Unit 1

Greetings, introductions and saying goodbye

1. Words and expressions.

Good morning (afternoon, evening). I am very glad to see you. Have you met Mr. … Let me introduce you (myself). How do you do. My pleasure. Do you happen to know … Certainly He has recently joined our department. I see. I first could not place him. It was very nice meeting you. So do I.

Доброе утро (день, вечер). Очень рад вас видеть. Вы знакомы с г-ном … Позвольте вас представить (представиться). Рад с вами познакомиться. Пожалуйста. Вы случайно не знаете … Конечно Он недавно начал работать в нашем отделе. Понятно. Сначала я не мог вспомнить, откуда я его знаю. Было очень приятно с вами познакомиться. И мне тоже.

2. Read and act the dialogues.

Dialogue 1.

- Good morning, Mr. Smith.

- Good morning, Mr. Brown. I’m very glad to see you. How are you?

- Fine, thanks. And you?

- Thanks, I’m OK.

Dialogue 2.

- Mr. Show, have you met Mr. Thompson?

- No, not yet, I’m afraid.

- Then, let me introduce you, Mr. Show, Mr. Thompson.

- How do you do.

- How do you do. I’m very glad to see you.

- So am I. Here is my card.

- And here is mine.

- Thank you.

- My pleasure.

Dialogue 3.

- Professor Hartley?

- Yes.

- Duncan Smith from the University.

- Oh, how nice to see you.

- And this is my colleague John Williams.

- How do you do.

- Pleased to meet you.

Dialogue 4.

- Excuse me, do you happen to know the gentleman in a dark suit over there?

- Why, certainly. This is Mr. Brown. He has recently joined our department.

- Oh, I see. I first could not place him. Now I do remember him.

Dialogue 5.

- It was very nice meeting you.

- I was also glad to meet you. And I hope to see you again soon.

- So do I. Goodbye.

- Goodbye.

3. Study the business card and answer the questions.

J. Michael Hewitt M.D., M.B.B.S., M.R.C.P., (UK), F.R.C.P.C., FACP, MSED DIPLOMATE AMERICAN BOARD OF CRITICAL CARE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT UCLA (661) 327-2208 1701 26th Street Bakersfield, CA 93301 jmhewitt@hewittmedical.com hewittmedical.com

Notes:

M.D. M.B.B.S. M.R.C.P. F.R.C.P.C. FACP MSED UCLA

- medical doctor - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Membership of the Royal College of Physicians - Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Canada - Fellow of the American College of Physicians - Master of Science in Education - University of California, Los Angeles

1. Whose card is this?

2. Who is he?

3. What company is he from?

4. What city is he from?

5. What is his telephone number?

6. What is the address of his company?

4. Read the text and guess the meaning of words and expressions given in bold type.

To find out what someone’s job is you say “What do you do?” Here, Kerstin talks about her job: “I work for a large European car maker. I work on car design. In fact, I run the design department and I manage a team of designers: 20 people work under me. It’s very interesting. One of my main responsibilities is to make sure that new model designs are finished on time. I’m also in charge of design budgets. I deal with a lot of different people in the company. I’m responsible for co-ordination between design and production: I work with managers at our manufacturing plants.