Read the dialogues. Introduce your new groupmate to your sister/mother/cousins.

- Let me introduce myself to you. I am George Wiler.

- How do you do, Mr. Wiler! My name is John Bush.

- How do you do, Mr. Bush! I am a teacher of biology. What is your trade?

- I am an agronomist from California.

- Pleased to know you, Mr. Bush.

- Glad to get acquainted with you, Mr. Wiler.

- Allow me to introduce Benjamin Larke to you, Mr. Flake.

- How do you do, Mr. Flake! Glad to meet you.

- How do you do, Mr. Larke! Pleased to know you. How do you like our city?

- I like it very much, though I haven't seen much of it.

- I can help you. We'll make a car tour of the city one of the days.

- It will be great!

- Alice, is the name of William Porter familiar to you?

- I don't think so.

- I want to introduce him to you. He is very clever, well edu­cated and has good manners. William, this is my sister Alice. Alice, meet William Porter.

- Hi, Alice!

- Hi, William! How are you?

- Never felt better in my life. Thanks. How are you?

- Fine, thank you.

- Mr. Medison, this is Mr. Judson.

- We've met before, haven't we?

- Sure. We played a game of tennis the other day.

- And you won the game.

- That's right.

1.13 Look through the dialogue. Tell about George Scott & Peter Brook.

- Your name is George Scott, isn't it?

- Yes, it is. I am an electronic engineer. I live and work in New-York. And what's your name?

- My name is Peter Brook. I am an editor. I live and work in San- Francisco.

- You are married, aren't you?

- Oh, yes. I am married and I've got two daughters.

- What a coincidence! I've got two daughters, too: Helen and Mary. What are your daughters' names?

- They are Susan and Jane. Susan is ten years old and Jane is eight. They both go to a private school. Do your daughters go to school?

- Not yet. Helen is five years old and Mary is three.

- They are at home, aren't they?

- Sure. My wife Joan doesn't work now. She runs the house and looks after the children. Emily is the name of my wife. She is a designer. She adores her trade and dreams of going to her office again. But she can't for the time being.

- It's only natural. Nowadays very few women are satisfied with being housewives. My wife, whose name is Nancy, is a teacher of Russian. She works at a college.

- Do you have any brothers or sisters?

- Unfortunately not. I am the only child in the family. I've got a cousin who lives in Chicago. We are on friendly terms.

- I have got a sister. She is much younger than I am. She lives with our parents in Los Angeles. I've seen very little of her of late.

- Los Angeles is a beautiful city. My aunt lives there and I visit her from time to time.

- It's a long time since I went to Los Angeles.

- Too bad!

1.14 Student A Get to know something about Student B by asking him/her questions and filling in the following form. (Student B will also ask you questions.)

Name:....................................................... Age..................................

Country of origin:.................................... Nationality........................

Home town/village:....................................................................................

Number of people in family.....................................................................

Mother Father Number of brothers Number of sisters Anyone else

..............................................................................

Father's occupation:...............................................................................

Mother's occupation................................................................................

Still at school Yes/No Left school:...................(year)

(If Student B has left school):

Present job:......................................................................................... or

College/University:............................................................................

Length of time spent studying English:................................years

Interests:........................................................................................

Favourite colour:...................................................................................

Foreign countries visited:........................................................................

Main ambition:..........................................................................................

 

Before starting, work out which questions to ask. For example:

What's your name?

Where do you come from?

Have you got any brothers?

What's your father's job?

How long have you been studying English?

Student B Get to know something about Student A by asking him/her questions and filling in the following form. (Student A will also ask you questions.)

Name:...............................................................Date of birth....................

Place of birth: Town:.................................... Country:........................

Nationality:...............................................................................................

Home town/village:.................................................................................

Number of people in family:....................................................................

Mother Father Number of brothers Number of sisters Anyone else

..........................................................................

Father's name:.............................................. Age:..............................

Mother's name:............................................. Age:..............................

Still at school Yes/No Left school:.......... (year)

(If Student A has left school):

Present job:.......................................................................................or College/University:.................................................................................

Started learning English:...................................... (year)

Interests:.................................................................................................

Favourite pop singer:................................................................................

Languages spoken (apart from English):.................................................

Main ambition:..................................................................................

 

Before starting, work out which questions to ask. For example:

What's your name?

When were you born?

Where were you born?

Have you got any sisters?

When did you start learning English?

1.15 FOUR PEOPLE

Student A Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions to fill in the missing information about the following four people.

 

Name	Philippa	Kurt	Maria	Jack
Date of birth		1 June 1944		31April 1975
Country of origin			Portugal	New Zea­land
Married or single	single		married
Number of children	none		2 boys, 1 girl
Home town		Berlin		Wellington
Present job	actress			policeman
Interests or hobbies	music	gardening	horse rid­ing	playing rugby
Dislikes		cold weather	doing the washing-up
		people who snore	writing let­ters
Main ambition	to win an Oscar			to visit Europe

 

Before you start, work out what questions to ask, e.g.

