Англ. Темы образцы / Topic My Biography Exercises

1. My Biography

   1. Read and learn the following words and word combinations:

to be born	родиться
to come from	быть родом из, происходить
to bring (brought, brought) up	воспитывать
to be married	быть женатым, замужем
to be single	быть холостым
at the age of	в возрасте
to leave(left, left) school	окончить школу
to graduate from	окончить высшее учебное учреждение
to enter the University	поступить в университет
to be a first-year student	быть первокурсником
parents	родители
grandparents	дедушка и бабушка
a wife	жена
a husband	муж
relatives	родственники
an uncle	дядя
an aunt	тетя
cousins	двоюродные (брат, сестра)
to go in for (sport)	заниматься (спортом)
to get interested in	заинтересоваться
to be fond of	увлекаться
a favourite subject	любимый предмет
a nurse	медсестра
a laboratory asistant	лаборант
a driver	шофер
an engineer	инженер
a minor	шахтер
a mechanic	механик

1.2. Answer the questions:

1. What is your first name (your surname)?

2. Where were you born?

3. When were you born?

4. How old are you?

5. Is your family large?

6. Are you married?

7. Have you got any children?

8. Have you got any sisters or brothers?

9. Have you got any relatives?

10. Do you work? Where do you work?

11. When did you enter the University?

12. What are your favourite subjects?

13. What year student are you?

14. What are your hobbies?

2. Read and translate the text:

My name is Olga Vlasova. I am Russian. I am from Rostov. I am 22. I was born in 1980. Now I am a first-year student of Rostov State University. I study at the correspondence department, the Biology faculty. At the age of seven I went to school. At school I got interested in biology, so I decided to enter the Biology faculty. Besides, I was fond of sport. I went in for tennis and swimming. I was also fond of chess.

After leaving school I studied at a Medical college for 3 years. Now I work at a clinic as a laboratory assistant. I enjoy working there.

I am married. My husband is 23. He works as a driver. We have a son (a daughter) he (she) is only 2 years old. My son’s (daughter’s) name is … .

I have got parents and grandparents. Here are a few words about my family. My father is 55. He is a mechanic and works at the plant. He likes fishing and swimming and he is fond of chess. My mother is 50. She is a doctor and works at a hospital. She is a very busy woman and has a lot of work to do about the house. She likes cooking and we all help her.

My grandparents do not work. They have retired from work. They have a small garden. They are fond of gardening and do all kinds of work there.

I have many relatives: a brother, an uncle, two aunts and cousins. My brother is 19. He is a student of Don State Technical University. He enjoys studying there.

We are all very friendly and love each other.

1.4. Answer the questions:

1. Is your family large?

2. What does your husband do?

3. Have you got a son or a daughter?

4. How old is your son?

5. Is your mother a busy woman?

6. Do your grandparents still work?

7. What are they fond of?

8. What does your brother (sister) do?

1.5. Choose the words from the box to complete the gaps:

correspondence, interested, large, cooking, fond, nurse, leaving, friendly, retired

1. My family is not … .

2. I study at the … department of the University.

3. He got … in geography.

4. My sister is … of swimming.

5. After … school I began to work at the plant.

6. My mother works at a clinic as a … .

7. My grandparents … from work.

8. My grandmother likes … .

9. Our family is very … .

1.6. Open dialogue: Talk to Ann

A. Hi! My name is Ann. What’s yours?

B. …

A. You are Russian, aren’t you?

B. …

A. Where do you come from?

B. …

A. Where do you study by the way?

B. …

A. Do you enjoy studying there?

B. …

A. Where do you live?

B. …

A. Do you work? Where do you work?

B. …

A. It was nice meeting you. Good bye!

1.7. Ask questions:

1. I left school in 1989. (When…?)

2. My mother likes cooking. (What…?)

3. I work at a hospital. (Where…?)

4. I study at Biology faculty. (What faculty…?)

5. I am fond of chess. (What…?)

6. I am married and have two children. (How many…?)

7. I studied at a medical college for 3 years. (How long…?)

8. My grandparents have a small garden with some fruit-trees. (What kind of…?)

1.8. Speak on the topic: “About myself and my family”.

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