Word List and Word-Combinations

UNIT 1. ABOUT MYSELF

MY FAMILY

Before I start talking about my family let me introduce myself. I am Sveta Petrenko. I am 17. I have left school this year. I was born in Krasnodar, so I have been living in Krasnodar since my childhood.

And now T am going to tell you about my family. We are a family of five. We think we are a large and friendly family. So we are happy to be living together and are getting on all right.

To begin with, I am going to talk first about my father. His name is Sergey Petrovich, he is 45. He works as a surgeon in a hospital. He is neither old, nor young. He is a good-looking man, handsome, rather thin with dark brown hair just beginning to go grey. He is a very sociable person. What-I don't like about my dad is that he is always busy. Very often he works overtime. He is a bread-maker in our family. He is fond of going to the country on week-ends, because he enjoys working in the garden.

My mother's name is Galina Nickolayevna. She is three years younger than my father. She works as a teacher at a nursery school. My mother is rather slim and pretty, she is always elegant and smart. In short, she is a pleasant-looking woman of about 40. She always has a lot of work to do both at school and about the house. She is fond of her work and spends a lot of time there."But she has to cook the food for all the family at home. Shopping and cooking is nearly half a day's work for her. But my granny and I are in a habit of helping her about the house.

Boris is my elder brother. He is six years senior to me. So he is 25 already. He has graduated from the University and he is an economist by profession now. Boris is married. His wife is a journalist. They are three in the family. They have got a child, my nephew. It is a lovely little boy of two with golden hair and dark brown eyes and a spirit that is always bright and happy, full of joy and gaiety.

And finally a few words about my granny. To tell you the truth, she is my best friend. She always listens to my endless stories about my friends and my school life. She is retired on pension now but in her youth and her older age she worked as a teacher in a school. I must admit, she is a very understanding person.

Put it into a few words, we are a united and friendly family.

to introduce oneself — представлять кого-либо, знакомиться; to leave school — заканчивать школу; to graduate from the University — заканчивать университет; a surgeon — хирург; handsome — красивый (о мужчине); sociable — общительный; to work overtime — работать сверхурочно; a bread-maker — кормилец; to be fond of — нравиться, любить; slim — стройный, изящный; pretty — хорошенькая, симпатичная (о женщине); elegant — элегантный; smart — хорошо одетый, модный, изящный; to be in (to have) a habit of doing smth. — иметь привычку (обыкновение) чем-то заниматься; senior — старший, старше; junior — младший; to be married — быть женатым (замужем); nephew — племянник; gaiety — веселость; endless — нескончаемый; to be retired on pension — находиться на пенсии

Word List and Word-Combinations

on the subject "My Family"

Relatives by Birth:

a family — семья

parents — родители

a mother (mum) — мать (мама)

a father (dad) — отец (nana)

a son — сын

a daughter — дочь

a sister — сестра

a brother — брат

a grandfather — дедушка

a grandmother — бабушка

a great-grandmother — прабабушка

a grandson — внук

a granddaughter — внучка

grandparents — бабушка и дедушка

grandchildren — внуки

an uncle — дядя

an aunt — тетя

a nephew — племянник

a niece — племянница

a cousin — двоюродный брат (-ая сестра)

Relatives by Marriage:

a husband — муж

a wife — жена

a father-in-law — тесть, свекор

a mother-in-law — теща, свекровь

a son-in-law — зять (муж: дочери)

a daughter-in-law — невестка (жена сына)

a brother-in-law — деверь (муж сестры)

a sister-in-law — золовка (жена брата)

a stepfather — отчим

a stepmother — мачеха

an adopted child — приемный ребенок

an orphan — сирота

a widower — вдовец

a widow — вдова

twins — близнецы

to be married — быть женатым (замужем)

to get married — жениться (выходить замуж)

divorce — развод, разведенный

divorcee — разведенная

single — холост, не замужем

descendant — потомок

direct descendant — прямой потомок

heir — наследник

relatives — родственники (one's flesh and blood — родственник)

Additional words and expressions:

What’s your name/first name — Как Вас зовут!

What’s your surname/last name — Как Ваша фамилия?

What are you? — Кто Вы (по профессии)?

What's your occupation? — Чем Вы занимаетесь?

How old are you? — Сколько Вам лет?

I am 17. — Мне 17.

When were you born? — Когда Вы родились?

I was born on the 23-d of January, 1988. — Яродился 23 января 1988 года.

Have you any sisters or brothers? — У Вас есть братья

Is your sister/brother younger or elder than you? – Ваша сестра/брат младше или старше Вас?

I am the only child in the family. – Я единственный ребёнок в семье.

I have neither brother nor sister. – У меня нет ни брата, ни сестры.

What does he (she) look like? — Как он (она) выглядит?

