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Further contact
7 x0 R. {3 B, f1 G Social English 2
. S0 K) {6 |3 E7 e; w 1. Listening A Responding appropriately in social situations is an important part of communication. Below is an example of an appropriate and an inappropriate response.3 u- F7 h( z% j5 K0 ~2 w4 z! N
Appropriate response:A: Can I come in? B: Yes, of course.+ ?- V" J& N' I3 ^7 E: N
Inappropriate response:A: Can I come in ? B: Really? How interesting.8 p j/ k+ J/ _8 x
On the tape you will hear a number of responses. Decide whether the responses you hear are appropriate Y or not N. The first one has been done for you.
. W1 k. W5 y6 g6 b 1. (Y) 2. ( ) 3. ( ) 4. ( ) 5. ( )" Y+ G2 h( {4 u2 v
6. ( ) 7. ( ) 8. ( ) 9. ( ) 10. ( )- f3 u% x/ n- C
11. ( ) 12. ( ) 13. ( ) 14. ( ) 15. ( )
! [: g; s: C1 z, F# D6 y B Now listen again. This time all the responses are appropriate.
5 P- c% E$ x8 x, G Listening Task2 Q0 x) a3 W1 ]* |3 N
1. Thanks for the lovely evening. Glad you enjoyed it.# K5 T. o; P4 r# {5 F
2. How about a drink? Don't mention it.9 @2 y$ e+ v7 Q7 p
3. Do you mind if I smoke? Yes, I do.
: k9 G) T, D' n" _8 z, G+ l 4. Could you hand me that pen? Of course. Here you are.4 Y( |1 O: h8 Z3 [! y2 R
5. My father died last night. Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
/ O3 x. C6 n0 h4 r: ]/ B8 V 6. Have a good weekend. So do I.
! P% B5 f/ ^+ g9 ]! n 7. Thanks for your help. Never mind.) O. f' m/ V+ N6 ~1 u, D+ R
8. I'm sorry, I must have got the wrong number. It doesn't matter.
1 a& n: a! x' ?: W. z9 A+ d 9. Best of luck in your new job. Not at all.: }, g7 Z k5 o3 x" L7 b5 z
10. He's 95, you know! Really?
# ?+ o- N8 V0 b( J0 w/ U) h4 p 11. I think we should leave now. So do I.
8 A5 l4 w' `- y) Q0 J* F: x 12. We've had a very good year. I'm glad to hear that.- A3 U0 F$ [/ H9 [$ f% n% L9 a
13. Can I ask you a question? Don't mention it.# @& b! ~& ~# R3 v7 l
14. Would you like to go to a concert this evening? Yes, I'd love to.+ v8 D2 o0 [2 W
15. I didn't get the job. That's true.
- F i" o" T- r5 y Answers to the listening task
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6. N 7. N 8. Y 9. N 10. Y6 [( U' h! F, y7 w* w9 Q
11. Y 12. Y 13. N 14. Y 15. N& e& J7 w3 B; J9 i1 h' Z% J5 R
Appropriate responses2 j0 r+ ^" a! p
1. Thanks for the lovely evening. Glad you enjoyed it.) D% {! z# P$ F0 C4 w
2. How about a drink? That would be nice.+ f* B* p$ ]- |. K x; }
3. Do you mind if I smoke? No, of course not.9 P' @* D6 n+ W, S. L; }- e
4. Could you hand me that pen? Of course. Here you are.
+ P- x; ]! l" A$ Z. {% ] 5. My father died last night. Oh, I am sorry to hear that.
5 i2 U+ `$ D2 G- W/ _ 6. Have a good weekend. You too.: L6 s( a6 p4 b. f
7. Thanks for your help. Your are welcome.2 p/ R7 h/ v1 |/ y) X, T, H& W: R
8. I'm sorry, I must have got the wrong number. It doesn't matter.! \* o, a# Y9 y. }8 x
9. Best of luck in your new job. Thanks very much.
/ \* O' K4 O' Q 10. He's 95, you know! Really?
, ?7 _7 v8 N5 F& g, V( R 11. I think we should leave now. So do I.1 X6 e5 e Z2 s, F) a" m
12. We've had a very good year. I'm glad to hear that., H4 U9 q3 h. p; {
13. Can I ask you a question? Yes, of course. E9 S+ T# G7 V8 n5 P
14. Would you like to go to a concert this evening? Yes, I'd love to.
- ] p: H! T; C+ k# t" G% b 15. I didn't get the job. Never mind. Better luck next time.# b: `3 V0 J1 `, C. A# K
2. Presentation Polite responses can be grouped into several categories. This section gives examples of different situations and tells you what you can say |