Forms of Address within the Family
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(тётушка)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:
а) 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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1 following ['fɔləuɪŋ]– следующий
Exercise 3. Insert ['ɪnsɜːt]( вставлять) a suitable['su:təbl ], ['sju:təbl](подходящий) form of address in the blank (пустой) spaces.
1.”I hope it‘s 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, … , I’ll try not to forget about it. (to a fellow['feləu]-student (сокурсник ).
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-называть
2. surname-фамилия
3. shop- assistant - продавец
4. waiter-официант
5. etc- и т.д.
6. male customer-покупатель-мужчина
7. polite-вежливый
8. stranger-незнакомый человек
9. common-общий
10. superior-старший (по должности)
11. title-титул
12. except-кроме, за исключением
13. medical practitioner-практикующий врач
14. degree-учёная степень
15. depending on-d зависимости от
16. audience-публика, аудитория
17. chairperson/сhair-председатель
18. porter -носильщик
19. nurse-сестра (медицинская0
20. note-примечание
21. magistrate-мировой судья
22. following-следующий
23. insert- вставлять (вместо)
24. suitable-подходящий
25. blank-пустой
26. fellow student-сокурсник
Topic 2: Introductions and Conversation Opening
Представления (при знакомстве) и начало разговора
When you introduce (представлять) 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 (в порядке) decreasing (уменьшения, убывания ) formality):
Let me introduce … Mr. Bentley
I’d 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 (кланяться)
Two phrases often used before introducing someone are:
Have you met …? eg. Have you met my sister?
I don’t think you’ve met …. eg. I don’t think you‘ve met my sis ter.
If you want to introduce yourself, you may say, for example:
May I introduce myself? My name is Kate Johnson.I’m your guide. [gaɪd] (гид).
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](удовольствие) in introducingProfessor 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 (право, юриспруденция)?
A less direct and more tactful (тактичный) way of asking for information is a tail question (разделительный вопрос).
eg a. This is your first visit to Moscow, isn’t it?
b. You are interested in law science, aren’t you?
You may also say, for example:
I believe /hear …
eg I hear you are (you’re) from London.
I’ve been told …
eg I’ve been told you’re doing research [rɪ'sɜːʧ] (заниматься научной работой) in criminology.
I expect [iks’pekt] / suppose [sə'pəuz] / imagine (полагать,предполагать)
eg I expect you’ve already been on a sight-seeing tour ) [tuə] (экскурсия по достопримечательным местам)
a. It’s a lovely ['lʌvlɪ] (замечательный) day, isn’t it?
b. Isn’t this rain awful ['ɔːf(ə)l] (ужасный)?
Exercises
Exercise 1. Render into English.
1. Стив, познакомься с Ником.
2. Мистер Джонсон, разрешите Вам представить мистера Тейлора.
3. Тетушка Роза, мне бы хотелось познакомить тебя с моим другом Максом.
4. Джек, ты не знаком с моей сестрой? Келли, познакомься, это-Джек.
5. Леди и джентльмены, с большим удовольствием представляю нашего гостя – профессора (доктора) Рида.
6. Меня зовут Мэри Грин. Я ваш гид.
Exercise 2. Make up sentences using one item (пункт) from each column['kɔləm] (столбик). All items in one sentence should be of the same degree of formality.
| 1. Helen, 2. Pete, 3. Mr.Taylor, 4. Dad, 5. Dear friends, 6. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, 7. Mother, 8. Ladies and Gentlemen, | 1. I’d like to introduce 2. let me introduce 3. I don’t think you’ve met 4. I have a great pleasure in introducing 5. I’d like you to meet 6. this is 7. have you met 8. meet | 1. the guide 2. a colleague of mine 3. my sister Janet 4. my cousin 5. Ann 6. my friend 7. our guest speaker Professor Hornby 8. our visiting lecturer, Dr. Roberts |
Exercise 3. Reproduce the following dialogues rendering the Russian parts of them.
At a Conference (Formal)
Mr.Cox.: Мr . Steel, мне бы хотелось представить Дэвида Уорда, моего коллегу. (To Mr .Ward) Mr. Steel , from Bristol University.
Mr .Ward: How do you do ?
Mr. Steel : How do you do ?
Mr. Ward: Вы находите конференцию интересной ?
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: Спасибо, хорошо. А как Вы ?
Mr. Pratt: Fine, thanks. I don ‘t think , Вы не знакомы с моей секретаршей ? (To the secretary). Это мистер Дауз. Это мисс Ллойд.
Mr . Dawes: How do you do ?
Miss Lloyd: How do you do ?
At the Theatre (formal)
Mrs. Briggs: Mrs. Hammond, мне бы хотелось познакомить Вас с мужем.
Mrs .Hammond : How do you do ?
Mrs .Briggs : How do you do ?
Mrs. Hammond: Вам нравится пьеса ?
Mrs .Briggs: Yes, it’s a very interesting, production(постановка).