Example:
Every society, whatever its size, must call its members together once a year for an annual general meeting.
Yes, you are quite right. Its necessary to call the members of every society together for an annual general meeting.
| The main purpose of a conference is to provide a forum for experts of diverse disciplines to come and exchange information and ideas. Is it true? | |
| The conferences contribute to stimulating cross-fertilization of fresh ideas and accelerating progress in the field of science and technology. What do you think of this? | |
| Everyone attending the conference is required to register and pay the appropriate fee. Is it true? | |
| The speakers should be brief, factual and avoid personal opinion. Do you think its right? | |
| The organizing committee should be careful not to allow an overlap of the conference dates. Am I right? | |
| Scientific discussions are always useful because they contribute to general scientific advance. Are you of the same opinion? | |
| The problem under investigation is of great importance. Do you agree with that? | |
| The sessions were concerned with important present-day problems, werent they? |
2. Disagree with the statements of your partner:
Example:
The chairman should always sit to address the meeting.
Im afraid you are mistaken. The chairman should always stand to address the meeting.
| Minutes are an approximate record of what takes place at a meeting. Am I right? | |
| A conference is an entertainment from a daily research routine, isnt it? | |
| The first duty of a chairman is to make a report. Is this right? | |
| At the conference with numerous participants the papers are read at one section one after another. Am I right? | |
| The agenda cant be carefully timed and overcrowding avoided. What do you think of it? | |
| If am not mistaken the opening ceremony was followed by a banquet. Is it so? | |
| This conference was attended by very few delegates. Is this right? |
Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give your arguments to support your viewpoint.
Example:
I know you like to attend scientific conferences.
Yes, you are right. Besides, I also like to be a member of the organizing committee.
No, I see you are misinformed. I think attending conferences is a waste of time.
| Several delegates had come long before the session began. | |
| The seminar will be held in room 6. | |
| The majority of the participants were accommodated in hotel Belarus. | |
| The discussions were exceedingly lively. | |
| The greatest part of the material has been verified experimentally. | |
| Over 50 papers and reports were submitted. | |
| There will be many participants at the conference sponsored by our department. | |
| There are very many unsolved problems in this field. | |
| This paper was published in the latest issue of the journal. |
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Answer the questions below.
Example:
I regularly attend international conferences. And what about you?
I dont have the possibility to take part in international conferences abroad but I am a regular participant of different international conferences in our country.
| A conference is a very important event in a researchers life. What do you think of it? | |
| I usually submit my papers in Russian but this time Ill do it in English. And what about you? | |
| I like to take part in the poster sessions which constitute the usual short communications of recent research data. What is your idea of this? | |
| The organizing committee has accepted my paper to be included in the programme for the conference. And what about your paper? | |
| I have just registered as a member of congress at the congress office. And have you done the same? | |
| I have already received an invitation to the international conference? And you? | |
| Ill make a report on research in progress at our laboratory. Do you think I should? |
