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Listen to three conversations related to dinner party.

Take down notes. Role play it in pairs.

Listening

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Host/hostess Guest(s)Guest(s)

Before the dinner

invitation

How to invite?

Which details to ask for?

Before the dinner

arrival

How to greet?

How to introduce an extra guest? (order)

How to give comments? (what)

How to offer help?

After the dinner

farewellHow to end the dinner and farewell to each

other? (who should take initiative? )

First listening: Dinner party

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Second listeningConversation 1 00:00-00:25

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Aspects Key words

How to invite?

How to decline?

How to negotiate?

How to accept?

Conversation 1

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Aspects Key words

How to invite?I’d like to invite you and your wife for dinner this Saturday evening.

How to decline?We would love to come. But I have to decline. My mother is visiting.

How to negotiate?

Oh, by all means, bring your mother along.

Are you sure it would be all right?

Yes. Absolutely. We would love to meet her.

How to accept? Thank you. We’d love to come.

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Aspects Key words

How to ask for details?

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Aspects Key words

How to ask for details?

What time should we arrive?

Come at six and we will plan to eat at seven.

What should I bring?

Nothing. Nothing. We’ll just have a roast with potatoes, carrots and salad

Could I bring some bread or a bottle of wine？

Bread would be lovely. Thanks for offering.

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2Second listening

Conversation 2 00:47-1:41

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Aspects Key words

How to greet?

Hello Juliet. Here’s some bread for dinner.

Thanks. Come on in.

How have you been?

I’m fine, thanks. Let me take your coat.

Conversation 2

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Aspects Key words

How to introduce an extra guest?

Mary introduce _____ to _____

(What’s the order of introduction?)

Conversation 2

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Aspects Key words

How to introduce an extra guest?

Thank you. I’d like to introduce you to my mother. Maria, who’s visiting from Germany. I’m sorry, she doesn’t speak much English.

Hello, Mrs. Smith. I’m so glad to meet you. Can I make yourself at home.

Conversation 2

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Aspects Key words – what does she mention?

How to give comments?

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Aspects Key words

How to give comments?

Your home is lovely. Have you lived here long?

Almost two years now.

Are these pictures of your family?

Yes. Those are my two sons. They are both off at college.

They are very handsome.

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How to offer help?

May I help you in the kitchen?

Thank you. But I have everything done.

Let’s just sit in the living room and chat while the roast is cooking.

Conversation 2

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3Second listening

Conversation 3 1:41-2:18

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Aspects Key words

How to end the dinner and

farewell to each other?

Who should take initiative?

What’s the guest’s offer?

Conversation 3

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Aspects Key words

How to end the dinner and

farewell to each other?

It’s late. We really should go. Thank you for a wonderful evening. The dinner is delicious.

I enjoy meeting your mother very much. She has a great sense of humor. Please come and see us again.

We’d love to come again. Or maybe next time you would come to our house.

That would be lovely.

Bye

Goodbye.

Conversation 3