My family

My family is not large. We are four: my mother, my father, my brother and I.

My mother’s name is Olga. She is a very nice woman. She has big green eyes, a turned-up nose and short dark hair. She is rather tall and slim. She graduated from the institute fifteen years ago and now she is a skilled doctor. In her free time she likes reading, cooking and listening to music. She prefers classical music. She also dances very well.

My father’s name is Alexander. He is forty years old. He is tall. His eyes are blue and his hair is fair. He is an economist. He likes to watch TV and to read newspapers. On Sundays he often plays tennis.

My brother’s name is Dennis. He is ten. He is a schoolboy. Some of his hobbies are collecting coins, stamps and computer games. He also likes to skate and ski.

My name is Helen. I am seventeen. I am rather short and thin. I have dark hair and blue eyes. I am a first-year student in a technical school. I am a full-time student. I want to be a technician. I enjoy watching TV, reading and listening to music. I also like to play tennis with my father on Sundays.

My family has a dog. Its name is Spot. It is black with some white spots. It is very clever.

On Sundays all the members of my family like to go to the country. We take some food with us and enjoy fresh air. We take Spot with us. Sometimes we go to the cinema or to the theatre.

Ex.1. Найдите в тексте английские эквиваленты к следующим выражениям.

довольно высокая и стройная, вздернутый нос, окончить институт, квалифицированный врач, готовить, предпочитать классическую музыку, очень хорошо танцевать, светлые волосы, читать газеты, играть в теннис, коллекционировать монеты и марки, кататься на коньках, первокурсник, техникум, ездить за город

Ex.2. Заполните пропуски глаголами to be и to have.

Our family … a big one. Our surname … Kirillov. My father … blue eyes and dark hair. He … an architect. My mother … a tall, nice woman. She … a housewife. I … a sister and a brother. My brother … twenty-four. He … an engineer. The youngest and the smallest of our family … Katya. She … only four. She … large grey eyes and long fair hair. We … a happy family.

Ex.3. Дополните предложения любыми профессиями, которые вы знаете.

1. Nick is a …. 2. My sister is a …. 3. I am a …. 4. Ann is a …. 5. My mother is a …. 6. These men are …. 7. My aunt is a …. 8. Mary is a ….

Ex.4. Сопоставьте глаголы из колонки А с существительными из колонки В.

A B

1. to listen to a) the institute

2. to play b) music

3. to watch c) newspapers

4. to go to d) tennis

5. to graduate from e) stamps

6. to collect f) TV

7. to read g) the country

Ex.5. Перефразируйте выделенные слова и выражения, используя новую лексику.

1. Ann is thin. 2. My mother is a professional engineer. 3. My brother finished the institute two years ago. 4. When I am free, I like reading. 5. Nick goes to school. 6. My friend studies in the first year. 7. On Sundays all my family like to skate.

Ex.6. Составьте 10 вопросов по тексту.

Ex. 7. Заполните пропуски подходящими предлогами.

1. Kate graduated … the university four years ago. 2. … Friday John often plays football. 3. He likes to watch TV and listen … music. 4. Sometimes I like to go … the cinema. 5. Ann is a first-year student … a technical school. 6. Mike usually plays tennis … his friend.

Ex.8. Составьте предложения со словами из Ex.1.

Ex.9. Расскажите о каждом члене семьи. Выразите свое мнение о них.

Use the phrases: As far as I know…

As far as I remember…

As a matter of fact…

As for…

I think (believe, suppose)

To my mind…

Ex. 10. Составьте кроссворд по тексту.

Ex.11. Расскажите о своей семье, используя новую лексику.