What is Philippa's date of birth? What is Kurt's present job?

Where does Maria live? What two things does Jack dislike?

etc.

When you have finished, compare your tables.

Student B Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions to fill in the missing information about the following four people.

 

Name	Philippa	Kurt	Maria	Jack
Date of birth	18 February 1970		12 August 1958
Country of origin	Wales	Germany
Married or single		married		married
Number of children		1 boy		2 girls
Home town	Swansea		Oporto
Present job		journalist	teacher
Interests or hobbies	learning languages	painting	playing ten­nis	playing golf
Dislikes	ironing			people who smoke
	getting up early			going to the dentist
Main ambition		to write a novel	to travel to America

 

Before you start, work out what questions to ask, e.g.

Is Philippa married or single?

What is one of Kurt's interests or hobbies?

What two things does Maria dislike?

What is Jack's job?

etc.

When you have finished, compare your tables.

A FAMILY TREE

Here is a drawing of a family tree. Student A also has a drawing of a family tree but it is not exactly the same as yours. (There are seven differences.) By asking Student A questions, see if you can find the dif­ferences. Put a circle around anything that is different. Before you start, work out the sort of questions to ask. For example:

 

Who is Mary married to? What does Samantha do? How many children have Brian and Ann got? How old is Alice

OR Is Mary's husband called Paul?   OR Is Samantha a hairdresser?   OR Have Brian and Ann got one child? OR Is Alice seventy-two?

 

When you are both ready, take it in turns to ask and answer questions.

When you have finished, compare the family trees.

Jones

Bob (retired 75) and Alice (retired 72)

Wilson Jones

Brian Ann Paul Mary

a journalist a housewife Smith a teacher a doctor

4740 Charles Jennifer 50 46

an electrician a typist

48 48

Samantha Joanna Mark

a hairdresser a nurse a student

20 James Pamela Simon 24 17

bankclerk a shop assistant a student

25 20 15

Jones

Bob (retired 75) and Alice (an engineer 72)

Hipkiss Jones

Brian Ann Paul Mary

a journalist a housewife Smith a teacher a doctor

4740 Peter Jennifer 50 46

an electrician a typist

48 48

Samantha Joanna Mark

a hairdresser a doctor a student

20 James Pamela Simon 24 17

bankclerk a shop assistant a schoolboy

25 20 15

1.17 Diana is looking for an assistant. Read the advertisement. Then read the interviews and complete the interview forms.

Microcomputer Centre

is looking for a Marketing Assistant for its London Office

Can you type?

Can you use a computer?

Can you drive?

Can you speak a foreign language?

Do you like travelling?

Then you could be the person we are looking for.

Write to: Ms Diana Pye (Marketing Manager),

14 Clerkenwell Green, London EC 1.

Interview 1.

Diana: Ah, Miss Susan Hayne, isn't it. How do you do?

Please sit down.

Susan: How do you do? Thank you.

Diana: Now tell me, what do you do?

Susan: I'm a secretary for a computer company in Croydon.

Diana: So you can use a computer - and you can type?

Susan: Yes, I can.

Diana: What about foreign languages?

Susan: Um, I can speak Spanish.

Diana: Spanish - can you speak French?

Susan: Not really - no.

Diana: Not to worry - oh, can you drive?

Susan: Yes, I can.

Diana: Good... and what are your interests?

Susan: Well, I like cooking and sport... and music and films.

Diana: Cooking... sport... music... films....

Interview 2

Diana: Could you spell your name, Mr Norton?

Michael: Er, M-O-R-T-O-N. My first name is Michael.

Diana: And you're a teacher, I see.

Michael: Yes, that's right. But I like travelling, so I'm looking for a new job.

Diana: I see. Can you use a computer?

Michael: Yes, I can.

Diana: And can you type?

Michael: Well, no - I can't type. But I can speak a lot of foreign lan- guages - French, Spanish, Italian and Japanese.

Diana: Languages... French... Spanish... Italian... and Japanese.

Michael: And I can drive.

Diana: Oh, that's good. And what about your interests, apart from

travelling?

Michael: I like swimming - and tennis and football.

Interview 3

Diana: Miss Jean Wallace?

Jean: Yes. You spell it I - S at the end, not A - C - E.

Diana: Oh, thank you. My mistake. So that's W - A - double L-I - S?

Jean: That's right.

Diana: Well now, I see that you can type and use a computer. What do you do?

Jean: Er, I haven't got a job. I'm unemployed.

Diana: Can you drive?

Jean: Yes, I can.

Diana: Good - and can you speak any languages?

Jean: Yes - German and French.

Diana: Excellent - now you say that you like the cinema and the theatre.

