Paired practice. Read the following statements aloud. Let your partner respond by expressing thanks. Change the roles as you go. Use the patterns below.

Thank you very much; many thanks; thanks a lot; thank you for the pleasure; that’s very kind of you; you are very obliging; I’m very grateful to you.

	Your article in the local newspaper is a great success with the readers.
	I can help you with the broadcasting of your commercial on TV.
	Your report on ecological problems has made a great impression on the editor-in-chief of a very important quality paper. He wants to publish it.
	The BBC is going to invite you to work on probation. Are you pleased to accept the invitation?
	Your article is accepted for publication in Readers Digest.
	You have asked for an interview with the editor-in-chief of The Telegraph. He will receive you next Friday.
	Your TV set has been repaired. Now you can watch the Olympic Games broadcasting.

Make-up questions to which the following phrases are the answers. The dialogue is between a newspaper correspondent and the editor-in-chief of the newspaper he works for.

The editor-in-chief:	__?
The correspondent:	Yes, I did. I refused to have my article published in the “tabloid”. The theme is too important to be published in popular papers.
The editor in-chief:	__?
The correspondent:	Yes, of course. I’m sure my article will certainly have an important effect on public opinion.
The editor in-chief:	__?
The correspondent:	Sure I know. I realize that running a newspaper is an expensive and competitive business. And only reliable sources should be used not to subvert the information.

Read the following dialogues in parts and then act them out using modifications.

Dialogue 1

Mike:	Hello, Andrew!
Andrew:	Hi, Mike! What’s up?
Mike:	I’ve got some terrific news. I’m leaving for the U.S.A. I’ve got a job there.
Andrew:	What kind of job is it?
Mike:	Well, actually I’m going to work on probation first. But guess what newspaper is ready to take me?!
Andrew:	Well, could it be some quality newspaper?
Mike:	Well, it’s really so. This is The Washington Post. It enjoys the biggest circulation among American newspapers. The best reporters work there. They publish articles for the readers from all walks of life.
Andrew:	Is it a daily or a weekly?
Mike:	It’s a daily newspaper. As far as I know it’s policy is to nurture diversity, stimulate and support creativity, encourage active participation and interaction in community and political life.
Andrew:	I think all newspapers must bear in mind what role the media should play in the society.
Mike:	Right you are.

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