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I курс модуль 1

Unit 1

Let’s get acquainted

LET’S START, GUYS!

Vocabulary: greetings, personal information, family and relatives, idioms and sat-expressions of the topic under consideration.

Grammar: to be, to have, Pronouns.

Language practice: introductions and socialising.

Exercise 1. Read the dialogue and translate it into Ukrainian. Then dramatize it in parts.

A: Hallo, I’m David. David Johnes.

B: Oh, nice to meet you! And my name is Martin Anderson.

A: Pleased to meet you too.

B: Let me introduce my wife - Helena Maria Christensen.

A: Helena Ma …. I am sorry. I didn’t quite catch your name.

C: Call me Helena.

A: Sure! So, guys, you don’t seem to be English. Where are you from?

B: Oh, my wife and I are Danish. As a matter of fact, I was born in England, but I lost my parents when I was a baby and lived in Denmark with my grandmother, so that Danish is really my native language.

A: So, how are you getting on? When did you arrive?

B: We arrived in England last February. We were both sick on the journey. To make matters worse, I left my camera on the ship.

A: Have you two settled down already?

C: Yes, we were lucky enough to find a house in the suburbs of London. Our two children have joined us.

A: And what are you?

B: Well, I am an engineer and have worked for several years at a factory. My wife is working as a part-time nurse in a hospital …..

Exercise 2. Dramatize the dialogue in different moods. As if you were:

• a grandpa and a rock-musician;

• a naughty student and a nun;

• a serious banker and a strip-dancer.

Exercise 3. Ask your partner his/her name, country of residence, city (village) and address.

For example: - Hello, my name is Jane. I am 18. I come from Ukraine. I live in Number 2, Shevchenko Street, Kirovohrad.

- Hi, I am John and I am 20. I am from England. I live in Number 4, Green Road in London.

- Nice to meet you, John?

- I am glad to meet you too. How are you Jane?

- Oh, I am great, thank you. And you?

- I am fine, thanks.

 Well done!!!

Now, read the text about the family of Peter and Ann Johnson.

Think about your family. Write down 5 things which: everyone in the family does; only you do; only your mother does; only your father does.

Part I

I'm Peter Johnson. I'm a teacher of English. I'm 45. I'm married. This is my wife. Her name is Ann Johnson. She is 40. She is an engineer. She usually works on the computer. These are our children Ann and Andrew. Andrew is 20. Ann is 15. Andrew is a student. Ann is a schoolgirl. These are my parents. My father's name is Nick. My mother's name is Mary. They don't work. They are retired.

My family is not very large. There are four of us – my wife, my son, my daugh­ter and I. My wife is rather slender, blue-eyed and dark-haired. She is a good-natured and easy-going person. She is a good engineer and has a sen­ior position at her office. Her hobby is cooking.

My son takes after me. He is tall, dark-eyed and dark-haired. He is fond of sports. He plays tennis. But his hobby is chess.

My daughter is a blue-eyed girl with fair hair. She is rather pretty, a little hot-headed. Her hobby is music. She plays the pi­ano. She is fond of classical music.

My parents are musicians too. My father is a violinist, my mother is a pianist. Now they are on pension.

We have a lot of relatives on my wife's and my side. Some of our aunts, uncles and cousins live in London. My parents-in-law do not live in London. They live in Manchester. My wife's sister is married, she lives in Manchester too. She works for a firm as an accountant. She makes calculations on the computer. Her brother is single. He is a serviceman and he lives in Edinburgh.

My relatives live in Aberdeen. My younger sister is married. She got married 5 years ago. Her husband is an engineer. They live in a small town not far from Aberdeen. We sometimes go there on our days-off. I like to play with my niece and nephew. They are very funny children. My brother is a student of the technical college. He is graduating from it this year.

As for me, you already know that I'm a University teacher. I give lectures, take classes and seminars there. I'm fond of my students. They study International Business. They work in various fields. Some of them are good, others are very talented.

