Введение

Дисциплина «Иностранный язык» относится к числу общеобразовательных, однако, не являясь профилирующим предметом, имеет важную практическую цель – формирование умений и навыков пользования иностранным языком в сфере бытовой и профессиональной коммуникации. Обучение иностранному языку сегодня направлено на комплексное развитие коммуникативной, когнитивной, информационной, социокультурной, профессиональной и общекультурной компетенций студентов.

Программа учебной дисциплины «Иностранный язык» в вузе направлена на повышение исходного уровня владения иностранным языком, достигнутого на предыдущей ступени образования (в школе). Использованные в пособии учебные материалы позволяют расширить кругозор и повысить общую культуру студентов, а также способствовать воспитанию толерантности и уважения к ценностям разных стран и народов.

Unit 1

§1. People In My Family

1. You’re a first-year student. You meet a new group-mate in your class: a) ask him/her to answer your questions; b) tell your best friend all you’ve learnt about the new group-mate.

1. What’s your name (surname)?

2. Where are you from?

3. How old are you?

4. Where and when were you born?

5. What’s your address and phone number?

6. How large is your family?

7. What is your hobby?

2. Study the Vocabulary, get ready to read and translate the text “People In My Family”

Vocabulary

a father a mother a sister a brother a cousin an aunt an uncle a grandmother a grandfather grandparents grandchildren a twin

a nephew a niece a housewife a widow newlyweds a boyfriend a girlfriend an elderly couple a relative a typical family a husband a wife

household to look alike to be/get married to arrange a date to be single to be divorced to be engaged to work for unfortunately marriage blind dating in the early/ late teens

People In My Family

Let me introduce myself. My name is Mary Smith. I’m eighteen years old and I’m a first-year student. My family is not very big, just a typical family: a father, a mother, my sister, me, my cousin and grandmother.

My father’s name is Martin Smith. He’s fifty-three years old and he’s a professional painter. He works for a design company. He plays football in his free time. As for my mother, her name is Jane Smith. She is a teacher of Spanish at the University. She is fond of singing karaoke. Unfortunately my parents aren’t married now – they are divorced.

My sister, Caroline, is twenty-eight and she is an accountant. She’s married to Mark. Mark is from Canada. They’ve got two daughters: Ann, who is five and Mary, who’s two years old. They are very funny and I like to spend my free time teaching them something.

My cousin Martha is from America. She’s nineteen and she isn’t married. She is a student at the University. She’s got a boyfriend – his name is David. He is twenty. He isn’t a student, he’s a professional musician.

My grandmother is about eighty years old. Her name is Rebecca. She’s got six children: four sons and two daughters and she has got twenty-three grandchildren! She goes walking in her free time.

I love my family very much. We always help each other. Everyone in my family is my best friend.

3. Find English equivalents to the words and word combinations in the text:

Типичная семья, не женаты сейчас, разведены, моей сестре 28 лет, её мужа зовут, он из Канады, две дочери, очень забавные, проводить свободное время, их тётя, двоюродная сестра, студентка университета, профессиональный музыкант двадцать три внука и внучки, помогать друг другу, мой лучший друг.

4. Say whether these sentences are true or false.

Model: Martin Smith is fifty-five years old. False

1. Mary’s parents are married.

2. Her sister Caroline isn’t married.

3. Caroline is a teacher.

4. Mary’s cousin Martha is from Great Britain.

5. Martha is twenty years old.

6. Martha is married and she has got a husband.

7. Mary’s grandmother has five children – two sons and three daughters.

8. Usually Mary’s relatives don’t help each other.

9. Mary’s grandmother is her only friend.

5. Write the plural form of the following nouns. Check them in the dictionary.

son – ……………….	wife – ………………….
parent – …………….	daughter –……………...
husband – ………….	child – ………………….
family –…………….	relative – ……………….
nephew –…………….	cousin –…………….
niece –…………….	twin –…………….

