LESSON 4

1. Topic: family

2. Grammar: Спряжение глаголов: to be ( to be), to have (to have).

Topical vocabulary:

boy	мальчик		people	люди
girl	девочка		to be born	родиться
man	мужчина		subject	предмет
woman	женщина		free time	свободное время
husband	муж		hobby	хобби
wife	жена		to collect smth	коллекционировать
friend	друг		neither…nor…	ни…ни
relatives	родственники		to spent	проводить

“Family”

1. What is your name? – My name is Mary.

2. What is your surname? – My surname is Ivanova.

3. Where were you born? – I was born in Moscow.

4. When were you born? – I was born in 1994.

5. How old are you? – I am 19 years old.

6. Where do you live now? – I live in Rostov-on-Don, in Sokolova street.

7. Where do you study? – I study at the colledge.

8. What are your favourite subjects? – My favourite subjects are History and English.

9. Is your family large? – My family is neither large nor small.

10. What are your parents? – My father is a manager, and my mother is a teacher.

11. Do you have sisters or brothers? – I have a brother.

12. Are you proud of your family? – Yes, I am.

13. How do the members of your family spend their free time? – We often go down to the country.

14. Do you have many friends? – Yes, I do.

15. What are your hobbies? – My hobbies are music, dancing and reading.

16. Do you go in for sports? – Yes, I do.

17. Do you like to read books? – Yes, I do.

18. Do you collect anything? – Yes, I do. I collect musical discs.

1. Practice the dialogue and make up your own based in the model:

M: Hello. My name’s Mary. What’s your name?

D: Hello. My name’s David.

M: Nice to meet you, David.

D: Nice to meet you, too.

M: Where do you come from, David?

D: I’m from Cardiff. And what about you, Mary?

M: Oh, I live here in Ufa.

D: Really? Do you live with your parents?

M: Yes, I do. My family is not big. There are 3 persons in my family. They are my mother, my father and I…

D: What are your parents?

M: My father is an engineer and my mother is a teacher. As for me, I’d like to be an engineer, too.

D: Are you a student?

M: Yes, I am a first-year student at the Ufa State Aircraft Technical University.

D: That’s great. Can I take your phone number? I want to talk to you more.

M: O.K. Here you are. Bye.

D: See you soon. Bye.

2. Translate into English:

Меня зовут Джон. Как Вас зовут? Мне 25 лет. Мне не 17 лет, а 19. Сколько Вам лет? Я из Германии. Вы откуда? Я не из Франции. Я живу в Уфе. Где Вы живете? Я не живу в Мадриде. Вы живете в Москве? Я студент. Уфа – это столица Башкортостана? В Уфе много современных, а также старинных зданий. Я учусь в УГАТУ. Где Вы учитесь? У меня есть семья. Моя мама – домохозяйка, а папа – инженер по профессии. Моя мама любит готовить, а папа – читать газеты.

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