MY FAMILY. A vocabulary defines a family as “people who are closely related”

A vocabulary defines a family as “people who are closely related”. But it is not just a group of relatives living in one place. All members of my family are very close friends of mine. We are five in the family: my parents, my sister, my grandmother and I.

First of all, some words about my parents. My mother and father 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 father is fond of tennis. My mother doesn't go in for sports. But my parents have the same opinion about my education and upbringing.

My mother's name is Elena Ivanova. She is forty-three years old, but she doesn’t look her age. She is an interior designer and likes her profession greatly. My mother always bears and forbears with me.

My father’s name is Pavel Ivanov and he is an experienced computer programmer. He is forty-five. My father knows all about computer and likes to repair old ones. He is also handy with many things. When he was a child, 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 did not work. They had to give it to a repairman. Now he can fix almost everything: a vacuum cleaner, a washing machine, a fridge and what not.

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. My father and I try to help her with the housework. I wash the dishes, go shopping and tidy our flat.

My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps to run the house. She is fond of knitting and gardening.

My sister Helen is twenty-five. She is married and has a family of her own. She works as an accountant for a joint venture company. Her husband is a scientist. They have got twins: a daughter and a son. They go to a nursery school.

 

VII. Ответьте письменно на следующие вопросы:

1) How does a vocabulary define “a family”?

2) How many are you in the family?

3) How long have your parents been married?

4) Do your parents have much in common?

5) Who keeps house in your family?

6) What are your household duties?

 

VIII. Дайте английские эквиваленты следующим словосочетаниям:

1) мои близкие друзья;

2) не выглядеть на свой возраст;

3) иметь много общего;

4) быть терпеливым и терпимым;

5) ловко управляется со многими вещами;

6) вести хозяйство.

 

Вариант 2

I. Перепишите следующие предложения. Определите по грамматическим признакам, какой частью речи являются слова, оформленные окончанием -s, и какую функцию это окончание выполняет, т.е. служит ли оно:

а) показателем 3-го лица единственного числа глагола в Present Indefinite; б) признаком множественного числа имени существительного; в) показателем притяжательного падежа имени существительного. Переведите предложения на русский язык.

1. Britain exports a great variety of goods.

2. Britain’s exports fell in recent years.

3. We see no roofs of small houses because of snow.

 

II. Перепишите следующие предложения, содержащие разные формы сравнения, и переведите их на русский язык:

1. The more we study, the more we know.

2. The days in winter are not so long as in summer.

3. This article is the most interesting in the magazine.

 

III. Перепишите и письменно переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на перевод неопределенных и отрицательных местоимений.

 

1. Some students of our group study French.

2. Have you any English books at home?

3. Give me some bread and milk.

 

IV. Перепишите следующие предложения, определите в них видовременные формы глаголов и укажите их инфинитив, переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. It doesn’t take me long to have breakfast.

2. I shall go to the cinema when I have time.

3. Last week I got a letter from my sister inviting me to send the week-end at her place in the country.

 

V. Перепишите и переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на слова much/many/few/ little, обозначающие количество:

1. She bought many pencils for hr son.

2. I don’t like to eat much bread.

3. The teacher says that to master a foreign language one must read a lot.

 

VI. Перепишите и письменно переведите текст.