Topic 1: Family
Read and translate the text:
My family
I am Alex Novikov. Alex is my first name and Novikov is my surname. I am 17 years old. I want 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 a college. She likes her profession. She is a good-looking woman with brown hair. She is 44 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 46. 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 knows all about new radio sets and likes to repair old ones. He is also handy with many things. When he was small, he liked to take everything to pieces. My grandmother told me a story that once my father tried to "repair" their kitchen clock. He managed to put all the wheels and screws back again - but the clock didn't work. They had to give it to a repairman. But that happened a long time ago. Now he can fix almost everything: a vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, a fridge and what not. He's got a few shelves where he keeps everything he needs. On the table there is always a radio in pieces.
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 mother doesn't go in for sports. But my parents have the same opinion about my education and upbringing.
My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps house and takes care of me and my father. She is very good at cooking and she is clever with her hands. She is very practical. My father and I try to help her with the house work. I wash the dishes, go shopping, tidy our flat.
I want to become a student. I'd like to learn foreign languages. I think I take after my father. I'm tall, fair-haired and even-tempered. I always try to be in a good mood.
We have got a lot of relatives. We are deeply attached to each other and we get on very well.
Answer the questions:
1. What is your first name? What is your surname?
2. How old are you?
3. When is your birthday?
4. Is your family large? How many are you in the family?
5. Have you got any brothers or sisters?
6. What are your parents? Where do they work?
7. How long have your parents been married?
8. Do they have much in common?
9. Do you spend a lot of time with your family?
10. What sorts of things do you do together?
11. Who runs the house in your family?
Vocabulary:
name (first name, Christian name) имя
patronimic, middle name отчество
surname, second name фамилия
namesake тезка
maiden name девичье имя, фамилия
nickname прозвище
pet name ласкательное имя
call называть
call by first name называть по имени
call smb. after назвать чьим-то именем
change one's name back взять прежнюю фамилию
call smb. names ругать, оскорблять кого-либо
good-looking красивый, миловидный
wife жена
husband муж
slim стройный
experienced опытный, квалифицированный
broad-shouldered широкоплечий
to play the guitar играть на гитаре
to repair чинить, ремонтировать
to be handy with smth быть искусным в чем-то
to take to pieces разбирать на части
to manage cуметь, справиться
to fix исправлять, чинить
to have much in common иметь много общего
to be fond of smth увлекаться чем-то
to go in for smth заниматься чем-то
opinion мнение
upbringing воспитание
to take care of smb заботиться о ком-то
she is good at cooking она хорошо готовит
she is clever with her hands у нее умелые руки
to tidy убирать
pensioner пенсионер
to run the house вести хозяйство
to knit вязать
accountant бухгалтер
joint venture company совместное предприятие
scientist ученый
relative родственник
to be an only child быть единственным ребенком
twins близнецы
family pedigree семейная родословная
grandchildren внуки
ancestor предок
Godfather крестный отец
to be single быть холостым, неженатым
well-educated хорошо-образованный
ex (former) бывший
to wish smb. all the happiness in the world желать самого лучшего
sister-in-law золовка
brother-in-law деверь
mother-in-law свекровь, теща
father-in-law свекор, тесть
daughter-in-law невестка
son-in-law зять
to lose one's temper for no reason выходить из себя без причины
uncle дядя
aunt тетя
nephew племянник
niece племянница
cousin двоюродный брат, сестра
to miss smb. badly скучать сильно по ком-нибудь
nursery school детский сад
to take after быть похожим на
fair-haired светловолосый
even-tempered уравновешенный
to be in a good mood быть в хорошем настроении
to be deeply attached to smb быть глубоко привязанным
to get on well ладить
marriage женитьба
date свидание
to date smb встречаться с кем-то
make a date назначить свидание
a boy- (girl) friend друг (подруга)
court smb ухаживать за кем-то
courtship сватовство
fall in love влюбиться
propose to smb сделать предложение
be engaged to smb быть помолвленным
engagement помолвка
break one's engagement разорвать помолвку
fiance(e) жених, невеста
marry smb жениться, выходить замуж
marry for love выйти замуж, жениться по любви
be married/ get married жениться, выходить замуж
marriage certificate свидетельство о браке
marriage for convenience брак по расчету
illegal marriage незаконный брак
misalliance неравный брак
batchelor холостяк
dowry приданое
wedding свадьба, бракосочетание
wedding service венчание
civil marriage гражданский брак
wedding ring обручальное кольцо
matrimony супружество, брак
spouse супружеская чета, супруг(а)
prenuptial agreement брачный договор
bride's maids подружки невесты
best-man свидетель со стороны жениха
new(ly)-weds молодожены
honey-moon медовый месяц
divorce развестись
argue, have a row, quarrel ссориться, ругаться
to find faults with smb. придираться к кому-либо
Read the dialogues. Use the questions, ask for and give extra information:
1.
