Module I

Higher Education in Russia and Abroad

Unit I

Personal Information

1.1. Прочитайте и изучите слова и словосочетания.

introduce oneself представлять(ся)

Let me introduce myself.

be born in родиться

I was born in 1988.

members/persons/people of a family члены семьи

be a friendly family. быть дружной семьёй

All the members of our family are very

friendly.

elder brother/sister старший брат/сестра

younger brother/sister младший брат/сестра

My elder brother studies at university

and my younger sister goes to kindergarten.

like= enjoy(v) нравиться, любить что-то

He likes speaking English.

He enjoys playing chess.

do well in преуспевать в чём-либо,

хорошо учиться

My sister does well in Literature.

favourite subject любимый предмет

Their favourite subject is Physics.

spend free time проводить свободное

время

Our family spends free time together.

meet with friends встречаться с друзьями

Usually I meet with my friends on Sundays.

work in/at работать где-то

My uncle works at the factory.

work as a... работать кем-то

Her mother works as a teacher.

finish school =leave school закончить школу

A lot of pupils finish school every

year in our country.

graduate from закончить (к-либо

высшее учебное

заведение)

Last year my brother graduated

from the university.

1.2. Ответьте на следующие вопросы.

1. What is your name (first name, second name, full name)?

2. When were you born?

3. Where are you from?

4. Where do you live?

5. How many people are there in your family?

6. Do you have any brothers or sisters?

7. What are your father and mother?

8. Do you live in a house or a flat?

9. What school did you finish?

10. What was your favourite subject at school?

11. What books do you like to read?

12. What music do you like to listen to?

13. What things don’t you like?

14. Do you go in for sports?

1.3. Заполните пропуски глаголом to be в соответствующей форме:

а) Present Simple - am, is, are

b) Past Simple - was, were

c) Future Simple - shall be, will be

a) 1. My name ___ Shirley Frank.

2. My phone number ___ 718-1930.

3. I ___ from New York.

4. My brother ___ a worker.

5. They ___ at home.

b) 1. My father ___ a teacher.

2. He ___ a pupil twenty years ago.

3. Last month they ___ in the Hermitage.

4. I ___ ill last week.

5. Yesterday we ___ at the theatre.

c) 1. I ___ a doctor, when I grow up.

2. She ___ at school tomorrow.

3. When I come home tomorrow, all my family ___ at home.

4. My sister ___ not ___ at the university tomorrow.

5. They ___ in the Russian Museum next week.

1.4. Прочитайте вопросительные предложения с глаголом to be. Укажите время глагола to be.

1. What is your telephone number?

2. Where were you born?

3. Is your brother/sister at school now?

4. Are there any students in the classroom?

5. Was your sister at school last week?

6. Where were you yesterday?

7. Who from your group was at university yesterday?

8. Will he be at home tomorrow?

9. Where will you be next Sunday?