My name is George. I'm a businessman.
Our family is large.
My father's name is Fred. He is an engineer. My mother's name is Jane. She is a doctor.
My parents are not old but they are not very young.
My grandfather and grandmother are rather old. They are on pension.
I have a brother and a sister.
My sister is a student. Her name is Ann. She is not married.
My brother is an interpreter. His name is John. He is married. His wife's name is Kate. She is an economist.
John and his wife have no children.
to be on pension - быть на пенсии;
2. My friend Boris Smirnov. З.И.Бурова (p.75)
My friend Boris Smirnov
I have a friend. His name is Boris Smirnov. He is thirty-two years old. He is an engineer at a big plant. He has a lot of work to do at a plant. He is a busy man and he has not much free time.
Boris is married. He has a family. He has a wife and a daughter. Boris has no son. He also has a mother but he has no father. His father is dead. His mother is old. She is sixty-five years old. She is a pensioner.
Boris has a wife. Her name is Olga. She is a nice young woman of twenty-seven. Olga is a final-year student at our Institute. Olga is very fond of sport but this year she has very little time for it, because she is busy with her graduation project.
Boris has a daughter. Her name is Ann. Ann is a nice little girl. She is only eight and she is a schoolgirl. Ann is very fond of sport too and she has a lot of time for it. Ann is also fond of reading books. She has very many good books. She has a lot of Russian but few English books. Ann also has a little cat and a big dog. She is fond of playing with them.
All members of this family are good friends. I am fond of the family.
Olga is free today. She is at home. Boris is not at home. He is at the plant. He has a lot of work to do today. He is busy with quite a new project. Boris is fond of this project and of his work. Ann is at home now. She has a lot of homework to do today. Now she is busy with her lessons.
Boris Smirnov's family has a large flat. Their flat is very good. It is in a new block of flats in the centre of the city.
3. Film reviews. Н.И.Либерман (р.31)
1.“Vassa” by Gleb Panfilov (1983)
My favourite film is “Vassa”. Its director is Gleb Panfilov. His productions are popular in our country. Panfilov is an experienced film-maker. His films are first class. Some of his films are “The Beginning”, “Valentina” and “The Theme”. They are well-known to our film-goers. “Vassa” is a screen-adaptation of a play by Gorky. Its interpretation is original. As for Churikova as Vassa, she is very good. Her acting is brilliant. “Vassa” is a wide-screen colour film. Its photographic effects are expressive. I like this film very much.
2.“The Legend of the Dinosaur” (1975)
This is a Japanese film by Kurata. Kurata is a young director. This film is a thriller. Its story is trivial. Thrillers are very popular in the world today. This is an interesting social problem. “The Legend” is a wide-screen colour film. As for its photography, it is professional, but many special effects are elementary and primitive. Its horror-scenes are vulgar and shocking. In short “The Legent” is a typical commercial film. I don’t like this film because it is banal and trivial.
3. At a film show. Н.И. Либерман (p.137)
Not long ago Peter and I decided to go to the cinema. The show lasted two hours. On the way home we talked about the film. In general, we liked it. Some famous actors played in it. They performed their parts very well. Peter tried to remember the names of the film-makers who produced the film, directed it, designed the sets and composed the music. As for me, I remembered only the names of the leading actors, because their performance impressed me. Peter enjoyed this film too. He agreed with me that the authors managed to produce an enjoyable picture.
4. A visit to the theatre. Н.И.Либерман (p.138)
Last night I went to the theatre with my girl-friend. It was difficult to buy tickets because there was a long line at the box-office. But we were lucky. We got the tickets 15 minutes before the show began. We went in, left our coats in the cloak-room and entered the hall. The house was packed. We took our seats in the 16th row. During the interval I went to the buffet and bought some chocolate for my companion. The play made a great impression on both of us. After the performance I saw my friend home. It was late when I came back home. I went to bed after midnight. This morning I woke up late and ran to the institute without breakfast.
5. At the Bolshoy. С.Н. Любимцева (p.176-177)
Brown: Look, who’s there! Hello, Mr Ivanov!
Ivanov: Hello, Mr Brown! It’s a small world! May I introduce you to my wife, Mr Brown? Mary, this is Mr Brown, my old business friend.
Mary: How do you do, Mr Brown.
Brown: How do you do, Mrs Ivanov. It’s a pleasure to meet you. Well, a wonderful ballet, isn’t it?
Mary: Yes, it’s an excellent production.
Brown: Who is the director?
Mary: I don’t know, but the scenery and costumes are beautiful.
Brown: The cast is very good too. Who is dancing the main part tonight?
Mary: Maksimova. She is very popular. And what’s on at London theatres?
Brown: Well, a bit of everything, you know…Oh, here’s the bell! Let’s go to the hall. Where are your seats?
Mary: We have seats in the dress circle. Where’s yours?
Brown: Mine’s in the stalls.
Ivanov: Let’s meet after the performance, shall we?
Brown: Yes, sure. We can have a drink together in the nearest café.
Look, who’s there! О, кого я вижу; It’s a small world! Мир тесен!; May I introduce… Позвольте представить…; It’s a pleasure to meet you. Рад с вами познакомиться.; excellent отличный; production постановка; director режиссёр; scenery декорации; costumes костюмы; cast состав исполнителей; a bit of everything всего понемногу; here’s the bell! Звонок!; dress circle бельэтаж; the stalls партер; to have a drink выпить.
