UNIT 1.

About Myself

1. Запомните слова.meet be married suppose lovely willingly unfortunately cousin niece nephew granddaughter grandson grandchildren driver worker lawyer manager cook plumber policemen saleswoman banker bookkeeper kind brave initiative attentive flexible decent self-dependent resolute courageous orderly responsible marry modest excitable accurate generous

встретить быть замужем предполагать прекрасный охотно к сожалению двоюродный брат (сестра) племянница племянник внучка внук внуки водитель рабочий юрист, адвокат управляющий повар слесарь полицейский продавщица банкир бухгалтер добрый смелый инициативный внимательный гибкий, мягкий честный, порядочный самостоятельный решительный мужественный организованный ответственный весёлый отзывчивый легковозбудимый скрупулёзный великодушный

2. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Have you a family? Is it large or small? How many are you in the family? Are you all great friends? 2. Does your mother work? What is she? Is she fond of her job? 3. What is your father? How old is he? Is he your mother's senior (старше)? 4. Have you a sister or a brother (or both)? What is your sister? What's her name? How old is she? 5. Your brother is a student, isn't he? What is he going to be? Is he your senior or junior? 6. Are you married? Who are you married to? Have you any children? 7. Have you many relatives? Where are they? 8. Your mother's sister is your aunt, isn't she? And what is your mother's brother? 9. Have you grandparents? Are they retired pensioners? How old are they? 10. Have you any nieces or nephews? Are you fond of them? Do you often see them? [5]

3. Ответьте на вопросы по образцу:

Is your brother a student or a schoolboy? - Neither. He is an engineer.

1. Is your mother a teacher or a doctor? 2. Are you seventeen or nineteen? 3. Does your father work at a factory or in the office? 4. Do you study French or Spanish? 5. Are you from Moscow or from Minsk? 6. Are you a doctor or a pianist? 7. Is your friend a student or teacher? 8. Do you like to play hockey or tennis? 9. Do you usually watch TV or read newspapers in the evenings? 10. Is your sister married to a manager or to a professor? [5]

4. Составьте вопросы к предложениям.

1. I'm from Orenburg. 2. We are four in the family: my parents, my brother and me. 3. I'm twenty. 4. Neither. She studies English. 5. My mother is a housewife. She keeps house. 6. It takes me 20 minutes to get to my office. 7. I like to watch TV in the evening. 8. Yes, I have, I've rather many relatives. 9. They are retired pensioners. 10. My friend is going to be a manager. 11. She lives in the hostel. 12. They are four in the room. 13. Yes, they are. They are all good friends.

5.Запросите следующую информацию у однокурсников:

... if she (he) has a family of her (his) own.

... if she (he) has children.

... if she (he) is a student.

... if she (he) studies English.

... if her (his) family is large.

... how old she (he) is.

... if she (he) has a sister or a brother.

... if her sister (brother) is her senior or junior.

... if her (his) parents are in St. Petersburg.

... what her (his) father (mother) is.

... where her (his) father (mother) works.

... if her (his) sister is a schoolgirl.

... if her (his) brother is a doctor.

... how old her (his) brother is.

... if she (he) has any other relatives.

... if she (he) is fond of them.

... what her (his) aunt is.

... what her (his) uncle is.

6. Дополните предложения словосочетаниями из второго столбика:

1. I like... 2. They like... 3. My brother likes ... 4. You like... 5. She likes... 6. Do you like...? 7. Does your father like …?

to read books to read a German newspaper to watch TV to help mother about the house to help him to do his ho­mework to speak English to play the piano

7. Прочитайте, переведите и инсценируйте диалоги.

Выпишите устойчивые словосочетания.

Dialogue 1

Kate: Hello, Ann!

Ann: Hello, Kate! Haven't seen you for ages! Meet my fellow student Lena.

Kate: How do you do! Glad to meet you, Lena. Are you from St. Petersburg?

Lena: No, I'm from Moscow. My family lives there now.

Kate: Do you live in the hall of residence or rent a room?

Lena: Neither. I live at my sister's. She has a nice three-room flat not far from the centre of the city.

Kate: You are lucky. Is your sister married?

Lena: Oh, yes. She is married and has a daughter already.

Kate: What is her husband?

Lena: He is a manager. Kate: And is your sister also a manager?

Lena: Oh, no, she is a teacher of English.

Kate: Is she fond of her job? Lena: I suppose, she is. She is fond of children and is very good at handling them. And are you fond of St. Petersburg, Kate?

Kate: Yes, I am. All my family lives in St. Peter­sburg.

Lena: And is it a large family?

Kate: Rather. We are five: my parents, a grand­mother, my younger brother and me.

Lena: Does your grandmother work?

Kate: No, she is a retired pensioner. She is over sixty. But she does a lot of housework.

Lena: Is your brother still at school?

Kate: Yes, he is. He is leaving school this year. He is seventeen.

Lena: What is he going to be?

Kate: His dream is to be an actor. He is a great theatre-lover. [5]