K. Say a few words of your own experience in this respect, describing the usual occasions and the last time you had small talk

I. Work in pairs

Ask your group-mate about his experience in having small talk and tell him/her what you think about this experience.

2. At the University

Torn: Oh, I'd like that. I always like coming to Sweden. Louise: Okay, here is some tea. Tom: You are very kind.

Exercises

Tom: Hello, my name is Tom Brown.

Louise: Oh hello, Tom, I'm Louise Scott. We've spoken on the phone a couple of times. Nice to meet you.

Tom: It's nice to be here.

Louise: Oh, let me take your coat.

Tom Thanks.

Louise: Oh, here is Lars. Lars, this is Tom, he has just ar­rived.

Lars: Hello, Tom. Pleased to meet you... and welcome to the University.

Tom Thanks.

Lars: Is this your first visit to Sweden?

Tom: No, I've been to Stockholm two or three times but it's my first visit to Malmo.

Louise: Tom, let me get you a drink.

Tom Yes, I'd like a tea, if possible, thanks.

Louise: Sure. With milk, or lemon?

Tom: With lemon, please — and sugar.

Louise: Right.

Lars: Did you have a good trip?

Tom Absolutely no problems.

Lars: That's good. You did fly, didn't you — to Goteborg?

Torn: That's right, then I drove down here.

Lars: Oh that's good. Malmo can be a little wet at this time of the year... you'll have to come back in the summer.

a. Write out the names of food items together with the articles from the text
and translate them into Russian.

b. Have a look at the picture and translate all the words into Russian paying attention to
the articles:

coffee/tea

potato

Would you like some chocolate?

salt and pepper

a hot dog with onion

milk______________

beer______________

whisky (GB. and Can.)__

whiskey (USA and Irish)
soup______________

Make a few sentences.

e.g. Could I have a beer, please?

с. Answer the following questions paying attention to the use of articles with the names of seasons of the year:

In the summer he went to the Crimea. (летом данного года)

1 What do you usually do in summer?

2 What are your plans for this summer?

3 What do you think the weather will be like in the summer?

4 Which was the hottest summer as far as you remember?

When does autumn usually start in Russia?

Do you like Indian summer?

Was it Joe Dassin or another singer who sang the Indian Summer hit?

8 Which time of the year did Alexander Pushkin prefer?

d. Add as many nouns as you find suitable paying attention to the use of a few with countable nouns:

questions sentences trips

a few non-committing phrases a few polite words people

Make a few sentences with the above words, e.g. / have got a few questions to ask you.

e. Make sentences of your own with the following phrases paying attention
to the prepositions:

a visit to a place to go/come / drive to a place
to visit a place to welcome smb to a place

to go/come/drive home, abroad, here, there

f. Add as many nouns and verbs as you can and complete the sentences:

take your coat/hat/bag/suit-case.
get you a drink/tea/coffee___

Let me

g. Read the following words paying attention to the sounds:

[6] with lemon with milk the University at this time of the year That's good. That's very kind of you.

h. Read the following sentences paying attention to the rising (S) tone:

1 'Have you 'ever been to * Sweden?

2 'Is this your 'first 'visit to * Goteborg?

3 'Is 'everything 'all / right?

4 'Did you 'have a 'good / trip?

5 'Would you 'like some / tea?

6 'Would you 'like it with / lemon?

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