I am Nikita Kuznetsov. I am fifteen years old. I want to tell you a few words about my family. My family is large. I have got a mother, a father, a sister, a brother, and a grandmother. There are six of us in the family.
I think I take after my father, f m tall, fair-haired, and even-tempered.
We have got a lot of relatives. We are attached to one another and we get on very well.
First of all, some words about my parents. My mother is a teacher of History. She works in a college. She likes her profession. She is a good-looking woman with brown hair. She is forty-five but she looks much younger. She is tall and slim.
My father is a computer programmer. He is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes. He is forty-seven. My father likes to sing and when we are at home and have some free time, I play the guitar and we sing together. My father knows all about new TV sets and likes to repair old ones. He is also handy with many things.
My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps the house and takes care of all of us. She is very good at cooking and she is clever with her hands. She is very practical. My father and I try to help her with the housework. I wash the dishes, go shopping and tidy up our flat.
My grandmother is retired. She lives with us and helps to run the house. She is fond of knitting.
My sister Helen is twenty-four. She is married and has a family of her own. She works as an accountant for a joint stock company. Her husband is a scientist. They have got twins: a daughter and a son. They go to a nursery school.
My brother Sergey is eleven. He is a schoolboy. He wants to become a doctor but he is not sure yet.
I want to become a student. I'd like to learn foreign languages. I have many friends. They are very good and we like to spend our time together. We do everything what is interesting for a teenager — talk, dance, listen to music.
I'm happy to have nice friends and a good family. I hope that my dreams will come true.
Я Никита Кузнецов. Мне пятнадцать лет. Я хочу сказать вам несколько слов о моей семье. Моя семья — большая. У меня есть мать, отец, сестра, брат и бабушка. Нас шестеро в семье.
Я думаю, что я похож на своего отца. Я высокий, светловолосый и уравновешенный.
У нас есть много родственников. Мы привязаны к друг другу и очень хорошо ладим между собой.
В первую очередь несколько слов о моих родителях. Моя мама учительница истории. Она работает в колледже. Ей нравится её профессия. Она красивая женщина с каштановыми волосами. Ей сорок пять, но она выглядит намного моложе. Она высокая и стройная.
Мой папа — компьютерный программист. Он широкоплечий, высокий человек со светлыми волосами и серыми глазами. Ему сорок семь. Мой папа любит петь и, когда мы дома и у нас есть немного свободного времени, я играю на гитаре, и мы поем все вместе. Мой отец знает все о новых телевизорах и любит чинить старые.
Мои родители — трудолюбивые. Моя мама ведет домашнее хозяйство и заботится обо всех нас. Она очень хорошо гоᴛᴏʙит, любит заниматься рукоделием. Она очень практична. Мой отец и я пытаемся помочь ей с работой по дому. Я мою посуду, хожу по магазинам и убираю квартиру.
Моя бабушка на пенсии. Она живет с нами и помогает вести хозяйство. Она любит вязать.
Моей сестре Елене двадцать четыре. Текст с сайта Биг Реферат РУ Она замужем, и у нее собственная семья. Она работает бухгалтером в акционерной компании. Ее муж — ученый. У них есть близнецы: дочь и сын. Они ходят в детский сад.
Моему брату Сергею одиннадцать. Он школьник. Он хочет стать доктором, но еще не уверен в этом.
Я хочу стать студентом. Я хотел бы изучать иностранные языки. У меня есть много друзей. Они очень хорошие, и нам нравится проводить время вместе. Мы делаем все, что интересно для подростка — разговариваем, танцуем, слушаем музыку.
Я счастлив иметь хороших друзей и хорошую семью. Я надеюсь, что мои мечты осуществятся.
Использованная литература:1. 100 тем английского устного (Каверина В., Бойко В., Жидких Н.) 2002 2. Английский язык для школьников и поступающих в ВУЗы. Устный экзамен. Топики. Тексты для чтения. Экзаменационные вопросы. (Цветкова И. В., Клепальченко И.А., Мыльцева Н.А.)3. English, 120 Topics. Английский язык, 120 разговорных тем. (Сергеев С.П.)
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I am Nikita Kuznetsov. I am fifteen years old. I want to tell you a few words about my family. My family is large. I have got a mother, a father, a sister, a brother, and a grandmother. There are six of us in the family.
I think I take after my father, f m tall, fair-haired, and even-tempered.
We have got a lot of relatives. We are attached to one another and we get on very well.
First of all, some words about my parents. My mother is a teacher of History. She works in a college. She likes her profession. She is a good-looking woman with brown hair. She is forty-five but she looks much younger. She is tall and slim.
