Text 1 My Family

Let me introduce myself. My name is Alexander, Alec for short. My full name is Alexander Sergeyevich Orlov. Orlov is my surname. Alexander is my first name and Sergeyevich is my patronymic. I am not yet nineteen. At the moment I am a first-year student at the University.

My parents have two more children besides me. Thus I have got an elder brother and a younger sister. My sister Helen is just out of school. She is seventeen. She is a pretty girl with brown hair and soft dark-brown eyes. Her dream is to become a pianist.

My brother, whose name is Michael, is eight years my senior. He is twenty seven already. He is a builder. He is married and has a family of his own. They are four in the family. He has a wife and two children – a son and a daughter. They are twins. They are lovely little children with golden hair and dark-blue eyes. They are always full of joy and gaiety. His wife’s name is Nina. She is a surgeon by profession. They are not in Saint Petersburg. They are in the Far East.

My parents are not old at all. Father is fifty, and Mother is three years junior. My grandparents are already pensioners but they are still full of life and energy. They have a house in the country. Aunt Mary is with them.

She is a pleasant-looking woman of about forty. Uncle Nick, her husband, is a librarian. He is a clever man but a little unpractical. Aunt Mary, on the other hand, is very practical and full of common sense.

They have a son. He is my cousin. Peter is nineteen. He is a fine fellow. He is at the University and is studying to be a chemist. He is a clever, hard working student, a first class footballer, and a good runner. He is strong, quiet and thoughtful like his father.

Answer these questions:

1. What is your name? 2. How old are you? 3. What does your sister look like? 4. Does your brother have his own family? 5. What is his brother’s wife by profession? 6. Who has a house in the country? 7. What is Uncle Nick? 8. Is Peter a fine fellow? 9. Why do you think he is a fine fellow? 10. Who does Peter take after?

Text 2 About Myself and My Family

Let me introduce myself. I’m Igor Rostov. Igor is my first name. Rostov is my surname. I’m fourteen years old. I was born on the 10th of December in Moscow.

I’m a pupil. I go to school. I’m in the 9^th form. I’d like to be a computer programmer. I’m good at Maths and Physics. They are my favourite subjects.

I’m rather tall and slim. My hair is fair. I’ve got blue eyes. I like to joke and to laugh. I think I’ve got a sense of humor. I go in for sports. I play football. Our team takes part in different football competitions.

I want to tell you a few words about my family. My family is large. There are five of us: my mother, my father, my brother, my sister and me.

First of all some words about my parents. My parents have been married for twenty-four years. My father is fifty years old. He is an engineer. His name is Boris. He works in the office of a shipbuilding company. He is very experienced. My father is always busy. He likes his job very much. My father is a tall man with fair hair and green eyes. He can make different things with his own hands. We’ve got a car and my father always repairs our car himself. My father is fond of swimming. When he has some free time we go to the swimming-pool together.

My mother’s name is Sveta. She is forty-five but she looks much younger. She is slim. My mother has big blue eyes and brown hair. She is a doctor. She works in a hospital and likes her profession very much. My mother keeps house and takes care of us. She is very good at cooking. She often cooks something tasty for us. We try to help her about the house.

I’m lucky to have an elder brother. My brother Oleg is about twenty-three. He is married and has a family of his own. Oleg is a businessman and his wife Helen is a teacher of English. They have a small daughter who is two year old. Oleg is my best friend. I can always turn to him with my troubles.

My younger sister Olya is only five years old. Olya goes to the kindergarten. She is very funny. I like to spend my free time teaching her something. Sometimes I take Olya to the Zoo.

My grandparents are retired. They don’t live with us but I think them to be members of our family. They often come to see us. My grandparents like gardening. They spend a lot of time in the country. They grow vegetables and fruit.

I love my family very much. We always help each other. Everyone in my family is my best friend.

Answer these questions:

1. What’s your name? What’s your surname? 2. How old are you? 3. When and where were you born? 4. Are you a pupil? 5. What form are you in? 6. What do you want to be? 7. What is your favourite subject? 8. Are you tall or short? 9. What hair have you got? 10. What colour are your eyes? 11. Do you like to joke? 12. Have got a sense of humor? 13. What is your favourite sport? 14. Is your family large? How many are you in the family? 15. Have got any sisters or brothers? How old are they? 16. What are your parents? Where do they work? 17. How long have your parents been married? 18. What is your father’s name? How old is he? 19. Is your father tall? Has he got a hobby? What is it? 20. What is your mother’s name? How old is she? 21. Can you describe your mother? 22. Who keeps your house? 23. What are your grandparents? 24. Does your family have a country house? 25. You love your family, don’t you?