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EnglishDialogue
Lecture1GreetingsandIntroductions
Introduction
Whenyoufirstmeetaforeigner（Westerner）,youshouldintroduceyourselforbeintroducedbythethirdpersonwhoknowsbothofyou.
Whiledoingself-introduction,donotusetitles（Mr.,Dr.,etc.）beforeyournamebutjustgiveyourfamilynameandgivenname.Whenyouareintroducingsomeoneelseyou’dbettergivehisfullnametogetherwithhisappropriatetitle（s）.Besidesthis,therearesomeotherWesternsocialconventionsconcerningintroduction,thoughtheyarenotstrictlyobservednowadays:
amanisintroducedtoawoman,theyoungtotheold,andthejuniortothesenior.
Ineverydaylife,andtheacquaintancesorcolleaguesmeet,greetingsarealwaysexchanged.Differentcultures,however,havedifferentwaysofgreetings.Asfarasthewesterncultureisconcerned,situation,status,age,socialpositionandtherelationofbothpartiesdecidethewayonegreetstheotherformallyorinformally.Forinstance,oneuses“Goodmorning,Mr.Stocked”togreetapresidentofaschool,andjustsimple“Hello,Linda”or“Hi,Jim”tohiscolleagueorfriend.
BesurethatsuchChinesesetexpressionsofgreetingas“Haveyoueatenyet?
”and“Whereareyougoing?
”shouldbeavoidedinthesituationofgreetingaWesterner,fortheWesternerwillbemostlikelytointerpretthemliterallyastheformerimplyingthat“Ifyouhaven’t,I’dliketotreatyou.”andthelatterasanoffencewhichmakeshimthinkthatyouaretoonosy.
Words,expressionsandpatterns
1.Mr./Mrs./Ms./Miss./Prof.
2.Chairman,president
3.Fullnameeg.
WilliamMakepeaceThackeray
givenmiddlesurname
firstnamenamefamily
Christianlastname
4.MayIintroducemyself?
5.Pleaseallowmetointroducemyself.
6.MayIintroducemyfriendDavidThompsontoyou,Mr.Brown?
7.PleaseallowmetointroduceMr.White.
8.I’dlikeyoutomeetMr.White.
9.I’dliketointroduceyoutoMr.Brown.
10.HaveyoumetmyAmericanfriendMr.White?
11.Idon’tthinkyouhavemetMr.White,David?
12.Howdoyoudo?
13.Pleasedtomeetyou.
14.Nicetomeetyou.
15.Gladtoknow.
16.It’sapleasuretomeetyou.
17.（I’m）Gladtoknowyou,Mr.Johnson.
18.Goodmorning（afternoon,evening）,Mr.Hopkins.Howareyou?
19.Morning,Linda.
20.Hello,David.
21.Hi,Bob.Howareyou?
22.Howareyoudoing?
23.How’severythinggoing?
24.Verywell,thankyou.Howareyou?
25.Fine,thanks.
26.Justfine,thankyou.Andyou?
27.Prettywell,thanks.
28.Nottoobad,thankyou.Howaboutyou?
29.Good./Great.
30.（I’m）Gladtohavemetyou.
31.（Itwas）Nicemeetingyou.
32.Hopewe’llmeetagainsometime.
33.Hopewe’llseeeachotheragainsometime.
34.Nicetalkingtoyou.
35.Seeyoulater.
36.Haveaniceday!
Goodbye!
Sampledialogues
（AmonologueSelf-introduction）
Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.Firstofall,pleaseallowmetointroducemyself.I’mLiYingMingfromHuangShicity,Hubeiprovince.I’mtomeetaforeignguestfromtheUnitedStatesofAmericaattheairport.He’sgoingtoworkinDayeSteelFactoryaboutayearortwo.I’mhisliaisonpersonbutwe’venevermet.Ihavetofindoutinalargecrowdofpassengers.Oh,that’stheplane.Imustgorightnow.Thankyou.Goodbye!
（Attheairport）
（L=LiYingming,C=CharlesHopkins）
L:
Excuseme,butareyouMr.HopkinsfromtheUnitedStatesofAmerica?
