Unit 1. Let me introduce myself and my family Topical Vocabulary

Memorize the following topical vocabulary and use it in the topic of your own.

introduce – представлять, знакомить

be located – располагаться, находиться

first-year Bachelor student - студент(-ка) первого курса бакалавриата

do well (in a subject) - хорошо учиться

be fond of – любить (что-то делать), увлекаться

be interested in smth. – интересоваться чем-либо

love doing smth. – любить, обожать (какое-либо занятие)

choose smth. as a career [kəˈrɪə] – выбрать в качестве профессии

enter - поступать (в учебное заведение)

in one’s spare time – в свободное время

keep up with the news – следить за новостями

in fine weather – в хорошую погоду

sociable [ˈsəʊʃəbl] – общительный, компанейский

have smth. in common – иметь что-либо общее

go in for sports – заниматься спортом

do housework – делать работу по дому

be good at + Ving – быть способным к чему-либо

be clever with one’s hands – иметь умелые руки (к рукоделию)

sew [səʊ], [sjuː] – шить

knit [nɪt] - вязать

pastime [ˈpɑːstaɪm] – занятие, хобби

cross-stitching– вышивание крестиком

be married - быть женатым (замужем)

nephew [ˈnɛfjuː, -vjuː] – племянник

Relative [ˈrɛlətɪv] – родственник, родственница

get along well with smb. – ладить (с кем-либо)

nuclear family [ˌnjuːklɪəˈfæm(ə)lɪ] - малая семья, нуклеарная семья (состоящая из родителей и детей)

extended family [ɪkˌstændɪdˈfæmɪlɪ] - большая семья, расширенная семья (включающая, кроме родителей и детей, также ближайших родственников)

family tree – генеалогическое древо

Introductory Text

Read the text “Let Me Introduce Myself and My Family” and use it as a model for your own topic.

Let Me Introduce Myself and My Family

Let me first introduce myself. My name is Katya. My surname is Voronina. I was born on the 3^rd of December 1997 in the small town of Nikolsk. Nikolsk is an administrative center of Nikolsk District in Vologda Oblast. My home town is located on the right bank of the Yug River. It is about 400 km from Vologda.

Now I am a first-year Bachelor student at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics, Computational Technology and Physics of the Teacher Training Institute. Algebra and Geometry were my favourite subjects at school and I also did well in Physics and English. That’s why I decided to choose Mathematics as a career and enter this faculty.

I am fond of reading books and articles about different countries, their culture and people. I’m especially interested in the eastern states and their traditions. And of course I love travelling. In my spare time I love dancing and listening to modern music. I try to find all sorts of information about my favourite singers and bands. I also like to watch music programmes on TV. I want to keep up with the news in the world of music. Besides I love going to the cinema and watching historical and fantasy films. I am a very sociable person. Of course, I like to spend my spare time with my friends. We talk about different things (politics, teachers, boys). We discuss films, books, TV programmes. In fine weather we like to be in the open air. When the weather is bad, my friends come to my place. We have a good time together.

Now I am going to tell you about my family. There are five members in our family. I’d like to start with my parents. Their names are Sergey Borisovich and Natalia Petrovna. My father is forty-two years old. My mother is two years younger than my father. They have been married for twenty years. They love each other and have some traits of character in common, but they have different interests and hobbies. For example, my father is fond of sports and my mother doesn't go in for sports at all. She does housework and takes care of her family. My mum is very good at cooking and she is clever with her hands. She can sew and knit very well. Her favourite pastime is cross-stitching and making funny soft toys. My parents are both teachers.

My elder sister is six years older than me. Her name is Tanya. She lives in Vologda. She is married and has a family of her own.    My sister is a postgraduate student at the Department of Russian Language. Her husband is a scientist too. They have got a son, my nephew. He is only two years old.     We also have many relatives. My aunts, uncles and cousins live far from us, in different cities of Russia. On holidays they come to visit us and we have a good time together. We get along well with each other and have a lot of family traditions.