Jean: Yes, and I like travelling - and meeting people.

Surname First name

Occupation

Skills

Languages

Who do you think Diana chooses for the job?

What are their jobs?

Ex. 1 What do they do? Read the paragraphs and find out what these people do.

1. Patricia works in a.... 4. Sheila is the... of a....

2. Anthony............... 5. Mike is a............ on the

3. Carol is a....... 6. Colin works in a........

Sheila works in a language school, but she is not a teacher. She has an office where she writes a lot of letters. She talks to stu­dents and teachers and to quite a few business men. She's the most important person there.

Patricia reads a lot, both at work and after work. She talks to a lot of people about books. She takes money from people. She works from 9.00 to 5.30, with a break for lunch. She also works on Saturdays but the place where she works is closed on Sundays.

Mike likes pop music. He works in a studio. You hear him talking about the music he plays. You can ask him to play you some music. But you can't see him. You can only hear him.

Anthony works for a company called Window-light. He's got a small office and a company car. He meets a lot of new people every day, but not in his office. He talks to people and shows them pic­tures from his catalogue. He likes people with large houses best. Why?

Colin works in a very big room. People come in to bring books back and take out new ones. He often stands near the door where he checks the books and the cards. He also helps people find the books they want.

Carol's like a doctor, but she doesn't see people who are physically ill. She only helps people who have mental problems.

Ex. 2 Complete the table. Then practice some questions and answers with your partner.

 

Who which person who is it who

sells books/windows? Works with people who are ill? Works on the radio? Writes a lot of letters? Reads a lot? Is a director?

Patricia. Colin does. ................. ... does Sheila is. .................. .................... ... and... do.

Ex. 3 How many questions?

Sue Alto is an English teacher at the Big Ben School of Lan­guages in Sargasso.

How many questions can you make from this sentence? (Questions that can be answered from the sentence). Complete these questions then make some more. Practice asking and an­swering them with a partner.

... is Sue's surname?... is the name of the school?

... does Sue work?... is her first name?

... is the school?

UNIT II F L A T

Grammar: There is (are) something somewhere.

 

+ Some

? any

- not any = no

 

The Nechaev's Flat

The Nechaevs live a 10-storied block of flats in Leninskii Ave­nue. It is just across from the State Oil and Gas Academy. There are many business centres, offices, banks, shops and supermar­kets nearby. All that makes this place lively and crowded with peo­ple. But there is also an advantage of living here as it doesn't take you much time to do every-day shopping.

The Nechaevs have a three-room flat with all modern conven­iences: central heating, hot and cold running water, telephone, electricity and gas. The flat is on the 9-th floor so the view's terrific - a great part of the capital is under your feet. There is an elevator in the building and TV antenna on the roof.

The flat is rather big. There is an entrance hall, a kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet, a sitting-room, a bed-room and Volodya's room flat. The mother is very proud of the kitchen. It's repaired, well-equipped and nicely furnished. There is a modem Italian kitchen unit in the kitchen. It includes a gas-stove, a washing-machine, a refrigerator, a dishwasher and a microwave oven. The Nechaevs consider it the cosiest place in the flat. They often gather in it to­gether to have a cup of coffee and discuss what has happened in everybody's life.

The sitting-room is large and light. It has everything for a good rest in the day-time. There is a colour TV-set, a video cassette re­corder and a piano in it. There is a wall-unit, a sofa, 2 comfortable arm-chairs, a table with 4 chairs round it and a lamp-stand in the corner. The floor is covered with a nice thick carpet. The curtains on the window match the walls, the carpet and the furniture.

Volodya's room is the smallest one in the flat. There is a ward­robe, a sofa-bed, an old grandmother's armchair, a chair, a desk and book-shelves with lots of interesting books on them. There is a modern computer with Pentium processor, CD-ROM Drive, Sound Blaster and a microphone on the desk. In the comer of the room there is a small table with a tape-recorder on it.

The bedroom has 2 beds, a wardrobe, 2 night tables, 2 padded stools and a three-leaved mirror.

Vocabulary:

a 10-storied block of flats - 10-этажный жилой дом

just across from... - как раз напротив...

an advantage - преимущество

an entrance hall - прихожая

a kitchen-unit - кухонный гарнитур

a dishwasher - посудомоечная машина

a wall-unit - мебельная стенка

Pentium processor - процессор Pentium

Sound Blaster - звуковая карта (устройства для записи и воспроизведения звуковой информации)

a night-table - тумбочка

a padded-stool - пуфик

a three-leaved mirror - трельяж

2.2 Read the word correctly & mind the stress.

'lively, 'crowded, 'heating, inc'lude, de'sign, 'nearby, ad'vantage, con'venience, view, proud, re'pair, 'furnish, 'furniture, microwave, micro'phone, 'cosy, e'quip, 'cover, 'curtain, 'wardrobe, 'oven, ele'vator.