Text 1. My family

My family is quite large. I have a father, a mother, a brother and a sister. We all live together in Krasnoyarsk.

My father’s name is Igor. He is 45 years old. He is a tall and well-built man with short black hair and grey eyes. He works at a big plant as an engineer. He likes his work and spends most of his time there. By character my father is a quiet man, while my mother is energetic and talkative. Her name is Olga. She is a teacher of English.

My sister’s name is Lisa. Like her mother she has blue eyes and lovely fair hair. She is a very good-looking girl. Lisa is three years younger than me. She is a pupil of the 9^th form. She does well at school and gets only good and excellent marks.

My name is Max. Last year I left school and entered the University.

Our family is very united. 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. All of us like to spend our week-ends out of town. We often go to the village where our grandparents live. They are old-age pensioners now but prefer to live in the country.

I also have many other relatives: uncles, aunts, cousins and many friends. We are happy when we are together.

Задание 15. Прочитайте текст № 2 и ответьте на вопросы:

1. Are families in Britain the same as in your country?

2. What are the differences between Russian and British families?

TEXT 2. BRITISH FAMILIES.

British families are usually quite big. An average family consists of a mother, a father and two or three children. But no one is really sure how it is possible to have four children. It is quite rare in Britain for grandparents, aunts and uncles to share the house with the family. However, families often share the house with dogs, cats, goldfish and even rabbits which they keep, not to eat, but as pets.

Test. About myself and my family.

1. My family ___ not very big.

a) have b) has c) is

2. He _____ got a brother.

a) is b) has c) have

3. I am ___ student.

a) a b) the c) -

4. This is my sister and me and these are _____ parents.

a) my b) his c) our

5. One of _____ is my nephew.

a) it b) them c) us