Let me introduce myself 1

Let me introduce myself 1

• • introduce [, intra'dju: s] – представлять, знакомить appearance [ə'piarəns] – внешность surname / last name / family name – фамилия I was born in / I am … years old I live in / I am from … My favorite subject is … I do well in / to be good at (doing smth) I graduated from school number … Let me introduce myself 2

• • • I enjoy / like (doing smth) – мне нравится I am fond of – любить I am keen on … – любить, страстно увлекаться My hobby is … To go in for sports … I like to play To describe one’s appearance… First-year student The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Let me introduce myself 3

• • • Tall [tɔ: l] – высокий Short [ʃɔ: t] – маленького роста Stout [staut] – приземистый, коренастый Slim – стройный Fat [fæt] – толстый Plump [plʌmp] – полный Fair hair [fɛə hɛə] – светлые волосы Blonde [blɔnd] – блондин(ка) Brunette [bru: ˈnet] – брюнет(ка) Gray hair [ɡreɪ] – седые волосы Pretty [ˈprɪtɪ] Bald headed [bɔ: ld]– лысый Appearance Handsome [ˈhænsəm] 4

• • • clever, bright – умный stupid [ˈstju: pɪd] – тупой, глупый boring [ˈbɔ: rɪŋ] – скучный fun to be with – веселый человек easy to go along – легкий в общении rude [ru: d] – невежливый, грубый aggressive [əˈɡresɪv] – агрессивный quiet [ˈkwaɪət] – спокойный impulsive [ɪmˈpʌlsɪv] – порывистый, импульсивный shy [ʃaɪ] – застенчивый active [ˈæktɪv] – активный talkative [ˈtɔ: kətɪv] – разговорчивый Character 5

• What is your name? • Where and when were you born? • How old are you? • Do you have brothers, sisters, grandparents in your family? • Where do you live? • Did you study well at school? • What school did you finish? Introduce myself 6

• • What do you like to do? (enjoy) What were your favorite subjects at school? What is your hobby? What is your appearance? What do you look like? What is your character? What sport do you go in for? What are you going to be? Introduce myself 7

Personal pronouns 8

Число Лицо Именительный падеж Объектный падеж Ед. ч 1 лицо I (Я) Me (мне, меня) 2 лицо You (Ты) You (тебе, тебя) 3 лицо He (Он) She (Она) It (Оно) Him (ему, его) Her (ей, ее) It (ему) 1 лицо We (мы) Us (нам, нас) 2 лицо You (вы) You (вам, вас) 3 лицо They (они) Them (им, их) Мн. ч Personal pronouns 9

I … am a first-year student of the Faculty of Economics of The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. It is situated in Chelyabinsk. … I … have two friends. They are both my group mates. … He The first one is Misha. … is good at football. The second friend is Masha. She is interested in travel. … Where are they from? They are from village. … … We study together and … are good friends. we … Personal pronouns 10

Verb “ to be ” 11

Утвердительная Число форма Ед. ч Вопроситель ная форма Отрицательная форма I am not / I’m not I am / I’m Am I? You are not / You are / You’re You aren’t Are you? Не (she, it) is / He’s Is he (she, it)? He (she, it) is not / He isn’t (she’s, it’s) (she isn’t, it isn’t) We (you, they) are / Are we (you, Мн. ч we’re (you’re, they)? they’re) verb “ to be” We (you, they) are not / We aren’t 12

is • What … your appearance? is is • My last name … Ivanov. My patronymic … Petrovich. is • What … his surname? • Are they from Chelyabinsk? – No. They are from Moscow. … … is • My favorite subject … … • I am keen on … … is • What … her hobby? is • Their hobby … collecting coins. is • This … RANEPA. • Who am I ? … Personal pronouns + verb “to be” 13

• • • is He … fat and fun to be with. is is She … short, but she … very pretty. is His father … aggressive. I am smart … is is Her mother … not rude, but she … active and impulsive. is This man … very active. is Is … this woman quiet ? Yes, she … Are … her brothers Tom and John? Is Tom boring? … Is their grandfather bold headed? … Personal pronouns + verb “ to be” 14

Позвольте представиться. Меня зовут Джон. Мне 20 лет. Родился в Нью-Йорке, но сейчас живу в Челябинске. Я студент 3 курса РАНХи. ГС. Я высокий стройный голубоглазый блондин. Я живу с дедушкой. Он коренастый, лысый и близорукий. Но я его люблю. Мое хобби – коллекционировать марки. Они красивые. Деду нравится футбол, но он скучный для меня. У меня есть друг. Его имя Вася. Он застенчивый, но легкий в общении и веселый человек. Его хобби – спорт. Катание на лыжах и настольный теннис – его любимые вещи. About myself 15