A PRACTICAL ENGLISH HANDBOOK FOR …

1 Brno University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of Languages A PRACTICAL ENGLISH HANDBOOKFOR BACHELOR STUDENTSPhDr. Dagmar Mal kov Mgr. Jana Mal kov Brno University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of LanguagesTento materi l je ur en p edev m student m bakal sk ho studijn ho programu k procvi ov n l tky prob ran v kurzech angli tiny. Jsou zahrnuta t mata, jejich znalost je nezbytn p i komunikaci stn i p semn v pracovn m ka d sti jsou nab dnuty v razov prost edky slovn z soba a nejr zn j mo n zp soby vyjad ov n . Jsou uvedeny p klady, jak komunikovat v r zn ch situac ch, jak spr vn reagovat, koly a kl e k dal ch kapitol ch se sna me nab dnout ucelen p ehled slovn z soby a koly s kl i v tematick ch okruz ch Numbers, Location, Shapes a Trends.

2 U sel za n me od z kladn ch pojm a po slo it j aritmetick a algebraick v razy, s upozorn n m na zvl tnosti a slova, kter jsou pro cizince nejobt n j a jsou nej ast j m zdrojem University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of LanguagesCONTENTSG reetings and Introductions4 Invitations8 Small Talk11 Socializing14 Eating Out18 Telephoning22 Correspondence26 Getting a New Job31 Location33 Shapes36 Trends38 Numbers41 Key513 Brno University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of LanguagesGREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS GreetingsHello, ../ Hi, ..Good morning/ afternoon/ Nice to see you m glad/ happy/ pleased to see are you?- Fine, thanks. And you?

3 How have you been?- Very well. And you?How are things?- Not too bad, is your girlfriend?-She s fine. IntroductionsIntroducing oneselfCan/ May I introduce myself? My name s me introduce myself. My name s ..I d like to introduce myself. I m ..I don t think we ve met. I m ..Introducing someone elseCan/ May I introduce a good friend of mine? This is ..Have you met .. ?I d like you to meet ..I want you to meet ..Making contactExcuse me, are you Mrs .. ?-Yes, that s , you must be Mrs ..You are Mr .., aren t you?Have we met?How do you do?-How do you do?Nice to meet to meet you, , call me ..-Then you must call me .. Good-byesGood bye/ Bye/ I ll say good bye/ See you later/ See you must go University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of LanguagesI (really) must be must be m afraid I ve got to s getting (very/ rather) ll miss my re calling my ve got some things to prepare for.

4 I ve got a lot to do this want to get away before the traffic gets too ve enjoyed talking to s been (most) interesting talking to s been a very useful meeting/ nice for you for (all) your you for a good/ safe trip/ Thank you .. (same to you).Have a good to the rest of your to was nice meeting really enjoyed meeting you, hope to see you hope so, you on the See look forward to our next look forward to seeing you look forward to seeing you when you re next in University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of LanguagesPractice: Greetings and Introductions1 What is the difference between these phrases?a(i) How do you do?(ii) How are you?b (i) Excuse me, are you Mrs Kramer?

5 (ii) Sorry, I don t know your (i) May I introduce myself?(ii) Hi everybody. My name s Jim (i) This is Mary.(ii) Let me introduce you to Mary (i) Goodbye. It s been very interesting talking to you.(ii) See you. I really had a good (i) I got to go now.(ii) I m afraid I must be going the following conversations with the most appropriate words or = Martin, J = JacquelineMExcuse me, _____ Jacqueline Turner?JYes, that s I _____ myself? I m Martin Young. How do you do?J_____, Mr = Chris, F = FrankCHello, Chris Evans. Mind if I join you?FOh, _____ not. Frank to meet you, Frank. So how are you finding the conference so far?FActually, I ve only arrived this right. I ..cL = Lin, D = Dan, P = PeterLDan! Good to see you again.