My father is a computer programmer. He is a broad-shouldered, tall man with fair hair and grey eyes. He is forty-seven. My father likes to sing and when we are at home and have some free time, I play the guitar and we sing together. My father knows all about new TV sets and likes to repair old ones. He is also handy with many things.
My parents are hard-working people. My mother keeps the house and takes care of all of us. She is very good at cooking and she is clever with her hands. She is very practical. My father and I try to help her with the housework. I wash the dishes, go shopping and tidy up our flat.
My grandmother is retired. She lives with us and helps to run the house. She is fond of knitting.
My sister Helen is twenty-four. She is married and has a family of her own. She works as an accountant for a joint stock company. Her husband is a scientist. They have got twins: a daughter and a son. They go to a nursery school.
My brother Sergey is eleven. He is a schoolboy. He wants to become a doctor but he is not sure yet.
I want to become a student. I'd like to learn foreign languages. I have many friends. They are very good and we like to spend our time together. We do everything what is interesting for a teenager — talk, dance, listen to music.
I'm happy to have nice friends and a good family. I hope that my dreams will come true.
Моя семья
Я Никита Кузнецов. Мне пятнадцать лет. Я хочу сказать вам несколько слов о моей семье. Моя семья — большая. У меня есть мать, отец, сестра, брат и бабушка. Нас шестеро в семье.
Я думаю, что я похож на своего отца. Я высокий, светловолосый и уравновешенный.
У нас есть много родственников. Мы привязаны к друг другу и очень хорошо ладим между собой.
Прежде всего, несколько слов о моих родителях. Моя мама учительница истории. Она работает в колледже. Ей нравится ее профессия. Она красивая женщина с каштановыми волосами. Ей сорок пять, но она выглядит намного моложе. Она высокая и стройная.
Мой папа — компьютерный программист. Он широкоплечий, высокий человек со светлыми волосами и серыми глазами. Ему сорок семь. Мой папа любит петь и, когда мы дома и у нас есть немного свободного времени, я играю на гитаре, и мы поем все вместе. Мой отец знает все о новых телевизорах и любит чинить старые.
Мои родители — трудолюбивые. Моя мама ведет домашнее хозяйство и заботится обо всех нас. Она очень хорошо готовит, любит заниматься рукоделием. Она очень практична. Мой отец и я пытаемся помочь ей с работой по дому. Я мою посуду, хожу по магазинам и убираю квартиру.
Моя бабушка на пенсии. Она живет с нами и помогает вести хозяйство. Она любит вязать.
Моей сестре Елене двадцать четыре. Она замужем, и у нее собственная семья. Она работает бухгалтером в акционерной компании. Ее муж — ученый. У них есть близнецы: дочь и сын. Они ходят в детский сад.
Моему брату Сергею одиннадцать. Он школьник. Он хочет стать доктором, но еще не уверен в этом.
Я хочу стать студентом. Я хотел бы изучать иностранные языки. У меня есть много друзей. Они очень хорошие, и нам нравится проводить время вместе. Мы делаем все, что интересно для подростка — разговариваем, танцуем, слушаем музыку.
Я счастлив иметь хороших друзей и хорошую семью. Я надеюсь, что мои мечты осуществятся.
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Our family is neither big nor small. I have a mother, a father and a sister. We live together in a flat in one of the industrial districts of Kharkiv. We are an average family.
My father Ihor Ivanovych is 45 years old. He is a tall and well-built man with short black hair and grey eyes. He works as a manager at a big plant. He likes his work and spends most of his time there. By character my father is a quiet man, while my mother is energetic and talkative.
My mother’s name is Olha Petrivna. She is a teacher of music and plays the piano well. My mother always has a lot of work to do about the house and at school. She is a busy woman and we all help her.
My sister’s name is Alla. Like our mother Alla has blue eyes and fair hair. She is a very good-looking girl. Alla is three years younger than me. She is a pupil of the 8th form. She does well at school and gets only good and excellent marks. Literature is her favourite subject and she wants to become a teacher, as well as I do.
Our family is very united. We like to spend time together. In the evenings we watch TV, read books and newspapers, listen to music or just talk about the events of the day. Our parents don’t always agree with what we say, but they listen to our opinion.
All of us like to spend our weekends in the country. We often go to the village where our grandparents live. They are aged pensioners now, but prefer to live in the country. My grand-grandmother is still alive. She lives in my grandmother’s family and is always glad to see us. Her health is poor and she asks us to come and see her more often. I also have many other relatives: uncles, aunts, cousins. We are happy when we are together.
