Answer the questions to the text.

1. Where did the narrator’s parents live for much of their married life?
2. How is a very idyllic brother’s childhood described in the text?
3. Do you think it’s nice to live in the country? Where do you prefer to live : in the country or in a large city?
4. When and where was he narrator born?
5. How many cousins has the narrator got?
6. Who is an artist in a family?
7. Whose family lives in Hong Kong?
8. Is Nigel a stockbroker or a computer programmer?
9. Who is 66 years older?
10. Nikki is half Chinese, isn’t she?
11. Does the narrator’s family conform to the stereotype of a family?
12. How is a stereotypical English family presented in the text?
13. Why does the situation with the English family change nowadays?
14. Are there a lot of one - parent families in England? What are the consequences?
15. How many relatives are mentioned in the text?

32. Say which of the ideas of the text attracted your attention most of all. Do you support the author’s viewpoint?

33. Find the topical sentence(s) of each passage ( i.e the sentence(s) containing the central idea of the passage).

34. Make a short summary of the text.

C o n c l u s i o n s

Test yourself

Make these sentences plural.

1. This is a boy. 2. That is a baby. 3. My uncle has a large flat. 4. Is your sister ambitious? 5. This mouse is white. 6. That is a bookshelf. 7. There is a lady, a gentleman, a boy and a girl in the room. 8. Does your tooth still ache? 9. His child studies very well. 10. Put this knife on that table. 11. Listen! Is she speaking English?

Translate the sentences into English using Possessive Case.

1. Это семья моего друга. Отец моего друга – инженер. Мать моего друга – преподаватель. 2. Мою сестру зовут Дина. 3. Мне нравится почерк этого мальчика. 4. Это бабушкино кресло. 5. Эти книги – мои. 6. Тот стол – её. 7. Этот дом – наш. 8. Эта ручка – моя. 9. Эта ручка не моя, она твоя.

Choose the correct answer.

1. I __________ a student.

a) is	b) aren’t	c) am	d) were

1. He _______ a pilot.

a) was	b) weren’t	c) are	d) am

1. We _______ at home.

a) am	b) wasn’t	c) were	d) isn’t

1. _______ she be in the cinema with you?

a) is	b) will	c) am	d) was

Match each word in Column A with its meaning in column B.

A	B
1. good-looking	a mark on the skin which is left after a wound has healed
2. beard	strip of hair left to grow above the upper lip
3. scar	physically attractive
4. ugly	a growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face
5. auburn	unpleasant, especially in appearance
6. height	of a reddish-brown colour
7. moustache	the measurement of someone from head to foot

1. Fill in the gaps in the dialogue with a suitable word from a box below.

- Good ________, Mr. Flake. Let me ________Benjamin Lark to you.

- How ________ you do, Mr. Flake! I am happy to meet you.

- ________ do you do, Mr. Lark! Pleased to know you. What is your ___________?

- I am a biochemist. ________ are you?

- Me too. I am glad to _________ you.

- The pleasure is _________!

7. Translate into English .

Разрешите представиться. Меня зовут Тимур Гилязов. Я студент в КHИТУ. Я учусь на первом курсе. Мне нравится учиться здесь. У меня дружелюбный характер и я легко завожу друзей. Я темноволосый парень с карими глазами. Мои волосы короткие и прямые. Я надежный, пунктуальный и трудолюбивый. Друзья говорят, что со мной приятно иметь дело. Я стараюсь всегда быть в хорошем настроении. Мои родители – трудолюбивые, оптимистичные и очень добрые. Моя мама – бухгалтер, а папа – ученый. Они всегда помогают мне. Мою маму зовут Лейсан. Она высокая и стройная, у нее длинные темно-русые волосы и серые глаза. Моего папу зовут Руслан. У него спортивная фигура, он высокий и мускулистый. У него волнистые черные волосы и он носит усы. Я очень увлекаюсь спортом. Раньше я ходит в спортзал каждый день, но сейчас учеба занимает много времени и я хожу туда только в выходные.

Answer the questions about yourself.

1. Would you consider yourself as a quiet, calm person or an active person? Why?

2. Would you rather be by yourself or with lots of other people? Why?

3. What do you do when you get nervous? 

4. What do you do when you get angry?

5. What do you do when you are happy?

6. What do you do when you are sad?

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