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FAMILY

Speech patterns Greetings

Good morning! (до 12 часов дня)

Good afternoon! (до заката солнца)

Good evening! (после заката солнца).

Hi!

Hello there!

Hello everybody!

How are you?

Fine, thanks.

I’m well, thank you.

Not too bad. Not so bad.

Making acquaintance

How do you ‘do? - How do ‘you do? Henry, this is my colleague Olga Petrova.- Генри, это моя коллега Ольга Петрова.

Hello, Olga, it’s nice to meet you. – Привет, Ольга, приятно познакомится.

Hello, Henry, how are you? – Привет, Генри, как поживаешь?

Exercise 1: Define the interlocutors : а)two business men; b)two friends (men); c)a teacher and a pupil; d)a mother and a son; е)two friends (women); f) a secretary and a client.

1. A: Hi! How are you? 2. A: Good morning, Mrs. Brown.

B: Fine, thanks, and you? B: Good morning, Bill.

3. A: Hello, John. How are things? 4. A: Good afternoon.

B: Oh, hello, Henry. I’m okay. B: Good afternoon, sir. Can I help you?

5. A: Mary!

B: Oh, hello, Ann. How are you?

A: Fine, thanks. And how is Peter?

6. A: Good morning, Mr. Canning. We’ve met in Paris. I’m Harold Smith.

B: Good morning, Mr. Smith. Nice to meet you again. How are you?

Exercise 2. Say if the situation is official or inofficial

1. A: How do you do? Let me introduce myself. My name is John Harrison. I work for Sonders

Electronics.

B: How do you do, Mr. Harrison? It’s nice to meet you.

2. A: Bill, this is Helen Johnson. She is here to continue her studies at Moscow University.

B: Hello, Helen, pleased to meet you.

C: Pleased to meet you, too.

3. A: Margaret, you haven’t met Susan Davidson, have you?

B: No, not yet. Hello, Miss Davidson, nice to meet you.

C: Hello, nice to meet you, too.

4. A: Mr. Brown, I’d like to introduce Felicity O’Connor, our business partner.

B: How do you do, I’m very pleased to meet you.

C: I’m pleased to meet you, too, Mr. Brown.

5. A: Hi, I’m Bob Addison.

B: Hi, my name is Lucy Smith, how are you?

6. A: Hello, Bill, meet my sister Ann. She has come here for holidays.

B: Hi. Ann, nice to meet you.

C: Nice to meet you too. My brother has told me about you.

7. A: Charles, I’d like you to meet Rick Fraser, from London University.

B: How do you do? Please, call me Rick.

C: Pleased to meet you, Rick, I’m Charles Carter.

8. A: You must be Susan Johnson.

B: That’s right.

9. A: Hello, I’m Terry Smith, I’m pleased to meet you.

B: Pleased to meet you, too.

Exercise 3. Match the columns

1. Hello, my name is Peter. a) How do you do, Mr. Harrison.

2. Let me introduce myself, I’m John Harrison. b) No, hello, Donald. Nice to meet you

3. It’s very nice to meet you. c ) Glad to meet you, Peter. I’m Tom.

4. What do you think of life in Russia? d ) It’s nice to meet you, too.

5. James, have you met Donald? e) It’s a delightful country.

Exercise 4. Make up short dialogues of your own.