IX. Ask questions for these answers (work in pairs):

1. Four children. 2. She is busy looking after the house. 3. He is a farmer. 4. It is only a hundred miles away. 5. She would prefer to work with horses. 6. She wants to study agriculture. 7. It is not a wise choice. 8. It is extremely difficult for girls to find jobs as farm managers. 9. Choosing a career is no problem for him.

X. Fill in the blanks with prepositions if necessary:

I am … the first year ... the university. I have an, elder brother and . a younger sister. My sister Ann is … her final year ... school. My brother works … an engine … farm. The area he lives ... is only 50 km. away so he often comes to visit us … week-ends. He is married. His wife is always busy looking ... the house and children. My grandparents live not far ... them … the country. My cousin Peter is interested farm-life and wants to study agriculture ... the university ... next year.

XI. Combine the following words into sentences. Translate them into Russian:

1. introduce, name, myself, Jane, let me, my, is. 2. university, am, in, at, the 3rd year, the, I. 3. alive, are, grandparents, my, still, see, rarely, them, we, but, because, they, away, quite, live, far. 4. sister, my, elder, as, works, a secretary. 5. efficient, very, is, she, enjoys, her, work, she, and, 6. is, in, a job, Britain, difficult, to find. 7. last, up to, the year, a boarding school, to, went, he.

XII. Make up situations using the following words and word-combinations:

1. in the first year, at the institute/university, I, to be, to enjoy, studies. 2. parents, elder/younger, sisters/brothers, age difference, to get on well with each other, to be, small. 3. to be in the final year at school, choosing a profession, no problem, a family tradition, to be involved in, to work as. 4. to go to a boarding school, to come home, during holidays, to work on a farm, to look after animals, to keep ducks, pigs, sheep.

Grammar exercises

I. a) Form nouns using the suffixes -er (or), -ess. Translate them into Russian:

instruct, construct, write, run, sing, drive, teach, direct, love, instructor, mister, painter, tiger, lion, actor

b) Form adjectives using the suffix -ous:

mountain, religion, danger, poison, continue, glory, courage, fame

II. Give short and full answers: a) in the affirmative, b) in the negative:

a) 1. Are you a university student? 2. Is your mother a housewife? 3. Is he one of six children? 4. Is there a farm beyond the forest? 5. Was he twenty last month? 6. Is the school only two miles away? 7. Have you any brothers or sisters? 8. Will he be in his final year at school? 9. Were there many students present at the party? 10. Did you have a good time in the country?

b) 1. Has John a family of his own? 2. Are there a lot of animals on the collective farm? 3. Were they your next-door neighbours? 4. Have they many friends in London? 5. Do you have breakfast at 8 o'clock? 6. Is agriculture the main occupation in this area? 7. Have you grandparents? 8. Were there many flowers in your garden in summer? 9. Is he fond of music? 10. Will there be a concert after the meeting?