About Myself

About Myself

Topical Vocabulary

to introduce oneself представиться

surname, n фамилия

to be born родиться

to be married/single быть женатым(замужем)/холостым

to leave (finish) school закончить школу

occupation, n занятие, род деятельности

to enter the Institute поступить в институт

to fail in an exam провалиться на экзамене,

to pass exams сдать экзамены

to serve in the army служить в армии

a first-year student первокурсник

to do well at (school, the institute) хорошо учиться в (школе, институте)

to come true сбываться

To be fond of + Ving увлекаться чем-либо

To be good at + Ving иметь способности к чему-либо, хорошо получаться

To hate + Ving ненавидеть что-то делать

Can’t stand + Ving не выносить

To be going to + V собираться что-то сделать; to be going to be a … собираться стать… (профессия)

By the way между прочим

Sorry to say к сожалению, жаль (Sorry to say but I don’t know this man.)

Lesson 1.

Ex. 1. Fill in the blanks with to be in the proper form.

1. My sister … twenty-two years old. She … married. 2. My grandparents … pensioners. 3. This woman …a housewife. 4. Yesterday the day … fine. Now it … windy. 5. Tomorrow my husband … at home. 6. We … glad to meet you here. 7. My school friend … a typical bachelor. 8. His brother … unmarried, but he … happy. 9. Yesterday everybody … at the conference, but you … not. 10 Next summer I … in the Crimea, my friends … in the Caucasus. 11. Now we … at the English lesson and we … ready to speak English.

Ex. 2. Complete the sentences with to be in the proper form. Follow the model.

We are at the English lesson now. (But two students … ill)

But two students aren’t at the lesson now. They are ill.

1. Yesterday I was at home. (But my parents … at the theatre). 2. My friends were in the Caucasus. (But I in the Crimea). 3. My niece is small. (But my nephew … a schoolboy). 4. He is a scientist. (But his friend … an engineer). 5. They’ll be good students. (But they … too lazy). 6. Everybody was in time. (But my friend … late). 7.We’ll be here at 9 o’clock. (But he … at 12).

Read and translate the text.

About Myself

Let me introduce myself. My name is Petrova Anna. I am Russian. I was born on May 5_r 1980 in St. Petersburg. Two years ago my family moved to Moscow where I live now together with my parents. My father is a doctor, he works at a hospital. My mother is a housewife. She has much work to do about the house. We are five in the family. I have a younger sister and a brother. They are both pupils. Lucy is in the fifth form and Boris is a pupil of the ninth form. Our family is very united.

In June I finished school № 1120 in Moscow. I always did well at school and leant with great interest. I also took an active part in social life, attended sport sections and subject circles. My favourite subjects at school were Biology and Chemistry. My teacher of Biology and Chemistry was a well-educated man with broad outlook and deep knowledge of his subject. He introduced the world of nature to us and taught us a lot about natural sciences. He also encouraged me in my desire to become a surgeon saying that it is one of the most rewarding professions he had ever known.

This year I left school and entered the Medical Institute. On entering the Institute I had to take several exams, and I passed all of them with excellent marks. My dream came true and I am looking forward to becoming a doctor.

You see, my biography is not long. I can only add that I'm fond of reading historical books and I'm fond of sports. I've got the first category in volleyball and have many friends among sportsmen.