Учебный элемент 1 ( УЭ -1)

«MY BIOGRAPHY»

Warming up:

▪Where does the word “biography” come from?

▪What does it mean?

▪Why is it important?

I. Vocabulary Work.

1. Pronounce the following words and memorize them:

first / Christian / given name (n)	- имя
Surname / family name / last name (n)	- фамилия
nationality (n)	- национальность
age (n)	- возраст
occupation (n)	- занятие, род деятельности
to be married (v)	- быть женатым
to be single (v)	- быть холостым
to go to school	- ходить в школу
to leave (finish) school	- закончить школу
sociable (adj)	- общительный
to communicate (v)	- общаться
intelligent (adj)	- умный
first-year student (n)	- первокурсник
to introduce oneself (v)	- представиться
to get acquainted (v)	- познакомиться
to be born (v)	- родиться
to die (v)	- умереть
to come from (v)	- происходить
to enter the University	- поступить в университет
to fail in an exam	- провалиться на экзамене
to pass exams	- сдать экзамены
to serve in the army	- служить в армии
to get a job to make a career patient (adj)	- найти работу - делать карьеру - терпеливый
calm (adj)	- спокойный
ambition (n)	- стремление
warm (adj)	- сердечный, отзывчивый
to move (v)	- переезжать
education (n) primary school                                           secondary school good-looking (adj) attractive (adj) middle-aged (adj) elderly (adj) in her twenties in his early forties in her mid fifties in his late seventies short (волосы, рост) (adj) of medium height broad-shouldered (adj) well-built (adj) slim, slender (adj) plump (adj) thin (adj) complexion (n) a beard (n) moustache (n) gait (n) eyebrow (n) bearing (n) mole (n) beautiful (adj) blond/fair dark hair blue (grey, green, hazel) eyes   curly (adj) straight hair dyed hair figure (n) handsome (adj) height (n) look like (smb.) of powerful built plain (adj) pretty (adj) straight (snubbed) nose take after (mother, father) (v) tall (adj)	- образование - начальная школа - средняя школа - красивый - привлекательный - среднего возраста - пожилой - ей от 20 до 30 - ему от 40 до 43 - ей от 53до 57 - ему от 77 до 79 - короткий, низкий - среднего роста - широкоплечий - хорошо сложенный - стройный - полный - худой - цвет лица - борода - усы - походка - бровь - осанка - родинка - красивый (о женщинах) - светлые/русые, черные волосы - голубые (серые, зеленые, карие) глаза - кудрявые - (прямые) волосы - крашеные волосы - фигура - красивый (о мужчинах) - рост - быть похожим на(кого-либо) - крепкого телосложения - некрасивый - симпатичный - прямой (курносый) нос - быть похожим на (мать, отца) - высокий

2. Match these words with the definitions below:

To graduate; complexion; to spell; surname; career; chin; occupation; to move; education; nickname; slim; patronymic; pen-name; native; to describe; foreign; pet name; warm; moustache; plump.

1) name is used affectionately, that is different from, or a short form of, a person’s real name;

2) to complete an educational course;

3) of, in or from a country or an area other than one’s own;

4) name or write letters of (a word) in their correct order;

5) person born in a place, country, etc, and associated with it by birth;

6) to say what something or someone is like by giving details about them;

7) name shared by all the members of a family;

8) profession or occupation with opportunities for advancement or promotion;

9) name used by a writer instead of his real name;

10) friendly in a way that makes you feel comfortable;

11) job, employment;

12) name derived from the name of one’s father or some other male ancestor;

13) system of training and instruction(esp. of children and young people in schools, colleges, etc) designed to give knowledge and develop skills;

14) familiar or humorous name given to a person instead of or as well as his real name, often a short form of a real name, or a reference to the person’s character;

15) to change residence.

16) overweight, fat.

17) natural colour and appearance of the skin of the face.

18) not fat or thick, slender

19) hair allowed to grow on the upper lip.

20) part of the face below the mouth

3. Arrange the following in pairs of synonyms:

1) job; 2) first name; 3) friendly; 4) employment; 5) Christian name; 6) move; 7) slim; 8) to characterize; 9) change residence; 10) pseudonym; 11) family name; 12) to finish school; 13) warm; 14) surname; 15) to describe; 16) to be keen on; 17) good-looking; 18) to be interested in; 19) pen-name; 20) slender; 21) attractive; 22) to leave school.

4. Arrange the following in pairs of antonyms:

1) elder brother; 2) to be fond of; 3) younger brother; 4) divorced; 5) to employ; 6) married; 7) to dismiss; 8) to hate; 9) to be born; 10) warm; 11) to die; 12) cheerful; 13) attractive; 14) plump; 15) to pass an exam; 16) united; 17) to fail in an exam; 18) disunited; 19) thin; 20) sad; 21) hard-hearted; 22) ugly.

 

5. Translate the Russian words given in brackets:

1) My (имя) is Helen.

2) I’m 18 years old and I (родом из) Novopolotsk.

3) My mother (закончила) school number 4.

4) Abraham Lincoln, the 16^th President of the United States (родился) in 1809.

5) Jack worked hard to improve his (образование).

6) After a year they had saved enough money to (пожениться).

7) We (поступили в университет) after the Army.

8) I’ll be glad (представить) you to my family.

9) The following year her mother (умерла) leaving five daughters.

10) A person’s (кличка) can tell a great deal about the person.

11) There beautiful dimples on her (щеках).

12) In general she looks quite (привлекательно) and bears her age well.

13) Her (карие) eyes are wide-set under arched (бровями).

14) My (осанка) is perfectly straight.

15) Jane has got a bronze (родинку) on the right temple.

6. Make up your own sentences using the following words and word combinations:

Marital status; good-looking; to get education; medium height; handsome; to be born; to bear one’s age; to study at; to be married; to be delicately built; a steady gait; to start school; full name; a nickname; to be interested in; by profession.

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