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Finally, I would like to thank our speakers. We may be grateful to the speakers
for giving so generously of their time and expertise to help make this collective
speech event an occasion of lasting significance. My thanks to all.
And now, I would like to turn this opening session over to the chairman of the
GU Department of ….”
d) 1993 – James Alatis
“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is James Alatis, and I am
Dean of the School of Languages and Linguistics and chair of the GU Round
Table on Languages and Linguistics.
First, the welcome. Welcome to GU, welcome to the Leavey Centre, and most
of all, welcome to the opening session of the GU Round Table on Languages and
Linguistics. Before I move on, I would like to take a moment to recognize the
organizers, speakers and participants…
I congratulate you on your hard work and your wonderful success.
And so, to Helen Karn, with thanks for all you have done and all I know you’ll
be doing, please accept this modest token of our gratitude. I must add at this
point…”

 DISCOURSE COMPLETION PRACTICE

1. Supply an appropriate response to each of the following:

a. What are these books doing here? – …
b. How many times do I have to tell you? – …
c. These exams need to be graded. – …
d. What happened to the duster? – …
e.

2. Supply an appropriate response to each of the requests taking into consideration the
refuser’s status.

a. – We have an exam tomorrow but I don’t have notes from last week. I am sorry to ask
you this, but could you please lend me your notes once again?
–
– O.K., then I guess I’ll have to ask somebody else.

b. As you know, I’ve been here over a year, and you’ve been pleased with my work. I
really enjoy working here, but to be quite honest, I really need an increase in pay.
 … ………….
– Then I guess I’ll have to look for another job.

c. Superior: If you don’t mind, I’d like you to spend an extra hour or two tonight so that
we can finish up with this work
 …………….
 That’s too bad. I was hoping you could stay.