Laboratory work №3 Pankov Ivan Litovskikh Anton Kungurtsev Anatoly Receive

introduce. Also you should ask your companion if he needs

your help.
When someone meets you, you should thank for the a good attitude

When you greet someone who you don’t know, you should use polite and formal phrases:

John Smith. Welcome to «IT Finance».
-Hello, John. Thanks for meeting me.
-How

was your journey?
-Very good, thanks.

which style to use formal or informal. You also should

ask him/her about his/her life in a polite way: “How was your flight?”, “How are you?” etc.

see you again!
-It's good to see you too, Yana!

-How are you?
-Very well thanks, and you?
-I'm fine, thanks. How is work?
-Great. I'm working on a new sales project. And you?

to meet you, Ivan. Thanks for meeting me.
- How are

you?
- I'm fine, thanks.
- How was your flight?
- Oh, not too bad but the weather was awful.
- Would you like to get a drink before I drive you to your hotel?
- Thanks, I'd like a coffee. Can you tell me where the restrooms are? I'd like to freshen up.
- Certainly, they're just over here. I'll show you.
- Thanks.

a person you don't know well you should use indirect

way. Use these words: «could you...,please?», «can you....,please?» etc.
If you are talking with your friend you can use direct way for asking: «Give me something», «Could I have something», etc. But you should be polite in both situations.

In Russia askng for things in a direct or indrect ways depends on situation.

like ... ?
Accept politely
That would be great.
That's very kind of

you.
Thanks, I'd like a ...

Request
Is it OK to ... ?
Can you ... ?
Could I... ?
Refuse politely
I'm fine, thanks.
Not at the moment, thx
Not for me, thanks.

down to business directly is not normal or polite at

all. In many countries and different cultures small talk is an important part of business meeting and developing business relatoinships. Topics for this talk are always free, very seldom they are quite serious. Escaping or ignoring your companions is very impolite and even awful. No one should dominate the conversation.

how are you?
- Oh, Thank you for a question, I

am fine.
- I know that your future profession is connected with computers so can you help me with repairing?
- Yes, of course. It is not a problem. What kind of breakdown you have?
- Actually I don’t know, but I guess that something wrong with video adapter.
- Probably, there is a problem with a freezer, I’ll help you tomorrow, and now I should go, see you later.
- Bye.