About myself

About myself

Let me introduce myself.                                                                                                                          

My name is Alex, my surname is Voronin.

I am seventeen years old.                                                                       

I was born on the 2^nd of October in 1995 in Orenburg.                                                                           It is situated on the Ural – river, it is a very beautiful and modern town.                                                

I love sport and music.                                                                                                                               

I go in for football and hockey.                                                                                                                  

I like to listen to modern music and dance.                                                                                             

I dance a lot and I hope I`m good at it.                                                                                                       

This summer I have finished the secondary school.                                                                                         

I did well in all the subjects but my favourite were Computer Science and                                                 

Mathematics.                                                                                                                                               

I also enjoyed English lessons.                                                                                                                   

I am very interested in learning English because I want to be a successful specialist.                               

I think that knowledge of foreign language helps in everyday life and career.                                         

Now I am a first-year student at the Orenburg State Agrarian University.                                               

In four years I`ll be a lawyer (an economist, an engineer).                                                                                                                      

I think that education is very important now-a-days.                                                                                  

I`ll try my best to get a good education.                                                                                                     

 

Vocabulary

Let me introduce myself .                     Позвольте мне представиться

surname (last name)                            фамилия

to be born                                            родиться

to be situated                                       находиться(располагаться)

to go in for…                                     заниматься

to be interested in…                           интересоваться

to do well                                           успевать (хорошо учится)

to want to be (become)                      хотеть быть (стать)

be good at …                                 хорошо получаться

to enjoy …/ to like                              нравиться

first-year student                                 первокурсник

to get an education                             получить образование                                                                                                                                                                          to try the best                                   делать все возможное

successful                                         успешный

 

I. Составьте предложения, употребив выделенные слова и словосочетания.

1. He was born in 1975.
2. He lives in Minsk.
3. He is Belarusian.
4. He finished school number five.
5. He worked at a plant.

II. Образуйте предложения по модели. Обратите внимание на наименование различных национальностей.

Образец:                   He comes from England (1).

                                Really? He doesn`t look English (2).

1.                                 (2)

France                         French

Sweden                       Swedish

Germany                     German

The United States        American

Japan                            Japanese

Greece                          Greek

Italy                               Italian

Denmark                        Danish

III. Заполните анкету.

Surname________________    First name_______________

Nationality______________    Date of birth_____________

Occupation______________    Place of birth_____________

Date of arrival in London___    Address_________________

Length of stay____________

IV. Поставьте 10 вопросов, начинающихся с what…? When…? How long…? Who…? Have you…?

 

 

V. Translate into English

Меня зовут Михаил, коротко Миша. Мое полное имя Михаил Иванович Федоров. Я живу в России. Мне почти 20 лет. Я студент второго курса медицинского института. Я хочу стать врачом и работать в городской больнице. Мне нравятся занятия в институте, и я стараюсь не пропускать их.Я родился в Челябинске в семье врача. Мой отец – детский врач, а мать – медсестра. После окончания Оренбургского медицинского института они приехали работать в Челябинск и живут там уже 16 лет. Я закончил школу №5. Я не женат, но у меня есть девушка. Она тоже студентка мединститута.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About my family

Now let me tell about my family. Our family is not very big. There are 5 of us: my father, my mother, my sister, our Granny and I.

My father`s name is Mikhail Alexandrovich.  He is 45, he is communicative, merry and very clever. He is a mathematician by education but works at a bank now. He likes to read in the evening. His hobby is cooking in week-ends.

My mother`s name is Svetlana Nikolaevna. She is a chief accountant by profession. She is 42. She is very beautiful and easy to go along. She is a very interesting person to talk with. She works in an industrial firm. She likes to knit and to rest outside. She also has much work about the house after she gets home after work.

Let me introduce my younger sister. She is still a pupil. Her name is Tanya and she is in the 5^th form. She is very pretty and a great dancer. We are good friends with my sister. She is talkative, rather smart and fun to be with.

Our grandmother, my mother`s mother lives with us. She is very kind and helps us a lot.

Also I would like to tell you about our pet. It is a cat, his name is Max. He is white, fat and very lazy. But he is very smart and fanny and can do interesting things.

Our family is very friendly. We love, help and support each other. We like to spend time in our family circle, to rest outside with our friends and relatives, to go to the cinema. We keep our family traditions.

I am proud of my family. I love my near and dear very much and they love me too.