C:
Yes,I’mCharlesHopkins.
L:
I’mLiYingmingfromHuangshicity,HubeiProvince.Howdoyoudo?
Verypleasedtomeetyou.
C:
Howdoyoudo?
Pleasedtomeetyoutoo.
L:
WelcometoChina!
Andwelcometoourfactory!
C:
Thankyouverymuch.It’sverykindofyoutocomeandmeetmeattheairport.
L:
Thepleasureismine.
（Inthefactory,theymeetWeiLingling）
L:
Hi,Lingling.Fancymeetingyouhere!
It’sbeenagessincewelastsaweachother.
W:
Oh,hi.Ifitisn’tYingming.Nicetoseeyouagain.How’severythinggoing?
L:
Fine,thanks.Andyou?
W:
Nottoobad.
L:
Oh,Lingling,I’dlikeyoutomeetMr.Hopkins.He’llstayinourfactorforsometime.Mr.Hopkins,thisisMissWeiLingling,mycolleague.
W:
C:
Howdoyoudo?
W:
Pleasedtomeetyou.HowlongareyougoingtostayinChina,Mr.Hopkins?
C:
PleasecallmeCharles.Well,I’mgoingtostayhereaboutayearortwo,Ithink.
L:
CharleshasbeeninvitedtohelptheworkersinourfactorywiththeirEnglish.
W:
Great.That’swonderful.I’mlearningEnglishmyself.MayIjoinyou?
C:
You’remostwelcome.YourEnglishisverygood.
W:
Thankyou.AndIdohopeyou’llhaveaverypleasantstayinChina.
C:
Yes,Iwill.
W:
Well,Yingming,Ihavetobeoffnow.Nicemeetingyou,Mr.Hopkins.Ihopewe’llmeetagainsometime.Goodbye!
L:
Goodbye!
C:
goodbye!
Practice
1.Makeaself-introduction.
2.Makeathird-personintroduction.
3.Greetapersonyoumeetthefirsttime.
Lecture2TalkingAbouttheWeather
Introduction
Weatherisaverycommontopicthatstartsaconversationbetweenforeigners,nomatterwhethertheyknoweachotherornot.AsforEnglishbeginners,alittleknowledgeaboutweatherisnecessary.Solet’sfirstlearnsomewords,expressionsandpatternsofweather.
Words,expressionsandpatterns
1.warmcloudyfreezingcoolwet
bcautifulfinehumidwonderfulsunny
windyterriblenicefoggygrey
stormydarkcolddampmisty
miserablefrostydrysultryhot
2.Itisabeautifulsunnyday.
3.Thereisn’tacloudinthesky.
4.Atfouro’clock,wehadtogobackbecauseitstartedtorain.
5.It’sstarting/beginningtorain/snow/getcloudy/togettorain/togetdark/warm/windy/hot/foggy/cool……
6.What’stheweatherliketoday?
7.It’sfine/cool/cloudy/rainy……
8.Thesky’sbluetoday.
9.It’sverywindyinMarchinHuangshi.
10.It’sgoingtobealittlecloudytomorrow.
11.It’shotandhumidintherainyseason.
12.TheweatherinHuangshiismuchwarmerthanthatinBeijing.
13.What’sthetemperaturetoday?
It’sabout25degreesCentigradethisafternoon.
14.There’sacoolbreezethisevening.
15.Thedaysaregettinghotter.
16.It’llprobablyclearupthisafternoon.
17.It’sgoingtobeastormtomorrow.
Practice
YouareanewcomerinHuangshi.TalkabouttheweatherinHuangshibycomparingitwiththeweatherinShanghai,yourhometown.
Lecture3Talkingonthephone
Introduction
Ifyouhavenevertalkedoverthephonetoaforeigner,youaremostlikelytobenervousatfirstwhileyouaredoingit,andyoudonotknowhowtobegin,whattosayandhowtoendatelephoneconversation.Butonceyouhavelearnedtheropes,youwon’tfeelnervousanymore.
