книги / Basic course of english for students of technical universities

Part 2. Biography

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps using the words given in brackets.

Hello my unknown friend,

I … Vladislav, Vlad for short. Vladislav … my … name and Komarov is my …. I … Russian. I am 18. Now I am a first-year … (студент) of Perm National Research Polytechnic University. I am not … (женат) yet, but I … got a … (подруга). … name … Natasha. She … a student too. She is not … (высокая), … (довольно) slim and very … (хорошенькая).

Some words about my parents. My … (мать) is a … (инженер). … is forty-four. She is tall and … (стройная). She is quite a … (симпатичная) woman. My … (отец) is a computer programmer. … is tall and … (темноволосый), very strong and … (умный). My … (сестра), Vera, is

…(замужем). She is a … (врач). Her … (муж), Ivan, is an … (инже- нер-конструктор). They … got two children: a … (дочь) and a … (сын). Their daughter, Dasha, is four and their son, Igor, … two.

We … got a lot of relatives: … (дяди), … (тети) and … (двоюрод-

ные братья и сестры). We are a friendly … (семья).

What about you? … is your name? … old are you? … is your job?

…you married? … you … any sisters or brothers?

Please, write me soon.

Best wishes,

Vlad

Exercise 2. Write the male/female equivalent.

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Exercise 3. Complete the sentences with the words given in the brackets.

1.Weren’t the … vows beautiful at Jane and Tom’s …? (wedding/ marriage)

2.There are just four people in my …, but more than twenty in my … family. (extended/immediate)

3.My … grandmother lives in a little … cottage. (old/elderly)

4.My … who came to the family celebration spanned three …! (generations/relations)

5.Some … of ours recently gave us a photo album full of pictures of our … (ancestors/relatives)

6.A … family consists of a father, a mother and children whereas a

…family consists of one parent and children. (single parent, nuclear)

Exercise 4. Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the box.

engaged, married, divorced, separated, single, get, widow, foster, stepmother, in-laws

1)My sister is … to be … to a wonderful man.

2)When she … from her husband, she moved to her parents’ house.

3)It’s difficult to be a … parent.

4)Her parents didn’t … on well so they decided to get … .

5)Mrs. Browns’ husband died four years ago and she hasn’t married again. She is a … .

6)When his parents were both killed in a car accident, he was placed with … parents.

7)These are my husband’s parents. They are my … .

8)When her mother died, her father got married to another woman. Her … looked after her well.

Exercise 5. Answer the question.

Who is your immediate/extended family?

How do you get on with your family members?

What family cultural traditions are there in your country?

What is important in your family?

What does family mean to you?

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Exercise 6. Give a two-minute talk about your family. Use your answers of the questions to tell your partner about your family.

Exercise 7. Complete the table with the information about yourself. Tell the group about yourself using the tables as a plan.

Exercise 8. Then ask your neighbour questions and tell about him. Mind the 3d person singular in using Present Simple.

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Exercise 9. Complete the statements so that they are true for you.

1.A person I admire is ...

2.A place I’d love to visit is ...

3.The name of my first pet was ...

4.I’d really like to try ...

5.I can’t stand ...

6.I love the smell of ...

7.In ten years’ time I think I’ll be ...

8.An animal that fascinates me is ...

9.I always forget to ...

10.A job I admire people for doing is ...

11.A special skill I have is ...

12.Three adjectives that describe me are ...

13.My favourite saying in English (or my language) is ...

Exercise 10. Tell the group about yourself using the following questions:

1.What is your name?

2.What city/town are you from?

3.What school did you finish?

4.What family do you come from?

5.Do you have pets? If no, why not? If yes, tell us about him/her.

6.What do you enjoy doing?

7.Where do you like to spend your free time?

8.Do you like to go out or are you a stay-at-home person?

9.Do you do any kind of sports?

10.What are you good at?

11.What kind of person are you?

12.What are your strengths and weaknesses?

13.What kind of people do you like?

14.What is your favourite country?

15.Where do you most want to travel, but have never been to?

16.What is the best place you have ever been to?

17.What is the job of your dream?

18.What makes you happy?

19.What is the job of your dream?

20.Why do you want to know English?

