Exercise 4. Read each situation, make up a conversation using the suggestion and

invitation cliché s. Then act it out.

a) You are working in the Organising Committee of VGIK International Student Film and

Theatre Festival. You should meet delegations from different countries, accompany

them to the hostel, help them with their accommodation and inform them about the

festival programme. Give your ideas and discuss the way you are going to share

responsibilities.

b) A famous film director is going to visit your Film School. Discuss how to organize

the day.

c) Plan an International Evening for a group of students from the British National Film

School. Make suggestions for the evening (to show slides/movies, to give a concert,

to organize a meeting with a famous film-maker, etc.). Discuss the best ideas.

Exercise 5. Use the conversation “Let’s have fun! ” as an example and make up your own

Dialogue about going to the cinema.

Let’s have fun!

Steve: Shall we go out somewhere tonight?

Alison: Oh, I don’t know. Where were you thinking of?

Steve: I thought we could go to Ronnie Scott’s to listen to a new jazz band.

Alison: Oh, there’s no one I’d like to listen to at the moment, honestly.

Steve: All right, well, why don’t we go out and grab a bite to eat, then? My treat!

Alison: Thanks, but I’m full.

Steve: Well, how about going to the cinema?

Alison: Yeah OK, I’ll have a look and see what’s on. So what kind of film do you fancy seeing?

Steve: It’s up to you, but nothing too soppy.

Alison: We could go to “The Prince Charles” cinema.

Steve: Yeah, it’s quite cheap there. What’s on?

Alison: Hang on, oh “Schindler’s list”, Spielberg’s film with Liam Neeson.

Steve: I saw that years ago. It’s a historical drama.

Alison: I’d like to see something that will make me laugh.

Steve: Well. Then let’s see the new Hugh Grant film, it’s a comedy.

Alison: OK.

(After the film show)

Steve: What do you think of it?

Alison: I think it was really great!

Steve: You must be joking. The acting was awful.

Alison: If you ask me, the acting was fantastic! And Hugh Grant, he was hilarious.

Steve: The only good thing was my popcorn - very tasty!

Alison: You were so starving, I suppose, that you ate it all yourself.

Steve: Well, you were too busy laughing to eat any.

Alison: I think Hugh Grant is gorgeous. I couldn’t help falling in love with him.

GRAMMAR

FUTURE

Наиболее употребительные способы говорить о будущем в порядке убывания частотности:

I. to be going

II. Present Continuous

III. Future Simple (will)

IV. might

V. Present Simple

I. выражение to be going to do имеет два значения:

1) Собираться что-л. сделать, намереваться.

Решение принято когда-то раньше.

Напр.: – There’s a film on television tonight. Are you going to watch it?

– No, I’m tired. I ’m going to have an early night.

2) Ситуация складывается так, что что-то вот-вот произойдёт.

По всему видно, уже сейчас ясно, неизбежно.

Напр.: It is going to rain.

II. Present Continuous описывает действие, которое произойдёт в ближайшем будущем, потому что мы уже всё организовали.

Почти всегда в таких предложениях употребляется обстоятельство времени.

Напр.: We ’re having a party on Sunday.

I’ m not having a rehearsal tomorrow, so we can go out somewhere.

III. Future Simple употребляется:

1) Если решение что-л. сделать принимается в момент речи.

Напр.: – Would you like tea or coffee? – I think I ’ll have tea, please.

2) Для предсказаний.

Если по мнению говорящего вероятность велика. Если говорящий уверен, что что-то произойдёт.

Future Simple часто соседствует со словами, выражающими мнение (I think / I suppose, etc.) и со словами, выражающими уверенность (probably, certainly, I’m sure, etc.)

Напр.: I’m sure Susan will pass her driving test.

Who do you think will play the main role in the film?

3) Когда даются обещания.

Напр.: I ’ll call you. That’s a promise.