Не is handsome. — Он красивый (о мужчине).

She is beautiful. — Она красивая (о женщине).

She is pretty (charming). — Она хорошенькая, симпатичная.

She is like her mother (father). — Она похожа на свою мать (своего отца)

She (he) has a noble look. — У нее (у него) благородный вид.

She (he) looks like her (his) father/mother — Она (он) похож(а) на своего (свою)отца/мать.

They look alike. — Они похожи друг на друга.

She (he) is so unique. — Она (он) неповторим(а).

She (he) is so tactful. — Она (он) так тактична (тактичен).

Her (his) charm is irresistible. — Ее (его) обаяние неотразимо.

She (he) is energetic — энергичная(ый)

sharp-minded — смышленая(ый)

emotionally stable — эмоционально уравновешенная(ый)

She (he) is aggressive — агрессивная(ый)

generous — щедрая(ый)

talented — талантливая(ый)

sensitive — чувствительная(ый)

good-hearted — добросердечная(ый)

simple-hearted — простодушная(ый)

empty-headed — пустоголовая(ый)

cheerful — веселая(ый)

intelligent — умная(ый), смышленая(ый)

educated — образованная(ый)

awkward — неуклюжая(ий)

shy — застенчивая(ый)

easy-going — покладистая(ый)

brave — храбрая(ый)

stubborn — упрямая(ый)

envious — завистливая(ый)

sophisticated — с утонченным вкусом

Where are you from? — Откуда Вы родом?

What country are you from? — Откуда Вы родом?

What is your nationality? — Кто Вы по национальности?

I am Ukrainian (Russian, English, American). — Я украинец (русский, англичанин, американец).

Is your family large (small)? — У Вас большая (маленькая) семья?

How many persons are there in your family? — Из скольких человек состоит Ваша семья? We are a family of four. — Из четырех.

Are you related to Kate? — Катя Ваша родственница?

What is your address? — Какой у Вас адрес?

What is your phone number? — Какой у Вас номер телефона?

What are your hobbies? — Какие у Вас хобби?

What do you enjoy most? — Что Вы любите больше всего?

I am a loner. I don't like a noisy crowd. — Ялюблю одиночество. Я не люблю шумную толпу. What kind of education did you get? — Какое Вы получили образование?

Did you get a diploma? — Вы получили диплом?

What is your favourite subject? — Какой у Вас любимый предмет (учебный)?

Are you doing well? — Вы хорошо учитесь?

When did you leave school? — Когда Вы закончили школу?

What are you going to be? — Кем Вы хотите стать?

Text 1

MY FAMILY

Before I start speaking about my family, let me in­troduce myself. My name is Lena Petrova. I was born in 1991. My home town is Krasnodar. Now I am 18. I have finished school this year. Everybody knows it's rather difficult to tell someone's biography when you are only eighteen. But I'll try. First of all, I want to say that I am an ordinary schoolgirl. People say I am a pretty girl. I am slim, tall. I go in for sports because it's my goal to have a very good figure. My hair is
long and fair, the eyes are blue. I have a snub nose and full lips. Certainly I have a lot of interests such as sport, dancing and a very popular one, I mean the com­puter. I finished training courses in computer and I suppose it will help me to study at the University. I took after my father in character that's why I'd like to start telling you about my family with my Dad. He is 42. He works at the Factory as the Works Manager. He graduated from the Moscow University. He
is generous and moderate, though resolute, he's tactful. He is always busy. But he often finds some spare time to spend it in the swimming-pool with my brother, and me, playing tennis in summer and hockey in winter. I guess, that's why he looks both athletic and distinguished. To
tell the truth, I haven't many opportunities to see him very often.

As for my, mother I am very happy to look like her because she is a beautiful woman. She doesn't look her age. She always says: "A woman is as old as she looks". She is a doctor. She works at the hospital. Her colleagues say that my Mama is very efficient and qualified, very sociable but not talkative and has good manners. That's true. Then I have an elder brother.
Of course, I love him very much, He is a nice guy, very honest. He is a student. Sometimes it seems to me my brother is a bit stubborn. Nevertheless he is pleasant to deal with. He looks like my father. He is handsome, neither slim nor stout. He wears a beard and moustache. I hate
this and I'm going to present him with a new and expensive shaving-cream for his birthday. His hair is dark and eyes are brown. He has a straight nose like my Dad and thin lips. He isn't, married yet.

And finally my Granny. Her name is Elena too. I took my name after my grandmother. She is a pleasant-looking woman in her sixties, with soft brown hair and warm dark-brown eyes. She is kind and gentle, but she manages our house very well. My mother is, of course, a clever woman, but a little unpractical, and she needs my granny's advice, because my grandmother, on the other hand, is very practical and full of common sense.

