Intellectual ability Attitude towards people Attitude towards life

· Would it be rude to call you Kazuko?

· What would you like to be called?

· How do you prefer to be addressed?

b) Read a conversational model that shows how it works:

CONVERSATIONAL MODEL

A: Good morning. Beautiful day, isn’t it?

B: It really is. By the way, I’m Kazuko Toshinaga.

A: I’m Jane Quitt. Nice to meet you.

B: Nice to meet you too.

A: Do you mind if I call you Kazuko?

B: Absolutely not. Please do.

A: And please call me Jane.

c) Read the dialogue again and replace the phrase in italics with any phrase from the box.

5. Imagine you are in a summer camp. Meet your companions.

Circulate among your companions greeting them and asking

how they would like to be addressed.

6. Sometimes you need to introduce not only yourself but others, so you have to ask the other person what his or her name is and what he or she does.

a) Scan the conversation below and pay attention to the expressions

in italics:

Jessica:	Hi, Robert! How are you getting on?
Robert:	Hello, Jessica! I’m fine. And how are you?
Jessica:	Not bad, thank you. I’d like you to meet John Crosby.
	John, this is Robert Martin, he is my classmate.
John:	Pleased to meet you, Robert.
Robert:	Nice to meet you too, John.
John:	Would it be rude to call you Rob?
Robert:	Absolutely not. Please do.
Jessica:	John is my sibling. He is a student at City University.
Robert:	Oh, really? What’s your major?
John:	Art history. What about you, Rob? What do you do?
Robert:	I’m a web designer. I work for Santo.
	But I am really interested in art history too.
John:	Cool! We have a lot in common.
Robert:	Yes. Listen, I have to be off, I’m already late –
	but it was great to meet you, John.
John:	Thanks, glad to meet you too.
	I hope to see you again sometime.
Robert:	Bye-bye then.
Jessica:	See you, Rob. Take care.

b) In threes, role-play a conversation basing on the model above.

LISTENING

7. You are going to listen to a talk «At the Party».

a) Read the phrases below. Which of them are used for introductions?

1) Hello there!

2) We haven’t met before, have we?

3) Jane, meet Bob.

4) Pleased to meet you.

5) Mr. Smith, may I introduce Jane Sharp?

6) I don’t believe we’ve met before. I’m Bob Grant.

7) How do you do?

8) Hi! I’m Max.

9) Mr. Smith, I’d like you to meet Paul Brown.

b) Try to complete the conversation with the sentences above.

c) Listen to the conversation «At the Party» and check if you have completed the sentences correctly.

d) Scan the conversation once again.

Have you understood what the relationships between these people are?

Explain in five sentences who is who. Start with:

I think / I guess / I believe / I’m sure / in my opinion / from my point of view/

as far as I understood / etc.

*e) Do you think Bob wanted to meet Mr. Smith? Can you prove your answer?

WRITING

8. If you want to continue your acquaintance with a person, it is very important to be able to ask and answer appropriate questions.

a) Read the answers on the right-hand side:

b) Write the questions using the beginnings on the left-hand side;

c) Match each question with the correct answer.

DIY (Do It Yourself)

1. Here is some information about the most common ways of addressing in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Read it and try to memorize.

ADDRESSING, GREETING, RESPONDING

There are several ways of addressing people in English. The most universal ones can be used when speaking to strangers as well as to people you know:

Mr. –to a man, Mr. Brown;

Mrs. – to a married woman, Mrs. Brown;

Miss – to unmarried woman, Miss Brown;

Ms. – to a woman whose marital status is unknown (mostly used in the written form, Ms. Brown).

Mr., Miss, etc. are never used without the person’s last name.

Sirisused to a man who is clearly older than you are.

Siris also used:

· by shop assistance, waiters, etc., to their male customers (Madam – to female customers);

· by students to men-teachers;

· sometimes as a polite form of addressing to a stranger, even if not older or more senior.

But nowadays in Britain the usual way of addressing a stranger (either a man or a woman) is Excuse me, please.

Dr. – to people who have a science degree: PhD, ScD, doctor Brown (last name is necessary). If a doctor has a medical practice, i.e. who cures people, he/she is addressed by the title only, Doctor (without last name).

Officer – addressing a policeman.

Waiter / Waitress / Porter / Nurse – addressing people in certain occupation.

In fact people in the English-speaking countries prefer calling each other by the first name: Peter, Ann, etc.

If you want to introduce yourself, remember: the first name, last name: I am Natasha Ivanova. And they will address you Natasha. If you say I am Ivanova Natasha you will be addressed Ivanova.

2. Use the information from the text above and identify the type of situation

(formal, neutral, informal) and introduce:

· a close friend/to your mother

· a classmate/to your English teacher

· your teacher/to your parents

· yourself/to your classmate

· one guest at your party/to another

*3.What are the most common ways of addressing in your country? Write some tips for foreigners how to address properly in your country. Be ready to name them.

ENTERTAIN YOURSELF

Listen to the rap and try to introduce your friends and family in the same manner.

FRIENDS AND FAMILY

WARMING UP

1. You know it is very important to address people correctly.

Complete the short conversations below choosing a suitable word.

