Topic 1 my family

TOPIC 1

MY FAMILY

Word List:

1) to introduce oneself — представлять кого-либо, знакомиться

2) to leave school — заканчивать школу

3) to graduate from the University — заканчивать университет

4) a surgeon — хирург

5) handsome — красивый (о мужчине)

6) sociable — общительный

7) to work overtime — работать сверхурочно

8) a bread-maker — кормилец

9) to be fond of — нравиться, любить

10) slim [slim] — стройный, изящный

11) pretty ['priti] — хорошенькая, симпатичная (о женщине)

12) elegant ['elegant] — элегантный

13) smart [sma:t| — хорошо одетый, модный, изящный

14) to be in (to have) a habit of doing smth. — иметь привычку

(обыкновение) чем-то заниматься

15) senior — старший, старше

16) junior — младший

17) to be married — быть женатым (замужем)

18) nephew ['nevju:] — племянник

19) gaiety — веселость

20) endless — нескончаемый

21) to be retired on pension — находиться на пенсии

Text A

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Before I start talking about my family let me introduce myself. I am Sveta Petrenko. I am 17. I have left school this year. I was born in Kyyiv, so 1 have been living in Kyyiv since my childhood.

And now I am going to tell you about my family. We are a family of five. We think we are a large and friendly family. So we are happy to be living together and are getting on all right.

To begin with, I am going to talk first about my father. His name is Sergey Petrovich, he is 45. He works as a surgeon in a hospital. He is neither old, nor young. He is a good-looking man, handsome, rather thin with dark brown hair just beginning to go grey. He is a very sociable person. What I don't like about my dad is that he is always busy. Very often he works overtime. He is a bread-maker in our family. He is fond of going to the country on week-ends, because he enjoys working in the garden.

My mother's name is Galina Nickolayevna. She is three years younger than my father. She works as a teacher at a nursery school. My mother is rather slim and pretty, she is always elegant and smart. In short, she is a pleasant-looking woman of about 40. She always has a lot of work to do both at school and about the house. She is fond of her work and spends a lot of time there. But she has to cook the food for all the family at home. Shopping and cooking is nearly half a day's work for her. But my granny and I are in a habit of helping her about the house.

Boris is my elder brother. He is six years senior to me. So he is 25 already. He has graduated from the University and he is an economist by profession now. Boris is married. His wife is a journalist. They are three in the family. They have got a child, my nephew. It is a lovely little boy of two with golden hair and dark brown eyes and a spirit that is always bright and happy, full of joy and gaiety.

And finally a few words about my granny. To tell you the truth, she is my best friend. She always listens to my endless stories about my friends and my school life. She is retired on pension now but in her youth and her older age she worked as a teacher in a school. I must admit, she is a very understanding person.

Put it into a few words, we are a united and friendly family.

Supplementary

Word List and Word-Combinations on the subject "My Family"

Relatives by Birth:

a family — семья

parents — родители

a mother (mum) — мать (мама)

a father (dad) — отец (папа)

a son — сын

a daughter — дочь

a sister — сестра

a brother — брат

a grandfather — дедушка

a grandmother — бабушка

a great-grandfather — прадедушка

a great-grandmother — прабабушка

a grandson — внук

a granddaughter — внучка

grandparents — бабушка и дедушка

grandchildren — внуки

an uncle — дядя

an aunt — тетя

a nephew — племянник

a niece — племянница

a cousin — двоюродный брат (-ая сестра)

Relatives by Marriage:

a husband — муж

a wife — жена

a father-in-law — тесть, свекор

a mother-in-law — теща, свекровь

a son-in-law — зять (муж дочери)

a daughter-in-law — невестка (жена сына)

a brother-in-law — деверь (муж сестры)

a sister-in-law — золовка (жена брата)

a stepfather — отчим

a stepmother — мачеха

an adopted child — приемный ребенок

an orphan ['o:fan] — сирота

a widower — вдовец

a widow — вдова

twins — близнецы

to be married — быть женатым (замужем)

to get married — жениться (выходить замуж)

divorce [di'vo:s] — развод, разведенный

divorcee [divo:'si:] — разведенная

single — холост, не замужем

descendant [di'sendant] — потомок

direct descendant — прямой потомок

hereditory [hi'reditan] — потомственный, традиционный в семье

heir — наследник

progeny — поколение, потомство

relatives — родственники

(one's flesh and blood — родственник)

Additional Words and Expressions:

What's your name? first name — Как Вас зовут!

What's you surname? last name — Как Ваша фамилия!

What are you? — Кто Вы (по профессии)!

What's your occupation? — Чем Вы занимаетесь!

How old are you? — Сколько Вам лет!

I am 17. - Мне 17.

