VII. Suggested activities
1. Make up dialogues for the following situations:
A) one of you is a secretary in a big firm. The other makes a call to this firm to
make an appointment with the director. The secretary asks you about your business,
explains that the director is not in and asks you if you could come at... time and...
(day of the week). You ask how you can get there. The secretary explains you the way;
B) you have jumped into a friend of yours whom you haven't seen for ages.
Make an appointment to some day and place.
2. Make up dialogues with the expressions from sections V and VI.
Lesson 8
GOING TO THE MOVIES
I. NOTE
You can learn a lot about American culture by watching television and going to
the movies. At the present time, films in the United States are still very popular, despite
stiff competition from cable television and video rentals.
As in many countries, movies in the U.S. are rated as to their suitability for certain audiences:
– G, means for general audience;
– PG., means Parental Guidance;
– PG13, means stronger Parental Guidance (i. e., not suitable for children under 13);
– R, means restricted to 18 years of age and older;
– X or NCI 7, means adults only.
Food and drinks are sold at concession stands in American movie theaters.
You will probably pay a good bit more for these items than you would in a grocery
store. Many theaters in the U.S. have as many as six different mini-theaters under
one roof. Thus, when you buy a ticket you will need to tell the ticket seller what
film you wish to see. Many large shopping mails in the U.S. now have a movie theater.
You can combine shopping with entertainment, if you so desire.
II. DIALOGUE
Cashier: May I help you?
You: Yes, a ticket, please.
Ticket Seller: That will be $ 6.00.
(You enter the theater and give your ticket to an usher who tears it in half. You keep
one half and he discards the other. At the concession stand you find candy, popcorn,
and drinks. The hot popcorn smells delicious. You decide to try some).
Concessionist: What can I get for you?
You: Popcorn, a coke, and some of those chocolates there.
Concessionist: You mean Milk Duds?
You: Yes, that's right, a box of Milk Duds.
Concessionist: Do you want Classic Coke, Diet Coke or Cherry Coke?
You: Ugh... regular Coke, I think.
Concessionist: Would you like some butter on your popcorn?
You: Yes, thank you.
(He hands you your refreshments.)
Concessionist: Here. $ 4.50, please.
(You pay for your popcorn, coke, and candy, and go into the theater. You can't believe
that your refreshments cost almost as much as your ticket).
IV. IDIOMS
By and Large
(generally, usually)
I find that, by and large, people tend to do what they are told to do.
By and large, rose bushes need a lot of care.
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