My family (Elementary Level)

Our family is large (small, not very large). We are the family of seven (two, three, four, five, six): my mother, my father, my grandmother, my grandfather, my sister, my brother and I.

My mother's name is … She is … years old. She is a teacher (a doctor, a worker, an engineer). She is a very nice, kind and clever woman.

My father's name is ... He is ... years old. He is a worker (a teacher, an engineer, a doctor, a businessman). He is rather tall and strong. He is a man of strong character and all of us love him very much.

My grandmother's name is ... She is ... years old. She does not work now, she is a pensioner, but she has a lot of work to do about the house. All of us try to help her.

My grandfather’s name is... He is... years old. He is a pensioner too.

My brother and sister are students (pupils). There names are ... They are older (younger) than me.

We are a very good family. We love each other very much. In the evenings, when all the members of our family get together after work and study, we like to watch TV, to read books and newspapers, to talk about different things and to discuss all our problems together. When the weather is good we sometimes go for a walk. We have a small house in the country with a garden and a kitchen-garden. There is much work there. On week-ends we go there and work and have rest all together.

My family (Intermediate Level)

In my opinion family is one of the most important things in one's life. Almost all our life we live within a family. There are five of us in the family: My father - Iliya Nikolayevich, my mother Vera Pavlovna, my elder brother Michael and the youngest child in our family my ten-year old sister Olga. I think it would be right if I begin with my parents. They have been married for 20 years now. They met each other at the institute where they studied together. Both of them were first year students then. During their last year at the institute they got married. My father is a chief sales-manager in a company which sells various computer equipments. Many years ago after he had graduated from the institute he became an electronic engineer in one of the Moscow research institutes. His company has several branches in some other big Russian cities such as St Petersburg, Voronezh, Novosibirsk and others. So he has to travel a lot. My father is the only breadwinner in our family but as he is very good at his job his company pays him a good salary.

However his Saturdays and Sundays are totally devoted to his family. In his youth he went in for sport so we often play either football or volleyball which is his favorite game. My mother is a housewife. A year after she graduated from the institute my elder brother was born and she had to stay at home. Later it was decided that she would run the house and look after the family. My mother is a nice looking woman. She is of medium height. Her hair is dark and she usually wears a bun. Most of her time is devoted to housework. Except for the time when soap operas are shown on TV. She adores them though my father thinks they are silly. Like other men he prefers detective stories and action films.

My elder brother is now a third year student at Moscow State University. He studies at the Geographical faculty. He was keen on Geography when at school and wanted to travel to places yet unknown. I think that the spirit of adventures made him go to the Geographical faculty.

Describe Your Person

His/her name is ______________.

He/she...

is _____ years old.

was born on _____(month, date, year).

is _______________. (Nationality)

speaks ___________. (Language)

is from _______________.

lives in _______________.

is single / PACSed / married / divorced / widowed.

has a husband/a wife (a boyfriend / a girlfriend).

has ___ children / ___ daughter(s) and ___ son(s).

likes ___________+ing.

likes to ____________.

doesn't like ___________+ing.

doesn't like to ___________.

What does he/she look like?

He/she...

is tall / short.

is fat / skinny.

has long / short hair.

has black / brown / red / blond / gray hair.

is bald.

has brown / blue / hazel / green eyes.

wears glasses / contacts.

wears a hat / earrings / a necklace / a bracelet / a ring.

wears a white dress (a black suit and a blue shirt)

has a mustache / a beard.

has a piercing / a tattoo.