Раздел II. Topical language Topic «about myself»

Let me introduce myself. My name is Ivan. I was named after my father and I am very proud of it. I was born on the twenty-fifth of May, 1985 in the family of official workers.

My father’s name is Ivan Petrovich. He is 50 years old. He is an economist by profession. He works a lot and he has free time only on weekends. My father is fond of hockey.

My mother’s name is Svetlana Ivanovna. She is 50. She works as a teacher. She is a pleasant-looking woman. My mother likes cooking. I like my parents.

I am not the only child in the family. I have a brother and a sister. The name of my brother is Peter. He is 18 years old. He is a student. My sister is Irene. She is 8. Irene goes to school.

Now I am a first-year student of the correspondence faculty at the Bryansk Branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. I’m going to deal with state and municipal administration.

My family lives in Klintsy of the Bryansk region. My native place is very beautiful. There is nice nature. You can see many fields and forests there. There are comfortable houses and blocks of flats. We live in a three-room flat with central heating, running water, gas and so on. There is a kitchen, a bathroom, a hall, a sitting-room, a bedroom and a study.

We are a united Russian family. We respect each other. And I hope I`ll be the pride of my parents.

1. Найдите в тексте и запишите слова, соответствующие следующим транскрипциям.

Запомните произношение данных слов.

əˈkædəmi		ˈnæʃənl
ədˌmɪnɪsˈtreɪʃ(ə)n		ˈneɪtɪv
ˈbɑːθru(ː)m		ˈneɪʧə
ˈbjuːtəfʊl		əˈfɪʃəl
bɔːn		ˈəʊnli
brɑːnʧ		ˈʌðə
ˈsɛntrəl		ˈpeərənt
ʧaɪld		ˈplɛznt ˈlʊkɪŋ
ˈkʌmfətəbl		ˌprɛzɪˈdɛnʃəl
ˌkɒrɪsˈpɒndəns		praɪd
diːl		prəˈfɛʃən
iːʧ		praʊd
i(ː)ˈkɒnəmɪst		ˈpʌblɪk
i(ː)ˈkɒnəmi		ˈriːʤən
ˈfækəlti		rɪsˈpɛkt
fɜːst jɪə		ˈrʌnɪŋ
hɔːl		skuːl
ˈhiːtɪŋ		steɪt
ˈkɪʧɪn		ˈstjuːdənt
laɪvz		ˈstʌdi
mju(ː)ˈnɪsɪpəl		jʊˈnaɪtɪd
neɪmd		ˈwiːkˈɛndz