Conversation topic: personal identification.

Unit 1

Conversation Topic: PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION.

Greeting People and Responding

Greetings

Responses

Formal

- How do you do, Mr. Brown. - Good morning, Dr. Sampson. How are you? - Good evening, sir (ma'am).

- How do you do, Mr. White. - Good morning. - I'm fine, fhank you. - Good evening.

Neutral

- Hello, Paul. How are you doing? - Hello. It's a nice evening, isn't it?

- Hello, Ted. I'm doing well, thank you. - Fine, how are you? (What about you?) - It's lovely, indeed.

Informal

- Morning, Jeam. Are you doing okay? - Hi, Freddie. What are you up to these days? - Hey, Jack. How's it going? - Cheerio!

- Not bad. You? - Great, thanks. What about you? - Couldn't be better! Yourself? - Can't complain. How about you? - Fantastic! - Lousy!

Introducing People and Answering an Introduction

Introducing yourself

Answering an introduction

Introducing someone

Formal

- May I introduce myself. My name is... I'm a... - Allow me to introduce myself...	- Pleased/glad to meet you, Mr... - How do you do, Mr... We were looking forward to see you. - We've heard so much of you. - I'm delighted to meet you	- Mr. P., I'd like to introduce you... - Ladies and gentlemen, I have are a pleasure in introducing... - Allow me to introduce you Doctor H... - Let me introduce, Mr...
	Neutral
- Hello. I'm Hunt. - Excuse me, my name is...	- Nice to meet you... - How do you do? - Pleased to meet you. - Pleasure is all mine.	- Marry, I'd like you to meet our new secretary. Her name is... - This is my wife, Marry. - Mr. Brown, this is Mr. White; Mr. White, this is Mr. Brown.

Informal

- Hi, I'm Fred. - Hello, I'm your cousin from Australia.

- Hi, Fred. How are you? - Good to meet you, F. - Hi, dear, glad to see you.

- This is Fred. - Dad, meet Fred. - Oh, look. Here is Fred.

EXERCISES

1. Read the following illustrative dialogues

Greeting people

- Good morning, Mr. Roberts. How are you?

- Oh, good morning, Dr. Wagner. I'm very well, thank you. And you?

- I'm fine, thank you.

- How are you?

- Not bad. But my daughter's not well today.

- Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

- Hello, Al! How are you?

- Fine, thanks. Nice to see you again

Asking the name

- Excuse me, aren't you Henry Pollard?

- Yes, that's right.

- Excuse me, is your name Fred Andrews?

- No, I'm sorry, it isn't. It's Jake Barker.

- I'm sorry.

- Excuse me, are you Fred Andrews?

- Yes, I am.

- Oh, hello! I'm Alice Watson.

- Oh, yes. How do you do?

- How do you do?

- What's your name?

- Catherine. What's your name?

Introducing yourself and other people

- Professor Andrews, this is Dr. Baxter.

- How do you do?

- How do you do?

- Sally, do you know Steve?

- No, how do you do?

- Hello, Sally. I'm glad to meet you.

- Tony, I'd like to introduce my friend Mary Parker.

- Oh, hello. I've heard so much about you.

- Hello.

- May I introduce myself? My name is Susan Roper.

- Oh, hello. I'm John Lee. I'm sorry, er, I didn't catch you name.

2. Make up short dialogues introducing people in different formal and informal

situations.

1. At a Conference (formal).

2. At Work formal).

3. At the Theatre (neutral).

4. At an Exhibition (neutral).

5. At a Party (informal).

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

name surname/family name/second name/ married /maiden name

forename/last name name, v

first name/given, personal/Christian name call, v

patronymic/middle name give/bear/use a name

full name be be christened, v

pet name be be baptized, v

My full name is George Samuel Harris. George is my first name.

Samuel is my second name. Harris is my family name.

And what is your name? How is it spelt?

origin be from, v foreign, a race, n

come from, v foreigner,v

immigrant, n native, a

Where are you from?

Where do you come from?

birth be born, v place, n

give birth (to), v date, n

be alive, v region, n

be dead, v area, n

birthday, n district, n

When and where were you born?

What is your native town / country of residence?

marital status not (un) married, a marry, v

single, a get married, v

divorced, a be married, v

separated, a be engaged, v

widowed, a divorce sm., v

bachelor, n give a divorce

- Are you married, Ann?

