Birthplace, birthday, residence (addresses, telephone numbers)

Focus Vocabulary

Name

· first name (BrE)/ given name (AmE)/ Christian name

Her name is Anna. His name is William, Bill for short. He’s got a brother, Alec by name.

· last name/ surname / family name

Her last name is Winter.

· full name = first name + last name

Her full name is Anna Winter.

· maiden name; middle name (second name); patronymic; assumed name (pseudonym)

Phrases

· to know smbd by name

· in the name of …

· to be on first name terms (BrE)/ on first name basis (AmE)

· to name smbd after smbd

· to call smbd a name

· to name the day

Age

· to be/ to turn/ to become 20 ~ to be a twenty- year -old person

· to be under/ nearly/ over 20

· to be in one’s early/ mid/ late twenties

· to be (two years) younger/ older than smbd ~ an elder brother, the eldest child in the family

· to be a teenager/ to be in one’s teens

Phrases

· to be (of) the same age

· at the age of…

· at an early age

· to act one’s age

It ridiculous when teenagers try to seem older than they are and don’t act their age.

· to get to one’s age/ to get to a certain age

· for one’s age…

She is too tall for her age and she finds it embarrassing.

· to be under age/ to be over age

You are not allowed to drink in here – you are under age. Dan is over age, so the army won’t accept him.

· to be of age = to reach the age of 18

· to come of age = to turn 18, to become 18

· women of childbearing age

Words used to describe different age groups

infant - infancy baby toddler childhood kid   childish

junior juvenile teenager youngster youth(ful) adolescent immature

adulthood manhood womanhood grown-up mature middle-aged

ancient senile senior citizen retired OAP (old age pensioner) elderly

Marital Status, title

to be single

to be married

to be a bachelor/ a spinster

to be widowed/ to be a widow/ to be a widower

to be divorced

to be separated

Mrs.

Mr.

Miss

Ms.

Birthplace, birthday, residence (addresses, telephone numbers)

· Birthplace to be born somewhere ~ I was born....

to be a native of … ~ I am a native of Moscow. My native town/ city/ village is….

to be Belarusian/ Russian/ … by birth.

a birth certificate

· Birthday (day of birth) to be born on … ~ I was born on ….

to have one’s birthday on … ~ My birthday is on ….

· Residence to be a resident of … ~ I am a resident of Minsk.

to reside in …/ with … I reside in Minsk with my parents.

to rent a flat/ an apartment

a hall of residence/ a residence hall/ dormitory/ dorm (informal!)

· Address to live/ to reside in … street, avenue, the city centre, the suburbs

to live/ to reside on the outskirts, in the residential area

region

district

postal code/ postcode/ zip code

home phone

area code

mobile phone, cellular phone, cell

Interests

interests/ hobbies/ likes and dislikes/ preferences

to like to do smth, doing smth

to enjoy doing smth

to be keen on/ fond of/ crazy about/ interested in smth

to prefer smth to smth

my prime interest is …

to be good at smth/ doing smth

Occupations

Questions	Answers
What do you do for a living? How do you make your living? What are you? What is your occupation? What do you do?	I’m an interpreter. I’m learning to be an interpreter. I’m an interpreter by profession. I work as an interpreter.

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