Ex. 1. Read and translate the text

UNIT I. GETTING ACQUAINTED

Vocabulary

1. get acquainted with smb - познакомиться с кем-либо
2. acquaintance - знакомый, знакомство
3. introduce smb to smb – представлять кого-либо
4. address – обращаться
5. know by sight – знать в лицо
6. letter of introduction – рекомендательное письмо
7. shake hands – пожимать руки
8. spell (one’s name) – называть по буквам
9. make friends with smb – подружиться
10. close (bosom) friend – близкий (закадычный) друг
11. call on smb – зайти к кому-то
12. call for smb – зайти за кем-то
13. drop by to smb – заскочить к кому-то ненадолго
14. polite - вежливый
15. patronymic – отчество
16. greeting – приветствие
17. How do you do? – Здравствуйте
18. let me introduce myself – позвольте представиться
19. pleased to meet you – приятно познакомиться
20. your face seems familiar to me – ваше лицо кажется мне знакомым

Greetings	Possible replies
Good morning! Good afternoon! Hello!	Fine, thanks. Not so bad. Very well
Hi!	indeed.
Good afternoon everybody!	Splendid! Can't complain. I'd rather
Hello there!	not say.
I am happy to welcome you.	More or less. The same old way. Pretty
Allow me to greet you.	much the same.
How are you?	Nothing much. Nothing to boast. So-so.
What's new?	Pretty bad. As bad as ever.
How are you getting on?	Rotten. Lousy. Real bad. From bad to
How are things?	worse. Could be better.
How are you doing?
What's up?
How are the children?
How is your mother keeping?
How are things at home?

Starting and continuing a conversation	Possible replies
I wonder, if you are an Englishman or not?	Come and see us soon.
Haven't we met somewhere before?	Drop by and see us any time.
Where are you from?	You are always welcome.
What do you do for a living?	Keep in touch.
What's your profession?	Remember me to you sister.
What are you studying?	Give our love to your parents.
What's your major?	Please, give my warmest regards to your wife.
	Say "Hi" to John from me.

Saying good-bye

I'm afraid it's time for me to go.

May I thank you and say goodbye?

I'm afraid I have to go now.

Must be going, I am afraid.

Sorry to rush off.

It's time for us to leave. We can't stay any longer.

Good-bye! So long! See you soon.

See you later. Bye for now. See you at the University.

Take care. God bless you! Good luck.

Ex. 1. Read and translate the text

What is the right way to address people in English?

When we know a person well, it’s easy, we just call him by his first name. But if we are speaking to someone we know less we use Mr/Mrs/Miss followed by the surname, e.g. Mr. Brown, Mrs. Brown,Miss Brown. Mister or Missus alone, without the surname, are sometimes used, but are not polite, although Miss is generally accepted as a form of address to a woman-teacher by primary-school children.

Sir and madam, on the other hand, are never followed by a name except in the special case when sir is a title, such as Sir Christopher Wren. Sir and madam used alone show respect for position and seniority. Shop assistants and waiters call their customers sir or madam. Schoolchildren call their male teachers sir, though women teachers are never called madam. Sir is also used in the armed forces to address an officer, but in ordinary life soldiers, sailors and airmen call them Colonel, Capitan or Commander. Young men often call older men sir as a mark of respect. But madam is not used in the same way by young women speaking to older ones.

Doctor is used alone only to medical practitioners. When addressing a person with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Science, for example, the surname is always included, e.g. Dr. Madison.

Professor is used either with or without the surname; depending on how formal or informal you want to be (simply Professor is more formal).

Ladies and gentlemen is used to address an audience. Waiter, Waitress, Porter, Nurse, ets is a possible form of address to people in certain occupations. However, this usage is now becoming rare. Instead, people simply try to catch the waiter’s eyes or say Excuse me. The more usual way to address a stranger is Excuse me, please.

There are some other, less common forms of address:

Your Majesty – to a king or queen;

Your Highness – to a prince or duke;

Your Lordship – to a lord or a High Court judge;

Your Honor – to a magistrate

In the family, children call their parents Mom and Dad, or Mummy and Daddy, sometimes Mother and Father (by adults mostly). Grandparents are addressed as Granny (sometimes Nanny) and Grandpa. Aunts and uncles are called as Auntie or Aunt and Uncle usually with the first name, e.g. Auntie Mary or Aunt Marry, Uncle Michael.

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