Listen to the tape. You will hear a conversation using everyday English. You will hear the same conversa¬ tion twice. First listen to the whole conversation. Then when you hear the conversation again, fill in the blanks, one word for each blank. Stop the tape recorder as necessary | L Role-play Imagine yourself in the following situations. For each situation decide if it is formal or everyday. Then practice the appropriate conversations using Part I as a guide. Use Other Useful Expressions when possible. 1. Introduce your new boyfriend girlfriend to your parents. 2. Introduce yourself to an interesting-looking person at a party. 14 UNIT 4 GIVING A COMPLIMENT ûl Parti Listen to the tape. You will hear the pairs of sentences below. The first sentence in each pair will be in formal English and the second will be in everyday English. At Work Formal English Everyday English 1. Have you had an opportunity to look over my report yet 2. Yes. As a matter of fact I did. 3. What do you think 4. I think you did a wonderful job. The sales figures you included were especially helpful. 5. Thank you very much. 1. Have you had a chance to look over my report yet 2. Uh huh. As a matter of fact I did. 3. What do you think 4. You did a super job. The sales figures were really helpful. 5. Thanks. Socially 1. What a beautiful house 2. Thank We recently redecorated. 3. It s gorgeous 4. Would you like to see our new patio 5. I d love to. 1. What a beautiful house 2. 2 3 4 5 We just redecorated. 3. It s dynamite 4. Do you want to see our new patio 5. Sure. Americans generally accept a compliment by saying Thank you. They often add more information about the thing b-eing complimented. Example What a beautiful suit Thank you. I just bought it last week. 15 a Practice the dialogues above with a partner. First do the entire formal conversation then do the entire everyday conversation. a Part Il-Formal or Everyday Listen to the tape. You will hear all of the sentences from Part I. As you listen to each sentence write formal if you hear a formal sentence or everyday if you hear an everyday sentence. 1. 6. 11. 16. 2. 7. 12. 17. 3. 8. 13. 18. 4. 9. 14. 19. 5. 10. 15. 20. ÛI Part III The conversation below is written in formal English. Rewrite it using everyday
