The family album

Nick: There are many photos in your family album, Ann. Could you tell me what … you have with the people in the pictures? Ann: Look here. This is our family photo on the … page. This my father, mother, my … sister and myself. Nick: Oh, your parents look very young and … . How old are they? Ann: My father is 40, he is … . My mother is 36, she is … . She works in the supermarket as a shop assistant. Nick: And your father? He is rather …, wears the uniform. Is he a military man or a militiaman? Ann: He is a military man and … in the Far East. Nick: And whose photo is this? Ann: My friend's. Her name is Kate. She is … and pretty, isn't she? Nick: She is very … . Is she your class-mate? Ann: Oh, no. Kate is a student. She lives next door to me and she is … . Nick: And who is this smiling woman? Ann: This is my father's … sister. She is young. My aunt Mary is …, she is single. Look here! And can you … me in this baby? Nick: It's hardly possible. You are … bitterly but your mother is happy.

RELATE ONE YOUNG CHEER STRENGTH ATTRACTION ORDINARY SERVICE FUN BEAUTY HELP OLD MARRY RECOGNITION CRY

B. Make the mini-project My Family Tree. Draw a picture of it

Grammar

Remember to be in Present Simple:

Ex.12 Use the following pronouns in the sentences:

A. "I, he, she, it, we, you, they"

1. … am English. 2. I have two books. … are good. 3. The book is not yellow. … is grey. 4. Are … a student? 5. You and I are Russian, … are English. 6. … is his aunt. 7. … is a teacher. 8. Are … from France?

B. "my, your, his, her, its, our, their"

1. Mr. And Mrs. Brown have two children. Both … children are boys. 2. Miss Smith is a teacher. … students are German. 3. We are French. … friends are English. 4. You are in Bristol but … family is in York, 5. I have a small cat. … cat is very funny. 6. My daughter has a dog.

… nose is long. 7. My friends have a new car. … car is very nice. 8. Mary has a new bag. … bag is very big.

Ex.13 Put to be in the right form:

1. My son … a student. 2. His name … Nick. 3. We … teachers. 4. I … a doctor. 5. My friends … engineers. 6. She … a housewife. 7. His daughter … a little girl. She … three years old. 8. They … good friends. 9.I … Russian. I … from Moscow. 10. He … fine now. 11. What … you? - I.. a sportsman. 12. … he a teacher or a student? 13. She … a good student, … she not? 14. What… your name? My name … Sveta. 15. How old … your brother? - He … twenty-one.

Remember to have in Present Simple!

Ex.14 Put to have in the right form:

A.1. He … a large family. 2. He … two pets at home. 3. They … a very nice flat in Moscow. 4. Peter… many friends at school. 5. You … many English books at home. 6. … she any brothers or sisters? – Yes, she … two brothers and a sister. 7. My mother … three children. 8. I … two cousins, an aunt and an uncle.

B. "am, are, is, have, has"

1. The cat … in the box. 2. … you a cousin? 3. I … a student. 4. Mr. Brown … a daughter. 5. Those cars … red. 6. She … a large family. 7. Nick … my good friend. 8. … she from England?

Ex. 15 Put the verb to be or to have in Present Simple:

1. All the students of our group (be) good at sport?

2. We (have) very good results in math.

3. Our teacher (be) strict but we like him.

4. My sister and I (not be) very close friends.

5. He (have) some problems with his parents.

6. It (be) very interesting to visit different countries.

7. My uncle (not have) his own business,

8. My relatives (have) many interesting books at home.

9. His idea (be) to go to the theatre together

10. They (have) a lot of interesting CDs?

Sport

Ex. 16 A. Read some facts from the biography of one of the famous footballers Rivaldo. Find mistake in the line and write it in the column where it is necessary:

