A. 6. Learn new words

all все always всегда best лучший eye глаз hair волосы hour час job работа life жизнь me мне much много often часто singer певец stamp марка tall высокий them их twice дважды very очень with с	be born родиться collect собирать discuss обсуждать enjoy нравиться fair светловолосый friendly дружный how much сколько important важный kind добрый last name фамилия listen to слушать other другой parents родители politics политика Saturday суббота straight прямой then затем, тогда where где, куда			be fond of нравиться common общий, обычный do well преуспевать favourite любимый for для, в течение, за in the south на юге little мало, маленький love любовь, любить Monday понедельник myself себя, - ся, себе red красный, рыжий relatives родственники secondary средний state государство Sunday воскресенье swimming swimming плавание talk разговаривать take – took - taken брать
hobby любимое занятие		machine-building plantмашиностроительный завод
work работа, работать		research (Institute) научно-исследовательский
dark темный, темноволосый go in for sport заниматься спортом introduce представлять, знакомить short короткий, маленького роста speak – spoke – spoken говорить			as как, в качестве, так как, когда go – went – gone идти, ехать let – let – let позволять, разрешать watch TVсмотретьтелевизор swimming-poolплавательный бассейн

3. 2 Read the text let me introduce myself and answer the following questions:

1. Where do you study?

2. How large is your family?

Let me introduce myself. My name is Vera. My surname or last name is Petrova. I was born on the 14^th of March in Krasnokamensk. It is the city in the south of Chita Region.

I am not very tall. My hair is short and fair. I have a straight nose, an oval face and dark eyes.

There are five people in our family. My father’s name is Leonid Ivanovich. He is 47. He is an engineer at the machine-building plant. He is always very busy. He has very little free time. My mother’s name is Olga Petrovna. She is 40. She works as a lab assistant at the Research Institute.

My sister’s name is Masha. She is 14 years old. She is a schoolgirl. Masha is in the 9^th form. She studies well. She goes in for sport. She plays basketball. My grandmother lives with us. She is very kind. Our family is very friendly, we have many relatives and friends.

I have finished a secondary school. I did well in all the subjects, but my favourite subjects at school were Mathematics and Physics. Now I am a first year student of Chita State University. I study at the Institute of Construction and Ecology, at the Road Construction Department. I think that roads are very important in our life. I will always have an interesting job. I like Mathematics, History and other subjects. I am fond of Russian.

I like reading books. I often listen to music. I like jazz. I collect compact discs of my favourite groups and singers.

My best friend’s name is Ann. Her hobby is swimming. She goes to the swimming-pool twice a week. She collects stamps and enjoys watching TV and video. We have much in common. We talk for hours about politics, love and other things. We discuss films, television programmes, books.