17. He saw a classmate with a date.
18. She was married into the Evans family.
19. Tom dated the girl every now and then.
20. Do you have a boy-friend?
21. Everyone said that Tom was the image of my mother.
22. They had a strong resemblance to each other.
| Ex. 6. Match the words and phrases in column A with the those in column B. |
|---|
| A | В |
| 1. Christian name | а. прозвище |
| 2. teenager | b. назвать чьим-либо именем |
| 3. twenty odd | с. достичь совершеннолетия |
| 4. look one’s age | d. родом из |
| 5. come from | е. говорить на ломаном |
| английском языке |
| 6. native tongue | f. вдовец |
| 7. be good at languages | д. мачеха |
| 8. nickname | h. предки |
| 9. be of age | i. сводный брат |
| 10. speak broken English | j. воспитать детей |
| 11. bring up children | к хорошо владеть иностранным |
| языком |
| 12. a widower | I. выглядеть не старше своих лет |
| 13. an old maid | mi двадцать с лишним |
| 14. stepmother | п. подросток |
| 15. ancestry | о. имя |
| 16. call smb after | р. родной язык |
| 17. halfbrother | q. старая дева |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Ex. 7. Fill in the blanks with the corresponding word.
1. John is your second cousin. He is your... relative.
2. They all... me by my first name.
3. He is called Red, it’s his ... .
4. Ourfamily name is Smith, I don’t know my mother’s ... name.
5. He has the same name as his grandfather, he was ... his grandfather.
6. We call our baby “Ducky”, it is his ... .
7. Are you ... or just friends?
8. He is 13 years old, he is a ... .
9. He is 17, he is not... yet.
10. He is 25 and his sister is 30. She is ... than he.
11. He is 48, he is in his ... .
12. That man is also from France, we are ....
13. If I want to know smb’s birthplace, I ask “Where ... ?”
14. He is Swedish, he ... in Sweden.
15. She is from Germany, she speaks German, it is her... .
Ex. 8. Fill in prepositions or adverbs where necessary.
1. He goes ... the name Bill.
2. I’m distantly related ... her.
3. We are distantly related ... my father’s side.
4. He is not... age, he is ... 18.
5. I’m not 20yet. I’m still... my “teens”.
6. Thankyou for the compliment, I’m well... 20.
7. He is about 50, he is ... the prime of his life.
8. I was born ... the 5th ... May ... 1956.
9. What country are you ... ?
10. He descends ... a pleasant family.
11. They have brought... 3 children.
12. He didn’t return from the war, he died ... his country.
13. Did Mrs White divorce ... her husband?
14. They say she took ... her mother.
15. They still love each other, they married ... love.
16. He is much younger, he married her... convenience.
17. My son is ... double her age.