 

Vocabulary 1

family, n         семья                         husband, n             муж

parents, n          родители                 wife, n                   жена

father, n                 отец                    son, n                сын

mother, n               мать                   daughter, n             дочь

sister, n                  сестра                cousin, n         двоюродный  брат(сестра)

 brother, n              брат                    mother-in-law, n    свекровь,теща

aunt, n                   тетя                   father-in-law, n     свекор, тесть

uncle, n                 дядя                   daughter-in-law, n  невестка

niece, n                 племянница            son-in-law, n          зять

nephew, n             племянник             relatives, n (сlose, distant)  

grandparents, n   бабушка и дедушка     родственники (близкие, дальние)

 grandfather, n        дедушка                   twins, n                  близнецы

grandmother, n      бабушка                    child, n                   ребенок

granddaughter, n   внучка                       baby, n           грудной ребенок

grandson, n            внук                          consist of, v          состоять из 

Vocabulary 2

to tell                                                         рассказывать    

by education                                             по образованию      

by profession                                            по профессии     

to work                                                    работать  

hobby                                                      хобби

chief accountant                                      главный бухгалтер

firm                                                         фирма

beautiful                                                  красивый

merry                                                      веселый

lazy                                                         ленивый

funny                                                      смешной

kind                                                        добрый

interesting to talk                                   интересный в общении

to knit                                                    вязать

to cook                                                  готовить (варить)

to rest                                                    отдыхать

to work about the house                       работать по дому

to help                                                  помогать

pet                                                        любимец, домашнее животное

friendly                                                дружный

to support                                            поддерживать

relatives                                              родственники

near and dear                                      родные и близкие

family circle                                       семейный круг

to keep                                              хранить, почитать

to be proud of                                   гордиться

 

Упражнения

1. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. How old are you?

2. Are you married?
3. Have you a family of your own?
4. Do you live together with your parents?
5. Is your family large or small?
6. What are your parents?
7. Are you the only child in the family?
8. Is your sister (brother) elder or younger than you?
9. What is your sister`s (brother`s) occupation?
10. Do you help your mother to keep the house?
11. Have you grandparents?
12. Where do they live?
13. Have you any other close relatives?
14. Do you often see them?
15. What do you usually do in the evenings?
16. Do you spend your week-ends together with your parents? 

 

II. Составьте предложения, употребив выделенные слова и словосочетания. 

1. How old are you?
2. I am 17 years old.
3. I haven`t got a family of my own.
4. My family consists of four persons.
5. My father works as an engineer.

 

3. Переведите текст на английский язык. У моего брата большая семья. Он живет вместе с тестем и тещей. Кроме того, у него трое детей. Его жена Ирина не работает. Она заботится о детях и о своих родителях. Ее родители – пенсионеры по старости. Им обоим по 75 лет и у них плохое здоровье. Старший сын брата - школьник. Он ученик второго класса. Две младшие дочери  - близнецы. Им по пять лет. Они ходят в детский сад. Я люблю проводить время с ними, потому что они очень забавные. Девочки помогают маме по дому. Вечерами вся семья собирается в гостиной, и становится очень шумно. Однако все они живут очень дружно.

 

4. Составьте ситуации, подобные заданным. Коротко расскажите о своей семье, о семье своего друга, семьях родственников, знакомых.

1. My family consists of my mother and myself. I have a flat by myself in Orenburg and my mother came to live with me. For the week-end we sometimes go to the village where my mother has a house. I`m single. I have an aunt who lives in Orsk but I haven`t seen her for years.

2. My friend`s family is his wife, Jane, who is doctor, and his daughter Ann, who`s ten. His parents are still alive but they live in Germany and he doesn`t see them very often. My friend`s family lives in a private house in Buzuluk.

5. Прочитайте диалог. Скажите, знакома ли вам описываемая ситуация.

Nick: Mum, I want to tell you something important.

Mother: What is it, dear?

Nick: I`m going to get married.

Mother: Get married?! You must be joking.

Nick: Nothing of the kind. It`s my final decision. I`m not a child any more.

Mother: Good heavens! But you are only 18. I hope you are not serious.

Nick: Absolutely serious.

Mother: But who is that poor thing?

Nick: It`s Helen, you know her. Helen is a dream of a girl, the sweetest girl I`ve ever met! I can`t see my life without her.

Mother: Oh, no! Helen is out of the question. She is too young. She can`t even        cook, likes good clothes and doesn`t work yet. Your marriage is sure to fall on my     shoulders.

Nick: Don`t worry. It is not as bad as that we are going to live with her family.

6. Прочитайте диалог. Расскажите, что вы узнали о семье Анны.

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