Наша семья является ни большой, ни маленькой. У меня есть мать, отец и сестра. Мы все живем вместе в квартире в одном из промышленных районов города Харькова. Мы- обычная семья.
Мой отец - Игорь Иванович, 45 лет. Он высокий, хорошо сложенный мужчина с короткими черными волосами и серыми глазами. Он работает менеджером на большом заводе. Он любит свою работу и проводит большую часть своего времени там. По характеру, мой отец спокойный человек, в то время как моя мать энергичная и разговорчивая.
Мою маму зовут Ольга Петровна. Она - учитель музыки, и она хорошо играет на фортепьяно. У моей мамы всегда много работы по дому и в школе. Она занятая женщина, и мы все ей помогаем.
Имя моей сестры - Алла. Как и наша мать Алла имеет голубые глаза и светлые волосы. Она очень красивая девушка. Алла на три года моложе меня. Она - ученица 8-го класса. Она хорошо учится в школе и получает только хорошие и отличные оценки. Литература - ее любимый предмет, и она хочет стать учителем, также как и я.
Наша семья очень дружная. Мы любим проводить время вместе. По вечерам мы смотрим телевизор, читаем книги и газеты, слушаем музыку или просто поговорим о событиях дня. Наши родители не всегда согласны с тем, что мы говорим, но они прислушиваются к нашему мнению.
Мы любим проводить выходные в деревне. Мы часто ездим в деревню, где живут наши бабушки и дедушки. Сейчас они пенсионеры в возрасте , но они предпочитают жить в селе. Моя прабабушка еще жива. Она живет в семье бабушки и всегда рада видеть нас. У неё плохое здоровье , и она просит нас приезжать и навещать ее чаще. У меня также есть много других родственников: дяди, тети, двоюродные братья. Мы рады, когда мы вместе.
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My Family And Other Animals By Durell Essay, Research Paper
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell is a novel concerning an English
family, the Durrells, who suddenly leave their home in Britain in order to move
to the Greek island of Corfu. This book is told from the viewpoint of Gerald
Durrell, the youngest member of the family, who gives a detailed account of
certain incidents that are imprinted in his mind, of the family?s five year
stay in Corfu. Many of the anecdotes capture the most interesting of the
family?s encounters with the island and it?s inhabitants but the main theme
is of two intertwined worlds; that of animals and wildlife, with that of people.
Because of Gerry and his extreme love of nature, many of his pets and family
members meet frequently, resulting in chaotic situations. Once in Corfu, the
Durrells encounter a great number of characters that are both eccentric and a
little flamboyant and it is these characters on which the story is based, along
with the many pets that Gerry acquires throughout his time in Greece. It is from
these characters and their outlandish ways that much of the entertainment comes
and to the reader, it may often seem, that even though My Family and Other
Animals is a true story, that the island and its inhabitants are slightly
exaggerated. Upon arrival in Corfu, the Durrells face a number of problems in
finding a villa and understanding the Greek language. When having difficulty
communicating with taxi drivers, the family meets one of the most amusing and
significant characters in the story, Spiro. This individual helps the Durrells
through their dilemmas in finding a suitable villa, dealing with the Customs
official and generally in settling in and getting started in a new place with a
new life. Throughout this time, Gerry, a young naturalist, finds much pleasure
in roaming the island and discovering all of Mother Nature?s creations. During
these expeditions, he meets a great many people all of whom with which he soon
becomes acquainted. On these daily explorations, Gerry soon comes across a
curious man, from whom he buys his first pet, a turtle. This character, because
of the innumerable rose beetles he keeps, soon comes to be known as the
Rose-Beetle Man. After only a few weeks in Corfu, the family comes across
another problem, the necessity for Gerry to have a proper education. To resolve
the situation as promptly as possible, it is arranged that George, an old
writing friend of Larry?s (Gerry?s oldest brother) be left with the task of
teaching Gerry. Through George, Gerry soon comes to meet Doctor Theodore
Stephanides, an expert naturalist, with whom he soon becomes close friends. Both
share a great love for natural history and in a short time Gerry becomes
Theodore?s companion . After a relatively short time in Corfu, the family
decides that they must move villa in order to accommodate a multitude of
Larry?s guests. Because of this unexpected move, Gerry, again, is left without
any source of education and as a result it is arranged that he be tutored by the
Belgian consul (George no longer tutors Gerry). Outside of his regular lessons,
Gerry spends most of his time learning as much as he possibly can about all the
species of wildlife that roam the island and soon obtains an immense number of
pets including three dogs, two magpies, a gull, a pigeon, snakes and a gecko.
