1. Listen to the text. Give t (true) or f (false) answers - 3% (4 min.) (0.3% for right answer ).

Family life

My name is Askhat. My parents got married 25 years ago. Two years later, my brother Almat was born. Then I was born a year after that. I have also got a sister, Asel, who is two years younger than me, so there 5 of us in my family.

Kazakh people like children. A “typicaly’ Kazakh family used to consist of father, mother and five or more children. Members of the Kazakh family- grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins. They keep in touch very often.

When Americans speak about families, many of them mean a “traditional family”. There are two children in traditional American family. The father goes out and works. The mother stays home and brings up the children.

British family is typical. The women don`t cook. They just put a pizza in the microwave. But they watch cooking programms on TV every day. The men cook at the weekend. They drink a lot of tea.

		TRUE	FALSE
1	My parents got married two years ago.
2	My brother is older than me.
3	I don`t have a sister.
4	Kazakh people don`t like children.
5	Traditional American family has 5 children.
6	The father works but mother brings up the children.
7	In British families women cook a lot.
8	British people like drinking tea a lot.
9	Kazakh, British and American families are similar.
10	British women love cooking.

2. Answer the questions according to the text – 2% (3 min.) (0.2% for right answer).

1. How many people are there in Askhat`s family?

2. Has Askhat got any brothers or sisters?

3. What is his brother`s name?

4. What is his sister`s name?

5. Who are the members of the Kazakh family?

6. What does the mother do in an American family?

7. Is British family typical?

8. What kind of TV programs do British women watch?

9. How many children are there in traditional American family?

10. Do British people like tea?

3. Retell the text (10 sentences) – 3% (3 min.) .

Speaking

II. For speaking you should get 6%. Time limit 10 min.

1. Speak on the given topics - 2% (5 min.) (10 sentences).

1. My family.

2. My friend.

3. My hobby.

4. Daily routine.

2. Answer the following questions - 2% (4 min.) (0.2% for right answer).

1. Do you have a small or big family?

2. How many people are there in your family?

3. Where does your friend study?

4. What doesn`t your friend like doing?

5. What time do you start your study?

6. What is your hobby?

7. What do you prefer the films or the books?

8. Would you like to be famous?

9. When do you usually come home after classes?

10. What do you usually do in the evening?

3. Describe things (room or classroom) and people (parents or friend) - 2% (1 min.)

Use the following words and word combinations:

Room: Central heating, bed, wardrobe, an arm chair, a lot of plants, mirror, pictures.

Classroom: computer, blackboards, bookshelf, many books, light and clean, teacher’s table, many chairs and tables.

Parents: dark brown hair, tall, a moustache, medium length hair, strong, middle aged person, kind, intelligent, sociable.

Friend: friendly, clever, funny, brown eyes, a young person, slim, not very tall, hard-working, sporty.