About myself

It’s difficult to speak about myself, because I have a lot of information about my world.

First of all let me introduce myself. My name is Nick. My surname is Levins. I was born on the fourth of May, in 1995, so I am 17 now. I am the elder brother in the family of four: my parents, my younger sister and me. My parents are very talented people. I love and respect them. I have also a dog, and I like to walk with it very much. Sometimes I walk with it around the park. Sometimes I help my mother to keep house.

This year I am leaving school and I have to make very important decision: what profession to choose. I like to be a cooker and now I study at Technique and Business College and I am the first-year student. I think, this profession is very interesting and useful to people but it is not easy, of course.

Also I am fond of sports. I like swimming in summer and football, but I have no time for my favourite game. I also like to play with my friends, they are very important part of my life. We like to watch TV together, listen to music and play football.

So, I am a happy person: I have loving parents, good friends and I think my future will bring me only good luck.

Exercise 4. Fill in the gaps (Заповніть пропуски):

1. It’s difficult to speak about … , because I have a lot of information … my world.

2. I am … brother in the family of four: my parents, my younger sister and me.

3. My parents are very …people.

4. Sometimes I walk with my dog … .

5. Sometimes I help my mother to… .

6. This year I am leaving school and I have to … very important decision: what … to choose.

7. I like to be a … and now I study … Technique and Business College and I am a … student.

8. I think, this profession is very interesting and … people.

9. Also I am … sports.

10. We like to … TV together, listen … music and play … football.

Exercise 5. True or false: Find true statements (Знайдіть правильні твердження):

1. I was born on the fifth of May, in 1995, so I am 16 now.

2. I am the younger brother in the family of four: my parents, my younger sister and me.

3. I have also a dog, and I like to walk with it very much.

4. Sometimes I help my mother to keep house.

5. I like to be a counter and now I study at Technique and Business College and I am the first-year student.

6. This year I am leaving school and I have to make very important decision: what job to find.

7. I am also fond of music.

8. I like also to play with my friends, they are very important part of my life.

9. My friends and I like to watch TV together, listen to music and play tennis.

10. I am a happy person: I have loving parents, good friends and I think my future will bring me only good luck.

Lesson 3. My family (Моя сім’я)

Vocabulary

a husband, a wife – чоловік, дружина

a mother, a father – мама, тато

parents – батьки

a son, a daughter – син, дочка

a cousin – двоюрідний брат

a niece, a nephew – племінниця, племінник

an aunt, an uncle – тітка, дядько

a grandfather \ grandpa, a grandmother \ granny (grannie) – дідусь,

бабуся

grandchildren – внуки

a grandson, a grand-daughter – внук, внучка

a father-in-law, a mother-in-law – тесть, свекор; теща. свекруха

a son-in-law, a daughter-in-law – зять, невістка

an adopted child – усиновлена дитина

an orphan – сирота

a step-father, a step-mother – вітчим, мачуха

a step-brother \ a half-brother – зведений брат

a step-sister \ a half-sister –зведена сестра

a godfather, a godmother – хрещений батько, хрещена мати

a great-grandfather, a great-a grandmother - прадід, прабаба

a relative – родич

to have a friendly family – мати дружню сім’ю

to understand each other – розуміти один одного

to be ready to help each other – бути готовими допомогти один одному

to spend time together – проводити час разом

to have a chat – спілкуватись

to be a well-built man – бути чоловіком гарної статури

to be a busy woman – бути зайнятою жінкою

to be married to – бути одруженим з

twins – близнята, twin daughters/sons – дочки/сини близнята

• Have your got any brothers and sisters? - No, I haven’t. I am an only child.

• Do you come from a big family? - Yes, I do. I have three brothers and sisters.

Exercise 1. Make up 5 sentences with the given new vocabulary (Складіть 5 речень з поданою новою лексикою):

Exercise 2. Read and translate the text and do the tasks after it. (Прочитайте та перекладіть текст та виконайте завдання до нього):