Rivaldo won at the World Cup with Brazil in 2002. Now he is one of the world's most successful players. Rivaldo was born on 19 April in 1972 in Brazil. He grew up in a poor neighbourhood. Many of the children in Brazil have to work and they can't to read or write. Rivaldo he sold sandwiches and drinks to tourists on the beaches. He started playing in football on the rubbish sites near the his house. The first team he played with was his local team, Santa Cruz. He had no money so sometimes he had to walk up to distance 25 kilometers to train with them. When he was became a successful footballer, he was must able to give money to his family. Rivaldo's parents they were the most influential people in his life. His father died in a traffic accident when Rivaldo was 16 years old age. Some years later at in an important football match Rivaldo scored a beautiful goal, lifted the Brazilian shirt and showed upon another shirt underneath with a big picture of his father and a message “For you, dad”. Rivaldo believes that his father is been watching him from heaven. He is a striker during in the match and he is left-footed. In year 2001 Rivaldo decided to help poor people in Brazil. He is started the Rivaldo Foundation. He gives money to the foundation. One the Christmas, Rivaldo sent 1000 bags of food to an area of Recife, where he was been born.

at v … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

B. Choose the correct word – so/therefore/however – for these sentences about Rivaldo:

1. Rivaldo is now one of the richest football players. __________ when he was young he was poor.

2. Rivaldo needed money when he was young, __________ he sold sandwiches on the beach.

3. Rivaldo had no money. __________ he had to walk to football training.

C. Write an article for the magazine “Sports Stars” about your favourite footballer.

Ex. 17 Make the proverbs about health, explain their meaning and suggest the Russian equivalents to them:

1. health, without, is, wealth, nothing.

2. mind, a, body, sound, in, a, sound.

3. a day, keeps, away, an apple, the doctor.

4. a man, early, makes, to rise, healthy, to bed, wealthy, and, early, wise.

5. to live, to eat, I, but, live, don’t, eat.

Unit II

MY FRIEND

Learn the new vocabulary:

a friend – друг. подруга friendship – дружба to make friends – подружиться appearance – внешность ugly– безобразный attractive– привлекательный pretty– хорошенький handsome– интересный (о мужчине) ordinary– обычный beautiful– красивая (о женщине) afigure– фигура well-built– хорошо сложенный ofmediumheight– среднего роста hair– волосы dark– темный fair– русый blond– светлый curly– вьющийся wavy– волнистый moustache – усы eyes – глаза

slim– изящный slender– стройный thin– худощавый plump – пухлый, полный an expression – выражение cheerful – веселый worried – обеспокоенный angry – сердитый superior – надменный kind – добрый straight – прямой a habit – привычка a character – характер open-minded – открытый strong – сильный honest – честный a sense of humour – чувство юмора pleasant – приятный weak – слабый impressive – впечатляющий

Ex. 1 Read the text and answer the questions after it:

I have many friends, but my best friend is Nick. Nick is 22. He is an impressive figure: about 185 cm, well-built and strong. He has an oval face, straight nose, thick hair, blue eyes and an attractive smile. So people find him good-looking. Nick is particularly known for his warm and friendly character. Whenever a friend is in trouble he never fails to help. He is always open-minded and interested in other people. The only thing I don't like about Nick is that he smokes. But he is a person of strong character and I'm sure he will get rid of this bad habit.

We made friends with Nick when his family moved to our house. Nick was a schoolboy then. He was interested in sports and dreamt to enter the Institute of Physical Training and Sports. He passed exams well and became a student.

In general my friend is an interesting person. He is well-bred. He is fond of modern pop and rock music.

Nick goes in for sports with great enthusiasm. He plays basketball and football well. His hobby is body-building.

My friend is single and not going to marry yet. For me it is very important that Nick is an honest man. I can fully rely on. him and trust everything to him. Nick has got a great sense of humour and I like to spent time with him. It is impossible to be depressed with him around.

1. Have you got many friends?

2. Who is your best friend?

3. When did you make friends?

4. What is your friend?

5. How old is he?

6. Where was he born?

7. Where does he live now?

8. What does he look like?

9. Does he study at the University or at any other institute?

10. What year student is he?

11. What is his future profession?

12. Where does he work?

13. What are the main features of his character?

14. Can you rely on your friend in everything?

15. Do you often spend time together?

16. What is your friend's hobby?

17. Is he married?

Ex.2 Give the antonyms to the following words:

1. dark– unkind

2. large – weak

3. pretty – light

4. strong – unpleasant

5. kind – dishonest

6. pleasant– ugly

7. honest– small

Ex.3 Describe your friend. What does he/she look like?

