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Work in pairs. Make up and act out conversations on the topic “At a students' scientific conference”. Make use of the topical words and expressions given below. Make use of expressions of agreement and disagreement, like and dislike, opinion and comment is recommended.

Exercise 22

Work in pairs. Express your opinion about the situations in which the following proverbs and idiomatic expressions with the words “money”, “pence”, “pound”, and “dollar” can be used. What are the corresponding Russian proverbs and idiomatic expressions?

Exercise 21

 

1 Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves.

2 Lend your money and lose your friend.

3 Money is a good servant but a bad master.

4 Be rolling in money. (e.g. He must be rolling in money!)

5 Marry (into) money.

6 Look like a million dollars.

7 (One's) bottom dollar.

8 Money doesn't grow on tree.

9 Hush money.

10 The almighty dollar.

 

 

The list of verbs denoting SPEECH ACTS (performatives):

 

mention - упоминать

report - сообщать, делать сообщение/ доклад

point out - указать, подчеркивать (в речи, сообщении)

stress - подчеркивать, делать акцент на ...

describe - описывать, охарактеризовать

explain - объяснять

 

to present a paper/ report on ... - представить доклад (на тему) ...

the subject matter of a report - предмет сообщения/ доклада

to listen to a report - заслушать доклад

an abstract of a report - тезисы доклада

to attend a conference/ to parti- - принять участие в конференции

cipate in a conference

participants (in a conference) - участники (конференции)

to speak at a conference - выступать на конференции

to discuss the most important - обсудить наиболее важные

points of the report моменты доклада

to meet a deadline - успеть к установленному сроку

reprint and Xerox copies of - репринты и ксерокопии доклада/

a paper/ a report сообщения

... your report abounds in statis- - в вашем докладе широко

tical data представлены статистические

данные

to make remarks - делать замечания

my report deals with... - мое сообщение касается ...

to show slides at a conference - демонстрировать слайды

to revise one's point of view - пересмотреть точку зрения

I greatly appreciate your advice/ - я высоко ценю ваш совет/

suggestions предложения

I want to make my point clear - я хочу объяснить суть вопроса

the results of the survey/ the data - результаты обследования/ данные

enabled me to arrive at these позволили мне сделать эти выводы

conclusions

 

 

 


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