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Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образовани "Сибирская государственная автомобильно-дорожная академия (СибАДИ)"

УЧЕБНОЕ ПОСОБИЕ ПО РАЗГОВОРНЫМ ТЕМАМ НА АНГЛИЙСКОМ ЯЗЫКЕ

Для студентов I курса всех специальностей

Омск Издательство СибАДИ

2012

Рецензенты: канд. филол. наук, доц. Н.Г. Гичева, Н.Г. Гутникова

Работа одобрена редакционно-издательским советом академии в качестве учебного пособия по разговорным темам на английском языке для студентов I курса всех специальностей

Рахуба Л.Ф., Кашин А.Ю.

Учебное пособие по разговорным темам на английском языке. -

Омск: Изд-во СибАДИ, 2012. - 80 с.

Учебное пособие содержит тексты и упражнения по разговорным темам «Моя семья», «Высшее образование», «Моя квартира», «Мой рабочий день», «Охрана окружающей среды». Тексты и упражнения направлены на развитие у студентов навыков чтения и устного общения в рамках данных разговорных тем.

Л.Ф. Рахуба, А.Ю. Кашин, 2012

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1. My Family

Unit I: Meet My Family

My name is Alexander. I'm a first-year student of the Siberian Automobile and Highway Academy. I study at the Automobile Transport Faculty. I’m eighteen. I was born in Omsk. This year I have left secondary school and entered our academy. I'm studying to be an engineer. I'm a hard worker and like to do everything well. When I have spare time I like to go in for sports. I'm fond of sport games and my favourite one is football. I'm fond of music too. I like to listen to music and collect information about popular singers.

I have a family. We are five. My father is a teacher of English. Besides English he knows French and German. He is a man of forty-five. He is a goodlooking man, tall and handsome. He is always well-dressed, in good taste. My mother is a house-wife. She is a pretty woman of about forty with warm brown hair and soft dark brown eyes. She is kind and gentle and she manages her house very well. My father is a clever man, but a little unpractical, and my mother needs to look after him. My mother, on the other hand, is very practical and full of common sense.

I have a brother and a sister. My elder brother is a student too. He studies economics and is going to be an economist. He has dark curly hair and good grey eyes. He is not very tall, but strong. He swims well and is a good footballer. My brother is good-hearted and likes a joke. He knows a lot of funny stories.

My younger sister is a lovely little girl. She has golden hair and blue eyes. Her spirit is always bright and happy, full of joy. She isn't fond of study, but she likes music and dancing. We all are very friendly. I love my family very much.

Exercises:

I.Read the following words from the text:

II. Complete the following sentences using the text:

1) Alexander is a… 2) He studies at… 3) This year he… 4) He likes to do everything well, he is a… 5) He is fond of… 6) His father is… 7)… is very practical and… 8) She likes music and dancing but she… 9) His … will be an economist as he…

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III.Work in pairs. Correct wrong statements. Begin your answers with the following expressions:

That's right. Exactly so. Precisely so. You are right. I agree with you. You are incorrect. You are not right.

1)Last year Alexander left secondary school and entered the Institute.

2)Alexander likes music and dancing but he is not fond of study.

3)His brother is fond of sport games and his favourite one is basketball.

4)Alexander is fond of collecting information about popular footballers.

5)His brother is fond of swimming and listening to music.

6)Alexander has a lovely elder sister.

7)His mother is always well-dressed in good taste.

8)His younger brother is going to become an economist.

9)His father is about forty-five, tall and handsome.

10)His mother has golden hair and blue eyes.

IV. Give English equivalents for the following word-combinations and use them in the sentences of your own.

первокурсник (второкурсник, …), поступить в институт, любимый (например, предмет), учиться в институте, быть трудолюбивым, заботиться о ком-либо, увлекаться чем-либо, заниматься спортом.

V.Read the following words and say: a) what relatives by birth; b) what relatives by marriage you or other members of your family have.

