- •Vocabulary
- •I. Answer these questions:
- •II. Give English equivalents of the following Russian ones:
- •III. Read the definition and make up definitions of your own of the given words.
- •IV. Answer these questions:
- •V. Paraphrase the sentences using a different construction.
- •VI. Translate into English:
- •VII. Spell and transcribe the following words:
- •VIII. Give full answers to these questions:
- •IX. Describe any person in this room and don’t tell us his/her name. We’ll try to guess who that person is. Use the active vocabulary of the unit.
- •X. Act out your own dialogues. Use the situations given below.
- •XI. Match the words in the left-hand column with their definitions in the right-hand column:
- •XIV. Fill in the blanks using the following words:
- •XV. A) Read the text
- •XVI. Read the list of some qualities of parents and choose the most important ones.
- •XXII. Speak about your own family illustrating your story with photos of the members of your family.
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Complete the sentences using names of professions:
- •II. Read and correct the following false statements:
- •III. Describe what these people do:
- •IV. Spell and transcribe the following nouns:
- •V. Translate into English:
I. Complete the sentences using names of professions:
1. A person who directs an orchestra is a … .
2. A person who has studied law and can advise people on legal matters is a …
3. One who designs buildings is an … .
4. A person in a position of command in the armed forces is an … .
5. A doctor who performs operations is a … .
6. A person who designs machines, bridges, railways is an … .
7. One who makes, installs or repairs locks is a … .
8. A person who drives a motor vehicle is a … .
9. One whose job is to look after people’s health is a … .
10. A man who serves is the army, especially an enlisted man, is a … .
11. A person who writes for newspapers or magazines is a … .
12. One who specializes in the treatment of the teeth is a … .
13. A person whose occupation is sailing or navigating boats or ships is a … .
14. A woman who keeps house is a … .
II. Read and correct the following false statements:
1. A person who makes sculptures is a playwright.
2. One who does research work is an accountant.
3. A person who plays a musical instrument is a clerk.
4. One who does business is a film actor.
5. A man who flies an aero plane is a chemist.
6. A person who studies chemistry is a physicist.
7. One who keeps accounts is a salesman.
8. A person who buys and sells shares is a typist.
9. A person who takes care of sick people is a worker.
10. One whose job is to design things by drawing them is a computer specialist.
III. Describe what these people do:
fashion-designer writer hairdresser teacher baker
shop-assistant painter taxi-driver farmer nurse
IV. Spell and transcribe the following nouns:
инженер хирург журналист физик
секретарь юрист композитор поэт
бухгалтер электрик архитектор актер
V. Translate into English:
Она актриса.
Он зубной врач, а она – медсестра.
Вы слесарь, правда?
Она физик или химик?
5. Я так много о них слышал, они научные работники.
6. Она модельер, не так ли? – Нет, парикмахер.
7. Вы ведь офицер? – Да.
8. Эта девушка – машинистка, а этот молодой человек – служащий.
9. Я знаю вы не композитор, вы шофер автобуса.
10. Он молодой скульптор.
11. Он достаточно умен, чтобы понять поведение своего отчима.
12. Мальчик очень гордится своим отцом-летчиком.
13. Они так похожи, что даже их родители с трудом отличают их друг от друга.
14. Этот человек очень остроумен и всегда готов пошутить.
15. Если вы полицейский, вы должны быть терпеливы и внимательны к людям.
16. Он покладистый, вы с ним подружитесь.
17. Он способный юноша.