Part A. Skills Development. Getting to know each other

GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER

CONTENTS

Introductory Word………………………………………………………………..
Unit 1. Introducing Yourself and Others. Starting a Conversation……..
Part A. Skills Development……………………………………………….....
Communication Starter……………………………………………………..
Speaking and Listening……………………………………………………..
Developing Communication Skills: Introductions ………………………
Developing Communication Skills: Starting a Conversation …………...
Reading and Speaking………………………………………………………
Text 1. Do You Know the Right Way to Address People in English?.......
Developing Communication Skills: Socializing ………………………...
Part B. Grammar and Vocabulary…………………………………………
Grammar Review: Basic Word Order. Word Order in Questions …………..
Vocabulary Focus:….……..………………………………………………....
Part C. Additional Reading: Communication of Cultures and Culture of Communication ……………………………………………………………...
Text 1. Do You Know the Basic Rules of Introductions?................................
Text 2. Safe and Unsafe Subjects for Talk ………………………………….
Text 3. Untitled ……………………………………………………………...
Vocabulary File for Unit 1………………………….………………………..
Unit 2. Language Learning Experience. Defining Objectives for the Future………………………………………………………………………………...
Part A. Skills Development……………..…………………………………...
Communication Starter……………………………………………………...
Speaking and Listening……………………………………………………..
Developing Communication Skills: Getting Ready for Presentations …..
Developing Communication Skills: Addressing the Audience in a Formal (Semiformal) Situation ………………………………………….
Reading, Speaking and Writing……………………………………………..
Text 1. Welcome to University ………………………………………….
Project Work………………………………………………………….....
Part B. Grammar and Vocabulary……………………………………......
Vocabulary Focus…………………………………………………………...
Grammar Review: Tenses…………………………………………………..
Part C. Additional Reading: Communication of Cultures and Culture of Communication ……………………………………………………………...
Text 1. Cultural Hints for Performing Presentations ……………………….
Text 2. Speeches of Introduction ……………………………………………
Text 3. SMART Goal Setting …………………………………………..…….
Vocabulary File for Unit 2………………………………………..………….
Case Study: Organising a Seminar …………..………………………….……...
Achievement Test………………………………………………………………….
Self-Assessment Checklist………………………………………………...……...
Appendices……………………………………………………………………..……
Appendix 1. Phrasebook…………………………………………………..............
Appendix 2. Tips for Writing an Essay……………………………………………
Appendix 3. Samples of the Group Charter……………………………………....
Appendix 4. Tips for Making a Presentation……………………………………...
Keys………………………………………………………………………………..…
Tapescripts………………………………………………………………………....
Методическая записка ………………………….……………………………...
References………………………………………………………………..………....

Introductory Word

Dear friends,

First of all let us congratulate you on entering Belarusian State University! You did it! You are students! Each of you can proudly tell your friends and former classmates: “I’m a student of the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences!” or “I’m a student of the Institute of Journalism!”

We are sure that these faculties tend to attract better-than-average students as they provide excellent training for a wide variety of careers. We firmly believe that good knowledge of English will increase career prospects of a specialist in any field.

We hope that the course of English at University will help to improve your ability to communicate in English in a wide range of everyday and professional situations.

In this book you are offered a variety of interesting activities in which you develop your communication skills, reading and listening skills, learn essential vocabulary and review key grammar items.

To succeed in learning English you certainly need to work hard as the teaching outcome greatly depends on your efforts and motivation. We hope you’ll find helpful the Phrasebook, the Tips for Writing an Essay, the Tips for Making Presentations and other materials given in Appendices. Self Assessment Test and Self-Assessment Checklist will give you the opportunity to evaluate your progress.

The authors

Symbols used in the book

²	Listening
&	Reading
^	Speaking in pairs or small groups
!	Writing
	Reviewing grammar and vocabulary
”	Project work
	Portfolio
Ñ	Keys

UNIT 1

Introducing Yourself and Others.

Starting a Conversation

Listen, read and talk about...

· yourself and others

· rules of introducing people

· good manners

· culture of communication

Learn how to...

· introduce yourself and others in a formal situation

· introduce yourself and others in an informal situation

· ask questions

· start a conversation

Practice...

· in introducing yourself and others

· in asking questions

· in having ‘small talk’

Revise...