1. She is a very pretty girl.

She has: long hair, blue eyes, short legs, a long nose, curly hair, large eyes, grey hair

2. He is a handsome young man.

He is: short, tall, long-legged, slim, brown-haired, blue-eyed, fat, well-built

a girl (nice, pretty, long/short-haired, fair/dark-haired, blonde, blue/brown-eyed, slim, fat, long-legged, has a small nose, a pleasant smile)

a man (a young man, a boy, handsome, strong, well-built, tall/short, dark/fair-haired, has brown eyes, a big nose, long arms_; short-cut hair)

a woman (young, old, good-looking, pleasant, kind, beautiful, slim, grey/dark-haired)

Ex.4 Use the model and describe your relatives:

Model: My daughter’s eyes are blue.

His wife’s Her husband’s Your grandfather’s Your sister’s Your brother’s My mother’s My father’s My His Your son’s Your daughter’s

eyes hair face arms legs ears nose smile head manners

grey long round short pleasant nice beautiful kind strong blue dark funny happy

Ex.5 Do you know any person according to this appearance?

1. She is attractive. She's got lovely long hair but the trouble is she knows it as well. She really thinks she's the greatest She always thinks she's the best at everything. All she ever thinks about is herself. She can't stand criticism of herself.

2. He wears glasses and moustache. I can't see his face. Maybe because of this I can't really trust him. He looks like a bandit to me.

3. She is a dreadful person. She's got lots of money but she hates spending it. She is not very tall – about 156 cm and she's rather thin. I suppose she has got blond hair, but she is not at all attractive. That face! Oh, god! She's awful!

4. He is a man of 40, not good-looking and not yet ugly. His hair is reddish, cut very short, his eyes are small, blue or grey. He looks commonplace. He is just a good, dull, honest, plain man, a pretty bore. One can admire his qualities, but avoid his company.

5. He's always complaining about everything around. It gets on my nerves. And he hasn't got any sense of humour at all. If you spend more than five minutes with him you just want to sleep.

Ex.6 Draw a small picture of these people. Describe your own appearance:

• He is 27 years old, 180 cm tall with short black hair and oval face. He is well-built and extremely strong.

• I think the glasses suit her. And she's got that beautiful long hair. She's always happy and smiling. It's impossible to be depressed with her around.

• She is not particularly good-looking, but she's got lovely dark curly hair,

Ex.7 Read the following text and answer the questions after it:

I come into the office and see a smiling man. He has a paper on his hand. "I hope you will like her," he says. It's a very nice office but the chair in which I sit is not too comfortable."

The door in the next room opens and a young woman comes in. She is pretty. She is really pretty.

“Mr. Walker, this is Miss Franklin. Hello.”

“Hello," she says.

“I'm pleased to meet you,” I say.

“I'm glad too,” she smiles. She has a very pleasant smile and beautiful small teeth. She is very shy.

“I'm twenty-five,” I say.

“Yes, I know,” she says.

There is really not much to talk about. I know that she likes classical music.

“Do you like classical music?” I ask her.

“Yes, I do. I have a good collection of records,” she says.

She likes music, books, dogs, cats, art and so on.

"I think we like the same things," I say.

“I'm glad you don't drink or smoke," she says. "We are very much alike."

Alice and I are married now. We live in a small house near London. She is a good wife and I hope I'm not a very bad husband either. We are a very happy family.

1. Who does he see in the office?

2. What has the man in his hand?

3. Who comes in?

4. What does Miss Franklin look like?

5. Does she like classical or pop music?

6. Does he smoke or drink?

7. Where do they live now?

8. Aliсe is a good wife, isn't she?

9. Is he a good husband?

10. Are they a happy family?

Ex.8 Make the proverbs using the words, explain their meanings and suggest the proper equivalents in Russian:

1. indeed, a friend, is, in need a friend.

2. thieves of time, friends, are

3. When, no tomorrow, a friend, there is, asks.

4. as well as, a man, by his foes, is judged, by his friends.

