IV Communicative skills

1. Read the dialogues and reproduce them:

1)

A: Is it possible to see anything in London in a day or two?

B: Well, yes, but of course, not half enough.

A: What do you think I ought to see first?

B: Well, if you’re interested in churches and historical places, you should go to

Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament, and St. Paul’s Cathedral. Do you

like art galleries?

A: Rather.

B: Then why not to go to the National Gallery and the Tate?

A: I was told one ought to see the British Museum. Do you think I shall have time for

that?

B: Well, you might, but if I were you, I should leave that for some other day.

to be interested in smth – чимось цікавитися

why not to go... – чому б не піти...

I was told one ought to see… – мені казали, що треба обов’язково відвідати...

if I were you…– на вашому місці...

2)

Hotel receptionist: Hello, sir. Can I help you?

Visitor: Hello, I’d like to have some information about nice places around here

because I am going to spend the day in the city and I don’t know exactly where I

could go.

Hotel receptionist: Well, you may take a guided tour in a double-decker round

London. The bus comes every half an hour from Trafalgar Square. Why not visit the

Tower of London, Kew Gardens…then have a welcome rest from sightseeing in one of London’s pubs and have a wonderful evening in Royal Opera House.

Visitor: O.K. How can I get there?

Hotel receptionist: Very easy. If you leave the hotel and make a left turn you’ll see a

bus stop round the corner. Take a bus and on the way you have to change buses.

Visitor: Oh, no. I might get lost if I have to change. Is there any other way I can get

there?

Hotel receptionist: Actually, the underground. Have you got a schematic map?

Visitor: Not yet. I’ve just arrived. I might hire a taxi.

Hotel receptionist: A taxi stand is outside the main hotel doors, over there on the left.

Visitor: Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.

I’d like to have some information about…– я би хотів дізнатися про...

you may take a guided tour in a double-decker …– ви можете здійснити подорож з екскурсоводом на двоповерховому автобусі

to have a welcome rest from sightseeing… – зробити бажану перерву під час огляду

to make a left turn – повернути ліворуч

to change buses – пересісти у другий автобус

to get lost – заблукати

3)

A: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to Trafalgar Square?

B: Certainly. Go down Regent to Piccadilly Circus, and then go down the Haymarket.

Turn to the left at the bottom and in less than a minute you’ll be in Trafalgar Square.

A: Thank you very much. How far is it from here?

B: If you walk, it’ll take you ten minutes or a quarter of an hour.

A: Is there a bus?

B: Yes, sir, there’s a bus-stop just over there. Ask the conductor to put you down at

Trafalgar Square.

A: Thank you.

A: Does this bus go to Trafalgar Square?

C: Yes, sir. Come along, hurry up…

it’ll take you ten minutes … – на це піде десять хвилин

Come along, hurry up! – Поспішайте!

2. Speak on the following situations:

1.Imagine you are a guide. Give a short commentary on any well known place of

interest in London.

2. Suppose you are a tourist in London and you want to visit some sights on foot. Ask a hotel receptionist what directions you should choose.

3. You live in London. A foreign tourist asks you the way to different places of interest in your city. Suggest different routes. The student who suggests the easiest and the most interesting route wins.