dialogue between a Russian tourist Roman and a sales person and answer some questions.
What is Roman buying?
What country is he doing the shopping?
oo hes buying a hairdryer for his mum.
oo hes buying it in America.
What difficulties will Roman experience using a new electric unit at home? Read the conversation again and choose the correct answer.
1. a) the voltage of the power system in Russia is different from that of the American one.
b) the voltage of the power system is the same everywhere.
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Find in the dialogue how Roman and the shop assistant
oo give themselves time to think
oo ask about preferences
oo warn someone
oo respond to thanks
Well, let me think.
Which firm do you prefer?
. . .
What are some other ways of giving oneself time to think, asking about preferences, . . .
Match the mentioned functions with the phrases you see in ex. 1. 6), p. 237.
"Its a pleasure. My pleasure. Im glad I was able to help. " are used for responding to thanks.
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Which phrases in the conversation of Roman and the shop assistant can be changed by the phrases youve just worked with without changing the idea?
(split the conversation into some parts and read them aloud in pairs)
P 1: . . . "Well, let me think" - "Well, er, you see". . .
P 2: . . . "Youre welcome" - "Im glad I was able to help". . .
Put three cards with functions of a dialogue in correct order.
Offering help
. . . .
Warning
. . .
Responding to thanks.
Now match them with the phrases you are given.
Mind there might be more than one phrase for a function.
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