3. Are these statements true or false? If they are false, say why. Use the following phrases:

I can’t agree to this statement because…

Just the contrary…

I think…

To my mind…

1. Petro Kucherenko is 23.

2. He finished school No.23 in Kyiv.

3. Petro’s family lives in a detached house.

4. There are two children in the family.

5. Petro is younger than Vira.

6. Oleh is a pupil.

7. Oleh works as a designer.

8. Tetiana is not married.

9. Vira has got twins.

10. Volodymyr knows maths perfectly.

11. Petro’s mother is always free.

12. Olena works as a gardener.

13. Volodymyr is Petro’s father.

14. Petro prefers team games.

15. The family is friendly.

16. Petro is a first-year student.

17. Petro studies in Kyiv.

4. Study the text and answer the following questions:

1. How old is Petro?

2. Where and when was he born?

3. At what age did he go to school?

4. Where does his family live?

5. How many members are there in his family?

6. Has he got any brothers or sisters?

7. Where do his parents work?

8. What do Petro’s grandparents do?

9. How old are his parents?

10. Does Volodymyr help the children with their homework?

11. Does Olena like her work?

12. In what way do the children help their parents?

13. What does Olena like besides reading?

14. What kind of books does Petro prefer reading?

15. Does he go in for sports? What kind of sports does he like?

16. How do they spend their leisure time?

17. What are Petro’s favourite subjects?

18. Why did he apply to the National University of Water Management and Natural Resources Use?

19. Where would he like to work after graduating from the University?

Іv. Vocabulary and Grammar Activator

1. Fill in the gaps in the following sentences choosing the right words from the box given below:

brother	mother	daughter-in –law	aunt
sister	children	first-year student	father
niece	wife	husband	nephew
grandparents	uncle

1. Petro Kucherenko is a … .

2. Olena is his … .

3. Volodymyr is Petro’s … .

4. Oleh is Petro’s elder … .

5. Vira is Petro’s younger … .

6. Nazar and Kateryna are Oleh’s … .

7. Tetiana is Oleh’s … .

8. Nazar is Petro’s … .

9.Tetiana is Olena’s … .

10.Volodymyr’s brother is Petro’s … .

11. Olena’s sister is Petro’s … .

12. Volodymyr and Olena’s parents are Peto’s … .

2. Write the plural of the following words:

man, woman, child, wife, nephew, daughter-in-law, family, husband, grandfather, niece, job, advice, hour, hair.

3. Form compounds from the nouns given:

mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter.

4. Give the corresponding nouns:

to relate, to resemble, to be engaged, to marry, to be pensioned off, to be born, to introduce, to specialize, to build.

5. Express the following in one word:

1. a son of one’s brother or sister;

2. a daughter of one’s brother or sister;

3. two children born at the same time of the same mother;

4. a daughter’s husband;

5. employment of any kind;

6. to separate a husband and wife by law;

7. an unmarried man;

8. a son’s wife;

9. father brother’s children;

10. parents’ parents.

6. Explain the difference between the words:

parents-grandparents; aunt-uncle; nephew-niece; daughter-daughter-in-law; mother-mother-in-law; wife-housewife.

7. Make up questions and give answers:

1.

What is	your his her	brother’s	age?
		sister’s	name?
		father’s	place of birth?
		mother’s	place of work?
		aunt’s	hobby?
		uncle’s	maiden name

2.

(in what family?)	was / were	you	born?
(when?)		he, she
(where?)		your sister

8. Make up sentences:

My father’s	hobby is	music.
My sister’s		cinema.
My brother’s		theatre.
My uncle’s		reading.
My friend’s		sports.
My mother’s		gardening.
		fishing.