1. I can’t do it.

I can’t do it. I can’t do it. – Yes, you can. Yes, you can.  - I can’t do it. - Yes, you can. You can do it. You can do it. - I can’t do it. - Yes, you can. You can do it. You can do it. –No, I can’t. - Yes, you can. -  No, I can’t. - Yes, you can. - I can’t do it. - Yes, you can. You can do it. You can do it.

 

2. I give up.

I give up. I can’t do it. – Don’t give up. Try it again. - I give up. I can’t do it. – Don’t give up. Try it again. – I read it once, I couldn’t understand it. -  Don’t give up. Read it again. -  I read it twice, I couldn’t understand it. - Don’t give up. Read it again. -  I read it three times, I couldn’t understand it. - Don’t give up. Read it again. -  I give up. I can’t do it. – Don’t give up. Try it again.

 

3. If I can do it, you can do it.

Do you think I can do it? – Of course, you can. If I can do it, you can do it too. -  Do you think I can do it? – Of course, you can. If I can do it, you can do it too. Believe me, it’s not that hard. Believe me, it’s not that hard. You can do it just as well as I can.  If I can do it, you can do it too.

 

4. Can you speak English?

Can you speak English? -  Not very well. - Can you speak Spanish? - Not very well. - Can you speak French? – Just a little. - Can you speak Chinese? -  Not at all. – Can you understand French? - Just a little. - Can you understand Spanish? -  More or less. - Can you understand Turkish? - Not at all. – Can you understand your teacher? -  Most of the time. – Can she speak French? -  Of course, she can. It’s her native language, she was born in France. – Can he speak Japanese? – Of course, he can. It’s his native language, he was born in Japan.

 

5. I’m afraid, I won’t be able to go.

I’m afraid, I won’t be able to go. I’m coming down with a cold.  – Oh, no! What a shame! Oh, no! What a shame! - I’m afraid, I won’t be able to go. I’m coming down with a cold. I’m afraid, I won’t be able to go. I have to work tomorrow. I’m afraid, I won’t be able to go. I have to work tomorrow. – Oh, no! That’s too bad. Oh, no! That’s too bad. - I’m afraid, I won’t be able to go. I’m coming down with a cold.

 

6. Will I ever learn to speak English?

Will I ever learn to speak English? -  Of course, you will. You’re doing fine. You’re getting better all the time. - Will I ever learn? Will I ever learn? -  Of course, you will. – Do you think I can do it? – Of course, you can. – Am I doing all right? Am I doing all right? - Of course, you are. You’re doing fine. You’re getting better all the time. You’re getting better every day. You’re getting better all the time. - Will I ever learn? Will I ever learn? -  Of course, you will. You’re doing fine. You’re getting better all the time.

 

 

1. I like it a lot.

I like it. I like it a lot. I love it. - I like it. I like it a lot. I love it. - I like it very much. I like it very much. I like it. I like it a lot. I love it. -  I really like it very much. I really like it very much. I like it. I like it a lot. I love it. - I like it. I like it a lot. I love it. - I like it. I like it a lot. I love it. -  I like it very much. I like it very much. I like it. I like it a lot. I love it. – I really like it very much. I really like it very much. I like it. I like it a lot. I love it.

 

2. Do you like it?

Do you like it? -  I like it a lot. – I’m glad. – Do you like it?  - I like it a lot. - I’m glad. - Do you like it? Do you really like it?  -  Do you like it? Do you really like it? -  Do you like it? Do you really like it? - I like it a lot. - I’m glad. - Do you like it?  - I like it a lot. – I’m glad. – Do you like it? - I like it a lot. - I’m glad. - Do you like it? Do you really like it? - Do you like it? Do you really like it?  - Do you like it? Do you really like it? - I like it a lot. - I’m glad.