Part II

I have got a lot of friends. One of them is Ben Croydon. He works as an interpreter for a company. His wife Kate is a doctor. They have two children. Their names are Nick and Nelly. Nick is not in London. He is a student of the university and is on vacation now. He is also going to work as an interpreter at some enterprise. He can speak French. Nelly goes to school. She is in the tenth form. She is going to apply to an engi­neering college. I suppose she wants to be a designer.

The Croydons are going to come to our place next Sunday. We are going to celebrate my wife's birthday. A lot of relatives and friends of ours are going to come to congratulate her on her 40th birthday. They are going to bring a lot of flowers and pre­sents. Ann is going to bake our favourite apple-pie and cakes. My mother-in-law will help her to do it.

Peter Skrypnyk is going to come too. He is my colleague. He is from Ukraine, now he is in Kyiv. His family is not in Kyiv. They are in Kirovohrad. He has a wife and three children. His wife's name is Julia. Julia is attractive, slim, fair-haired. His elder son Pavlo is dark-haired, brown-eyed and very tall. Slavik, his younger son, is dark-haired too, he looks like his elder brother. Mary is leaving school this year. She is a pretty girl with a straight nose and blue eyes. As for Peter Skrypnyk, he is good-natured, tall, lean and rather handsome. He is a hard-working and an easy-going person.

 Now, let’s talk about your family! 

How large is your family?

How old are you?

Have you a lot of relatives?

What do your parents do?

Where do they live?

What kind of person is your best friend?

What does he/she do?

Has he/she got any sisters and brothers?

What is his/her hobby? Is he married?

Describe what he/she looks like. When are

For your notes

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Now, learn the following words by heart! 

family parents father (daddy, dad) mother (mummy, mum) children child, kid son daughter sibling brother sister twins grandfather, granddad grandmother, granny great-grandfather great-grandmother uncle aunt nephew niece cousin husband wife parents-in-law in-laws father-in-law mother-in-law brother-in-law sister-in-law son-in-law daughter-in-law orphan married

родина батьки батько мати діти дитина син донька брат чи сестра брат сестра близнюки дідусь бабуся прадід прабабуся дядько тітка племінник племінниця двоюрідний брат/сестра чоловік дружина батьки чоловіка /дружини родичі чоловіка /дружини батько чоловіка/ дружини мати чоловіка/дружини брат чоловіка/дружини сестра чоловіка/дружини зять невістка сирота одружений, заміжня

single divorced to marry to divorce divorcee to propose (to sb.) wedding engagement bridegroom bride nearest and dearest adult teenager elder infant, kid baby to bring up (children) to adopt stepfather stepmother stepson stepdaughter widower widow well-bred jolly kind a member of the family intermarriage (international marriage) heir hereditary progeny relatives direct descendant flesh and blood

неодружений, незаміжня розлучений, розлучена одружуватися розлучатися розлучений (на) освідчитись (комусь) весілля заручини наречений наречена найближчі родичі дорослий підліток літня людина мала дитина немовля виховувати (дітей) усиновляти вітчим мачуха пасинок пасербиця удівець удова добре вихований веселий добрий член сім’ї людина, яка одружилася або вийшла заміж за іноземця спадкоємець родовий, спадковий потомство родичі прямий нащадок найближчі родичі

!!! Study the following expressions of the topic under consideration.

What is your name? What do you do? I have a senior position. I'm an engineer. Peter is a teacher of English. Ann is a schoolgirl. His sister is a student. My parents are musicians. I work as an interpreter. She works as an accountant. She makes calculations on the computer. He is a violinist She is a pianist. He works at the University. They are fond of music. How old are you? I am 25. What is your mother's name? What is your friend's hobby? My friend's hobby is tennis. My sister's hobby is cooking. My brother's hobby is chess. Are you married? I am single. John is my colleague. He is from Great Britain. His son wants to be a de­signer. What does he look like? He is slender (slim). She is tall. He looks like his elder brother. He takes after his father. She is a pretty girl. She has a straight (turned up) nose. She is dark-haired. She is attractive. They are retired (on pension). We are four. (There are four of us in the family). She is blue-eyed. She is hot-headed. John is good-natured. He is a hard-working person. He is an easy-going person. He has fair hair (dark hair). Does Nelly go to school? Does she study French? She does not study French. She studies English. They are in the tenth form. They are leaving school. He is a student of Kyiv university. I'm going to apply to a college. Peter Johnson gives lectures at the University. He also takes classes (seminars). I suppose he is graduating from the University this year.

