My family

I am happy to have a friendly family where we understand each other. I have a mother, a father and a sister. We live together and are ready to help each other. We like to spend time together: in the evenings we watch TV, read books and newspapers, listen to music or just have a chat.

Let me introduce my family. My father Igor Ivanovich is 45. He is a tall and well-built man. He works as an engineer at a big plant. He likes his work very much. He is very talented.

My mother’s name is Olga Petrovna. She is a teacher. My mother has a lot of work to do and she keeps house. She is a busy woman.

My sister Ann is very pretty. She is 10. She loves and respects our parents. She wants to be a doctor. She has a lot of friends. She likes to play with them. She has a hobby: dancing and singing.

We are happy when we are together.

Exercise 3. Fill in the gaps (Заповніть пропуски):

1. I am happy to … family where we … each other.

2. I have a mother, a … and a sister.

3. We live together and are ready to… .

4. We like to spend time together: in the evenings we… , read books and newspapers, listen to music or just… .

5. My father is a tall and … man. . My mother is … woman.

Exercise 4. Answer the questions (Дайте відповіді на запитання):

1. Is your family friendly? Do you have a father and a mother? (sister, brother)

2. Who is your father? Who is your mother?

3. What do you do with your family in the evenings?

4. Do you respect / love your parents?

Lesson 4. My friends (Мої друзі)

Vocabulary

a friend - друг

a good/best friend – хороший/найкращий друг

a groupmate - одногрупник

to have a lot of friends – мати багато друзів

to make friends – подружитись

to have common interests – мати спільні інтереси

to need – потребувати

to trust - довіряти

to be ready to help – бути готовим допомогти

to have own opinion – мати свою власну думку

to read a lot – багато читати

to discuss everything – все обговорювати

to go to the cinema – ходити в кіно

to go to the theatre– ходити в театр

to go to the park – ходити в парк

to play football – грати в футбол

to be a talented and successful boy\girl – бути талановитим та успішним

хлопцем \ дівчиною

Exercise 1. Read and translate the text (Прочитайте та перекладіть текст):

My friend

I have a lot of friends. We have common interests and we are happy together. We play football, go to the cinema or to the park. Sometimes we like to listen to music all day long. I also have my best friend. I trust him a lot. He is always ready to help me when I need it. I can discuss with him everything I want.

My friend’s name is Alex. He is a very interesting person. He reads a lot and has his own opinion. He is a very talented and successful person.

Alex is not very fond of studying, but he likes sports. When he is free he often plays football or basketball. Unfortunately he has no time for his favourite game. I respect him and he is really my best friend.

My friends are very important part of my life.

Exercise 2. Answer the questions: (Дайте відповіді на запитання):

1. Do you have a lot of friends?

2. How many good friends do you have?

3. What do you do with your friends when you are together?

4. Do you have the best friend? Is he / she in your group?

5. Is your friend an interesting person? Why?

6. What is your best friend’s name?

   1. How old is he/she?

   2. How long do you know each other?

   3. Is he/she a pupil/a student?

   4. Is your friend an interesting person? Why?

   5. Have you already made friends with your groupmates?

Exercise 3. Fill in the blanks: (Заповніть пропуски):

1. We have … and we … happy together.

2. We play … football, go … cinema …

3. I also have my best …

4. I … him …

5. He is always ready … me when I need ….

6. I can …with him everything I….

7. He is a very … person.

8. He reads … and has his own….

9. Alex is not very … studying, but he likes sports.

10. When he is … he often plays … or….

11. Unfortunately he has … his favourite game.

12. My friends are very … part of my life.

Exercise 4. Make up sentences following the model (Складіть речення за поданою моделлю):

Model: I like to discuss problem with my friend.

I My friend We My mother My brother John

likes like am is are can

to read a lot of books to go to the cinema to discuss problem with my friend to play football to watch TV to listen to music a successful person a talented boy to have common interests to trust my friend

E xercise 5. Put the words into the right order, making the sentence: (Поставте слова в правильній послідовності, створюючи речення): Model: Alice is my best friend.

my the often like go parents cinema to to very

Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with a suitable verb: (Доповніть речення, вставляючи потрібне слово):

have, discuss, read, go, has, play, goes, is ready, plays, watch, make, listen, trust, is

1. I like to … a lot of books.

2. My friends … common interests.

3. I can … with my friends everything I want.

4. John likes … to the park.

5. Mary … her own opinion.

6. My brother … to the cinema with his best friend.

7. Football is my hobby. I like to … it very much.

8. Mary … to help me.

9. Tim … with his friends.

10. I have to … a very important decision.

11. Jack and Liza like to … to music.

12. My mother and father … TV together.

13. Kate … a talented person.

14. I can … my best friend.

Exercise 7. Read and translate the dialogue (Прочитайте та перекладіть діалог):