Section C

Лексическая тема:

“Our Family”

Vocabulary № 3 /A

a family семья

to live жить

large большая

to like любить, нравиться

in the evening вечером

a newspaper газета

a magazine журнал

to want хотеть

to know знать

information информация

kind добрый

to help помогать

to study учиться

literature литература

history история

to enjoy наслаждаться

reading чтение

painting живопись

communicative общительный

to spend time проводить время

rather скорее

I live with my parents. Our family is not large. I have a mother, a father and a sister. My father`s name is Alexander. He is forty–five. He works in a bank. My father is a manager. He likes his work. In the evening he reads newspapers and magazines. He wants to know new information.

My mother’s name is Natasha. She is forty–two. She is a doctor. She works at a hospital. She is very kind and always helps people.

My little sister is fifteen. She goes to school. She likes to study Literature and History. Sometimes I help her with her homework.

My name is Helen. I am seventeen. I am a student. I study at the Institute. I want to be an economist. I enjoy reading and painting. I am rather communicative. I spend much time with my friends.

VOCABULARY №3/ B

MY FAMILY

character характер

experienced опытный

to play the guitar играть на гитаре

to repair чинить

to be handy with smth уметь делать что-либо

to fix чинить, исправлять

vacuum-cleaner пылесос

washing-machine стиральная машина

fridge холодильник

to take care of smb заботиться о ком-либо

she is good at cooking она хорошо готовит

she is clever with her hands у неё умелые руки

to tidy убирать

good-looking красивый, миловидный

slim стройный

in pieces разобранный на части

to have much in common иметь много общего

views on smth взгляды на

horror film страшный фильм ужасов

soap opera мыльная опера

to be fond of smth увлекаться чем-либо

to go in for smth заниматься чем-либо

opinion мнение

upbringing воспитание

joint venture company совместное предприятие

scientist учёный

twins близнецы

nursery school детский сад

cosmonaut космонавт

to take after быть похожим

fair-haired светловолосый

even-tempered уравновешанный

to be in a good mood быть в хорошем настроении

to be deeply attached быть сильно привязанным к кому-либо

to get on well быть в хороших отношениях

pensioner пенсионер

to run the house вести хозяйство

the same один и тот же

pets домашние животные

to look after заботиться

I am Alex Sidorov. Alex is my first name and Sidorov is my surname. I am seventeen years old. I`d like to tell you about my family. My family is large. I have got a mother, a father, a sister and a grandmother.

The proverb says, “Men make houses, women make them homes”. It is true to our family, I think. My parents have been married for twenty-six years. My father is a computer programmer. He is very experienced. He is forty-six. He is tall and strong both in body and in character. My father often sings and when we are at home and have some free time, I play the guitar and we sing together. He is also handy with many things. He can fix almost everything: a vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, a fridge and what not.

My mother is a good-looking woman with brown hair. She is forty-four but she looks much younger. She is tall and slim. She is a house-wife. My mother runs the house and takes care of my father and me. She is very good at cooking and she is clever with her hands. She is very practical. My sister and I try to help her with the housework. I wash the dishes, go shopping and tidy our flat. My parents have much in common, but they have different views on music, books, films, sports. For example, my father likes horror films and my mother likes “soap operas”. My father is fond of tennis. My mother doesn’t go in for sports.

My sister Helen is twenty-five. She is married and has a family of her own. She works as an accountant for a joint venture company. Her husband is a scientist. They have got twins: a daughter and a son. They go to a nursery school.

My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps to run the house. She is fond of gardening. My granny likes to spend her free time in our summer house.

I want to become a manager. I study at the Institute. I think I take after my father. I’m tall, fair-haired and even-tempered. I always try to be in a good mood. We have got a lot of relatives. We are deeply attached to each other and we get on very well.

Задание: Составьте диалог, используя вопросы:

What is your full name?

Where do you live?

How many are you in the family?

Do you have grandparents?

Where do they live?

Your grandparents are pensioners, aren’t they?

How old are your parents?

What are your parents?

Where does your mother work?

Where does your father work?

Have you got a sister or a brother?

Who runs the house in your family?

Are you a friendly family?

How do you usually spend your weekends?

Do you have aunts and uncles?

Do they all live in the same town?

What pets have you got in the family?

Do you look after your pets?

Can you say that your family is a typical Russian family?

You are a happy family, aren’t you?

Test

My father and my mother are my …

parents

grandparents

relatives

My father is my mother’s …

uncle

brother

husband

My mother is my father’s …

wife

husband

aunt

My mother’s father is my …

father

grandfather

grandmother

My mother’s sister is my …

sister

aunt

cousin

My father’s brother is my …

uncle

brother

nephew

My aunt’s children are my …

nephews

cousins

nieces

A girl is a … for her parents.

sister

daughter

niece

The boy is a … for his grandparents.

grandson

son

niece

We can call the grandmother “…”.

Mum

Grand

Granny