Your friend is going away on holiday. Now, she (he) is packing her (his) suitcase. You are trying to help by giving advice.
You’d better… do your packing now
YOU Hadn’t you better… take too much than too little
Wouldn’t you rather… take all you may want
Why not… take something to eat on the train
have your suitcase labelled
hurry up
… …. …
Make up your dialogue and act it out in class.
3. Make up dialogues using the given phrases:
a) – I’ve never known you to…
- I’ve got nothing to do but…
- Why don’t you…?
- I would sooner … than …
b) – I’m sorry to have left you by yourself. I meant to … but…
- Oh, there’s nothing to speak of. I …
- I wanted to drop in to…
- Has (Frank) persuaded you …?
c) - You really do nothing but…!
- You’d better …
- Why don’t you…
- I feel…
d) – I feel…
- You ought to…
- I cannot but…
- I think you’d better…
Read the text; find all the infinitives and state their functions. Retell the passage.
LET’S TALK ABOUT GOOD MANNERS
Good manners are sure to be appreciated everywhere, so don’t fail to be polite.
To whisper in company is bad manners. If what you wish to say cannot be said aloud, reserve it for a suitable occasion.
It is important to be punctual. Coming on time is essential when keeping an appointment whether one is meeting a friend or whether one is having a business talk. It is also bad manners to keep looking at the watch when in company as if you were impatient for the time to pass.
To be pleasant company be a good listener. Don’t be indifferent or impatient when others are speaking. Interrupting others is a bad habit. If you wish to be popular, avoid talking about yourself and your affairs. Talk to people about what interests them, not you. To touch upon personal subjects in general conversation is bad manners. The best topics for light social conversation are art, sports, weather, and the hobby of the person you are speaking with.
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When in company, don’t open a book or a newspaper and begin reading to yourself. It is not a crime to be bored in company, but it is bad manners to show that you are bored. Don’t be a bore yourself.
Do the tasks below.
1) Complete these statements:
It’s bad manners to …
It’s impolite to …
It’s a bad habit to…
It’s wrong to…
It doesn’t do to… (не годится)
2) You don’t behave this way, I hope?
X is too polite to…
too well-bred to…
N is well-bred enough never to …
M is gentleman enough not to…
3) I think all of you want to be pleasant company.
Do you know what you should do to be popular?
Finish up the sentences:
To be pleasant company, it’s important…
It’s necessary…
You should…
To be popular, you should/shouldn’t …
Not to be a bore …
4) Generally speaking, what people are fun to be with?
… are interesting to talk to?
… are pleasant to deal with?
5) What do you think of your classmates?
Is M easy to deal with?
… pleasant to talk to?
… easy to get along with?
… fun to be with?
Use: to do him/her justice,…
To tell the truth, …
To be quite frank, …
To put it mildly, …
Needless to say, …
To begin with, …
…, so to speak.
6) Is X the kind of girl to rely on?
…to let you down?
Is L someone to admire?
Is M the man to make a girl happy?
Is Y the kind to forget her promises?
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… break her word?
Say a few words about one of your classmates who you admire.
Read the story. State the functions of the infinitives. Retell the story using as many infinitives as possible.
WHAT MADE THE LITTLE DOG EXPIRE
The event I’m going to tell you about occurred in England shortly after WW II. A certain English lady intended to give a party. Her intention was to invite a number of friends for dinner and a game of bridge. It was easy enough to ask people to come, but far more difficult to provide meal for them, for food rationing had not yet been abolished in Great Britain at that time. However, on the very morning of the party the problem was unexpectedly solved.
‘There’s a man, Ma’am, at the back door offering to sell mushrooms,’ the maid - servant announced.
The lady, accompanied by her little terrier, came down to the kitchen and found there a rather disreputable-looking stranger with a basket over his arm. The lady knew nothing about mushrooms and inquired of the man if they were not poisonous. The man reassured her and named such a moderate price for the whole lot that the lady readily paid the money at once, ordering her servant to empty the basket and return it to its owner. While the servant was emptying the basket she dropped a mushroom, and the fox-terrier immediately gobbled it.
‘There, that dog knows what’s good,’ the stranger said. Pocketing the money, he laughed a malicious laugh and left the kitchen.
The guests duely arrived at the appointed time and were served a dish of mushrooms, which they thought a treat. While the usual clattering of forks and knives was in progress, the hostess noticed that the servant’s eyes were red with recent weeping. Calling her aside the lady asked her what was the cause of her untimely tears.
‘Oh, Madam, I didn’t want to upset you… the little dog… the poor thing has died… ‘ the girl uttered between sobs.
The terrible truth flashed through the lady’s brain. She saw her duty and addressed the guests:
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‘Ladies and gentlemen’, she said, ‘I’m sorry to say that, but the mushrooms I’ve offered to you proved poisonous. We must act and act quickly if we want to save our lives.’
There was a general outburst of emotions. Some of the gentlemen swore, some of the ladies cried. But there was one among the company who was a man of infinite resource and sagacity. He suggested going to the nearest hospital to have the contents of their stomachs pumped out. All rushed for their dear lives. The staff of the hospital were surprised to have suddenly to do with a group of patients in evening dress. Naturally, no one thought of playing cards after this lamentable occurrence.
On arriving home the servant, still sobbing, answered to the lady’s request to show her the body of the terrier. ‘Oh, the gardener has buried it, for it was so badly smashed and we didn’t even have time enough to put down the number of the car that so cruelly ran over the poor little thing.’
8. Read the jokes. Analyze the function of the infinitives in them:
1.
“If the Dean doesn’t take back what he said to me this morning, I am going to leave college.”
“What did he say?”
“He told me to leave college.”
2.
A college freshman was being severely criticized by his professor. “Your last paper was very difficult to read,” said the professor. “Your work should be so written that even the most ignorant will be able to understand it.”
“Yes, sir,” said the student. “What part didn’t you get?”
3.
The professor was delivering the final lecture of the term. He dwelt with much emphasis on the fact that each student should devote all the intervening time to preparing for the final examinations.
“The examination papers are now in the hands of the printer. Are there any questions to be asked?”
Silence prevailed. Suddenly a voice inquired: “Who is the printer?”
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