Unit five Small talk
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Pete, Nick and David are still at the restaurant. They are enjoying their meal and have a small talk.
Pete: David, is this your first visit to Moscow?
David: Oh, no. 1 was in Moscow last year. I like your city very much. It's a pity my sister is not with me now. She wanted to go so much.
Nick: And why didn't she join you? Is she busy?
David: Well, you see, she could not leave her office, her boss did not let her go. They are working at a very important project now. And have you got a sister or a brother, Nick?
Nick: Oh, yes. I have a brother. He is on holiday in the mountains.
Pete: Oh, really? My elder daughter is also in the mountains in Chechia now. She is fond of skiing and goes to the mountains every winter.
David: Have you got a big family?
Pete: I wouldn't say so. There are five of us. Two daughters, a son, my wife and I.
David: Quite an English family!
Words and expressions
five
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[fav]
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пять (числ.)
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small
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[sml]
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маленький
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talk
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[tk]
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разговор
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small talk
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светский разговор
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to have a small talk
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говорить на светские темы вести светские беседы
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to enjoy
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[n']
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получать удовольствие
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their
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[e]
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их
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They are enjoying their
meal.
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Они с удовольствием поужинали.
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visit
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['vzt]
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посещение,визит
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a visit to Moscow
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посещение Москвы
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to visit Moscow
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посещать Москву
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no
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[nou]
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нет
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Oh, no.
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0, нет.
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year
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[j]
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год
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last year
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в прошлом году
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I was in Moscow last year.
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Я был в Москве в прошлом году.
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city
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['st]
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город
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very much
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очень
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1 like it very much.
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Он (город) мне очень нравится.
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It's a pity.
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Жаль.
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sister
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['sst]
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сестра
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she
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[]
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она
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to want
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[wont]
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хотеть
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She wanted to go.
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Она хотела поехать (со мной).
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why
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[wa]
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почему
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Why didn't she join you?
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Почему же она не поехала с вами?
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to be busy
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['bz]
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быть занятым, иметь
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много дел
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Well, you see, ...
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Ну, видите ли ...
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can
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мочь
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could
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[kud]
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мог
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to leave
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[lv]
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покидать, уезжать из ...
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her
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её
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office
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['ofs]
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офис
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her office
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её офис
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to leave the office
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уехать с работы, оставить работу
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She could not leave the of
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Она не смогла оставить
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fice.
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работу.
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to let
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разрешать
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Her boss did not let her go.
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Начальник не отпустил её.
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to work
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[wk]
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работать
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They are working at the problem.
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Они сейчас работают над этой проблемой.
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important
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[m'ptnt]
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важный
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project
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['prokt]
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проект
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to have got
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иметь
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Have you got a sister?
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У вас есть сестра?
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brother
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брат
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to be on holiday
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отдыхать, быть в отпуске
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He is on holiday.
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Он в отпуске.
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mountain
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['mauntn]
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гора
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in the mountains
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в горах
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really
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['rl]
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действительно, в самом
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деле, разве
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Oh, really?
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0, неужели?
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elder
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['eld]
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старший
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daughter
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['dt]
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дочь
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also
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['lsou]
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тоже
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to be fond of
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увлекаться
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skiing
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['sk]
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катание на лыжах
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She is fond of skiing.
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Она любит лыжный
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спорт.
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to ski
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кататься на лыжах
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skis
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лыжи
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every
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['evr]
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каждый
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big
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большой
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family
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['fml]
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семья
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I would not say so.
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Я бы этого не сказал.
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There are five of us.
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Нас пятеро.
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wife
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[waf]
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жена
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Quite an English family!
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Настоящая английская семья!
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Exercises
1. Read the following:
• small, talk
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•' at the restaurant
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all, all right
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in the mountains
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for all of us
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to the mountains
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• It this your first visit to Mos-
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• She could not leave her office.
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cow?
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Have you got a sister or a
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Is she busy?
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brother?
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She goes to the mountains
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My daughter is also in the
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every winter.
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mountains.
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There are five of us.
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2. Translate into Russian:
The businessmen are still at the restaurant.
They are enjoying their meal and have a small talk.
They speak about Moscow and about their families.
David has got a sister.
Nick has got a brother.
Pete has got a son and a wife.
There are five people in Pete's family.
David says it's a typical English family.
There are usually five people in an English family.
Спряжение глагола to be
Настоящее простое время (Present Indefinite)
I am You are
He/ She/ It is=He/ She/ it's
We/ You/ They are
Прошедшее простое время (Past Indefinite)
I was
You were
He/She/It was
We/ You/ They were
Будущее простое время (Future Indefinite)
I shall be = I'll be
You will be = you'll be
He/ She/ It will be = He/ She/ It'll be
Настоящее совершенное время (Present Perfect)
We have been
You have been
They have been
3. Underline the verb to be and translate the following sentences into Russian:
They are still at the restaurant.
She is not with me now.
Is she busy?
He is on holiday in the mountains.
My elder daughter is also in the mountains.
She is fond of skiing.
There are five of us.
This is my family.
I was in Moscow last year.
Nick and Pete are Russian businessmen.
One day they were at the Sheremetievo airport.
Have you been to London?
Have you been to England?
Now the businessmen are at the restaurant.
4. Make sentences and translate them into Russian:
• They are enjoying
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their meal their small talk their meal
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• It this your first visit to
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Moscow
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London
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New York
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Liverpool
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New Zealand
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Australia
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• I was in
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Moscow
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last year
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Russia
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London
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Sydney
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Washington
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• I like
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Moscow
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your city
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Russia
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Russian winter
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English summer
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• I have got
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a sister
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a brother
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a wife
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a family
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• It's a pity
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he
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is
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not with me now
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she
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they
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are
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5. Complete the dialogue and act out a similar one:
• P.: David, is this your first...?
D.: Oh no,... last year. I like... It's a pity my sister... She wanted... so much.
6. Write down everything that Pete said about his sister.
7. Complete the dialogues and act out similar ones:
D.: Have you got a sister...?
N.: Oh, yes. I have... He is on... mountains.
D.: Oh, really? My elder daughter is also... Chechia now. She... skiing and goes...
D.: • Have you got...?
P.: I wouldn't... There are... Two daughters...
D.: Quite... family!
8. Answer the following questions using the prompts:
• Have you got a sister or a brother?
(Yes, t have...)
• Have you got a big family?
(1 wouldn 't say so. There are...)
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