Exercises
I. Give synonyms for the following words and word combinations:
surname, to like, to take an interest in, occupation, to be on pension, relation, Teachers’ Training University, to work about the house, to come to see.
II. Give antonyms for the following words: small, elder, near, single, in town, often.
III. Complete the following sentences according to the model:
Model: I am fond of playing tennis.
My brother is interested in jazz.
My mother is fond of....
My friends are fond of....
I am not interested in ....
My younger brother is interested in ....
My elder sister is fond of....
My cousin is interested in ... .
Our uncle and aunt are interested in ... .
My grandmother is fond of....
IV. Use the correct form of the verb "to be" in the Present Simple Tense:
1. I... fond of knitting.
My elder brothers ... married.
My grandmother and grandfather ... retired.
My father ... not interested in politics.
Her cousin ... a good sportsman.
Their family ... so friendly.
My sister's daughter ... only 2 years old.
Our relatives ... very busy people.
My brother's wife ... a sales-woman.
... your parents fond of watching TV?
She ... from the village of Sosnovka.
How old ... you?
My sister's husband ... my brother-in- law.
My brother and I... good friends.
V. Use nouns in the possessive case instead of the prepositional phrases:
Model: the flat of my cousin - my cousin's flat
the car of my parents - my parents' car
The house of my elder brother
The hobby of his wife
The native town of our relatives
The name of their son
The profession of her husband
The family of my uncle
The friends of our father
The room of their children
The grandfather of my sister-in-law
10. The name of my cat
VI. Read the text and do the task below.
A Family
When two persons are married, the man is called the husband; the woman becomes his wife. When a child is born in the family, the father and mother of the child are called parents. A Family generally consists of a father, a mother and children – sons or daughters or both. The first born child is the eldest, the last born – the youngest. Two children that are born together are called twins.
The father and mother of the husband become the father-in-law (in law – by marriage), and mother-in-law of the wife. The husband is the son-in-law; the wife – the daughter-in-law; they have brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. They are often called “ my (his, her, etc.) in – laws”.
The other members of the family are the relatives or relations: uncles, aunts, cousins, etc.
30. У нас есть кошка и собака.
31. Жена моего брата — моя невестка.
32. Я живу у бабушки.
XI. Answer the following questions:
1. What is your name?
2. How old are you?
3. Where are you from? (What is your native place?)
4. Do you live at home (in a hall of residence; at your relatives; rent a flat)?
5. Where do you study?
6. Have you got any hobbies?
7. What are you interested in?
8. Do you go in for sports?
9. What are you fond of ?
10. Is your family large or small?
11. How many people does it consist of? Who are they?
12. Where does your mother work?
13. What is your father?
14. Who keeps the house?
15. What are your parents' hobbies?
16. Have you got any pets at home?
17. What is your younger sister's (brother's) name?
18. Is your younger sister (brother) a schoolgirl (schoolboy)? Does she (he) go to the kindergarten? What is she (he) interested in?
19. How old is your elder brother (sister)? What is he (she)?
20. Is your elder brother (sister) married?
21. What is his wife (her husband)?
22. Have they got children?
23. What is your nephew's (niece's) name? How old is he (she)?
24. Do you often see each other?
25. Have you got grandparents? Where do they live?
26. Is your grandmother (grandfather) retired?
27. You have got a lot of other relatives (aunts, uncles, cousins), don’t you ?
28. Do they live far from you?
29. Do you often visit your relatives?
30. Are you a friendly family?
XII. Tell about your family and yourself.