Block 3.. BETTY SMITH

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BETTY SMITH

I am Betty Smith. My full name is Elizabeth Louise Smith. I am twenty-two. I a m a college graduate. I am a writer, just a beginner, you know. I have a lot of friends. Most of them are m y former school-mates. My best companions are two girl-friends. They are very kind, jolly and well-bred. My brother-in-law, Henry Sandford, is married to my elder sister Helen. I am a member of her family. My brother-in-law is a doctor. He has a mother, but he has no father. My sister is a house-wife. They have only one child, Benny. Benny is my nephew, he is four. Sometimes he is naughty. He is fond of birds and animals. We have white mice, a hedgehog and a parrot in the house. Now Benny is eager to have a rabbit. But his

mother is against it, we have no peace because of all Benny's animals and birds.

VOCABULARY NOTES

I am twenty-two. Мне 22 года. How old are you? I am nineteen (years old).

a college graduate dsgecrybr rjkktl; f$ I’m a college graduate e vtyz dscitt j, hfpjdfybt

just a beginner новичок

former бывший

school-mate соученик, школьный товарищ; сравни: a fellow

student товарищ по институту

companion товарищ

girl-friend подруга; boy-friend товарищ, друг

jolly веселый, славный

well-bred хорошо воспитанный

elder старший (о членах семьи); older старше. Например: My elder sister is 28. She is two years older than I. I am two years younger than my sister.

house-wife домашняя хозяйка

naughty непослушный, шаловливый

to be fond of smth; to like любить, нравиться

to be eager очень хотеть

to be against быть против

peace покой; сравни: piece кусок

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

Relations by Birth: parents, father, mother, sister, brother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, granddaughter, grandchildren, grandparents, great-grandfather, great-grandmother, great-grandchildren, uncle, aunt, cousin,

nephew, niece

Relations by Marriage: husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepmother, stepfather, stepchildren, stepbrother (sister, son, daughter)

People's Age

What's your age? (How old are you? )

I am seventeen. I am seventeen years old. I am under seventeen.

I am over seventeen. I am nearly eighteen.

She is in her (early, late) thirties (i. e. between 29 and 40).

She is a middle-aged person.

She is an elderly person.

Animals and birds {domestic): horse, cow, dog, cat, goat, pig, swine, ass, rabbit, hen, cock, goose (geese), duck, turkey

Animals and birds (wild): lion, tiger, wolf (wolves), bear, fox, hare, elephant, mouse (mice), monkey, hedgehog, eagle, swan, sparrow, swallow, parrot, pigeon, donkey

CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES

Agreement: Sure. Why, yes of course. By all means. That'd be lovely. I'd be glad to. How nice of you. It (certainly) is.

Disagreement: By no means. Far from it. I'm afraid I don't agree. I think you're mistaken. Just the other way round. I'd like to say yes, but... I'm awfully sorry but you see...

STUD Y THE FOLLOWING

POSSESSIVE CASE OF NOUNS

the room of my sister — my sister's [z] room

the son of my friend — my friend's [z] son

the answer of the student — the student's [s] answer

the works of Marx — Marx's [iz] works

the books of the students — the students' books

the flat of my mother-in-law — my mother-in-law's [z] flat

e. g. My brother's flat is large.

The girl's lace is pretty.

These are Byron' s poems.

The students' answers are correct.

My daughter-in-law's room is small.

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