Text 10. I am a first-year student

Read, translate and complete the text. Make a similar story about yourself and learn it by heart.

Hello! Let me introduce myself to you. My name is __________ or __________ for short. My surname is __________________. I am _____ years old. I was born in 19___ in_______________. It’s my home town (village). So I spent my green years in the country.

I think people must get a good education if they want to get an interesting and highly-paid job. It is my ambition to get higher education. After I finished school, I entered the State University of Agriculture in Novosibirsk. Now I am a first-year student at the Department of _________________. The course of studies lasts five years. I like the course a lot, but it is very hard work. We study many interesting subjects. My favourite subjects are my core ones. They are Higher Mathematics, English and _____________. Twice a week I attend English classes. I am good at English. I hope that after graduating from the university I will manage to find a well-paid job, to make a brilliant career and to achieve a great success in my life.

I make friends easily, so I have a lot of new friends at the university. Also I take an active part in our students’ club (KVN team). I love acting, dancing and singing. I can play the _________ (guitar, piano).

I love sport very much. I go in for_____________ (boxing, athletics, horse-riding, dancing). I have joined the university’s basketball team recently. Our team has already taken part in some competitions and we have won.

Learn the expressions from the wordlist by heart.

to get higher education – получать высшее образование

to enter the University of Agriculture – поступить в аграрный университет

to be a first-year student at the Department of … – быть студентом первого курса … факультета

the course of studies – курс обучения

core subjects – предметы по специальности

to graduate from the university – окончить университет

to find a well-paid job – найти хорошо оплачиваемую работу

to make a brilliant career – сделать блестящую карьеру

to achieve a success – достигать успеха

to make friends – находить друзей

Text 11. My hobbies and interests

Read, translate and complete the text. Make a similar story about yourself and learn it by heart.

Now a few words about my hobbies and interests. I like to do different things every day. I’m fond of ____________ (collecting stamps, gardening, reading) because it’s a long-lasting family hobby.

I love sport. From such sport games and sports as football, hockey, skiing, ice-skating, tennis, swimming I have chosen volleyball, basketball and aerobics because they help me to be healthy, strong and slender. I always keep fit. My life motto is ‘A sound mind in a sound body.’ I do morning exercises every day, go jogging in the morning and have regular trains in a sport centre.

Another my hobby is music. I listen to different kinds of music: dance music, folk music, rock music, rap and so on. I adore ________ music because it is _______ (gentle) and it makes me think about _______ (my past and future).

I also prefer going to the cinema with my friends. I have a lot of friends and we like spending our free time together. I go to the cinema once a month. I have a computer at home so I play computer games or chat on the Internet.

I like shopping. Usually I prefer big shops somewhere in the centre of our city.

Learn the expressions from the wordlist by heart.

to be fond of – любить, обожать

healthy / sound – здоровый

strong – сильный

slender – стройный

to keep fit – поддерживать хорошую физическую форму

to do morning exercises – делать утреннюю зарядку

to listen to music – слушать музыку

to chat on the Internet – болтать в Интернете