Межличностное общение

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1. Study the following terms.

1. Interpersonal communication is an exchange of information between two or more people.

2. A biography is a detailed description of a person's life.

3. A family is a group of people affiliated by consanguinity (by recognized birth), affinity (by marriage), or co-residence and/or shared consumption.

4. Working day is any day of the week except Sunday, public holidays, and, in some cases, Saturday.

5. Hobby is an activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.

6. Travelling is the activity of moving or journeying from one place to another, especially to places far from home.

7. Hotel is a place that has rooms in which people can stay especially when they are travelling; a place that provides food, lodging, and other services for paying guests.

8. A meal is an eating occasion that takes place at a certain time and includes specific, prepared food, or the food eaten on that occasion.

9. Shopping is the process of browsing and/or purchasing items in exchange for money.

10. Banking is the business activity of accepting and safeguarding money owned by other individuals and entities, and then lending out this money in order to earn a profit.

2. Match the words to their definitions.

1. Interpersonal communication	a) a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household
2. A family	b) a story written about someone's life
3. Shopping	c) a regular activity that is done for enjoyment, typically during one's leisure time
4. Working day	d) the movement of people between relatively distant geographical locations, and can involve travelling by automobile, train, boat, airplane
5. Hobby	e) a day on which work is done, esp. for an agreed or stipulated number of hours in return for a salary or wage
6. Travelling	f) an establishment that provides lodging and usually meals, entertainment, and various personal services for the public
7. Hotel	g) the process that takes place between people who are interdependent and have some knowledge of each other
8. A biography	h) the business engaged in by a bank
9. A meal	i) the food served and eaten especially at one of the customary, regular occasions for taking food during the day, as breakfast, lunch, or supper
10. Banking	j) the activity of buying things from shops

Introducing Myself

1. Answer the following questions.

1. What’s your name?

2. What’s your surname?

3. Where are you from?

4. When and where were you born?

5. Can you describe yourself?

6. What are the strong and the weak traits of your character?

7. There are things that you like and dislike, aren’t there?

What are they?