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One of you has invited your foreign counterpart to a business lunch in a restaurant that offers traditional Russian food.
Level 2
Time 20 min.
| Card 1 Task: You have invited your foreign counterpart to a business lunch. He/she would like to try some local specialities. Read the description of traditional Russian food which westerners find exotic. (Source: http://gorussia.about.com). Using this information help your guest to make a choice of local specialities to taste. Explain why he/she should try these dishes. Salo - slabs of fat with or without skin, is a distant cousin of bacon. It is usually salted and seasoned with black pepper. The combination of thin salo slices, pieces of rye bread and ice cold vodka is unbeatable. Caviar is a Russian delicacy, synonymous with a luxury lifestyle. Russians eat it with fresh white bread (and often butter) or homemade pancakes (bliny) served with fresh thick sour cream (smetana). Not trying it in Russia would be a huge mistake-it’s cheap and really delicious! Okroshka is a soup, but this soup is nothing like the soups you are probably accustomed to! It is a cold kvas soup with vegetables and cooked meat. Kvas is a traditional Russian mildly alcoholic drink made from fermented rye bread, yeast or berries. On a hot summer day, you take some kvas and pour it into a bowl filled with chopped cucumbers, radish, boiled potatoes and eggs, cooked meat and sausage. To make this devil’s brew even more devilish you add some sour cream and serve immediately. It tastes very refreshing because of the kvas, and it is very light. Kholodec is a dish made with pieces of meat and gelatin. It might look very unappealing but its exceptional taste makes it one of the most popular Russian winter dishes. It can be described as thick frozen meat broth. Russian kholodec is meaty but not very savoury on its own, so it is normally served with mustard. It’s definitely worth giving its homemade version a try, because those who like it know how to cook it very well! |
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| Card 2 Task: You are a foreigner who has come to Russia for the first time. Your Russian counterpart has invited you to a restaurant with local cuisine. You have always wanted to try some traditional Russian dishes but you are in two minds what to choose. l Ask your host what dishes he/she recommends. l Ask to tell about each dish: what it is, what it is served with, if it is spicy or not, how it looks/tastes, if it is popular with Russian people. Then make a choice and explain why you have chosen this dish. |
Self-assessment/Peer-assessment
Task 5. Work in pairs to role-play a situation at the restaurant. Use ROLE-PLAY ASSESSMENT RUBRICS/CRITERIA (Appendix) to assess your/your partner's performance.
Unit 9. Telephoning
Objectives: In this unit students will:
- learn common phrases used for a telephone conversation;
- take part in role-plays to practice telephone conversations.
Task 1. Read the phrases and practice saying them:
| Beginning a conversation and saying goodbye: | Asking to hold on: |
| Good morning. How can I help you? This is … speaking. Could you connect me with …, please? Could you put me through to …, please? I’d like to speak to …, please. Could I speak to …, please? Is …. (Mr Daniels) available? Thank you for calling. Goodbye. | Could you hold the line, please? Unfortunately the line is busy. Sorry to keep you waiting. Please hold while I transfer your call. |
| If a person is not available: | Asking to repeat: |
| I’m sorry, he/she is not here just now. I'm afraid he/she is out of the office. Can you call back later, please? He/she won’t be back till 2.30. Would you like to leave a message? Can I ask him/her to call you when he/she is free? | I’m sorry, could you say that again? Did you say … or …? Do you mean …? How do you spell that? Could you say those figures again more slowly, please? Can I just check that I’ve noted that down correctly? |
| Leaving a message: | |
| Can I leave a message? Could you give him/her a message, please? Is everything clear? Could you ask him/her to call me as soon as he is out of the meeting? Do you want me to repeat anything? | |
Task 2. In pairs take part in a role-play. Follow the instructions below.
Level 1
Time 5 min.
| A: Answer the call. Say who you are. | B: Say your name. Ask to speak to Mr. Smith. |
| A: Say he is not available. Explain why. | B: Ask when he’s going to return. |
| A: Answer the question. Offer to take a message. | B: Say when you’d like him to call you back. |
| A: Write down the caller’s number and extension. | B: Give your number and extension. |
| A: Ask the caller to spell his/her name. | B: Spell your name and company name. |
| A: Check that you have written all the information correctly. | B: Listen carefully, correct any mistakes, say goodbye. |
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Task 3. In pairs take part in a role-play. Read the task below.
Level 2
Time 15 min.
| Card 1 This role-play has two parts. In part 1 you need to make four calls, in part 2 you need to receive four calls. Your name is Charles Gordon of Trades International in London. Your phone number is 44 262 77 66 76, extension 35. 1. Make four SEPARATE calls to these people: Mr Red – if not available, ask when he will be free; Ms Brown – if not available, ask her to call you after lunch; Mrs White– if not available, find out when she will be back in the office; Sam Cornby – arrange to meet for a drink this evening. 2. You’ll receive calls from people who want to speak with these people in your office. Tell the caller when they’ll be back and/or take a message. Mr Ewers – not at his desk, but will be in the office till 6 pm; Mrs King – on the other line; Mr Finley – back at 3 pm. |
| Card 2 This role-play has two parts. In part 1 you need to receive 3 calls, in part 2 you need to make 4 calls. Your name is Sam Cornby of Unex International in Liverpool. Your phone number is 44 161 88 94 47, extension 531. 1. You’ll receive calls from people who want to speak with these people in your office. Tell the caller when they’ll be back and/or take a message. Mr Red – lunch 12 am– 1 pm; Ms Brown – meeting a client; Mrs White – on holiday this week. 2. Make four SEPARATE calls to these people: Mr Ewers – if not available, ask when he will be free; Mrs King – if not available, ask her to phone you before 3; Mr Finley – if not available, you’ll phone him at 4 pm; Charles Gordon – arrange to have lunch next week. |
Additional Practice
