Work in pairs. Correct wrong statements.

1) Alex has got a mother, a father, a sister, and a brother.

2) His mother is a teacher of biology.

3) She is forty-four but she looks much older.

4) She is tall and slim.

5) His father is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes.

6) His parents have much in common, but they have different views on music.

7) His mother keeps house and takes care of me and my father.

8) My grandmother is a pensioner.

9) His brother is married and has a family of his own.

10) His brother Boris is eleven.

11) Alex is a first-year student of the Omsk Technical University.

12) This year he has left secondary school and entered the Institute.

13) Alex is a hard worker and likes to do everything well.

14) He is fond of sport games and his favourite one is basketball.

15) Alex doesn’t like to listen to music.

18. Give English equivalents for the following word-combinations and use them in the sentences of your own:

Красивый, миловидный; стройный; квалифицированный; широкоплечий; играть на гитаре; быть искусным в чем-л.; чинить, исправлять; пылесос; стиральная машина; холодильник; и так далее, и тому подобное; иметь много общего; взгляды на…; фильм ужасов; «мыльная опера»; заниматься чем-л.; заботиться о ком-л.; пенсионер; бухгалтер; ученый; близнецы; детский сад; первокурсник; поступить в университет; быть трудолюбивым; увлекаться чем-л.; заниматься спортом; быть сильно привязанным к кому-л.; быть в хороших отношениях, ладить друг с другом.