Ex. 5. Start the conversations in one of the following ways.
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Ex. 4. Write a fifty word e-mail to a friend describing your first days as a university student.
Ex. 3. Listen to the talks taking place on campus. Say whether the students like their first days at the university.
Ex. 2. Fill in a brief fact file on your alma mater. Write a short description of the establishment.
| Name of the university | |
| Legal address | |
| Foundation year | |
| Number of students (as of today) | |
| Number of departments | |
| Number of staff lectures | |
| Per cent of staff with academic degrees | |
| Most popular specializations | |
| Academic contacts |
Dialogue 1
(Professor – Student)
– How do you do, Professor.
– How do you do. You are our new student, aren't you?
– Yes, I'm. And I like it here a lot. The university is great!
– Well, I bet you do. We are a school with a great reputation. Good luck!
Dialogue 2
(Student – Student)
– Hey, glad to see you. How are you doing?
– I'm fine, thanks. What about you?
– Not bad, either. You know, I'm impressed with my first classes.
– Me, too. The faculty members are all quite competent.
– Yeah, it looks like that. Got to go, see you at the library!
| When two people have been introduced, one of them usually start a conversation. One way to do this is to ask a question such as: | Is this your first visit to…? Have you been here/to … before? Have you visited/seen…? How do you like/find…? (How) are you enjoying…? Are you interested in…? |
| A less direct and more tactful way of asking something is to make a remark with a question tag. For example: | This is your first visit to Minsk, isn't it? You're interested in literature, aren't you? You've made the right choice, haven't you? |
| Other remarks which invite the response are: | I hear/believe you're from…? I've been told that you're majoring in…? I suppose you have already seen…? |
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