EMERGING TALK-RULES: THE MOBILE PHONE

Match the words up with their meaning and give the Russian translation

set rules	someone who becomes involved in a situation in which they are not welcome
negotiate	prudently, in a discreet manner, unlikely to attract attention
as yet	being impossible to obtain
discreetly	difficult or impossible to exist or do something without, essential
ostentatious	polite, especially in a formal way
overtly	to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way
courteous ['kə:tiəs]	used for talking about something that has not happened or been done up to now
indispensable	not hidden or secret, expressed in a very open way
unavailability	to establish standards, limits etc that people must follow
intruder	intended to impress people or attract their admiration with how rich, important, skilful etc you are

tightly	if at all
integrated	gone somewhere
cosiness	cravenly, faint-heartedly
if that	holding smth very firmly and strongly, being controlled very carefully and strictly
off to	to end a sexual or romantic relationship with someone, to get rid of someone
uncannily	to start a conversation with someone because you want to have a sexual or romantic relationship with them
scrap	to send a written message to someone using a mobile phone
chat someone up	friendly and relaxed relationship or atmosphere
to text	strangely and mysteriously
to dump	a small piece of something such as information or knowledge
cowardly	combining things, people, or ideas of different types in one effective unit, group, or system

Exercises

A. Fill in the blanks with the suitable words and expressions:

Discreetly, negotiate, as yet, ostentatious, overtly, set rules

1. How do you play this game? – Anyway you want, there are no ______________ .

2. He was able to ____________ a free ticket to the show.

3. __________ I haven’t heard about whether or not he agrees.

4. If you want to do it, do it ______________ : this is not something everybody must know about

5. What a(n) __________________ display of wealth! He wants the whole world to know how rich he is.

6. He said it in a(n) ___________ polite tone yet it was not clear if he was sincere.

B. Answer the questions using the following words and expressions:

Unavailability, courteous, tightly, indispensable, intruder

Why is it always important to be polite?
What can you absolutely not do without?
What do you do if you want to buy a book yet it’s all sold out at this store?
Are you afraid of burglars? Why?
Why is it important to always screw the cap back on the bottle?

C. Translate using the following words and expressions:

off to, cosiness, uncannily, integrated

1. Обучение двум иностранным языкам является неотъемлемой частью образования в этом университете.

2. Уют в ее доме создан руками ее мужа.

3. Он

4. Все на футбольный матч!

5. Она просто сверхкрасивая.

D. Answer the questions using suitable words and expressions:

What do you usually say if you want to chat someone up?
Do you prefer to call or to text? Why?
Have you ever been dumped? Why?

GRAMMAR

После глагола REGARD ( SEE ), при пропуске глагола TO BE (конструкция Complex Subject ), может вводиться AS:

He is regarded to be the smartest man in the company. – Он считается самым умным в компании.

He is regarded the smartest man in the company.

He is regarded as the smartest man in the company.

TRANSLATE

‘Dumping’ someone by text-message is widely regarded as cowardly and absolutely unacceptable.

Arguing is probably the most popular form of conversation in pubs. The majority, however, are conducted in accordance with a strict code of etiquette, based on what must be regarded as the First Commandment of pub law: ‘Thou shalt not take things too seriously’.

It seems that the current value of a house is regarded as a matter entirely outside our control, rather like the weather, while the price actually paid for a house is a clear indicator of a person’s financial status.

Taking pleasure in shopping is regarded as effeminate.

In a man, foodie tendencies may be seen as unmanly.

No-one wishes to be seen as too deeply fascinated by or passionate about food.

MATCH UP DIALOGUE PARTS

PART 1 (first sentence)

How do you play this game?	I can’t find his book anywhere!	I’m off to work. Bye!	Do you see Steve chatting up the blonde in the corner?
What is the government doing to help the hostages?	What happened to the burglar who broke into Ann’s house?	Is he really a top manager at the company?	Do you know anything about Sally?
Will you tell me about what happened to her son?	Can I become part of their circle?	Did you notice how James changed the topic of the conversation when he suspected it was hurt-ing Mary’s feelings?	Nat is an indefensible employee.
Did you like him?	Don’t you think this hotel is too bourgeois?	Did he dump her?	He’s an as-yet undiscovered writer.

PART 2 (reply, reaction)

I will, but you’ll have to be discreet about it.	I know, the sellers say the unavailability is somehow related to its size. It has over 2000 pages!	I don’t know, they are a very tightly knit company.	He did, and in a cowardly way – by texting her.
Well, I’ve heard about him but read nothing.	I don’t know, there are no set rules yet.	I did, he’s very courteous.	No, he’s just a clerk, if that.
Yes, he’s much too overtly flirtatious, in my opinion.	See you, text me when you are done.	They are negotiating their release.	I know, he’s uncannily perceptive.
I do, but I like the cosiness of it.	Yes, I seldom see somebody so integrated in the company life.	The police apprehended the intruder.	No, I haven’t heard one scrap of news.

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