II. I wish you good luck!

SPEECH PATTERNS TO LEARN

Excuse my being late! Sorry to be late!

Excuse my disturbing you! Sorry to disturb you!

Excuse my interrupting you! Sorry to interrupt you!

Excuse my being lazy! Sorry to be lazy!

Excuse my calling you late! Sorry to call you late!

Thank you for being so kind. Let's go for a walk.

Thank you for giving me that book to read. Let's have a break for lunch.

Thank you for coming. Let's have a snack.

Thank you for inviting me to dinner. Let's play tennis.

Thank you for your help. Let's speak English.

There is nothing to boast of. I wish you a speedy recovery.

There is nothing to complain at. I wish them a happy weekend.

There is nothing to speak about. I wish each of you a happy holiday.

There is nothing to look at. I wish her many happy returns of the day.

There is nothing to argue about. I wish you good luck.

Dialogues to act

1 - Hello, Peter!

- Hello, Mike!

- How is business?

- Fine, thanks. How are things with you?

- Very much the same. Thank you. How is everybody at home?

- My daughter Eve is ill.

- Sorry to hear it. Can I help you?

- I am afraid not.

- I wish her a speedy recovery!

- Thanks a lot.

2 - Thank you for an enjoyable evening!

- Thank you for coming.

- Hope we'll meet soon.

- Let's hope for the best.

3 - I must be off. Urgent business.

- It was a pleasure to see you.

- The pleasure is all mine.

- Good Bye!

- Bye-bye!

4 -Phil, thanks for coming.

-I'm sorry I'm late.

-No problem.

-The traffic was very bad.

5 -Sorry to disturb you, Derek.

-Not at all.

-Have you met Phil Watson from RUYJ advertising?

-No, I don't think so.

-Phil, I'd like to introduce Derek Jones, our Development Manager.

-Glad to meet you.

♫ 6 -Jane, let's make an apple pie.

-We can't, Chris, we don't have many apples.

♫ 7 -Sorry to disturb you, when is the train leaving?

-At 8.00.

-Thank you.

-You are welcome!

♫ 8 -Eric, let's eat out tonight.

-We can't, Cathy, we don't have much money.

♫ 9 -Come on, Alison. Let's go. It's five thirty. You're terribly late.

-I know, Jill. But I have to do all these jobs.

-What have you to do?

-I have to type these letters. I have to file these reports. And I have to tidy the stockroom.

-Are these the reports? I can file them for you.

-Oh, thanks, Jill. But what about the stockroom?

-Let's tidy it together.

10 -Michael! Come in, come in. I'd like you to meet Josh Crosby.

-How do you do, Michael?

-I'm very well, thank you. It's nice to meet you.

-Josh is our company lawyer. He's taking care of contracts.

-I see.

-I hear you're from Canada.

-Yes, that's right.

-How long will you be staying in the States?

-Oh, about three months.

-How do you like it here so far?

-It's great. Really enjoying it.

-Well, excuse me, I have to go. It was nice meeting you.

-Thanks, nice meeting you, too. Hope to see you again sometime.

11 -Michael!

-Josh!

-Hi. How are you?

-I'm well, thanks. And you?

-Oh, I'm fine. How's Jodie?

-She's fine, too.

-Good.

-She's really enjoying Chicago.

-Lousy weather, though.

-Well, it's the same up in Toronto.

-Yeah. Listen, I have to be off. I'm already late - but it was good seeing you again, Mike.

-Yeah, good to see you, too. Bye. Take care.