Once again, as he is in a new environment, Gerry spends his time investigating
his surroundings and becoming familiar with nature. He continues with his
education but not long after this move, the Durrells move again for various
different reasons. As the Belgian consul can no longer teach Gerry in their new
location, yet another tutor is found for him; a person by the name of Kralefsky
who appears to be an eccentric bird-lover. As both Kralefsky and Gerry share the
same interests, they become immediate friends and even though Gerry is not too
keen on his lessons, he learns a great deal about ornithology. With all of these
fascinating characters on the island, and Gerry?s menagerie of animals, the
Durrells five year stay in Corfu is full of excitement and peculiar encounters.
The novel concludes when it is decided, by Mr. Kralefsky and Mrs. Durrell, that
the time had come for Gerry to go somewhere else in Europe to finish his
education. Because of this, the Durrells? vacation comes to a close when the
entire family packs up all their belongings and leaves Corfu, their home, to
return after five years, to England. During their time in Corfu, the Durrells
come upon a variety of different people all of whom contribute to the story in
their own unique way. Among this group of people, the ones that are imprinted in
my mind are Spiro, Kralefsky, and Lugaretzia the maid. Even though they are real
characters, many of them are so eccentric that they often seem exaggerated in
the things that they do and say, adding individuality to the book. In my
opinion, Spiro, the first friend that the Durrells make in Corfu, is one of the
most funny and important characters in the story. The ?short, barrel-bodied
individual, with ham-like hands and a great, leathery, scowling face surmounted
by a jauntily-tilted peaked cap? and his determination to get his own way no
matter what, makes him one of the most amusing characters even though he always
means well. With his terrible English and his booming voice, Spiro, a taxi
driver, has great effect over everyone on the island. He wants to be the ?man
of the Durrell household?, constantly organizing everyone and running all the
errands. With his bouncy, fun-loving personality, Spiro soon becomes one of the
family, advising Mrs. Durrell on Margo (Gerry?s only sister) and on how to
handle the three boys. He is always ready to help, in his own unique way and
constantly brings laughter and amusement to the family. To the novel, he brings
great entertainment and the reader is constantly kept laughing. His strange
English, made up of a great deal of swear words, along with his Grecian accent
and the amusing things he says, bring a lot of character to the book and keeps
the reader enthralled. Another unusual character and one that is easily
remembered by the reader, is Kralefsky, Gerry?s last and most successful
tutor. This individual ?not a human being at all, but a gnome who had
disguised himself as one by donning an antiquated but very dapper suit?, is
quite an eccentric as well, but immediately finds something he has in common
with Gerry, his passion for natural history. He is a man that is full of
thoughts and dreams, often in his own world when surrounded by his collection of
birds. In addition, he likes to entertain, constantly telling creative stories
that somehow always seem to involve Ladies. Kralefsky is a very imaginative
character, and because of this, he teaches Gerry a great deal and broadens his
perspective on life. The two soon become close friends and both learn an immense
amount from one another. To the story, he brings humor and a personality that is
quite peculiar, which is great entertainment for the reader. A third odd
character in this novel, that adds a lot to the story is Lugaretzia, the
Durrells? maid. She is the wife of the gardener who looks after the Durrells?
estate and Mrs. Durrell soon employs her as a helping hand in the villa. Little
did the family know that Lugaretzia, as she is called, is a melancholy old woman
whose main obsession lies in the discussion of her ailments. Constantly moaning
about her stomach, her feet, her head and all other parts of her body,
Lugaretzia is an over-sensitive individual, coming to pieces at the slightest
criticism. She is a dismal lady who somehow seems to be in constant pain and is
always seeking sympathy from whomever she can. Even though SHE is the hired aid,
it appears that it is her who always needs a helping hand. At first, the family
finds it hard to get accustomed to Lugaretzia and her problems, but after a
while they learn how to deal with her. Even though she has only a small role in
the story, Lugaretzia brings a great deal of amusement to the readers with her
daily bulletins on the state of her health and her endless groans. She brightens
up what might usually be a boring routine for the Durrells and even though some
of the situations might not be pleasant for their family, they are humorous for
the reader. Generally, I enjoyed the book for its humor as well as its eccentric
characters, and found it amusing to see different situations through the eyes of
Gerry, the youngest member of the family. Many of the passages illustrating the
island and its wildlife are very descriptive and give the reader the sense of
actually being there but occasionally these excerpts are overly depicted, thus
making it slightly boring. After reading this novel, I realize that in this
world there are numerous different people and in meeting any of them one must
learn to deal with each and every individual in a special way. These encounters
should be taken upon with an open-mind and in this way, we are able to develop
our outlook on life.
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