That is a story of my family. We all live together in a four-room flat. We quarrel very seldom, but sometimes it happens. We love each other and try to live a happy life.

home town — родной город; rather - довольно; pretty - красивая; goal — цель; snub-nosed - курносый; to take after somebody in character - пойти в к-л. характером; to manage -справляться; works manager - начальник производства; to graduate from - окончить вуз; generous — щедрый; moderate - сдержанный; resolute - решительный; though -хотя; tactful - тактичный; spare time - свободное время; swimming—pool — плавательной бассейн; to guess — пола­гать; athletic - атлетичный; distinguished - видный; to have
an opportunity - иметь возможность; to look like - бытьпохожим; to have good manners - уметь держать (вести)себя; sociable - общительный; talkative - разговорчивый;
efficient - квалифицированный; honest - честный; stubborn -упрямый; a bit... — немного...; nevertheless - тем не ме­нее...; to deal with - иметь дело; beard - борода; moustache -усы; expensive - дорогостоящий; straight - прямой; to be married — быть замужем (женатым); pleasant-looking — при­ятный; kind - добрый; gentle -мягкий; on the other hand -с другой стороны; to be (un)practical - быть (не)практич­ным; to be full of common sense - иметь здравый смысл; to quarrel - ссориться; qualified – компетентный

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

I. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What's the girl's name?

2. When was she born?

3. What is her home town?

4. When did she finish school?

5. Is she an ordinary schoolgirl?

6. Who does she look like?

7. Who does she take in character after?

8. How many people does her family consist of?

9. What's her hobby?

10. Is her family a friendly one?

II. Переведите следующие словосочетания на русский язык.

to have good manners, to be generous and moderate, to have an opportunity, it's rather difficult, to be qualified for the job, to be a pleasant-looking woman, to be neither slim nor stout, to look her age, to take after him in character, to be resolute and tactful, to look both athletic and distinguished, to be very sociable but not talkative, to be pleasant to deal with, to be a bit stubborn, to wear a beard and moustache, on the other hand, to be very practical and full of common sense.

III. Напомните, как эти словосочетания звучат по-английски.

Курносый нос; попытаться рассказать; иметь хорошую фигуру; быть обыкновенной школьницей; светлые волосы; заниматься спортом; иметь много интересов; закончить курсы; окончить университет; хорошо справляться со всеми проблемами; играть в тен­нис; ходить в плавательный бассейн; быть щедрым; выглядеть спортивным; видный; привлекательный; не выглядеть на свой возраст; женщине столько лет, на­сколько она выглядит; коллеги утверждают; быть хорошим специалистом; прямой нос; носить усы и бо­роду; крем для бритья; ей за 60; тонкие и полные губы; мягкие волосы; карие глаза; нуждаться в сове­те; быть очень практичным; иметь здравый смысл; редко ссориться; закончить школу.

IV. Подберите подходящие по смыслу сло­ва, используя подсказку внизу.

1. I want to say that I am an o... school-girl.

2. I took after my father in c... and I l... like my mother.

3. I have a s... nose but my brother has a s...nose.

4. People say my father looks d... and my mother doesn't look her a....

5. My b... is pleasant to d... with.

6. He is a bit s....

7. My brother w... a beard and m....

8. And f... I want to tell you about my grandmother.

9. He isn't m... yet.

10. My mother's very q... for the job.

11. On the other h..., she's very p... and full of common s....

(practical, brother, finally, hand, sense, deal, character, look, straight, age, ordinary, snub, married, qualified, wears, distinguished, stubborn, moustache)

V. Предлоги потерялись, помогите восстановить предложения.

1. I took... my father in character.

2. I have finished... school... this year.

3. Her colleagues say that my mother is qualified...the job.

4. Nevertheless he is pleasant to deal....

5. I go... ... sports because it's my goal to have a very nice figure.

6. I'd like to start telling you... my family and... my Dad.

7. Certainly I have a lot… interests.

8. There are four... us … the family.

9. My father manages... all problems very well.

10. My father graduated... the Moscow University.

11. I'd like to present my brother a new shaving cream... his birthday.

13. My grandmother is a pleasant-looking woman... her sixties,... brown hair and dark-brown eyes.

VI. Как из данных слов составить вопросы?

1. Large, a, have, a, or, family, small, you.

2. Are, in, family, the, how, you, many.

3. Name, what, mother's, your, is.

4. Mother, how, is, your, old.

5. Brother, than, you, are, your, younger.

6. do, in, you, who, take, character, after

7. you, who, like, do, look.

8. appearance, is, what, fathers, your.

9. your, what, brother's, is, character.

10. you, do, where, live.

VII. Это отрывок из детективной повести Агаты Кристи "Происшествие в Кингз Эббот".

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