1. Questions to Text a

1. Who are you?

2. What are you?

3. Where are you from?

4. How old are you?

5. Are you married?

6. How large is your family?

7. What’s your mother’s name?

8. How old is your sister?

9. Your cousin is not married, is he?

10. What are your parents?

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2. Text b

   1. About my Friend

      1. I have a special friend. His name is Ivan. Ivan is an officer. He was born in Minsk. Ivan is not of my age. He is twenty-eight years old. My friend is married and has a family. His family is not large but it is very united.

      2. My friend’s wife is a beautiful woman aged twenty-three. Her name is Kate. Kate has a higher education. She is a University graduate. She is a programmer by speciality. Kate is a highly-qualified and experienced specialist. Besides, she is deeply interested in foreign languages. She is especially good at English.

      3. Ivan and Kate have a daughter. They have no sons. Their daughter is only one year old. Her name is Dasha.

      4. Ivan has a sister and a brother. Ivan’s sister is a German teacher at a medical college. Her name is Nina. Nina is married. Her husband is not military. He is civilian. His job is a manager. My friend’s brother is a cadet of the Military Engineering Institute. His name is Oleg. Oleg is a first-year cadet at the faculty of civil defence. He is on top of the list in chemistry. Besides, Oleg is keen on sports. He is a member of the volley-ball team. Oleg is not married. He is single.

      5. Ivan has parents. They are in their fifties. Ivan’s parents are engineers.

1. Active Vocabulary to Text b

officer – офицер

specialist – специалист

faculty – факультет

first-year student – первокурсник

civil defence – гражданская оборона

military – военный

civilian – гражданский (штатский)

highly-qualified – высококвалифицированный

experienced – опытный

besides – кроме того

3. Questions to Text b

1. What’s your friend’s name?

2. What’s your friend by profession?

3. Where was your friend born?

4. Is your friend of your age?

5. Your friend is married, isn’t he?

6. How large is your friend’s family?

7. How old is your friend’s wife?

8. What’s your friend’s wife by profession?

9. Is your friend’s daughter a schoolgirl?

10. What are your friend’s parents, brother and sister by profession?

13. CIVIL DEFENCE ACADEMY

1. Active Vocabulary to Text A

activity – деятельность

duty – обязанность

higher education – высшее образование

entrance examination – вступительный экзамен

emergency situation – чрезвычайная ситуация

to consist of – состоять из

to study – учиться

to train – готовить, обучать

to be responsible for – быть ответственным

both … and … – как … так и …

1. Text A

1. Our Faculty

We study at the Civil Defence Academy. Our Academy is large. It trains both military and civilian students. The Academy has many faculties. One of them is ours. It is a faculty for students. The faculty trains specialists for the Emergency Situations Ministry.

We are first-year students. Our study group consists of fifteen students. We came from different towns and cities of our country. In summer we passed our entrance examinations and became the students of the Academy. We study with a great interest. Our main duty is to study well in order to have a higher military education.We do not miss lessons and take notes of all lectures. In winter we’ll take our first tests and examinations. The best of us will get special grants.

The dean of our faculty is a highly-qualified and experienced specialist. Our dean controls the activity of our faculty. Besides, the dean is responsible for our studies and discipline.