VIII. Read and translate the text.

MY FAMILY.

I am Max Kovaliov. I am sixteen. I have got a father, a mother, a sister and a grandmother. There are six of us in the family.

First of all some words about my parents. My mother is a teacher of history . She works in a college. She likes her profession. She is a born teacher. She understands her students and loves them.

My father is a computer programmer. He is very experienced. He is fourty - five. When we are at home and have some free time I play the guitar and my father likes to sing. He knows a lot of useful things. He can repair almost everything in the house. My parents have been married for twenty years. They are different but they understand and love each other. They have the same hobby - travelling. And they have the same opinion about my education and upbringing. They are hard working people. My granny is a pensioner. She lives with us and helps to run the house. You can hardly believe, but she is very active and energetic.

My sister is twenty- two. She is married and has her own family. She is an accountant.

I am a first - year student. I am going to become a mechanic.

We have a lot of relatives. We get on very well. I think our family is friendly and united.

IX. Give your own opinion about Max's family.

X. Communicative activities.

- Match the first part of the conversation on the left with the other part on the right.

1. Where do you come from? a) In summer, on the 30th of June.

2. How old are you? b) She doesn't work.

3. When is your birthday? c)Quite well. But sometimes we don't

understand each other.

4. Do you have brothers and sisters? d) I'll soon be seventeen.

5. Do you live in a flat? e) From Ukraine.

6. What is your mother? f) No, I have only cousins.

7. How do you get along with your family? g) Yes, but unfortunately it’s very small.

We hope to get a new one soon.

8. In what way do you help your parents? h) I don't like it indeed but I want to see

my Mum happy, that's why I do washing up, shopping, tidying in the rooms.

9.Are your grandparents retired or

do they still work? i) They are retired now.

10. What is your town famous for? j) At a children's festival.

11. How long have you been friends? k) Since childhood.

12. Where did you meet for the first time? 1) Many prominent people lived here.

XI. Read and do the task below.

1. neighbour – сусід

2. reason – причина

3. adult – дорослий

4. rival – суперник

5. tolerance – терпимість

6. intolerance – нетерпимість

7. lie – брехня

8. to cause – спричиняти, примушувати

There are conflicts everywhere: in families, between neighbours, between the boys and girls. What are the reasons of these conflicts?

Maybe adults say something unpleasant about your hairstyle or about the way you dress. Perhaps your mother has a serious argument with you because of your boyfriend.

Perhaps your brother and his best friend have become rivals because they are in love with the same girl. And if you open a newspaper, almost every day you will find reports about individuals, groups of people or countries that don't get along with each other at all. Lies, misunderstanding, prejudice, intolerance, discrimination often cause serious problem which can lead to violence or even a war.

Complete the sentences:

1. The reasons of different conflicts are...

2. If your mother has a serious argument with you, you should...

3. To get along well with each other we should be...

4. Such things as ... cause serious problems.

5. Unsolved problems can lead to...