A) – Excuse me, …, can I see your drive license?

a) Mr. b) sir c) mate

– I’m sorry, … , I didn’t seem to have it on me.

a) sir b) policeman c) officer

B) – …! Can I have a menu, please?

a) Sir b) Mister c) Waiter

– Here you are, …. .

a) madam b) Ms. c) Mrs.

C) – Did you understand the question, … Smith?

a) Sir b) Madam c) Miss

– Yes, I did, my ….

a) master b) lord c) majesty

2. Insert an appropriate form of address for each case.

Thank you …, I think I can manage by myself.

· to a porter at a railway station

· to a shop assistant

· to your father

· to your friend Michael Black

· to your friend’s mother Mary Gray

Yes, …, he is waiting for you.

· to an inspector of the police

· to Stephen Long, Colonel

· to the Queen, Elizabeth II

· to the family doctor, Alan Price

· to Mrs. Mary Smith, a neighbour, aged 82

*3.What are the most common ways of addressing in Britain / in Russia?

Tell what you know about it.

READING & VOCABULARY

4. Socializing is meeting people for pleasure.

People often meet at different places at various times.

a) Inquire of your partner about

· when he/she last met someone new.

· where he/she met them.

· what they were talking about.

· if he/she likes socializing with new people.

*b) Tell others what you have learned from your conversation.

5. Do you ever find that you have nothing to say after greetings and

introductions? There is an article with some tips that can help you out.

a) Scan it

Sometimes you feel shy or uncomfortable around someone you do not know very well. The reason you feel this way is that you do not know how the other person will react, but don’t let it get you down. You need to break the ice, that means to say or do something to stop feeling awkward. That’s why it’s necessary to improve your conversation skills. A polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial matters, especially as engaged in on social occasions is called small talk.People usually make small talk about topics of general interest, such as the weather, local events, etc. These topics can be discussed easily without knowing the other person well. They are very good conversation starters.So there are some tips:

DO…

ask questions… Try FORE – ask about Family, Occupation, Recreation, Education. (E.g. What’s your major at the university? What do you want to do after you graduate? Have you got any siblings?)

listen…Listen to what people tell you and show you are interested.

(E.g. Really? How can it be? Oh, well. It’s very interesting indeed.)

talk about technologies… Almost half of conversations nowadays are about computers. (E.g. Yesterday I read about a very interesting gadget. It’s ….)

read film reviews… Read reviews so you know what people are talking about and have something to say. (E.g. What do you think of Julia Roberts in Notting Hill? Isn’t she very talented? Do you like romantic comedies?)

DON’T…

talk about dangerous topics – Make sure you know who you are talking to before talking about religion or politics or sexual subjects.

Interrupt –Don’t interrupt an interesting conversation to ask about the weather.

talk about a person’s age, weight, how much money you have or make.

*b)Explain the words in italics.

c) Pick out the best heading to the article above.*Explain your choice.

1. The Art of Negotiating

2. The Art of Conversation

3. The Art of Making Reports

d) Cover the article. How many tips do you remember? What are they?

*e)Try to summarize information in 3-5 sentences.

Which tips do you think are good advice? Is there any bad advice?

**Why do you think so?

6.Imagine that you are at a conference / in an office / at a party and meet some people for the first time. You want to make a small talk.

What topics can help you to break the ice?

a) Try to define the topics in the box below that are interesting / safe / conversation-killer / a bit risky / taboo / in different situations (at a conference / in an office / at a party):

films something you want to sell latest achievements in your field

your new gadget your last holiday your health problems sport

your family your work/studies your weekend the weather

your country food and drink people you both know clothes cars

breakthrough technologies your age politics confidential data

b) Compare your ideas with other students, summarize the information and speak it out.

LISTENING

7. There are different people chatting in an office.

a) Listen to their conversations and tick (√) which of the following topics are mentioned:

sport news books music the economic situation

weather clothes people holidays films

*b)Summarize the information and tell what these people were talking about.

Which words helped you guess?

SPEAKING

8. Imagine you are at a party.

Talk to as many different people as possible.

Start and finish conversations with them using

the flowchart below and the vocabulary from the unit.

LANGUAGE NOTE will help you start and finish a conversation.

Student A Student B

Introduce yourself

Introduce yourself and ask a

question

Answer the question.

Then ask one of your questions.

Make small talk

LANGUAGE NOTE

DIY

1. Watch the video Introducing Yourself and Meeting People and write down the questions you have heard. Be ready to ask and be asked similar questions.

2. Read the words in the box below.

a) Get to know their meanings / *definitions. If you do not know the meaning / *definition of a word, look it up in a dictionary. You may use dictionaries on-line:

http://www.lingvo-online.ru/ru/Translate/en-ru

http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=1&SHL=2 http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/scout#scout__31

b) Organise the words above in the columns:

Intellectual ability Attitude towards people Attitude towards life

______________ ___________________ ________________

______________ ___________________ ________________

ENTERTAIN YOURSELF

Read and try to memorize this poem (by J. Patrick Lewis).

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