unit 1

Topic: The Family

Grammar: 1. Sentences with the Verb to have

2. The Simple Present Tense

3. Comparative Use of the Simple Present and the Present Progressive Tenses

4. The Possessive Case of Nouns

Text: Let’s Get Acquainted

LET'S GET ACQUAINTED

I'm Peter Klymenko. I'm 45. I'm a teacher of English. I'm married.

This is my wife. Her name is Halyna Klymenko. She is 40. She is an engineer.

These are our children Ann and Andrew. Ann is 15. Andrew is 20. Andrew is a student. Ann is a schoolgirl;

These are my parents. My father's name is Nick. My mother's name is Maria. They don't work. They are retired.

My family is not very large. There are four of us - my wife, my son, my daughter and I. My wife is rather slender, blue-eyed and dark-haired. She is good-natured and easy-going person. She is a good engineer and has a senior position at her office. Her hobby is cooking.

Mу son takes after me. He is tall, dark-eyed and fair haired. He is fond of sports. He plays tennis. But his hobby is chess.

My daughter is a blue-eyed girl with fair hair. She is rather pretty and a little hot-headed. Her hobby is music. She plays the piano. She is fond of classic music.

My parents are musicians too. My father is a violinist, my mother is a pianist. Now they are on pension.

We have a lot of relatives .on my wife's and my side. Some of our aunts, uncles and cousins live in Kyiv. My parents-in-law do not live in Kyiv. They live in Odessa. My wife's sister is married, she lives in Odessa too. Her brother is single. He is a serviceman and he lives in Lviv.

My relatives live in Kyiv. My younger sister is married. She got married 5 years ago. Her husband is an engineer. They live in a small town not far from Kyiv. We sometimes go there on our days off. I like to play with my niece and nephew. They are very funny children. My brother is a student of the Polytechnic college. He is graduating from it this year.

As for me, you already know that I’m a University teacher. .I give lectures, take classes and seminars there. My students are of various specialities. They work in various fields. Some of them are economists, others - psychologists, or lawyers.

I have got a lot of friends. One of them is Boris Lytvynov. He is an interpreter at the Intourist. His wife Kate Lytvynova is a doctor. They have 2 children. Their names are Nick and Nelly. Nick is not in Kyiv. He is a student of University and is on vacation now. He is also going to work as an interpreter. He speaks English and French. Nelly goes to school. She is in the tenth form. She is going to apply to an engineering college. І suppose she wants to make a designer.

The Litvinov’s are going to come to our place next Sunday. We are going to celebrate my wife's birthday next Sunday. A lot of relatives and friends of ours are going to come to congratulate her on her 40th birthday. They are going to bring a lot of flowers and presents. Galyna is going to bake our favourite apple-pie and cakes. My mother-in-law will help her to do it.

John Smith is going to come too. He is my colleague. He is from Great Britain, now he is in Kyiv. His family is not in Kyiv. They are in London. He has a wife and 3 children. His wife's name is Julia. Julia is attractive, slim, and fair-haired. His elder son Tom is dark-haired, brown-eyed and very tall. Jack, his younger son, is dark-haired too; he looks like his elder brother. Mary is leaving school this year. She is a pretty girl with a straight nose and blue eyes. As for John Smith, he is good-natured, tall, lean and rather handsome. He is a hard-working and an easy-going person.

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How large is your family? How old are you? "Have you a lot of relatives? What are your parents? Where do they live? When do you usually visit them? What kind of person is your best friend? What is he? Has he got any sisters and brothers? What is his hobby? Is he married? Describe'what he looks like. Are you going to visit him? Have you any sisters or brothers? Where do they live? Have you any cousins, nephews or nieces?

GRAMMAR STRUCTURES

1. Formation of the Simple Present Tense

I, we, you, they He (she)	Always sometimes often seldom never usually	go to the park goes to the park
(When), Do (Where) Does	I (we, you, they) he (she)	go to the park every day?
I, we, you, they He (she)	do not does not	go to the park every day і

Remember: Who plays tennis every day? I do (he does).

2. Comparative Use of the Simple Present and the Present Progressive Tense •

The Simple Present Tense	The Present Progressive Tense
She reads English well	I do not see what she is reading
At the lesson the students read, write and speak English.	What are you doing now? We are writing (reading).
He usually arrives at 6 o'clock.	He is arriving soon.

1. The Verb to have

I, we, you, they He, she	have has	a mother a sister no parents
I, we,'you, they He, she.	have not (haven't) has not (hasn't)	any cousins any relatives , a sister a brother

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Have	I, we, you, they	parents?
Has	he, she	relatives? a sister?
		cousins?

