John: Mary, I’d like you to meet Oleg. Mary Smith. Oleg Danilov.
Mary: How do you do?
Oleg: Hello. It's a pleasure to meet you.
John: Oleg is a friend of Frank's. He arrived in New York couple of weeks ago.
Mary: Oh, where are you from?
Oleg: I’m from Moscow.
Mary: Moscow, Russia? You know, in America there are several towns named
Moscow. Are you an immigrant or are you just visiting relatives?
Oleg: I’m going to stay for good. It took me eight years to get my exit visa.
John: Excuse me. There are the Millers. I must say hello to them.
M: How do you like America?
O: I like it very much here. But for the time being, I've got a lot of problems.
M: Have you come with your family?
O: Yes, I have. With mу wife and my son.
M: What are your most urgent problems?
O: First of all, I've to get a job.
M: What's your occupation?
O: I’m an economist. My wife is а draftsperson.
M: Maybe I can help you to find a job with an employment agency.Here is my card.Call me on Tuesday morning if it's convenient for you.
O: What's the best time to call you?
M: After 10 AM.
O: Thank you so much. I will certainly call.
M: Your English sounds fine.
O: Americans usually say that they are just polite.
M: We want to encourage you. You explain things pretty well. You are going
to make it.
O: Thank you. You are very kind.
M: It’s getting late. I guess you don't have a car yet. I’d be glad to give you a ride.
O: I’d appreciate it very much.
Useful Expressions
with pleasure c удовольствием
Iquiteagree явполнесогласен
Ihopewe’llmeetagain надеюсь Вас снова увидеть
what a pity какжаль
whenever you like когдаВамугодно
would you be so kind будьтедобры
just a minute сейчас; минутку
just a moment сейчас; минутку
nicetomeetyou очень приятно познакомиться
Memorize these dialogues. Practice them in раirs.
1.
A: Excuse me, sir, who is that gentleman?
B: That is Mr. Harold Davis.
A: Thank you. Tell me where is he from?
B: Mr. Davis is from Ockham, England.
A: What is he, by the way?
B: He’s a physicist or a chemist, something like that.
2.
A: Are you American, Mr. Miller?
B: Me? American? Oh no: I'm English. I'm an Englishman.
A: Is that lady English, too?
B: Who? Mrs. McCall? Well, she's a Scotswoman. We both are British.
A: And where is Mr. O'Kelly from?
B: He is an Irishman.
3.
A: What country are you from, Mr. Adams?
B: I'm from USA. And you? Are you Russian?
A: Yes, I'm from Russia. My name is Kotov.
B: Glad to meet you, Mr. Kotov. By the way, I'm going to
visit your country soon.
A: Really? When?
B: Next month.
4.
A: Pardon me, sir: where are you from?
B: From England. You have certainly heard something about Leeds. It's the town I live in.
A: Of course I have. Are you here as a tourist, Mr...?
В: Mr. Jones. No, I'm not. I'm here as an engineer of a firm.
We're assembling a line at a leather factory in this town.
A: I see, Mr. Jones. My name is Sidorov. I'm a student of the Institute of Foreign Languages. I’m glad to meet you.
5.
A: What country are you from?
B: I'm from England and Mr. McIntosh is from Scotland.
A: Are you travelling together?
B: Yes, we are members of a tourist group.
A: Have you visited many places in Russia?
B: Quite a lot.
6.
A: Where are you from, Mrs. Hill?
B: I'm from Coventry.
A: And I’m from Volgograd. Coventry and Volgograd are sister-towns.
B: I was in Volgograd four years ago as a member of the delegation of the British Sister-Town Association.
A: Did you like my town?
B: Yes, very. Volgograd is a very beautiful city, really.
7.
A: Where are you from, Miss...?
В: My name is Seko. I'm from Japan.
A: I'm Аndrei Kotov, from Russia. Are you visiting our country as a tourist?
B: Yes, I'm a tourist. I have won a ten-days tour. I took part in the National Competition for the best knowledge of Russian in Japan.
A: Congratulations! Oh, but we might as well speak Russian.
