Английский язык. Иваненко Т.И. - 25 стр.

    8. You found us without too much difficulty then?
    9. It’s good of you to spare the time.
    10. It’s kind of you to come all this way.
    11. I like your offices. Have you been here long?
    12. Did you have a good trip?
    13. Would you like a cup of coffee?

     B. Choose any three suggestions for «breaking the ice» of the
list and address it to the person you start speaking. Act a small
conversation with you group mate.

                       GRAMMAR IN USE

            GENERAL AND SPECIAL QUESTIONS

   To form questions:
   1) with to be and to have, change the word order
   Example Are you busy this month?
   Have you had some coffee?
   2) with all other verbs, use do and did
   Example Do you smoke?
   Did you come to last year’s Trade Fair?
   3) use question words as phrases like where, who what,
when how (long/big)
   Example What does your company produce?

                           SMALL TALK
     Before talking about the details of your business, there is
usually a period of social conversation (small talk) which can be
difficult. A good tactic is to ask questions. There are three reasons
for this: people like talking about themselves: it is easier for you to
listen: you may learn something useful!

     EXERCISE 2. Practice asking questions, as small talk, from
the following notes:
     How/get here this evening
     You/see Edward Gluck often
     You/been to New York before
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