Speech Practice
20. Look at the following speech patterns and match questions and answers.
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Asking for reasons |
Giving reasons |
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– What's the reason for ...? – I'd like to know the reason for ... – I find it interesting to know ... – How can you account for the fact … ? – Why are / do you ...?
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– The basic reason is that... – 9 Let me explain. You see ... – I think it is right for the following reasons ... |
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–Why do/don't you ...? – Can you explain why ...? – Why did it happen? – I wonder if...? – What's the point of ...?
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– Well, ... you see... – Well, the thing is ... –... that's why ... – He's got a point. You see ... – The point is ... |
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– Why is that? –Tell me why ...? –What for...? –Why so...? –Why not...? |
–Well, because ... – Because ... – If I could explain, ... – It's like this, you see ... –Why should I...? |
21. Match the questions in a with the answers in b. Refer your answer to a particular situation (formal, less formal, informal).
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a) Why are you: late for work? (1) hungry? (2) angry? (3) tired? (4) |
b) I'm late because I missed the bus: Because I missed the bus. I missed the bus. I missed the bus, that's why. I missed the bus, that's why I am late. I haven't eaten. You were rude to me. I work very hard |
22. Say which job you would prefer and why:
– providing good living, but rather boring and routine;
– which involves working indoors;
– which would be quite intellectual;
– a job involving a foreign language and living abroad;
– providing poor living but interesting;
– which involves working out of doors;
– which would be in some way physical or manual;
– a job involving no language at all; part-time job; full-time job.
23. Read and develop these conversations.
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1) – I'm looking for a new job, sir. – What exactly do you want? –I wouldn't mind working in a pub. – Have you done anything like that before? – Well, I once did a bit of serving... |
2) –I wonder whether you need any part–timers. – What kind of work were you thinking of? – A hotel job or some sort. – Have you ever done anything similar? – Not so far, no. I'm more or less straight from school but I'll do my best because... |
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3) – Do you have any vacancies for full–time staff? – What do you mean (have in mind) ? – Something in the building industry. – Have you had any experience? – Actually, I'm a civil engineer by profession and I enjoy my job, but...
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4) – I’m looking for some flexitime job. – Are you aware of the fact that flexitime doesn’t mean working just when you want? – Well, to be true – not. What is flexitime then? – You should work within certain limits, say in our company it is from eleven to three and you have to do enough hours each month. |