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TEXT 1
VII.
Read and translate the text.
ABOUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY
Let me introduce myself. My name is Olga Smirnova, Olya for short.
I was called after my grandmother. I was born on the 12
th
of May, 1995 in
Brest, and have been living there since my childhood. Now I am seventeen
years old. This year I have finished school and entered the Grodno State
Medical University. It was not easy to become a student, but I did all my
best to do it. At school I was good at Chemistry and Biology, they were
my favorite subjects. I was also interested in Physics and Languages. Now
I am a student of the medical university, the Faculty of Pediatrics. I
descend from the family of doctors. My parents and teachers at school
advised me to become a doctor firstly to continue our family occupation,
secondly because I have always given my preference to natural sciences.
The life of a medical student is not easy; we have to study a lot. So I don’t
have much time for my hobbies and interests. But when I have some free
time I go swimming at the swimming pool and watch videos. I like sport
very much. I go in for basketball and always take part in sports
competitions at our university. I am also fond of reading interesting books.
Among my favorite writers are Charles Dickens and Mark Twain. As for
my character, my friends find me very energetic and cheerful. But my
parents consider me absent-minded. I think I take after my grandmother in
character; she is very optimistic and joyful. It is quite natural because we
are family members.
Now I’d like to tell you a few words about my family. My family is
an average sized Belarusian family: it consists of my father, mother, elder
brother and me. So we are a family of four.
I'd like to start with my parents. I have got a father and a mother.
Their names are Sergey Ivanovich and Marina Petrovna. My parents have
been married for twenty-five years. This year we are celebrating their
silver wedding.
My father is 49 years old, he is a man of character. He is a very
handsome, sporty, tall man with fair hair and green eyes. People say I take
after my father in appearance. As for his character, he is very serious and
reliable. He is always ready to help everyone: both the family and his
patients. He works as a surgeon in the regional hospital. In his free time he
likes fishing and hunting. I love my father very much.
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My mother is 2 years younger than my father. She is in her late
forties but she looks young for her age. My mother is a pretty, slender
woman of medium height. She has long brown hair and blue eyes. My
mother is a very kind and caring woman, she is always very busy with her
work and has a lot to do about the house. But all family members try to
help her. My mother works in the children’s hospital, she is a pediatrician.
I want to treat children as well.
My parents have much in common, but they have different interests,
hobbies, points of view on sports and music. For example, my father is
fond of sports and my mother doesn't go in for sport at all. She is a great
home-sitter. She keeps the house and takes care of the family. She is very
good at cooking and she is clever with her hands. But my parents have the
same opinion about the education and upbringing of their children. They
are good specialists as well. Both of them are real medical professionals.
Now I'm going to tell you a couple of words about other members of
our family.
Besides me, my parents have got one more child. It is my elder brother.
His name is Oleg. He is twenty-three. He is married and has a family of his
own. His wife is a teacher. Oleg has graduated from the university and
works as an economist. We have much in common with my brother but we
are quite different as well. My brother is fond of exact sciences and I am
good at natural sciences. But we both like sport and books.
We are happy to have grandparents. They are old now and live in the
country near Brest. But we never forget to visit them regularly and help
them about the house.
We also have a lot of relatives. My aunts, uncles and cousins live far
from us, in different cities of Belarus. On big holidays they come to visit
us and we have a very good time together.
So we are a happy family and we are getting on well together. Our
family is very united. We help each other in difficult situations and discuss
all family problems together. We like to spend our free time together and
organize family celebrations. I am not married yet, but I would like to have
similar relationships in the family of my own.
Text vocabulary
I did all my best
я сделала все возможное
Faculty of Pediatrics
педиатрический факультет
natural sciences
exact sciences
естественные науки
точные науки
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silver wedding
серебряная свадьба
fishing
рыбалка
hunting
охота
point of view
точка зрения
home-sitter
домосед
upbringing
воспитание
a couple of words
несколько слов
family celebrations
семейные праздники
CONVERSATION PRACTICE
VIII. Answer the following questions.
1.
What is your name (surname, patronymic)?
2.
When is your birthday?
3.
Where were you born?
4.
How old are you?
5.
What is your occupation?
6.
Do you work? Where?
7.
How well did you do at school?
8.
What faculty do you study at?
9.
Why did you decide to enter the medical university?
10.
Is it easy to be a medical student?
11.
How do you spend your free time?
12.
Do you have any hobby?
13.
Do you like to read? Who is your favourite writer?
14.
Do you go in for sport?
15.
Are you married?
16.
Have you got a family of your own?
17.
Is your family large or small?
18.
How many persons does it consist of?
19.
What relations do you have in your family?
20.
What are your parents?
21.
How long have your parents been married?
22.
Do they have much in common?
23.
What is your father’s hobby?
24.
Can you describe your mother?
25.
Who do you most take after, your mother or your father?
26.
Who are you like in character?
27.
Who do you look like?
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28.
Are you an only child in the family?
29.
Is your sister (brother) younger or older than you?
30.
What is your sister’s (brother’s) occupation?
31.
Who runs the house in your family?
32.
What are your household duties?
33.
Do you help your mother to keep the house?
34.
Have you got grandparents?
35.
Have you got any other close relatives? What about your distant
relatives?
36.
Do you often see them?
37.
Is your family united?
38.
Do you spend your week-ends together with your parents?
39.
How would you describe the relationships in your family?
40.
What are your ideas of your future family?
IX. Agree or disagree with the following statements using the following
phrases: Yes, I agree that.../ It is true that ... / Yes, I think that … Or: I
don't think that is correct ... / I can't agree with the fact that ... / No, I
don't think you are right...
1. People are always a part of the family. 2. The optimal size of the
family is 3 members. 3. To be an only child in the family is very good.
4. It is not easy to be the head of the family. 5. Children should be polite
with the elder members of the family. 6. The man is always the head of
the family. 7. Brothers and sisters are always friends. 8. Happy families
are always united.
X. Using the following scheme describe the appearance of one of your
family members.
General impression → height → constitution → hair → eyes
Model:
My mother is a good-looking tall slender woman with fair hair
and blue eyes.
XI. Think of some positive and negative features of character for
a) a husband
c) a father
b) a wife
d) a mother
Positive
Negative
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XII. Describe your character using the following models.
My friends like my … character.
People find me … .
My teachers consider me … .
My parents say I am … .
I’d like to be more … .
XIII. Speak about the atmosphere in your family using the following
phrases.
to have close relationships in the family
to live happily together
to be on friendly terms with each other
to get on very well together
to be deeply attached to each other
to help each other in difficult situations
to discuss family problems together
to organize family celebrations
to spend free time together.
XIV. Speak about yourself and about your family using the following
plan:
give some personal information about yourself (name, age,
education, interests);
describe one of your family member in detail (name, age,
appearance, character, occupation, hobby);
speak about your grandparents (name, age, place of residence,
occupation);
speak about your brother / sister (name, age, occupation, interests,
things in common);
speak about your distant relatives (categories, place of residence,
relationships);
describe the atmosphere in your family (emotional relationship, help,
common activities);
speak about your dreams about your future family (optimal size,
relations, responsibilities, unity, atmosphere).
SELF CHECK