Text A. My Family

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Topic 1. MY FAMILY (МОЯ СЕМЬЯ)

Let me introduce myself. My name is Olga. I am 17 years old. I was born on the 20th of October 1995. I am from Moscow. I have been living in this city since my childhood. I am a college student.

Now I am going to tell you about my family. We are a family of five. My father’s name is Alexander. He is 45. He works as a surgeon in the hospital. He is a good looking man, rather thin with dark hair just beginning to gray. He is a very sociable person. What I don’t like about him is that he is always busy. He works overtime, because he is the only bread-maker in our family. He is keen on tennis and moreover he is fond of going to the country and to deal with our country-cottage.

My mother is three years younger than he. She works as a teacher in the nursery school. My mother is rather slim and pretty, she is always elegant and smart. In short, she is a pleasant-looking woman of about 40. Paying attention to the fact of her being a teacher, she has got a great deal of work to do at home and at school.

Alex is my elder brother. He is 6 years older than me. He has graduated from the University. He is an economist. He is married. His wife’s profession is a journalist. They are three in the family. They have got a child. My nephew’s name is Mike. He is a small boy with golden hair and dark brown eyes and is always in bright and happy spirits, but he is a little bit naughty.

And finally just a few words concerning my granny, my father’s mother. To tell the truth she is my best friend. She always listens to my endless stories about friends and college life. She is on pension now. I must say, she is really an understanding person.

It’s a custom for our family to discuss things during the meals. I must say that all of us are not alike in tastes, manners and characters. But as a matter of fact we get along well with each other. We exchange our impressions on films or plays we have seen. We are attentive and sincere to each other and all these things unite a family. But we like humor and joking so we argue and tease each other. It does not prevent us from being on friendly terms. Everybody is grateful to our mother, because she keeps the house, she takes care of everybody, she is kind and generous.

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