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О себе - About myself
познакомиться
to get acquainted with
представиться
to introduce oneself
Разрешите представиться
Let me introduce myself.
имя
first name
коротко, для краткости
for short
Мое имя Эдвард, а коротко Нед.
My name is Edward, Ned for short.
Меня зовут ...
My name is ...
фамилия
surname (family name)
отчество
patronymic (middle name)
родиться
to be born
Я родился 1 мая 1993 года.
I was born on the 1st of May, 1993.
возраст
age
возраст от 13 до 20 лет
teens
Сколько Вам лет?
How old are you?
Мне 18.
I am 18.
происходить, быть родом из ...
to come from, to be from
заканчивать школу
to finish/leave school
Я закончил школу с золотой медалью.
I finished school with gold medal .
хорошо учиться (успевать) по какому- либо предмету в школе
to do well in smth at school
быть способным к чему- либо, хорошо владеть чем- либо
to be good at smth
У меня есть способности к иностранным языкам
I am good at foreign languages.
увлекаться чем-либо
to be fond of smth
заниматься чем-либо
to go in for smth
незамужняя, холостой
single
быть женатым, замужем
to be married
Reference Vocabulary
Родство – Relations
Члены семьи - Members of the Family
брат
brother
дочь
daughter
жена
wife
мать
mother (разг. mum, mummy)
муж
husband
отец
father (разг. dad,daddy)
родители
parents
сестра
sister
сын
son
Прародители – Ancestors
бабушка
grandmother (ласк. grannie)
дедушка
grandfather (ласк. granddad)
дедушка и бабушка
grandparents
прабабушка
great grandmother
прадедушка
great grandfather
Родственники – Relatives
близкий
close
дальний
distant
двоюродный брат, двоюродная сестра
cousin
дядя
uncle
племянник
nephew
племянница
niece
тетя
aunt
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About Myself
Before I start talking about my family let me introduce myself. My name is …. I was born on the … in a small town … . I’m Virgo (the Virgin) by horoscope. People say I really fit my zodiac sign. I am outgoing and like helping others. I get on well with people and I hate quarrelling.
I was raised in the doctors’ family. Both my parents are doctors. My mother’s name is … . She is 45 but she looks young for her age. My mother has been working for twenty years at the district polyclinic. My mother is a very intelligent and charming woman.
My father, …, is forty-nine. He has got a good sense of humour and he is good at making people laugh. What I don’t like about my dad is that he is always busy. My father works at the hospital as a surgeon and very often he works overtime. He is an experienced specialist, respected by the colleagues and patients. My parents have already been married for 20 years. They are deeply attached to each other. Their relations have always been built on mutual respect and understanding.
I’ve got a younger brother , his name is Oleg. He is five. He is a real darling. He is very cute and amusing. He likes to play with Lego and toy solders. He is also fond of films about Spiderman and Batman. He is dreaming of becoming a policeman to fight the evil.
And finally some more words about myself. I …
So, in some way I want to follow my parents’ footstep. Besides I decided to choose medicine because it links well biology and chemistry, the subjects I enjoyed at school best of all.
III. Answer the following questions.
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What is your name (surname, patronymic)?
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When and where were you born?
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How old are you?
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Is your family large or small?
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How many persons does your family consist of?
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What are your parents?
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Have you got any other close relatives? What about your distant relatives?
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Do you often see them?
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Who runs the house in your family?
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What are you fond of? What is your hobby?
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Where do you live?
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What school did you finish? When?
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When did you enter the University?
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What faculty did you study at?
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When did you become interested in medicine?
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Why did you decide to choose medicine?
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