Dialogue

• Hello, Mike. How are you?

• Fine. Thanks. And you?

• Not bad.

• You know, Nick called me yesterday. He invites us to go to the party with all students of our group. Do you like to dance?

• Yes, I do, but I think we have no common interests and I am fond of sports, as you know.

• You have your own opinion, of course, but I want to go to this party. I like to listen to music with my friends or just simply to walk with them around the park. Come with me! It would be fine! I know you have a lot of friends, so you can see them here too.

• OK, we can go to this party together.

Exercise 8. Imagine, that you can choose any friend you want, who would it be? Speak about such a friend (Уявіть,що ви можете обрати будь-якого друга, якого ви захочете, хто б це міг бути? Розкажіть про такого друга).

Lesson 5. People around me (Моє оточення)

Vocabulary

1. to be a happy person – бути щасливою людиною

2. to have a loving parents and grandparents – мати люблячих батьків

та бабусь і дідусів

3. to be on a pension – бути на пенсії

4. to give good advice – давати хорошу пораду

5. male and female friends – друзі (чоловічої та жіночої статі)

6. to understand and to respect friends – розуміти та поважати друзів

7. to be afraid of losing person – боятись втратити людину

8. to be in touch with – підтримувати зв'язок з

9. to keep up friendly relations with – підтримувати дружні відносини з

10. relatives – родичі

11. teacher’s stuff – вчительський склад

12. to rely on somebody – покластися на

13. to be frank – бути щирим

14. around – навколо

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text (Прочитайте та перекладіть текст):

People around me

Frankly speaking, I am a happy person: I have loving parents and grandparents, good friends, talented students in my group and all people around me are really respectful.

I have a traditional family of four: mother, father, sister and me. I live with my parents in the flat, but I have also grandparents. They are on a pension. My grandparents live in the village. In summer I like to visit them. They always give me good advice and they are ready to help me when I need it. I don’t know what I will do without them. I know that I can rely on them. I have also many relatives. At leisure I visit them and play with their children.

I have a lot of friends: male and female. I also think that I understand them completely. I love and respect my friends and I am afraid of losing them.

I study at Technologies and Business College and I have a large group. I try to be in touch with all of my friends and students at college. I keep up also friendly relations with teacher’s stuff of our college.

Exercise 2. Put the letters in correct order and build a necessary word (Поставте букви у правильному порядку і побудуйте необхідне слово):

1. I am a happy person: I have loving parents and grandparents, good friends, talented students in my group and all people around me are really …. (SREPCEFTLU)

2. My grandparents live in the … (LAILGVE)

3. They always give me good … and they are ready to help me when I need it. (AVDEIC)

4. Besides my parents and friends I have also many…. (RALETIVSE)

5. At leisure I visit them and play with their …. (RECHILND)

6. I also think that I … them completely. (URNDSETDAN)

7. I love and … my friends and I am afraid of losing them. (RTEESPC)

8. I study at … and I have a large group. (GCEOLLE)

9. I try to be in … with all of my friends and students at college. (CHOTU)

10. I keep up also friendly … with teacher’s stuff of our college. (RLEAOTISN)

Exercise 3. Arrange the word phrases into two columns: (Розставте слова в правильні колонки):

to have loving parents, talented groupmates, frank friends, friendly teacher’s staff, a busy mother, to understand and to respect, to keep up friendly relations with, male and female friends, to be a pensioner, a tall uncle, to give a good piece of advice, to study at college, to watch TV with friends, a pretty niece, to have a chat with students, to rely on daddy, to be fond of sports, to be very important part of life, an elder brother, to have own opinion, to have common interests.

Family relations	People around me

Exercise 4. Arrange the dialogue phrases in the logical order (Впорядкуйте у правильній послідовності репліки діалогу):

• Oh, clear. What do you want to do today?

• I went to the cinema.

• Today I like to watch TV and listen to music. And you?

• Hi, John. I didn’t see you yesterday. Is something wrong?

• I know for sure, they are very talented and successful persons. The students of my group respect them very much.

• I understand, what did you do yesterday?

• See you later.

• Yes, I know that you can give good advice. You keep up friendly relations with everybody. I hear that you are a first-year student, what about teacher’s stuff?

• Hello. No, everything is fine, thanks. I just wanted to have a rest yesterday.

• I’d like to call one of the girls from my group. She has a problem. I discuss with her everything she wants. And I just want to be in touch with her.

• So. I have to go. It was pleasant to meet you.

Exercise 5. Using all mentioned vocabulary, answer the questions (Використовуючи всю використану лексику, дайте відповіді на запитання):

1) What do friends mean to you?

2) What makes a friend be the best friend?

3) What makes you be a good person?

4) Are you in touch with all of your old friends?

5) What would life be like without friends, people around you?

6) Are you afraid of losing your parents?

7) Are friends sometimes more important than family?

8) Do you think you understand your teachers?

9) What can you do for your friends, your parents?

10) If you could choose any friend in the world, who would it be?

Exercise 6. Translate the sentences (Перекладіть речення ):

1. У мене є найкращий друг і я завжди можу покластися на нього. Він розуміє мене та я можу з ним обговорити все, що захочу.

2. Оля підтримує дружні відносини зі своїми давніми друзями. Вона ходить з ними гуляти по парку, слухає музику, спілкується та боїться їх втратити.

3. Моя сестра дуже талановита. Вона захоплюється танцями і гарно співає.

4. У мене люблячі батьки та чудові друзі. Я також маю дідуся та бабусю, вони зараз на пенсії.

5. Люди, що мене оточують є важливою частиною мого життя.