Тема 1: About My Family and Myself
Задание 1. Запомните следующие слова и словосочетания:
to enter – поступить
extra-mural (correspondence) department – заочное отделение
appearance – внешность
ordinary – обычный
to go in for sports – заниматься спортом
goal – цель
study – учеба
to be fond of – любить
housewife – домохозяйка
kind – добрый
skilled – квалифицированный
modern conveniences – современные удобства
relatives – родственники
Задание 2. Прочитайте и переведите текст устно. Подумайте, какие изменения вы внесли бы в текст, если бы рассказывали о себе.
Let me introduce myself. My name is Oleg Simonov. I was born on the 15 of October 1988 in Rostov-on-Don. I am 17 years old. This year I have finished school and entered Rostov State Agricultural Engineering Academy. Now I am a first-year student. I study at extra-mural department and take my courses by correspondence. In 5 years I shall be an engineer (a manager).
My appearance is ordinary. I am tall, my hair is short, my eyes are green. I go in for sports because it is my goal to have a good figure. I have a lot of interests such as sport, reading and computer. I finished training courses in computer and I think it will help me in my studies and in my work. I am fond of playing computer games. It is my hobby. I have a good collection of different computer games at home.
Now I want to tell you about my family. It is not large. I have got a mother, a father and a sister. My mother is a housewife. She is a kind woman. My mother is 44 but she looks much younger. My father is 46 years old and he is a production manager at the plant. He is a skilled specialist. My father has a good sense of humour. My sister Ann is 25. She is married and has a family of her own. Her husband is a doctor. They have 2 children.
We live in a 3-room flat with all modern conveniences: gas, electricity, hot and cold water, a telephone. Our flat is on the 2nd floor. It is in the center of the city. We have many relatives and friends. We are a friendly family and love each other very much.
Задание 3. Составьте по образцу сообщение о себе и о своей семье, подготовьтесь к его пересказу.