1. We’re not planning to start …
2. They help us take care of …
3. We adopted …
4. We share …
5. She might want to find …
a. … the house with my wife’s family.
b. … a baby from China.
c. … her real mother one day.
d. … the children.
e. … a family just yet.
5. Put the following words and word combinations into the sentences: the whole family, a very close family, a big family, family tree, a big family reunion.
1. I come from …. I’ve got four brothers and two sisters.
2. We’re …. We see each other almost every day and if ever I’m in trouble, I know I can turn to one of them for help.
3. It’s my son’s eighteenth birthday next week. We’re hoping to get … together.
4. My wife and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary soon. We’re planning to have ….
5. When I was researching my …. I found out that my great-great-grandfather came over to England from Ireland 120 years ago.
6. Fill the gaps with the following verbs in correct tense: tell, look, run, get, take.
1. She……just like her mother. 2. She’s……her father’s nose. 3. He……after his father. 4. It……in the family. 5. You can’t……them apart.
Make a story about yourself and your family filling the gaps.
1. My name is.... I am... years old. I was born on... in....
2. We have... people in our family. I live with...
3. My father’s name is.... He is... years old. He is a... and he works...
4. My mother’s name is.... She is... years old. She is a....
5. I have a (younger/elder sister/brother). He/she is a....
6. We live in a.... There are... rooms in our flat:...,...,..., and a.... We have all modem conveniences:...,...,....
7. I have my duties about the house. I must...,...,...,.... I always help my... about the house.
8. I studied at school number.... My favourite subjects at school were........ and....
9. Now I’m a first year student at …...
10. We have many subjects at.... My favourite subjects are....
11. I like reading. I like to read... and I also like to read....
12. I like to listen to modem music. I like to listen to.... My
favourite composer is....
13. I like to watch TV. My favourite programmes are....
Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. Позвольте мне представиться. Меня зовут Владимир. 2. Мне 18 лет. Я родился в Самаре и сейчас я живу в общежитие в небольшом, но красивом поселке. 3. Я студент. Я учусь в Самарской государственной сельскохозяйственной академии. 4. Я не женат. 5. Моя семья маленькая. У меня нет братьев и сестер. 6. Я жил с родителями, когда учился в школе. 7. Моя мама — доктор. Мой отец — водитель. 8. Я люблю слушать современную музыку.
9. Я очень общителен. У меня много друзей. 10. Мне нравятся весёлая компания и вечеринки. 11. У меня есть чувство юмора. Мне нравятся шутки. 12. Я воспитан, и у меня хорошие манеры. 13. Я не люблю грубых, эгоистичных и глупых людей. 14. Я не люблю, когда люди лгут. 15. У меня не так много времени для занятий спортом. 16. Иногда я трачу час или два на просмотр интересного фильма или программы новостей. 17. Вечером я часто читаю газеты. 18. Мне нравится читать книги. 19. Мой любимый писатель — Марк Твен.
Useful words:
| общительный общительный человек воспитанный чувство юмора хорошие манеры грубый эгоистичный глупый лгать | sociable a good mixer well-brought-up sense of humor good manners rude selfish foolish, stupid lie, tell lies |
Speak on one of the following topics.
1. My Family and My Relatives.
2. The Things I am Interested in.
CONVERSATION PRACTICE
Read and translate the dialogue.
Family Life
Jane: What is your name and where are you from?
Sarah: I am Sarah and I`m from Canada.
Jane: What are you and how old are you?
Sarah: I`m a student and I`m twenty.
Jane: Sarah, do you have a family?
Sarah: Certainly. I have my parents and a younger sister Jennifer. She is seventeen. She goes to senior high school. I also have grandparents on my mother`s side. So, I have a big family.
Jane: What does your father do?
Sarah: My father has a café. It is our family business. He runs this café for more than twenty years. He was born in Milan and his café is a pizzeria.
Jane: How old is he now?
Sarah: My father is fifty-six.
Jane: And what about your mother?
Sarah: My mother is fifty-one and she is a painter. She is painting beautiful landscapes.
Jane: What is your mother`s origin?
Sarah: She is Irish. And she can`t forget the beauty of her native land. I`m also very influenced by her.
Jane: Do you have any relatives in Italy and in Ireland?
Sarah: Yes, I have them. My grandpa on my father`s side lives in Brescia. And my grandparents of my mother`s side live in Dublin. They are very old now and I try to visit them more often.
Jane: And what about your younger sister which is seventeen now? Is she doing well?
Sarah: Yes. She is a very clever and self-sufficing girl. I suppose she will succeed in life.
Jane: Do you like to be a senior sister?
Sarah: It is not difficult and it is very nice. My younger sister is independent and she doesn`t need to rely on me much. But I always wanted to be the youngest child in my family.
Jane: Is your relationship with your younger sister friendly?
Sarah: When I was a little girl my sister used to follow me everywhere. She always wanted to do that what I was doing. Then I didn`t want her to follow me. Now I enjoy her company and I like our conversations.
Jane: Does your sister show her respect to you?
Sarah: She enjoys being together with me.
Jane: You are happy.
