Answer the questions to the text.
Learn the words.
Vocabulary
good-looking – красивый, миловидный
slim – стройный
experienced – опытный, квалифицированный
broad-shouldered – широкоплечий
to be handy with smth – уметь делать что-л., быть искусным в чем-л.
to fix – чинить, исправлять
washing machine – стиральная машина
fridge- холодильник
and what not – и так далее, и тому подобное
to have much in common – иметь много общего
views on smth – взгляды на…
horror film – фильм ужасов
to go in for smth – заниматься чем-л.
to take care of smb – заботиться о ком-л.
accountant - бухгалтер
twins - близнецы
a first-year student – первокурсник
to be fond of – увлекаться чем-л.
to be deeply attached to smb – быть сильно привязанным к кому-л.
to get on well – быть в хороших отношениях, ладить друг с другом
Read and translate the text.
Text
I am Alex Samoylov. Alex is my first name and Samoylov is my surname. I am eighteen years old. I would like to tell you a few words about my family. My family is large. I have got a mother, a father, a sister, a brother and a grandmother. There are six of us in the family.
First of all some words about my parents. My mother is a teacher of biology. She works in college. She likes her profession. She is a good-looking woman with brown hair. She is forty-four but she looks much younger. She is tall and slim.
My father is a computer programmer. He is very experienced. He is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes. He is forty-six. My father often sings and when we are at home and have some free time, I play the guitar and we sing together. My father is handy with many things. He can fix almost everything: a vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, a fridge and what not.
My parents have been married for twenty-six years. They have much in common, but they have different views on music, books, films, sports. For example, my father likes horror films and my mother likes “soap operas”. My father is fond of tennis. My mother doesn’t go in for sports.
My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps house and takes care ofme and my father. My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps to run the house. She is fond of knitting. My sister Helen is twenty-five. She is married and has a family of her own. She works as an accountant. Her husband is a scientist. They have got twins: a daughter and a son. They go to a nursery school. My brother Boris is eleven. He is a schoolboy. He wants to become a doctor but he is not sure yet.
I want to become an engineer. I’m a first-year student of Omsk State Technical University. This year I have left a secondary school and entered our university. I’m a hard worker and like to do everything well. When I have spare time, I like to go in for sports. I’m fond of sport games and my favourite one is football. I’m fond of music too. I like to listen to music and collect information about popular singers. I have some friends. We do sports together; go to the clubs when we have time. We also like to go to the cinema and watch a nice movie. I like comedies and detective films. I like reading as well. There are lots of books available online. You can easily find a book you need and it is not time consuming to choose a book as huge book collections can be found on one site. I love travelling both with my friends and my family. We have been to some cities with my parents. I think I will have a chance to travel on a vacation. This time I would like to go to St. Petersburg.
We have got a lot of relatives. We are deeply attached to each other and we get on very well.
Answer the questions to the text.
1. What is your first name? What is your surname?
2. How old are you?
3. Is your family large?
4. Have you got any brothers or sisters?
5. Who are your parents? Where do they work?
6. How long have your parents been married?
7. Do they have much in common?
8. Do you spend a lot of time with your family?
9. What sort of things do you do together?
10. Do you go out with your parents?
11. Can you describe your mother (father, sister, brother, friend)?
12. What are your favourite things to do?