Exercises

1. Substitutional patterns:

Pattern: – He comes from England.

– Really? He doesn’t look English.

(France-French, Sweden-Swedish, Germany-German, the United States-American, Japan-Japanese, Greece-Greek, Italy-Italian, Denmark-Danish)

2. Fill in the form:

Surname – First name –

Nationality – Date of birth –

Occupation – Place of birth –

Date of arrival in London – Address –

Length of stay –

3. Translate the following into English:

1. Меня зовут Андрей. Мое полное имя Андрей Анатольевич Шевчук. 2. Я русский, но живу в Беларуси. 3. Мне почти 20 лет. 4. Я студент третьего курса государственного университета г. Гомеля. 5. Я собираюсь стать юристом. 6. Мне нравятся занятия в университете, и я стараюсь не пропускать их. 7. Я родился в семье инженеров. Мой отец – инженер-системотехник, а мать – инженер-строитель. 8. После окончания университета они приехали работать в Брянск и живут там уже 16 лет. 9. Я окончил школу № 2 в Брянске и уехал к бабушке в Беларусь. 10. Летом я обычно езжу к родителям. 11. Я не женат пока, но собираюсь жениться через год.

4. Act the following conversational situations:

1. Hello! My name is Mary. I’m 20 years old and I come from a town called Ivanovo. I’m a student and I live at a hostel. I study at the University. My elder brother is also a student of the University and lives at a hostel too. We are going to become engineers.

2. There is very little I can tell you about my friend. You know he is an orphan. His parents died many years ago. He used to live with his grandmother in his childhood. He hasn’t any close relatives except her. He is a good sportsman now and he doesn’t like to speak about himself.

5. Answer the questions on the text:

1. Where and when was Oleg born?

2. How old is he?

3. Is he Russian?

4. Has he got a family of his own?

5. Where does he live?

6. Does he work?

7. What is Oleg?

8. What year student is he?

9. What is his future profession?

10. What was his favourite subject at school?

11. What does he look like?

12. What are the main features of his character?

13. What is Oleg interested in?

6. Speak about:

1) yourself

2) your ideal man (woman)

3) your favourite actor (actress)

4) your group-mate

Text 2. Oleg’s family Read the text and do the exercises that follow it.

Study the following vocabulary before reading the text:

broad(narrow)-shouldered – широко(узко)плечий

to be of medium height – быть среднего роста

to be like each other – быть похожим друг на друга

to tell one from the other – отличить одного от другого

spirit – настроение

Oleg Kirillov’s family is a big one. They are 6: father, mother, a sister, twin brothers, grandparents and himself.

His father, Grigory Alexeyevich, is a handsome man of medium height and strong built with a bronzed face. His dark-brown hair is just beginning to go grey. He is 47 years old. By character he is a quiet, intelligent and serious man. Oleg’s father works as a system-engineer. He is fond of his profession. When he is at home he is always ready to help his wife. His favourite pastime is wood-carving and photos.

Oleg’s mother, Olga Dmitrievna, is a tall very good-looking woman of 45, but she doesn’t look her age. She is slim and stylish. She has large dark eyes, long thick eyelashes and a charming face. Her blond hair is long, thick and curly. She is energetic, kind and gentle. Oleg’s mother is a doctor. She has a lot of work about the house: cooking, shopping, keeping the rooms tidy, and feeding the pets. So she has little time for her interests: gardening and knitting.

His twin-brothers’ names are Mikhail and Nikolay. They are 24. They are very tall, broad-shouldered fellows. Their faces are always clean-shaven with a bronzed complexion and they resemble their father. They are both impatient and restless but hardworking. They are students of the Belarusian State University. They are future journalists.

The youngest of his family is Anya. She is 15. She is a pretty, round-faced and blue-eyed girl with golden hair which she wears short. Anya is sociable and self-confident, but sometimes absent-minded. She is always in good spirit. She is fond of animals and is going to become a veterinary surgeon. Anya also likes dancing and singing songs.

Oleg has grandparents who live in a village not far from their town. They are pensioners. He also has other relatives: 2 uncles, 3 aunts, 5 cousins, 3 nephews and 1 niece.

They are happy when they are together. It is really very important to have a good family where all people are tactful, helpful, tolerant and respect each other.