SITUATIONS
Persuade a friend to learn English.
Suggest a visit to the cinema, theatre, concert. Give some information about the programme.
Say what kinds of films you like best and why. Persuade your friend that you are right.
Recommend a film to a friend. Give the title, name of the director, the actors, actresses. Say what kind of film it is.
You want to buy a present for your friend. Act the part of a customer and a shop-assistant in a gift shop.
Persuade a friend to apply for the job of a tourist guide at a travel agency. Explain what kind of job it is and say why you think it will suit him.
Say what kind of job you would like to have in the future and explain why. Ask your friend about his/her dreamed job.
You have some unexpected guests. You have nothing to eat at home and your guests are hungry. Make some excuses.
You have just met your friend in the street. Introduce him/her to your mother.
You come to your friend's house for the first time. His/her mother opens the door. What do you say?
You would like to go to a dance club with your friend. You would like to stay there till morning. Ask your mother/father for permission.
Your friend likes dogs, you don't. Discuss why.
Your friend is coming to your hometown for two or three days. Book a room for him/her in a hotel.
Your friend doesn't want to go to the disco with you. Persuade him/her to go.
You meet Robert in the street. You know today is his birthday. What do you say?
It's' very cold. John is not properly dressed. Tell him/her what to put on.
Buy a railway ticket from London to Leeds. Ask about all the details you can think of.
You are calling your friend. His/her mother picks up the receiver. What do you say?
At a shop: Make a complaint about the jeans you have bought recently.
Ask your friend a few questions about his/her job.
Make a telephone call. Leave a message for X.
Your English friend invites you to London for holidays. Express your gratitude.
Tell X how you spend your weekends.
Invite your friend for dinner.
X is a famous writer. Ask him/her a few questions concerning his/her career.
You hate/love going to the cinema. Why?
X can't find sugar in your kitchen. Tell him where it is.
Your friend is very shy. He doesn't want to come to your party. Persuade him to come.
You don't like horror films. Give some reasons why.
You are at a restaurant. Ask for the menu. Tell the waiter that you have only 20 minutes, otherwise you will miss the train.
You would like to go away for the weekend with a group of your friends. ask your mother for permission.
You have invited guests. Make some polite offers.
You love/hate science fiction novels. Say why.
X loves Madonna, you don't. Say why.
A foreigner wants to have a good lunch. Which restaurant wouldiyou recommend?
You have been at the seaside, but the weather was awful all the time. Complain to X about it.
You have been to the party. Tell X about it.
X tells you that his father is seriously ill. Express your sympathy.
Invite X to your birthday party.
You have just seen a film. Make some comments on it.
X is very unhappy because he has failed an exam. Try to comfort him.
You are late for your English lesson. It happens quite often. Make some excuses.
Apologize to X for losing his book.
Make plans for the coming weekend.
You are lost in the London underground. Ask a stranger for help.
Suggest going to the theatre.
You are at the doctor's. Tell him about some problems with your health.
Say what you are like.
Giving Directions (pytanie o drogę)
Jak spytać kogoś o drogę ?
Możesz użyć jednego z poniższych zwrotów:
# Excuse me, could you tell me the way to the nearest hospital, please ?
# Could you direct me to the nearest hospital, please ?
# Excuse me, I'm looking for the nearest hospital ?
Odpowiemy używając odpowiednich do sytuacji zwrotów:
You should:
# turn left/right (powinieneś skręcić w lewo/prawo)
# go straight on for about 20 meters (iść prosto około 20 metrów)
# take the first/secend/third turning on the left/right (skręcić na pierwszym/drugim/trzecim skrzyżowaniu w lewo/prawo)
# keep going until you get to the bus station (iść aż do przestanku autobusowego)
# go across the street at the lights (przejść przez ulicę na światłach)
# take a bus/tram N° 7 (wsiąść do autobusu/tramwaju numer 7)
# go through the underground passage (przejść przez przejście podziemne)
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