About myself

My name is Marina Suvorova. I am 15. I was born on the 5^th of March, 1985 in Rostov-on-Don. Now I live in Rostov with my parents and my grandmother.

My family is not very large. We have five people in our family. My father's name is Igor Petrovieh He is forty years old. He is a doctor and he works at a hospi­tal. My mother's name is Lyudmila Leonidovna. She is thirty nine years old. She is a housewife. My younger sister is a pupil. She is in the seventh form. My grand­mother lives with us. She doesn't work. She is a pen­sioner. I love my family. We are all friends and we love each other.

I have one aunt and two uncles. Their children are my cousins.

We live in a big flat in a new house. There are four rooms in our flat: a living room, a study, a kitchen, a bathroom and two bedrooms. We have all modern conveniences: gas, hot water, running water, electricity and telephone.

I have my duties about the house. I must go shopping. I help my Mother to clean the rooms. It's not difficult for me. I like our home to be clean and tidy.

I am a student of the college now. We have many good teachers at our college. I try to be a good pupil and I do well in all subjects. But my favourite subject is English. I spend much time on it. I like reading. I like detective stories but I prefer to read historical novels or modern writers.

I have many friends. We spend much time together, go for a walk, talk about lessons, music and discuss our problems.

I like to listen to modern music, but sometimes I like to listen to some classical music. My favourite composer is Tchaikovsky. I haven't much time to watch TV but sometimes I spend an hour or two watching an interesting film or a news programme. In the evening I often read newspapers or an interesting book. I like fresh air and exercises, but I have not much time to go in for sports.

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1) We spend much time together, ……, talk about lessons, music and discuss our problems.

2) We have all ……: gas, hot water, running water, electricity and telephone.

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Ответьте на следующие вопросы, опираясь на текст, и расскажите о себе.

1) What is your name?

2) Where and when were you born?

3) How old are you?

4) Where do you live?

5) Have you got a family?

6) How large is your family?

7) Do you have brothers, sisters, grandparents in your family?

8) What are your father and mother?

9) How many rooms are there in your flat?

10) What modern conveniences have you got in your flat?

11) What are your duties about the house?

12) What is your favourite subject at the college?

13) What books do you like to read?

14) What music do you like to listen to?

15) Do you go in for sports?

16)What sport do you go in for?