MY FAMILY
I am Ann Smirnova. Ann is my first name and Smirnova is my surname or family name. I am seventeen. I want to tell you some words about my family. It is not very large. We are five in the family: my mum, dad, grandmother, brother and me. My mother is a teacher of biology. She works in a college. She is a good-looking woman with grey eyes and fair hair. She is forty four but looks much younger. She is medium height and slim. My father is a computer programmer. He is very experienced. He is a broad-shouldered, tall man with dark hair. He is forty five. My parents have much in common. But they have different views on books, films and sports. For example, my father is fond of football and tennis. My mother doesn’t go in for sports but she is fond of reading books and different magazines. My parents are hard working people. My mother keeps the house and takes care of us. She is very good at cooking and she is very practical. I try to help her with the housework. I wash dishes, go shopping and tidy our flat. My grandmother is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps to run the house. My brother Nick is twenty three. He is married and has a family of his own. He is a lawyer. His wife is a housewife. They have twins – a son and a daughter.I often visit them and play with my nephew and niece. We have many relatives and we get on well. I am fond of animals. We have two pets. They are a big dog and an Angora cat.
XIX. Переведите следующие словосочетания: имя и фамилия, иметь много родственников, сын и дочь, племянник и племянница, в нашей семье три человека, симпатичный человек, светловолосая женщина, широкоплечий мужчина, стройная девушка среднего роста, высокий парень, у нас много общего, у них разные взгляды на жизнь, увлекаться музыкой, заниматься спортом, хорошо готовить, быть способным к языкам, заботиться о детях, вести хозяйство, убирать квартиру, мыть посуду, ходить по магазинам, быть замужем, хорошо ладить с к-либо, иметь питомца
TASKS I. Answer the questions: 1. What is your first name? 2. What is your family name? 3. How old are you? 4. Is your family large? 5. How large is your family? 6. What is your mother? 7. What does she look like? 8. What is your father? 9. What does he look like? 10. Do you get on well with your parents? 11, Do you have much in common with them? 12. What do you have different views with your parents on? 13. Do you have a brother or a sister? 14. Do you have a niece or a nephew? 15. Do you have many relatives? 16. W ho runs your house? 17. Do you help your parents with the housework? 18. Do you have grandparents? 19. Are they pensioners? 20. Do you have a pet?
II. Translate the sentences: 1. Наша семья не очень большая. Нас четверо: мама, папа, старшая сестра и я. 2. Моя мама симпатичная, стройная женщина среднего роста. У нее светлые Волосы. Она домохозяйка. 3. Мой папа высокий и широкоплечий. Он опытный юрист. 4. У меня хорошие отношения с родителями, потому что у нас много общего. Но у нас разные взгляды на одежду и музыку. 5. Моя мама ведет хозяйство. Но я помогаю ей убирать квартиру и мыть посуду. Иногда я хожу в магазин. 6. Моя старшая сестра замужем. У нее своя семья. Ее муж программист. У них сын. Он мой племянник. Племянницы у меня нет. 7. Я занимаюсь спортом, и говорят, что у меня есть способности к химии. 8. У нас есть любимец. Это большая и умная собака. Ее зовут Зус. 9. Мои бабушка и дедушка пенсионеры. Они живут в другом городе. Мы часто навещаем их.
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