How do you spell your surname

How do you spell your surname

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Как спросить имя собеседника

Как спросить имя собеседника

What is your name? – как вас зовут?

How do they call you? Как вас называть?

What is your first name? – Как ваше имя?

What is your surname? – Как ваша фамилия?

What are their names? Как их имена?

What is his/her name? Как его зовут?

What her name? Как ее зовут?

How do I call you? What shall I call you? Как вас лучше называть?

Who are you? Кто Вы?

Who is that man? Кто тот человек?

What is your neighbour’s name? Как зовут Вашего соседа?

May I ask your name? можно узнать, как вас зовут?

Нow do I address you? Как мне к Вам обращаться?

What is his nickname? Какое у него прозвище?

What is the pet name of the child? Как этого ребенка зовут уменьшительно-ласкательно?

How do you spell your name? Как пишется ваше имя?

Please write down your full name. Пожалуйста, напишите свое полное имя.

I didn’t catch you. Я не понял. Я не расслышал.

I couldn’t catch his name. Я не смог расслышать его имя.

I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch your name. Извините, я не вполне уловил Ваше имя.

Pardon? Will you say it again, please? Как-как? Не могли бы Вы его повторить?

Will you spell it for me, please? Вы не могли бы произнести его по буквам?

Peter, this is John. Питер, это Джон.

meet my brother Jack. познакомьтесь с моим братом Джеком.

How are you spelling, or how do you spell?

I have just given my surname to someone on the telephone, and they asked me as do most people these days How are you spelling the name? It always sounds as if they think I change my name every day and they would like to know how I am spelling it today. In any case I wasn’t spelling it, I was saying it!

Is it perhaps that the latter sounds too direct a question to ask someone and how are you spelling seems less brusque and more polite. Or is it just a daft affectation that has caught on?

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This makes me think of a current trend on TV to say «I’m loving what you’ve done here.» eg on fashion or makeover shows, expressing admiration for changes made.

If you google «I’m loving this» you get lots of hits such as this one from Cambridge.org

Most good grammar books advise students, “Don’t use stative verbs in the present progressive.” For example, one shouldn’t say, I am knowing the truth but rather I know the truth. The verb know is stative because it indicates a long-term condition, not a discrete action. The same holds true for ordinary uses of agree, hear, hate, love, think, and want and many other verbs.

However, your students may pose counter-cases. What about I’m agreeing with you or—even more colloquially—a fast-food ad that claims I’m loving it? First, let’s acknowledge that rules about verb usage are really more like guidelines. If discourse conditions require language to shift, it will shift. Few people would call foul on I’m agreeing with you. It means “I am saying something that shows agreement” and is clearly distinct from I agree with you (“In general or over the long term, I have an opinion similar to yours”).

In the fast-food ads I’m loving it draws attention to the speaker’s being in an enjoyable moment, not in a long-term state of enjoyment. The intended meaning is “I have my burger and this moment is great.” Similarly, if I whisper to a colleague at a meeting I’m hating this, I want to say that things are temporarily unpleasant, but this too will pass. In I’m thinking blue for that wall, I’m trying to say, “My current thoughts are that blue would be a good color, but I might think differently later.”

This agrees with your views on the temporary nature of How are you spelling that? Even though the spelling is not temporary, it seems to be one of the ways language use is changing.

KET Speaking part 1 Sample questions/Вопросы из устной части KET

KET Speaking part 1 можно условно разделить на две части, первая из которых подразумевает краткий ответ на вопрос, в то время как во второй части нужно дать развернутый ответ.

Current version (up to 2020), for version 2020 go below the page.

Первая часть, в которой нужно дать простой ответ из одного-двух предложений (first part that requires a simple answer of one or two sentences):

What’s your name?
What’s your surname?
How do you spell your surname?
How old are you?

Where do you come from?
What’s your nationality?
What is the name of this town/city?
What is the weather like in your country?
Does it snow/rain a lot in your country?
What are the countries you have visited?
Do you like the town/city where you live?
What can you do in your town?

What is your hobby?
What’s your favourite day of week?
What did you do last weekend?
What are you going to do next weekend?

Do you study English at school?
Do you enjoy learning English?
What other subjects do you study?
What’s your favourite subject?
What is the most difficult subject?
What time do your lessons start?
What did you do after school yesterday?

