IX. Dialogues

1. Imagine you are talking to Natalie. Fill in the gaps:

You. Hello! ______________________________ What is your name?

Natalie. Hi! My name is Natalie. Where are you from?

You. _________________________________________________ Where are you from?

Natalie. ______________________________________________ Where do you study?

You. _____________________________________________________ What about you?

Natalie. _________________________________________________ What subjects do you study?

You. ____________________________________________________

Natalie. How long does it take you to get to the University?

You. _______________________________________________ And you? Do you go to the University by bus or on foot?

Natalie. _____________________________________ During the break I usually have lunch at the cafe near the University. Where do you usually have lunch?

You. __________________________________________ What time do you come home?

Natalie. ­­­­­­­_____________________________________ How long does it take you to do your homework?

You. __________________________________________ And what about you? Do you have a lot of free time?

Natalie. ______________________________

You. I am very pleased to meet you. Bye! See you soon!

Natalie. So long!

2. Put the proper expressions into the sentences:

Examinations at the University

“ fill in the blank”; passall of our examinations; “multiple choice”; to solve several algebraic equations; the average grade; have a lot of studying; to look forward to;students` recordbooks (markbooks); the poor grade; will be takingour examination period; a scholarship.

Alison: When is the last day of studying?

Zhanat: We only have a month and a half of studying. We have two more months of classesand then we … during the last week of studying. If I … successfully I`ll have ….

Alison: What type of examination will you take?

Zhanat: Some of our examinations are …examinations, where we have to choose the correct answers to the questions. Some of our examinations are … examinations. Sometimes we simply have to give answers to questions.

Alison: What will your math examination be like?

Zhanat: I will have ….

Alison: What kind of grades do the teachers give?

Zhanat: If we do excellently, we receive an A. If we do very well, we receive a B. … is a C. … is a D and if we fail,we receive an F.

Alison: When will you find out how you did?

Zhanat: We have …. I usually get all A's and B's. I … to do the next three weeks!

Alison: And then winter vacation begins, right?

Zhanat: That's right. All of the students are …wintervacation.