I семестр «Бытовая сфера общения»

Тема: Семья, я сам, мои планы.

Text a about myself

Let me first introduce myself. My name is Anastasia or Nastya for my friends. My surname is Sokolova. I was born on the 2^nd of October 1994. My home town is Ulyanovsk. It is the most beautiful town situated on the Volga. Now I’m 17. I have finished school this year and entered Ulyanovsk Pedagogical University. In four years I’ll be a teacher.

First of all let me describe my appearance. I am tall and slim and have fair hair and grey eyes. My friends say that I am pretty. Certainly I have a lot of interests such as sport, dancing and computer. I also love to listen to modern music. I am very interested in learning English because I think that the knowledge of foreign languages helps in everyday life and career.

My family is not very large, just a typical family of four: Dad, Mom, my elder brother and me. I take after my father in character and look like my mother. My parents have been married for twenty years. My father’s name is Vladimir Stepanovitch. He is 42. He is a mathematician by education and a manager by profession. My Dad is generous, gentle and tactful. He is always busy. But he often finds some spare time to spend it in the swimming-pool with my brother and me, playing tennis in summer and skating in winter. My mother’s name is Tatyana Petrovna. She is 40 but she doesn’t look her age. She is a housewife. My mother keeps house and takes care of us. She is very good at cooking and she is clever with her hands. She is a kind and sociable woman. She is fond of reading and watching soap operas. My elder brother Denis is 20. He is a student. He wants to become a dentist. He is fun to be with and easy to go along.

My grandparents live in Samara. They are pensioners. We visit them twice a month. My uncle, aunt, cousins and a little niece live in Samara too. In summer they always come to see us.

Our family is friendly. In the evenings, when all the members of our family get together after work and study, we like to watch TV, read books and newspapers, talk and discuss all our problems. 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 and quarrel very seldom. We usually show our interest in what others think and do. We share each other’s joy and sorrow. We never remain indifferent to what happens to others. We are attentive and sincere to each other and all these things unite our family. We are deeply attached to each other and we get on very well.

Vocabulary

To be born - родиться

To go to school – учиться в школе

To leave school – закончить школу

To graduate from – закончить (учебное заведение)

To help - помогать

To be married – быть замужем / женатым

To get married – выйти замуж / жениться

To go in for sport – заниматься спортом

A nursery school – детский сад

A husband - муж

A brother - брат

A sister - сестра

A grandfather - дедушка

A grandmother - бабушка

A grandson - внук

A granddaughter - внучка

A grandchild – внук / внучка

A nephew - племянник

A niece – племянница

Exercise 1. Match the beginning and the end of the sentence.

1. I am very interested in learning English because … .

2. My father often finds some spare time … .

3. In the evenings, when all the members of our family get together after work and study, … .

4. He is a mathematician by education … .

a) … to spend it in the swimming-pool with my brother and me, playing tennis in summer and skating in winter.

b) … we like to watch TV, read books and newspapers, talk and discuss all our problems.

c) … and a manager by profession.

d) … I think that the knowledge of foreign languages helps in everyday life and career.

Exercise 2. Are the statements true or false?

1. Ulyanovsk is the most beautiful town situated on the Volga.

2. My family is not very large, just a typical family of 5.

3. I take after my mother in character and look like my father.

4. My father is a mathematician by education and a manager by profession.

5. My mother is fond of listening to music and watching soap operas.

Exercise 3. Complete the sentences from the text.

1. I am tall and slim and have … .

2. … live in Samara too.

3. She is very good at … .

4. I must say that all of us are not alike … .

5. We share … .

Exercise 4. Fill in the gap.

1. My name is Anastasia or Nastya … my friends.

2. I was born … the 2^nd … October 1994

3. First of all let me … my appearance.

4. Certainly I have a lot of interests … … sport, dancing and computer.

5. I also love to listen … modern music.

Exercise 5. Tell your group mates about your family.