Unit 2. My Biography Моя биография topical vocabulary

1. to be born 1. родиться

2. full name 2. полное имя

3. make up one’s mind 3. принять решение

4. enter 4. поступать (в учебное заведение)

5. pass an exam 5. сдать экзамен

6. to be made up of 6. состоять из

7. educational program 7. учебная программа

8. general education 8. общее образование

9. professional education 9. профессиональное обучение

10. tourist manager 10. туристический менеджер

11.to graduate from 11.закончить (высш. уч. заведение)

12. guide 12. гид-экскурсовод

13. travel agency 13. туристическое агентство

14. term 14. срок обучения, семестр

15. тour operator 15. туроператор

16. for some years 16. в течение нескольких лет

17. Kazan State University 17. КГУ

18. elder brother 18. старший брат

19. to be unmarried 19. быть неженатым

20. to be married 20. быть женатым (замужем)

Are you married? Вы женаты?

Yes, I am. Да.

No, I am not. I am single. Нет, я холост.

21. wife (pl. wives) 21. жена

22. a fourth year student 22. студент 4-го курса

23. Volga State Academy 23. Поволжская академия физкультуры,

of the Physical Culture, спорта и туризма

Sports and Tourism

24. he is six years older than I 24. он на 6 лет меня старше

25. accountant 25. бухглтер

26. husband 26. муж

27. son 27. сын

28. nephew 28. племянник

29. niece 29. племянница

30.Who is this? 30. Кто это? Как его зовут?

31. Who is she (he)? 31. Кто она (он)? Как ее (его) зовут?

32. What are you? 32. Кто Вы (по профессии)?

What do you do?

33. What is your mother 33.Чем занимается ваша мама

(father)? (отец)?

Introductory text My Biography

My first name is Boris. My full name is Boris Smirnov. I am seventeen years old. I live in Kazan. I was born in 1995 in Bugulma in the family of the sportsmen. My father is a footballer. He played in football team “Rubin”. My mother is a tourist manager. She works in the travel agency. My parents have been married for 26 years. They have much in common.

When I was in the eleventh form I made up my mind to enter the Volga State Academy of the Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism and become a tourist manager.

The term of study lasts five years. Educational program is made up of general and professional subjects. We master fundamentals of the tourism. We study Culture, Foreign Language, History, Russian and others.

My family is not large. I have a brother and a sister. My elder brother is ten years older than I. He is 27 years old. He graduated from Kazan State University. He is an accountant. He is married. His wife is a fourth-year student of the Teachers’ Training Institute. She has a great talent for languages. She speaks English very well and she knows French and German, too. My sister is 25 years old. She is an interpreter. She is single.

I want to become a successful tourist manager. I’d like to get deep knowledge of tourism and learn foreign languages.