Text 1. About myself and my family
ACTIVE VOCABULARY TO REMEMBER
| childhood to attend to enter in the field of to be married pensioner close and distant relatives | детство посещать поступать (в учебное заведение) в сфере, области (к.-л. деятельности) быть женатым (замужем) пенсионер близкие и дальние родственники |
My name is Oleg Ivanov. I was born in Shebekino. It’s a nice old town, I like it very much as it’s the place of my childhood. At the age of 7 I began to attend school. I studied very well and usually received only top marks. I finished school at the age of 17. The same year I went to Belgorod and entered Belgorod University of Cooperation, Economics and Law. I want to become a good specialist in the field of electronics.
I was born in the family of professional workers. My father is an engineer, he works at a big plant. Now he is 50. My mother is 45, she’s a doctor and works at a hospital. I’m proud of my parents.
I have a brother and a sister. They live in Belgorod too. My brother is 22. He has a family of his own, they are three in all - my brother, his wife and their little son. My sister is not married, she is 17 and she is a student of Pedagogical College. She is going to be a teacher of English. She works hard and she is a good student.
We have a granny, she is a pensioner. She is well past 60, but looks young for her age. She is very kind to all of us. We also have many close and distant relatives and we are always glad to see each other.
Practice:
1. Read the text ‘About Myself and My Family’ and answer the questions.
1. Where was Oleg Ivanov born?
2. When and where were you born? What is the place of your parents’ birth?
3. How did Oleg study at school? What subjects were you good at school? What subjects did you dislike? Give your arguments.
4. What are Oleg’s parents? What are your parents?
5. Where does his father (mother) work? Where do your parents work?
6. How old is Oleg’s mother? How old is your mother (father)? How old are you?
7. Does Oleg have a brother or a sister? Do you have a brother or a sister? Are you an only child?
8. Oleg’s brother is very young, isn’t he? Are you very young?
9. Is Oleg’s sister married? Are you married? What age are you going to marry? What age do your parents want you to be married?
10. What college does Oleg’s sister study at? What University do you study at?
11. Why did Oleg enter the University? Why did you enter the University? What is the basic reason of your choice?
12. How old is Oleg’s granny? How old are your grandparents?
13. What are the basics of good relationship in family life?
14. Do you consider your family to be friendly? Why?
2. a) Read the dialogues in pairs.
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A. Is your family large?
B. No, it isn’t. We are only 3 in the family. (There are 3 of us in the family).
A. How old are your parents?
B. My mother is 40. My father is 43.
A. Do they still work?
B. Yes, they do.
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A. Are you married?
B. Yes, I am.
A. Would you tell me about your family? How many children do you have?
B. I have two children, a son and a daughter.
A. How lucky you are!
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A. Are you married?
B. No, I’m not. I’m single.
A. Do you live with your parents?
B. No, I don’t. They live in Rostov.
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A. Hi! My name is Tom Smith. I’m from Atlanta, Georgia. What’s your name?
B. I’m Pedro.
A. And where are you from, Pedro?
B. I’m from Madrid, Spain.
A. Oh, really? Nice to meet you.
B. Nice to meet you too.
b) Reproduce the short dialogues in similar situations.
Make up short situations based on the model.
Model: It’s Robert Brown. He’s 26. He’s a journalist. He’s American. He comes from New York.
| Name | Age | Job | Nationality | Residence |
| Mary Smith Tom Stuart Jerry Brown Robert Grey Clair Jones Andrew Smith | architect secretary doctor mechanic actress lawyer | English Irish Canadian Australian American Scottish | London Dublin Ottawa Sydney New York Edinburgh |
Work in pairs.
One student makes a sketch of his (her) family tree trying to remember all his (her) relatives, the other asks questions and draws the family tree. Then they compare the sketches.