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 … .