Section 10.4
DEVELOPING SPEAKING SKILLS
Exercise 1
You've just returned from your visit to Britain. You are asked a lot of
questions and certainly some of them are about British traditions and food. Explain what you've discovered.
Send the completed written task to your instructor by e-mail: shunevych@lipb.lviv.ua
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Exercise 2
When you were in Britain you made a lot of friends. One of them has just arrived in Ukraine and is staying with your family. While you are having dinner together he says he is very interested in the food people eat in your country. Describe some typical Ukrainian dishes.
Send the completed written task to your instructor by e-mail: shunevych@lipb.lviv.ua
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Exercise 3
Discuss the following questions:
Do people enjoy going to restaurants and cafes? Why?
Is it expensive to go to a restaurant?
In what way do you think restaurants in Britain differ from those in your country?
Record the discussion and send it to your instructor as a sound file shunevych@lipb.lviv.ua
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Exercise 4
Read and listen to the following dialogue 
and practise acting it out in pairs:
Dinner at the restaurant
Michael: I'd like to sit over there.
Waiter: I'm sorry, sir. I'm afraid that table's reserved. Here's a nice place by the window.
M: Oh yes, that'll be fine. Thank you.
W: Here's the menu. Are you ready to order?
M: I'm not sure. What's the "Fisherman's Pie" like?
W: It's squid, haddock, salmon and mussels with a cheddar cheese crust.
M: I'll have that, please. And a salad...
W: What kind of salad would you like?
M: Green salad.
W: Would you like to order a dessert?
M:, Yes, please. Apple pie and custard.
W: Thank you, sir.
Record the dialogue and send it to your instructor as a sound file shunevych@lipb.lviv.ua
Çàïèø³òü ä³àëîã ³ â³äïðàâòå âèêëàäà÷åâ³ ÿê çâóêîâèé ôàéë shunevych@lipb.lviv.ua
Exercise 5
Working in groups, fill in interview cards. Report on the results in class,
dealing with the following questions:
1. Breakfast. Find out what the people in your group usually have for breakfast:
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Name
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food?
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drink?
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Lisa
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Cornflakes
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milk
|
2. Drinks. Find out which drinks the people in your group like and dislike:
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Name |
likes? |
dislikes? |
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Tina
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milk tea |
orange juice water |
3. Eating out. Find out whether the other people in your group ever eat out, and if so where they go:
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Name
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eats out?
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where?
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Lisa
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yes, sometimes
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McDonald's
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4. Favourite meals. Find out the favourite meals (main course and dessert) of the other people in your group:
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Name
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favourite main course?
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favourite dessert?
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Chris
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pizza
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ice cream
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5. Food hates. Find out which meals or kinds of food the other people in your group dislike:
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Name
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food hates?
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Freddie
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chocolate, spinach
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6. Cooking. Find out which meals or drinks the other people in your group can prepare themselves:
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Name
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can prepare/make?
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Peter
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tea, porridge, sandwiches, omelettes
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7. Weight-watching. Find out if the other people in your group think they are too fat, just right or too thin. Do you think you are:
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Name
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too fat?
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just right?
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too thin?
|
|
Bob
|
+
|
|
|
Send the completed written task to your instructor by e-mail: shunevych@lipb.lviv.ua
³äïðàâòå âèêîíàíó âïðàâó âèêëàäà÷åâ³ å-ïîøòîþ: shunevych@lipb.lviv.ua
Exercise 6
Discuss in groups and present in class possible continuations of the story beginning with the words: "I was going to celebrate my birthday. So I decided to have a party at home. One thing I worried a lot about was "the menu"...
Record the discussion and send it to your instructor as a sound file shunevych@lipb.lviv.ua
Çàïèø³òü äèñêóñ³þ ³ â³äïðàâòå âèêëàäà÷åâ³ ÿê çâóêîâèé ôàéë shunevych@lipb.lviv.ua