Fluency

Fluency/. , . .1. Mary is in New York. In New York? Yes, she is in New York.2. Is Jane in Paris now? Yes, she is. And Kate? She is in Paris, too.3. Is Kate in London now? No, she isn't. Where is she? In Manchester.4. Are Jim and Paul in Chicago now? No, they aren't. Where are they? They are in New York.5. The Blacks are in Rome now, aren't they? No, they aren't. Where are they? They are in Madrid.6. Fetch my glasses, please. Where are they? They are on the desk or on the sofa. They aren't there. Look on the TV set then. They aren't there either.7. Excuse me, sir. Yes? Where is the bank? It's in Regent Street.//. :1. . , , .2. . . , . , .BE + APPEARANCE OF THINGS, QUALITY RATINGS (WHAT COLOUR IS IT?)Illustrative Situations/. :1. What colour is your new dress? It's blue2. What colour are your gloves? They are brown.3. What is the book like? It's very interesting.4. What are the cars like? They are very comfortable.5. What kind of house is that? It's very big and modern.Practice/. , : e.g. What colour is your car? It's black, your suit/grey; the shoes/brown; the walls/blue; your hat/white; , ( ,the coat/black; the sofa/green;the carpet/red;the armchair/grey;your dress/yellow.e.g. What is the film like? It's very interesting, the hotel/modern; the flowers/beautiful; your handbag/very small; your flat/large;the restaurant/comfortable;the carpet/thick;the books/interesting;your car/faste.g. What kind of house is that? It's very modern, river/deep; park/beautiful; flat/light; place/quiet;office/large;hotel/big; vase/nice.Fluency/. , . .1. Mrs Brown: What colour's your new dress? Mrs White: It's green. Come upstairs and see it. Mrs Brown: Thank you. Mrs White: Look! Here it is! Mrs Brown: That's a nice dress. It's very smart. Mrs White: My hat's new, too. Mrs. Brown: What colour is it? Mrs. White: It's the same colour. It's green, too. Mrs. Brown: That is a lovely hat!* * *2. Mrs Fox: What is your new house like?Mrs Morrison: It's large and nice.Mrs Fox: What is the sitting-room like?Mrs Morrison: It's light and comfortable.Mrs Fox: What is the garden like?Mrs Morrison: It isn't large but it's very nice.Mrs Fox: What is the garage like?Mrs Morrison: It's too small.Self check/. .1. ? , . 2. ? . 3. , ? . 4. ? . 5. ( )? , . 6. ? . 7 , ? . 8. ? , . , . 9. ? . 10. ? ? , . 11. ? . 12. , . ? . , . 13 ? . 14. ? . ? , . . 15. ? , ? , . . , .U NIT 3GRAMMAR: BE PRESENTTOPIC: ABOUT YOURSELF AND OTHERS COMMUNICATION: INTRODUCTION. SOCIAL GREETINGSIllustrative Situations/. Listen and imitate: *... name1. What's your name? (It's)Chris Best.2. What's your surname, please? (It's) Best.3. What's your first name, please? (It's) Chris.4. Excuse me, please, but is your name Bill Blake? No, I'm sorry, it isn't. It's Baxter, Steve Baxter. Oh, I'm so sorry.5. Excuse me, please, but are you Janet Blake3 No, I'm sorry, I'm not. My name's Jill Baxter. Oh, sorry.6. Who are you? I'm John Forest. Who is that man? He's Peter Baker.... numbers and addresses1. What's your address, please? My address is 235 Main Street.2. What's your phone-number? My phone number is 7418906.... occupation What are you? I'm a teacher. What's your job? I'm an engineer. What is your brother's job? He's a driver. Is your son a student? Yes, he is....origin/nationality Where are you from? I'm from Spain. What nationality are you? I'm Spanish.. Where is your wife from? She's from England. She's English....appearance/age How old is Pat? I think he's about 28 (years old). What is he like? He's tall and handsome. How tall is Pat? He's about 6 feet. (1.83 metres tall).... character and abilityFavourable1. He is friendly.2. She is kind.3. She is nice.4. He is clever.Unfavourable1. He is unfriendly.2. She is unkind.3. She is unpleasant.4. He is stupid....introductionsInformal A: This is Pat Wilson andthis is Chris Best. B: Hullo, Chris. C: Nice to meet you, Pat.FormalA: This is Mr. Pat Wilson andthis is Miss Chris Best.B: How do you do. Miss Best.C: How do you do, Mr. Wilson.(At an informal party) A: Hullo. My name's Pat Wilson. B: Hi! I'm Chris Best. A: Pardon? B: I'm Chris Best. A: Nice to meet you.... social greetingsA: Hullo, Pat. How are you today?B: Fine, thanks, Chris. And you?A: Oh, very well. How's the family?B: (They're) all fine, thanks.A: Good. Well, give my regards to every one.B: Thanks. And give my love to your sister, too. Good-bye.... physical states Ooh! I'm cold: Are you? Yes, I am. Oh, I'm not. I'm hot....mental statesShe is angry. He is happy. They are pleased.Practice/. Answer the questions:What's your name? Where are you from? What nationality are you? How old are you? What's your job? What's your address? What's your telephone number? What's your wife's first name? How old is she? What is she like? Is she kind? What is your friend's name? Where is he from? How old is he? What's his job? What's his address? What's his telephone number? Is your friend married or single? What is your friend like?