IV. Read the following dialogues and make up your own using the examples
1
- I hear Mary has lost her weight and looks awfully pretty.
- Oh, yes, you are right. But she is too thin now, I think, She should put on weight now.
- What are you talking about? All friends say she has never been so beautiful before.
2
- Tom, who is this good-looking, chestnut-haired young lady?
- Oh, it’s my sister.
- And who is this pretty girl with rosy plump cheeks and a turned-up nose?
- It’s her elder daughter, my niece.
- Well, you have such pleasant – looking relatives.
- Thank you.
3
- I say, Mike, what do you think of Mr. Black?
- As for me I don’t like him. He is envious, obstinate, selfish and rude.
- Really? Are you sure?
- Certainly. We work in one and the same office.
4
- Oh, John, there you are at last. I’d like to speak to you about our new manager. Is he always generous, kind and sociable?
- Be careful, Max. If you are for him, he is a very good man, but he can be aggressive, cruel and even cunning.
- What makes you think so?
- He is my distant relative.
V. Translate the following dialogues into English and act them out.
1
- Я бы хотел увидеть Тома Брауна. Он здесь?
- Да, он здесь. Вот он стоит у окна.
- Но я вижу большую группу ребят у окна. Как он выглядит?
- Это темноволосый парень с голубыми глазами. Вы не ошибетесь.
2
- Ты знаешь, Том и Джейн собираются пожениться.
- Да? Но ведь они такие разные люди. Том – неуклюжий и застенчивый, а Джейн такая веселая и общительная.
- Ты очень плохо знаешь Тома. Он очень одаренный великодушный и хорошо воспитанный. И у него есть чувство юмора.
Section II
Family
I. Look through the vocabulary below that may be useful when speaking about your family.
| aunt | тетя | |||
| average(small, large) family | ['xvqrIG] | средняя (маленькая, большая) семья | ||
| brother | брат | |||
| by modern standards | ['stxndqd] | по современным меркам | ||
| consist of | ['kqn'sIst] | состоять из | ||
| cousin | ['kAzn] | двоюродный брат (сестра) | ||
| father | отец | |||
| grandfather | дедушка | |||
| grandmather | бабушка | |||
| grandparent | дедушка и бабушка | |||
| grandson(daughter) | внук (внучка) | |||
| mother | мать | |||
| nephew | ['nevju:] | племянник | ||
| niece | [ni:s] | племянница | ||
| parents | родители | |||
| relatives(relations) | ['relativz] | родственники | ||
| sister | сестра | |||
| stepdaughter | падчерица | |||
| to bring up | воспитывать | |||
| the baby of the family | любимчик, младший в семье | |||
| stepfather | отчим | |||
| stepmother | мачеха | |||
| stepson | пасынок | |||
| twins | близнецы | |||
| uncle | ['ANkl] | дядя | ||
Relations in the Family | ||||
| admire smb | [qd'mqIq] | любить, обожать кого-л. | ||
| awful | ужасные | |||
| be attached to smb. | [q'txtSt] | быть привязанным к кому-либо | ||
| be devoted to smb. | [dI'vOVtId] | быть преданным кому-либо | ||
| blame smb | винить, обвинять кого-либо | |||
| caring | заботливые | |||
| close | близкие | |||
| cordial | ['kO:dZql] | сердечные, радужные | ||
| difficulty | трудность | |||
| distant | ['dIstqnt] | далекие | ||
| find support and understanding | [sq'pO:t] | находить поддержку и понимание | ||
| frank | откровенные, искренние | |||
| friendly | дружеские | |||
| help (be helpful) | помогать | |||
| hostile | враждебные | |||
| impartial | безразличные | |||
| intolerant | нетерпимые | |||
| loving | любящие | |||
| problem | проблема | |||
| provide for the family | обеспечивать семью | |||
| reliable | [rI'laIqbl] | надежные | ||
| rely on smb | [ri'lai] | полагаться на кого-либо | ||
| remote | отдаленные, далекие | |||
| respect smb | [ris'pekt] | уважать кого-либо | ||
| respectful | [ris'pektful] | уважительные | ||
| take care of smb | [kFq] | заботиться о ком-либо | ||
| tolerant | ['tOlqrqnt] | терпимые | ||
| trust smb | [trAst] | доверять кому-либо | ||
| united | [ju:'naItId] | сплоченные | ||
| warm | [wL:m] | теплые | ||
| worry about smb | ['wArI] | беспокоится о ком-либо | ||
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II. Put the following words in its correct place
widow, stepchildren, fiancé, brother, widower, mane, younger, close, spinster, get married, cousins, bachelor, stepmother, distant
My … is Tom Smiles. I’m the eldest of all the children. My second … is Jack. The youngest is Michael. My … sister is two years younger than me. Some time ago she got engaged. Her … is Mr. Brown. They are going to … next month.
I have many relatives. My grandparents are dead. But I have a number of … and … relatives: two uncles, four aunts and about a dozen cousins. One of my … has lost her husband. She is a … . An uncle of mine has been a … for many years but he married recently. His wife is very kind to her … and treats them as a real mother. One of my aunts remained unmarried and therefore she is what the English call a … or a single lady. An uncle of mine has also remained single. He is an old … .
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