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Additional Tasks for Self-Control

to be, to have, there + to be

Variant 1

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.I ... tired.

2.She ... angry with me yesterday.

3.Moscow ... the capital of Russia.

4.My brother ... 5 next year.

5.Your money ... in your handbag.

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.У меня было много английских книг в детстве.

2.У него есть сестра.

3.Завтра у них будет три пары.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.В нашем городе есть университет.

2.В прошлом году у нас в группе было 10 студентов.

3.Здесь будет два моста.

4.Сколько детей у вас в семье?

Variant 2

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.My hair ... not clean.

2.He ... on business there.

3.They ... at the seaside next week.

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4.You ... so busy yesterday!

5.They ... good friends.

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.У моих родителей трое детей.

2.Скоро у нас будет новая квартира.

3.Вчера у него было две пары.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.В нашем университете много факультетов.

2.В твоем диктанте было много ошибок.

3.В вашей группе будет 12 студентов.

4.Сколько книг в библиотеке?

Variant 3

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.Last October ... terrible.

2.My sister ... at home now.

3.They ... at the meeting tomorrow.

4.I ... almost ready.

5.The news ... very bad today.

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.У Джона хорошая работа.

2.2 года назад у меня была машина.

3.Скоро у него будет много свободного времени.

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III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.В нашем городе есть театр.

2.В этой работе будет много чертежей.

3.Вчера в музее было много посетителей.

4.Сколько обязательных предметов было у вас в школе?

Variant 4

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.He ... on holiday soon.

2.It ... wet today.

3.My sister’s hair ... short last summer.

4.The children ... in Moscow last week.

5.She ... in the library now.

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.У нее много новых друзей.

2.Скоро у них будут экзамены.

3.В прошлом году у меня была хорошая работа.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.В этой книге 200 страниц.

2.Вчера в студенческом клубе был концерт.

3.Завтра для него будет письмо.

4.Сколько мальчиков у вас в группе?

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Variant 5

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.He ... late yesterday.

2.It ... cold next Friday.

3.Ann’s grandmother ... on pension.

4.These girls ... pretty.

5.All his money ... in the purse.

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.Скоро у меня будет телефон.

2.У моей тети было много родственников.

3.У нас есть парк рядом с университетом.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.Вчера была очень интересная лекция.

2.На стене пять картин.

3.Завтра будет собрание.

4.Сколько народу было вчера в парке?

Variant 6

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.Her friend ... a first-year student.

2.The news ... very good yesterday.

3.I ... hot. Open the window, please!

4.We ... hungry yesterday.

5.It ... a film for adults only.

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II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.У него всегда много вопросов.

2.У них был дом в деревне несколько лет назад.

3.Завтра у него будет свободное время.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.Вчера в парке было много народу.

2.В вашей группе только 5 девочек.

3.В следующем году будет много снега.

4.Сколько комнат у тебя в квартире?

Variant 7

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.Tom’s parents ... travel agents.

2.My sister’s hair ... short.

3.The boys ... in the water all the time yesterday.

4.My brother ... a first-student next year.

5.It ... half past 6 now.

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.У него есть хороший словарь.

2.Завтра у вас будет диктант.

3.У моего деда было много медалей.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.Вчера никого не было дома.

2.На столе лежит пять ручек.

3.Завтра не будет лекций.

4.Сколько картин весит на стене?

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Variant 8

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.Last Friday ... clear and dry.

2.It ... pretty cold tomorrow.

3.Ann’s uncle ... a pilot.

4.Tom and Bob ... good at football.

5.My brother’s knowledge ... big.

II.1) Translate into English using the verb «to have».

2) Make these sentences interrogative.

1.У моей сестры новое платье.

2.Скоро у него будет новая работа.

3.В твоем чертеже было много ошибок.

III. Translate into English using the construction «there + to be».

1.В январе 31 день.

2.В университете будет много дополнительных предметов.

3.В прошлом году было много снега.

4.Сколько лабораторий в нашем университете?

Variant 9

I.1) Put in the missing words.

2)Make these sentences interrogative.

1.They ... interested in cars last year.

2.Knowledge ... power.

3.She ... in the library yesterday.

4.I ... glad to see you.

5.He ... in Italy next Monday.

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