//. Ask your partner about:a) his (her) name; b) his (her) job; c) his (her) age; d) his (her) address; e) his (her) telephone number; f) his (her) origin; e) his (her) nationality.///. Ask your partner the same questions about his(her) relatives.IV. Make up dialogues. Use the prompts.Teacher: I'm tired. Are you tired, Victor? Student: No, I am not. Teacher: Jane, is Victor tired? Student: No, he isn't.The students take over the teacher's role and ask each other questions.Prompts: busy, married, hungry, thirsty, cold, hot, free.V. Read the dialogues. Make up similar dialogues.1. What's your name? My name is Paul. And what is your neighbour's name? His name is Jack.2. Excuse me, please. Is your name Baxter? Yes, it is. I'm Steve Baxter And this is my wife, Jill. Oh, good. How do you do?3. Hullo! You're Jill Baxter. Yes, that's right, I am. And this is my husband Steve. Oh, good. How are you? Fine, thanks.4. How are you? I am very well, thank you. And how is Mr. Green today? He isn't very well, I'm afraid5. Good morning, Mr. Wilson. Good morning, Miss Best. How are you? Fine, thank you. How's your sister? Very well indeed, thank you, Mr. Wilson. Please give her my regards. Thank you. And give my regards to your tamily, too. Goodbye. Good-bye, Miss Best. Nice to see you.6. What's your job? I'm a doctor. And what about your husband? He is a pilot.7. What are you? I'm an engineer. Is Jim an engineer, too? Yes, we are both engineers.8. Hello. I'm David Clark. Hello. I'm Linda Martin. Are you a teacher? No, I'm not. Oh, are you a student? Yes, I am.9. Who is that man? Which man? The one next to Betty Brown Oh, that's Anthony Andrews.10. A: (answering phone): 0742189.B: Is that you, Pat? A: Yes, who is it, please? B: It's me, Chris. Chris Best. A: Oh hullo, Chris.11. Where are you from71 I'm from England. Where is Hans from? He is from Germany. Is he German? Yes, he is.12. Are you busy tonight? Yes, I am. And you? So am I.13. I'm not hungry. And you? Neither am I.14. Jack is married. And what about his brother? So is his brother.15. Tom isn't tall. Neither is his brother.16. Aren't you tired? No, I am not Are you? No, I am not either.Fluency/. Listen to the texts. Ask and answer questions on the texts.I. Steve Baxter is a journalist in London. He's a busy man His work is very interesting. Steve's wife, Jill, is a teacher at a language school. She's busy woman. Her work is very interesting too.2 I'm Stephen Slade. I'm English I'm 24 I'm an architect I m from London. My friends' names are Pat and Chris They are both engineers. Their office telephone number is 5952943They're about 25 years old. They are both good-looking and verynice.3. Dick Smith is a teacher. He is from New York. He is tall and thin. Mary and Bob Jones aren't teachers. They are from Los Angelos. Mary is tall, but Bob is short.4. George and Alice are students George is from Washington Alice is from New York. They are in Boston They are students al Boston University, but they aren't in the classroom now. George is in the gym. Alice is in the library.5. My friend's name is Peter Morrison. He's English. He's an engineer. His address is 27 Grafton Street, London Wix 5 A. H., England. His telephone number is 6320748 He's good-looking He's 28 years old and about 1.75 metres tall He's a very nice man. He's always ready help//. Listen to the conversations. Read and reproduce them. Act out situations based on these conversations.1. Mr. Ford: Good afternoon, Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Davis: Good afternoon, Mr. Ford. Mr. Ford: How are you today?Mrs. Davis: I'm very well, thank you. And you? Mr. Ford: I'm fine, thanks. How is Mr. Davis? Mrs. Davis: He's fine, thanks. How is Mrs. Ford? Mr. Ford: She's very well, too, Mrs. Davis.Goodbye, Mrs. Davis Nice to see you. Mrs. Davis: Nice to see you too, Mr. Ford. Goodbye. Situation: You meet your friend, greet each other and as! about your families.* * *2. Mr. Blake: Good morning. Students: Good morning, Mr. Blake.Mr. Blake- This is Miss Alice Dupont. Alice is a new student She is French. Alice, this is Hans. He is GermanHans: How do you do?Mr. Blake: And this is Britt. She's Swedish.Britt: How do you do?Mr. Blake: And this is Dimitry. He is Greek.Dimitry: How do you do?Mr. Blake: And this is Paul. He's Brazilian.Paul: How do you do?Mr. Blake: And this is Stella. She's Spanish.Stella: How do you do?* * *3. Robert: I am a new student. My name's Robert. Alice: How do you do? My name's Alice.Robert: Are you French?Alice: Yes, I am. Are you French, too?Robert: No, I am not.Alice: What nationality are you?Robert: I'm Italian. Are you a teacher?Alice: No, I'm not.Robert: What's your job?Alice: I'm a typist. What's your job?Robert: I'm an engineer.* * *