Less Common Forms of Address

Your Majesty (Ваше Величество) – to a king or a queen.

Your Highness (Ваше Высочество) – to a prince or a duke (герцог)

Your Lordship (Ваша Светлость) – to a lord (peer) (пэр) or a High Court judge (Судья Верховного суда Англии).

Your Honour ['ɔnə] (Ваша Честь) – to a magistrate ['mæʤɪstreɪt] (Justice of the Peace) (мировой судья)

Forms of Address within the Family

Mother and father are usually addressed as “Mom” (“Mummy”) and “Dad” (“Daddy”).

Aunts and uncles – as “Auntle” and “Uncle” usually with the first name, for example, Auntie (тётушка) Mary, Uncle Richard.

Exercises

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.

1. When you address a middle-aged man whose name you do not know, you say:

а) Mister; b) Sir; c) Excuse me, please.

2. If it is a woman, you say:

a) Madam; b) Lady; c) Excuse me, please.

3. If you want to address an American tourist (Mrs. Jane Hardy) whom you have known for a few days, you say:

a) Madam; b) Mrs. Hardy; c) Jane.

4. If you want to address a visiting English teacher called Helen Parker, aged 25 – 30 (unmarried), you call her:

a) Helen; b) Miss Helen; c) Miss Parker; d) Miss.

Exercise 2. How would you address the following ¹ people?

1. a girl of 18, not married (Judy Brown) ;

2. a married woman with two children, aged 35 (Elsie Smith);

3. a stranger of 25, 75;

4. a university professor (David Clark);

5. your English teacher;

6. your mother;

7. a friend of your own age (Peter Bennet);

8. your family doctor (Alan Nott);

9. a waitress in the restaurant;

10. a policeman in the street;

11. your father;

12. your aunt Mary.

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¹ following ['fɔləuɪŋ]– следующий

Exercise 3. Insert ['ɪnsɜːt]( вставлять) a suitable['su:təbl ], ['sju:təbl] (подходящий) form of address in the blank (пустой) spaces.

1.”I hope it‘s nothing serious, …..; (to your doctor, Jack Wilson).

2.”… , how nice to see you again after such a long time”. (to your friend, Jane Walsh).

3. “ Yes, … , I’ll try not to forget about it. (to a fellow['feləu]-student (сокурсник ).

4. “… , could you find time to read my paper”. (to a university professor, John Bridges).

5. “… , could you tell me the way to the nearest post-office ? “(to an elderly man in the street).

6. “… , I have great pleasure in introducing Professor James, from the University of London”. (to an audience).

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Learn the words

1. call-называть

2. surname-фамилия

3. shop- assistant - продавец

4. waiter-официант

5. etc- и т.д.

6. male customer-покупатель-мужчина

7. polite-вежливый

8. stranger-незнакомый человек

9. common-общий

10. superior-старший (по должности)

11. title-титул

12. except-кроме, за исключением

13. medical practitioner-практикующий врач

14. degree-учёная степень

15. depending on-d зависимости от

16. audience-публика, аудитория

17. chairperson/сhair-председатель

18. porter -носильщик

19. nurse-сестра (медицинская0

20. note-примечание

21. magistrate-мировой судья

22. following-следующий

23. insert- вставлять (вместо)

24. suitable-подходящий

25. blank-пустой

26. fellow student-сокурсник