18. Give the English equivale.

a) 1. Мою маму зовут..; он холост; она замужем; вести дом; заботиться о внуках; обожать жену; домохозяйка; единственный ребёнок; близкие друзья; влюбиться; жениться, чтобы жить счастливо; средняя российская семья; получить развод; получить хорошую работу; мечтать о путешествии; зарабатывать;

b) 1. Cколько тебе лет? 2. Откуда ты ? 3. У тебя есть братья и сёстры? 4. К сожалению, я единственный ребёнок в семье. 5. Средняя российская семья состоит из матери, отца, и одного - двух детей. 6. Моему отцу около 50 лет. Он высокий и сильный. 7. Я интересуюсь подводным плаванием. 8. Он - человек, который очень много времени проводит на свежем воздухе. 9. Она обожает цветы и любит садоводство. 10. Я предпочитаю смотреть футбол по телевизору. 11. Молодые люди часто встречаются в кафе и дружески беседуют. 12. Моя сестра имеет много близких друзей. 13. Мне требуется 20 минут, чтобы добраться до института.

19. Read the dialogue Family and speak on George Scott’s and Peter Brook’s families

- Your name is George Scott, isn’t it?

- Yes, it is. I’m an electronic engineer. I live and work in New York. And what’s your name?

- My name is Peter Brook. I’m an editor. I live and work in San Francisco.

- You are married, aren’t you?

- Oh, yes. I’m married and I’ve got two daughters.

- What a coincidence! I’ve two daughters too: Helen and Mary.

What are your daughters’ names?

- They are Susan and Jane. Susan is ten years old and Jane is eight. They both go to private school. Do your daughters go to school?

- Not yet. Helen is five years old and Mary is three.

- They are at home, aren’t they?

- Sure. My wife Joan doesn’t work now. She runs the house and looks after the children. She is a designer. She adores her trade and dreams of going to her office again. But she can’t work for the time being.

- It’s only natural. Nowadays very few women are satisfied with being housewives. My wife whose name is Nancy is a teacher of Russian. She works at a college.

- Do you have any brothers or sisters?

- Unfortunately not. I’m the only child in the family. I’ve got a cousin who lives in Chicago. We are on friendly terms.

I have got a sister. She is much younger than I’m. She lives with our parents in Los Angeles. I’ve seen very little of her late.

- Los Angeles is a beautiful city. My aunt lives there and I visit her from time to time.

20. Read the text An English Family and speak on the Confords

The Confords live in Rugby at 28 Coranation Street. John Conford is a rich businessman of about 50. He’s tall and dark. He wears dark suits but at weekends he wears casual clothes. He usually gets up at six, does some exercises and goes to the office. He never gets back before ten o’clock at night, so he doesn’t see much of his family. He is interested in collecting pictures of horses. At the moment he is travelling on business in America because he’s opening an office next year.

Sarah, Mr. Conford’s wife, is forty-five. She is an attractive woman with blond hair and soft blue eyes. She is kind and gentle, very practical and full of common sense. Sarah is a housewife. She looks after the house and the family.

The Confords have two children: a son and a daughter. Their son’s name is Steve. He is 22. He is a clever young man. He works at a design office. He is a very outdoor person – he is a keen sailor and a member of the local yacht club. When he has a chance Steve and his friends get down to the coast for a weekend, camping there and sailing. He plays football sometimes for a Rugby team, but prefers watching the game, either on television or at the local ground where he goes with his father sometimes.

Steve has a number of close friends and a beautiful girl-friend, Pauline by name. Pauline studies at a teacher’s training college. Steve and Pauline often go out for the evening to the cinema or else they go skating at the Rugby skating rink. Pauline is a very good skater and she is trying to teach Steve how to skate well. Both Steve and Pauline are very friendly and sociable. Sometimes Steve takes Pauline to a pub where they meet some of their friends and sit and chat for an hour or so and sometimes they go dancing . Steve is very fond of Pauline. They are going to get married in a year.

Steve’s sister, Alice, is a lovely, quiet and serious girl. She goes to grammar school. Alice reads a lot, she is fond of music. She is good at drawing. She takes lessons in drawing at the local art school.