About myself.

Let me introduce myself. My full name is Denis Kireev. I’m 16 years old. I was born on May 20th, 1996 in Moscow. I grew up and studied in this city. The school where I studied was not far from our block of flats. My favorite subjects were Literature, Mathematics and Foreign languages. This year I’ve finished school and now I’m a student at college.

My family is not very large. There are three of us in my family: a father, a mother and me. My father’s name is Igor, he is a lawyer. My mother’s name is Elena, she is a nurse. Also I have a sister. My elder sister’s name is Mariya, but she is married and live with her husband. Mariya does not work as she takes care after their two little children, my nephews.

We live in a nice flat in a modern block of flats. Our flat is on the seventh floor of the nine-storied building, which contains all modern conveniences starting from central heating and ending with lift and rubbish chute. We have a lovely three-room flat. It consists of my parents` bedroom, one large living-room and my room. Besides, there is a spacious kitchen, a bathroom and a toilet. The biggest room in our flat is the living-room. It has many useful functions. For example, we watch TV there or have family dinners. We don’t keep any pets in the flat, but my mother is found of gardening, so we have a great deal of plants.

Vocabulary.

to introduce smb. to smb. –знакомить, представлять

to be born — родиться

to grow up- взрослеть

after-ухаживать

to take care

of-смотреть

to contain[kən'teɪn]- содержать в себе, включать

modern conveniences-современные удобства

block of flats-жилой многоквартирный дом

Exercise 1. Find the Russian equivalents.

1. Family, child (children), daughter, son, parents, mother, father, brother, sister, husband, wife, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, granddaughter, grandson, grandparents, cousin, grandfather, grandmother.

2. Flat, house, apartment, floor, garden, lift, flights of stairs, central heating, rubbish chute, kitchen, living room, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, hall, study.

Exercise 2. Complete the sentences.

1. I`m her father-she`s my…

2. He`s my mother’s sister-she`s my…

3. I`m her son-she`s my…

4. She`s my sister-I`m her…

5. She`s my mother-she`s my son`s…

6. He`s my son-he`s my father`s…

7. He`s my farther-he`s my son`s…

8. He`s my father`s brother-he`s my…

9. They`re my mother and father-they`re my…

10. He`s my sister`s son-he`s my…

11. She`s my brother`s daughter-she`s my…

12. He`s my uncle`s son-he`s my…

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences.

1. You cook and wash up in…

2. You wash and take a shower (bath) in…

3. You sit, relax and watch TV in…

4. You eat in…

5. You work or study in…

Exercise 4. Write the words in the correct column (more than one column for some words).

Living room	Kitchen	Bedroom

Table; rug; armchair ;chair; sofa ; fireplace; cupboard; cooker; oven ;sideboard ;mirror; fridge; bookcase; dishwasher; washing machine ;bed.5. Exercise 5. Answer the questions.

1. What is you first name? What is your surname?

2. How old are you? When is your birthday?

3. Is your family large? How many are you in the family?

4. What are your parents? Where do they work?

5. Do you spend much time with your family?

6. Do you live in a house or in a block of flats? Which floor is your flat on?

7. How many rooms are there in your flat?

Read and practice saying the dialogues. 1.

- Hello, George. Pleased to meet you. How are you?

- Hi, Nick. I'm fine, thanks. And how are you?

- Thanks, not so well.

2.

- Excuse me, Jack, what's your friend's name?

- His name is Richard.

- Where is he from?

- He is from Cardiff. Why?

- You see, I'm from Cardiff too. Best regards to him.

- Shall I introduce you to him?

- Do, please.

3.

- Look Mary, have you got a family of your own?

- Oh, no, I'm not married yet. I live with my parents.

- Is your family large ?

- I don't think so. My parents have got only two daughters.

- And which of you is the eldest?

- It's me. I'm twenty.

- How old is your younger sister? I wonder what her name is?

- Susan. She's a lovely girl. She is ten.

- It's a pleasure to have such a young sister, isn't it?

- Certainly. She's the apple of my eye.

4.

- Good - bye, Helen. Hope to see you again soon.

- Good - bye, John. Best regards to your sister.

- Thanks.

5.

- I hear you are moving into a new flat, aren't you?

- Why, surely. We've got a new four-room flat not far from the railway station.

- Is there any new district in that area?

- Yes, come and see how we've settled, will you?

- Certainly, I will, - with pleasure.

6.

- Where do you live Susan?

- In a flat, near my office.

- How big is it?

- Not very big. It's a two-room flat.

- And a kitchen and a bathroom?

- Yes, of course.

- And what about the rooms? Are they big?

- The living-room is , but the bedroom is a bit small. But it's O.K.

- Is it expensive?

- No, it's quite cheap, really.

- And are you happy there?

- Yes, I am, but it isn't perfect, you know.

- Oh, what's wrong with it then?

- Well, there's a lot of traffic to the street outside, so it's a bit noisy.

- Is that all?

- No, it's also a bit cold there, the heating isn't very good.

- Where would you really like to live?

- I'd like to have a small cottage near the sea with an orange tree in the garden.

- Oh, dear, what a sweet dream.