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Drill III.
A. Give brief answers to the following questions. Be polite

and friendly. Show your interest in the subject of the conversation.

Model: Who wrote "Twilight"? - Byron did.

Who wrote "Hamlet"? What language do they speak in

France? What is the longest river in this country? How many
months are there in the year? When is he coming?

B. Ask a question to make the task more precise. Try to be
friendly and lively.

Model: Phone Tom. - Why?
Come and help me. Listen to the text. Tell him everything.

Meet them at the station Discuss it with them. Give it up.

C. Tell your friend warmly how to cope with the situation.

Express your surprise that such an obvious course should not have
occurred to him.

Model: The desk is dirty, - Clean it.

The duster is dry. The button is not pressed. There is no
chalk. The broth is not hot enough. The door is closed.

Drill IV. Reply to the following remarks in a polite and
friendly way using "How terrible" or "How nice".

Model: He's broken his leg. - How terrible! I passed the
exam. - How nice!

Do you know John failed in Phonetics? We'll be able to play

tennis after all. He had been rude to his teacher. They bought a
new car. My daughter always tells the truth. We've lost our way,

I'm afraid. There's steak for dinner. I'm getting married.

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