CONVERSATIONAL PRACTICE

Exercise 47 Complete the three telephone conversations. Use the phrases from the box. Role-play the dialogues.

No, it isn’t. I’ll just get her.

Can I take a message?

Great! See you on Sunday at ten. Bye!

Never mind. Perhaps next time. Bye!

This is Jo speaking.

I’ll ring back later.

I’m having a party on Saturday. Can you come?

Can I speak to the manager, please?

I. A: Hello. Can I speak to Jo, please?

B:...

A: Oh! Hi, Jo. This is Pat. I’m just ringing to check that Sunday is still OK for tennis.

B: Yes. That’s fine.

A:...

B: Bye! See you soon.

II. A: Hello. Is that Liz?

B:...

A: Hello. Liz here.

B: Hi, Liz. It’s Tom. Listen!...?

A: Oh sorry, Tom. I can’t. I’m going to my cousin’s wedding.

B:...

A: Bye!

III. A: Hello. Barclays Bank, Chasswood.

B: Hello....

A: Hold on. I’ll put you through... I’m afraid Mr Smith isn’t in his office....?

B: Don’t worry....

A: All right. Good bye.

WORD BUILDING

Exercise 48 a) Form nouns by adding – ity (-ty) to the adjectives.

Model: active (adj) – activity (n) (активний – активність)

Jolly, capacious, certain, various, curious, human, fatal, stupid, public, able, equal, regular, extreme, possible, probable, desirable, responsible, domestic, absurd.

b) Form nouns by adding –ship to the following nouns.

Leader, apprentice, owner, relation, professor, acquaintance, companion, citizen, member, friend, author, clerk, editor.

Exercise 49 Form adjectives by adding –y to the following nouns.

Grass, star, rain, velvet, chalk, room, water, foam, snow, fog, frost, wind, silk, mist, sand, slang, milk.

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