Theme I. Introductory course

ТЕМА I. ВВОДНО-КОРРЕКТИВНЫЙ КУРС

Unit 1. Acquaintance

Знакомство

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

1. Welcome! 1. Добро пожаловать!

2. How do you do? 2. Здравствуйте!

3. Hello! Hi! 3. Здравствуйте! Привет!

4. Good morning! 4. Доброе утро!

5. Good afternoon! 5. Добрый день!

6. Good evening! 6. Добрый вечер!

7. Good - bye! Bye-bye! 7. До свидания! Пока!

8. See you soon! 8. До скорого!

9. So long! 9. Пока! До встречи!

10. Good luck! 10. Удачи!

11. All the best! 11. Всего хорошего!

12. Give my regards to your sister! 12. Передавай привет сестре!

13. Let me introduce myself. 13. Разрешите представиться.

14. Meet Mr. N. 14. Познакомьтесь м-р N.

15. Pleased to meet you! 15. Рад (а) с вами познакомиться.

16. So am I. 16. Я тоже.

17. Me too. 17. Я тоже.

18. How are you (getting on)? 18. Как поживаешь?

19. How are your parents? 19. Как поживают ваши родители?

20. How is your mother (friend)? 20. Как поживает ваша мама (друг)?

21. How are your studies? 21. Как учеба?

22. Quite well, thank you. 22. Хорошо, благодарю.

23. Fine, thanks. 23. Прекрасно, спасибо.

24. Not very well. 24. Не очень хорошо.

25. So-so! 25. Так себе.

26. How was your flight? 26. Как долетели?

27. Not too bad, but it was 27. Неплохо, но мы опоздали на

two hours late. 2 часа.

28. Did you have a good trip? 28. Вы хорошо доехали?

29. I’ll give you a ring. 29. Я Вам позвоню.

30. I must be off. 30. Мне пора идти.

Exercise 1. Translate the conversations.

Conversation 1.

A: May I introduce my friend N. to you?

B: Pleased to meet you.

A: So am I.

B: Let me introduce myself. I’m Fred Andrews.

A: Pleased to meet you.

Conversation 2.

Mary: Hello, Dan.

Dan: Hi, Mary.

Mary: How are you?

Dan: Fine, thanks. And you?

Mary: I’m fine.

Dan: Well, here’s my bus, bye Mary.

Mary: Goodbye, see you.

Exercise 2. Put this conversation in the right order.

• Hi, Tom. How are you?

• Oh, I’m sorry to hear that.

• Hello, Mary.

• Fine, thanks. And you?

• Not bad – but my daughter’s not well today.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using topical vocabulary.

1. ________to our country.

2. May I ________you to my boss?

3. Did you have a good trip?_______thank you.

4. ______do you______?

5. Did you have a nice ______?

6. ______me. Are you John Jones?

7. What’s your ______? – Erica Kotz.

Exercise 4. Put the words in the right order.

1. do | how | do| you

2. to| factory | welcome | the

3. Jim | is | this

4. Jeremy | please | me | call

5. too | pleased | to | I’m | you | meet

6. a | you | journey | have | did | good

7. you | like | would | coffee

8. lawyer | I | my | may | to | you | introduce

9. Simon | me | Hardy | you | excuse | are

Exercise 5. Choose the right answer.

1. How do you do?

a) Very well.

b) I’m fine, thank you.

c) How do you do?

2. Excuse me, are you Fred Andrews?

a) No.

b) Yes, I am.

c) My name is Alex Walter.

3. Please call me Mark.

a) OK.

b) Certainly, do call me Sheila.

c) My name’s Mr. Jones.

4. May I Introduce you to Mrs. Melly?

a) Hello.

b) How do you do?

c) Pleased to meet you.

Mr - to a man.

Mrs - to married woman.

Miss shows that she is unmarried.

Ms shows only that she is a woman.

Exercise 6. Answer.

1. Good afternoon.

2. Glad to see you.

3. Is your name Margaret?

4. What’s your name?

5. What is your first name?

6. What is your surname?

7. How do you do?

8. How are you?

9. Good-bye.

10. Did you have a nice trip?

11. Would you like some coffee?

Exercise 7. Make up your own conversation. Use topical vocabulary.

Exercise 8. Fill in this table.

Asking for information	Making you comfortable	Making you wait

1. Could you tell me what it is about?

2. Would you mind waiting, Mr. Seed.

3. Would you like to take a seat?

4. Would you like some coffee while you’re waiting?

5. Could you tell me your name, please?

6. Do you have an appointment?

7. Please wait a minute. I’ll see if he’s free.

8. Can I take your coat?

Exercise 9. Find out 10 words.

Exercise 10. Learn countries and nationalities.

Country	Language	Nationality
Australia	English	Australian
Afghanistan	Afghan	Afghan
Austria	German	Austrian
Belgium	Dutch, French, Ger-man	Belgian
Brazil	Portuguese	Brazilian
Britain	English	British
Canada	English, French	Canadian
China	Chinese	Chinese
Denmark	Danish	Dane
France	French	French
Germany	German	German
Greece	Greek	Greek
India	Hindi, English	Indian
Ireland	Irish, English	Irish
Israel	Hebrew, Arabic	Israelite
Italy	Italian	Italian
Japan	Japanese	Japanese
Mexico	Spanish	Mexican
Netherlands	Dutch	Dutch
Norway	Norwegian	Norwegian
Poland	Polish	Pole
Portugal	Portuguese	Portuguese
Russia	Russian	Russian
Singapore	Chinese, Malry	Singaporean
Spain	Spanish	Spanish
Sweden	Swedish	Swede
Switzerland	French, German, Ita-lian	Swiss
Taiwan	Chinese	Taiwanese
Thailand	Thai	Thai
The USA	English	American

Exercise 11. Fill in suitable country and nationality.

Country	Nationality
Carla’s from Italy.	She’s Italian.
Manuel’s from Spain.	He’s Spanish.
Shu-Fang’s from China.	He’s ………. .
Rob’s from ……… .	He’s Australian.
Kenji’s from ……… .	He’s Japanese.
Joyce is from the United States.	She’s American.
Sally’s from Britain.	She’s ………… .
Rosa’s from ………….. .	She’s Austrian.
Fiona’s from ………… .	She’s Swede.
Mohammed’s from ………….. .	He’s Afghan.
Lakshmi’s from India.	She’s ………. .
Milton’s from ………… .	He’s Swiss.
Sarah’s from England.	She’s ………… .

Exercise 12. Look at the picture and answer the questions: Where’s she from? Where’s he from?