 

3. How do you like it?

How do you like it? -  I love it. -  How do you like it? - I like it a lot. -. How do you like it? - I like it a lot. It’s wonderful. – I’m glad you like it. – Is this OK? - It’s wonderful. – Is this all right? – It’s wonderful. -  Is this OK? - It’s wonderful. – Good. I’m glad you like it. – How do you like it? -  I love it. - . How do you like it? - I like it a lot. - . How do you like it? - I like it a lot. It’s wonderful. – I’m glad you like it. Is this OK? - It’s wonderful. – Is this all right? – It’s wonderful. -  Is this OK? - It’s wonderful. – Good. I’m glad you like it.

 

4. It’s all right, I guess.

Will this be OK? - It’s all right, I guess. I guess it’s all right. It’ll do. – Are you sure it’s OK? – It’s all right, I guess. I guess it’s all right. It’ll do. It’ll have to do. It’ll have to do. - Are you sure it’s OK? - It’ll do. – Will this be OK? - It’s all right, I guess. I guess it’s all right. It’ll do. – Are you sure it’s OK? – It’s all right, I guess. I guess it’s all right. It’ll do. It’ll have to do. It’ll have to do. - Are you sure it’s OK? -  It’ll do.

 

5. It’s not quite right.

Is this all right? -  Not quite. - Is this all right? -  Not quite. -  Is this all right? -  Not quite. It’s not quite right. I’m afraid, it’s not quite right. Not quite right. I’m afraid, it’s not quite right. Not quite right. – I’m sorry you feel that way. I’m sorry you feel that way. I’m awfully sorry you feel that way. - It’s not quite right. - Is this all right? -  Not quite. - Is this all right? -  Not quite. - Is this all right? -  Not quite. It’s not quite right. I’m afraid, it’s not quite right.  Not quite right. I’m afraid, It’s not quite right. Not quite right. - I’m sorry you feel that way. I’m sorry you feel that way. I’m awfully sorry you feel that way. -  It’s not quite right.

 

6. I don’t like it at all.

I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all. -  I hate it. I can’t stand it. - I don’t like it. I don’t like it at all. -  I hate it. I can’t stand it. – I don’t like it a bit. I don’t like it at all. -  I hate it.  I can’t stand it.  -  Not a bit. Not a bit. I don’t like it a bit. - Not at all. Not at all. I don’t like it at all.  -  I hate it. I can’t stand it. - I hate it. I hate it. I can’t stand it. I can’t stand it. -- I hate it. I hate it. I can’t stand it. -  I hate it. I hate it. I can’t stand it. -   I hate it. I hate it. - .I can’t stand it. - I don’t like it at all.

1. Let’s have lunch.

 Let’s have lunch today. – OK. - Let’s have lunch today. – OK Let’s have lunch. Let’s have lunch. Let’s have lunch today. – OK. - Let’s have dinner tonight. – All right. - Let’s have dinner tonight. – All right. - Let’s have dinner. Let’s have dinner. Let’s have dinner tonight. – All right.

 

2. You call me or I’ll call you.

 You call me or I’ll call you. You call me or I’ll call you. Let’s have lunch together some day. – OK, I’ll call you. - You call me. You call me. You call me or I’ll call you. You call me. You call me. You call me or I’ll call you. – When’s the best time to call you? When’s the best time to call you? – I’m usually home after seven. I’m usually home after seven. – When’s the best time to call you? -  I’m usually home after seven.

 

3. Can you come over?          Can you come over for dinner tonight? – I’d like that very much. - Can you come over for dinner tonight? – I’d like that very much. What time should I come? What time should I come? – Come around six, if you can. – Bye! - Come around six, if you can. – Bye!

Can you come over? Can you come over? Can you come over for a drink tonight? – I’d love to. - Can you come over for a drink tonight? – Can you come over for a drink tonight? – Can you come over for a lunch tomorrow? – I wish I could, but I’m afraid I can’t. – Oh, I’m sorry, that’s too bad. – I really wish I could.

