2. Лексический минимум.

1. My Family.

Текст А.

This is my family: my son, my daughter and I. My name’s Peter Black. I’m 40. My wife’s name is Helen Black. She is 32. We have two children, a boy and a girl. The boy’s name is John. He is twelve years old. He is a schoolboy. My daughter’s name is Mary. She is very young. She is only five.

I’m an electronics engineer. I work at a large factory. My wife is a housewife. She has a lot of work to do.

We have many relatives: cousins, uncles and aunts. My parents are sixty years old. They are farmers. Helen’s father is fifty-six and her mother is fifty three. Helen’s sister Ann is her best friend. Ann is a college teacher. She is twenty-four. She is not married. She is fond of our children.

My hobby is sports. My wife’s hobby is knitting. My son’s hobby is reading. My daughter’s hobby is dancing.

We are a happy family.

Диалоги.

1. - Have you a large family?

- No, my family is rather small: my wife, my only son and I.

- What’s your son’s name? How old is he? What is his hobby?

- Not so many questions at once. My son is eleven, his name is Alec. He is fond of collecting stamps.

2. - Is your family large?

- Not very. We are four: my wife, my two children and I.

- How old are your children?

- My son is fourteen and my daughter is twenty.

- What are they?

- My son is a schoolboy, my daughter is a student.

- I see.

Упражнение. Закончите следующие предложения.

1. My mother’s sister is my...and her brother is my... .

2. My wife’s mother is my...and her father is my... .

3. My wife’s sister is my...and my wife’s brother is my... .

4.My uncle’s son is my...and my aunt’s daughter is my...too.

5. My mother has a sister, her son is my mother’s... .

6. My father has a brother, his daughter is my father’s... .

Текст Б.

Let me introduce myself. My name is David Nelson. I was born in London, but now I live in California, in the USA. I am a TV news reporter. I work for a small newspaper and I really like my work, because it is very interesting. I meet many interesting people every day.

I come from a large family. My father has a farm in the North of England and he is very busy with the work on the farm. My mother is a housewife. She has a lot of work to do about the house and she is very busy too. Every summer I go to see my parents and my relatives. I have two sisters and one brother. My elder sister is twenty-six. She is married and has a son Nick. He is six and is in the first grade at school. My sister is a doctor, and her husband is a lawyer. It is a well-paid job and he makes a lot of money. My younger sister’s name is Ann. She is twenty and is in her first year at Oxford University. My brother Ted who is fifteen lives with my parents. He is in high school. He wants to become an economist, but I’m afraid it is only a dream because he is rather lazy and my mom and dad have a lot of problems with him.

Now a few words about myself. I’m twenty-four. I am married and have a family of my own. My wife Jane is twenty-three, she is a school teacher but she doesn’t work now because we have a baby, she is only seven months old. So we are three in my family and we get on very well with each other.

Задание 5. Расскажите о своей семье.

Диалоги.

1. A: Oh, good morning. My name is Josh Kumar. I’ve got an interview with Mary Taylor at half past nine.

B: Oh, yes, hello. Can you fill in this questionnaire, please?

A: Sure...

2. C: Ah! How do you do, Mr Kumar? I’m Mary Taylor. Nice to meet you.

A: How do you do?

C: Tell me about your present job.

A: I work for an organisation called OSS - Overseas Students’ Service. I’m an accomodation officer. I help overseas students to find somewhere to live when they arrive in Britain.

C: I see. And how long have you been with this organisation?

A: Er...for just over a year. Since last May.

C: It sounds an interesting job. Why do you want to leave?

A: Oh, I just want a change. I’d like to travel a bit.

C: What languages do you speak?

A: French, German, Spanish, oh, and Punjabi.

C: That’s good. Now, have you got a driving licence?

A: Yes. I’ve had one for three years.

C: And what sort of job are you looking for?

A: I’d like a job as a tour guide.

Задание 6. Расскажите о себе, используя приведенную ниже анкету.

Application for Employment CV

Strictly confidential

Name__________________________________________________

Home Address___________________________________________

Telephone number________________________________________

Date of Birth_____________________________________________

Present job______________________________________________

Marital Status ___________________________________________

Length of time in present job________________________________

Education_______________________________________________

Languages______________________________________________

Job requested____________________________________________

Hobbies_________________________________________________

Driving Licence NO YES

Additional Information______________________________________

Упражнение. Используйте данные ниже слова и выражения для характеристики Ваших умений и уровня владения иностранным языком.

1) write letters

type letters

use a computer

answer the telephone

drive a car

speak a foreign language

2) сount to twenty to a hundred

understand a popular song

the English news on BBC radio

read a menu a newspaper

write a holiday postcard a letter

greet someone

introduce someone

Упражнение. Сформулируйте вопросы и ответьте на них. Ответы используйте в анкете.

A PERSONAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Family: Got any brothers or sisters? How many?

Routines: What time/usually get up/morning?

What/usually/ have/breakfast?

Reading habits: What newspaper/read every day?

What magazines/usually buy?

Present activities: What book/read/at the moment?

What other languages/learn?

Future plans: What/going to do this evening?

What/going to do at the weekend?

Interests and sports: What/like doing? What music/like?

Play any sports? Which?

Last night: What/do last night? What time/go to bed?

Holidays: Where/go/last summer holiday?

Where /stay?

Experiences: Ever be/Britain or the USA?

Ever live/foreign country?