- •Family Part 1
- •Just for fun
- •1. Using search engines find the full name of the popular hero of the Ealf & Petroff famous book “ The golden Lamb” Ostap Bender
- •Part 2 Describing appearance
- •Part 3 Describing Character What's he/she like? Is she/he nice?
- •Additional Links
- •Additional resources to Character Describing
- •I absolutely agree with this describing of my mother (father, etc)
- •I partly agree with this describing of my mother (father, etc). I find her …
- •The Nature of the Animals
- •Part 5 Preparing to the Interview
- •Part 6 Questionnaire to the Topic “My Family”
- •2. Профессии и род занятий ближних родственников
- •3. Дальние родственники
- •4. Семейный уклад:
- •5. Общие проблемы семьи
- •1/ Give English equivalents to Russian words
- •2/ Translate into English
- •3/ Use every word given in your own examples
Part 5 Preparing to the Interview
When you go for a job, the employer will ask lots of questions about you. He or she wants to know if you will be a good person to employ. He or she wants to know about your exams, your experience doing other jobs, about your hobbies and interests, and about what sports you are good at.
TASKS
1. At first write some paragraphs about yourself. Make sure you talk about these things:
Your exams - which will you take at…?
Your work experience
Your hobbies and interests
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Additional questions
Can you drive a car? Or fix a truck? Or cook? What?
Say what sports or activities( physical activity, recreational activity) you are good at.
Say which languages you can speak.
2. Check your spelling.
3. Put your name, form and the date on the page.
4. Print it out.
HELPFUL WORDS TO USE
Exams
Next year I will take ..... in.....
I am good at ....
My best subject is ......
Work Experience
I have never worked ….
I worked for ..... months at.......
My job was to ......
I liked working because....
I didn't like working because.....
Hobbies and Interests
I like .... very much because.......
I am good at ........
Every week I .....
I do my hobby .... hours every week.
For example:
fixing cars
listening to
collecting ....
riding bike
listening to music
meeting friends
cooking
making .....
helping others
Sports
My favourite sport is...... because.....
I play in a team .....
I support ..... football club.
For example:
Football
Basketball
Running
athletics
rugby
swimming
netball
hockey
Languages
I can speak .... languages.
I speak .....
I think it is good to speak several languages because ....
Part 6 Questionnaire to the Topic “My Family”
Assignment 1:
Повторение грамматики: виды вопросов: общий( да\нет вопросы); специальный; альтернативный
Assignment 2:
Using an e-dictionary translate words and word combinations which are not translated in the list below
to look (more) like… -A) походить на…, B)выглядеть (внешность)
A) I look like my father B) My mother looks very young
to be named for/after – быть названным в честь
a nuclear family – маленькая семья
an extended family – большая семья
entire family – вся семья
advantage/disadvantage –преимущество \ недостаток
chore
рутинная работа
Syn: char , assignment , stint , job , task
повседневная работа по дому, по хозяйству household chores
Syn: job , duty , task , assignment
трудное задание, неприятная работа
Syn: task , labour , toil , headache • - chore man - chore work
to be assigned to –быть закрепленным за…
to clean one’s own room
to be pressured by – испытывать давление со стороны…
strict - строгий
to get along (well, bad) with –ладить с…
in-law – по закону (mother-in-low)
to stay out late –долго гулять
to have a curfew – иметь «комендантский час»
black sheep (odd ball) – «темная лошадка»
to get involved in (problems) – быть втянутым в (проблемы)
values - ценности
Belief -
Skills -
to argue with about - спорить с кем-л. о чем-л.
to have any influence on family matters – оказывать влияния на семейные дела
long term/ short term –долго-\ ближнесрочная перспектива
to have the liberty to do smth. -
to adopt children-
married couples – супружеская пара
to help with -
appropriate -
to impact on - влиять на
modern day living – современный образ жизни
divorce-
day-care centre -
to raise a family -
siblings -
to take care -
perfect number – идеальное число (детей)
to give allowance – позволять
Состав семьи
Are friends more important than family? What do you think?
How did you get your name?
For whom are you named?
Who are you named after?
Are you married?
Do you have any children? If yes, what are their names and ages?
How many children do you have?
Do you live with your parents?
How many members do you have in your family altogether?
How many people are in your (immediate) family?
How many brothers and sisters do you have?
Do you live in a nuclear family or an extended family?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of these types of family?
Ближние родственники: возраст, описание внешности, характера
Do you look more like your mother or your father?
What do your mother and father look like?
How about your grandparents?
What are your parents like?
How old are your parents?
Do you have any brothers or sisters? If so, how old are they?
How old are your brothers and sisters?
How old are your brothers and sisters?
Are you the oldest among your brothers and sisters?
Where do your grandparents live?
Where does your father's father live?
Where does your mother's mother live?
How often is your entire family together?