Методические указания по работе с темой "Clothes and Fashions". Дедова С.А - 25 стр.

       The messages which we think we are transmitting are often not the                            IV. PARTICIPATION DRILLS
ones which others actually read in our appearance. Get someone else to
evaluate you. Then, independently evaluate yourself and compare your                       1. Practise the following dialogues. Pay attention to the most frequent
appearance profiles.                                                                 ways of making requests.
       Do not expect the message which you are sending out to correspond to
your real life situation. The presentation of self is the act of creating a public                                          1
fiction about a character who happens to have your name. The only thing that               −   I’d like to have these shoes repaired, could I? The heels are worn
matters is whether the fiction which you project is the one which you want the                 down.
world to read.                                                                             −   Yes, new heels are to be put on here.
                                                                                           −   Will you repair the shoes while I wait?
Glossary
                                                                                           −   I’m very busy now. You can pick up your shoes tomorrow.
       thing or situation an undercover cop: a detective in disguise                       −   At what time?
       we are at it all the time: we do it all                                             −   Any time.
       in fleeting: swift and temporary                                                    −   How much will it cost?
                                                                                           −   6 dollars. What’s your name, please?
       ephemeral surmounted the initial hurdle of. … : managed to overcome
                                                                                           −   Trosh.
       their first obstacle of … sparsely populated: with not many people                  −   How do you spell it?
       about                                                                               −   T–R–O–S–H
       a dodgy looking character: a suspicious looking person                              −   All right. Here’s your slip. You’ll pay tomorrow when getting the
       muggers: people who attack and rob others (usually pedestrians)                         shoes.
                                                                                           −   Thank you.
       con-men: 'confidence men', people who trick or cheat people by
       playing on their good faith or confidence
       garment: an article of clothing                                                                                    2
       this scheme of things: this particular way of organizing orlooking at life          −   Do you do alterations?
        a graduated scale: a scale with degrees of measurement which                       −   Yea, we do.
       increase/decrease gradually                                                         −   I’d like to have these trousers shortened.
                                                                                           −   All right. How many inches?
                                                                                           −   Not more than two.
                                                                                           −   OK, but I’d like to see trousers on you. Could you try them on?
                                                                                           −   Sure. Just a minute. And when can I take them back?
                                                                                           −   They will be ready on Monday.



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