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     Sam: Good evening, Mr. Brown. I’m fine, thank you. And how
are you?
     Mrs. Brown: Not too bad, my boy, not too bad. Let me
introduce you to my daughter. Oh, where’s she gone? She was here
a moment ago. Oh, there she is! Ellen, come over here. This is Sam
Williams, Mike’s friend, take care of him, will you?
     Ellen: With pleasure, Dad. How do you do?
     Sam: How do you do? Haven’t I seen you before somewhere?
     Ellen: No, I don’t think so.
     Sam: But your face is so familiar. Wait a second... I know... We
were on the same train to London last week.
     Ellen: Oh, yes. Now I remember. What a coincidence!
     Sam: Well, you know what they say — it’s a small world.

     Exercise 1. Answer the questions on the dialogue.
       1. Who are the hosts of the party? At whose house does the
party take place? 2. What does Mike suggest that Sam should do
first? 3. Who does Mike introduce Sam to? 4. What words does Mike
say when he introduces Sam to his mother? 5. What does Sam say?
6. What does Mrs. Brown say? 7. Sam needs no introduction to Mr.
Brown, why? 8. Where did he meet Mr. Brown? 9. Who does Mr.
Brown want to introduce Sam to? 10. Has Sam seen Ellen before?
Where did he see her? 11. Why does Ellen say: «What a coincidence?».
12. What does Sam reply to this?

     Exercise 2. Acting the scene of introductions.
      Characters: Mr. White, Mrs. White, their children Tom and
Jane, Mrs. Pope, her son David. Use the following words and phrases
of introduction and and greeting in your scene.
      Hello! How do you do? Glad to meet you. Let me introduce...
May I introduce... Meet my friend... Mother, this is David. Mrs. Pope,
this is my daughter Jane.

     Exercise 3. Build a short conversation around the phrase «It’s a
                 small world!».




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