Exercise1. Work in pairs

Unit1

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text

ABOUT MYSELF

Let me introduce myself. My full name is Andrey Sergeevich Ivanov. I was born on April 8, 1987 in Astrakhan.

Our family is neither large nor small. There are four of us: my mother, my father, my brother and me. It is an average Russian family.

My father is 47 years old. He is a Civil engineer. He works at the Building Site. He is always busy. He has very little free time. He likes his job. My mother teaches foreign languages at the Astrakhan State University. She works a lot. She does her house-work and I always help her. My brother is 20 years old. He is a student of the Economics Faculty. He is not married yet and has no family of his own.

I am a first-year-student of the Astrakhan Engineer Building Institute. Last year I finished a secondary school and entered the Institute. I have various subjects at the Institute: high mathematics, drawing geometry, English, history of the world and national culture, physics, chemistry and many others. When I graduate from the Institute, I shall become a Civil engineer, like my father.

I have two grandmothers and one grandfather. I love them very much and often go to see them.

We have many relatives. My aunts, uncles and cousins live in different parts of Russia. On holidays they often come to our place. We have a very good time together.

At the week-ends we usually go to the country-side to ski in winter and to walk in the forest in summer. We are happy to be together.

Exercise 2.Vocabulary. Learn by heart the following words

to enter the Institute поступить в институт

to finish a secondary school- закончить среднюю школу

to graduate from (the Institute,

the University)- закончить (институт, университет)

a first-year student- студент первого курса

slim- adj стройная

fair- adj светлый

hair- n волосы

to listen- v слушать

everyday- adj повседневный, обычный

housewife- n домохозяйка

Exercise 3. Answer the following questions

1. When was A. S. Ivanov born?

2. Is his family large?

3. How many persons are there in Andrey`s family?

4. How old is his father? What is his profession?

5. Does Andrey help his mother?

6. Where does Andrey`s brother study?

7. Where does Andrey Ivanov study?

8. What do the Ivanovs do at the week-ends?

Exercise 4.Write a story about yourself. The questions below can help you

1. What is your name?

2. Where and when were you born?

3. How old are you?

4. Have you got a family?

5. How many people are there in your family?

6. Do you have brothers, sisters, grandparents in your family?

7. Where do you live?

8. Did you study well at school?

9. What was your favourite subject?

10. What school did you finish?

11. Did your teachers at school help you to choose your future profession?

12. What do you like to read?

13. What sport do you go in for?

14. What are you going to be?

Discussion.

Exercise1. Work in pairs.

Ask your partner about his or her name, his or her age, his or her future profession, his or her address, his or her nationality etc.

Exercise 2. Make up short dialogues like in the examples:

1.

- Hello! My name is Mike. And what’s your name?

- My name is Peter.

- How old are you?

- I’m 18.

- What is your future profession?

- I’m a future engineer.

- What is your address?

- My address is 22, High Street, London, England.

2.

- Hello! I’m a new student. My name is Fred.

- Hello Fred! My name is Helen.

- How are you Helen?

- I’m very well? Thank you. And you?

- I’m fine, thanks. What is your telephone number?

- My telephone number is 792085.

- What nationality are you?

- I’m Russian.

You can use the following expressions:

Nice to meet you how are you?

Nice to hear it what’s the news?

Glad to see you Fine, thanks.

Let me introduce… You look wonderful.

Haven’t seen you for ages. It’s a pleasure to talk to you.

You look pretty well. You flatter me.

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