SIMULATED SITUATIONS
Module 0 - Personal Profile dialogue
You are at a party. Here you meet a foreigner. Talk to him/her.
get acquainted
ask for some personal information (country, hometown, occupation, age, etc)
ask about the purpose of coming to Rostov and the length of stay
talk about his/her first impressions of Russia and Rostov
ask about his/her interests and spare time activities
suggest another meeting
arrange the time and place
Dialogue
You are on a Student Exchange Programme in Britain. It is the Fresher’s Week party. Talk to one of the students there.
Get acquainted
Ask for some personal information (name, country of origin, etc)
Ask what university he/she studies at
Find out about his/her course of study
Share your impressions of the university and campus
Ask about his/her interests and favourite spare time activities
Suggest another meeting
Arrange the time and place to meet
Dialogue
You have just become a university student of SFU. At the matriculation ceremony you meet an international student who is studying at this university. Talk to him/her.
Greet him/her and introduce yourself
Ask for some personal information (name, country of origin, etc)
Ask about the faculty/department he/she is studying at
Find out how he/she is finding his/her course of study
Share your impressions of being a student at this university
Ask about his/her impressions of Russia and his/her opinion of Rostov
Ask about his/her interests and favourite spare time activities
Suggest another meeting (the time and the place)
Dialogue
You are at a party. Here you meet a foreigner. Talk to him/her.
Greet him/her and introduce yourself
Ask for some personal information (country, city, occupation, etc.)
Ask about the purpose of his/her visit to Rostov and the length of stay
Talk about his/her first impressions of Russia and Rostov
Ask about his/her hobbies and favorite free time activities
Tell about your interests and hobbies
Suggest another meeting
Arrange the time and place to meet
Module 1 – Learning to Learn dialogue
You are in Britain on a Student Exchange Programme. Here you meet a British student. Talk to him/her.
Greet him/her and introduce yourself
Ask for some personal information (name, country of origin, etc)
Talk about your progress in learning the English language
Say where and how long you have been studying it
Explain your reasons to study it
Ask about his/her experience in learning a foreign language
Ask for advice on how you can improve your knowledge of the English language
Dialogue
Recently you have got acquainted with a British student who studies Russian in Rostov. You meet him/her at the university library. Talk to him/her.
Greet him/her
Ask about his/her progress in learning the Russian language
Ask where and how long he/she has been studying it
Ask about his/her reasons for studying the Russian language
Speak about your experience in learning English
Give advice on how he/she can improve his/her language skills
Wish your friend a success in further study
D I A L O G U E
You are in the university cafeteria. You talk to a British student who is studying Russian at South Federal University.
Greet the student and ask him/her how long he/she has been learning Russian
Ask if he/she finds learning Russian difficult
Express your opinion of learning English
Say what ways of learning a foreign language you find effective
Ask him/her what recommendations in language learning he/she finds helpful
Suggest keeping in touch with him/her via e-mail to make your language learning more effective