Level 1 Active vocabulary

relative(s) – родственник(и)

parents - родители

mother (Mum) - мать (мама)

father (Dad)- отец (папа)

children - дети

child - ребёнок

son - сын

daughter - дочь

brother - брат

sister - сестра

elder brother (sister) - старший брат (сестра)

younger brother (sister) – младший брат (сестра)

grandparents - бабушка и дедушка

grandmother (Granny) - бабушка

grandfather (Grandpa) - дедушка

grandchildren- внуки

grandson– внук

granddaughter - внучка

cousin - кузен (двоюродный брат,сестра)

uncle - дядя

aunt - тётя

niece – племянница

nephew - племянник

wife - жена

husband - муж

child – from about 3 to 12

teenager – 13-19

adult - from 20…

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I and My Family

My name is Catherine Wind. I like both my surname and name. I like my surname because Wind sounds¹ very energetic². Maybe it comes from a person who was very fast³ and energetic and his nickname was ‘wind’.

My parents call me Cat. My friends also call me Kitty.

My parents named me after my great-grandmother. She was a famous surgeon⁴. So my parents are proud of⁵ her.

I especially like when people call me Cat because it sounds like ‘a cat’. Cats are my favorite animals and I think I have something in common⁶ with them.

My family is large. I live only with my father and mother but we have a lot of relatives.

My parents have been married⁷ for 20 years. My father’s name is Alex. He is 40 years old. He is a manager in the telephone company. He often travels abroad on business. When he returns home he never forgets to bring some little presents for me and my mother.

My mother’s name is Karoline. She is 39 years old. She doesn’t work –she is a housewife⁸. She likes cooking very much, she knows a lot of recipes. So we usually have very tasty meals. Also my mum likes gardening. We have a lot of beautiful flowers in our little tidy⁹ garden.

My father’s parents – my grandmother and grandfather - live in the country. I visit them almost every summer when I have holidays. My first childish memories were connected with their village. It is a very beautiful place – there is a large river, a field and a forest near the village.

My grandfather and grandmother are pensioners. My granny likes knitting¹⁰, she usually knits very beautiful and original things for me. My grandpa is fond of fishing – sometimes he takes me to the river with him.

My mother’s parents live far away from our city so we seldom see them, but we often phone each other.

I, my mother and my father are good friends. We usually spend holidays and weekends together. We go to the cinema, theatre, park, café. I know, that I always can ask my parents for advice¹¹. They will certainly help me to cope¹² with any problem I have!

Vocabulary to the text

1. to sound - звучать

2. energetic - энергичный

3. fast - быстрый

4. surgeon - хирург

5. to be proud of – гордиться к-л, ч-л.

6. to have something in common – иметь что-то общее

7. to be married – быть женатым (замужем)

8. housewife – guess the meaning of this word

9. tidy - чистый, опрятный, аккуратный

10. knitting - вязание

11. advice - совет

12. to cope (with) – справляться (с)

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