Fluency Good-bye and Good Luck
Our neighbour, Captain Charles Alison, will sail from Portsmouth tomorrow. We shall meet him at the harbour early in the morning. He will be in his small boat Topsail. Topsail is a famous little boat. It has sailed across the Atlantic many times. Captain Alison will set out af eight o'clock, so we shall have plenty of time. We shall 4see his boat and then we shall say goodbye to him. He will be away for two weeks. We are very proud of him. He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
/. Listen to the text "Good Bye and Good Luck" and ask: where Captain Alison will sail from; who will meet him at the harbour;.in what boat Captain Charles Alison will sail across the Atlantic; what time Captain Alison will set out; whether the captain's friends will see him off; how long the Captain will be away; why the captain's friends are proud of him.
//. Speak on the captain's future voyage across the Atlantic.
III. Say what you will do during your holidays. Going to the Theatre
Brenda: I hope it won't be too hot in the theatre. George: No, I don't think it will be.
Brenda: We won't be too late, will we?
George: No, we won't. We'll be on time.
Brenda: I hope we'll have good seats. Do you know what kind of
seats we'll have? George: We'll have the best seats, of course.
/. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions:
Where are Brenda and George going tonight? Why is Brenda a little worried? What does she ask George?
//. Listen to the conversation again. Fill in the missing parts of the conversation:
Brenda: I hope ... in the theatre.
George: No, I don't think... .
Brenda: We ... too late, ...?
George: No, ... . We ... on time.
Brenda: I hope ... good seats.
Do you know ...?
George: ..., of course.
///. Act out the conversation.
IV. You and your wife (friend) are going to spend your holidays at the seaside. Your wife (friend) is a little worried about the weather, the hotel, the food, etc.
Monday Morning
David: What's the matter?
Sue: Oh, I don't know.
David: Oh, come on ... it's something. What is it?
Sue: It's just life ... it's so boring.
David: Oh, it's not so bad ... you've got Daniel!
Sue: But he's only a baby! It's all right for you. You'll leave the house in five minutes. I'll be here all day. When'll you come home? You won't come home till seven!
David: One of us must go to work, dear.
Sue: Yes, but your day'Il be interesting. My day'll be the same as every day.
David: My work isn't always interesting.
Sue: I know, but you travel around, you meet different people and you do different things. Who'll I meet today? What'll I do? Eh? I'll wash up, feed the baby, do the washing, clean the house, bath the baby, take the dog for a walk ...
David: But ... but ... dear.
Sue: Then I'll go to the supermarket, prepare dinner, meet you
at the station, have dinner, wash up again ... David: But ... but ... dear.
Sue: Then I'll feed the baby again, put the baby to bed ... What a life! Today, tomorrow, this week, next week, this month, next month, next year ... for ever!
David: It's just Monday, dear ... you'll be О. К. later. Sue: Will I?
/. Listen to the conversation "Monday Morning" and say why Sue thinks her life is boring.
II. This is David's work schedule for Monday. Say what he will do:
David's Monday
David Shaw, television interviewer
8.30 catch "the train
9.30 arrive at the television studio
10.00 interview Miss World
12.00 have lunch with a film producer
15.00 meet Paul McCartney at London Airport
16.00 have cocktails at the new discotheque
17.00 catch the train
19.00 go to the pub
19.30 have dinner
20.30 watch television
/// Imagine you are David, a) Speak on your work and your usual working day; b) Say what you did yesterday.
IV. This is Sue's day on Monday. What will she do? Sue's Monday
Sue Shaw, housewife 9.00 wash up 10.00 feed the baby 10 30 do the washing 12.00 clean the house 13.00 take the dog for a walk 14.30 go to the supermarket 16.00 prepare dinner 15.30 meet David at the station 19.30 have dinner 22.00 go to bed
V. Imagine you are Sue a) Speak on your daily routine; b) Say what you did yesterday.
VI. Say what you will do after your English class today.
VII. Say what you will do tomorrow (on Sunday).