My parent’s daughter is my …                        father

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biography, family

1. Read and memorize the following words:

name [neim] имя

family name / surname фамилия

patronimic[.pætrәnimik] отчество

full name [ful neim] полное имя

е. g. What is your name? My name is Jack. We named our baby Jane

mother мать

father отец e.g. I live together with my mother and father.

parents ['pærәnts] родители

e.g. Everyone has two parents. Your father and your mother are your parents.

grandfather ['grænd, fa: ðә] дедушка

e.g. Your father's father is your grandfather. Your mother's father is your grandfather, too. I call my grandfather Grandpa.

grandmother бабушка

e.g. Your father's mother is your grandmother. Your mother's mother is your grandmother, too. I call my grandmother Grandma.

brother ['bra: ðә] брат

sister ['sistә] сестра

son сын

daughter ['do: tә] дочь

e.g. My parent's son is my brother. My parent's daughter is my sister.

husband ['hʌzbәnd] муж e.g. Father is my mother's husband.

wife [waif] жена

child [ʧaild] ребенок e.g. This girl is a little child.

children [ʧildren] дети e.g. Children go to school.

aunt [ɑ:nt] тетя

e.g. My father's sister is my aunt. My mother's sister is my aunt, too.

uncle [ʌnkl] дядя e.g. This man is my father's brother. He is my uncle.

cousin [kʌzin] двоюродный брат, двоюродная сестра

e.g. Bob and Mary are my aunt's children. Bob is my cousin. Mary is my cousin, too.

niece [ni: s] племянница e.g. Ann is her aunt's niece.

nephew ['nevju:] племянник e.g. Peter is his uncle's nephew.

father-in-law [`fʌðəin,lo:] отец мужа (жены)

e.g. The father of my wife is my father-in-law.

mother-in-law мaть мужа (жены)

e.g. The mother of my husband is my mother-in-law.

relatives ['relætivz] родственники

e. g. These are my relatives: father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, grandson, granddaughter, son, daughter, wife, sister, uncle, aunt, niece.

in-laws родственники жены (мужa)

e.g. All relatives of my wife (husband) are my in-laws.

widow ['widou] вдова

widower ['widouә] вдовец

marriedженат e. g. I am married.

single [singl] холост (а)

divorced [di'vo: st] разведен (а)

an orphan ['o: fәn] сирота

grown-up ['grounʌp] / adult взрослый e.g. He is already an adult.

(to) bring up воспитывать e.g. We must bring up our children.

character[`kᴂrəktə] характер

appearance [ə`piərəns] внешность

profession профессия

occupation   работа, должность e.g. What is your occupation?

engineer [,enʤi`niə] инженер

technician [tek`niʃn] техник

designer [di`zainә] конструктор

clerk [klɑ:k] служащий

driver ['draivә] водитель, шофер

shop-assistant продавец

book-keeper счетовод

accountant ['akauntənt] бухгалтер

cashier [kᴂ`ʃiə] кассир

housewife домохозяйка

turner токарь

doctor ['doktә] врач

worker рабочий

teacher учитель

student студент

postgraduate ['poust'grsedjuit] аспирант

laboratory-assistant лаборант

plant [pla: nt] завод e. g. I work at the plant.

office контора, заведение

hospital больница e. g. He works at the hospital.

comprehensive secondary school общеобразовательная средняя школа

e. g. I finished the comprehensive secondary school.

specialized school ['speʃə`laizdsku: l] училище

technical school ['teknikəl sku :l] техникум

institute институт e.g. I graduated from the Donetsk Polytechnic Institute.

University университет

2. Answer the following questions:

1. Is your family big or small? 2. How many people are there in your family? 3. Who are they? 4. How old are your father and your mother? 5. How old are your sisters and brothers? 6. How old are you? 7. What does your mother do? 8. How many children have your aunt and uncle? 9. Is your mother beautiful? 10. What is your mother's name? 11. What is your profession? 12. Have you many relatives?

3. Complete the following sentences using the words from the right-hand column:

1. My father’s wife is my …                             aunt

2. My parent’s son is my…                              cousin

1. My mother’s husband is my …                      brother

2. My mother’s father is my …                 sister

3. My father’s sister is my …                    grandfather

4. My mother’s brother is my …               uncle

5. My father’s mother is my …               niece

6. My mother’s sister is my …                  grandmother

7. My uncle’s son is my …                                 nephew

8. My aunt’s son is my …                         mother

9. Peter is his uncle’s …

14.Ann is her aunt’s …

4. First match the words and appropriate questions. Then practice the conversation substituting these words and questions according to the model. Answer with per­sonal information:

Address              Where do you work?

Occupation         Where do you live?

Place of birth      Where were you born?

Business phone    What do you do?

Place of employment      What's your business phone number?

Model: — What's your address?

—I'm sorry, I don't understand.

—Where do you live?

—Oh, I see. 1415 Concord Avenue, Apart­ment 20.

5. Translate into Russian:

1. He is nine years old. 2. She is sixteen years old. 3. I want to become an engineer like my father. 4. In the evening the family watches TV or listens to the radio. 5. His family consists of six persons. 6. Her family consists of three persons. 7. My brother wants to become an officer like our father. 8. We like our English lessons. 9. They like literature 10. I want to become a technician like my mother. 11. She is like her mother. 12. He is like his father. 13. You are like your mother.

6. Translate into English:

1. Ваша семья большая? - Да. 2. Из скольки человек она состоит? - Моя семья состоит из пяти человек. 3. Есть ли у вас братья и сестры? - Да, у меня есть сестра и брат. 4. Кто ведет хозяйство? - Бабушка. Мама и сестра помогают ей. 5. Ваш отец рабочий? - Нет, мой отец инженер. Он работает на заводе.

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