1. put in the verb to be in the correct form. 1) what your name? where you from? how old you? 2) i natasha. my surname frolova. i a muscovite. i eighteen today. it a special day for me. my parents and my friends all in our house. they eager to congratulate me. we very happy. 3) moscow a modern city. there many sights in it. 4) there five people in my family. our house comfortable. there … four rooms in it. the rooms big and light. i glad to live in this house. 5) this my cousin, nikita. he a programmer. all his friends programmers, too. 6) i happy. my life great. you happy? everything all right? – yes, thank you, i fine. there no problems. 2. choose the correct form of the verb to be and translate the sentences: 1) he (is, was, will be) at the family party last week. 2) this family (is, was, will be) extended. there are 12 people in it. 3) we (are, were, will be) second-year students next year. 4) how old is your cousin? – she (were, are, will be) 19 in may. 5) extended families (are, is, was) very common around the world. 6) a family tree (is, are, were) a diagram of the people in a family. 7) you (was, were, is) not at home in the evening yesterday. where were you? 3. complete the questions. 1) … your parents at work now? 2) you a chocaholic? 3) your life interesting? 4) … you at the university yesterday? 5) where … you … at 5 tomorrow? 6) … your family big? 7) how many people … there in your family? 8) … volgograd your home town? 9) … it beautiful? work in pairs. ask and answer these questions. compare your answers. find the common things and differences. report your findings to the class. 8 4. translate into english. 1) ! как дела? все нормально? я рад видеть тебя. 2) сегодня понедельник. это трудный день. я занят. 3) мне жаль, но я спешу. увидимся завтра. 4) я из москвы. а вы откуда? – мы из волгограда. 5) мой сын трудоголик. 6) вы оптимист или пессимист? 7) моя семья не большая. 8) его сестра студентка. 9) где вы были вчера? – я был на даче. 10) ее семья будет в москве этим летом. 5. make the sentences negative and interrogative. 1) i’ve got a big family. 2) they’ve got a daughter. 3) this family has got a small hotel. 4) my family has got a big flat. 5) she has got two brothers. 6) my brother has a cold shower in the morning. 7) he’s got many relatives in moscow. 8) many children have got pets. 9) we usually have dinner at home. 10) she always has a rest after dinner. 6. put in have or have got. sometimes two variants are possible. 1) i usually breakfast at home, but i dinner at the university canteen. 2) i a problem with my car. 3) we some time right now. let’s a talk. 4) he two small children. 5) i a new swimming pool. so, i swim every day. 6) i’d like to a look at that picture. 7) his daughter long fair hair. 8) i’m going to a shower. 9) every sunday he a walk in the park. 10) they big families. 11) on big holidays my grandparents come to visit us and we … a very good time together. 12) he’d like to a look at the e-mail. 13) his huge house seven bedrooms. 7. translate into english. 1) в городе много красивых парков. 2) в этом журнале есть много интересных статей. 3) у меня нет времени слушать вас. я занят. 4) у них большой дом и сад. 5) около вашего дома много цветов? - да, 9 много. 6) у тебя есть машина? – да, есть. 7) у него есть чувство юмора? – уверен, что да! 8) в нашем городе мало музеев и театров. 9) у моего брата много друзей. 10) у вас есть вопросы? – у нас нет вопросов. все ясно. 11) как часто вы отдыхаете? – два раза в году. 12) у вас много родственников? – нет, у меня не много родственников. 13) где вы обычно обедаете? – дома. 14) в аудитории были первокурсники и второкурсники. 15) мне повезло. у меня прекрасные одногруппники и преподаватели.