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-Why do/don't you ...? - Can you explain why ...? - Why did it happen? -I wonder if...? - What's the point of ...?
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-Well, ... you see... -Well, the thing is ... -... that's why ... - He's got a point. You see ... -The point is ... |
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- Why is that? -Tell me why ...? -What for...? -Why so...? -Why not...? |
-Well, because ... - Because ... - If I could explain, ... - It's like this, you see ... -Why should I...? |
21 Match the questions in a with the answers in b. Refer your answer to a particular situation (formal, less formal, informal).
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a) Why are you: late for work? (1) hungry? (2) angry? (3) tired? (4) |
b) I'm late because I missed the bus. Because I missed the bus. I missed the bus. I missed the bus, that's why. I missed the bus, that's why I am late. I haven't eaten. You were rude to me. I work very hard |
22. Say which job you would prefer and why:
providing good living, but rather boring and routine;
which involves working indoors;
which would be quite intellectual;
a job involving a foreign language and living abroad;
providing poor living but interesting;
which involves working out of doors;
which would be in some way physical or manual;
- a job involving no language at all; part-time job; full-time job.
23. Read and develop these conversations.
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1) - I'm looking for a new job, sir. - What exactly do you want? -I wouldn't mind working in a pub. - Have you done anything like that before? - Well, I once did a bit of serving... |
2) -I wonder whether you need any part-timers. - What kind of work were you thinking of? - A hotel job or some sort. - Have you ever done anything similar? - Not so far, no. I'm more or less straight from school but I'll do my best because... |
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3) - Do you have any vacancies for full-time staff? - What do you mean (have in mind) ? - Something in the building industry. - Have you had any experience? - Actually, I'm a civil engineer by profession and I enjoy my job, but...
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4) - I’m looking for some flexitime job. - Are you aware of the fact that flexitime doesn’t mean working just when you want? - Well, to be true – not. What is flexitime then? - You should work within certain limits, say in our company it is from eleven to three and you have to do enough hours each month. |