Материалы по английскому языку для 1 курса на базе 9 классов
учебно-методический материал по теме

MY FAMILY

Vocabulary

great – [greɪt] большой, великий

a nurse - [nɜːs] медсестра

swimming pool – [ˈswɪmɪŋ puːl] плавательный бассейн

as [æz] -  поскольку; как

to be busy [ˈbɪzɪ] — быть занятым

to keep the house - [kiːp ði: haʊs ] вести домашнее хозяйство

meal [miːl] еда, питание

to wash up [wɔʃ ʌp] – мыть посуду

full [fʊl] полный 

to knit [nɪt] вязать

draw [drɔː] – рисовать

Text 1.

I would like to tell you about my family. It is very large and I’m proud of it. We are seven: mother, father, two brothers, grandmother and grandfather who are my mother’s parents.

I am seventeen. My elder brother is twenty, he is in the army now. My younger brother is a schoolboy, he is twelve. I love my brothers very much, we are great friends and always help each other.

My father is a worker at a car plant. He works five days a week and he likes his job. He often tells us interesting things about the cars they make.

My mother is a nurse at a hospital. She has a lot of work to do there and sometimes she stays there at night. When she has free time, she goes to the swimming pool.

As mother is always busy at work, our grandmother keeps the house. She cooks our meals and we help her to wash up, to clean the rooms, and grandfather does the shopping. Our grandfather is not very old, he is sixty-five and he still works three days a week. He is full of energy and says work keeps him healthy and young.

In the evening when everybody is at home, we like to stay in our big sitting room together. Grandfather reads a book, grandmother knits and father helps my younger brother to do his lessons. I write a letter to my elder brother and draw pictures of all the members of my family, including our dog and cat. Our dog is my younger brother's pet. He takes her out for a walk in the mornings and in the evenings.

1. Find the phrases in the text and learn them:

1. Я хочу рассказать вам о …; 2) гордиться чем-то; 3) старший брат; 4) младший брат; 5) помогать друг другу; 6) работать 5 дней в неделю; 7) медсестра; 8) мыть посуду; 9) быть полным энергии; 10) поддерживает его здоровым и молодым; 11) выгуливать (питомца); 12) быть занятым; 13) вести хозяйство.

2.  Answer the questions:

1. How many members are there in this family?
2. How old is the author?
3. Who are the author`s brothers?
4. What is the profession of the mother?
5. Where does her father work?
6. Where does her mother go when she has a free time?
7. Who keeps the house?
8. What does granny do about the house?
9. How old is the grandfather?
10. What do the grandparents do in the evening?
11. Woes this family have pets?

3. Составьте план рассказа о семье на основе текста.

4. Составьте рассказ о себе и своей семье, опираясь на фразы:

1. My name is ______
2. I am (16 - sixteen)
3. I am a student of Amur medical college.
4.  I like to (listen to music, surf the Internet, play computer games, go in for sports)
5.  My hobby is (drawing)
6. I don`t like to (read the books…)
7.  My parents are always busy.
8.  My mother`s (father`s, brother`s) name is _____
9.  We like to (travel, watch movies) when we have free time.

5. The Family and Relationships

 Look at the family tree. Then use words from the box to complete the sentences, then use the rest of the words from the box to write more sentences about the people in the family tree.

1. Harry is Ann's        
2. Mary is Joseph's        
3. Harry is Mary's        
4. Ann is Ronald's        
5. Helen is Catherine's        
6. Peter is Mary's        

7. Joseph is Ann's        
8. Helen is Harry's        
9. Catherine is Harry's        _

10. Peter is Helen's        
11. Catherine is Peter's        
12. Mary is Ronald's ________________________      

6. Which of the following are blood relatives (B) and which are relatives by marriage (M)?

1. brother-in-law         4. stepmother                
2. great uncle             5. half brother                
3. niece                        6. great grandparents        

7. Make up the dialogue

• Good day (morning, afternoon, evening)!
• Good __________________
• What is your name?
• My _________________

 - How old are you?

- I _____________

- What are you?/What is your occupation?

- I am a ______________

- Where do you live?

- I live ___________

- How large is your family?

- There are _______ members in our family./ We are ____.

- What do you like to do?

- I like to ___________________.