4. Possessive Case of Nouns

The Common Case (of...)	The Possessive Case
The room of my sister The son of his friend The books of the students	My sister's room His friend's son The students' books

EXERCISES FOR ORAL PRACTICE

Ex.1. Express your agreement with the following statements using Certainly, It is really so, You are right. Say the same about yourself as in the example:

Example: — Pete has a small family.

— Oh, certainly, he has a small family, I also have a small family,

1. Peter Klymenko has a lot of relatives on his wife's and his side.

2. Some of his aunts and uncles live in Kyiv. 3. His parents-in-law live in Odessa. 4. His friend works as an interpreter. 5. He is a good-natured and easy-going person.

Ex.2. Say what your wife, children, parents, mother-in-law, relatives, teacher, friends usually do on their days-off. Use the verbs suggested as in the example:

Example: - What does your wife usually do on her day-off? ( to go to the park):

— She usually goes to the park on her day-off.

To cook dinner, to play the piano, to visit their friends, to play tennis, to bake a cake, to listen to serious music, to read а bоок.

Eх.3. Complete the .following sentences:

1. My sister's son is my .... 2. My syster's daughter is my .... 3. Your mother's mother is your... 4. Your mother's sister is your … 5. Your uncle's daughter is your .... 6. Your brother's wife is your .... 7. Your mother's brother is my ...

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Ex.4. Express your surprise as in the example:

Example: — His son takes after him.

— Does his son really take after him?

1. He studies at the Polytechnic. 2. His friend gives lectures at the same college too. 3. They like to spend their free time together. 4.They speak English and French well. 5. Boris works as an interpreter at the Intourist. ,

Ex.5. What questions would you ask your friend (your colleague) to get the following answers:

1. No, it is not. My family is not very large. 2. My son takes after me.

3. Yes, he does. He plays tennis very well. But his hobby is chess.

4. Yes, she is. My daughter is fond of serious music. 5. Yes, I have a lot of relatives on my wife's side.

EXERCISES TO BE DONE IN WRITING

Ex.1. Write questions to which the following statements will be the answers:

1. Peter Klymenko gives lectures at the University twice a week. 2. His wife is an engineer. She works at a large plant. 3. Her parents live in a village. 4. On Sunday they usually visit their parents. 5. They like to spend their day-off in the park.

Ex.2. Express actions which usually take place using the appropriate adverb:

Example: - Halyna is cooking breakfast now. (always)

- Halyna always cooks breakfast at this time.

1. We are having a laboratory session now (twice a week). 2. I'm having a practical class now (on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday).

3. What are you doing? I'm listening to the radio now (every day).

4. They are listening to serious music now (on their days-off). 5. He is рlауing the piano now (on Sunday).

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Ex.3. Express the same statements in the other way using the

possessive case of nouns:

1. The text-books of the students are on the desks. 2. The families of these workers are large. 3. The house of their parents is nice. 4. The lecture of this teacher is very interesting. 5. The name of their daughter is Ann.

Ex.4. Compete the dialogues in writing:

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A. By the way, when is your birthday?

B. ...

A. Are you going to celebrate it? В....

A. With whom are you going to celebrate it?

B. ...

A. With pleasure.

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A. Have you got a lot of relatives on your and your .wife's side?

B. ...

A. Do you often go to see them?

B. ...

A. Do they always congratulate you on your birthday?

В....

A. Are they going to come to your place?

B.... ,: .

Ex.8. Translate the following word combinations and sentences from Ukrainian into English:

1. Дім нашого викладача, картини сучасних художників, завод цих робітників, спеціальності студентів, дім моїх батьків, прізвища студентів, син мого брата, сестра мого друга, чоловік моєї доньки, фото моєї бабусі, кімната Петра, сестра моєї матері. 2. Сестра мого чоловіка одружена. Батько цих дітей інженер. Мати моїх друзів живе на селі. Галина зараз гуляє зі своїми дітьми у парку, а потім вона збирається пекти свій улюблений пиріг. Вона збирається відсвяткувати день народження своєї доньки в наступну неділю. Її

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друзі завжди приносять багато квітів і подарунків. А у вас багато друзів? Де Ви працюєте? Я працюю перекладачем на заводі. Мій брат вчиться в інституті іноземних мов. Він говорить англійською і французькою мовами. У вас багато родичів? Так. Іноді вони приїздять до нас і ми любимо ходити в| ботанічний сад. Що ви зараз робите? Ви читаєте англійську книжку? Ви завжди читаєте

книжку ввечері?

WRITTEN COMPOSITIONS

1. Describe your family.

2. Describe your fellow-student.

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UNIT 2

Topic: Housing

Grammar: 1. The Simple Future Tense

2. Ways of Expressing Futurity

2. Prepositions of Time

Text: My Flat