 4. We’re having a party.

 

We’re having a party next Saturday night. Can you come? Can you come? – I’d love to, I’d love to. That sounds great! I’d love to. - We’re having a party next Saturday night. Can you come? – I’d love to. - We’re having a party. I hope you can come. – That sounds nice, I’d love to. Sounds great, sounds good, sounds like fun, I’d love to. - We’re having a party next Saturday night. Can you come? Can you come? – I’d love to, I’d love to. That sounds great! I’d love to.

 

5. Would you like to go to the movies tonight?

Would you like to go to the movies tonight? - I’d love to. I’d love to. -  I feel like going to the movies tonight. -  I do too. Let’s go. – I feel like going to the movies tonight. – So do I. Let’s go. – I don’t feel like studying tonight. – Neither do I. Let’s go.

 

1.         You look wonderful today!

. You look wonderful today! – So do you! - You look wonderful today! - So do you! – That’s a nice color on you! – Thanks a lot! - That’s a nice color on you! – Thanks a lot! I’m glad you like it. - That’s a wonderful color on you! – Thanks a lot! I’m very glad you like it.

2.         That’s a nice sweater!

That’s a nice sweater! Is it new? – Yes, it is.  - Where did you get it? – I got it at Maize’s. – It’s beautiful! – Thank you, I’m glad you like it. – Those are nice books! Are they new? – Yes, they are. – Where did you get them? – I got them at Maize’s. – They‘re beautiful! - Thank you, I’m glad you like them.

3.         I like your gloves.

I like your gloves. Are they new? – Oh, no. I’ve had them for years. - Where did you get them? – I got them in London. – They’re beautiful! – I like your ring. Is it new? – Oh, no, I’ve had it for years - Where did you get it? – I got it in India. – It’s beautiful! – Thank you.

4.         You look marvelous!

You look marvelous! You haven’t changed a bit! - Neither have you!  Neither have you! - You look marvelous! -  So do you! – You look wonderful! – So do you! - You look terrific! - So do you! - You haven’t changed a bit! - Neither have you! - You look marvelous! You haven’t changed a bit! - Neither have you! Neither have you! -  You look marvelous! - So do you! – You look wonderful! -  So do you! - You look terrific! - So do you! - You haven’t changed a bit! - Neither have you!

5.         You speak English very well.

You speak English very well. – Oh, no, not really! – Yes, you do, you really do. – No, I don’t. – Yes, you do. - No, I don’t. That’s not true. – Yes, it is. You really do speak English very well.  – Thank you. You’re very kind. – No, I mean it, I really mean it. - Thank you. You’re very kind. - No, I mean it, I really mean it. You speak English very well. - Thank you.

6.         I’m afraid my English is not very good.

I’m afraid, my English is not very good. – Don’t be silly, it’s wonderful! - I’m afraid, my English is not very good. - Don’t be silly, it’s wonderful! – It’s terrible. - Don’t be silly, - It’s terrible. - Don’t be silly! - I’m afraid, my English is not very good. - Don’t be silly, it’s wonderful!

 

1.Goodbye! Goodbye!
Goodbye! Goodbye! See you tomorrow. – Bye-bye! - Goodbye! See you tomorrow. Goodbye! See you tomorrow! - Bye-bye! See you tomorrow. Bye-bye! – So long, see you tomorrow. So long, see you tomorrow. So long, see you tomorrow. - Bye-bye!

2.Have a nice weekend!
Have a nice weekend! – Thanks, you too! - Have a nice weekend! – Thanks, you too! - Have a nice weekend! See you on Monday. Have a nice weekend! - Thanks, you too! - Have a nice weekend! See you on Monday. Have fun!

3 It’s getting late.
It’s getting late. It’s getting late. It’s getting late and I really hate to say goodbye. – Please, don’t go! - It’s getting late and I really hate to say goodbye. - Please, don’t go! - It’s getting late. - Please, don’t go! - It’s getting late. - Please, don’t go! - It’s getting late. - Please, don’t go! – I’ve got to go home. - Please, don’t go! - It’s getting late and I really hate to say goodbye but I’ve got to go home. – Oh, no! Please, don’t go! Oh, no! Please, don’t go! - I’ve got to go home! - Oh, no! Please, don’t go! Oh, no! Please, don’t go!

