Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Use the Active Vocabulary
1) У моего лучшего друга очень большая семья. Он живет в большом доме с родителями, бабушкой, дедушкой и двумя сестрами.
2) Старшая сестра Джона замужем и у нее есть сын. Джон проводит много свободного времени со своим племянником, они играют в баскетбол на школьной спортивной площадке.
3) Твои дальние родственники живут с тобой в одном городе? – Нет. Тетя моего отчима работает в международной компании и живет в Германии.
4) Анна каждое лето ездит в США навестить свою племянницу Кейт, которая живет в Лос-Анджелесе.
5) Твоя бабушка на пенсии? – Да, она не работает. Она занимается садоводством.
Draw your family tree. Write sentences about your relatives. Include information about their age, profession, daily activities and free time. Use the Active Vocabulary.
3. Exchange your family trees with a partner. Ask questions to find out more information about your partner’s relatives. Then write a paragraph about his/her family.
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
| Family relatives husband / wife father/ mother/ parents daughter/ son sister/ brother uncle/ aunt cousin grandfather/ grandmother/ grandparents niece/ nephew mother-in-law/ father-in-law sister-in-law/ brother-in-law close/ distant relatives stepfather/ stepmother stepbrother/ stepsister | Work accountant doctor assistant secretary technician nurse work for a company work hard earn money work in an office get to work by car/ bus/ metro |
| Activities keep the house look after somebody spend free time together go skiing/ skating take long walks play outdoor/ indoor games leave school baby-sit go horse-riding go swimming/ fishing listen to the music play football/ tennis do gardening go to the cinema/ restaurant/ pub visit friends entertainment | Additional vocabulary adult middle-aged person elderly person teenager retired person/ retiree old man/ old lady single/ married/ divorced/ widowed get on well bright good fun |
TOPIC 2. APPEARANCE AND CHARACTER
Put the following words into the correct groups.
| pretty beautiful tall old young slim handsome short thin beard medium height ugly overweight moustache plain elderly fat dark blonde middle-aged attractive straight curly plump wavy |
Height:
Weight:
Hair:
Age:
Looks:
Fill in the gaps in the sentences.
1. He’s only one metre 52. He’s quite …………
2. Very ………… people are often good at basketball and volleyball.
3. Models are usually …………
4. She’s only twelve. She’s very …………
5. If I eat too much I’ll be …………
6. My grandmother is in this hospital. It’s a hospital for ………… people.
3. Write down the names of three people you know. Then write about:
- their height
- their hair
- their eyes
- their looks
Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the box.
| generous hard-working lazy mean nervous popular relaxed unpopular |
1) You’re …......... if you never do any work.
2) ………… people often give things to other people.
3) Everybody likes her. She’s very …………
4) ………… people are always busy.
5) You’re ………… if you worry about everything and can’t sit still.
6) ………… people don’t worry or get excited about things.
7) John’s ………… He keeps everything for himself and doesn’t share.
8) ………… people don’t have many friends.
Work with a partner. Tell about your family. Use these words.
confident fit friendly intelligent lazy pretty tall young
6. Compare yourself and your family members/ your friends. Make sentences.
Example: My sister is more confident than me. Maria isn’t as tall as I am.
A) Read and translate the text.
The British character
People say that Irish people talk a lot. They say that the Welsh are great singers. The Scots, they say, are not a very happy or fun-loving nation, and they are also very careful with money. Generally these descriptions are not true! But it is true that there are some very good Welsh actors and singers like Anthony Hopkins, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Tom Jones.
Foreigners have ideas about what is “British”. But some of these things are not part of most ordinary people’s everyday life. The great English breakfast and afternoon tea, for example, are mostly found in hotels and “bed and breakfast” places for tourists. And the British do not only drink tea these days. Coffee is popular, too. They drink, on average, 3.39 cups of tea each day and 1.65 cup of coffee.
It takes time to know a British person well. British people are generally quite shy, and they do not make friends with strangers easily. Perhaps this is because they live on an island!
British people spend less money on clothes than the people of other European countries. Most of them are not very interested in clothes. Many British people wear suits to the office during the week, but at weekends they prefer to wear jeans.
B) Answer the questions.
1. Are there any good Welsh actors?
2. Do all British people have their afternoon tea every day?
3. How much coffee does an average British person drink every day?
4. Why don’t British people make friends easily?
5. What do they wear to work?
8. a) Several teenagers answered the question: “Do you worry about your appearance?” Read their answers.
George, United States
Do I worry about my appearance? Yeah, I do. In high school I didn't worry about it at all, but coming to college I really became self-conscious about my image and I tried to reinvent myself in a way.
Jess, England
Yes, I do. I wish I didn't but I do. I spend quite a lot of time shopping, choosing clothes, doing my hair, fixing my make-up, getting my nails done, so yeah, I spend quite a lot of time on my appearance.
Christophe, Belgium
Well, actually, I don't really worry about my appearance. I've already been telling myself to go to the hairdresser's for two months, and I still didn't go, so maybe I should worry a little bit more because my hair really looks awful right now.
Chrystal, United States
I don't. I think I'm OK. I used to be really worried when I was a kid because I've been called “four-eyes” when I was in school by boys and I used to be bullied. But right now I like my glasses, and I like my appearance, so I'm not that worried anymore.
Hanna, Australia
I think everybody worries about their appearance to some extent. I don't worry about my appearance a lot but I think even in our society you're often judged by the way you look, so to be part of society at least you have to worry about your appearance.
b) Do you worry about your appearance? Why (not)? Write a paragraph in your notebook.