- I say, Ann. You've got some relatives here, haven't you?
- Yes, I have some.
- What relatives have you here?
- My aunt's family lives here.
- Do you often go to see them?
- Yes, I do. I visit them as often as possible. They are so nice, jolly and kind.
- Is their family large?
- Rather. There are five of them: my aunt, her husband and their three children.
- So you have three cousins. How nice! How old are they? What are their names? You are fond of them, aren't you?
- Not so many questions at once, please. Let's visit them one of these days. I'll introduce you to them all.
2.
- Good afternoon, Alice. Come in.
- Good afternoon, Lily. How are you?
- Quite well. Won't you sit down? Make yourself comfortable. How are you?
- Very well, thank you. I'd like to invite you to my wedding-reception. I'm getting married next month.
- Oh! This is a lovely surprise. Who is the lucky fellow?
- James Brown. We've known each other since childhood.
- My congratulations. I wish all the happiness in the world.
- Thank you.
Translate into English:
1. У него было две сестры.
2. Тот бухгалтер - моя мама.
3. Давай посетим их сегодня.
4. Ее кузен - светловолосый парень.
5. У нас был брачный договор.
6. Те ученые были на совместном предприятии.
7. Ее девичья фамилия - Петрова.
8. Он увлекается спортом.
9. То мнение было неправильным.
10. У них умелые руки.
11. Мы сейчас в свадебном путешествии.
12. Доктор Браун холост или женат? Его жене Хелен 30 лет, а сыну Бену 4 года.
13. Моя бабушка ладит со своей невесткой.
14. Мой двоюродный брат - единственный ребенок в семье.
Topic 2: Education
Read and translate the text:
Education. Universities. Schooling
The education system in the Russian Federation has a number of important and interrelated problems. To solve them it is necessary to create a high material and technical basis and to educate a new man worthy to live in the future society considering the market and management problems on a high level. These aims may be achieved by the further development of science and engineering which, in its turn, depend to a great extent on the proper organization of higher education in all its forms: full time, part-time and extra-mural. Young people in our country have every opportunity to study and to get a higher education.Some students pay for their education, some students get scholarships, students can find the books necessary for their studies in the libraries and reading rooms of their collegesand universities. They can also make experiments, carry out research work and different kinds of practical work in the laboratories and workshops of their higher schools. They do not have to pay for using books, workshops or laboratories.
To enter the university you have to take entrance examinations which are rather different. Students are able to study at the day-time departments and by correspondence. A studentwho does not work and attends a day-time department is called a full-time student. A student who works and comes for the session twice a term is called an extra-mural student.
The training of specialists of our universities combines theoretical studies with practical work and industrial training. At the end of each term students have to submit their course (term) papers or designs.
Each year thousands of young people enter higher technical schools. The training course in most of them usually lasts from 5 to 6 years. Generally, the
curriculum for the first and second-year students includes such subjects as (Students study) mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanics, strength of materials, elements of machines, drawing, a foreign language, marketing, management, finance and a number of others. Specialization, as a rule, begins in the third year. To pass the examination successfully students have to work hard during the academic year. They may fail at the examination if they miss classes and do not study regularly. Students must take exams and credits in time. Sometimes they are allowed to take them in advance.
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