Як вас звати? Хто ви за фахом? Я обіймаю високу посаду. Я - інженер. Петро викладач англійської мови. Aнна - школярка. Його сестра - студентка. Мої батьки - музиканти. Я працюю перекладачем. Вона працює бухгалтером. Вона робить підрахунки на комп’ютері. Він - скрипаль. Вона - піаністка. Він працює в університеті. Вони люблять музику. Скільки вам років? Мені 25 років. Як звати вашу маму? Яке улюблене заняття вашого друга? Мій друг захоплюється тенісом. Улюблене заняття моєї сестри - готування їжі. Мій брат захоплюється шахами. Ви одружені? Я неодружений. Джон - мій колега. Він з Великої Британії. Його син хоче стати дизайнером. Як він виглядає? Він худорлявий (стрункий). Вона висока. Він схожий на старшого брата. Він схожий на свого батька. Вона вродлива дівчина. У неї прямий (кирпатий) ніс. У неї темне волосся. Вона приваблива. Вони на пенсії. Нас четверо в родині. У неї блакитні очі. Вона запальна. У Джона лагідний характер. Він працьовитий. З ним легко спілкуватися. У нього світле (темне) волосся. Неллі ходить до школи? Вона вивчає французьку мову? Вона не вивчає французьку мову. Вона вивчає англійську мову. Вони в десятому класі. Вони закінчують школу. Він студент Київського університету. Я маю намір подати заяву до коледжу. Пітер Джонсон читає лекції в університеті. Він також проводить заняття (семінари). Я гадаю, він закінчує університет цього року.

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Exercise 1. Prove that the sayings (quotes) have sense. Give examples from your own experience.

1. I don't care how poor a man is; if he has a family, he's rich. (Dan Wilcox) 2. It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. (Johann Schiller)

3. When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. (Joyce Brothers)

4. You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them. (Desmond Tutu)

5. When our relatives are at home, we have to think of all their good points or it would be impossible to endure them. (George Bernard Shaw)

6. In time of test, family is best. (Burmese Proverb)

7. The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works is the family. (Lee Iacocca)

8. If the family were a fruit, it would be an orange, a circle of sections, held together but separable - each segment distinct. (Letty Cottin Pogrebin)

Exercise 2. Unscramble the following words.

Example: horadhgmthner - _______________ answer: grandmother

1. rbthoer - _________________ ____ 2. othemr - _______________________

3. sesitr - _____________________ 4. necul - ________________________

5. aarndgfther - _____________________ 6. atnu - ________________________

7. nriachdid - ____________________ _ 8. father - ________________________

9. osn - ______________________ 10. agdtuehr - ________________________

11. fwie - ______________________ 12. cenie - ________________________

13. peermsotht - ______________________ 14. usospe - ________________________

15. reptans - ______________________ 16. bandhus - ________________________

17. pehwen - ______________________ 18. sno-ni-alw - ________________________

exercise 3. Look at the table below. Then read the sentences and say what stage of life these people are at.

AGE	STAGE
0 – 1 approximately 1 – 2 2 – 12 approximately 13 – 17 approximately 18 + 20 – 29 30 – 39 40 + 60 or 65 75 +	A baby A toddler A child – this period is your childhood A teenager (14 = early teens) An adult In your twenties (24 – 26 = mid-twenties) In your thirties (38 = late thirties) People are middle-aged Retirement (= when people stop work; they are retired) Old age (you can describe people as elderly)

1. Paul isn't two yet, so he's still a ……………………………….. toddler ………………………………………………

2. Albert was a bus driver for 40 years but stopped work two years ago, so he's now ……………………………..

3. Susan is 25, so she is in her

4. Caroline is 48 this year so she is now in her ……………………………………………………………..

5. Ron is 33 and his wife is 32, so they are both in their …………………………………………………………………

6. Joan is 75 this year, so she is quite …………………………………………………………………

7. Jason was born six weeks ago, so he's a ……………………………………………………………..

8. Leyla is 13 this year, so she'll soon be a ………………………………………………………………

9. Ravi is 18 this year, so legally he becomes an ………………………………………………………………

10 15 is often a difficult age for boys going through ………………………………………………………………

Exercise 4. Match the following words with their definitions.