Whenyou’rethroughandyou’reanswered,youshouldfirstofallsay“Hello”,giveyournameandthenaskifyoucouldspeaktoso-and-so.Iftheotherpersonanswers“Speaking”,or“So-and–so”,thatmeans“I’mtheverypersonyouwishtospeakto.”Afteryou’vefinishedwhatyouintendedtoconvey,youcanendthistalkbysaying“Goodbye!
”It’srudeandimpolitetohangupthereceiverwithoutsayingittotheforeigneryouhavejusttelephoned.
Words,expressionsandpatterns
1.telephonetelephoneoperator（tele）phonenumber
tomakea（phone）calltosb.togivesb.aringtoringsb.up
tocallsb.uptotelephonesb.tocallsb.back
toreach/contactsb.byphonetoanswerthephone
toleave/takeamessagetoleavewordwithsb.
exchangeextensioncallerreceiver
phoneboothpayphone（publicphone）collectcall
messagethetelephonedirectorytheDirectoryEnquiries
onthephone
2.Hello.MayIspeaktoMr.White,please?
3.Hello.I’dliketospeaktoMissThackeray,please.
4.Hello.CanIspeaktoMary,please?
5.Hello.MayIhaveawordwithTom,please?
6.Hello.IsCharlesthere,please?
7.ThisisJohnspeaking.Johnspeaking.Speaking.
8.MayIaskwhoiscalling?
9.Holdon,please.I’llfindoutifheisin.
10.Justamoment.I’llfindoutifsheisathome.I’mafraidsheisout.
11.I’mafraidheisnothereatthemoment.He’sonthephone.
12.Hangonamoment.CouldIleave/takeamessage?
13.Couldyoupleasetakeamessage?
Wouldyouleaveamessage?
14.Wouldyoulikemetotakeamessage?
MayItakeamessageforyou?
15.Holdtheline.Hangon.I’llgetit.
Sampledialogues
（L=LiHua,O=operator）
L:
HuaxinHotelReceptionDesk?
O:
Yes.CanIhelpyou?
L:
Yes.I’dliketospeaktoCharlesHopkins,please.
O:
Hisextensionnumber,please?
L:
Oh,I’msorryI’mnotsure.Buthisroomnumberis604.
O:
Onemoment,please.I’llconnectyou.
I’msorry,butthelineisengaged,sir.Willyouhold?
（Afewminuteslater.）
Mr.Hopkins’lineisavailablenow.I’llswitchyouover.
L:
Thankyou.
（L=LiHua,C=Charles）
C:
604
L:
Hello.MayIspeaktoCharlesHopkins,please?
C:
Charlesspeaking.MayIaskwhoiscalling?
L:
Hi,Charles.LiHuahere.Howareyou?
C:
Oh,hi,LiHua.Ididn’trecognizeyourvoice.I’mjustfine,thankyou.Andyou?
L:
Fine,too.Now,Charles,I’mringingtotellyouthatthereisaChineseFolkMusicconcertintheMusicHalltomorrowevening.Wouldyouliketogo?
C:
Oh,wonderful!
I’dloveverymuchto.Whenexactly,LiHua?
L:
Eighto’clock.I’llcomeandpickyouupatabout7:
30.Isthatallright?
C:
Ok.I’llbereadybythen.
L:
Verywell.That’ssettled.Seeyouthe.Goodbye!
C:
Bye!
（Thenextday,L=LiHua,R=receptionist）
R:
HuaxinHotelReceptionDesk.CanIhelpyou?
L:
Yes.I’dliketospeaktoCharlesHopkinsinRoom604,please.
R:
I’mafraidMr.Hopkinsisnotinatthemoment.HeleftwordwithaDeskthatshouldanyonering,askhimtoleaveamessageattheDeskifpossible.Orwouldyouratherringhimupagainlater?
L:
Um…AnywhereIcanreachhimbyphone?
R:
I’mafraidnot.Hedidn’ttellwherehe’sgone.
L:
Well,inthiscase,I’dlikeyoutotakeamessage,please
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