- •Введение
- •2 A) Find out if the city where you live has the places where it is possible to make contact with others.
- •4 Respond to the words and questions on the left using one of the responses you learned earlier. Respond with an answer and a question:
- •5 Change the following yes/no questions to what, when, where, why and how questions:
- •6 Ask another student his or her opinion by using one of the following questions:
- •7 Read the following conversation and discuss the problem with it.
- •8 In the following dialogue, a student is discussing language learning with her teacher. Add extra information to the teacher’s one-word responses:
- •9 In pairs respond to the following closings. Try to vary your responses.
- •4 Read the following short dialogues and say which words and expressions are odd ones; change it and act it out:
- •2 Study the phrases and situations used in responding to information:
- •6 Expand the following statements giving some more facts and information or expressing your opinion:
- •7 Fill in the following dialogue with suitable phrases (used for keeping the conversation going):
- •1 Study the phrases and situations used in avoiding answers:
- •Analysis: Can you explain?
- •4 Say whether the following statements are true (t) or false (f):
- •5 Expand the following statements trying to avoid certain topics:
- •6 With another student, role-play one or more of the following situations. Take turns starting the conversation. Try to keep the conversation going for about three minutes and to avoid certain topics.
- •Interacting in a Group
- •Initiate
- •1 Match the following phrases with the skills of interacting in a group:
- •2 Say whether the following statements are true (t) or false (f):
- •Analysis: Can you explain?
- •4 Read the skills listed below and then read the dialogue. Identify the skill that is being used and saying “What is happening”. The first one is done.
- •6 With two other who speak your language, demonstrate for the class how you would break into a conversation in your language.
- •7 Respond to the following situations and act them out:
- •5 Other Ways to Guide the Conversation:
- •1 Study the phrases and situations used to hold your turn:
- •2 Match the following phrases with the skills of guiding the conversation:
- •Analysis: Can you explain?
- •5 Read the following conversation between Dan, an American man, and his Chinese co-worker, Moy. Then answer the questions following the dialogue and act it out making it more effective.
- •6 Say whether the following statements are true (t) or false (f):
- •9 Express doubt or uncertainty in reply to the following questions:
- •10 Using the words given, make up questions, to which another student replies, expressing doubt or uncertainty:
- •11 Choose the words and phrases used to give a hint, express doubt or uncertainty:
- •13 Respond to the following situations and act them out staying in control of the conversation and guiding it:
- •1 Study the following conversation between Jeff and his father. Find one place where Jeff asks his father for advice. Find four places where his father gives him advice. Act out this conversation.
- •2 Advise someone (your friend / co-worker / neighbour, relative etc.) who says to you:
- •3 Give advice to your fellow-student / relative / friend / co-worker, etc.:
- •4 Role-play. With a partner, role-play one of the following situations. Use expressions from the chart.
- •References
- •1 02 03 06 01 «Английский язык. Немецкий язык»,
- •1 02 03 06 02 «Английский язык. Французский язык»
1 Study the phrases and situations used in avoiding answers:
Во время беседы вас спросили: «А сколько вы получаете?»
Вы не хотите говорить, тогда просто отвечаете:
«Извините, но я предпочитаю не отвечать на этот вопрос, мистер Джексон» –
“I’m sorry. I prefer not to answer that question”.
2 Make a list of “typical” questions that people ask you in the United States or in Britain (or that Americans or English ask you when you are in your own country). Ask and answer these questions with another student. Make the answers interesting. Try to encourage a two-way conversation. For example:
Question: “Where are you from?”
Answer: “I am from Brazil, the only non-Spanish-speaking country in South America. Have you ever been there or do you know anyone from there?”
Other “typical” questions that can be asked a) at the dinner party; b) at the University; c) in the train; d) by your neighbour.
3 Read the following conversation between Pali who is doing some work in his front yard Joe, his next-door neighbour, who is also doing some yard work. Answer the questions given below:
Joe: Hi, Pali. How is it going?
Pali: O.K. How are things with you?
Joe: Not too bad. In fact, pretty good! Did I tell you that I got a new job?
Pali: No, you didn’t. That’s good news!
Joe: Well, you knew that I was laid off last month. I heard about a job opening in another company. I applied and had an interview. Three days later, someone called to tell me that I got the job.
Pali: That’s great. How much money do you make now?
Joe: (Looking surprised) Uh, uhm… well, let’s just say that I can pay my bills and put food on the table.
Pali: (Not really understanding the answer) Oh. (Waiting for Joe to answer the question).
Joe: Well, listen. I have to get back to work. There’s a lot to do.
Pali: Oh, O.K. (Not knowing why the conversation stops).
Joe: See you.
Pali: Bye.
Analysis: Can you explain?
1 Why does Joe looked surprised when Pali asks, “How much money do you make?”
2 Pali doesn’t understand Joe’s answer (“…that I can pay my bills and put food on the table”), but he only says, “Oh,” and waits for Joe to answer the question. If you were Pali, what would you say?
3 Who wants to end the conversation? What is said to show that this person wants to stop talking?
b) Say whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
1 Joe had to get a new job because he was fired from his other job.
2 It took a long time (after the interview) for Joe to know if he got the job.
3 Joe doesn’t understand Pali’s question, so he doesn’t answer it.
4 Pali wants Joe to tell him exactly how much money he makes.
5 When Joe says, “I can can pay my bills and put food on the table”, he means that he makes a lot of money (that is, he is rich).
6 The conversation stops because Joe and Pali have a lot of work to do.
c) Read the following cross-cultural interaction, which shows more successful communication between Joe and Pali. Why is it more successful? Act out a similar situation.
Joe: Hi, Pali. How is it going?
Pali: O.K. How are things with you?
Joe: Not too bad. In fact, pretty good! Did I tell you that I got a new job?
Pali: No, you didn’t. That’s good news!
Joe: Well, you knew that I was laid off last month. I heard about a job opening in another company. I applied and had an interview. Three days later, someone called to tell me that I got the job.
Pali: That’s great. How do you like the job?
Joe: I like it. The salary’s a bit higher than on my last job and the benefits are very good.
Pali: I am glad to hear that.
Joe: Yeah. The other job was really starting to get me down. There was never enough work. Also I can get a good raise in six months if I do well.
Pali: Sounds good. How long does it take you to get to your new job?
(Joe and Pali continue talking).