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 () 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:
) 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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Exercise 3. Insert ['ɪnsɜːt]() a suitable ['su:təbl ], ['sju:təbl] ( ) form of address in the blank ( ) spaces.
1.I hope its 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, , Ill try not to forget about it. (to a fellow['feləu]-student ().
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-
2. surname-
3. shop- assistant -
4. waiter-
5. etc- ..
6. male customer--
7. polite-
8. stranger-
9. common-
10. superior- ( )
11. title-
12. except-,
13. medical practitioner-
14. degree-
15. depending on-d
16. audience-,
17. chairperson/hair-
18. porter -
19. nurse- (0
20. note-
21. magistrate-
22. following-
23. insert- ()
24. suitable-
25. blank-
26. fellow student-
Topic 2: Introductions and Conversation Opening
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When you introduce () someone in a formal situation you may say, for example:
Mrs. Johnson, may I introduce Mr. Bentley? Mr. Bentley Mrs. Johnson.
Less formal ways of introduction are (in order of ( ) decreasing (, ) formality):
Let me introduce Mr. Bentley
Id like you to meat
This is
Meet.
The two people who have been introduced both can say:
How do you do? in formal and semi-formal situations;
Hallo in informal and semi-formal situations.
Hi
Pleased /nice/glad to meet you is more common in America.
In formal situations English people sometimes shake hands when introduced, but do not bow ()
Two phrases often used before introducing someone are:
Have you met ? eg. Have you met my sister?
I dont think youve met . eg. I dont think youve met my sis ter.
If you want to introduce yourself, you may say, for example:
May I introduce myself? My name is Kate Johnson. Im your guide. [gaɪd] ().
Less formal is Let me introduce myself. Mr./ Mrs / Miss should not be used when introducing oneself.
When introducing a guest [gest] speaker to an audience, you may say, for example:
Ladies and Gentlemen, I have great pleasure ['pleʒə]() in introducing Professor Hornby.
To open a conversation after introduction you may ask a question such as:
Is this your first visit to ?
eg Is this your first visit to Russia?
Have you been here / to before?
eg Have you been to Ivanovo before?
Have you visited / seen ?
eg Have you visited the Hermitage?
How do you like / find ?
eg How do you find Moscow?
Are you enjoying ?
eg Are you enjoying the opera?
Are you finding interesting/ useful?
eg Are you finding the conference useful?
What do you think of ?
eg What do you think of the film?
Are you interested in ?
eg Are you interested in law [lɔː] science (, )?
A less direct and more tactful () way of asking for information is a tail question ( ).
eg a. This is your first visit to Moscow, isnt it?
b. You are interested in law science, arent you?
You may also say, for example:
I believe /hear
eg I hear you are (youre) from London.
Ive been told
eg Ive been told youre doing research [rɪ'sɜːʧ] ( ) in criminology.
I expect [ikspekt] / suppose [sə'pəuz] / imagine (,)
eg I expect youve already been on a sight-seeing tour) [tuə] ( )
a. Its a lovely ['lʌvlɪ] () day, isnt it?
b. Isnt this rain awful ['ɔːf(ə)l] ()?
Exercises
Exercise 1. Render into English.
1. , .
2. , .
3. , .
4. , ? , , -.
5. , () .
6. . .
Exercise 2. Make up sentences using one item () from each column ['kɔləm] (). All items in one sentence should be of the same degree of formality.
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Exercise 3. Reproduce the following dialogues rendering the Russian parts of them.
At a Conference (Formal)
Mr.Cox.: r. Steel, , . (To Mr.Ward) Mr. Steel, from Bristol University.
Mr.Ward: How do you do?
Mr. Steel: How do you do?
Mr. Ward: ?
Mr.Steel: Yes, there have been some good reports (presentations). I find the discussion very useful, too.
At Work (formal)
Mr. Pratt: Good morning, Mr. Dawes. How are you?
Mr. Dawes: , . ?
Mr. Pratt: Fine, thanks. I don t think, ? (To the secretary). . .
Mr. Dawes: How do you do?
Miss Lloyd: How do you do?
At the Theatre (formal)
Mrs. Briggs: Mrs. Hammond, .
Mrs.Hammond: How do you do?
Mrs.Briggs: How do you do?
Mrs. Hammond: ?
Mrs.Briggs: Yes, its a very interesting, production().
