Ex. 1. Translate the following text into Russian. My name is Ann. My surname is Petrova

About myself

My name is Ann. My surname is Petrova. I am eighteen years old. I was born on the 5th of June, 1992. I live in Ulyanovsk with my family. My family is not very large. It consists of four members. They are: my father, mother, my elder brother Oleg. Our family is very friendly.

Like other children first I went to a nursery school. At the age of 6 I went to a primary school. So I finished secondary school 17 this year. I am a student now. I study at the University. I work hard at my lessons. When I sometimes have free time in the evening, I read different journals and books. My favourite writers are Mark Twain and Joan K. Rouling.

On weekdays I am not very busy. And I can spend my free time with my family or with my friends. From time to time we go to the cinema or to the theatre. Sometimes we just go for a walk. In winter we like to ski. We often spend our weekends on the skating-rink.

I have a lot of friends. Most of them are my former school-mates. My best companions are Tanya and Olga. They are very kind and jolly. But I also have a boy-friend. His name is Alex. He is also a student. We see each other almost every day.

Alex is a nice and well-bred boy. He is twenty and he is very responsible. As a rule he tries to finish any work he has begun. Alex is the only child in his family. So his parents love him very much. I usually come to his place and his parents are very kind to me.

We spend our free time together. Very often we go to the cinema. We both like modern films. We often go to the theatre and see different plays. It is very interesting to walk with my friend about the city and discuss films, plays, stories, books and general youth problems.

Alex is a serious and responsible young man. He is always ready to share his knowledge and opinions with me. He will also do all in his power to help everybody. I am very proud of Alex's strong-willed character, his sense of humour and intellect.

Ex. 2. Read the following text without a dictionary.

My biography

I would like to introduce myself. I am Lena. My full name is Elena Petrovna Tikhonova. I was born on the 12th of December, 1990. I am 20 years old. I was born in Russia, in the Chuvash Republic, in Cheboksary. So I live in Cheboksary. My address is Nikolaev Street, 24. My phone number is 53 – 48 – 20 (five – three – four – eight – two – zero).

I live with my family. My father is an engineer. My mother works as a doctor.

I spent my childhood in my native town Cheboksary. At the age of 3 I went to a nursery school.

At 6 I went to a primary school. I worked hard at my lessons and did well in many subjects. My favourite subjects were Mathematics and Russian.

In 2009 I entered the University. Now I am a student. I study at the Chuvash State Teacher Training University named after I.Y. Yakovlev. I am a student of the faculty of History. I am a second-year student now.

I work hard at my lessons. I take an active part in scientific conferences held in our University. I receive a scholarship.

My hobby is dancing. I participate in various dance competitions.

I am interested in foreign languages, too. So I learn English at the evening department of our University.

I am not married yet. So I am single.

My biography is short and not noticeable. And I hope that my whole live will be peaceful and lucky.

Ex. 3. Answer the questions to the text.

1. How does Lena introduce herself?

2. When was she born?

3. How old is Lena?

4. Where was she born?

5. What are her parents?

6. Where did she spend her childhood?