1. Well, I’ve just _____ someone that I need
to speak to _____. It was very _____ meeting
you. Let me give you my _____. I’ll _____
you when I get back home, so we can stay in
_____. Maybe we can have a _____ talk later
in the conference. See you _____.
2. I’m really _____, but I’ve just
had an _____ SMS from my
husband, so I need to go _____
and call him. _____ we’ll have a
_____ to talk later.
3. Right, so if you’ll _____ me, I _____ to go
and talk to a _____ of other people. Do you
_____ a business card _____ you? … Great,
thanks. And here’s _____. Feel _____ to
email me. Well, it was a _____ meeting you.
Enjoy the _____ of the conference.
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chance
couple
email
excuse
free
have
hopefully
later
mine
need
nice
on
outside
pleasure
proper
rest
sorry
spotted
touch
urgent
urgently
ROLE-PLAY
1.
Write your name, job title and institution name on each slip. This could be real
information or you could make up the information about yourself.
Name:
Job title:
Company:
Institution:
Name:
Job title:
Company:
Institution:
Name:
Job title:
Company:
Institution:
Name:
Job title:
Company:
Institution:
Name:
Job title:
Company:
Institution:
Name:
Job title:
Company:
Institution:
2.
Study the rules of the role-play very carefully.
There is a strict time limit of ten minutes – but you should not look at the clock or
their watches all the time.
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During the role-play, you should pretend you are strangers at a conference.
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You should start conversations with the other people in the class, exchange
business cards at an appropriate time, and leave the conversation politely in order
to continue meeting people.
•
The aim is to talk to five different people and to collect exactly five different
business cards from the people they have spoken to. If they collect too many
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