Read and Speak. Круглова М.В. - 26 стр.

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Smirnov: That’s very kind of you. When can you spare the time? Would today
be convenient?
Morris: I’m afraid I’ve only about three-quarters of an hour to spare now. Will
that be long enough?
Smirnov: I should think so. I’m very grateful to you for your help.
Morris: Don’t mention it. Shall we begin then?
Smirnov: What’s your full name, and where and when were you born?
Morris: My name is Leonard Stephen Morris. I was born in 1965 in Exford, an
industrial town in the Midlands of England.
Smirnov: By the way, is it usual for British people to have two first names?
Morris: Oh, yes. In fact, some have as many as three or four Christian names,
and lots of people have a nickname too - especially teachers.
Smirnov: What sort of place is Exford?
Morris: It’s a town of about 70,000 inhabitants. Its chief industries are
engineering, shoe manufacturing and coal mining, though the mining industry has
declined rapidly in recent years and over half the pits have been closed.
Smirnov: Are your parents both alive?
Morris: Yes, they are. They live in Exford - like most of my near relations.
Smirnov: What does your father do for a living?
Morris: He’s an electrician at a big electrical engineering works.
Smirnov: Does your mother go out to work?
Morris: Yes, but only part time. She’s a nurse.
Smirnov: Are your parents active in labour movement?
Morris: Yes, they are. They’re both members of the Labour Party. But they are
not as active as they used to be. My father is very disillusioned with the Labour
Party. He concentrates most of his energies on his trade union work nowadays.
(At this moment Mr. Morris’s wife comes into the room. Mrs. Morris is in her late
twenties. She is small, slim and well-proportioned. She has black, wavy hair, brown
eyes and a dark complexion. She is wearing a smart navy-blue costume, a white
blouse with lace cuffs, and white high-heeled shoes. Morris introduces Smirnov to his
wife. Mrs. Morris says that she has to go to the bookshop to collect a book she has
ordered as a birthday present for a friend of hers and reminds her husband that they
will have to be leaving in about half an hour to attend a wedding reception. She
leaves and Mr. Morris and Mr. Smirnov continue their talk.)

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