Render the story into English.

Tasks

1. Give a detailed description of your family by answering the following questions:

Who are you? (What’s first your name? What’s your surname?)

What are you? What year student are you? Use: a school leaver, a first-year student, a fresher, an undergraduate, a post-graduate

Where do you come from? What place do you come from? Use: I come from the Russian Federation, I come from the city of Novosibirsk,

When and where were you born?

How old are you? Use: be young, old, of middle age, in my twenties, a boy (girl) of seventeen.

How many are you in the family?

Who are your parents?

What are (were) they? Where do your parents work? What do they do? Use: to work for a company, to work at hospital, at school/ to run a company, to have one’s own business

How long have your parents been married? Use: to have been married for …

Do they have much in common?

Do your parents work very hard? Use: to go on business trips, to work over time, have a part-time job as a designer, have a full-time job, to work at two jobs, to have a second job in addition to one's regular employment (to moonlight as …)

What does your father do for a living? Use: to work for a company,

Is he a devoted father? Use: develop interest in …, encourage his children to …, give much thought to children’s education, be proud of.

What is he like? Use: be tall, be strong, be short, have a lovely face, have an ordinary (plain) face, be silent, shy, quiet, not much of a talker, reserved, talkative, a good listener, a man of intelligence, friendly, sociable, have an outstanding reputation in the field of … a true Siberian.

What is your father’s hobby?

When is his birthday? Use: a man of forty, in his forties, of middle age, rather young (old).

Who keeps the house in your family?

Does your mum keep house well?

Is your mother a good housekeeper? Use: run the house well, cook perfectly, keep house well.

Does your mummy do all the cooking herself?

Why is your mother on flexi-time? Use: to keep house,

Can you describe your mother?

What does he/she look like? Use: be full of life, be pretty, be above medium height, very tall, rather thin, with regular features, have chestnut hair, have fair hair, have short straight hair, grey at the temples, brown (grey, blue) eyes, hair carefully arranged, make up very little (a lot).

What are your parent’s views on the on the children’s upbringing? Use: be clear-cut, old-fashioned, in favour of hard work, bring up one’s children in a strict manner, give much thought and care to education (sport, good manners, health).

Which of the parents do you want to be like?

Do you always inform your parents of your plans?

What sort of things do you do together?

Do you spend a lot of time with your family?

Do you go out with your parents?

Have you got any brothers or sisters?

Do you have a brother or a sister?

Does your sister take care of her looks?

Who are (were) your grandparents?

How old are your grandparents? Use: a woman of sixty, in her sixties, rather old.

Did your grandmother take early retirement?

Have you got any other relatives?

Do you all live together? Use: extended family, single-parent family, family circle

Are you clever (bright, intelligent, dull)?

How did you do at school?

Do your parents give much thought to your education?

Are your parents sure about your behaviour and academic progress?

What do your parents think of you? Use: be very pleased with, be proud of, be fond of, think the world of, approve of, expect a lot of.

What do your parents expect of you? Use: want me to do well at my study, be obedient, read a lot, be fond of sport.

Did you attend sport sections and subject circles?

What sport do you go in for?

Are you shy (reserved, sociable)? Do you prefer to be in the company of other people?

Are you quiet or talkative?

Are you fond of books and music?

Do you have quarrels with your relatives?

Do your parents understand you?

How do you get along with your family?

Do you listen to other people patiently?

Do you frequently disagree with what other members of your family say?

What are your household duties?

Will you show us the photo of your family, please?

In what way do you help your parents?

What are going to be?

Do you know about the difficulties of your future profession?

2. Self-study tasks

Situations

You are talking to a new acquaintance (to your fellow students). Tell him/her about your family and ask him to tell you about his.

Your brother is to meet a relative he has never seen before. Give him a detailed description of the relative’s appearance so that he could identify him.

Render the story into English.

Моя семья

Моя семья не очень большая, это типичная семья: папа, мама, я, мои брат, сестра и кот. Моей маме сорок один год, она - учительница испанского языка в университете. Она прирожденная учительница. У нее дар преподавать. Моему отцу - сорок два, он профессиональный художник и работает в оформительском комбинате. Обоим моим ро­дителям очень нравится их работа.

Моей старшей сестре Наташе - девятнадцать, она ходит в университет и хочет стать учительницей по истории. Ей нравится читать историческую и художественную ли­тературу. Моему младшему братишке Игорю только шесть лет, он ходит в детский сад. Он очень смешной, мне нравится проводить свободное время, обучая его чему-нибудь. Игорю нравится играть с нашим котом.

Мои бабушка и дедушка на пенсии. Им нравится возиться на приусадебном участке. Они проводят много времени в огороде. Они выращивают овощи и фрукты. Мы наслаждаемся тем, что на нашем столе всегда свежие овощи и зелень. Я очень люблю свою семью. Мы всегда помогаем друг другу. Каждый член моей семьи - мой лучший друг.

4. Dialogue No 1 “My Family”

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