4.It was nice seeing you again!
It was nice seeing you again! – Thanks, it was nice seeing you. – I enjoyed seeing you again. – Thanks, I enjoyed seeing you! – It was so nice. - I enjoyed it too. - It was so nice. - I enjoyed it too. - It was nice seeing you. - I enjoyed it too. Thanks, It was nice seeing you!

5.Goodbye, Harry! Say hello to Mary!
Goodbye, Harry! Say hello to Mary! – I will. Say hello to Bill! – Bye-bye, Jack! Say hello to Jill! Tell her I miss her. – I will. – So long, Mary! Say hello to Harry! Tell him I miss him. - I will.

6.We‘re gonna miss you.
We‘re gonna miss you! We really are! We‘re gonna miss you! We really are! We’re really gonna miss you! We’re really gonna miss you! – I’m gonna miss you too! I’m gonna miss you too! I’m really gonna miss you! - We‘re gonna miss you! We really are! - I’m gonna miss you too! I really am!

1.Harry, this is Mary.
Harry, this is Mary. – Hi! – Hello! - Harry, this is Mary. - How do you do! - - How do you do! – Harry, I’d like you to meet my sister Mary. - How do you do, Mary? I’m very glad to meet you. – Thank you, I’m glad to meet you.

2. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. I’m so glad to meet you. – Thank you, I’m glad to meet you.

3. I’m glad to meet you. I’ve heard so much about you.
I’m glad to meet you. I’ve heard so much about you. , I’m glad to meet you. I’ve heard so much about you. – Thank you, I’m glad to meet you. – I’ve heard so many nice things about you. I’ve heard so many nice things about you So many nice things. I’ve heard so many nice things. I’ve heard so many nice things about you. I’m glad to meet you. I’ve heard so much about you. - Thank you, I’m glad to meet you.

4.What’s your name? Where are you from?
What’s your name? Where are you from? - What’s your name? Where are you from? - What’s your name? Where are you from? How long have you been here? - How long have you been here? How long have you been here? What’s your name? Where are you from? How long have you been here?

5.What’s your first name? How do you spell it?
. What’s your first name? – Mary. - How do you spell it? – M-a-r-y. – M. - M! - A. - A! - R. - R! - Y. - Y! M-A-R-Y! M-A-R-Y! - How do you pronounce it? – Mary. - How do you spell it? – M-a-r-y. - How do you pronounce it? – Mary.

1. Hi! How are you?
Hi! How are you? – Fine, how are you? - Hi! How are you? –Fine, how are you? - Hi! How are you? - Hi! How are you? - Hi! How are you? – Fine, how are you?

2. How’s Jack?
Hi! How are you? F– Fine, how are you? – I’m fine. - How’s Bill? – He’s fine. – How’s Mary? – She’s fine. – How are the children? – They’re fine. – How’s your job? – It’s fine. – How’s Jack? – He’s sick. - Oh, no!

3. Hello! How’ve you been?
Hello! How’ve you been? It’s so good to see you. - It’s good to see you. How’ve you been? - Hello! How’ve you been? - Hello! How’ve you been? - Hello! How’ve you been? - Just fine, just fine. It’s so good to see you. It’s so good to see you. - It’s good to see you. How’ve you been? - Just fine.

4. Hello? Hello?
Hello? Hello? – Hi, Sue, this is Bill. – Bill? Bill who? – Bill Brown. - Oh, hi, how are you?

5. Jack, you’re back!
Jack, you’re back! I haven’t seen you for a long time. How’ve you been? - Just fine. It’s been a long time. – I’m so glad you’re back, Jack! – So am I! - I’m so glad you’re back, Jack! – So am I! - – I’m so glad you’re back. I’m so glad you’re back. I’m so glad you’re back, Jack! - So am I! - I haven’t seen you for a long time.

