Задания для самостоятельной работы

Задания для самостоятельной работы

  I.  Сопоставьте слова:

sociable	высшее образование
combine	старший
united	общительный
higher education	бухгалтер
hard-working	совмещать
elder	область
accountant	трудолюбивый
region	представиться
introduce oneself	заочно
by correspondence	дружный

  II.  Переведите слова и выражения на русский язык:

my favourite subject, to work in a hospital, to live in the country, to go to Trade-Technological College, a successful career, to be keen on sports, to be born, grandparents, to enter Polotsk State University, a younger sister

III.  Переведите слова и выражения на английский язык:

работать в строительной компании, жить с родителями, своя собственная семья, финансово-экономический факультет, ученица шестого класса, переехать, любить читать, получать высшее образование, быть на пенсии, хорошо учиться в школе

IV.  Переведите предложения с английского на русский язык.

1.  George comes from England but now he lives in Australia.

2.  Helen’s relatives live in Russia.

3.  Mark is single but he is going to get married next year.

4.  I went to school at the age of 6 and studied at the same school for 11 years.

5.  My mother is calm, kind and generous by character.

6.  I chose my future profession five years ago.

7.  Kate’s brother served in the army after college.

8.  My cousin graduated from Belarusian State University last year.

9.  His wife is interested in modern literature.

10.  Higher education is necessary for my job.

  V.  Переведите письменно текст с английского на русский язык.

About Myself

Let me introduce myself. My name is Anna. My surname is Belova. I am Belarusian. I was born on June 10,1990in Orsha, Vitebsk region. When I was 5 years old my family moved to Novopolotsk where I live now together with my parents.

My father is an engineer. He works in a building company. My mother is a nurse, she works in a hospital. We are five in the family. I have an elder brother and a younger sister. Anton doesn’t live with us. He is married and has a family of his own. Maria is a pupil of the sixth form. I also have grandparents. They are retired and live in the country. Our family is very united.

I finished school №12 in Novopolotsk. I always did well at school and studied with great interest. Maths was my favourite subject. After school I went toPolotsk Trade-Technological College and gotthe qualification of an accountant. Last year I started to work in a trading firm. This year I have entered Polotsk State University, Financial-Economic Faculty. I study by correspondence. It is not easy to combine work with studies but I do my best to get higher education. My ambition isto become a highly-qualified specialist and make a successful career.

You see, my biography isn't long. I can only add that I am sociable, calm, optimistic and hard-working. I am fond of reading and I am keen onsports.

VI.  Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.

1.  What is Anna’s surname?

2.  Where and when was Anna born?

3.  What nationality is Anna?

4.  Where does Anna live?

5.  Has Anna got a large family?

6.  What are Anna’s parents?

7.  What educational establishment did Anna go to after school?

8.  Does Anna combine work with studies?

9.  Where does Anna study?

10.  What is Anna’s ambition in life?

11.  Describe Anna’s character.

Глоссарий

age (n)	возраст
ambition (n)	стремление, цель
be born	родиться
biography(n)	биография
be divorced	быть в разводе
be fond of sth	любить что-либо
be interested in sth	интересоваться чем-либо
be married	быть замужем, женатым
be retired	быть на пенсии
be single	быть не замужем, холостым
calm (adj)	спокойный
character (n)	характер
come from (v)	происходить, быть родом
cousin (n)	двоюродный брат (сестра)
daughter (n)	дочь
do one’s best	делать все возможное
educational establishment	учреждение образования
enter the university	поступить в университет
family (n)	семья
finish (leave school)	окончить школу
friendly (adj)	дружелюбный
generous (adj)	великодушный, щедрый
get higher education	получать высшее образование
go to college	поступить в колледж
go to school	ходить в школу
graduate from the university	закончить университет
grandparents (n)	дедушка и бабушка
hard-working (adj)	трудолюбивый
highly-qualified (adj)	высококвалифицированный
honest (adj)	честный
husband (n)	муж
introduce oneself (v)	представиться
kind (adj)	добрый
live (v)	жить
make a career	делать карьеру
move to (v)	переезжать
nationality (n)	национальность
parents(n)	родители
pass exams	сдать экзамены
profession (n)	профессия
qualification (n)	квалификация
relatives (n)	родственники
serve in the army	служить в армии
sociable (adj)	общительный
son (n)	сын
student (n)	студент
study (v)	учиться
surname (last name) (n)	фамилия
wife (n)	жена
work (n; v)	работа; работать