4. Используйте лексику текста в данных предложениях.

1. Don't touch him! He is in a __________ _________ today.

2. My grandparents are pensioners. They _________________ ten years ago.

3. He didn't _______________ after his parents. He is absolutely different.

4. In a big company there is always a chance of ________________ for a talented employee.

5. Being young we are so ______________ to our families, while we become more independent with years.

6. My mother is very even-tempered, she is so _________________ with us.

7. When you are not married, you should write “_______________” in your CV.

5.Ответьте на вопросы по тексту:

1. Is Ivan married?

2. What is Ivan?

3. What is Ivan’s fiancée?

4. What is an average Russian family?

5. Why does Ivan’s Dad like his job?

6. What does Ivan think about his father?

7. Why does Ivan’s mother not work? What does she do?

8. What does Ivan say about his brother?

9. What categories of relatives does Ivan mention? What do they do?

10. How do the Sviridovs spend time together?

6.После ознакомления с текстом, согласитесь или не согласитесь со следующими утверждениями (True or False Statements):

1. I will never get married.

2. My family is quite large.

3. My father and mother are of the same age.

4. I have got an elder brother.

5. My father hates his job because he has a chance of promotion.

6. My mother runs the house because she doesn’t work.

7. My brother is fond of sports.

8. My brother is very clever.

9. Our grandparents live with us.

10. Our family members love each other.

7. Speaking 1. Ответьте на вопросы используя информацию о Вашей семье.

1. Do you study or do you work?

2. What are you? What company do you work for?

3. What are your plans for the future?

4. What is your marital status?

5. Is your family large?

6. Are you deeply attached to your relatives?

7. How can you describe yourself and your relatives?

8. How do you spend time together?

9. What are your duties about the house?

10. What do you like about your family most?

8. Speaking 2.Работа в паре. Расскажите о себе друг другу (во время беседы можно делать записи). Расскажите группе, что Вы узнали об одногруппнике.

9. Childhood and Adolescence.Заполните пропуски в тексте, выбрав из предложенных слов и выражений подходящие по смыслу:

hobbies, development, extroverts, adult, relationships, daydreams, adults, introverts, idolize, teens

Children live in their own world, from which ¹___________________ are largely excluded. The ²___________________ world is strange and exciting to them. They have ³___________________ of success, adventure, romance and fame. They ⁴___________________ their big brothers and sisters, pop singers or film stars. ⁵___________________ such as stamp-collecting, music or dancing are important to them. Children, especially when they are in their ⁶___________________, go through a physical and emotional ⁷___________________ which can be frightening. Their characters also begin to develop. Some adolescents are ⁸__________________ and keep themselves to themselves, while others are ⁹___________________ and like to share their thoughts and form ¹⁰___________________ with other people. It's a wonderful, terrible time.

10. Romance.Заполните пропуски в тексте, выбрав из предложенных слов и выражений подходящие по смыслу:

date, approve, mature, attracted, romantic, keen, break off, go out, relationship, drift apart

Ann was a very ¹___________________girl who often dreamed of love and marriage. She was especially²___________________to a young man called Michael, who worked in the same office as she did, and he was very³___________________on her too. They became friendly and one day Michael asked her to go out with him. Their first⁴___________________was a visit to the cinema, and they both enjoyed the evening so much that they decided to⁵___________________together regularly. Michael was a bit untidy and rather young, and Ann's parents didn't⁶___________________of him at first, but Ann was a sensible,⁷________________girl and they had confidence in her. For a year or so everything went well, but then somehow they slowly began to⁸_________________, until finally they decided to⁹___________________their¹⁰___________________.

11. Marriage.Заполните пропуски в тексте, выбрав из предложенных слов и выражений подходящие по смыслу:

bride, engaged, bridegroom, consent, wedding, civil, reception, honeymoon, propose, toast

One evening, although he was nervous, Joe decided to ¹___________________ to his girlfriend, Linda. She accepted his proposal, they became ²__________________ and he gave her a ring. After a year they had saved enough money to get married (they were both over 18 so they did not need their parents' ³___________________). Some people have a religious ceremony with a priest, but Joe and Linda decided on a ⁴______________ ceremony in a registry office. On the day of the ⁵______________ Linda, the ⁶_________________, was very calm, but Joe, the ⁷_________________, was nervous. Afterwards, at the ⁸___________________, speeches were made and the guests drank a ⁹___________________ to the happy couple, who finally left for a ¹⁰___________________ in Spain.