Ex. 2. Role play. Dramatize the following situation

A friend from England arrives at your house. Introduce all the members of the family to him. Invite him/ her into the living-room. Offer him/ her something to eat and drink. Ask your friend about his/ her family, hobbies. Talk about your family, your hobbies and your plans for the next summer holidays. Finish the conversation.

Write down the conversation. Act out the situation. Try to make your conversation as natural as possible. Good luck!

Ex.3. Interview your English teacher.

Ask him or her questions about his/ her interests, his/ her family, hobbies etc. Try to make your conversation as natural as possible. Good luck!

Ex. 4. Read the following and answer the questions.

Some more polite customs

1) People in Great Britain or the United States hold the door open

for any person following them. They also hold the door open for someone who is carrying packages.

Is this custom the same in your country? Do men usually hold the door open for women? Do you hold the door open for any person following you in the Subway?

2) It is polite for Americans and Englishmen to offer to share their food, if someone they know comes up to them while they are eating. (However, if they are eating a sandwich in a cafe, they cannot share the sandwich!) When do people share food in your country?

Ex. 5. Introduce the following people to each other. They greet each other and start a conversation.

1.a fellow-student to your mother;

2.a guest professor to his audience;

3.yourself to a group of students;

4.a friend of your age to an elderly lady at the party;

5. your colleague (Robert Drawn) to your husband/wife;

6. your brother to the director of your company, you want him to get a job with the company;

7. one guest at the party (Linda Colgate, 40, married) to your friend (Vladimir Odov, 35);

8. your Russian teacher to guest professor who wants to study Russian;