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MY BIOGRAPHY

My name is

My surname (last name, family name) is

I was born on the fourteenth of February, nineteen ninety one,

in the city of Ufa (in the town of X, village of Y, settlement of Z,

the Salavatsky district, in the Republic of Bashkortostan.

I am nineteen (years old)

My father’s name is…

He is 40 (forty) years old

He is a worker.

My mother’s name is….

She is 39 (thirty nine) years old

She is a teacher.

I have a brother and a sister

My brother is 14 (years old). He goes to high school.

My sister is 5 (years old). She goes to kindergarten.

I went to school when I was 7 (seven)

I left school in 2000 (two thousand) and entered the University.

I study at the M.Akmulla Bashkir State Pedagogical University.

I am the student of the Arts Faculty, Fine Arts Department.

My hobby is…

I like (I am fond of…)…

I shall graduate from the University in 2015 (two thousand and fifteen)

I want to become…

VOCABULARY FOR THE TOPIC MY BIOGRAPHY

RELATIVES

grandmother		uncle
grandfather		cousin
grandson		nephew
granddaughter		niece
aunt		orphan

PROFESSIONS

teacher		doctor
employee		nurse
worker		shop assistant
office worker		AE salesperson
businessman		farmer
lawyer		driver
economist		pilot
scientist		artist
policeman		actor / actress
serviceman		musician
official		journalist
engineer		manager
architect		scholar
scientist		pensioner

HOBBY

reading		walking
dancing		theatre
singing		movies
drawing		music
playing games		sports
surfing the net

Answer the following questions in writing and orally:

1. What is your name?

2. What is your surname?

3. How old are you?

4. When were you born?

5. Where were you born?

6. What is your father’s name?

7. How old is your father?

8. What is your father’s job? What does he do?

9. What is your mother’s name?

10. How old is your mother?

11. What is your mother’s job? What does she do?

12. Do you have a brother and a sister?

13. How old is your brother? He goes to high school.

14. How old is your sister? She goes to kindergarten.

15. At what age did you go to school first?

16. In what year did you leave school

17. When did you enter the University?

18. Where do you study?

19. What faculty are you the student of?

20. What is your hobby?

21. What do you like to do in your spare time?

22. When will you graduate from the University?

23. What are you going to do after graduating from the University?

Riddles

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What belongs only to you, and yet is used more by others than by yourself? (your name)

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Q. What's a minimum? A. A very small mother!
(mini-mom)

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Q: Why do people call their own language their mother tongue?
A: Because their fathers seldom get a chance to use it.

HOME

block of flats (apartment house)	многоквартирный дом
flat (AE apartment)	квартира
number	номер, число
block	квартал
in our street. (AE on our street)	на нашей улице
build; building	строить; здание
of modern design	современной конструкции
all modern conveniences	все современные удобства
central heating	центральное отопление
running water	водопровод
floor (AE storey, story - этаж) on the third floor (on the fourth storey)	1. пол 2. этаж на четвертом этаже
BE ground floor; AE the first floor	первый этаж
lift (AE elevator) -	лифт
three-room flat	трёхкомнатная квартира
room; bedroom; dinning-room	комната; спальня; столовая
sitting room, living room	гостиная, общая комната
study	кабинет (to study – учиться, изучать)
kitchen; gas stove; sink	кухня; газовая плита; раковина
bathroom; bath tub	ванная; ванна
window; window sill	окно; подоконник
door; key; lock	дверь; ключ; замок
wall; wallpaper	стена; обои
ceiling	потолок
roof	крыша
furniture	мебель
table	1. стол 2. таблица
desk	письменный стол, парта
chair; armchair	стул; кресло
bed sofa	кровать диван
bookcase; bookshelf	книжный шкаф; книжная полка
refrigerator (fridge)	холодильник
TV set	телевизор
comfortable	удобный