Lesson 2. My family and I. An Indefinite Article. (я та моя сім’я. Родина. Вживання неозначеного артикля.)

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 одружениiceм з

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

• Have you 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):

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?

Exercise 5. Complete the definitions with a suitable word:

1. My father's brothers are my …

2. My father's sisters are my …

3. My sister's husband is my

4. My brother's wife is my

5. My wife's mother is my

6. My aunt and uncle's children are my

7. My parents' parents are my

8. My brother's daughters are my

9. My sister's sons are my

10. My father has remarried so his first wife (still living) is his …

11. My oldest brother died, so his wife is a

12. My mother remarried last year: her new husband is my

13. All of these people are members of my family, so they are my …

Exercise 6. Read and retell the text:

About my family and myself

Let me introduce myself. My name is Victor Petrenko. (So my first name is Victor. My patronymic is Stepanovych. My surname is Petrenko.) I am a young boy. I am 15 (years old). I am from Ukraine. I was born on the 20-th of June, 1999, in Lutsk. I live in 12, Shevchenko Street, in Lutsk. I live in a big multistoried house. My flat is number 5. It is on the first floor. My family lives there too.

I am a student of Lutsk National Technical University Technical College. I am the first year student. My College is not far from my house. So I go to the College on foot. I study well (not very well) at the College. I usually have three or four lessons a day. My lessons begin at half past 8 in the morning and finish at a quarter to two or at twenty minutes past three in the afternoon. My favourite subject(s) is (are) English (History, Ukrainian, Physical Training). My hobby is riding a bike, playing tennis in summer and skiing in winter. I am going to become a mechanic in future.

My family is big (not big) and happy. There are five of us in the family: my mother, my father, my sister and my brother. My parents are not old at all. My Daddy is 41 and my Mum is two years his junior. My father is a worker. And my mother is a shop-assistant. They like their work very much. My younger sister Ann is a schoolgirl. She is 11. She is a hard-working pupil. Her dream is to become an economist. My elder brother Nick is a student of the University. He is 19. He is four years older than I am. He is the third-year student. He is not married yet. He is going to become a lawyer. My grandparents are already pensioners. I have many relatives: aunts, uncles and cousins. To my mind, we are a united family.