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2. Read and translate a short story and do tasks below.
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2. Read and translate a short story and do tasks below.
Doreen’s Family
I have quite a large family, actually. My grandmother lives with my mother and father, and she’s called Ellen. Then I have a brother who’s called Richard, who lives in Oxford, that’s quite near London, and a sister, called Camilla who lives in London. My aunt is called Sarah and my uncle is called Tony. Then, of course, there’s my husband Pete. His family comes from Cambridge, and that’s where we live now.
Oh, I nearly forgot, my mother is called Mary and my father is George. We are very close.
a) Complete the sentences with the words: mother, brother, husband, daughter, wife, sister.
1) Doreen is Richard’s sister.
2) Richard is Camilla’s …….. .
3) Camilla is George’s ……. .
4) George is Mary’s ……….
5) Mary is Doreen’s ……..
6) Doreen is Pete’s …….. .
b) Rewrite the sentences in the previous activity using possessive adjectives.
1) Doreen is his sister.
2) Richard is ………. .
3) Camilla is ……….. .
4) George is ………... .
5) Mary is …………. .
6) Doreen is ………
c) What is each person’s relationship to Doreen? Match the names with the words in the right column.
 Ellen
Richard
Camilla
Sarah
Tony
George
Pete
Mary
| mother sister father grandmother brother aunt husband uncle |
3. There are different types of families such as:
a. a nuclear family.
b. an extended family.
c. a single-parent family.
d. a couple who adopted a child.
e. a couple with no children.
Read the description of the families and match the type.
1. We’re married with three kids. Our eldest son, Simon, has just started secondary school, our daughter, Lisa, is eight and our youngest son, Luke, is only five.
2. We’ve only been married for a year. We’re not planning to start a family just yet.
3. I’m a single mum. I bring up my son Josh on my own. Josh doesn’t mind being an only child but I think he’d like to have a brother or sister one day.
4. We share the house with my mother and father and my wife’s sister and her kids. Everyone helps to look after all the children.
5. We couldn’t have children of our own so we decided that adoption was the only answer. Lily came to live with us two years ago. She seems very happy at the moment but we realize that she might want to find her real mother one day.
4. Match the beginning and the end of the sentences and translate them.
| 1. We’re not planning to start … 2. They help us take care of … 3. We adopted … 4. We share … 5. She might want to find … | a. … the house with my wife’s family. b. … a baby from China. c. … her real mother one day. d. … the children. e. … a family just yet. |
5. Put the following words and word combinations into the sentences: the whole family, a very close family, a big family, family tree, a big family reunion.
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1. I come from …. I’ve got four brothers and two sisters.
2. We’re …. We see each other almost every day and if ever I’m in trouble, I know I can turn to one of them for help.
3. It’s my son’s eighteenth birthday next week. We’re hoping to get … together.
4. My wife and I are celebrating our 40th wedding anniversary soon. We’re planning to have ….
5. When I was researching my …. I found out that my great-great-grandfather came over to England from Ireland 120 years ago.
6. Make a story about yourself and your family filling the gaps.
1. My name is.... I am... years old. I was born on... in....
2. We have... people in our family. I live with...
3. My father’s name is... . He is... years old. He is a... and he works...
4. My mother’s name is.... She is... years old. She is a... .
5. I have a (younger/elder sister/brother). He/she is a... .
6. We live in a... . There are... rooms in our flat: ..., ..., ..., and a... . We have all modem conveniences: ..., ..., ... .
7. I have my duties about the house. I must..., ..., ..., ... . I always help my... about the house.
8. I studied at school number... . My favourite subjects at school were........ and... .
9. Now I’m a first year student at ….. .
10. We have many subjects at.... My favourite subjects are....
11. I like reading. I like to read... and I also like to read... .
12. I like to listen to modem music. I like to listen to... . My favourite composer is... .
13. I like to watch TV. My favourite programmes are... .
7. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. Позвольте мне представиться. Меня зовут Владимир. 2. Мне 18 лет. Я родился в Самаре. Сейчас я живу в общежитии в небольшом, но красивом поселке. 3. Я студент. Я учусь в Самарской государственной сельскохозяйственной академии. 4. Я не женат.
5. Моя семья маленькая. У меня нет братьев и сестер. 6. Я жил с родителями, когда учился в школе. 7. Моя мама – доктор.
Мой отец – водитель. 8. Я люблю слушать современную музыку.
9. Я очень общителен. У меня много друзей. 10. Мне нравятся весёлая компания и вечеринки. 11. У меня есть чувство юмора.
Мне нравятся шутки. 12. Я воспитан, и у меня хорошие манеры.
13. Я не люблю грубых, эгоистичных и глупых людей. 14. Я не люблю, когда люди лгут. 15. У меня не так много времени для занятий спортом. 16. Иногда я трачу час или два на просмотр интересного фильма или программы новостей. 17. Вечером я часто читаю газеты. 18. Мне нравится читать книги. 19. Мой любимый писатель – Марк Твен.
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Useful words:
| общительный общительный человек воспитанный чувство юмора хорошие манеры грубый эгоистичный глупый лгать | sociable a good mixer well-brought-up sense of humor good manners rude selfish foolish, stupid lie, tell lies |
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