HOME AND AWAY

HOME AND AWAY

1. Where do you live? Describe your flat/ house.
2. Are houses in your country and houses in Great Britain /USA different? How?
3. Have you ever visited an extremely big house? Whose? Where? What's it like?
4. In what part of your city are the buildings quite ugly? Where? What do they look like?
5. In what part of part of your country are houses fairly cheap? Where? How much? Why?
6. Did you have a pet as a child? What was it?
7. Do cats have any special meaning in your country?
8. Do many people keep them as pets?
9. What is the most common pet?
10. In English, people sometimes say that cats have nine lives. Does this expression in your language?
11. If you could work or study in another country, would you do it?
12. What country would you prefer?
13. If some foreign friends visited you for one day and wanted to see some sights, where would you take them?
14. What would you do if your son or daughter told you they wanted to travel on their own?
15. If you went to England, would you buy souvenirs? What would you buy? Who for?

- Hello. Pizzeria Tricolore. Can I help you?

- Hello. I would like to book a table, please.

- What day and what time do you want to come?

- Tomorrow evening at 7 p. m. Do you have any free tables?

- Yes, we do. We have a couple of tables available for tomorrow. And how many people are there in your party?

- I hope there will be five or six of us.

- Would you like to reserve a private dining-room?

- No, thanks.

- OK. A table for six then. Would you like smoking or non-smoking?

- Non-smoking, please.

- Right. Can I get your name, sir?

- Bond. James Bond.

- Is there anything else I can do for you, Mr. Bond?

- Well, we have a couple of vegetarians in our group, but I don’t think that would be a problem, wouldn’t it?

- You’re right. We can offer a special vegetarian menu with a wide selection of food in our restaurant.

- Fine. That’s all I think.

- So you have a reservation for tomorrow at 7 p. m. If there’s anything else you need, you can let us know. Just phone the same number and ask for me. My name’s Helen.

- Sure. Thank you, Helen.

- Thank you for calling. See you tomorrow.

- Good bye!

- Good afternoon. «Tower Investment Bank». May I help you?

- Hi. I would like to talk to Mr. Clinton from the accounting department, please.

- May I ask you who is calling?

- My name is Bruno Ponti. I’m calling from an advertising agency.

- Thank you, Mr. Ponti. Just a moment, please. Let me check if Mr. Clinton is in his office.

- Sure.

- Thank you for waiting. I’m sorry but Mr. Clinton isn’t available at the moment. Would you like to leave a message or shall I ask him to call you back? Does he have your number?

- I believe he does. But I can give it to you, just in case.

- All right. Go ahead, please.

- My number is 046 78345.

- OK. And would you mind repeating your name?

- Sure. Bruno Ponti. I can spell it: B-R-U-N-O P-O-N-T-I.

- Thank you, Mr. Ponti. I’ll ask Mr. Clinton to call you back as soon as possible today.

- Thanks a lot. Bye.

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