Vocabulary

at weekends - в субботу и воскресенье

to be off— иметь выходной

to devote one's time to—посвящать свое время чему-л.

to do everything about the house— делать все по дому

pensioner - пенсионер(ка)

to grow vegetables — выращивать овощи

kitchen garden— огород

to win — выиграть, победить

in the original — в оригинале

to share one’s thoughts with smb. — делиться с кем-либо своими мыслями

the only child — единственный ребенок

Text 2

My name is Kostya. I am in my last year at school. My family is small, my mother, my father and I. My mother is 40, but she looks young, everybody calls her Lena. She is an economist and works in a bank. My father is a very serious man, he is a university professor, so we call him Sergei Petrovitch. He is a philosopher. He is always very busy at the university and at home, sometimes he works even at weekends. We have a lot of books on philosophy at home, and I hope I'll be able to read some of them one day. Father wants me to become a philosopher too, but I don't think I'm as interested in this subject as he is.

My mother works five days a week and is off on Saturdays and Sundays. She doesn't have to work at home, so she can devote her time to our family and herself. She is a wonderful housewife. She does everything about the house: she cooks, does the cleaning and washing and goes shopping. In the evening mother likes to read her favorite book or watch TV;

Sometimes at weekends we go to the country house where my grandparents live. They are pensioners. My grandmother likes to work in the kitchen garden where she grows different vegetables. She is also fond of flowers, and we always bring home a lot of beautiful flowers.

I enjoy playing chess with mу grandfather, though I never win. My grandfather visited different countries when he was young, and he knows English and German very well. He can read books in the original. He says it's great to know foreign languages. I want to learn to speak English as well as my granddad does. A weekend with my grandparents is the happiest time for me.

I`m sorry I have no brother or sister with whom I could share my thoughts, my hobbies and my dreams. I am not happy to be the only child in the family. I only have a cousin, my uncle's son, who is my age and a niece, but she's very small she is only in the 7th form. We are good friends and sometimes spend our free time together.

I love my parents and grandparents and they love me. We are a happy family.

Answer the following questions:

1. How large is your family?
2. What are your parents?
3. Have you got any grandparents? Are they pensioners?
4. Who is the youngest (eldest) in your family?
5. What are your parents' hobbies?
6. What does your family usually do at weekends?
7. Who keeps the house and cooks meals in your family?
8. What does your father (mother) like to do after work?

10. What do you want to be?

 Выучите слова к тексту:

MY WORKING DAY

On weekdays I usually get up nearly six o'clock. I do not like to get up early, but I have to, because I have a lot of work to do during the day.

I make my bed, wash my face, put my clothes on and go to the kitchen to have breakfast. My mother usually prepares breakfast for me, but sometimes I do it myself. If I prepare my breakfast for my own, I should have to get up earlier. I do not like big breakfasts; I prefer a cup of coffee and a sandwich.

Then I go to school. It is rather far from my house and I go there by bus. It takes me 15 minutes to get there by bus. I have classes till two or three o'clock, it depends on a week day. Then I come home and have dinner. I like a big dinner, because when I come home from school I am hungry.

After my dinner, I have a rest for a couple of hours and then I do my homework. If I have some spare time I do some work about the house. I sweep the floor, wipe the dust off the furniture and clean the carpets with the vacuum-cleaner. Sometimes my mother asks me to go shopping.

When I have free time I go for a walk with my friends or watch TV, or read books or play my favourite computer games. Then I have supper with my family. I like evenings very much, all members of our family get together after work and have the opportunity to talk and to discuss our family affairs.

Twice a week I go to the swimming-pool. As a rule, I haven`t much time on my weekdays.

I usually go to bed at about eleven o'clock, sometimes at midnight.

УПРАЖНЕНИЯ

1. Найдите в тексте слова и фразы:

1. Вставать; 2) заправлять постель; 3) умываться; 4) одеваться; 5) иногда; 6) готовить завтрак; 7) чашка кофе; 8) достаточно далеко от; 9)  это занимает 15 минут; 10) ехать на автобусе; 11) зависеть от; 12) быть голодным; 13) отдыхать пару часов; 14) свободное время; 15) любимый; 16) обсуждать семейные дела; 17) дважды в неделю; 18) идти спать

2. Answer the questions.

1. When does the author get up?
2. What does he do after getting up?
3. What does he prefer for breakfast?
4. Where is the school?
5. How long does it take to get to the school?
6. How long do the classes last?
7. What does he do after dinner?
8. What kind of work does he do around the house?
9. How does the author spend his free time?
10. How often does he go to the swimming-pool?
11. At what time does he go to sleep?

