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Exercise 1. Change these word combinations using comparative and
superlative degree.
Sharp knife, famous singer, deep lake, busy student, dirty floor, beautiful garden, good story, clever boy, polite answer, simple question, brave
cat, big problem, cold winter, much time, hot summer, thin ice, new dress,
few mistakes, comfortable train, difficult exam, narrow path, interesting
book, active program.
Exercise 2. Open the brackets using the correct form of the adjective.
1. This student is (attentive) in our group.
2. Last week’s game was (good) than yesterday’s, but today’s one
is (good).
3. It was (bad) hotel in my life, it’s difficult to find a (bad) one.
4. The Volga is (long) river in Europe.
5. This is (short) way to the bus station.
6. The Moscow underground is (good) in the world.
7. Moscow is (large) than Kazan.
8. This magazine is (interesting) than that one.
9. Mayakovsky is (talented) of the Soviet poets.
10. My telephone is as (good) as yours.
11. The deposits of oil in Russia are by far (rich) in the world.
12. It was one of (important) questions of the conference.
13. Almira studies (well) of all.
14. Today students worked (slowly) than usually.
Exercise 3. Give full answers to the questions:
1. Who is the youngest in your group?
2. Who is the oldest in your family?
3. Is your grandfather older than your grandmother?
4. Are you as young as your friend?
5. Which is the most difficult subject for you?
6. Which is the easiest?
7. Is philosophy more difficult for you than English?
8. Is chemistry as difficult for you as mathematics?
9. Is English easier for you than physics?
10. Which is the most interesting subject?
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Exercise 4. Translate into Russian.
1. The Dnieper is much longer than the Thames.
2. I paid for the book half as much as for the dictionary.
3. My trunk is half the weight of yours.
4. These samples of uranium are superior to those.
5. The longer the night, the shorter the day.
6. Today we have loaded three times as much wood as yesterday.
7. John has much more time than Charlie.
8. I have obtained further information on this question.
9. Most of the students of our group are fond of sport
10. Where did you spend your summer holidays? – I spend most of
the time in the Caucasus.
Exercise 5. Translate from Russian into English.
1. Фейсбук – одна из самых популярных соцсетей в мире.
2. Россия и Китай – самые большие страны в мире.
3. Население России примерно в два раза больше населения
Франции.
4. Мой друг выполнил работу быстрее, чем я.
5. Его доклад лучше вашего, но работа Эльмиры – самая лучшая.
6. Я живу не так далеко от университета, как мои друзья.
7. Мой старший брат зарабатывает больше, чем я, но меньше,
чем папа.
8. Этот журнал интереснее, чем тот.
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U nit 4 . M y p ersonality
V o c a b u l a r y
Read these words and memorize them:
introduce
представлять, знакомить
surname
фамилия
at the age of
в возрасте
to attend
посещать
to move to
переезжать
a first-year student
студент первого курса
faculty of Energy Saturated Materials and Products
факультет энергонасыщенных
материалов и изделий
appearance
внешность
on leaving the school
по окончании школы
to get higher education
получить высшее образование
to enter the institute
поступать в институт
an office worker
служащий
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tall
высокий
fair hair
светлые волосы
slim
стройный
good-looking
красивый
to wear one’s hair long (short)
иметь длинную (короткую)
стрижку
character
черты характера
reliable
надежный
honest
честный
sociable
общительный
frank
искренний
short sighted
близорукий
to be … years senior
быть на … лет старше/моложе
is married (to)
замужем/женат
is engaged (to)
помолвлен(а)
to run the house
вести хозяйство
a housewife
домохозяйка
to dream of doing smth
мечтать сделать что-либо
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elder sister
старшая сестра
sociable
общительный, дружелюбный
talkative
разговорчивый, болтливый
serious
серьезный
introvert
интроверт, человек, ориентированный на собственный внутренний мир
shy
стеснительный, робкий
extrovert
экстраверт, коммуникабельный
человек
T e x t . M y b i o g r a p h y
Hi, all. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Aliya and my surname is Akhmetova. I was born on the 21st of May in Yelabuga. This is
a beautiful town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the right
bank of the Kama River. Yelabuga is 200 kilometers east from Kazan.
I spent my childhood and early youth in this small town. At the age of seven
I began to attend school and when I was 10 our family moved to Kazan. Now
I am a first year student at the faculty of Energy Saturated Materials and
Products of Kazan National Research Technological University.
Let me describe my appearance. I am not tall but I am slim and have dark
hair and green eyes. My friends say I am pretty. I love gymnastics and music.
