Saying you know / don't know

Yes, I know, that...

I do know about it.

I've heard about it.

I've read that...

They say, that...

VERIFYING THE INFORMATION

Do you mean to say that...?

Is it true that...?

Are you sure, that...?

Am I right to understand that..?1

GIVING REASONS

Let me explain.

You see...

It's like this.

The point is...

КОММУНИКАТИВНЫЕ ЗАДАНИЯ:

1.Скажите своим друзьям, что вам очень интересно читать об истории вашего города. Один из ваших друзей разделяет ваш интерес, а другому история города не интересна (работайте в триаде)

2.Работая с другими партнерами, обсудите по схеме первого задания ваш интерес к коллекционированию марок, путешествию по родному краю, проблемам молодежи в России, проблемам высшего образования.

3. Спросите у своих друзей о том, что они знают о предстоящей театральной или телевизионной премьере. Один из ваших друзей ничего не знает о ней, а другой владеет информацией и готов ею поделиться.

4. Уточните у собеседника, правильно ли вы поняли, что он

- не придет на вечеринку

- собирается поехать в Лондон

- собирается жениться

- поступил в университет

- купил новую машину

- летом был в Америке

5. Объясните своему товарищу, почему вы не можете поехать за город в воскресенье.

II. ТекстЫ для чтения, перевода И ОБСУЖДЕНИЯ

I.

АКТИНЫЙ ВОКАБУЛЯР

to be an early riser

to do morning exercises

to get dressed

unfortunately

to fail

entrance examinations

a position of a secretary

a company

typewriting

computing

business organization

excellent

to waste time

to retell

to come across

to memorize

a flashcard

a fax message

a partner

abroad

to answer a phone call

break

occasionally

experience

MY WORKING DAY

On weekdays the alarm clock wakes me up at 6.30 and my working day begins. I’m not an early riser, that's why it's very difficult for me to get out of bed, especially in winter. I switch on my tape-recorder and do my morning exercises. Then I go to the bathroom, take a warm shower, clean my teeth and shave. After that I go to my bedroom to get dressed.

Usually my mother makes breakfast for me. But when she is away on business or just doesn't have to get up early, I make breakfast myself. While having breakfast, I listen to the latest news on the radio.. I leave the house at 7.30 and go to the nearest underground station. Last year I tried to enter Moscow University, but unfortunately I failed my entrance examinations. So I thought I should work somewhere. It wasn't easy to find a job, but I managed to get a position of a secretary in a small business company. They agreed to take me because I had studied typewriting, computing and business organisation at school. And besides, I passed my English school-leaving exam with an excellent mark.

It takes me an hour and a half to get to work. But I don't want to waste my time on the train. I've got a small cassette-player and I listen to different texts and dialogues.

Sometimes I read a book and retell it silently. If I come across an interesting expression I try to memorise it. I also write some English words on flashcards and learn them.

I usually arrive at work at ten minutes to nine though my working day begins at 9 sharp. There are always some fax messages to translate from English into Russian. Some-times my boss wants me to write a letter to our business partners abroad. There are also a lot of phone calls which I have to answer... At 1 o'clock in the afternoon we have lunch. We usually have lunch in a small cafe just round the corner. At 2 o'clock we come back to work. And we work hard till 5 o'clock.

During the working day we also have several short coffee breaks. But sometimes we have no time for them.

I come home at about 7 o'clock in the evening. My parents are usually at home, waiting for me. We have dinner together. Then we sit in the living room, drink tea, watch TV or just talk..

Occasionally I have to stay at work till 6 or even 7 o'clock in the evening. When we have a lot of things to do we go to work on Saturdays. So by the end of the week I get very tired. All I can do on Sundays is to sleep till eleven o'clock, watch television, listen to music and read.

ЗАДАНИЯ ПО ТЕМЕ ТЕКСТА:

1. Причитайте текст и установите значение выделенных слов и предложений.

2. Определите, какие предложения из данного текста Вы могли бы использовать, рассказывая о своем рабочем дне.

3. Составьте письменно по образцу данного текста рассказ о своем рабочем дне. (не менее 12 предложений)

4. Подготовьте чтение и устный перевод данного текста, будьте готовы к выполнению дополнительных лексических заданий преподавателя.