3.  Переведите предложения и используйте их при составлении рассказа о своем рабочем дне:

1. Я просыпаюсь в 6 часов.
2. Я встаю в 6.15 утра.
3. Я делаю утреннюю зарядку, принимаю душ и иду завтракать.
4. На завтрак я обычно ем кашу и бутерброд с чаем.
5. После завтрака я заправляю постель, чищу зубы, одеваюсь и иду в колледж.
6. Дорога до колледжа занимает у меня 30 минут на автобусе.
7. Занятия начинаются в 8.30.
8. Обычно у нас 4 пары.
9. Мои любимые предметы – это русский и физкультура.
10.  После уроков я обедаю и отдыхаю пару часов.
11. Вечером я делаю домашнюю работу, помогаю маме приготовить ужин.
12.  Я люблю, когда вся семья собирается в гостиной за ужином, и мы обсуждаем свои семейные дела.
13. Когда у меня есть свободное время, я встречаюсь с друзьями, или играю в компьютер, или хожу в спортзал.
14. Я ложусь спать в 11.30.

MY WEEKEND

Every person whether an adult or a teenager cannot work all the time and needs to have a rest. Usually all the people have a little rest during their weekends. I am not an exception. I really enjoy relaxing and having fun with my friends. Starting from Wednesday I begin to look forward to the weekends. 

My weekends usually start on Friday afternoon. I come back from school, throw my bag into the corner and go to meet my friends. I haven’t seen them for five days, so I missed them very much.

On Friday we usually go to the city centre. We go to a pizzeria or a café, and then we go to the cinema and watch there a new film. We usually like to watch comedies. But sometimes we go bowling. I like bowling very much and I especially like those colorful bowling shoes and when I score points by bowling strikes.

On Saturday mornings and afternoons I usually help my mother about the house. My mother usually cooks and I clean our flat. I dust, vacuum the carpets, water the plants and wash the clothes.

Saturday evenings I like to spend in a company of my best friend Helen. We can go for a walk in the park or stay at home. We like playing table games such as Monopoly or scrabble. Also we like watching films. Sometimes we can organize a pyjamas-party with some other friends.

On Sunday I usually sleep till midday. I can play computer games, surf the Internet or look through the fresh press. Then I get ready for the coming Monday. I do my home tasks, pack my bag, and iron my clothes. The rest of the day I spend with my family. It has become our tradition to have family dinner on Sundays.

So, I have enough emotions after the weekend to spend the working week energetically.

 
Слова к тексту:

• adult – взрослый
• exception – исключение
• to look forward – ждать с нетерпением
• go bowling – пойти на боулинг
• bowling shoes – обувь для боулинга
• score points – набирать очки
• striking – выбивать все кегли одним ударом
• dust – вытирать пыль
• vacuum the carpets – пылесосить ковры
• scrabble – «Скреббл», настольная игра в слова
• pyjamas-party – пижамная вечеринка
• surf the Internet – «лазить» по Интернету
• look through - просматривать
• iron – утюжить

Эти вопросы пригодятся Вам для составления топика на тему «Мои выходные» (“My weekend”):

1. Are you glad when weekends come?
   2. When do you usually start your weekends?
   3. What do you usually do on Friday evening?
   4. What do you usually do on Saturday?
   5. What do you usually do on Sunday?

2. Найдите фразы и слова в тексте

1. Я не исключение 2) ждать с нетерпением; 3) сильно скучать о ком-то; 4) поливать цветы; 5) ходить на прогулку; 6) оставаться дома; 7) полдень; 8) «лазить» по Интернету; 9) гладить одежду; 10) просматривать прессу;

3. Переведите предложения

1. С четверга я начинаю ждать с нетерпением выходных.
2. Мои выходные обычно начинаются с вечера пятницы
3. После обеда в субботу я обычно помогаю маме по дому.
4. Я вытираю пыль, чищу пылесосом ковры, поливаю цветы.
5. Я не могу встречаться со своими друзьями в будни, поэтому я скучаю по ним.
6. Иногда мы ходим в боулинг.
7. Все люди любят отдыхать и я – не исключение.
8. Я люблю прогуливаться с друзьями в парке субботними вечерами.
9. Почти все молодые люди любят «лазить» по Интернету.
10. В воскресенье вечером я готовлюсь к понедельнику: глажу одежду и собираю сумку.