Dialogues

At the cafe

Dialogue 1	Modifications
A: Hello, Betty, I’ve not seen you for ages.   B: Glad to see you! Will you have lunch with me? A: With pleasure! – I’m hungry.     B: What would you like: tea or coffee? A: Black coffee, please.   B: But I’d like strong tea.	Good morning... Good afternoon... Good evening... How nice to see you!   With great pleasure! Settled, Agreed. I’m as hungry as a hunter. What do you want? What do you prefer? White coffee, milk, juice, light tea, strong tea. I want, I prefer.

Dialogue 2	Modifications
A: How do you find your sandwich?   B: It’s delicious! And what about     A: Certainly! Just a moment.   B: The vegetables are nice.   A: You are welcome.	How do you like...? How is...? Lovely! Tasty. Nice. fruit, ice-cream, cold ham, a glass of light beer. Sure. No doubt. Of course.   Thank you very much. Thanks a lot. Thanks. Not at all. Don’t mention it.

Dialogue 3	Modifications
A: Could you bring us a menu?   B: Here you are. What would you like to order? I’d recommed the meat course. The meat is specially cooked. A: No, thank you. The point is that I am a vegetarian. B: Well, what vegetables do you prefer? A: Tomatoes and cucumbers, please.	Will you... Would you...   I’d advise you.   The matter is that... The fact is that... Would you like, do you want.   Well... and some pears, beans, potatoes brandy, please. wine, liqueur, whisky

Exercise II. Read and dramatize this dialogue.

IN A WIMPY SNACK BAR

The girls are going to have lunch in a Wimpy restaurant. They are studing the menu. The waiter is coming up to their table. Now he is putting spoons, forks and knives on the table and waiting for the girls order.

Waiter: Well, what can I get for you, young ladies?

Jane: What are you going to have, Natasha?

Natasha: Well, you’re English and this is an English restaurant, Jane. I’m going to have whatever you’re having.

Jane: All right then. Let’s have the vegetable salad and the mushroom soup. It’s a very tasty here. The humburger is good with chips and green pears, isn’t it waiter?

Waiter: Quite right, miss. Our cook’s just starting to fry some very crisp ones.

Natasha: And what about the desert, Jane? I’m looking forward to trying your famous apple pie..

Jane: Let’s have it then. Look, the woman over there’s eating the right thing – “Anit Mary’s” apple pie with whipped cream. Excuse me, waiter, don’t go away. There’s one more thing. What are you going to have tea or coffee? Natasha?

Natasha: Tea for me, please. English tea with milk. I’m becoming a real English girl. How do you think, Jane?

Jane: You certainly are. The waiter is going to the counter with their order.

Exercise III. Complete the dialogues.

Dialogue 1

A: – Fish? Again?

B: –...........

A: – I do, of course, but not every day.

B: – Well, in this case...

A: – Thank you. That’ll be better.

Dialogue 2

Mary: Have some more cake, Ann.

Ann: No,...

M: Another cup of coffee then?

A:...

M: Here you are, Ann. Have a cigarette, Peter.

P:...

M: Aren’t you? Some wine, Nick? Your glass is empty.

Nick:...

Exercise IV. Make up your own dialogue.

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