III. Speech practice exercises

1. Answer the questions in the quiz to discover what type of person you are.

1. Are you usually smiling and happy?

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2. Do you enjoy the company of other people?

3. Do you find it difficult to meet new people?

4. Is it important to you to succeed in your career?

5. Does your mood change often and suddenly for no reason?

6. Do you notice other people’s feelings?

7. Do you think the future will be good?

8. Can your friends depend on you?

9. Is your room always in a mess?

10. Do you get annoyed if you have to wait for anyone or anything?

11. Do you put off until tomorrow what you could do today?

12. Do you work hard?

13. Do you keep your feelings and ideas to yourself?

14. Do you often give presents?

15. Do you talk a lot?

16. Are you usually calm and not worried by things?

2. Match these adjectives with the questions in the quiz.

a. untidy

i. lazy

b. optimistic

j. generous

c. sociable

k. moody

d. talkative

l. hard-working

e. reserved

m. easy-going

f. shy

n. reliable

g. impatient

o. cheerful

h. ambitious

p. sensitive

3. Agree or disagree with the following statements. Give true informa- tion about yourself.

1. My full name is John Smith.

2. I’m a first-year student of Far Eastern State Humanitarian University.

3. I was born on the 25th of December 1990.

4. My native city is St. Petersburg.

5. I finished school number one in Khabarovsk.

6. My favourite subjects at school were literature and history.

7. I have a lot of spare time now.

8. Recently I’ve knitted a sweater for my mother.

9. In my free time I prefer tidying up my room

10. I didn’t make any efforts to enter the University.

11. I’m a lazy, moody, stingy and stubborn person.

12. I enjoy to study at the University but I’d like to spend more time with my

family and friends.

13. I wish I could speak fluent English.

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14. Finishing school with a gold medal has been my greatest achievement

so far.

15. I’ve always wanted to jump with a parachute.

16. I’ve traveled a lot in our country and abroad.

17. I hope to be a good student.

4. Read and reproduce the following dialogues. Make up your own ones.

1. – I know that you’ve travelled a lot. Where in the world have you most en-

joyed visiting?

– Well, I’ve enjoyed going almost anywhere … India, China … each place

has its own charm and I’m hoping to see lots more.

2. – You really enjoy reading, Mary, don’t you?

– Yes, I do very much. I’m a prolific reader.

– Can you tell me the title and the author of one of your favourite books?

– Well, it’s very difficult to pinpoint a favourite book, but I suppose “The

Woman in White” by Wilkie Kollins particularly sticks in my mind.

3. – Shall we invite Steve for a picnic?

– Oh, I don’t think he’ll go. Steve has become a real coach potato. For him

every activity is too much trouble and laziness is an art form.

– Yes, it seems lying on the sofa, watching TV on Sunday afternoon, and

reading newspaper from cover to cover is the most exciting activity he can im-

agine.

4. – Do you believe in horoscopes?

– No, I never read them.

– What is your zodiac sign?

– Libra.

– So, you must be reliable, well-balanced, practical and rather realistic.

That’s why you don’t believe in horoscopes.

5. – What do you usually do to raise your spirits?

– I go shopping. I adore it and I go shopping for clothes at least twice a

month. And If I haven’t got any money I go window shopping and decide what

I’m going to buy when I’m rich.