Module a

Unit I. Questionnaire.

I. Pre-reading activities.

1. Read the following words. Find their meanings in the dictionary:

Questionnaire, christian, patronymic, marital, status, sign, occupation, favourite, language, dislike, personality, surname.

[,kwest∫ә′nɛә], [′krist∫әn], [,pætrә′nimik], [′mæritl], [′steitәs], [siŋ],

[,ɔkjә′pei∫n], [′feivәrit], [læŋɡwidʒ], [di′slaik], [,pә:sә′nælәti], [′s3:neim]

2. Match the following words with their definitions:

1. marital 2. occupation 3. questionnaire 4. zodiac

a) an imagionary belt through space along which the sun, the Moon and the planets travel and which is divided into 12 equal parts, signs; b) smth or someone that is loved above all others; or concerning marriage; d) a piece of paper, usually, given to several people, showing a set of questions to be answered in order to provide information; e) a job, employment.

II. Reading activities.

1. Fill in the questionnaire giving some brief details about your background and interests. Questionnaire

1. Surname (family name) ………………………….…..

2. Name (Christian name, given name, first name) …….

3. Patronymic ……………………………….………......

4. Address ………………………………….……….…..

5. Telephone number ……………………………….…..

6. Age ……………………………………………….......

7. Marital status (single, married, divorced) ………..…..

8. Nationality ……………………………………….…..

9. Sign of zodiac …………………………………..……

   1. 21 January-19 February- Aquarius- the Water Carrier

   2. 20 February-20 March- Pisces- the Fishes

   3. 21 March-20 April- Aries- the Ram

   4. 21 April-20 May- Taurus- the Bull

   5. 21 May- 20 June- Gemini- the Twins

   6. 21 June-20 July- Cancer- the Crab

   7. 21 July-19/22 August- Leo- the Lion

   8. 20/23 August-22 September- Virgo- the Virgin

   9. 23 September-21 October- Libra- the Scales

   10. 23 October-21 November- Scorpio- the Scorpion

   11. 22 November-20 December- Sagittarius- the Archer

   12. 21 December-20 January- Capricorn- the Goat

10. Occupation (place of study, work)……………….…

11. Languages spoken (native, foreign)…………….…..

12. Favourite drinks:

1. Softdrinks: mineral water; coffee; Coca-Cola; juice; stewed fruit; Pepsi-Cola.

2. Strong drinks: wine; whiskey; vodka; cognac; liqueur; beer; champagne

13. Favourite food:

1. Fried beef, pork, chicken;

2. Sausage; cutlet; aspic; stuffed cabbage rolls;

3. Fish; vegetables, pizza, chips; pancakes; meat;

4. Dumplings; biscuit; pie;

5. Chocolate; sweets; cake.

14. Favourite:

1. sport: football; basketball, tennis, wrestling, swimming; skiing, skating, boxing, ice-hockey, fencing, track and field athletics, figure-skating.

2. books: detective, love stories, fantastic, adventure, history.

3. music: classic, jazz, pop, folk, country.

4. films: detective, western, comedy, musical, thriller, horror, cartoon.

5. TV programme: news, talk-show, quiz-show, sport, musical, soap opera.

6. flowers: carnation, jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, daffodil, peony, lilac, violet, camomile, tulip, chrysanthemum,.

7. colour: white, black, grey, green, red, yellow, pink, coral, apricot, blue, khaki, ashy, claret, marine blue.

15. Likes: to watch TV (videos), to listen to music, to play musical instruments, to go in for sports, to play computer games, to go shopping, to read books, to go to the disco.

16. Dislikes: to do homework, to wash up, to do the room (ironing, sweeping the floor), to work in the garden.

17. Personality:

a -tactless -grumbling -hot-spirited -arrogant -rude -covetous -ill-natured -envious -unforgiving -selfish -lazy -vengeful -impudent -jealous -stubborn -cunning -boastful -reserved -hypocritical

b -polite -cheerful -hospitable -trustful -shy -careful -good-natured -sincere -communicative -witty -self-confident -hard-working -intelligent -honest -bossy -modest -noble -kind -attentive