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My family






I am Alex Sidorov. Alex is my first name and Sidorov is my surname. I am seventeen 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 I would like to tell you 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 forty-four 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 forty-six. 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 did not 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 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 parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps house and lakes 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 housework. Iwash 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.

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.

My brother Boris is eleven. He is a schoolboy. He wants to become a doctor but he is not sure yet. Three months ago he dreamed of being a cosmonaut.

I want to become a programmer. 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.

 

2. Learn the following words by heart:

good-looking – красивый, миловидный

slim – стройный

experienced – опытный, квалифицированный, со стажем

broad-shouldered – широкоплечий

tо play the guitar – играть на гитаре

to repair – чинить, исправлять

to be handy with smth – уметь делать что-либо, быть искусным в чем-либо

to take to pieces – разбирать на части

to manage – суметь, справиться, ухитриться

wheels and screws – колесики и винтики

to fix – чинить, исправлять

vacuum cleaner – пылесос

washing machine – стиральная машина

fridge – холодильник

and what not – и так далее, и тому подобное

to have much in common – иметь мною общего

views on smth – взгляды на …

 

3. Translate into English and learn by heart:

Фильм ужасов; " мыльная опера" / многосерийная мелодрама; мнение; воспитание; заботиться о ком-либо; она хорошо готовит; у нее умелые руки; убирать; пенсионер; вести хозяйство; вязать; бухгалтер; ученый; близнецы; детский сад; быть похожим / пойти в кого-либо из родителей; светловолосый; уравновешенный; быть в хорошем настроении; быть сильно привязанным к кому-либо; быть в хороших отношениях; ладить друг с другом.

4. Find the equivalents:

1. быть похожим 2. опытный 3. пылесос 4. увлекаться чем – либо 5. стиральная машина 6. широкоплечий 7. стройный 8. убирать 9. играть на гитаре 10. холодильник a. to be fond of smth b. vacuum cleaner c. to play the guitar d. fridge e. experienced f. to take after g. broad-shouldered h. to tidy i. slim j. washing machine

5. Complete the following sentences:

1. My parents have the same opinion about….

2. My mother keeps house and….

3. My grandmother lives with us and….

4. She is a good-looking woman with….

5. She is forty-four and….

6. My mother knows all about….

7. She is very good at cooking and….

8. My father and I try to help her with….

9. We are deeply attached to each other and….

10. He wants to become a doctor but….

 


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