1. Vocabulary

1. to introduce [ _/׀ntrә′dju:s] представлять, знакомить

2. surname [ ′sз:ne׀m] фамилия

3. to be a first – year student – быть студентом первого курса

4. to be a full time student – быть студентом дневного отделения

5. to describe [d׀′skra׀b ] – описывать

6. appearance [ ә′p׀ərəns ] – внешность

7. slim – стройный

8. fair – [feə] – белокурый

9. favourite [′fe׀vәr׀t] – любимый

10. a theatre goer – театрал (ка)

11. a research institute – научно – исследовательский институт

12. easy to be with – легкий в общении

13. a school graduate – выпускник (ца) школы

14. to argue [ a:gju: ] - спросить

15. to miss – скучать

16. a relative [′relәt׀v] – родственник (ница)

17. to do well – хорошо учиться, делать успехи

18. to enjoy [׀n′dζо׀] – получать удовольствие

19. a fast developing science – быстро развивающаяся наука

Exercise 1.

1. Introduce yourself with the help of the following questions:

1. What is your name?

2. Where and when were you born?

3. How old are you?

4. Where do you live?

5. How many people are there in your family?

6. Do you have brothers or sisters?

7. Do you have grandparents in your family?

8. Is your family friendly?

9. Do you have a girlfriend or a boyfriend?

10. What school did you finish?

11. Did you study well at school?

12. What was your favourite subject?

13. What do you like to do in your free time?

14. What sport do you go in for?

15. What are you going to be?

2. Ask your deskmate the same questions and prepare a short story about him or her.

3. Introduce your desk- mate to the class.

Exercise 2.

Choose one of your classmates and describe him or her to the class. The student who guesses correctly chooses another person and continues the game.

Exercise 3.

Arrange A and B in pairs of antonyms:

A B

1. tall 1. fat

2. blond 2. aggressive

3. clever 3. weak

4. pretty 4. stupid

5. slim 5. short

6. strong 6. ugly

7. friendly 7. brunette

Exercise 4.

Work in two teams. Take it in turns to choose words from the list and make up your own sentences. Each correct sentence gets one point. The team with the most points is the winner.

Years old, name, favourite, student, people, parents, pupil, city, job, easy to be with, friendly, relatives, pretty, kind, fair hair, educated.

Exercise 5.

Bring a picture of a person you know well (mother, father, grandfather, friend, favourite singer). Show it to the class and describe that person, using active vocabulary of the lesson.

1. Text 2

2. My working day

Now, let me describe my usual working day. My classes begin at 8:00 o’clock. So on week-days I have to get up¹ at 7: 00 a.m. I turn on² the radio and do my morning exercises. I don't take a bath³ in the morning because I don't have enough time for it. I take a cool shower⁴ (that's when I completely wake up) and brush my teeth⁵. After that I go back to my room and get dressed⁶. I brush my hair⁷ and put on a light make-up⁸. Then I have breakfast. I love to listen to the latest news on the radio while I am eating.

I leave the house⁹ around eight and walk to the near­est bus-stop. I live rather close to the University and it usually takes me about ten or fifteen minutes to get there by bus. Sometimes when the weather is fine and I have enough time I walk to the University. You know that it is very healthy to walk.

The classes begin at 8.00 in the morning and they finish at 2 p.m. We have lectures in different subjects. As a rule, we have three or four classes a day. Sometimes it is very hard to wait till they end.

Usually I don't miss my classes¹⁰ because I want to pass my exams¹¹ successfully. But sometimes I do, especially when the weather is fine and the classes are boring.

At 11:00 we have lunch. That's my favourite time. That is the time to share the latest news and to gossip¹². My friends and I prefer¹³ not to go to the canteen and we often have lunch in a small cafe not far from the University. At 11:30 we have to be back to our classes. During the working day we also have several short breaks that last for ten minutes.

Sometimes I have to stay at the University till 5 or even 6 o'clock in the evening because I go to the library to get ready¹⁴ for my practical classes or to write a report. As a rule, I have no free time on week-days. So by the end of the week I get very tired¹⁵.

I come home at about 7 o'clock in the evening. My parents usually wait for¹⁶ me at home. We have supper together. Then we sit in the living room, drink tea, watch TV or just talk.

At about eleven at night I go to bed. I like to read some­thing before going to

bed. Sometimes I fall asleep¹⁷ while I am reading.