EXPORTACIONES DE LOS PRODUCTOS DE LA PESCA
PRESUPUESTO ADPESCA (MILL. DOLARES)
1 I N T E R A C T I O N W R I T I N G
O B J E C T I V E
T o select and use appropriate language in given situations, w ithout reference to
the Charts.
In the following situations make short conversations paying p articular
attention to the use of appropriate language. (W here necessary, refer back to
T he Cast in the Introductory Section.)
a) G raham W illiams is discussing David S tu art’s singing with a friend. T he
friend does not like it, G raham does.
b) D onald Crom er and his son are talking about pop music.
c) You are discussing a recent film with Carol Anderson, who has also seen it.
d) You are talking to a friend about a book you have both read.
2 P R A C T IC E S I T U A T I O N S
O B J E C T I V E
T o use appropriate language from P art Two fluently and w ithout reference to
the Charts.
M ake the following conversations. You state your likes and dislikes to the people below about the subjects given, and they agree or disagree. Pay particular attention to attitude.
a) Someone you have only ju st met e) A colleague
pop music a recent film
b) Y our boss I ) Your boss’s wife
circuses musicals
c) An English friend g) A colleague
climbing modern educational methods
d) A friend h) A friend
holiday photographs learning languages
3 F R E E P R A C T IC E
O B J E C T I V E
T o use language from P art Three.
In small groups
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art 4 D IA L O G U E W R I T I N G sport food books O B J E C T I V ET o give you extra practice of the language in this Section in order to fix it in your memory.
W rite one of the following conversations in about 100 words.
a) Jo h n has m et Caroline for the first time. H e is very interested in pop music, and he likes playing tennis. She is not very keen on pop music, but she likes tennis. She is interested in films. T hey are discussing their
interests and their likes and dislikes.
b) R oger Courtney, a television interviewer, is asking the actress, Gloria
M uldoon, about her interests and likes on his evening television program m e.
c) A t a party Mike Jones, an architect, meets David Seele, an artist. T hey
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d
Role sim ulation
O B J E C T I V ET o use appropriate language from this Section in a realistic situation.
The Situation
T he Tyne A rt Gallery, in the N orth of England, is a public gallery run for the people of th at area and paid for by the government. In other words money for the gallery comes from the taxes th at ordinary people pay.
T he gallery at present has £70,000 to spend on a work, or works, for its m odern a rt section. Because the director o f the gallery, Cyril Forbes, is sensitive about public opinion, he has asked a num ber of people to come to a m eeting and to express their likes, dislikes and preferences for the five works of art from which the gallery will have to choose.
T he five works being considered by the gallery a r e :
Sheet by Carlos Begonyou. P ric e : £35,000.
This is simply a nylon sheet
purchased at a London superm arket.
Test Card by Charles Footley. Price: £42,000.
This is a 6ft high painting of a television colour test card.
Appetites by A lexandra Glassman. Price: £32,000.
This is a painting of a young girl eating an apple.
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Interior Landscape by Derek Carriage. Price: £49,000.
This is a sem i-naturalistic painting of a typical suburban sitting room.
Contrasts by Caroline Snow. Price £39,500.
This is a series of concentric circles.
At the m eeting c y r i l f o r b e s will ask all those present to express their likes,
dislikes and preferences for the various works. T he following people are present at the m eetin g :
c y r i l f o r b e s, the director of the gallery. H e will ask everyone w hat they
think of the works, and try to get everyone to agree.
m a r y p r o s s e r, the director o f the m odern art section. She likes all the works
except for ‘Sheet’, which she dislikes intensely. Nevertheless she m ust try at all times to be polite.
p a t r i c i a c u n t h o r p e, personnel officer of the gallery. She particularly likes
Caroline Snow’s work and dislikes all of the others, especially ‘A ppetite’. Nevertheless she will have to try to be fairly polite.
d a n p o p e, the director o f the town council’s departm ent. H e is very
traditional, and strongly against most m odern art. None of the works shown at the m eeting appeal to him at all, and he is strongly against any money being spent.
c a r o l p r e s t w i c k, the art critic on the ‘Evening Post’, the local paper. She
particularly likes ‘A ppetite’, but she thinks all the works have som ething to recom m end them. She especially dislikes D an Pope’s attitude to art.
r o g e r k a n e, the art critic from the national paper ‘T he Sunday S tar’. H e is
a great fan of Carlos Begonyou’s work, and also the artist’s friend. T he following members of the public like ‘Test C a rd ’ :
e l i z a b e t h c u t t s, a housewife T hey should be prepared to say why
p e t e r h u n t, a doctor they like the work, and w hat they
d e n i s e Cl i f f o r d, a dentist do not like about the others.
T he following mem bers of the public like ‘In terio r Landscape’ :
t o m c r e e d, a bookshop owner T hey should be prepared to say why
r a y a l l s o p, a butcher they like the work, and w hat they
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T he following m embers of the public have not yet m ade up their minds about the works, or indeed w hether they think the gallery should purchase any of th e m :
r u t h p o w e r, a secretary T hey should study the works and see
Go r d o n m o r g a n, a baker if they like any of them or if they
v i v i a n g o d d a r d, a teacher think it would be irresponsible of the
i v o r w a l s h, a bank employee gallery to spend its money in this way.