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VI. Speak about the kind of people you like (don/t like).
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V. Your friend wants to visit your hairdresser, but there are several masters at the hairdresser’s shop and she (he) doesn’t know how the master looks like. Describe your hairdresser (barber) to your friend.
VI. Speak about the kind of people you like (don/t like).
Let’s talk about your family
1. What is your name?
2. How old are you?
3. Do you live with your parents or have a family of your own?
4. Is your family large or small?
5. Have you got any brothers or sisters?
6. Are they married?
7. Is your sister (brother) older or younger than you?
8. What are your parents?
9. Have you got grandparents?
10. Have you got any other close relatives?
11. Whom do you resemble in your appearance?
12. What kind of person is your mother (father? )
13. Do you respect your grandparents?
14. Is your family united?
15. Do you spend much time together?
Grammar exercises and translation
I. Fill in the gaps using the verb to be:
1. My family … large.
2. They … my sisters.
3. His wife … kind and open-minded.
4. Lena’s parents … pensioners.
5. Nick … fond of sports.
6. Lucy … born on the 20th of March.
7. She … slender but now she … plump.
8. They … so angry yesterday.
9. We …in good relations with the Browns.
10. My friends … late for my birthday party.
II. Translate into English:
У моего брата большая семья. Он живет вместе с тестем и тещей. Кроме того, у него трое детей. Его жену зовут Ирина. Она не работает. Она заботится о детях и о своих родителях. Ее родители – пенсионеры. Им по 75 лет. Старший сын брата – школьник. Он ученик пятого класса. Его дочери – близнецы. Они очень хорошо поют. Жена моего брата – очень привлекательная, добрая женщина. Она любит читать книги. Они женаты уже 10 лет. Мой брат в хороших отношениях с родителями жены.
Text III
Appearance Character and Personality.
Read the text and say if appearance is an important thing for every person.
Words which describe age are not exact. Except for the word teenager, which describes someone whose age ends in the syllable «teen», such as fourteen or sixteen. At what age, for example, someone become an adult? In some countries, it is when the government says a person is old enough to vote. Is that really a difference between a child and an adult? The answers to these questions partly depend on how old you are. There is a saying that old age is always ten years older than yours. If you are fifteen, then you think someone of twenty-five is old. A recent survey showed that there some truth in the old saying. People were asked: «What is middle age? » Those in their early twenties usually answered. «Between thirty-five and fifty», and people in their thirties answered, «Between forty-five and sixty».
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How important is your appearance? Although everyone wants to be good-looking, it must be a problem, because there are some people who think that women who are pretty and men who are handsome must be stupid. They believe that only unattractive people can be intelligent. On the other hand, no one wants to be ugly, or have a face that is easily forgotten. Being attractive is like being rich – it can help you find happiness but it doesn’t always make you happy.
As for personality some doctors believe there are two main types of people: «Type A» and «Type B». Type A people are ambitious, aggressive, hard-working and competitive; they are sometimes impatient and are often in a hurry. Type B people are more relaxed and don’t get bothered easily. Doctors say that because they are so hard driving, Type A personalities often suffer from stress and high pressure.
I. Read the sentences and say if the statements are right or wrong.
1. Teenager is a person of middle age.
2. The answers to the question «What is middle age? » depend on how old people are.
3. Everyone wants to be good-looking.
4. Only unattractive people can be intelligent.
5. Being attractive doesn’t always make you happy.
6. Some doctors believe there are two main types of people: «Type A» and «Type B».
In your Culture
1. How many children are there in an ordinary Russian family?
2. Are the relations between parents and children in Russia very close?
3. Why is it very important to have a united family?
4. What features of character are considered to be typical for a person from Russia?
UNIT II
HOUSE AND FLAT
Words and phrases for the topic:
a private house - частный дом
a block of flats - многоквартирный дом
an entrance - подъезд
a floor - этаж, пол
a hall - прихожая (entrance hall)
a living room - жилая комната
a bedroom - спальня
a study - кабинет
a kitchen - кухня
a bathroom - ванная комната
toilet articles - туалетные принадлежности
furniture - мебель
a sofa - bed - диван-кровать
an armchair - кресло
a bookcase - книжный шкаф
a wardrobe - платяной шкаф
a refrigerator - холодильник
a ceiling - потолок
a curtain - занавеска
a wall-lamp - бра
a floor - lamp - торшер
a coffee - table - журнальный столик
in front of- перед
to the right (of) - направо (от)
to the left (of) - налево (от)
opposite - напротив
near - около
in the corner - в углу
between - между
behind - позади, за
a house - warming party - новоселье
Text I Olga’s flat
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