V. Useful expressions
· What country are you from? (What country do you come from? Where are you from?)
· Where is your birthplace?
· Where were you born?
· I was born in N.
· He is from (comes from) France.
· What is your nationality?
· Where were you brought up (raised)?
· What are you by origin'.
· He is my countryman.
· She is my countrywoman.
· Are you Swedish? No, I am not Swedish.
· I come from Bulgaria, I am a Bulgarian.
· What is your native language?
· My native language is Russian. I speak Russian.
· Do you speak the language of this country?
5. APPEARANCE
(Two young people, George and Ann, meet after a lapse of some eight years.)
GEORGE. Did you receive my letter, Ann?
ANN. Yes, I did.
G. I wished to see you very much, Ann.I hope you will not be displeased with me.
A. No, I'm very glad to meet you. It's a long time since we have met last.
G. It is, indeed. I think it's about eight years, isn't it?
A. It must be eight, I think.
G. You have changed, Ann.
A. Have I?
G. Yes, a great deal.
A. Am I like what you expected me to be?
G. No, I’m not. You are much more beautiful than I thought
you would be.
A. Am I?
G. Yes. But do you know, last night I was trying to fancy you as a —.
A. Not a fat, blonde girl, with round blue eyes and pigtails
dangling down at the back of my head?
G. No, Ann, but as a tall girl with a mop of hair tied up in
a bundle, with rouged cheeks —.
A. Oh, yes! That's just like me, isn't it? You must have seen
me before you came here! G. No, indeed I was only guessing. A. Well, go on. You are describing me so well. G. And do what I would. Ann. those pigtails of yours would
come back as the only right thing for you. A. Well, and now do you like my "mop of hair and rouged
cheeks?" You have hit so exactly on my appearance,
haven't you?
G. Oh, Ann, don't jeer at me. You can't imagine how glad I am to be mistaken. Your fair heavy braids are —.
H. You know, George, when I got your letter yesterday, 1 also tried to fancy you.
G. And is there any likeness between me and what you fancied?
A. Yes, and a very striking one, I should say.
G. Well, how did you fancy me?
A. I won't tell you. At least, not now.
G. When'.'
A. Sometime later.
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