An old friend A close friend A best friend Classmates Flatmates Colleagues Ex-girlfriend Partner Twins An only child

people you work with; a good friend, someone you like and trust; people you share a house / flat with, who are not your family; someone you have known for a long time; the one friend you feel closest to; two children born to one mother at the same time; the girlfriend you had a relationship with in the past; other people in your class; someone you live with, but do not get married; a child having no kin sisters or brothers;

Exercise 5. Read and translate the following text. Then do the tasks below.

A Day with Granny

Two weeks ago, my cousin George and I decided to visit our grandmother in London.

We went up to London in the morning. After lunch we all three decided to sail down the Thames to Greenwich to have a look at the old ship-But suddenly it started raining, so we had to change our plans.

We made up our minds to visit Madame Tussaud's instead. George hadn't been there before.

We were lucky: we got a taxi — and there was no queue! It was great fun seeing all the wax figures. There were some new ones I hadn't seen before.

After an hour Granny felt a little tired and wanted to sit down and rest for a moment. She told us to go down and take a look at all the murderers in the cellar. We promised to be back again in half an hour.

When we came back we saw two American tourists standing in front of Granny. One of them was taking a photo of her.

We didn't understand why — but then we heard one of them say, "She sure looks like a real woman!" — You should have seen their face:, a moment later when Granny opened her eyes!

(After M. Cain)

Do the following tasks to the text:

1. Explain why the young men and their grandmother decided to sail down to Greenwich.

2. Say what mistake the American tourist made.

3. Explain where in lies the humorous effect of the story.

Exercise 6. Read and translate the text below. Then do the exercises to the text.

Childhood and adolescence

Sam (on the right) was born in Scotland but when he was two, his father got a new job in Los Angeles, and he grew up in California. He went to university at 19 where ..................

Romance

... he met Anthea. He went out with her (= she was his

girlfriend; he was her boyfriend) for three years, but

towards the end they had lots of rows (= arguments)

and finally they split up (= separated/ended their

relationship). In his mid-twenties he met Marie. They

fell in love and ……………..

Marriage

... got married within six months. One year later she got pregnant and they had their first child, a boy. But the marriage was not a success. Sam left two years afterwards and they got divorced (= the marriage ended officially). Four years later, Marie remarried (= got married again), and as you can see in the picture, she is now expecting a second baby (= she's pregnant).

Exercise 7. Are these sentences true or false about the people from the story? If false, write the correct answer below. Try to answer the questions first without looking at the story itself.

1. Sam was born in Ireland. True/False

………….Sam was born in Scotland……………………………………..

1. He grew up in the south of Ireland. True/False

………………………………………………………………………………….

3. He went out with Anthea for two years. True/False

…………………………………………………………………………………..

3. They split up because Sam went to live in Japan. True/False

…………………………………………………………………………………..

3. Sam fell in love with Marie. True/False

.......................................................................................................................

3. They had a baby a year after they got married. True/False

……………………………………………………………………………………

3. Marie is now expecting her third child. True/False

……………………………………………………………………………………

3. Marie left Sam. True/False

……………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 8. Find the logical ending for each of the sentence beginnings on the left and construct Rebecca's life.

Rebecca was born She grew up Her first boyfriend She went out with him She went to university She fell in love They got married She had a baby Her father retired

a was a boy at her secondary school. b in her early thirties. c on a farm with lots of animals. d when she was in her late twenties. e in a small local hospital in 1972. f for six months. g just after the baby was born. h with another student doing medicine. і when she left school.