- Yes, I'm married to a military man. We got married two years ago.

relations by birth parents, n aunt, n

father/dad/daddy, n uncle, n

mother/mum/mummy, n nephew, n

daughter, n niece, n

son/sonny, n sister, n

grandparents, n brother, n

grandfather/grandpa/granddad, n cousin, n

grandmother/grandma/granny, n twins, n

grandchildren, n triplets, n

granddaughter, n orphan, n

grandson, n

- How many are you in the family?

- We are four. I have a mum and a younger brother.

- That's Lucy. She is a relation of mine.

- Nice of meet you.

relations husband, n mother-in-law, n

by marriage wife, n father-in-law, n

spouse, n son-in-law, n

fiance, n daughter-in-law, n

fiancee, n stepsister, n

relative, n stepbrother, n

be related, v stepparents, n

- Are you related to Mr. Dickinson?

- Yes, he is my father-in-law.

sex male, n member of the opposite sex

female, n gentleman, n

man, n lady, n

woman, n

age baby, n young, a

toddler, n old, a

kid, n middle-aged, a

child, n elderly, a

teenager, n be of one's early (late) 40 s.

adult, n be under (over) 40

grown up, n at the age of

generation be (come) of age

John has (got) two elder brother, Jim and Tom.

Jim is three years older than John. Tom is the eldest in the family.

- Is your daughter of age yet? How old is she?

- No, she is 18. They come of age at 21 in Great Britain.

VOCACABULARY EXERCISES

1. Translate the sentences into Russian, then back into English. Pay attention to the use of the underlined words and word combinations.

to marry (sm.), to be married (to), to get married

Tom wants to marry Susan. He married young. He has three daughters to marry. have been married for ten years. All my close friends are married. I'm married to a doctor. We got married many years ago. My sister was always dreaming to get married to a military man.

to relate, to be related, to connect, to keep in touch

Are you related to Mr. Smith? Are you and Fred related? It's very difficult to relate these results with any known cause. He is connected with the royal family. He keeps in touch with all his old friends.

to trust, to believe

He is not a man I would trust. I trust her to pay the loan bach on time. I believe what that man says. they believed that he was insane.

older, younger, elder

I have an elder brother. He is two years older than me. He is the eldest son in the family. Our younger brother is only 10 years old. He is the youngest of us.

2. Translate the following collocations with the prepositions by and of. Use them in the sentences of your own.

a) by name, by birth, by origin, by marriage, by nationality, by profession, by telephone, by himself, by mistake;

b) of your own, of the same age, of the opposite sex, a friend of mine/his/ours, a family of his own, at the age of six, a kid of two.

3. Fill in the right word choosing from your active vocabulary.

1. Andrew's parents don't like together. They are... 2. Frank has no parents. So he is an... 3. Her... name was Hope. But after the marriage her name is Dikson. 4. He hasn't got a family of his own, he is... so far. 5. Are you the... child in the family? - No, I've got an elder brother. 6. My grandparents are... already. 7. He is 19. He... of age last year. 8. Children go to school at the... of six in our Republic. 9. He is married now but two years ago he was... 10. He is a native born, but his wife is an...

4. Insert the correct possessive pronoun. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. He is in... late sixties. 2. His daughter is in... midteens. 3. Is Kate a relation of...? - No, we are just friends. 4. Do you have a family of... own? 5. This is Barbara Dikson. She is a colleague of... 6. I'm a namesake of..., Lucy. 7. They prefer to live by... 8. Does she live with... parents? 9. He is a dear old friend of...

6. Find out about your groupmates (their country of residence, birthplace, nationality, age, family, etc.). Use the following dialogues as models.

Model A: - What's your full name?

- My full name is Ivanov Alexander Petrovich. Ivanov is my surname (family name). Alexander (Alex for short) is my Christian (first, personal) name. Petrovich is my patronimic. Call me Alex by my first name.

Susan - Susy Robert - Bob

Elizabeth - Bethy, Liz Richard - Dick

Doroth - Dot Patric - Pat

Model B: - Where do you live?

- I live at number 15, Pushkin street.

- What's your address?

- My address is: 15, Pushkin street, Minsk, Belarus, 220089.

- Have you got a telephone? What's your telephone number?

- It's 253-88-01 (two, five, three, double, eight, o, one).

Model C: - How old are you? When and where you born?

- I was born on October 9, 1980, so I'm nearly 18.

I come from Brest, Actually I'm Belarusian, though my grandmother was a Poll.

Model D: - Have you got a family?

- I'm not married yet and I live in my parents' house.

- What relation is Mrs. Black to you?

- She is my aunt.

