ACCEPTING A ROLE

Write a few conversation openers. In pairs, take turns to read

out your openers. Yours partner has to respond in a convincing
way 

Example:

Student A: I didn’t know you could knit!

Student B: spontaneously
(knitting) Oh, well, it’s just a scarf. Nothing complicated…

Student A
1. Is that your baby? She looks exactly like you!
2. So you’ve decided to get a divorce?
3. Hi! Have you caught any fish yet?
4. I’ve just heard you’re going to have a plastic surgery?
5 Why are you standing on your head?

Student B
1. I can see you’ve started smoking again?
2. You won’t believe it – I’ve won the “Mam talent” contest!
3. Hands off me! Why are you trying to kiss me?
4. I didn’t know you spent 10 years in China!
5 Why is everybody in the town talking only about you?
BUSINESS ENGLISH

1. Is it true you’ve been promoted to a manager’s role?

2. People say you are a workaholic…

3. I’m sorry but I must say the workshop you’ve just had with us was rather

disappointing…

4. I didn’t know you’d won the “Taniec z gwiazdami” show!

5. I’ve heard your boss is harassing you…

6. Hi! Are you going to attend the conference today?

7. So, you are working for a big company now? And how is it?

8. You were very nervous while talking to your business partners yesterday.

Why was that?

9. Is that your business visiting card? I thought you were working

somewhere else!

10.Why didn’t your business co-operation with the KARUZELA Theatre in

Wroclaw work out?