Ex.9

A. Tell the story about your family and your friend's family;

B. Describe the appearance and the character of your favourite sportsman.

Sport

Ex.10 A. Read the text about two brothers who love driving, Michael and Ralf Schumacher.

Michael: Ralf:

Team: Ferrari Team: Williams

Date of Birth: January 3, 1969 Date of Birth: June 30, 1975

Car number: 1 Car number: 5

Nationality: German Nationality: German

Marital status: Married with two children Marital status: Married

Michael:Michael is the five-times World Champion and the best driver in the world today. He started Formula One racing with Jordan in 1991. After just one race, the Benetton team said they wanted him. In 1994 he won his first Drivers' Championship title. He joined Ferrari in 1996. Michael is famous for being very self-confident but the media call him arrogant. He loves winning but he has a fiery temper and has been in fights with other drivers. What does Michael think of Ralf driving in the same race? He says, «He's always my brother, even in a race. He's just great. »

Ralf: Ralf started Formula 1 in 1997. He drove for Jordan but became unhappy. Michael helped him join the Williams team in 1999. This was not easy and Ralf had to sue Jordan to end his contract with them. Ralf has shown the world he is as talented as his brother. When he crosses the finishing line, he is usually one of the top 5. Ralf says, «Michael is my big brother and I really admire him. We geton really well.»

B. Who says it? Put M for Michael and R for Ralf.

1) My brother is not as old as I am. M

2) I didn't like driving for Jordan as much as I like driving for Williams. ___

3) I don't earn as much as my brother. ___

4) My brother is not as confident as I am on the track. ___

5) I don't win as many races as my brother. ___

6) I'm not as calm as my brother. ___

Ex.11 Guess who are these sportsmen. Their names are in the box.

Andriy Shevchenko Luis Figo Alina Kabayeva Anna Kournikova David Beckham Alexei Nemov Maria Sharapova

I.

• This person won tournaments when she was a mere 14 years old.

• Many tennis players come from a wealthy background but this person's family were quite poor: they sold a television to buy the racket. Some parents are overly ambitious for their children. This person's parents weren't particularly pushy at all. This person is very close to the parents and is grateful for the sacrifices they made.

• This person cannot stand talking about politics – finds it extremely boring!

• This person is crazy about animals and the ocean.

• If this person wasn't a tennis player, would be an actress.

• Favourite places include New York, Tokyo and Paris

II.

• This person was born on May 28rd, 1976 in Russia.

• The mother first took him to a gym sponsored by an auto manufacturer in their hometown of Togliatti. The discipline is artistic gymnastics. The coach is Yevgeny Nikolko. He was the first in vault in the Olympic Games and World Championship (1996), in parallel bars in the European Cup (1995), the second in pommel horse, the third in floor exercise and high bars.

• In the recent IG Online poll, the fans picked this sportsman to win the World Championships. However the shoulder surgery has hindered the training and this person is not yet up to speed on ail six events.

• He lost the Olympic all-around title to China's Li, but gained the crown of fan favourite with his charisma and antics at the Olympic Gala.

• His status as a teen idol was assured when he was dubbed on of the «50 Most Beautiful Guys in the World» by YM (Young and Modern) magazine in January 1997.

• This person lists among his hobbies music, cars, going to the disco and girls. Ukrainian rhythmic star Yelena Vitrichenko is a former girlfriend.

III.

• This sportsman was born in Dvirkivshchyna, Kyev in the Ukraine on 29 September 1976.

• 1999, this person joined Milan from Dynamo Kiev, where he had spent 5 successful seasons. He became the first non-Italian to be top scorer in a debut season in Italy with 24 goals in 32 matches. This person has scored over 100 goals in Serie A. Last season he was Serie A's top scorer once more with 24 goals and helped Milan win the Champions League, Italian Gup and European Super Cup in 2003 and the Italian League-title in 2004.

• A.C. Milan, whose President is Silvio Berlusconi, have given this person a contract extension that keeps him at the San Siro until 2009.

• Amongst those this striker beat to the prize were Deco (Portugal), Ronaldinho (Brazil) and Thierry Henry (France).

