IV. Read the following dialogues and make up your own using the examples

- I hear Mary has lost her weight and looks awfully pretty.

- Oh, yes, you are right. But she is too thin now, I think, She should put on weight now.

- What are you talking about? All friends say she has never been so beautiful before.

- Tom, who is this good-looking, chestnut-haired young lady?

- Oh, it’s my sister.

- And who is this pretty girl with rosy plump cheeks and a turned-up nose?

- It’s her elder daughter, my niece.

- Well, you have such pleasant – looking relatives.

- Thank you.

- I say, Mike, what do you think of Mr. Black?

- As for me I don’t like him. He is envious, obstinate, selfish and rude.

- Really? Are you sure?

- Certainly. We work in one and the same office.

- Oh, John, there you are at last. I’d like to speak to you about our new manager. Is he always generous, kind and sociable?

- Be careful, Max. If you are for him, he is a very good man, but he can be aggressive, cruel and even cunning.

- What makes you think so?

- He is my distant relative.

V. Translate the following dialogues into English and act them out.

- Я бы хотел увидеть Тома Брауна. Он здесь?

- Да, он здесь. Вот он стоит у окна.

- Но я вижу большую группу ребят у окна. Как он выглядит?

- Это темноволосый парень с голубыми глазами. Вы не ошибетесь.

- Ты знаешь, Том и Джейн собираются пожениться.

- Да? Но ведь они такие разные люди. Том – неуклюжий и застенчивый, а Джейн такая веселая и общительная.

- Ты очень плохо знаешь Тома. Он очень одаренный великодушный и хорошо воспитанный. И у него есть чувство юмора.

Section II

Family

I. Look through the vocabulary below that may be useful when speaking about your family.

aunt   тетя
average(small, large) family ['xvqrIG] средняя (маленькая, большая) семья
brother   брат
by modern standards ['stxndqd] по современным меркам
consist of ['kqn'sIst] состоять из
cousin ['kAzn] двоюродный брат (сестра)
father   отец
grandfather   дедушка
grandmather   бабушка
grandparent   дедушка и бабушка
grandson(daughter)   внук (внучка)
mother   мать
nephew ['nevju:] племянник
niece [ni:s] племянница
parents   родители
relatives(relations) ['relativz] родственники
sister   сестра
stepdaughter   падчерица
to bring up   воспитывать
the baby of the family   любимчик, младший в семье
stepfather   отчим
stepmother   мачеха
stepson   пасынок
twins   близнецы
uncle ['ANkl] дядя
  Relations in the Family
admire smb [qd'mqIq] любить, обожать кого-л.
awful   ужасные
be attached to smb. [q'txtSt] быть привязанным к кому-либо
be devoted to smb. [dI'vOVtId] быть преданным кому-либо
blame smb   винить, обвинять кого-либо
caring   заботливые
close   близкие
cordial ['kO:dZql] сердечные, радужные
difficulty   трудность
distant ['dIstqnt] далекие
find support and understanding [sq'pO:t] находить поддержку и понимание
frank   откровенные, искренние
friendly   дружеские
help (be helpful)   помогать
hostile   враждебные
impartial   безразличные
intolerant   нетерпимые
loving   любящие
problem   проблема
provide for the family   обеспечивать семью
reliable [rI'laIqbl] надежные
rely on smb [ri'lai] полагаться на кого-либо
remote   отдаленные, далекие
respect smb [ris'pekt] уважать кого-либо
respectful [ris'pektful] уважительные
take care of smb [kFq] заботиться о ком-либо
tolerant ['tOlqrqnt] терпимые
trust smb [trAst] доверять кому-либо
united [ju:'naItId] сплоченные
warm [wL:m] теплые
worry about smb ['wArI] беспокоится о ком-либо


II. Put the following words in its correct place

widow, stepchildren, fiancé, brother, widower, mane, younger, close, spinster, get married, cousins, bachelor, stepmother, distant

My … is Tom Smiles. I’m the eldest of all the children. My second … is Jack. The youngest is Michael. My … sister is two years younger than me. Some time ago she got engaged. Her … is Mr. Brown. They are going to … next month.

I have many relatives. My grandparents are dead. But I have a number of … and … relatives: two uncles, four aunts and about a dozen cousins. One of my … has lost her husband. She is a … . An uncle of mine has been a … for many years but he married recently. His wife is very kind to her … and treats them as a real mother. One of my aunts remained unmarried and therefore she is what the English call a … or a single lady. An uncle of mine has also remained single. He is an old … .

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