Exercise 7. Read and translate the dialogue into Russian, learn it by heart:

Nick: Pleased to meet you. My name is Nick and yours?

Peter: My full name is Peter Popov. I am very glad to share a room with you in a hostel. I think we’ll get on well, shan’t we?

N: I hope so. What year student are you?

P: I’m a first-year student of the law faculty, I’m only 17. And you?

N: I am a second-year student. You see, I entered the University after the Army. So I’ll be 22 in two days.

P: My best congratulations, Nick. And what place do you come from?

N: I was born in Brest. It’s rather far from here. My family lives in the country. And what about your family?

P: My parents live in Molodechno. It’s not far from Minsk. It takes me two hours to get there by electric train. My father is an engineer and my mother is a teacher. I am the only child in our family. And have you got brothers or sisters?

N: Oh, my family is very large. I have parents, grandparents, two sisters and a brother.

P: Do you live together?

N: We all live in a big private house. The remarkable thing is that we practically never quarrel. Come and see us. I’ll be glad to introduce you to my family.

P: All right. I’ll be glad to know them all.

Exercise 8. Translate the sentences into English:

Меня зовут Михаил. Мне 20 лет. Я студент второго курса медицинской академии. Я хочу стать врачом и работать в больнице нашего города. Мне нравятся занятия в институте, и я стараюсь не пропускать их.

Я родился в Волгограде, закончил школу №5 и уехал к бабушке в Астрахань. Летом я обычно езжу к родителям. Я не женат, но у меня есть девушка. Она тоже студентка медицинской академии.

Exercise 9. Read and translate the dialogue into Russian:

Nick: Mum, I want to tell you something important.

Mother: What is it, dear?

Nick: I’m going to get married.

Mother: Get married?! You must be joking.

Nick: Nothing of the kind. It’s my final decision. I’m not a child any more.

Mother: Good heavens! (О боже!) But you are only 18. I hope you are not serious.

Nick: Absolutely serious.

Mother: But who is that poor thing? (бедняжка)

Nick: It’s Helen, you know her. Helen is my dream, the best girl I’ve ever met! I can’t see my life without her.

Mother: Oh, no! She is too young. She can’t even cook, likes good clothes and doesn’t work yet. Your marriage is sure to fall on my shoulders.

Nick: Don’t worry. It is not as bad as that. We are going to live with her family.

Exercise 10. Read and translate the text, learn the active vocabulary:

About myself

Hello, friends. Let me first introduce myself. My name is Ann or Anya for my friends. My surname or last name is Sokolova. I was born on the 2^nd of October in Sochi, Krasnodarsky Krai. This is the most beautiful city in Russia situated on the Black Sea coast. Now I am a first-year student at the Technical Academy. In five years I’ll be an engineer.

Now let me describe my appearance. I am tall and slim and have fair hair and blue eyes. My friends say that I am pretty. I think I am just good-looking. I love sports and music. I was very serious about a career in gymnas­tics when I was in the 5^th form. But then I broke my arm and doctors didn’t let me go in for gymnastics. I love to listen to modern music and dance. I dance a lot and I hope I am good at it. I also love swimming. I always swim in the Black sea when I visit my parents, my dear family.

I would like to tell you about my family. There are five people in our family. My father’s name is Vladimir Stepanovich. He is a mathematician by education and businessman by profession. My mother’s name is Tatyana Petrovna. She is a housewife. She has much work about the house because I have a younger sister. She is a schoolgirl. My sister Natasha is in the fifth form. My grandmother, my mother’s mother, lives with us. She is very kind and helps us a lot.

Our family is very friendly, we have many friends. In summer many relatives come to visit us. And, of course, they use a chance to spend several weeks in beautiful Sochi.

In May I have finished school No 5 in Sochi. I did well in all the subjects but my favourite subjects at school were  Physics and Computer Science. I also enjoyed English lessons.

I am very interested in learning English because I always wanted to become a programmer or maybe a businesswoman. I also think that the knowledge of foreign languages helps in everyday life and career.

Two years ago I travelled much around Europe. I have visited France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. There the knowledge of English helped me a lot.

Vocabulary.

Black Sea coast – побережье Черного моря

a first-year student – студент(ка) первого курса

to describe – описывать

appearance – внешность

career – карьера

to go in for gymnastics – заниматься гимнастикой

mathematician – математик

housewife – домохозяйка

to do well – зд. успевать

the Netherlands – Нидерланды

Exercise 11: Answer the questions:

1. Where and when was Ann Sokolova born?

2. How old is she?

3. Can you describe Ann’s appearance?

4. Has she got a family?

5. How many people are there in her family?

6. Did she study well at school?

7. What school did she finish?

8. What were her favourite subjects at school?

9. What sport did she go in for when she was in the 5^th form?

10. What does she want to become?

11. Is Ann interested in learning English? Why is she interested in it?

Exercise 12: Translate the following English words and word combinations into Russian:

To introduce smb.; surname; the most beautiful city; in some years; to describe smb’s appearance; tall and slim; to go in for gymnastics; to be good at smth.; mathematician by education; a housewife; to have much work about the house; to help a lot; to spend several weeks in Sochi; to do well in all the subjects; to be interested in learning English; the knowledge of foreign languages; to travel much around Europe.