6 _____ are things?D Hello, Lin. Fine, thanks. Pretty busy, as always, I suppose. Can I introduce you to a colleague of _____, Peter Winston? Peter, this is Lin to meet you, Ms to meet you, too. _____, call me Then you _____ call me University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of Languages3 Think of the most suitable reaction to the following How are you?..b How do you do?..c Pleased to meet It was nice meeting Have a good See you next You must be Ann I hope to see you University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of LanguagesINVITATIONS NeutralI was wondering if you would like to join us for a you would like to have dinner at my you would like to come round for a wanted to invite you to thought you might like to try some of our local s a really nice place just a few minutes from here/ round the corner/ down the s a pretty good place you might like which specializes in s a great new place with a fantastic view of the city.

7 InformalWhy not come round for a drink?What about going out for a meal?Why not join us for a drink?Fancy going for a drink/ a meal?There s a really nice place just a few minutes from here/ round the we meet later tonight to discuss it over dinner?Let s discuss it later over a drink. AcceptingThat s very kind of you for inviting d like that very d be delighted to you. That d be very ll look forward to , s/ What a good sounds good/ fun. Setting the detailsWhat time should I come?Where shall we meet?Shall I pick you up?What time/ Where shall I pick you up?Shall we meet at half past seven?Say at half past University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of Languages DecliningThank you very much, but I m afraid I can t s very kind of you,unfortunately I have arranged something I won t be here I m busy on ,but I won t be able to make it , thank you/ m all right, can University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of LanguagesPractice: Invitations1 Rearrange the words to make Why not/ round/ for/ come/ a drink?

8 B Would/ like/ join/ you/ for/ lunch/ us/ to?..c Fancy/ for/ a/ going/ meal/ out?..d I thought/ would/ you/ try/ some of/ like to/local cuisine/ s/ nice/ a really/ just round/ place/ the meet/ we/ over/ dinner/ to discuss it/ later?..gWhat/ going out/ about/ a meal/ for?..hWhy/ join/ for/ a drink/ us/ not?..2 How would youa invite an important business partner for a invite a colleague for a accept an invitation accept an invitation in a less formal ask about the time and place of your suggest a concrete time to ask about the best time to pick your colleague say sorry because you can t there a difference between these expressions? In what situations would you use them?a (i) No, thanks.(ii) That s very kind of you, but.

9 B (i) I was wondering if you would like to join us for a meal?(ii) What about going out for a meal?c (i) Shall we meet at half past seven?(ii) Say at half past (i) Yes, please.(ii) Thank you. That d be very (i) I m all right, thanks.(ii) I can manage, thank University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of LanguagesSMALL TALK WeatherKind of chilly this morning, isn t it?What a beautiful morning. A bit windy, but s never that hot at this time of the s been raining for weeks. Is this never going to end? WeekendHow did you spend the weekend? Did you do anything special?How was your weekend? FamilyA:How s Carol doing? I haven t seen her for : Oh, she s fine. Just got a job with the : That s great news.

10 We should get together one of these days. Annie would love to see you both, : Sure. That d be great..How are the kids?Give my regards to your don t you come over for dinner one of these days? SportsA: Did you see the game last night?B:No, I missed it. Was it a good game? FilmsA: Have you seen the Corpse Bride? We went to see it last :How was it?A:Mark thought it was hilarious, but I was a bit should definitely go for must see that! PeopleHave you heard? Monica is getting t tell anyone, but apparently Jennifer is going to be University of TechnologyFaculty of Electrical Engineering and CommunicationDepartment of LanguagesPractice: Small Talk1 Which of the following topics you would talk to a) a friend or a colleague, b) an important business (informal/ neutral)business partner (formal)FamilyInternational politicsThe salary or wageTravelWeatherFood & drinkReligionHealthGlobal warming, pollution, environmental topicsSportsYour hobbiesComputers and new technologyCorruption2 Make questions about some of the topics on the list in exercise 1.