About myself

Let me introduce myself. My name is Myzikov Anatoliy. I was born on the 18 ^th of August 1994 in Rostov-on -Don. I am 18 years old. This year I have entered Don State Technical University. Now I am a first-year student. I study at management department and take my courses by correspondence. In 5 years I shall be a manager.

My appearance is rather pretty. I am tall, my hair is long and my eyes are grey. I have a lot of interests such as jogging and dancing. I am fond of reading. It is my hobby.

Now I want to tell you about my family. It is not large. I have got a mother, a father and a sister. My mother is a doctor. She is a kind woman. My mother is 45 but she looks much younger. My father is 50 years old and he is a manager. He is a skilled specialist. My sister Mary is 24. She is married and has a family of her own. Her husband is an engineer. They have a son.

We live in a house with all modern conveniences: gas, electricity, hot and cold water, a telephone. It is not far from the center of the city. We have many relatives and friends. We are a friendly family and love each other very much.

Тема2:My Working Day

Задание 1. Запомните следующие слова и словосочетания:

to leave–покидать,оставлять

It takes me …. minutes–уменяуходит…минут

half an hour–полчаса

break–перерыв

to have a snack–перекусить

to look through–просматривать

to receive–получать

to send – отправлять

message – сообщение

to perform tasks – выполнять задания

Задание 2. Прочитайте и переведите текст устно. Подумайте, какие изменения вы внесли бы в текст, если бы рассказывали о себе.

I am a first-year student of Rostov State Agricultural Engineering Academy. I study at the correspondence department and work at the office.

I’d like to tell you about my working day. As a rule I get up at 7 o’clock in the morning, I wash myself, brush my hair and make my bed. Then I have breakfast. Usually my mother cooks breakfast for me but sometimes I make it myself.

After breakfast, at half past 8 I leave for work. The office where I work is far from my house and it takes me about half an hour to get there by bus.

My working day starts at 9 o’clock in the morning and is over at 6 p.m. I have a break for dinner from 1 till 2 p.m. Usually I have dinner at the café. Sometimes I have a snack at the office. During my working day I look through the correspondence, receive and send e-mail messages and faxes, speak over the phone with business partners and perform other important tasks.

I come home at about 7 o’clock in the evening. Eight o’clock is supper time in our family. We all get together in the kitchen, then go to the living room and watch TV, read books or just talk. At about 11 o’clock I go to bed.

Задание 3. Составьте по образцу сообщение о своем рабочем дне, подготовьтесь к его пересказу.

My Working Day

I am a first-year student of Don State Technical University. I study at the correspondence department and work at the trade company as a sales manager.

I’d like to tell you about my working day. As a rule I get up at 8 o’clock in the morning, I wash myself, brush my hair and make my bed. Then I have breakfast. Usually my mother cooks breakfast for me.

After breakfast, at half past 9 I leave for work. The office of my company is not far from my house and it takes me about fifteen minutes to get there by bus.

My working day starts at 10 o’clock in the morning and is over at 7 p.m. I have a break for dinner from 1 till 2 p.m. Usually I have dinner at the café not far from office. Sometimes I have a snack at the office. During my working day I receive and send e-mail messages and faxes, meet clients, speak over the phone with them and perform other important tasks.

I come home at about 8 o’clock in the evening. I have supper with my family. Then I go to my room or go for a walk with my friends. At about 12 o’clock I go to bed.

II. Контрольные задания по грамматике Вариант 2

1. Найдите в предложениях подлежащее и сказуемое:

1.1 At school we studied many different subjects.

We – подлежащее

Studied - сказуемое

1.2 Where does your friend’s sister study?

Sister – подлежащее

Study - сказуемое

2. Употребите соответствующее местоимение:

2.1 My grandfather doesn’t live with us, but I often visit him. a) he b) his c)him

2.2 They are not absent. Their bags are here. a)our b) their c) them

2.3 Have you a sister? How old is your sister? a)your b) her c) you

2.4 This is my book and that is yours. a)those b) these c) that

2.5 Are there any students in the room? a)some b) any c) no

2.6 Where is my book? Is anybody reading it? a)somebody b) anybody c) nobody

2.7 I didn’t see anything on the table. a)something b) anything c) nothing

3. Заполните пропуски нужной формой глагола to be:

3.1 I am in the library yesterday. a) am

3.2 Now we are first-year students. b) is

3.3 He will not be at the lecture tomorrow. c) are

3.4 My mother is a teacher by profession. d) was

3.5 The days are short in winter. e) were f) shall/will be

4. Заполните пропуски нужной формой глагола to have:

4.1 We had 2 lectures yesterday. a) have

4.2 My brother has many friends. b) has

4.3 Usually I have a break for dinner at 12 o’clock. c) had

4.4 You will have much work to do tomorrow. d) shall have

4.5 They have no vacant rooms in the hotel. e) will have

5. Выберите правильный вариант перевода:

5.1 There are several new students in our group. a)

a) В нашей группе несколько новых студентов.

b) Несколько новых студентов есть в нашей группе.

5.2 There was nothing on the table. b)

a) Ничего не было на столе.

b) На столе ничего не было.

6. Определите временную форму сказуемого:

6.1 Mother will write a letter to her tomorrow. c) a) Pres. Ind.

6.2 He has eaten his breakfast already. g) b) Past. Ind.

6.3 At this time tomorrow my brother will be playing

football. f) c) Fut. Ind.

6.4 I was talking about him when he suddenly came in. e), b) d) Pres. Cont.

6.5 He went abroad last week. b) e) Past. Cont.

6.6 I shall have read the book by the end of the week. i) f) Fut. Cont.

6.7 They had returned home long before I rang them up. h), b) g) Pres. Perf.

6.8 He will graduate from the Academy next year. c) h) Past. Perf.

6.9 At this moment we are doing an exercise on tenses. d) i) Fut. Perf.

6.10 We knew everything about that event. b)

6.11 Every year he spends his holidays in France. a)

7. Употребите соответствующую форму сказуемого:

7.1 I shall be preparing for my report at 7 o’clock. a) shall prepare; b) shall be preparing;

c) shall have prepared

7.2 It often rains in autumn. a) rain; b) rains; c) is raining

7.3 They were discussing a new film when I saw a) discussed; b) were discussing

them. c) had discussed

7.4 Last year I entered the Academy. a) entered; b) was entering; c) had entered

8. Дополните предложения соответствующими обстоятельствами:

8.1 The students are working at the plant now. a) when he came;

8.2 She attends classes regularly. b) now; c) yesterday;

8.3 We shall be working at the library tomorrow at 5 o’clock. d) regularly;

8.4 My friend came to see me yesterday. e) tomorrow;

8.5 I do morning exercises regularly. f) tomorrow at 5 o’clock.

9. Употребите правильный вариант перевода сказуемого:

9.1 The teacher has already explained new а) объяснил; б) объясняет

grammar material. a) в) объяснит

9.2 Our engineer will have finished the а) закончил; б) заканчивает

experiments by June. в) в) закончит

9.3 We have seen this film recently. а) а) посмотрели; б) смотрим

в) посмотрим

III. Текст и задания к нему

Задание 1. Переведите текст в письменном виде.