Topic 1. MY FAMILY (МОЯ СЕМЬЯ)

Topical vocabulary

parents родители

father/dad (daddy) отец/папа/папочка

mother/Mum, Mummy(B.E.) мама/мамочка

/Mom, Mommy(Am.E.)

child (children) ребёнок/дети

only child единственный ребёнок

baby младенец

brother брат

sister сестра

twins близнецы

son (senior son , junior son) сын (старший сын, младший сын)

daughter дочь

aunt тётя

uncle дядя

nephew племянник

niece племянница

cousin двоюродный брат/сестра

brother-in-law свояк/зять

sister-in-law сноха/золовка

mother-in-law тёща/свекровь

father-in-law тесть/свёкор

grandparents дедушка и бабушка

grandfather/grandpa дед

grandmother/granny /grandma бабушка

grandson внук

granddaughter внучка

great-grandfather прадедушка

great-grandmother прабабушка

hubby /husband муж

wife жена

to divorce smb.	развестись с кем-либо	to adopt	усыновлять
divorced	разведенный	orphan	сирота
ex-husband	бывший муж	married	женатый, замужний
Godfather	крёстный	unmarried	свободный
Godmother	крёстная	single	одинокий
stepfather	приёмный отец	widow	вдова
stepmother	мачеха	widower	вдовец
stepchild	приёмный ребёнок	distant relative	дальний родственник
to look like	быть похожим на к-л	to be on pension	быть на пенсии
to take after	быть похожим на к-л	pensioner	пенсионер
engaged	помолвленный	to graduate from	закончить учебное заведение

Text A. My Family

Let me introduce myself. My name is Olga. I am 17 years old. I was born on the 20th of October 1995. I am from Moscow. I have been living in this city since my childhood. I am a college student.

Now I am going to tell you about my family. We are a family of five. My father’s name is Alexander. He is 45. He works as a surgeon in the hospital. He is a good looking man, rather thin with dark hair just beginning to gray. He is a very sociable person. What I don’t like about him is that he is always busy. He works overtime, because he is the only bread-maker in our family. He is keen on tennis and moreover he is fond of going to the country and to deal with our country-cottage.

My mother is three years younger than he. She works as a teacher in the nursery school. My mother is rather slim and pretty, she is always elegant and smart. In short, she is a pleasant-looking woman of about 40. Paying attention to the fact of her being a teacher, she has got a great deal of work to do at home and at school.

Alex is my elder brother. He is 6 years older than me. He has graduated from the University. He is an economist. He is married. His wife’s profession is a journalist. They are three in the family. They have got a child. My nephew’s name is Mike. He is a small boy with golden hair and dark brown eyes and is always in bright and happy spirits, but he is a little bit naughty.

And finally just a few words concerning my granny, my father’s mother. To tell the truth she is my best friend. She always listens to my endless stories about friends and college life. She is on pension now. I must say, she is really an understanding person.

It’s a custom for our family to discuss things during the meals. I must say that all of us are not alike in tastes, manners and characters. But as a matter of fact we get along well with each other. We exchange our impressions on films or plays we have seen. We are attentive and sincere to each other and all these things unite a family. But we like humor and joking so we argue and tease each other. It does not prevent us from being on friendly terms. Everybody is grateful to our mother, because she keeps the house, she takes care of everybody, she is kind and generous.

Learn the words to the text::

to introduce	представить	impression	впечатление
surgeon	хирург	sincere	искренний
sociable	общительный	to unite	объединять
to work overtime	работать сверхурочно	to argue	спорить
to be keen on	увлекаться ч-л	to tease	дразнить
to deal with	иметь дело с	to prevent	мешать
naughty	шаловливый	grateful	благодарный
concerning	относительно	to take care of	заботиться
to get along with	ладить	generous	великодушный
to be in good spirits	быть в хорошем настроении	to be on friendly terms	быть в дружеских отношениях

1. Tell about your family.

2. Translate word combinations into English:

машина моего брата	my brother’s car	брат моего друга
сестра моего мужа		дом этой женщины
книга Виктора		жена моего брата
ручка учителя		карандаш твоего сына

3. Answer the questions::

What is your name?	How old are you?	What are you by profession? I am…
What is your mother's name?	How old is your mother?	What is your mother by profession?
What is your father's name?	How old is your father?	What is your father by profession?
What is your daughter's name?	How old is your daughter?	What is your daughter by profession?
What is your son's name?	How old is your son?	What is your son by profession?
What is your friend's name?	How old is your friend?	What is your friend by profession?

4. Complete the phrases with suitable words:

My mother’s son is my …. My grandmother’s daughter is my … . My sister’s son is my … . Your father’s mother is your … . My mother’s brother is my … . Your uncle’s son is your … . My brother’s daughter is my … . My mother’s father is … . Her daughter’s husband is her … .

My husband’s mother is my … . His wife’s brother is his … . My son’s wife is my … .

5. Translate into English:

1.Моя семья небольшая. 2.Нас 5 человек. 3.У меня есть сестра. 4.Ей 25 лет. 5.Она замужем. 6.Она окончила университет в прошлом году. 7.Она сейчас не работает. 8.У неё маленький сын. 9.Ему 2 года. 10. Мой маленький племянник очень забавный. 11.Я люблю с ним играть. 12.Муж моей сестры – студент. 13.Но он работает водителем по вечерам. 14.Моя бабушка пенсионерка. 15.У нее много работы по дому. 16.Мы все ее очень любим. 17.У нас непохожие вкусы и характеры. 18.Но на самом деле мы очень хорошо ладим друг с другом.

6. Make dialogues on the theme "Acquaintance", using the following forms of politeness:

Introduction	Как представить себя и других
Let me introduce myself.	Разрешите представиться.
My name is Marie Brown. (I am Marie Brown).	Меня зовут …
Let me introduce my wife.	Позвольте представить мою жену.
Meet my husband.	Познакомьтесь с моим мужем.
This is my friend Victor.	Это мой друг Виктор.
I am glad to meet you.	Рад(а) с Вами познакомиться.
I am happy to meet you.	Счастлив(а) с Вами познакомиться.
I am pleased to meet you.	Приятно с Вами познакомиться.
Nice to meet you.	Приятно с Вами познакомиться.
How do you do.	Приветствие только при знакомстве.
How do you do.	Ответ на приветствие при знакомстве.
Greetings	Приветствие
Good morning! (Morning!)	Доброе утро.
Good afternoon!	Добрый день.
Hello!	Привет!
Hi! How are you?	Привет! Как дела?
Fine, thanks. And you? And how are you?	Спасибо, хорошо. Как у Вас?
Very well, thanks.	Очень хорошо, спасибо.
Glad to see you again.	Рад(а) Вас видеть.
Nice to see you.	Рад(а) Вас видеть.