Вторая часть, в которой нужно дать развернутый ответ из трех и более предложений (second part that requires at least three utterances in their extended response):

Tell me about your family.
I live with my parents. My father is …

Tell me about your best friend.
My best friend is 14. She is …

Tell me about your school.
My school is quite near here. It’s …

Tell me about your home.
I live in a flat. It’s …

Tell me about your town or city.
I live in a big town. It’s called …/It has got …

Tell me about the food you like.
I like pizza. I eat lots of …

Tell me about your hobbies.
I like playing basketball. I usually play …

Future version (from 2020)

Phase 1

Первая часть. В которой нужно дать простой ответ из одного предложения.

What’s your name?
What’s your surname?
How do you spell your surname?
How old are you?
What’s your date of birth?
Which school do you go to?
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
Where do you live?
Where do you come from?
Where are you from?
What’s your nationality?

Phase 2

Закрытые вопросы подразумевают короткие ответы.

Now, let’s talk about your day at school.

What time do you go to school each day?
What is the first thing you do when you get to school?
How many lessons do you have each day?
What time do you finish school?

Now, let’s talk about your families.

How many people are there in your family?
Who is the oldest person in your family?
Where do the people in your family live?
When will you next see your family?

Now, let’s talk about hobbies.

What hobbies do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Where do you do your favourite activities?
How often do you do your favourite hobby?
What hobbies do other people in your family enjoy?

Now, let’s talk about your school subjects.

What subjects do you study at school?
When did you start learning English?
Which foreign languages are your studying at your school?
How often do you have maths lessons?

Now, let’s talk about different times of the year.

What seasons are there during the year in your country?
Which time of the year is special in your country?
When are the school holidays in your country?
What is the weather usually like in December in your country?

Now, let’s talk about food.

Who cooks the food in your family?
What kind of food do you eat every week?
What are the cafes like in your town?
Where does your family buy food from?

Now, let’s talk about weekends.

When does the weekend start for you and your family?
What do you usually do at the weekend?
What will you do next weekend?
Do all of your family have free time every weekend?

Now, let’s talk about transport.

How do you like to travel if you are going on a long journey?
How often do you ride a bike in your town?
What do you like about travelling by train?
How often are there traffic delays in your town?

Now, let’s talk about reading.

How often do you read for fun?
What kind of things do your friends like reading?
What was the last thing that you read online?
How old were you when you learnt to read?

Now, let’s talk about the internet.

What can you learn on the internet?
Do you prefer using a phone or a computer to go on the internet?
How often do you chat online with your friends?
What do you like doing most on the internet?

Now, let’s talk about learning languages.

What other languages can you learn at your school?
When did you start learning English?
How many English teachers have you had at your school?
What do you find difficult about learning English?

Now, let’s talk about watching things on the internet.

How often do you watch things on the internet?
What kind of things on the internet make you laugh?
What kind of music videos do you like watching on the internet?
How often have you seen your friends in online videos?

Открытый вопрос на который нужно дать развернутый ответ из трех и более предложений:

Tell me something about what you like about your school.
My school is quite near here. It’s …

Tell me something about a meal that you enjoy eating.
I like pizza. I eat lots of …

Tell me something about a hobby that you enjoy doing.
I like playing basketball. I usually play …

Tell me something about how your family spend time together.

Tell me something about your favourite subject at school.

Tell me something about your favourite time of the year.

Tell me something about what you did last weekend.

Tell me something about how you travelled to school yesterday.

Tell me something about something that you have enjoyed reading.

Tell me something about what you like doing on the internet.

Tell me something about an English lesson that you enjoyed.

Tell me something about something good that you watched on the internet.

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Тест 39. Тесты по английскому языку начального (Beginner) уровня с ответами.

Listen to five conversations. Tick ( ) A, B, or C to complete the sentences.

1 The man’s name is…
A Brian Goud / B Bryan Gould / C Bryn Gold /

2 Sam is going to get to Cardiff by…
A car / B train / C bus /

3 At the party, Jo met…
A David’s mum / B David’s dad / C David’s girlfriend /

4 At the weekend, Rachel likes…
A going out / B cooking / C doing exercise /

5 In the end, the man books …
A a double room with a TV and a sea view /
B a single room with TV, a shower, and a view of the castle /
C a double room with a shower and a nice view /

How are you going to get to Cardiff, Sam?
I know. It’s a real problem.
I can’t drive there because my car’s at my parents’ house. So it’s the bus.
But the train’s very fast and comfortable. Take the train, Sam.
Yes, but it’s expensive. And I bought my bus ticket yesterday.
So, that’s how I’m going to get there. I hope.

