II. Read and translate the text

ABOUT MY FAMILY AND MYSELF

First of all let me introduce myself. My name is Victor Popovych. I am nineteen years old. I study at the Cherkassy Engineering and Technological Institute. I am in my second year. My family lives in Cherkassy in one of the residential areas. My parents have two more kids besides me. Thurs I have got an elder brother Alexander and a younger sister Olga. My sister is schoolgirl. She is fourteen. My brother is five years my senior. So he is twenty-four already. He is a designer by profession. He is married. His wife is a telephone-operator. They are four in the family. He has two children – a son and daughter. They are twins. They are lovely little kids with golden hair and dark blue eyes.

My parents are not old at all. Daddy is forty-seven and my Mum is three years his junior. My grandparents are already pensioners, but they are still full of life and energy. I have many relatives – aunts, uncles, cousins.

My father is an architect and my mother is a hairdresser. They like their work very much.

I am fond of reading books on history and science fiction. I go in for sports. I like playing football, basketball and chess. Especially I’m good at chess.

In four years I shall graduate from the Institute. To be a good specialist it is necessary to study many general and special subjects. My future speciality is electronic computers. In our age of rapid scientific progress and scientific discoveries electronic computing is becoming a branch of economy. It serves as the foundation of economic and engineering progress. Research is impossible without computers.

III. Make up sentences:

I He She We You They

am is are

from

Ukraine. the USA. England. Canada. France. Italy. Japan. Germany.

I He She We You They

study studies like(s) know(s)

Ukraine. the USA. England. Canada. France. Italy. Japan. Germany.

I He She We You They

graduated from finished

comprehensive secondary school. the University. specialized school. technical school. Institute.

IV. Answer the following questions:

1. Is your family big or small?

2. How many people are there in your family?

3. Who are they?

4. How old are you sister and brothers?

5. How old are you?

6. How old your father and your mother?

7. What does your mother do?

8. How many children have your aunt and uncle?

9. Is your mother beautiful?

10. What is your mother’s name?

11. What is your profession?

12. Have you got many relatives?

V. First match the words and appropriate questions. Then practice the conversation substituting these words and questions according tothemodel. Answer with personal information:

Address Occupation Place of birth Business phone Place of employment

Where do you work? Where do you live? Where you born? What do you do? What’s your business phone number?

M o d e l: - What’s your address?

- I’m sorry, I don’t understand.

- Where do you live?

- Oh, I see. 1415 Concorde Avenue, Apartment 20.

VI. Translate into English:

1. Ваша родина велика? — Так.

2. Із скількох осіб вона складається? — Моя родина складається з п'яти осіб.

3. Чи є у вас брати та сестри? — Так, у мене є молодша сестра та старший брат.

4. Хто веде господарство? — Бабуся. Мама та сестра допомагають їй.

5. Ваш батько робітник? — Ні, мій батько інженер. Він працює на заводі.

VII. Fill out the form:

Personal Information Sheet

Date

Name

Permanent Address

Tel. N: Home: Business

U.S. Citizen: yes no

If no, nationality

Date of birth

(month) (day) (year)

Place of birth

Occupation

Place of Employment

Sex: M F

Marital Status: Married Single

My native city (village).

Моє рідне місто (село).

I. Active Vocabulary.

street – вулиця;

road – дорога, шлях; бруківка;

square – площа, майдан;

(to)walk – прогулюватись, іти пішки;

(to)drive – вести, керувати;
tram – трамвай;

bus – автобус;

trolley-bus– троллейбус;

taxi – таксі;

motor-car – легковий автомобіль;

motor-cycle – мотоцикл;

motor-scooter – мотороллер;

bicycles – велосипед;

vehicles – транспортні засоби;

traffic – рух, транспорт;

traffic-light – світлофор;

bus stop/trolley-bus stop – зупинка автобуса/троллейбуса;

passenger – пассажир;

fare – плата за поїзд;

crossroad – перехрестя;

subway – підземний перехід, метро;

pedestrian – пішохід;

train – поїзд;

plane – літак;

boat – човен;

helicopter – гелікоптер;

corner – куток, ріг;

route – маршрут;

seat – місце;

taxi-rank/taxi-stop– зупинка таксі;

terminus – кінцева зупинка;

way – дорога, шлях;

passer-by – перехожий;

stranger – незнайомець, приїжджий;

double-decker– двоповерховий автобус;

turning – поворот.