Change the sentences as in the example.

1. I’m older than him. – He’s younger than me.

2. Lions are faster than deer. - …

3. Elephants are heavier than bears. - …

4. Wolves are stronger than rabbits. - …

5. Cats can see better than mice. - …

6. They have less free time than their colleagues. - …

7. Vets know more about animals than cooks. - …

Put the adjectives in the superlative form.

1. Insects make up (large) group of animals.

2. The fair fly is (tiny) insect on Earth.

3. The butterfly is (attractive) insect.

4. The goliath beetle is (heavy) insect of all.

5. (fast) insect is the dragonfly. It flies at 58 kilometers an hour.

Use the adjectives given in brackets in the right form.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park has 19000 hectares of (beautiful) desert scenery, but the natural wonders that visitors come to see are deep underground. These are the (famous) caves in the USA, going down almost ½ km, with about 45 km of tunnels and chambers.

Carlsbad Caverns have almost every kind of cave formation. You can see stalactites and stalagmites in all sorts of (strange) shapes and (wonderful) colours, as well as pools and waterfalls.

Only part of the cave system is open to the public. Even so, there is (much) than you can see in one visit. Among the (popular) attractions, there is: the Big Room – one of the world’s (big) chambers, 25 storey high and (much) than ½ km wide – (big) than any football stadium! It’s (easy) to get to, and you can walk all the way round the chamber to see its many (famous) features.

You can take a guided tour down 250 metres to the King’s Palace, to see four (beautiful) chambers with (amazing) colours and natural decorations.

In Bat Cave a million bats hang from the ceiling. At sunset they fly out in (huge) clouds, and return to the cave at first light.

Module 2

Unit 3

Family Life

Vocabulary

The Martinelli family

Use the family tree and the words below to identify all the people.

Mother/ father/ parents/ sister/ brother/ daughter/ son/ child/ children/ wife/ husband/ grandparents/ grandmother/ grandfather/ grandson/ granddaughter/ aunt/ uncle/ niece/ nephew/ daughter-in-law.

Complete the sentences about Laura’s family.

Antonio and Barbara are Laura’s … and …

They’ve got two … and two …

Steve is Debbie’s …

Debbie is Steve’s …

They’ve got two … a boy called Robert and a baby girl called Lisa.

Laura’s got two … and one …

Her … are called Antonio and Barbara.

Describe relationships in Laura’s family like in the example.

1. Laura to Lisa 4. Lisa to Danny

2. Danny to Lisa 5. Barbara to Robert

3. Robert to Laura 6. Tony to Lisa

Example: 1. Laura is Lisa’s aunt.

Draw your family tree and talk in pairs about your family.

A: Is your family large?

B: …………..

A: Have you got any brothers or sisters?

B: …………..

A: What are their names?

A: How old are they?

A: What do your parents do?

A: And are your grandparents alive?

Choose the correct word in each sentence.

a) Christine is married to / with an Italian.

b) More than 50 of Rick’s parents / relatives came to the wedding.

c) Ann is the only people / person I really like.

d) The old / olds often think about the past.

e) I’ve never met him before. He’s a stranger / foreigner.

f) I knew / met your new English teacher yesterday.

g) Sue and her sister Mary are twins / pairs.

Complete each sentence. Use a word from the box.

Brother children daughter husband sister son twins wife

a) Ted and Alice were happy when Emily, their … was born.

b) Harry asked Ann to be his …, and they got married six months later

c) Jim and Mary’s …, David was their second child.

d) Richard and Stephen are …, but they don’t look exactly the same.

e) Mark and his … Sue went shopping with their mother.

f) When the school bell rang, a crowd of … ran out of the school.

g) Jane met her … Philip at a friend’s wedding.

h) Liz and her … Mike like listening to their grandmother’s stories.

Reading

Read the text and say who Alex is talking about.

1. She likes her profession. 6. They have much in common.

2. He is finishing his dissertation. 7. He is a biochemist.

3. It is large. 8. He is even-tempered.

4. She is fond of knitting. 9. She works at an oceanography center.

5. He wants to become a doctor. 10. They go to a nursery school.

My Family

I am Alex Sidorov. Alex is my first name and Sidorov is my surname. I am under 19. I want to tell you a few words about my family. It is rather large. There are 6 of us in the family: a mother, a father, a sister, a brother and a grandmother. Almost all of us are biologists.

My mother is a teacher of Biology. She works in a college and likes her profession. She is a good-looking woman with brown hair and green eyes. She is in her late forties but she looks much younger. She is tall and slim.

My father has assumed as assistant director of research institute. He is finishing his dissertation now. He is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes. He is 46. My father often sings and when we are at home and have some free time, I play the guitar and we sing together.

My parents have been married for 26 years. They have much in common, but they have different views on music, books and films. For example, my father likes horror films and my mother likes “soap operas”. My father is fond of tennis. My mother isn’t interested in sports. But my parents have the same opinion about my education and upbringing.

My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps house and takes care of me and my father. She is very good at cooking and she is clever with her hands. She is very practical. My father and I try to help her with the housework. I wash the dishes, go shopping and tidy our flat.

`My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps to run the house. She is fond of knitting.

My sister Helen is in her middle twenties. She is married and has a family of her own. She works as a marine biologist. She studies marine populations and physiology at the oceanography center. Her husband is a biochemist. He spends most of the day in a lab, analyzing tissue samples and designing and carrying out research projects to test new hypotheses. They’ve got twins: a daughter and a son. People often confuse them because they look very much alike. They go to a nursery school.

My brother Boris is eleven. He is a schoolboy. He wants to become a doctor but he is not sure yet. Three months ago he dreamed of being a cosmonaut.

As for me, I think I take after my father. I’m tall, fair-haired and even-tempered. I always try to be in a good mood. I’m a third-year student of the faculty of Biology. But I have a part-time job. I work as a biological technician at my father’s institute. I operate equipment, conduct tests and record data for more senior researchers. I spend significant time performing routine tasks. The hours can be long, and most time is spent in the lab.

In conclusion I should say that all of us love what we do. We put in long hours, compelled by our dedication to work beyond the requirements of our job. Significant time at the lab, in the field, and at lectures and conferences all contribute to many biologists’ lack of a personal life outside the discipline. Biologists often choose to spend more time with other biologists because they better understand each other’s devotion to their work.