a divorce lawyer
a divorcee - разведенный муж или жена
to start divorce proceedings
reasons for divorce
to break down
up
to end relationship
one year's separation

to develop with smb. spiritually
to marry for love
to be pleased with one's choice
to stay together in misery
a successful marriage
excellent

to be an protective father
involved

to be close both emotionally and geographically

to be a house-wife
to go shopping
shopping
to do the cleaning
ironing, etc.
to pay the bills
to drive children to school
to save for ages to buy smth
to be the family breadwinner

to be superior - interior
to be a tormented child
to be totally detached from
to grow away
apart
to become more mature with time
to live at home for the rest of one's life
to bring to an end an intolerable situation
to put up with smth for years - мириться с
to fight to get the most for oneself

to look like
to be very similar with
to be closest to smb.
to be inseparable
to have one's mothers features
to be more like (father)
to owe one's remarkable looks to
no-one can tell them apart

to be introduced to a future husband
to decide immediately
to see each other regularly
an engagement party
to refuse smb vs to say "yes”
to be pleased with smb's choice
a fiance / ее (a bit outdated)
a husband to be – in journalistic style
wife

single
to be
married
divorced
to get married

to be married to smb.
to arrange a marriage

to find out the family's background
to marry for love/money
a married couple
to come from a good background
to rush into a marriage
to be integrated into one's new family

to date smb.
to go out with smb.
to be in search for an ideal man
to see up to a hundred men before choosing
to look around for an ideal husband

to be under— over
nearly
to be under age - not yet 16
to come of age - to become 16
to be in one's teens - from 13 to 19
to be a teen-ager
early
to be in
mid thirties
late teens

to be a middle-aged person
to look elderly
a five - year - old girl
a five - year - old

wife - husband

mother
father in - law
sister
brother

father
step mother
son
daughter

to be related to smb. - состоять в родственных отношениях

mother - father, parents, Mummy - Daddy, Dad – Mum
sister – brother
daughter - son
grandmother - grandfather, Grandma - Grandpa
grandchildren - grandparents children - parents
grandson - granddaughter
twins
niece - nephew
cousin
uncle – aunt

a wonderfull lifestyle
to share
exotic holidays
to hope to find
to be so important to smb
to marry smb
to be married to smb
to have children by other man
to meet a lot of people through work
to have a strict rule of doing smth
to have an air of independence
to have a bit of a language problem
tp see more of smb
romance takes a while to develop
a full social life
to have a degree in
to get in touch with
to have no imagination
to look for someone very special
a sense of adventure
to drive smb mad
to be after
a good match
to keep good relations
to have warm personality
to have private tuition
to arrange a marriage
to look around for a suitable man
the family's background
to see up two hundred men before choose one
to be difficuilt to decide
to be terribly wealthy
to come from a good backgriund
to be a sort of engagement party
to use to be on the phone
to be a system that works
to marry for love
to last
to be integrated into new families

to see smb as best friend
to come to smb first
to have the outside contacts
to grow away from family
to come across an extraodinary collection of people
to be an endless stream of smth
to come through smb's house
to tell smb off in front of smb
to want more than anything else for smb to be happy
to pull strings to help smb on smb's way
to work out
to get smb into smth
to be to smb's liking
to do bits and pieces in films
to do well
to give up
to be really the story of one's life
to take smb a while to get used to smth
a big passion
to be a big television watcher
to be on
to be grateful for
to be a good daughter as daughters go
high-powered jobs
in the fight to the top
to find a partner
to be over thirty
single people
to ask others to help find love
dating agencies

To get on with
to be a little bit vane
to be in some ways quite unapproachable
to keep oneself to oneself
to be slightly out of touch with family life
work always comes first
to show off something
total lack of interest
to be taken away from all friends
to get someone into school
a complete waste of money
to let somebody down quite badly
to try several jobs
to look after
to be not that close
to not see much of each other
to be different like chalk and cheese
to be into something
to be totally opposed to smb doing smth
to break up
to want smb to marry someone
to keep on and on doing smth
to be not that interested
to plan a family