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1. She had never met such a famous ... before. 2. — .. . is waiting for you outside. 3. —The . . . by the door is John's father. 4. Any .. . giving false information concerning his income for the purpose of avoiding tax may be prosecuted. 5. —What do we call . . . who plays pop records on radio and TV? — A disc jockey. 6. . .. was working in the garden. 7. —She's a very generous ... . 8. —Who's that . .. talking to Alison?
Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with persons or people.
1. —I met some very interesting ...at the party. 2. —How many ... are going on the excursion? 3. —I don't like moody ... . 4. The maximum load for this vehicle is five .... 5. Tall . . . often have difficulty buying clothes. 6. —Are English . . . really reserved? 7. — We invited eight . . . but only six of them came. 8. . . . wishing to obtain building permission should apply to the City Planning Department. 9. —Let's go to the exhibition another day. There will be too many . . . today. 10. All employed ... are compelled by law to pay a weekly National Insurance contribution. 11. Several ... were arrested during the demonstration outside the American nuclear base. 10. —Three . .. are absent today.
Pity, Shame, Ashamed
Pity and shame can be used interchangeably in the sense of "unfortunate, regrettable".
C J^s л I you can't come to the party.
eg 1. і what r CL pity/shame \ you have to leave so early.
[it's too cold to go swimming.
Here shame is slightly more colloquial than pity.
This is not of course the main meaning of shame, which
often corresponds to the Russian стыд.
97 eg 2. He felt no shame for what he had done.
3. She blushed with shame when the lie was discovered.
4. His behaviour brought shame on the whole family.
Note that the expression Shame on you! is rarely used nowadays, except ironically. Instead we say "You should/ought to be ashamed (of yourself)". With reference to a third person we say.
Lr iou іти J should \ be ashamed of himself /herself / Helbhell hey ^ ought tQ I themselves.
Exercise. What would you say in the following situations a) to the person himself? b) about him, to a third person?
1. Susan has caught a cold. 2. Peter lied to his parents. 3. John and Rosemary's flat is very small. 4. Brenda cannot go to the concert. 5. Valerie cheated in the exam. 6. Michael has no skis, so he cannot go skiing.
Please
Please is used mainly with requests. It may either precede or follow the verb.
eg 1. Sit down, please.
2. Please sit down.
Please in initial position tends to be more emphatic, less of a formality. Note that it is not usually followed by a comma and there is no pause after it. The sentence is spoken as a single sense group. The same is true of requests with please at the end, in spite of the fact that please is usually separated by a comma.
Although the imperative with please is the most common way of formulating small, routine requests, such as those given above, more polite forms are to be preferred in many cases. The most common of these are:
Will you ... , (please)
Would you ... , (please) — more polite
Would you mind ...ing9 (please) — even more polite
eg 3. Will you open the window, please.
4. Would you sign this form, please.
5. Would you mind waiting a moment.
Please is used alone only with reference to a request already made.
98 eg 6. — Mummy, can I have some more chocolate?
— No. You've had quite enough for today.
— Please.
Here please is pronounced with a very long vowel and a rise-fall-rise.
When accepting offers, please alone is occasionally used, but Yesy please is clearer. (In spite of the comma there is no pause.)
eg 7. — Would you like another cup of coffee?
— Yes9 please.
In other situations, for example, letting someone go first (for instance, through a door) or handing someone something, please is not used. Here the appropriate word(s) depend on the situation.
a) When letting smb. go first — After you.
b) When handing smb. smth. he has asked for — Here you are or: Here it is or: Here's the ... you asked for.
c) When offering smb. smth. — Would you like ...?
Have a/some ... — more col Ioq.
eg — Would you like an apple?
— Have some chocolate.
d) When acknowledging thanks — Not at all.
Don't mention it.
You're welcome.
Exercise. What would you say in the following situations?
1. Someone asks you if you would like a cup of tea. 2. Youneedsome sugar for your tea. 3. Youwant someone older than you to go into a room first. 4. You have brought the dictionary your friend asked for. 5. A tourist thanks you for showing him the way. 6. You want your teacher to repeat a word you have not heard properly. 7. Youwant your guests to take some cake. 8. Youhandthenewspapertoafriendwhowantedto read it. 9. You want someone (an older person) to open the door for you. 10. You want a group of tourists to take their luggage with them.
Possibility, Opportunity, Chance
