Complete the following sentences using the information from the text

a.  … myself: my name is Sergey.

b. This year I left school and I entered …..

c. I still feel exited at the thought that I managed …. and now I am a first year student ….

d. My specialized field is ….

e. I am sure that this profession … and ….

f. I think I will avoid … or at least I will be able ….

g. I will do my best to ….

h. I do everything possible …

i. I should say that being a school boy I was not…, but I am a very hard worker …My favorite subjects are …

j. Besides I am very …

k. I also go to …

l. My father works …

m. He has a lot of work ….

n. My mother is a housewife and she ….

o. Besides she helps my brother...

p. My father and I try to … 

q. We are all ….

r. So, we are the family and we ….

 

9. Read the following statements and express your agreement or disagreement. When you disagree give the correct information.

To express your agreement use such expressions as:

I think, that exactly so; How right you are; Speaking frankly, you are quite right; Exactly, just so; I quite agree with you/ I fully agree with you/ I cant agree more; That is my opinion too; That is very true; etc

To express your disagreement use such expressions as:

I am afraid you are wrong/mistaken/ not quite right; noting of the kind; it is unlikely; it is doubtful; I don’t think you are right; Well I think that’s not so; Are you sure?; That’s your opinion, not mine; I don’t believe that; etc

To give the correct information and to express your opinion uses such expressions as:

I think/ suppose/ believe/ consider/ feel/ guess; in my opinion; from my point of view; Frankly speaking; as far as I understand; the matter/ the problem/ trouble is that; etc

 

1. Last year Sergey left school and he didn’t enter the Murmansk State Technical University.

2. He still feels exited at the thought that he didn’t manage to pass entry exams successfully.

3. He wanted to be an engineer and to continue his father’s career.

4. He is not sure that this profession guarantees good living conditions and provides promotion.

5. He doesn’t think he will avoid unemployment.

6. He will not be able to apply his skills and knowledge in other fields of human activity.

7. He does everything possible to get as little knowledge as he can.

8. He is a very hard worker and he is used to doing everything well.

9. She doesn’t go to a reading room to get ready for seminars and practical classes.

10.  He lives with my parents.

11. In my opinion, family is not an emotional center of a person’s life.

12. His father has a lot of work to do in his office and he never works very late.

13. He and his father don’t try to help their mother about the house, though they have time to do it. 

14. They aren’t the family but they get along fine.

 

 

Answer the questions using the information from the text and compare them with the given answers. Work in pairs.

 

1. Where do you study?	I am a first year student of the faculty of Natural Sciences of the Murmansk State Technical University. My specialized field is Water supply and water diversion / Environmental Engineering/ Civil Engineering.
2. Why do you feel exited?	I managed to pass entry exams successfully.
3. Did you decide to enter the University long ago or you follow your parents’ advice?	I decided long ago where to enter because I wanted to be an engineer and to continue my father’s career.
4. Why did you choose this specialized field?	I am sure that this profession guarantees good living conditions and gives promotion. I think I will avoid unemployment or at least I will be able to apply my skills and knowledge in other fields of human activity.
5. How do you do your study?	I do everything possible to get as much knowledge as I can. I am a very hard worker I am used to doing everything well.
6. What are your favorite subjects?	My favorite subjects are chemistry and mathematics. In fact I am rather good at them.
7. How often do you go to a library?	I am a regular visitor of the library where I spend a lot of time. I also go to the reading room to get ready for seminars and practical classes.
8. What are you fond of?	I am very interested in reading.
9. Are you a sporty person?	Yes, I am. I go in for sports as well. I play volleyball.
10. Why is family very important for everybody?	Family is an emotional center of a person’s life, transmitter of culture. In happy families parents are honest with their children without moralizing, and children, in their turn learn how to get along with other people.
11. What does your father do?	He works as an engineer at a Water treatment Plant.
12. What kind of person is your father?	He is generous and full of joy, but very careless.
13. Why does he look exhausted?	He has a lot of work to do in his office. He often works very late.
14. What kind of person is your mother?	My mother is a woman of character, well-bread, tactful and fair. She is warm-hearted and at the same time practical, reserved and full of common sense.
15. Where does she work?	She doesn’t work. She is a housewife and she does all the housework.
16. What do you do when you get together with your family?	We like to spend time together. In the evenings we watch TV, read books and newspapers, listen to music or just talk about the events of the day.
17. How do you get along with your parents?	We are all on friendly terms. So, we are the family and we get along fine.