Министерство Российской Федерации
по делам гражданской обороны, чрезвычайным ситуациям
и ликвидации последствий стихийных бедствий
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Академия гражданской защиты
Субботина И.И.
УЧЕБНОЕ ПОСОБИЕ
ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ
ВВОДНЫЙ КУРС
для курсантов и студентов
Химки – 2011
BIOGRAPHY
Active Vocabulary to Text A
family - семья
wife - жена
parents - родители
graduate - выпускник
speciality - специальность
to be born - родиться
to be … years old - быть … лет
to be married - быть женатым / замужем
to be interested in - интересоваться
to be retired - быть на пенсии
Text A
ABOUT MYSELF
My name is Victor Pavlov. I am from Russia. I was born in Moscow. I am eighteen years old. I am not married.
I have a family. My family is not large. I have parents and a sister. My parents were born in Moscow. My mother’s name is Olga. She is thirty-nine years old. She is a graduate of Moscow University. My mother is a very good expert in English. She is an English teacher by speciality.
My father’s name is Nick. He is a graduate of a military school. My sister’s name is Ann. She is not a schoolgirl. She is only five years old. She will be a schoolgirl in two years.
I am a cadet. I am good at English. I am also interested in computers.
I have grandparents. My grandfather is an engineer. He is retired now. My grandmother is a doctor at a hospital.
I have a cousin. My cousin is twenty-one years old. His name is Alex. Alex is a student of an Institute. He will be an engineer. Alex is married. His wife’s name is Irene. She is nineteen. Irene is a student too. She will be an economist in three years.
Questions to Text a
Who are you?
What are you?
Where are you from?
How old are you?
Are you married?
How large is your family?
What’s your mother’s name?
How old is your sister?
Your cousin is not married, is he?
10. What are your parents?
* * * * Text b about my friend
I have a special friend. His name is Ivan. Ivan is an officer. He was born in Minsk. Ivan is not of my age. He is twenty-eight years old. My friend is married and has a family. His family is not large but it is very united.
My friend’s wife is a beautiful woman aged twenty-three. Her name is Kate. Kate has a higher education. She is a University graduate. She is a programmer by speciality. Kate is a highly-
-qualified and experienced specialist. Besides, she is deeply interested in foreign languages. She is especially good at English.
Ivan and Kate have a daughter. They have no sons. Their daughter is only one year old. Her name is Dasha.
Ivan has a sister and a brother. Ivan’s sister is a German teacher at a medical college. Her name is Nina. Nina is married. Her husband is not military. He is civilian. His job is a manager. My friend’s brother is a cadet of the Military Engineering Institute. His name is Oleg. Oleg is a first-year cadet at the faculty of civil defence. He is on top of the list in chemistry. Besides, Oleg is keen on sports. He is a member of the volley-ball team. Oleg is not married. He is single.
Ivan has parents. They are in their fifties. Ivan’s parents are engineers.