Speech Functions Bank

I. Interrupting People

F Inf

I’d like to add something here, if I may. I have a point to make here. + SENTENCE May I say something here? Can I interrupt you for a moment? Sorry to interrupt but + SENTENCE Excuse me, but + SENTENCE Wait a minute! Hold on! + SENTENCE Hang on!

1. Finish up the following statements in English.

1. Sorry to interrupt you, but не могли бы Вы объяснить мне понятие духовное возрождение?

2. I’d like to add something here, if I may. Благотворительная работа требует определенных умений и навыков общения с людьми.

3. I have a point here. Конечно, можно обмануть себя и поддаться давлению сверстников.

4. May I say something here? Быть самим собой требует признания того, что мы, в первую очередь, духовны, а не просто материально и экономически зависимые создания.

5. Can I interrupt you for a moment? Нравственность предполагает такие качества как: честность, целомудрие, самоотверженность и любовь к другим.

6. Excuse me, but человеческая душа жаждет освобождения, не только материального или политического, но и внутреннего освобождения от гнета низменных инстинктов: ненависти, озлобленности, жадности и всех других пороков, рабами которых мы часто становимся.

2. Make use of the language in the box above while discussing the problems of moral re-armament and charity.

SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS

Clubbers Grow Rich on Drug Profits

Britain’s club scene has become a university of drug dealing from which people can graduate within six weeks to a £10 000-a-week career selling ecstasy and amphetamines.

The scene is not only the fast track to wealth, but also to violence, as dealers seek to thwart rivals and extract cash from poor payers, according to a report of the Home office.

Geoffrey Pearson, Professor of Criminology at Goldsmiths College, London, who was one of the authors, said: “Most surprising to me is how quickly people can build up quite substantial and very profitable businesses. Quite a number of people suddenly started to realise that very substantial profits could be made.”

The report found that the supply of drugs to the clubbing scene involved a cluster of “dance drugs” such as ecstasy, amphetamine and sometimes cocaine powder. In the space of six weeks, an individual could be making profits of up to £10 000 a week after establishing a network of retailers and club dealers.

The report also discloses that the drugs market has forced Britain's crime families to admit outsiders to their ranks. The old tight-knit families, based on relatives and particular neighbourhoods, have had to adapt to survive and admit lorry drivers and accountants into their ranks.

The report further found that kidnapping, hostage-taking and seizure of four-wheel drive vehicles, were used frequently to enforce contacts. Such incidents are never reported to the police.

Richard Ford. Home Correspondent