B) read the text about Stephanie. Write similar text about your friend
III. “My family”.
Hello, friends it’s me again. Now I want to tell you a few words about my family. My family is large. I have a mother, a father, a brother, a sister and my grandparents.
First of all about my parents. My mother’s name is Mary Brown. She is forty-eight, but she looks much younger. Her birthday is on the 2nd of July. She is a housewife. She has a lot of work to do about the house. My mother is very good at cooking. My father John Brown is fifty-one and so he is three years older than my mother. He works at a big automobile plant as an engineer. My father is handy with many things. By character my father is a modest, a cheerful and well-bred man. He often sings and when we have free time, I play the guitar and we sing together.
My parents have much in common, but they have different views on music, books, films, and spots. For example, my father likes horror films and my mother likes “soap operas”. My father is fond of tennis and my mother doesn’t go in for sports. But my parents have the same opinion about children’s education and upbringing. My parents are hard-working people.
My sister’s name is Helen. She is married. She is an accountant. My brother-in-law Dan is a lawyer. They work in a small business company. They’ve got twins: a son and a daughter. Their son Jim is my nephew and Jane is my niece.
My brother Bill is eleven. He is six years younger than me. He is a pupil of the 5th form. He does well at school and gets only good and excellent marks.
Our family is very united. We like to spend time together . In the evenings we watch TV, read books and newspapers or just discuss everyday problems. We often go to the village to see our grandparents. They are on pension now and they prefer to live in the country.
We have many relatives: uncles, aunts, cousins. It’s nice to have a good family. We are deeply attached to each other and we get on very well.
Active vocabulary:
parents родители ата-аналар
uncle дядя аға, көке
aunt тетя тәте, апа
niece племянница жиен(қыз бала)
nephew племянник жиен(үл бала)
brother-in-law зять жезде, күйеу бала, қайын аға, қайын
relatives родственники туыс
twins близнецы егіздер
husband муж ер, күйеу
wife жена әйел, зайып
cousin кузен(кузина) тәтемнің баласы
discuss problems обсуждать проблемы проблемалаларды қайын қайын талқылау
get on well ладить друг с другом жақсы қарым қатынаста болу
to be deeply attached to smb. быть сильно привязанным к кому-либо біреуге өтте жақын болу
upbringing воспитаниетәрбие
to be good at … быть хорошим в …
to be handy with …
to play the guitar играть на гитаре гитарада ойнау
to have much in common иметь много общего
hard-working трудолюбивые жұмыскер
Answer the questions:
1. How many members are there in Ann’s family?
2. What is her mother’s name?
3. Where does her father work?
4. How old is her sister?
5. Who is Ann’s father?
6. What is her mother?
7. Who are Jim and Jane?
8. Where do they go?
9 What is her brother-in-law?
10. Does Ann’s family get on well?