6. Complete the sentences.

About Mary’s family

1. Mary is ___ daughter.

2. Rebecca is ____ grandmother.

3. Martha ___ ___ cousin.

4. Caroline ___ ___ wife.

5. Jane ___ ___ niece.

6. Ann ___ ___ granddaughter.

7. Mary and Jane ___ ___ cousins.

8. David ___ ___ boyfriend.

About your family

1. My mother’s sister is my ___ .

2. My mother’s brother is my ___ .

3. My niece is my grandparents’ ___ .

4. My father’s father is my ___ .

5. My mother’s nephew is my ___ .

6. My grandparent’s daughter is my ___ .

7. My cousin’s son is my ___ .

7. Ask and answer Yes/No questions about Mary’s family

About Mary Smith

Model: An economist? A housewife? A student?

Is she an economist?	No, she isn’t.
Is she a housewife?	No, she, isn’t
s she a student?	Yes, she is.

About Martin Smith

a) Forty-five? Fifty-five? Fifty-three?

b) A teacher? An accountant? A painter?

About Mary’s cousin Martha

1. Russia? Great Britain? Canada?

2. An engineer? An agronomist? A student?

About Mary’s grandmother

1. Seventy-five? Eighteen? Eighty?

2. Anna? Martha? Rebecca?

8. Martin Smith is a professional painter. Jane Smith is a teacher of Spanish What about members of your family? Who are your relatives and what are they?

Model: My father’s name is Sergei Petrov and he’s a land reclamation engineer.

mother father cousin brother sister aunt uncle grandfather grandmother

an economist an accountant an agronomist a teacher a mechanic a land-use planner a student a housewife a secretary a pensioner an engineer

9. Mary Smith is eighteen years old. What about you and your relatives? Make not less then 5 true sentences.

Model: Caroline is twenty-eight, so she was born in 1985.

10. Jane Hancock is fond of singing karaoke. What about you? Read the names of hobbies. Ask your group-mates using the word-combinations given below. Make not less then 10 true sentences.

Model: What is your hobby? – I’m fond of going to the theatre.

What is your hobby? – I’m interested in going to the theatre.

dancing visiting museums doing crosswords walking skiing

listening to music watching TV taking photographs eating in restaurants going to the cinema

cooking playing computer games fishing reading gardening

11. Complete each sentence with a word given below:

alike

children

couple

elder

engaged

friendship

housewife

single

twin

Model: Jane got married to her husband, Bob, four years ago.

1. Jane’s friends think that she and Bob are the perfect ……

2. They haven’t got any …… yet.

3. Jane and Mary look …… but are not exactly the same.

4. Jane’s …… sister, Mary, was born half an hour before she was.

5. Mary isn’t married. She says she prefers to be ……

6. She believes in ……, but doesn’t believe in marriage.

7. Diana is Jane’s and Mary’s ….… sister. She calls them her

8. «little sisters».

9. Diana has been …… for three years, but hasn’t got married yet.

10. She has a career and doesn’t like the idea of being a …… .

12. What are the jobs? Put a or an. A) Use the following words: farmer, astronaut, fireman, postman, photographer, optician.

1.	2.	3.
4.	5.	6.

1. ___________

2. __________

3. __________

4. __________

5. __________

6. __________

B) Make two lists of these jobs: teacher, accountant, singer, architect, mechanic, nurse, housewife, dentist, artist, engineer.

a	an
a taxi driver	an interpreter

13. Write a or an where necessary.

Model: I bought ___ magazine. – I bought a magazine.

1. We went to ___ party last night.

2. My cousin is ___ artist.

3. It’s ___ beautiful day today.

4. I have ___ sandwich and ___ apple in the morning.

5. Britain is ___ industrial country.

6. Sam works in ___ office.

7. It’s ___ very difficult question.

8. Moscow is ___ capital of Russia.

14. Use my, your, his, her, its, our, their:

1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith have two children. Both … children are the girls. 2. Mrs. Smith is a teacher. … students are German. 3. We are Russian. … friends are English. 4. Martin plays football in … free time. 5. You live in London now, but … family is in Paris. 6. I’m a student. I like singing karaoke in … free time. 7. David has got a new piano. … colour is white. 8. Do you like … job? 9. I know Mr. Hancock, but I don’t know … wife. 10. Mr. and Mrs. Brown live in America. … son lives in Europe. 11. I’m fond of tennis. It’s … favourite sport. 12. We’ve got a son and a daughter. … names are Ann and Edwin. 13. We live with … parents. 14. This is a beautiful tree. … leaves are a beautiful colour.