Exercise 9. How many of the sentence beginnings on the left can you complete about your own life? Complete the ones you can. (Use the exercise above).

Exercise 10. First match the words and appropriate questions. Then practice the conversation substituting these words and questions according to the model. Answer with per­sonal information:

Address Where do you work?

Occupation Where do you live?

Place of birth Where were you born?

Business phone What do you do?

Place of employment What’s your business phone number?

E.g. – What’s your address?

- I’m sorry. I don’t understand.

- Where do you live?

- Oh, I see. 1324 Connor Street, Apartment 20.

E.g. Fill out the form:

Personal Information Sheet

Date___________________________________________

Name______________________________________________________________________________________

Permanent address__________________________________________________________________________

Tel. N.: Home______________________________Business________________________________________________

U.S. Citizen ________________yes ________ no____________________________________________

If no, nationality_____________________________________________________________________________

Date of birth_________________________________________________________________________________

(month, day, year)

Place of birth________________________________________________________________________________

Occupation _________________________________________________________________________________

Place of employment_________________________________________________________________________

Sex M____________________________ F_____________________________________

Marital status: Married_______________________ Single___________________________________________

Exercise 11. Translate the following sentences into English using the vocabulary under consideration.

1. Вчора я познайомилася з чудовим хлопцем. Його звати Білл. Йому 15 років. 2. Моя мачуха – піаністка, а батько – скрипаль. Вони чудова пара. 3. Мої брати полюбляють музику. 4. Скільки років твоєму нареченому? – 70. А тобі ? – 25. Чому ж ти хочеш одружитися з ним? – Бо він прямий нащадок якогось багатого принца. 5. У вас велика родина? – Ні, нас троє. 6. Який твій наречений на вигляд? – У нього світле волосся і блакитні очі. 7. Білл вивчає французьку мову? – Ні, він вивчає англійську. 8. Наступного року ми одружимося. 9. Яке улюблене заняття вашого друга? – Він захоплюється шахами. 10. Джон ще студент? – Я гадаю, він закінчує університет цього року. 11. Моя перша дружина з Великої Британії, а друга – з Америки. 12. Я не вийду заміж за Білла, бо він не обіймає високої посади. 13. Джейн – моя найближча родичка. 14. З Оленою легко ужитися? – Не знаю, але вона запальна. 15. Моя невістка не подобається мені, а твоя – просто чарівна. 16. Джон – мій двоюрідний брат. 17. У тебе є прабабуся чи прадідусь? – Ні, у мене є лише бабуся і дідусь. 18. Не кричи на Аню. Вона ж мала дитина. 19. Білл – вдівець, але все одно він дуже веселий чоловік. 20. Я не думаю, що ваша дочка вихована. 21. Хелен розведена? – Ні, але вона розведеться наступного року. 22. Коли у вас весілля? – Завтра. Ми запрошуємо всіх членів вашої родини та ваших найближчих родичів.

!!! And now the final task! Prepare an oral presentation of the topic “GETTING ACQUAINTED”. ☺

Use the words and expressions you’ve already learnt. You are also to use special clichés in your presentation. They are the following:

Dear friends / colleagues! I would like to tell you about… In my opinion… To my mind… As for me… To start with I would like to mention that… Firstly, … Secondly, … Thirdly, … In addition… In order to add I can say that…. Besides…. Moreover… Furthermore… No doubt that … To sum up I can say that… In conclusion I would like to say… To make a conclusion I would like to mention that…

Дорогі друзі / колеги! Я б хотів розповісти вам про … На мою думку… На мою думку…. Щодо мене… Для початку хотів би зазначити, що …. По-перше, … По-друге, …. По-третє, … На додаток…. Щоб додати, можу сказати, що … Окрім того…. Більше того… Більше того… Жодних сумнівів щодо… Щоб підсумувати, хотів би сказати, що… У підсумку хотів би сказати, що… Роблячи висновок, хотів би зауважити, що…

GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Let’s have a look at some English Grammar!