- •The Importance of Learning Foreign Languages
- •1. Read the text.
- •2. Make up sentences:
- •3. Fill in the blanks with the necessary words in brackets:
- •5.Match the synonyms:
- •6. Make up questions and let your fellow-students answer them:
- •12. Discuss in pairs:
- •Traveling and customs Traveling
- •1.Read and memorize the following words:
- •2.Study the text. Traveling
- •3. Read and remember how to use these words:
- •4. Look at this list and say which of things you will choose and take with you:
- •5. Make up sentences:
- •Confusing words:
- •7.Answer these questions:
- •Business Trip
- •8. Read and then memorize the following words and word-combinations:
- •9. Read and translate the text:
- •10. Remember the following information. Then complete each sentence with the word travel, trip, or journey.
- •11. Rewrite these sentences in the passive.
- •12. Match the statements and questions with the responses.
- •13.Complete the word map. Use the words in the box:
- •14. Practise the following dialogues:
- •15.Match the words in the box:
- •16. Express your opinion about business trip. Speak about the information you should know if you are going to have a business trip. Going Through Customs
- •17. Learn the following word combinations and phrases:
- •Is there anything liable to duty?
- •18.Read the text.
- •19. Answer the questions:
- •20. Read and dramatize the following dialogues:
- •21. Finish the dialogues:
- •22. Communicative situations.
- •Meeting People
- •Read the text:
- •2.Comment on the following:
- •3. Complete the sentences with suitable words:
- •4. Change into the passive:
- •6 . Match the introductions and questions with the appropriate responses.
- •7. Rearrange the conversation:
- •8. Engage your partner in conversation. Try to establish a common interest (a place, a hobby, a job, family...), use the vocabulary on Meeting people:
- •9. Retell the text using the active vocabulary. Telephone
- •1. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Give antonyms to the following word combinations:
- •3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words and word combinations:
- •4. Give synonyms to the words in bold type:
- •5. Learn the following text. Telephone
- •6. Remember the following telephone etiquette The techniques of telephoning is very much the same in all countries. Only remember your good telephone manners:
- •7. Starting a phone conversation
- •On the phone
- •8. Practise the following dialogues.
- •9. Write down five words or expressions including the word 'phone' or ‘telephone’.
- •10. Fill the gaps in these phone conversations with suitable words or phrases.
- •11. Answer the following questions:
- •12. Read and memorize the following words and word-combinations:
- •13. Read the text:
- •14. Study the list of the telephone terms. Pay attention to the American and British variants of the same term:
- •15. Remember the following facts:
- •16. Fill in the blanks with proper words:
- •17. Practise the following dialogues:
- •Leaving a message.
- •Getting the wrong number.
- •Making an appointment.
- •A long distance call.
- •18. Fill in the missing remarks:
- •19. Complete the statements:
- •20. Act as an interpreter:
- •21. Put the dialogue in the right order:
- •22. Work in pairs. Practise the telephone conversation, using the expressions you have learnt:
- •23. Test your telephone techniques. Your answers should be “yes” or “no”.
- •A modern office
- •1. Read and memorize the following words and word combinations:
- •2. Learn the text
- •A. Answer the questions about the text.
- •B. Change these sentences to the questions and then to the negative.
- •3. Make these words plural
- •4. Use the correct form of the verb to be:
- •5. Answer the questions using the given information.
- •11. Making an appointment.
- •12. Future possibilities with if
- •If Richard goes to the park, he can look for performers there.
- •Modern information technology
- •Read and then memorize the following words and word-combinations.
- •Read and translate the text. Modern Information Technology
- •Answer the following questions.
- •Write 5 questions to the text above and then ask them to your partner.
- •3. Complete the telephone conversation using the phrases in the box. Then fill in the message form.
- •4. Match the verbs with the phrases.
- •5. Read and translate the following useful information.
- •6. Decode the following two telexes.
- •7. Read the report about the convergence of mobile phones and handheld computers. Choose either the adjective or adverb each time.
- •8. Choose the correct variants.
- •9. Write the negative sentences.
- •10. Write your opinion to the development of modern information technology, its advantages and disadvantages. Grammar Reference
- •Література
2. Give antonyms to the following word combinations:
to get the wrong number; the line is busy; to take up the receiver; to hold on; to connect.
3. Fill in the blanks with suitable words and word combinations:
I believe the ... is out of order.
Something must be wrong with the ... It does not go back into position.
There was ... for you this morning.
Can I book a ... call in advance?
As he was walking along the street, he saw a ... on the corner.
4. Give synonyms to the words in bold type:
I will ring you up tomorrow, just about the same time.
A constant buzzing showed that the number was engaged.
"Who is this?" asked the voice. "Miss White is out at the moment. Will you ring her up again another time?"
May I speak to the chief of the Department, please?
Can I make a trunk call from here?
Has anybody called me during the day and asked you to tell me anything?
5. Learn the following text. Telephone
The most convenient mean of communication is telephone. If you want to ring somebody up you must pick up a receiver, dial the number and wait for an answer. If the line is engaged, you'll hear frequent buzzing. If it is free, you will hear long buzzing.
In real life people prefer to use an ordinary phone regularly. Some of them spend a lot of time on the phone. Some people don’t enjoy chatting and their calls are often short and to the point. From time to time we get annoyed while talking on the phone. The problem is that the line is engaged. In other words, someone is already on the phone (= using the phone). Quite often we’ve got the wrong number and a strange answer. Very often we are frustrated because the line is bad. We can hardly (scarcely) hear each other and there’s some background noise interfering and often we are cut off and try to get a person over the phone again and again. That’s why people use mobile phones or leave a message on an answer phone.
If you use a public phone, you must have a card to put it into the slot before picking up a receiver. If the line is engaged, you must make another call in 3 or 4 minutes. If you want to communicate with another town you must make a long-distance call.
6. Remember the following telephone etiquette The techniques of telephoning is very much the same in all countries. Only remember your good telephone manners:
When talking on the telephone – speak clearly. Do not shout and take your cigarette out of your mouth.
Make sure that your conversation with a busy person is as brief as possible.
When calling a friend who does not recognize your voice - don't play: "Guess who?" Announce yourself promptly.
When you get a wrong number don't ask: "What number is this?" It is a good manner to ask: "Is this two-three-four-five-six?" If not - apologize.
If a wrong number call comes through, don't lose your temper. Simply say: "Sorry, wrong number", - and hang up. Don't bang the receiver.
Always identify yourself when making a call, especially if you are calling on business, e.g. "This is Mr. Volkov of the Russian Trade Mission. Could I speak to Mr. Jones...?"
If you have a visitor, do not carry a long chat when your visitor tries hard to avoid listening to your conversation. The best thing to do is to say you are busy at the moment and ... "May I call you back in a little while?" But don't forget to do so.
When inviting friends to a party do not ask: "What are you doing on Saturday night?" or "Will you be busy on Saturday night?" The correct way is to say: "We'd like to have you over for dinner on Saturday."
Finally, remember: if you make the call, you should terminate it yourself. Do not "Drag it out".