Task 2 (2-3 minutes)
You play the part of a student in an international language school. It's Sunday and you are having breakfast in the campus cafe. You are about to finish your breakfast of omelette and juice (they never offer anything else) when your Italian classmate Lorenzo / Laura comes in.
- Invite your classmate to sit down at your table. Comment on whether you like the breakfast or not.
- Answer your classmate's questions about your eating habits: when you usually have meals at home and what your favourite food is.
- Recommend trying some traditional Russian dish and explain what it's like.
- Feel free to accept or reject your classmate's invitation to eat his / her national food. If you accept, set a time; if you reject it, invent an excuse.
You begin the conversation. The examiner will play the part of your classmate.
Remember to:
- ask for information;
- answer the questions;
- accept / reject the invitation;
- be polite.
SAMPLE CONVERSATION
Student: Hi, Lorenzo / Laura. I'm glad to see you.
Interlocutor: Hi!
Student: Sit down here if you want.
Interlocutor: Thank you.
Student: There's always omelette and juice for breakfast here. I like it. It's healthy.
Interlocutor: Yes, but I don't feel hungry so early in the morning. What time do you usually have meals at home? And what's your favourite food?
Student: I have breakfast at about half past seven before leaving tor school. I usually eat lunch at school at one. When I come home, I eat something again — something like a sandwich or a pie. And when my parents come from work, we have supper all together. I like lots of things, but fried potatoes with mushrooms is my favourite. My mum cooks it very well.
Interlocutor: I see. It must be good. And is there any traditional Russian dish you recommend trying?
Student: If you come to Russia, try borsch. It's very popular in Russia and Ukraine. It's a kind of soup made with beetroot, potatoes, tomatoes, and lots of other ingredients. It can be with or without meat, and it's usually served with sour cream.
Interlocutor: Sounds tasty. Look, if you are not busy tonight, we could go to the Italian cafe nearby and have traditional Italian spaghetti.
Student: That's a good idea. Let's meet at 8 o'clock in front of the hostel. Is that OK with you?
Interlocutor: Yes. I'll be waiting for you there.
Student: Fine. I have to be off now. See you later.
Interlocutor: See you in the evening.