Pictures from the Family Album

– ↘Jane, | `this is the `picture of my ↘home city. It is `big and ↘so nice. I ↘like it, | es`pecially in ↘spring. The `streets are `long and ↘wide. I `live in the `centre of the ↗city, | in ↘Pushkin street.

– `Is the `city ↗old?

– Oh, ↘yes, | it’s ↘very old. I ↘like old cities. They are ↘interesting.

– ↘Yes, | that’s ↘right. `Is this a ↗college?

– ↘No, | it’s a ↘bank. My `sister is a ↘teller at this bank. `This is the `picture of my ↘sisters. `Ann is on the↗ right | and `Kate is on the ↘left.

– `Is Ann a ↗teller?

– ↘Right, | and `Kate is a ↘sales agent.

– `Are they ↗married?

– ↘No, | they are ↘single. They are `only `twenty–↘three.

– ↘Oh, | `are they ↗twins?

– ↘Yes, | they ↘are. `Don’t `tell me they are `not a↘like, ↗Jane.

– ↘Yes, | the `same ↗face, | the `same ↗eyes, | the `same `lips and ↘cheeks. Well, I `think, they are ↘very pretty.

– ↗Thanks.

– `Which of them is in ↘this picture?

– It’s ↘Ann. She is at the `sea in ↘Sochi. And `this is the `picture of `Ann’s ↘dog. Its `name is ↘Rex. It is a `present from `Ann’s ↘manager.

– ↘Oh, | `why is `Rex on the ↘table?

– Well, I `think, it is his `bad ↘habit | to `sit on the ↗table | when `Ann is in the ↘kitchen.

– I ↘see.

Vocabulary

picture фотография, рисунок

home дом, родной

so такой, так

especially [is`peʃəli] особенно

spring весна

long длинный

wide широкий

centre [`sentə] центр

old старый

interesting [`intrəstiŋ] интересный

right правильный, правый

left левый

sales agent торговый агент

married [`mærid] замужняя, женатый

single незамужняя, холостой

twins близнецы

tell говорить, сказать

alike похожий

same такой же, тот же

face лицо

eye [ai] глаз

lip губа

cheek щека

well ну; что ж

think думать

which of [`witʃəv] кто из, который из

sea море

its его, ее (не о человеке)

present подарок

manager управляющий, менеджер

table стол; таблица

habit [`hæbit] привычка

sit сидеть

kitchen [`kitʃin] кухня

see видеть, понимать