I also love swimming and last summer we went to the Black sea and visited
Sochi, Krasnodarskiy Krai. That was an amazing holiday that I will never forget.
I would like to tell a few words about my family. I live in Zinin street
with my parents. My father is a mathematician by education and he works at
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Kazan Helicopters plant. He is 50 and my mother is two years his junior. She
is an office worker at the same plant. My mom is very generous and she buys
a lot of presents for all members of our family. She is really good in the
kitchen and she can cook delicious food. Our parents are very patient and
never get angry with me and my brother and sister.
So, I am not the only child in the family. I have got a sister and a
brother. My sister Albina is 10 years my senior. She is married. Her husband
Timur is an economist and works at a bank now. They live in Nabereznye
Chelny and we have seen very little of them lately. They have a daughter.
She is two and I adore my lovely niece. Albina doesn’t work now because
she looks after her daughter. But she doesn’t want to be a housewife forever.
She is a higher math teacher at college and she dreams going back to work
again. But she can’t for now.
My brother’s name is Ildar. He is still a pupil and he is in the tenth
form. My brother really enjoys life and doesn’t worry about the future, so
I guess he is very optimistic. He is very honest, too. He doesn’t tell lies and
I know I can trust him. He is only 16, but he can drive a car. He doesn’t want
to get higher education. He wants to become a car mechanic.
Our family is very friendly, we have many friends. In summer many
relatives visit us. And of course they use a chance to spend several days in
beautiful Kazan.
In May I have finished school number 39 in Kazan. I did well in all
subjects but my favourite subjects were Chemistry and English. When my
parents started to ask me two years ago about my future profession I had no
answer. It was not so easy for me to decide what exactly I wanted to do in
my life. I thought many times which job was good for me. What job I would
like to do with pleasure and joy. For me it’s important to find my vocation
and I think I have already found it. I see myself a very good engineer in
future. I suppose I have all the necessary qualities to become a good and
professional engineer. Another good thing is that this job is important all
over the world. You can go to any country and you will be able to find work
everywhere. That’s why it’s also important to learn foreign languages.
So you can see that my biography is not very long yet. After graduating the university I plan to start my career soon and I have many different
ideas what I want to do.
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Questions:
1. Where was Aliya born?
2. Where does she study now?
3. What can you say about her parents?
4. Is Aliya the only child in her family?
5. What does Albina do?
6. What can you say about Ildar’s personality?
7. What profession did Aliya choose?
Vocabulary exercises
Exercise 1. Read and try to memorize the following sentences and
make up a short dialogue on their basis.
What does your brother look
like?
Какая внешность у твоего брата?
How does Albina look now?
Как сейчас выглядит Альбина?
Ann is very much like her
mother.
Анна очень похожа на свою мать.
Mother looks tired.
У мамы усталый вид.
I like it about her.
Мне это в ней нравится.
It’s like your sister.
Это похоже на твою сестру.
It’s not like her.
Это на нее не похоже.
What’s your opinion of our
new groupmate?
Что ты думаешь о нашем новом одногруппнике?
He is very easy to deal with.
С ним очень легко.
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He does not know how to behave.
Он не умеет себя вести.
My friend is very good by nature.
У моего друга очень хороший характер.
I hate it when people are impolite.
Я не люблю, когда люди ведут себя
невежливо.
She has grown thin.
Она похудела.
He always keeps his word.
Он всегда держит слово.
Personality
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the personality adjectives in
the box.
sociable talkative sensitive aсtive introvert shy serious extrovert
1. Albina is really _________. In her free time she always goes running
or swimming or she plays football. She never seems to relax.
2. My cousin is an___________. She likes spending time with other
people and he's very good at making new friends.
3. Pete is extremely __________ and you have to be very careful with
what you say to him, as he gets upset very easily.
4. Liza's rather __________. She doesn't like meeting new people and
she hates going to parties where she doesn't know anyone
5. I think Sergey's very __________. He has a lot of friends and he really
enjoys meeting new people.
6. My aunt is so __________. She often chats to her friends on the phone
for hours.
Alice has pierced ears and nose
Vin Diesel has a shaved head.
He is bald
This man has a beard
and a mustache
He has got spiked hair
7. Vadim has very few friends and spends most of his time by himself.
I think he's an ________.
8. Ilnar is a __________ student. He works very hard all the time and
he rarely goes out with friends.
Appearances
Exercise 3. Check the features you like and tell your group mates
about them. For example: “ I like long fingernails” or “I like spiked hair”.
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Rita Ora has long fingernails
Dwayne Johnson is very
muscular
Brad Pitt wears glasses
He also wears his hair
in a ponytail
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