When were you born? — Когда Вы родились!

I was born on the 23-d of January, 1992. — Я родился 23 января 1992 года.

Have you any sisters or brothers? — У Вас есть братья или сестры?

Is your sister brother younger or elder than you? — Ваша сестра брат младше или старше Вас?

I am the only child in the family. - Я единственный ребенок в семье.

I have neither brother nor sister. — У меня нет ни брата, ни сестры.

What does he (she) look like? — Как он (она) выглядит!

Не is handsome. — Он красивый (о мужчине).

She is beautiful. — Она красивая (о женщине).

She is pretty (charming). — Она хорошенькая, симпатичная.

She is like her mother (father). — Она похожа на свою мать(своего отца).

She (he) has a noble look. — У нее (у него) благородный вид.

She (he) looks like her (his) father (mother).— Она (он) похож(а) на своего (свою) отца ( мать).

They look alike. — Они похожи друг на друга.

She (he) is so unique. — Она (он) неповторим(а).

She (he) is so tactful. — Она (он) так тактична (тактичен).

Her (his) charm is irresistible. — Ее (его) обаяние неотразимо.

She (he) is energetic — энергичная(ый)

sharp-minded — смышленая(ый)

emotionally stable — эмоциональноуравновешенная(ый)

She (he) is aggressive — агрессивная(ый)

generous — щедрая(ый)

talented — талантливая(ый)

sensitive — чувствительная(ый)

good-hearted — добросердечная(ый)

simple-hearted — простодушная(ый)

empty-headed — пустоголовая(ый)

cheerful — веселая(ый)

intelligent — умная(ый), смышпеная(ый)

educated — образованная(ый)

awkward — неуклюжая(ий)

shy — застенчивая(ый)

easy-going — покладистая(ый)

brave — храбрая(ый)

stubborn — упрямая(ый)

envious — завистливая(ый)

sophisticated — с утонченным вкусом

Where are you from? — Откуда Вы родом?

What country are you from?

What is your nationality? — Кто Вы по национальности?

I am Ukrainian (Russian, English, American). — Я украинец (русский, англичанин, американец).

Is your family large (small)? — У Вас большая (маленькая) семья?

How many persons are there in your family? — Из скольких человек состоит Ваша семья

We are a family of four. — Из четырех.

Are you related to Kate? — Катя Ваша родственница?

What is your address? — Какой у Вас адрес?

What is your phone number? — Какой у Вас номер телефона?

What are your hobbies? — Какие у Вас хобби?

What do you enjoy most? — Что Вы любите больше всего?

I am a loner. I don't like a noisy crowd. — Я люблю одиночество. Я не люблю шумную толпу.

What kind of education did you get? — Какое Вы получилиобразование?

Did you get a diploma?

certificate?— Вы получили диплом ? свидетельство (аттестат) ?

What is your favourite subject? — Какой у Вас любим предмет (учебный)?

Are you doing well? — Вы хорошо учитесь?

When did you leave school? — Когда Вы закончили школу?

What are you going to be? — Кем Вы хотите стать?

Text B

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1. What do you think are the good and bad things about Sidney's life?

2. Do you think his life is exciting or boring? Would you like to have a life like Sidney's?

3. Do you know any people with similar lives? Are they happy?

“ I don’t know if I’m happy.”

Work

Sidney Fisk, 45

Sidney Fisk is a lawyer. He's paid very well, but he usually has to work long hours. He works for an international company in Dallas, Texas, so he travels a lot in his job. At the moment he's working in Mexico, and next week he's travelling to France.

Home life

Sidney is married and he's got two children, aged 11 and 14. He rarely sees his children because so much of his time is spent away from home. He's got a beautiful house in a suburb of Dallas. It's very big, with eight bedrooms. His wife is an interior designer.

Free time

If he's at home at the weekend, he and his wife sometimes play golf, but that doesn't happen very often. They never have much time to relax together.

Is he happy?

He says he doesn't know if he's happy. He's too busy to think about it.

1. Find these words in the text about Sidney Fisk: usually, often, rarely, never.
   What kind of words are they?

2. What tense are most of the verbs in the text? Why?

3. Find two examples each in the text of the Present Continuous and the
   Present Simple passive. Which auxiliary verb is used to form these?

4. Complete the questions and answers with the correct auxiliary verbs.

he travel a lot? Yes, he

she work in a bank? No, she

they play golf? Yes, they

you play tennis? No, I

he paid a lot? Yes, he

he working in France at the moment? No, he

4 Complete the questions about Sidney.
Then ask and answer them with a partner.

«... married?

• What... do?

• Where ... live?

• Has... any children?

• What... his wife do?

• Which sports... play?

• Where ... working at the moment?
  «... paid very well?