IV. Act out dialogues. IV. Активизация диалогической речи.

Задание 1. Порядок выполнения задания. Составьте свои диалоги, используя приведенные ниже образцы как модель высказывания. Используйте фразы речевого этикета из таблицы, приведенной ниже.

Запрос информации
Could you tell me more about…? Can I find out some details about? I’d like to know more… . I’d like to get clear about… . We should clarify this matter, I think. Do you know anything else / new about? Where / what / whom should I … ? Who told you that ? You mean to say …,don’t you ? Do you mean to say that … ? Am I right to understand that…?	I’d like to add… . I’d like to tell something else… . By the way… . To tell the truth… . To be exact… . To avoid any misunderstanding. In connection with … You should address (appeal to). As for as … . To go on with … .

Model 1:

A: I'm looking for a new job, sir.

B: What exactly do you want?

A: I wouldn't mind working in a pub.

B: Have you done anything like that before?

A: Well, I once did a bit of serving...

Model 2:

A: I wonder whether you need any part-timers.

B: What kind of work were you thinking of?

A: A hotel job or some sort.

B: Have you ever done anything similar?

A: Not so far. No. I’m more or less straight from college but I'll do my best because …

Model 3:

-What do you do for a living?

-Actually, I don't work yet. I go to college ‘The Imperial Alexandrovsky Lyceum’ and study management.

-Why have you chosen management as your future profession?

-Because it's a demanding and prestigious job today.

Model 4:

-What does your friend do?

-Oh, he wants to take up computers.

-Why does he want to study computer programming?

-Well, he lost his job last month and hasn't been able to find another one.

Model 5:

-What's your present job, Sam?

-I work as a personnel manager at a big firm but I want to transfer to the International Sales Division.

-What for?

-Well, I don't really like to work at the cabinet. I just want to travel, to go to Africa or Latin America, for example.

-Hmm, that's exciting.

Model 6:

-What would you like to be, Ann?

-Actually I don't know yet. I think I'd rather be a writer.

-Are there any special reasons for that?

-I see only one: I like to see my name in print.

Model 7:

Interviewer A: Twenty applicants — that's not bad for one advert. I've made a shortlist of five, so we'd better call them for an interview.

Interviewer B: Will next Monday do?

Interviewer A: Monday, all right. I'll see this one first, Linda Kay. She seems to be the best qualified.

Interviewer B: Is she the graduate in business studies?

Interviewer A: Yes, and I hope she's good at typing as well.

Candidate 1.

I: Now, Miss Key, about your qualifications. I see that you have fluent French as well as English and that you were working with your last company for four years. Tell me, why did you leave?

C: Actually, J didn't leave. The company closed down.

I: Closed down?

C: Yes, it went bankrupt. So I was out of job. I: I see. And have you been doing anything since?

C: I had a couple of temporary jobs, and now I really need something permanent.

Candidate 2.

I: So tell me, why are you applying to work in my company?

C: Well, I was trained in book-keeping and office prac­tice and I'd like to use my secretarial skills.

I: I see. And apart from typing what experience do you have with office machinery?

C: I know how to use the telex machine and the pho­tocopier.

I: All right. Well, I'll think it over and we'll get in touch with you in a day or two. Thank you for coming.

Candidate 3.

I: Now let me tell you a few things about the job. You know the salary already. We pay a bonus twice a year and we give three weeks' holiday a year. Of­fice hours are nine to five thirty and we work a five-day week. Do you have any questions?

C: Er, yes. Well, I insist on a doctor's certificate if staff is away for longer than a couple of days.

Interviewer A: Miss Key is still my first choice, so could you give her a ring and I'll offer her the job. If she accepts I'll write to the others straight away so as not to keep them waiting.

Interviewer B: Are you going to take up her references?

Interviewer A: No, there's no need to do that. I'm pretty sure we can trust her. If she accepts I'll write her a letter of appointment.