UNIT 1.

My biography

Ex. 1. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

Hello, friends. Let me first introduce myself. My name is Tatiana or Tanya for my friends. My surname or last name is Lavrova. I was born on the 19th of October 1987 in Kharkiv. Now I am a first-year student at the Ukrainian Engineering Pedagogic Academy. In five years I'll be an engineer. Now let me describe my appearance. I am tall and slim and have fair hair and blue eyes. My friends say that I am pretty. I think I am just good-looking. I love sports and music. I love to listen to modern music and dance. I dance a lot and I hope I am good at it. I also love swimming. Now a few words about my family. There are five people in our family. My father's name is Yevgeny Yakovlevich. He is a mathematician by education and businessman by profession. My mother's name is Nadezhda Petrovna. She is a housewife. She has much work about the house because I have a younger sister. She is a pupil. My sister Natasha is in the fifth form. My grandmother lives with us. She is very kind and helps us a lot. In May I have finished school. I did well in all the subjects but my favourite subjects at school were Physics and Computer Science. I also enjoyed English lessons. I am very interested in learning English because I always wanted to become a programmer or maybe a businesswoman. I also think that the knowledge of foreign languages helps in everyday life and career. Two years ago my parents and I traveled much around Europe as tourists. We have visited France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. There the knowledge of English helped me a lot. As you see, my biography isn't very long yet. But we'll meet again and I'll tell you more about myself.

Ex. 2. Ответьте на вопросы.

1. What is your name? ___________________________

2. Where and when were you born? ________________

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3. How old are you? _____________________________

4. Have you got a family? ________________________

5. How many people are there in your family?________

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6. Do you have brothers, sisters, grandparents in your family?_______________________________________

7. What do your parents do?______________________

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8. Where do you live?____________________________

9. Did you study well at school?___________________

10. What was your favourite subject?________________

11. What do you like to do in your spare time?________

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12. What do you like to read?______________________

13. What sport do you go in for?___________________

14. What are you going to be?_____________________

Ex. 3. Прочитайте и переведите текст.

My name is Alexander. I am a student of Kiev Technology University. I am 17 years old. I am rather tall, thin. I am well- built, to my mind. I have an oval face with a straight nose. My eyes are rather big and brown. I have long eyelashes. My lips are neither thin nor full. My hair is dark and I have a short cut. Nowadays it’s expensive to be smart and fashionable but I try to be well- dressed and neat. I have no beard and moustache. I usually wear a pullover and dark trousers. I was born in January. I am Capricorn. First of all I enjoy listening to loud music. I like good company and parties. As for my character I am cheerful, honest, and sociable. I have a sense of humor. I like jokes. I am well-brought-up and have good manners. I don’t respect rude, selfish and foolish people.