Конспект "Образцы коммуникативных задач"

№ 1 You are looking for a birthday present for your sister. You are going to make her a present of a classic black purse while your friend insists on choosing something brighter and more fashionable. Act out your argument convincing your partner in your viewpoint. While discussing, make use of the following English saying “Tastes differ”.

№ 2 You have met a friend you haven’t seen for ages. Ask him where he \ she spent his\her summer holidays. It turns out that your friend stayed in Great Britain. Act out your talk about his\ her stay and the downsides of the English weather as your partner saw it for himself.  While discussing, make use of the following English saying English weather is something worth talking about.

№ 3 You are discussing with one of your parents your plans for the future. He \ she wants you to enter the Moscow State Linguistic University. You are not sure that you are good at foreign languages. Convince your parent that modern foreign languages are not quite your cup of tea. Prove your conviction with the following English saying “A little learning is a dangerous thing”.

№ 4 You are at a restaurant with one of your groupmates. You are looking through the menu and discussing what to order. As you are very hungry, you want to order a lot of dishes while your friend turns out to be counting his\ her calories. Act out your talk discussing the pros and cons of some dishes in terms of their calories and minerals value. Defend your stand, making use of the saying “You are what you eat”.

№ 5 You are a teenager’s parent. You firmly believe that being a parent appears to be backbreaking work as you find yourself having to argue with your child about his\ her lifestyle. Convince your partner that keeping regular hours is vitally important to teens. Back up your belief with the following saying “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise”.

№ 6 Your friend is going to enter the Teacher Training University whereas you think that he\she is not fit for teaching and you advise him\her to choose a university where there is an opportunity merely to master a modern foreign language. Try and convince your friend to change his\her mind, illustrating your point with the following saying “English is the language of the world”.

№ 7 You are discussing where to go out tonight. You come up with the idea of going out to the theatre or to a concert, while your friend says that he\ she would rather stay in and watch a movie that is on tonight. Express your preferences but disagree agreeably with your friend, insist on your pick crowning your arguments for and against with the following saying “Tastes differ”.

№ 8 You have met a friend you haven’t seen for ages. Inquire where he \ she spent his\her summer holidays. Your friend stayed in London in the summer and however, he\she turned out to have had quite a few problems with his English during his stay. Act out your chat about his unpleasant experiences and cheer him up (“It is never late to learn”) by saying that there is always room for perfection.

№ 9 Your friend, a pretty young woman, is suffering from a fitness craze and is constantly on a slimming diet. You don’t think that she should so desperately try to lose weight, as she is just fine as she is. She argues that according to the Western values, people look more attractive. Convince her that some Western values may be quite controversial.

№ 10 You are at a restaurant with one of your groupmates. You are looking through the menu and discussing what to order. As you are very hungry, you want to order a lot of dishes while your friend turns out to be a calorie-conscious slimmer. Act out your talk discussing the pros and cons of a vegetarian diet. Defend your stand, making use of the saying “You are what you eat”.