- Is Kate any relation you?

- No, she is a distant relation of mine.

Tell the class about yourself or your family.

7. Fill in the form.

Full name --------------

Date of birth --------------

Nationality --------------

Address --------------

Occupation --------------

Sex --------------

Marital Status --------------

Citizenship --------------

Signature --------------

Date --------------

The Noun

Ex. 1. Choose the correct form, the singular or the plural.

1. The trousers you bought doesn’t/don’t fit you. They are/It is too short for you.

2. Physics was/were my best subject at school. ~ Really? But I think mathematics is/are much easier than physics.

3. Fortunately the news wasn’t/weren’t as bad as we had expected.

4. The police want/wants to interview me about the robbery.

5. Three days isn’t/aren’t long enough for a good holiday.

6. Where does/do your family live? ~ All my family live/lives with me.

7. Does/do the police know about the stolen money?

8. Can I borrow your scissors? Mine isn’t/aren’t sharp enough.

9. I’m going to take a taxi. Six miles is/are too far for me to walk.

10. The danger of the forests fires is/are very serious for the environment.

11. The fear of the murder and robbery has/have caused many people to leave big cities.

12. The effects of that crime was/were very devastating for the city.

13. Fifty dollars is/are too much to pay for these trousers.

14. Mr Smith accompanied by his wife and daughter is/are arriving tonight.

15. The doctor and his assistant have/has already finished their work today.

16. The majority of the people believe/believes him to be innocent.

17. Neither Bill nor Mary is/are going to the party tonight.

18. When is/are the daily news on? ~ They are/It is on every hour on channel A.

Ex. 2. Say the following correctly.

1. Neither Jane nor her parents was/were at home.

2. Look! Two aircraft/aircrafts are flying in the sky.

3. The mass media, TV and the press, have/has enormous power in any society.

4. The police have /has weighed all the evidence and have/ has found the accused guilty.

5. Your advice was/wer e very useful. I usually use your advice/advices when I’m in trouble/troubles.

6. This book contains much/many useful information/informations.

7. Money isn’t/aren’t everything in my life, but it is difficult to live without it/them.

8. Fish/fishes travel long distances and different fish live/lives at different levels of water.

9. Coffee/a coffee or tea/a tea, please? ~ Two tea/teas and a coffee/coffee, please.

10. Could you help me carry my luggage/luggages?

11. The fruits/fruit of nature belong to all mankind.

12. Too much/manyknowledge/knowledges makes the head bold.

13. The jury is/are ready to give a verdict.

14. The number of months in a year is/are twelve.

15. A number of projects was/were suggested to improve the fuel-energy situation in this country.

16. The United States have/has lost all the football matches this season.

17. The wages of a professor is/are higher than that/those of a secretary.

18. Where is/are my glasses? – They/itare/is on your desk.

19. Neither my sister nor my friend is/are going to the South this summer.

20. Reading literature, as well as talking and writing about it, is/are both an effective and cognitive process.

Ex. 3. Open the brackets using the correct forms.

1. Money (be) easy to spend, but it is difficult to save (it/them).

2. Love (be) the reason for (much /many) happiness in the world.

3. He arrived late. All of his belongings (be) in two small (suitcase).

4. The (evidence) of the witnesses (be) very important for the accused person.

5. Aerobics (do) you a lot of good. Sports (be) useful for everybody.

6. Jeans (be) in fashion nowadays, (… …)? – Yes, (… …).

7. Most people (enjoy) Christmas. Majority (spend) a lot of money on Christmas presents.

8. The police (look) for the (thief). £ 50,000 (be) stolen from the bank by a group of (robber).

9. Her good (looks/look) always (get) her what she wants.

10. The young couple (get) married next month.

11. The doctor’s (advice) (be) to stop smoking immediately.

12. Measles, which (be) a children’s disease, (be) dangerous for adults.

13. Yesterday the audience (be) given free tickets to the next show.

14. The economics I learnt at school (be) out of date now.

15. Her death in a car accident (be) a great shock for everybody.

16. (Fish) (be) easy to look after as pets. There (be) ten (fish) in my aquarium.

17. Television news (give) you more (information) than radio news.

18. The stairs to the second floor (be) over there.

19. The (information) I got (be) very helpful.

20. Three weeks (be) a long time to wait for an answer.

21. The classical and light music (have) both (their/its) admirers.

22. The red and the white rose (be) both beautiful.

23. Half of my earnings (go) in tax.

24. Two-thirds of our family’s income (be spent) on food.

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