Biography

1. Pre-reading activities

1.1 Read and memorize the expressions:

My name is ... - Мене звуть ...;

My surname is ... - Моє прізвище ...;

a first-year student - першокурсник;

a medical college - медичний коледж;

study - навчатися;

I am from ... - Я з ...;

I am 17(18, 19). - Мені 17(18,19) років.

I was born ... - Я народився ...

I am fond of sport (music, dancing, reading). - Я захоплююсь спортом.

1.2 Answer the questions:

1. What is your name (surname)? 2. What are you? 3. Where do you study? 4. Where are you from? 5. How old are you? 6. When and where were you born? 7. What are you fond of?

1.3 Read the situation and fill in the application form.

You want to find an English speaking pen friend. A club in Scotland, which introduces pen friends, has sent you this:

The International Pen Friend Club Palmerston Place

Edinburgh EH 12 5BJ

United Kingdom

Full name:________________________________________

Home address (including country)___________________________

____________________________________________________________

Nationality ________________________________________________

Date of birth (day, month, year) ____________________________

Sex________________________________________________________

Main interests______________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

How well do you write in English____________________________

___________________________________________________________

Signature_________________________________________________

4. Read and memorize the words:

to introduce – знайомити cheerful

to be pretty – гарненький to be handsome – вродливий

generous – щедрий patient – терплячий

lazy – ледачий cool – спокійний, байдужий

optimistic – оптимістичний kind-hearted – добрий, сердечний

1.5 Match the words-combinations:

an only child здійснитися

useful to people проводити час разом

free time вступити до інституту

spend time together єдина дитина

come true не легко

enter the Institute корисна для людей

it is not easy вільний час

2. Reading activities

2.1 Read and translate the text:

About Myself

My name is Victor. My surname is Ivanov. I was born on April 7, 1982 in Chernihiv. My parents are office-workers. I am an only child in the family.

I am a student of the medical college. After leaving college I'll try to enter the Medical Institute. I think, the profession of a doctor is very interesting and useful to people but it is not easy, of course. I'm fond of chemistry and biology and I know these subjects are important to learn for entering the institute.

I don't have much free time but I have a hobby. My hobby is drawing. I like to draw since my childhood. My favourite sports are football and tennis.

I have many friends. They are very good and we like to spend our time together. We meet and talk, dance and laugh, listen to good music and do everything what is interesting for a teenager. I'm happy to have nice friends and a good family. I hope that my dreams will come true and I'll become a doctor.

3. Post-reading activities

3.1 Say if it is true or false:

1. Victor has a brother.

2. His parents are office-workers.

3. The profession of a doctor is very interesting and useful to people.

4. Victor’s hobby is dancing.

5. His favourite sports are football and tennis.

6. He is happy to have nice friends and a good family.

3.2 Get ready to speak about yourself.

Word File

affectionate [a'fekʃənət] – люблячий, ніжний

ambitious [æm'biʃəs] – амбіційний

charming ['ʧa:miŋ] – чарівний

reliable [ri'laiəbl] – надійний

talkative [tɔkətiv] – балакучий

energetic [enə'dзetik] – енергійний

envious [enviəs] – завидливий

imaginative ['imæʤineitiv] – наділений багатою уявою

jealous [dзeləs] – ревнивий

responsible [ri'spɔnsibl] – відповідальний

selfish [ selfiʃ] – егоїстичний

sociable [souʃəbl] – товариський

sensitive [sensətiv] – чутливий

patient [peiʃnt] – терплячий

mean [mi: n] – підлий

honest [ɔ: nist] – чесний

a) Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the Word File. Consult a dictionary if necessary.

1. ... people always want to win.

2. ... people want to be successful in life.

3. ... people think about themselves and not about other people.

4. ... people think that someone loves another person more than them, or wants what other people have.

5. ... people are friendly and enjoy being with other people.

6. ... people have an attractive personality that makes people like them.

7. … people are people you can trust.

10. … people show that they like people very much.

b) Work in pairs. Group up the adjectives above into positive, negative and neutral characteristics.

c) Complete the sentences to make them true for you.

1. With my friends, I'm usually________ and ________.

2. At home, I'm sometimes _______ and _______.

3. At college, I think I need to be more _______ and ______.

4. People usually think I'm _______ and ________.

5. My best friend is usually _______ and _______.

6. My favourite person in the world is my _______ because he's / she's _______ and _______.

d) Choose five or six words which best describe your or your friends character. Explain your choice.

Example: Sociable – I’m sociable because I love being with other people.