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Brno University of Technology Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Department of Languages

A PRACTICAL ENGLISH HANDBOOK FOR BACHELOR STUDENTS

PhDr. Dagmar Malíková Mgr. Jana Malíková

Brno University of Technology Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Department of Languages

Tento materiál je určen především studentům bakalářského studijního programu kprocvičování látky probírané v kurzech angličtiny. Jsou zahrnuta témata, jejichž znalost je nezbytná při komunikaci ústní i písemné v pracovním procesu. V každé části jsou nabídnuty výrazové prostředky – slovní zásoba a nejrůznější možné způsoby vyjadřování. Jsou uvedeny příklady, jak komunikovat v různých situacích, jak správně reagovat, úkoly a klíče k nim. V dalších kapitolách se snažíme nabídnoutucelený přehled slovní zásoby a úkoly s klíči v tematických okruzích Numbers, Location, Shapes a Trends. U čísel začínáme od základních pojmů až po složitější aritmetické a algebraické výrazy, s upozorněním na zvláštnosti a slova, která jsou pro cizince nejobtížnější a jsou nejčastějším zdrojem chyb.

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CONTENTS

Greetings and Introductions Invitations Small Talk Socializing Eating Out Telephoning Correspondence Getting a New Job Location Shapes Trends Numbers Key

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GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS

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Greetings

Hello,…/ Hi, … Good morning/ afternoon/ evening. Good/ Nice to see you again. I’m glad/ happy/ pleased to see you. How are you? How have you been? How are things? How is your girlfriend? Fine, thanks. And you? Very well. And you? Not too bad, thanks. She’s fine.

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Introductions Introducing oneself

Can/ May I introduce myself? My name’s Peter. Let me introduce myself. My name’s … . I’d like tointroduce myself. I’m … . I don’t think we’ve met. I’m … .
Introducing someone else

Can/ May I introduce a good friend of mine? This is … . Have you met … ? I’d like you to meet … . I want you to meet … .
Making contact

Excuse me, are you Mrs … ? Hello, you must be Mrs … . You are Mr …, aren’t you? Have we met? How do you do? Nice to meet you. Please, call me … . -

Yes, that’s right.How do you do? Nice to meet you, too. Then you must call me … .

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Good-byes

Good bye/ Bye/ I’ll say good bye/ See you later/ See you soon. I must go now.

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I (really) must be going. I must be off. I’m afraid I’ve got to go. It’s getting (very/ rather) late. I’ll miss mytrain. They’re calling my flight. I’ve got some things to prepare for … . I’ve got a lot to do this afternoon. I want to get away before the traffic gets too bad. I’ve enjoyed talking to you. It’s been (most) interesting talking to you. It’s been a very useful meeting/ nice afternoon. Thanks for everything. Thank you for (all) your help. Thank you for coming. Have a good/ safe trip/ flight. Have agood weekend. Enjoy the rest of your stay. It was nice meeting you. I hope to see you again. See you on the 13th. Thank you … (same to you). Same to you. Same to you. I really enjoyed meeting you, too. I hope so, too. See you.

I look forward to our next meeting. I look forward to seeing you again. I look forward to seeing you when you’re next in London.

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Practice: Greetings and Introductions

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What is the difference between these phrases? (i) How do you do? (ii) How are you? (i) Excuse me, are you Mrs Kramer? (ii) Sorry, I don’t know your name. (i) May I introduce myself? (ii) Hi everybody. My name’s Jim Sellers. (i) This is Mary. (ii) Let me introduce...