Topical vocabulary

significant things	существенные моменты
a goal	цель, задача
originally	я родился
Libra	Весы
to be balanced	быть уравновешенным
to mix	идти на контакт с людьми
to be friendly to smb.	быть дружески расположенным
to score the most points	выигрывать
to feel the miss of smb	чувствовать, как кого- то не хватает
granny	бабуля, бабушка
my grandmother on my mother’s side	бабушка с маминой стороны
to die (died)	умирать
to write occasionally	время от времени переписываться
to be clean-shaven	быть чисто выбритым
a marine engineer	судовой инженер
auntie	тетушка
to have dimples	лицо с ямочками
to darken the eyelashes	красить ресницы
shoes with extremely high heels	туфли на высоченных каблуках
to get divorced	развестись
the stereotypical family	типичная семья
one-parent family	неполная семья
to fall apart	не получаться (трещать по швам)
family’s strength	сила, сплоченность семьи
she brings up the children	она растит детей

Exercise1.

Match the highlighted words or word combinations in the text with their definitions.

1. willing to talk and engage in activities with other people;

2. the sister of one's father or mother or the wife of one's uncle;

3. wearing smart or fashionable clothes;

4. when children leave their parents' home they …;

5. each of the twelve equal sections into which the zodiac is divided;

6. parents of one's father or mother;

7. as a rule, it usually happens;

8. children of one's uncle or aunt;

9. a person having a husband or wife;

10. I have a strong desire to be successful.

Exercise2.

Fill in the boxes with names from the text about family relationship.

Family tree

Charles, William and Diana are the children of Jack and Anne. Charles and William are their two sons, and Diana is their daughter. Charles and William are the two brothers of Diana. Jack and Anne are happy since they've been married. Jack is Anne’s husband. Anne is Jack’s wife. They are the parents of Charles, William and Diana. Jack is their father and Anne is their mother. Jack and Anne have five grandchildren. Charles is married; his wife’s name is Mary. Mary and Charles are Jessica’s aunt and uncle. Michael is a nephew of Charles and the son of Diana and Samuel at the same time. Jane is Mary’s niece and Joseph’s sister. Elizabeth has four cousins, the children of Diana and Samuel. Diana is the sister-in law of Mary who is Jack’s and Anne’s daughter-in law. Jack is Samuel’s father-in law and Anne is his mother-in law.

Exercise3.

Complete the form with your personal details.

Personal Details

Name/Surname _________________________________________________________

Last name _____________First name __________ Patronymic _______________

Gender male /female

Marital status married /single/divorced

Married name ________________________________________________________

Maiden name ___________________________________________________________

Date of birth ________ _____________ ___________

( day / month / year )

Place of birth ___________ / _____________

( city) (Country)

Nationality ________________________________