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Translate these words without dictionary:

a great grandchild; a granddaughter; a mother-in-law; a sister-in-law; a daughter-in-law; stepmother

VI. Fill in the missing words:

1)My mother's sister is my… and her brother is my…

2)My wife’s mother is my… and her father is my…

3)My wife’s sister is my… and my wife’s brother is my…

4)My uncle's son is my… and my aunt's daughter is my… too.

5)My mother has a sister; her son is my mother's…

6)My father has a brother; his daughter is my father's…

VII. Study the following passage and make up 5 sentences of your own using some of the underlined words:

In Britain most people have three names1:

1)first name = Christian name = forename (mainly in official documents);

2)middle name (it is not used very often);

3)surname = family name = last name.

For example: My name is James Brown. My first name is James, or Jimmy. My middle name is Clarke. My surname is Brown, as I said. My full name is James Clarke Brown.

VIII. Remember the following expressions on age and use them in the sentences or situations of your own:

1)He is 16. He is 16 years old. He is a sixteen-year old boy. He is over l6 (under 16). He is about 16. He has just completed his 16th year. He is entering (on) his 17th year.

2)He is in his teens (i.e. 13-19). I've just entered my teens. He is a teen-ager.

1 In Russia people also have three names: the first name, the surname and the patronymic.

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3)My sister is eight years older than I. He is 2 years senior (junior) to me. She is half my age. He is twice as young as I am.

4)He is advanced in years. He is a middle-aged person. He is an aged (elderly) person.

5)He doesn't look his age. He looks much younger.

6)They are of the same age.

IX. a) Study the following expressions:

b) Match the countries and their nationalities, make up sentences to introduce one and the same person in different ways.

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X.a) Make up 5 sentences about the occupations of your relatives. Use the following words:

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в) Work in pairs. Let your partner guess the occupations of your relatives. Use only general questions.

XI. Read the following words and make up some sentences about your hobby and hobbies of your relatives.

Model: My hobby is fishing. I like to go fishing. I like fishing.

I like fishing very much. I’m crazy about fishing. I’m fond of fishing.

I am keen on fishing. I find pleasure fishing.

I enjoy fishing very much.

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This is the true use of leisure.

XIV. Work in pairs. Speak on the following situation:

You are a newcomer in your group. Introduce yourself and your immediate family (name, age, nationality, occupation, and hobby).

XV. Study the following speech patterns.

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Who are you? – I'm Jim Brown.

What is your name? – My name is Jim Brown,

What is your full name? – My full name’s James O. Brown.

What is your brother's first name? – My brother’s first name is Tom. Is Tom Brown any relation to you? – Yes, he is my brother.

What relation are you to Ann? – She is my cousin. - 2 -

How old are you? – I'm eighteen years old. How old is your friend? – He's nineteen.

When were you born? – I was born on the 26th of October 1980. When is your birthday? – It's on the 2nd of March.

Where were you born? – I was born in Omsk.

Where was your mother born? – She was born in Omsk too. - 3 -

Where are you from? – I'm from Britain. Where do you come from? – I'm from Moscow.

Where does your father come from? – He is from Minsk. What country are you from? – I'm from Russia.

What town are you from? – I live in Omsk. Are you Russian? – Yeah! I am Russian.

Is he an American? – No, he isn't. He is French. - 4 -

What do you do? – I'm an engineer.

What does your father do? – He's a worker. What is your occupation? – I'm a traffic inspector. What is your sister's job? – She is an architect.

What do you do? – I am studying to be an engineer.

Where do you study? – I study at the Siberian Automobile and Highway Academy.

What faculty do you study at? – I study at the Civil Engineering faculty. Where does your brother work? – He works at the car service station.

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What is your hobby? – My hobby is collecting coins. What is your sister's hobby? – She is crazy about dancing. What are you fond of? – I enjoy cooking very much.

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