IV. Act out dialogues. Активизация диалогической речи.

Задание 1. Порядок выполнения задания. Прочитайте диалог ведущего с консультантом по планированию времени. Выскажите свое мнение по поводу следующих высказываний из диалога. Используйте фразы и выражения из таблицы с фразами речевого этикета.

1 For a formal meeting you should arrive on time, for less formal meetings you can arrive a few minutes late. In other countries attitudes might be different.

2 You should tell your friend how long you’ll wait.

3 You should arrange appointments to discuss important matters later.

4 Try to do an unpleasant task first.

5 A hard –working person is not necessarily a productive person.

Expressing your opinions:

1. How to ask for an opinion:

what do you think of/about
what's your opinion of	British television?
how do you find

b) How to give an opinion:

I think	there is too much violence on the screen today.
I believe
In my opinion

c) How to agree with an opinion:

I (quite) agree (with you). You are (quite) right. (Yes), he does (did, was, will, etc) (No), he doesn't (isn't, didn't, etc.) I think so, too.

d) How to disagree with an opinion:

I don t (quite) agree (with you). I disagree. I don't think so. No, I don't (didn't, wasn't, etc.). That's not my opinion. I hat's your opinion, not mine. I don’t think you're right.

Задание 2. Порядок выполнения задания. Прочитайте диалог ведущего с консультантом по планированию времени. Выпишите те советы консультанта, которые вы считаете наиболее важными при планировании времени.

Dialogue. (I - an interviewer; C – a time management consultant)

I: What exactly do time management consultant?

C: Well, it’s all about helping people to organize their work in an effective way; maximum efficiency, minimum stress.

I: And what sort of things help people to organize their time? I suppose punctuality is important?

С: Well, in international contexts , you do have to aware of cultural differences. For instance, in Britain big formal meetings usually start on time, but less formal meetings often begin a few minutes late. In Germany, on the other hand, people expect all meetings to begin on time.

I: If you arrange your own time very well, you still can’t control what other people do.

C: You can set limits. If you are meeting a friend, who always late, you can say “Well, I’m going to wait for 15 minutes. If they aren’t there by then, I’ll leave.”

Someone who constantly turns up late is putting a low value on your time. Let them know you’ve got other things to do.

I: What about interruptions?

C: If you are working on something important and someone drops in to see you, get your diary out. Politely tell them you’re busy and make an appointment for another time.

I: In what way can we organize our work?

C: It’s up to you. There are lots of techniques here. For example, imagine you’ve got two important things to do. One of them is pleasant and the other isn’t. Always try to do the unpleasant task first. That way, the pleasant task is a reward for finishing. If you do the other way round, you’ll tend to slow down the pleasant task because you don’t want to do the unpleasant one.

I: Finally, what for you is a hard-working person?

C: I’m not very interested in hard-working people. You can spend twelve hours a day at the office without doing very much. I’m interested in productive – and happy – people.