Who did you meet at David’s party, Jo?
Oh, well I met his mum but I didn’t meet his dad.
He was away on business, I think.
And I met his brother Jack.
And Jack’s new girlfriend.
And a lot of David’s friends from university.
It was a good party and interesting to meet everybody.

Добрый вечер. Как вас зовут, пожалуйста?
Брайан Гулд.
Как пишется ваша фамилия?
G-O-U-L-D.
G-O-U-D?
Нет. U-L-D. И Брайан с Y не с I.
А, ОК. B-R-Y-A-N..
Да, верно.
ОК. Простите за это, г-н Гулд. Ваш номер 207.

Как ты собираешься попасть в Кардиффе, Сэм?
Я знаю, что это серьезная проблема.
Я не могу поехать на машине туда, потому что моя машина в доме моих родителей. Так что автобус.
Но на поезде очень быстро и комфортно. Воспользуйся поездом, Сэм.
Да, но это дорого. И я купил билет на автобус вчера.
И так, вот как я собираюсь туда добраться. Я надеюсь.

С кем ты познакомилась на вечеринке Дэвида, Джо?
Ой, ну я познакомилась с его мамой, но я не встретила его отца.
Он был в командировке, я думаю. И я познакомилась с его братом Джеком.
И новой подружкой Джека.
И со многими друзьями Давида из университета.
Это была хорошая вечеринка и интересно познакомиться со всеми.

Английский язык ENJOY ENGLISH Английский с удовольствием 6 класс Биболетова. SECTION 1. Join the Explorer’s Club!. Номер №15

a)
Work in pairs. Complete the questions. Listen and check if you were right.
Use:
When? How often?
How?
What? Where?
Who?
. do you do your homework?
. do you spend your summer holidays?
. do you do sports a week?
. do you do at weekends?
. do you spell your surname?
. do you talk on your mobile with?
b)
Ask and answer the questions above.

Английский язык ENJOY ENGLISH Английский с удовольствием 6 класс Биболетова. SECTION 1. Join the Explorer’s Club!. Номер №15

Решение

Перевод задания
а)
Работайте в парах. Ответьте на вопросы. Послушайте и проверьте, были ли вы правы.
Используйте:
Когда? Как часто?
Как?
Какой? Где?
Кто?
. ты делаешь свою домашнюю работу?
. вы проводите летние каникулы?
. ты занимаешься спортом в неделю?
. ты делаешь по выходным?
. вы пишете свою фамилию?
. ты разговариваешь по мобильному?
b)
Задайте вопросы и ответьте на них.

ОТВЕТ
a)
When do you do your homework?
Where do you spend your summer holidays?
How often do you do sports a week?
What do you do at weekends?
How do you spell your surname?
Who do you talk on your mobile with?
b)
When do you do your homework? – I do my homework in the evening.
Where do you spend your summer holidays? – I spend my summer holidays abroad.
How often do you do sports a week? – I do sports 2 times a week.
What do you do at weekends? – At weekends I meet my friends and read books.
How do you spell your surname? – It’s E−V−D−O−K−I−M−O−V−A.
Who do you talk on your mobile with? – I talk with my grandmother on mobile.

Перевод ответа
а)
Когда ты делаешь домашнее задание?
Где вы проводите летние каникулы?
Как часто в неделю вы занимаетесь спортом?
Чем ты занимаешься на выходных?
Как пишется ваша фамилия?
С кем вы разговариваете по мобильному телефону?
b)
Когда ты делаешь домашнее задание? − Я делаю уроки вечером.
Где вы проводите летние каникулы? − Летние каникулы я провожу за границей.
Как часто вы занимаетесь спортом в неделю? − Спортом я занимаюсь 2 раза в неделю.
Чем ты занимаешься на выходных? − По выходным я встречаюсь с друзьями и читаю книги.
Как пишется ваша фамилия? − Е−В−Д−О−К−И−М−О−В−А.
С кем вы разговариваете по мобильному телефону? − Я разговариваю с бабушкой по мобильному телефону.