Speech exercises

 

Exercise XII. Ask and answer as in the model:

Pattern: I read many English books to know English well.

– Your friend learns English, doesn't he?

– Yes, he learns English to speak this language at the talks.

Prompts: 1. To translate letters from English into Ukrainian. 2. to write letters to foreign companies; 3. to read English cables and telexes; 4. to read English books; 5. to speak this language to foreign customers.

 

Exercise XIII. Say and respond as in the model:

Pattern: I'd like to speak to Mr. Blake.

– I'd like to learn French. And what about you?

– I'd like to learn French too.

Prompts: 1. to have English lessons only in the morning; 2. to know English well; to meet our friends today; 4. to read an interesting book about London; 5 to stay at home this week-end; 6. to look through this journal.

Exercise XIV. Ask and answer as in the model:

– Would you like to go to Kiev?

– No, I wouldn't. I would like to go to Odessa.

Prompts: 1. to go to Poltava on Sunday; 2. to stay at home at the week-end; 3. to look through the mail now; 4. to go to the plant after lunch; 5. to discuss this matter with Mr. Brown on the phone.

Exercise XV.

a) Read the text:

Philip Blake іs Мг Blake's son. He has got a small house in Bishopton. Bishopton is a small place near London. Philip works in London. He is the manager of a plant. He always goes to London in the morning on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. He doesn't go to his office on Saturday and Sunday. Every morning Philip looks through newspapers. He is interested in the latest political and business events. Sometimes Philip goes to different cities to discuss business with their customers. He is a very busy man. Floy Robinson is a secretary to Mr. Philip Blake. Her office is not large. She has got a typewriter, and many letters, cables on her desk. Every morning from Monday to Friday Floy comes to the office at nine. At 10 o'clock Floy usually looks through the mail and at 11 she comes into the manager's office with the letters. The manager reads them, give a answers to the letters. Floy writes them in her book and goes to her office.

Floy usually has lunch at home but sometimes she has lunch at the plant with her friend Tom. She stays in the office till 5. In the evening Floy has French lessons. She learns the French language with pleasure. Floy wants to know French well to read books and see films in French.

 

b) Ask questions on the text.

 

c) Say what you have learned from the text about:
1. Philip Blake; 2. Ploy Robinson.

 

Exercise XVI. Answer the following questions:

1. Where do you work?

2. What’s the name of your company?

3. Your company is large, isn't it?

4. What companies do you do business with?

5. When do your office hours begin?

6. Have you got much work to do every day?

7. What do you usually do in your office in the morning?

8. What matters do you usually discuss with foreign businessmen?

9. When do you have lunch?

10. Do you have lunch at the ministry or do you go out for lunch?

11. What do you do after lunch?

12. When do you finish your work?

 

Exercise XVII. Speak on the topics:

“My friend's office hours”

“ The secretary of our firm and her work”

Unit six

 

Grammar:1. Passive voice (revision)

2. Modals (should, ought)

3. Auxiliary verb “to do”

4. Indefinite Pronouns (some, any)