(9) A: Nina knows so many things, she can talk on any subject under the sun.
B: But she is a bad listener. She always interrupts people and never lets you finish a sentence.
A: She is eighteen, and that, I think, excuses her.
B: Yes, but don't you agree that "those talk most who have the least to say?"
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(10) A: You know, my brother has failed in chemistry.
B: I'm sorry to hear that. And how did the parents take the news?
A: They took it calmly. His failure was not a surprise, he did not take his studies seriously.
B: Yes, it's by working hard that students achieve good results.
2 . Develop the following situations into dialogues:
1. Quite unexpectedly in one of the corridors of the Institute you come across an old
friend of yours who is in his second year.
2. When you return home after classes on the first of September your mother asks you to tell her
about your first day at the Institute.
3. Which of the recommendations would you follow:
"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do to-day", or "Never put off till tomorrow what you can put
off till the day after tomorrow"? Why? What do you usually put off till some other time and what do you
do immediately?
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4.Give your stories:
a) Imagine a few days ago you were late for a party or your classes, missed a lecture, didn't visit
your friend as you had promised, etc., because your watch had stopped you had lost your money, you
remembered you hadn't turned, off the gas, etc.
b) Imagine you think that the face of the man sitting next to you in the bus is familiar to you. You
want to know where you’ve seen him. But the man doesn't remember you. In the end the two of you agree
you've met before. These words will help you: Excuse me, what makes you think so? Perhaps; It's quite
possible; You're wrong; Try to remember; Memory; You're right.
5. Comment on the following proverbs and maxims:
1. You never know what you can do till you try. 2. Think well before you open your mouth. We
are often sorry that we have spoken but never sorry to have been silent. 3. A good beginning makes a
good ending. 4. All's well that ends well. 5. Four eyes see more than two.
6. Group dialogue. Discuss the problems raised in the dialogue given below. Give your reasons while
expressing your viewpoint.
A: I've often wondered what matters most in making a good student.
B: To my mind, memory is the thing. A: I don't think so. Memory
alone won't get you anywhere.