· vocabulary and speech patterns

· basic word order

· word order in questions

Part A. Skills Development

Communication Starter
Answer the questions.   What do you say introducing yourself? Do you often take initiative in getting acquainted with people? How do you greet someone you know well? Are personal questions appropriate when you first meet a person? What are ‘safe’ questions? What sorts of hand gestures are common? What do they mean? Do people from different cultures have different rules of greeting and introducing themselves and others?
Speaking and Listening

Developing Communication Skills: Introductions

1 Are these greetings formal (F) or informal (I)?

1.	Hello. I’m Carol Brown.	r
2.	Hello there!	r
3.	How do you do?	r
4.	Hi! Nice to meet you.	r
5.	Ladies and Gentlemen! It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the Faculty meeting.	r
6.	Good morning, Mr. Brown.	r

2 Choose suitable responses for these expressions. 1. Nice to meet you. a.Pleased to meet you too. b. Hello! 2. How do you do? a. Hi! Haven’t seen you for a long time! b. How do you do?   3. Hello, Jane. How are you? a.Nice to meet you. b.Fine! And how are you? 4. Allow me to introduce Prof. Brown to you. a.Hello. b.How do you do? 5. Hi, mom. This is my fellow student Alex. a. Nice to meet you, Alex. b.How do you do? 6. Miss Follet, let me introduce my colleague, Mr. Brown, to you. a.How do you do? b. I’m glad to see you.

3 Read the dialogues. Decide whether they are taking place in formal (F), semi-formal (S) or informal (I) situations:

1.	–Mr. Smith, may I introduce a colleague of mine, Mr. Brown? – How do you do, Mr. Brown? – How do you do?	r
2.	– This is John Green. He’s our Project Coordinator. – Pleased to meet you, Mr. Green. Did you have a good journey?	r
3.	– Alan, have you met Linda? She is my groupmate. – Hi, Linda. Nice meeting you. Is this your first visit to the USA?	r
4.	– Hello, everybody. I’m Nick. Nick Salt. I’m a first year student of philosophy. – Hi, Nick. This is Ann and this is Mary. They are from the faculty of journalism. – Nice meeting you. How do you like being students?	r
5.	– Miss Lane, I’d like to introduce you to a colleague of mine. – Certainly. – Miss Lane, this is my colleague, Mr. Kent. Mr. Kent this is Miss Lane. – How do you do? It is a pleasure to meet you Mr. Kent. – It is a pleasure to meet you too, Miss Lane.	r

4 Choose from Appendix 1 (C. Making introductions) the most suitable phrases to introduce yourself to:

· your teacher;

· your groupmates.

^ 5 To get to know each other better introduce yourself and add a sentence or two about yourself. Some ideas to begin:

Let me introduce myself, my name is Maria and I have high hopes of becoming... My favourite pastime is...

Hi, everybody! My name is Pavel. My ambition is....

My name is Julia. I’m glad to meet you all. I graduated from school...

Hello everyone! My name is …. I’m happy to be a student. I enjoy...

Developing communication skills: Starting a conversation.

– Hi, Maria! You’re from the Department of Philosophy, aren’t you? – Yes, I am. Are you from the Department of Psychology? – Yes, we are. Have you already had your classes of English? – Yes, we had the Placement Test last week and I’m in an advanced group. – Congratulations!

^ 6 Practice the conversations with a partner. Match a line in A with a reply in B and a further comment in C.

A	B	C
1. What a lovely day it is today!	I am enjoying it.	Was it a good game?
2. It’s very wet today.	Yes, no problems.	That’s very kind of you.
3. How are you today?	I’m very well, thanks.	We had a pub lunch and went for a walk.
4. Did you have a nice weekend?	No, I missed it.	The plane was a bit late, but it didn’t matter.
5. How are you finding living in London?	Thank you.	Makes you feel miserable, doesn’t it?
6. Did you have a good journey?	Thank you very much.	I got it in Paris last year.
7. Did you watch the football yesterday?	Yes.	How about you?
8. What a lovely coat you’re wearing?	Yes, it was lovely.	It was a bit strange at first, but I’m getting used to it.
9. If you have any problems, just ask me for help.	Mm. Horrible.	Beautiful, isn’t it?

²T 1.1. Listen to the tape and check.

²T 1.2.

1. Maria and Jean-Paul are foreign students in Britain. Their teachers are trying to be friendly. Listen to two conversations and decide:

· Which conversation is more successful?

· What makes one conversation more successful than the other?

2. Listen again. Think of necessary additions to Maria’s short answers.

^ Act out the first conversation to make it more successful.

7 Take a look at the ‘Group portrait’ presented by some students who united under the motto ‘Life-Long Learners’. Restore the questions they asked their groupmates to make this portrait. Write them down.

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