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5. Weather

QUESTION

RESPONSE

So, how is the weather in London?

Oh, much the same as here.

What was the weather like in Paris?

Much warmer than here.

Isn't this weather terrible/ wonderful?

Absolutely awful/fabulous.

Is the weather always like this?

No, this is exceptional.

6. Interests

QUESTION

RESPONSE

What do you do in your spare time?

Oh, I play a little tennis.

Is ... popular in your country?

Quite popular.

Is it expensive?

Not, if you join a club.

Do you play tennis?

I used to.

■ Ex. 1. Build conversations like this from the prompts below.

    1. A: Hello, I'm Mr Newton.

B: Pleased to meet you Mr Newton. I'm Mr Wilson. I haven't seen you around before. A: No, I've just started. I am in the Accounts Department.

A: No, I’ve just started. I am in the Accounts Department.

Prompts

Private Banking Division

Administrative Division

Corporate Division

    1. A: Do you work here Mr Brown?

B: Yes, I work as a branch manager.

A: Not a bad job. Where are you based?

B: We are based in Bristol.

A: Whereabouts is that?

B: That's sort of southwest of the country. What about you?

Prompts

Retail Sales Manager

Glasgow

northwest

Deputy General Manager

Edinburgh

northeast

Director of International Banking Operations

Plymouth

southwest

    1. A: Nice to meet you Mr Jackson. What do you do?

B: Nice to meet you, too. I am in marketing.

A: That's interesting. And what exactly do you do?

B: I am responsible for market research.

A: Is that one of your collegues over there?

B: Yes, that's Mr Smith. He works in the Marketing Department, too.

Let me introduce you.

Prompts

computers

software development

banking

foreign exchange operations

management

personnel selection

    1. A: Is this your first trip to Russia?

B: Yes, but hopefully not my last.

A: Business or pleasure?

B: Business, I am afraid. My company is setting up an office here in Moscow. A: Really, where is your company based?

B: In Manchester, sort of southwest of the UK.

Prompts

the US

Boston

Berlin

France

Paris

Sofia

Italy

Naples

Minsk

    1. A: Is this your first trip to Moscow? Do you like it here?

B: Yes. Lovely, it's really old and interesting.

A: Have you found time to see much?

B: Well, I visited the Museum of Fine Arts.

A: Are you interested in arts?

B: Actually yes, it's my hobby.

Prompts

London

the British Museum Library

books

the Hague

a flower show

flowers

Tokyo

the China Museum

china

    1. A: How do you find the weather here?

B: A bit warmer than back home.

A: Oh, where do you come from?

B: Wales. This time of year it's pretty cold.

Prompts

much colder

South Africa

pretty hot

more rainy

the Middle East

pretty dry

less snowy

Russia

it snows a lot

■ Ex. 2. a) Imagine that you are at a cocktail party with the rest of the class. At a cocktail party everyone stands up with a drink, chats for a few minutes to one guest and then moves on to another guest. Introduce yourself first, and then find out as much as you can about your partner. Talk to as many people as possible. Each conversation ends with the following phrases:

Well, it's been nice talking to you. But really I must be going now. Sorry to rush off.

I really enjoyed talking to you. But I must be off now. See you later, perhaps.

Look at communication activities below.

Your name is Pamela Green. You come from Boston. You work for the local police force. You are in the Investigating Department. You are an investigator. It's your first fact-finding trip to Moscow. You stay at "Minsk" Hotel. You have already visited Petrovka, 38.

Your name is Chris White. You come from the US, Boston, sort of North of the country. You work for the IBM company. You company is setting up an office here in Moscow. You are in the Market Research Department. You have already visited the Botanical Gardens. Flowers is your hobby.

Your name is Eve Manning. You come from London. You work for the BBC. You are in the Russian Department. You are an editor. It's your second business trip to Moscow. You stay at Moskva Hotel. You have already visited the Tretyakov Picture Callery.

Your name is Charles Black. You come from Oxford, Great Britain. You are a Chemistry teacher. You teach organic chemistry at Oxford University. It's not your first business trip to Moscow. You stay at "Metropole". You have already visited Moscow University and the Bolshoy Theatre. You like ballet very much.

Your name is Jessi Tutwiller. You come from Los Angelos. You work for an advertizing company. You are a professional model. It's your first business trip to Moscow at the invitation of the Mosfilm Studios. You have already visited the Moscow House of Fashion.

You name is Ann Nixon. You come from Canada. You are in computers. You are on the production side. Your company is based in Toronto, sort of West of the country. It's your first business trip. You plan to stay a week. You have already visited the History Museum and the Kremlin Museums. You are interested in history in general and in Russian history in particular.

Your name is Estelle Winters. You come from Dublin. You work for the local computer centre. You are a software expert. It's your first business trip to Moscow for setting up a joint venture. You stay at "Rossia". You have already visited the Politechnical Museum.

b) Tell your group-mates whom you got acquainted with at the party, what you came to know about them.

Unit III

Topic: Money

Grammar: Past Simple

Communication Skills: Social Contacts (Part II)

SECTION A