• In the 2005 Champions League Final, this person played a good game for AC Milan, but Liverpool made a remarkable comeback to come from 3-0 behind, and win on penalties. This person's penalty was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper, Dudek.

IV.

• Real Madrid paid £37.5 million ($53 million) for him. That was more than any team had ever paid for anyone. He played amazingly in Euro 2000, won numerous awards, many young football fans look up to him (this person football shirts are the most popular).

• His ball skills are brilliant, and he is an exceptionally gifted player who manages to score incredible goals. Real Madrid bought this football player from arch rivals Barcelona FC. Several teams wanted to buy him and offered him a lot of money but eventually Madrid won.

• Most importantly, he adores playing alongside Zinedine Zidane and the rest of the Real Madrid team. He is paid $5 million a year plus sponsorship money.

• Being a brilliant footballer is a very rare skill. Football is big business. Being a highly-paid footballer doesn't last long. Their career is short, its a stressful job that controls their life.

• Now he plays in Italian Inter.

V.

• On the 19th of April 1987 a new tennis star was born in the North of Tyumen Region in Nyagan. At the age of four this person picked up a racket and started playing tennis.

• In 1992 was spotted at an Exhibition Tournament in Moscow by tennis legend Martina Navratilova who recommends her Nick Bollettieri’s Tennis Academy in Bradenton (Florida/USA). She with her father decided to follow Martina's advise and moved in 1995 to Miami (USA), and joined the Bollettieri's Academy. These were hard times for the young girl, which started a two-year separation from her mother who was left-behind in Russia because of visa restrictions and the family's financial situation. On her 14^th birthday she turned professional.

• She is interested in reading, fashion, dancing, stamp collecting and watching movies – her favorite movie is Pearl Harbor. In 2002 she reaches the final of the Junior Australian Open, and enters the WTA world rankings at Number 532. At the end of the year she rushes the rankings at No. 186!

• She also won her first titles at the WTA tour in Japan and Quebec. She ended the year 2003 ranked 32. 2004 is the year of this person, the 6ft tall Russian beauty reached the third round of the Australian Open where she sadly lost from another Russian, Anastasia Myshkina. A few months later this person was the shining star at Wimbledon.

• In 2004 she was ranked 9 on the WTA World rankings and now she hopes to be No.1.

VI.

• This person is known for her remarkable flexibility, which she says she was simply born with. She began rhythmic gymnastics at the age of five in Uzbekistan.

• Her coach, Irina Viner, predicted that her relatively unknown student would be an Olympic champion in 2000. She won four of five gold medals at the 1998 Goodwill Games, including the all-around competition. In 1999 she defended her European title and won her first world championship.

• After being introduced to Viner by her mother, she was invited to attend the Olympic Preparatory School in Moscow, where Viner became her full-time coach.

• She has dominated the sport so much lately that Russian teammate Yana Batyrshina, the reigning Olympic silver medalist, retired last year, saying there was no point in her continuing since no one would top the young champion in 2000.

• She use such equipment as clubs, ribbon, rope, hoop or hoops.

VII.

• In his age, this person is now widely and lavishly loved for all the things he does so well. Footballer. Father. Star. There is nobody who shines like him. There are other gifted footballers. There are other decent fathers. There are other stars. But nobody does it ail quite so well. He has a strange blistering talent in showbusiness.

• Undoubtedly the most famous footballer in Britain, if not the world, he is the most talked about, the most copied, the most ridiculed and the most idolized. When he changes his hairstyle or goes shopping it gets more coverage in the media than many of the wars currently raging around the world.

• He is hard working, strikes with great power, has a wonderful technique, and is deadly with free kicks. He first kicked at the age of 11 in 1986.

• At Manchester United he became more than a player, he became a global sporting icon. His pop-star wife and superstar media lifestyle led to him becoming as much a celebrity as footballer. Manchester, Madrid, the football, the face, the marriage, the children, the hair, that curiously shy smile - it all comes together and produces 10,000 magazine covers.

• This sportsman is the biggest sex symbol on the planet. He loves his wife, his sons, and his life. A giant in white boots. England's sweetheart? These days he belongs to the world.