15. Complete the pen letter. Add me, you, him, her, it, us or them.

Dear Ben,

I’m 18 years old. That’s ___ in the photo. I’m a student at Manchester College.

I live at home with my family. I’ve got a brother and two sisters. My brother’s name is Dan. He is sometimes naughty, but I like ___ . My sisters’ names are Kate and Mary. They are very nice. Everyone likes ___ . My grandparents also live at home with ___ .

I’m fond of music. I play the guitar, but I can’t play ___ very well. My favourite group at the moment are U2. I like ___ very much. What about you? What kind of music do you like?

Please write to ___ again soon.

With best wishes,

Andrew.

16. Make the sentences negative and interrogative according to the model:

Model A: His elder brother is seventeen. – His elder brother isn’t seventeen. He is eighteen.

1. Their father is sixty-four.

2. Our grandfather is ninety.

3. Her friend is sixteen.

4. His uncle is fifty.

5. My aunt is forty.

6. They are students.

Model B: Our teacher’s name is Paul Evans (What?). – What is your teacher’s name?

1. He is an accountant (What?).

2. Sam is eighteen (How old?).

3. Her phone number is 89065567621 (What?).

4. He is at work in his office (Where?).

5. Jane and Mark are twins (How old?).

6. Their new car is red (What colour?)

7. His address is 10 Baker St. (What?)

8. Her name is Diana (What?)

Model C: His teacher’s name is Paul Evans. – His teacher’s name is Paul Evans, isn’t it?

1. He is married.

2. She is engaged.

3. They are divorced.

4. Jane and Mark are cousins.

5. He is twenty.

6. Sam is fond of gardening.

7. Her elder sister is a teacher.

8. Liz and Mike are from Boston.

17. Retell the text «People In My Family»

1. In the third person;

2. In the person of Martin Smith;

3. In the person of Rebecca.

16. a) Match the English proverbs and sayings (a) with their Russian equivalents (b):

a	b
Marriages are made in heaven. Love in a cottage. Too many cooks spoil the broth. They are hand and glove. Out of sight, out of mind. Like father like son.	Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает С глаз долой, из сердца вон. С милым рай и в шалаше. Браки заключаются на небесах Два сапога – пара. У семи нянек дитя без глаза.

b) Explain their meanings.

c) Use them in the situations of your own.

17. Work with a partner. Fill in the table with the first names of people in your family

Parents	Brothers /sisters	Grandfather/ grandmother	Uncles/ aunts	Cousins	Nephews/ nieces

Discuss the following questions about the names in your table.

1. Which names are typical in your country?

2. Which name is the most unusual?

3. Which name do you like best?

18. Work in pairs. Ask your group-mate to answer your questions about his/her family. Get ready to answer questions about your family. These questions will help you.

1. How big is your family? 2. What is your parents’ age? 3. Where do your parents work? 4. Have you got any sisters or brothers? 5. How old are they? 6. What are they? 7. Have you got any grandparents? 8. What are your grandparents fond of/ interested in? 9. What is the atmosphere of your family?

19. Look, read and remember.

First name__________ Surname____________ Address ____________ Flat _______________ House № ___________ City/ Town _________ Country ___________

20. Complete an envelope. Use the information given below.

1. Mr. John Hutson, 127 Salisbury Road, London WC1X 9NX , UK

2. Mr. James Smith, 19 Oxford Street, London, NE 20, England

3. Scott Brown, 5 Green Avenue, Apt. 3, Ann Arbor 48104, USA