Spotlight on Russiia

Spotlight on Russia

Families

Questions

• Is your family big or small?
• How many people are there in your family?
• Are you the only child?
• How old is you brother/sister?
• Do you live in a house or an apartment?
• Do you have any family traditions?

Read and answer.

• -Where’s Anna from?
• -How old is she?
• — What do you expect the interview to be about?
• — What things is Anna talking about?
• Who does she live with?
• Does Anna like the place where she lives?
• — Read what Anna says about her parents and her grandmother. What do they do?
• — Read the fourth question and Anna’s answer again. What would you answer to this question?

Mark the sentences as True, False or DS (doesn`t say)

• 1. Anna has no brothers or sisters.
• 2. Anna lives in the countryside.
• 3. Anna`s parents are English language teachers.
• 4. In winter it`s very cold in Russia.
• 5. Anna likes to build snowmen and have snowball fights.
• 6. Anna often goes to the countryside.
• 7. Anna goes on bike rides with her parents at the weekends.

Act the dialogue.

Fill in necessary words.

• Hello! Му name is Irina Petrova. I’m (1)... Moscow. My family is (2)... . I haven’t got any brothers (3)... sisters. I live (4)... my mum and dad. We live in an apartment near the (5)... centre. I love it here.
• My mum is a doctor. She works in a hospital. My (6)... is a policeman. We don’t spend much time together because (7)... both work a lot.
• I go to school, like most (8).... We have a lot of (9)... in the summer. When the weather is warm, we (10)... plenty of time outside. We go camping, swim in the river and ride bikes. I also enjoy trips to the seaside with my parents.

( Keys : 1 — from; 2 — small; 3 — or; 4 — with; 5 — city; 6 — dad/father; 7 — they; 8 — children; 9 — fun; 10 — spend.)

Homework

• Make a story about your family.