Q: When the Only Man falls in love, madly, with the Only Girl, what does he do?
A: He walks on air.
Q: What happens after that?
A: They get married.
Q: What is a marriage?
A: Marriage is a lottery.
Q: Where are marriages made?
A: Marriages are made in heaven.
Q: What does the bride do at the wedding?
A: She blushes.
Q: What does the groom do?
A: He forgets the rings.
Cupid ['kju:pid] - Roman God of Love
Ex. 4. Reading the dialogue, make a short story in indirect speech. The beginning is given for you: “He saw the Only Girl in the World and fell in love....”
Ex. 5. Translate the sentences paying special attention to the italicized parts.
1. He was in his late eighties.
2. Elaine Kent was well in her twenties.
3. They were long past forty.
4. He didn’t look his age.
5. We were born in the same generation.
6. Roma was two years my senior.
7. He was seven years her junior.
8. He is of short lived stock.
9. My family on both sides is noted for longevity.
10. Bairne is gone.
11. I made it a rale never to speak ill of the dead.
12. He had a steady girl-friend at the moment.
13. I don’t have relations on my mother’s side.
14. He had a daughter by his first marriage.
15. He was a male replica of his mother.
16. She changed her name back to the one on her birth certificate.
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.
18. He had a son ... former marriage.
19. The girls looked ... so much alike.
20. At fifty six she looked ... forty.
21. I made a date ... her... 7 o’clock.
Ex. 9. Make up questions to which the following sentences could be the answers.
1. They all call me Mr Know-all. (2 quest.)
2. Sure, you can call me Mary.
3. No, he is a bachelor. He is not the marrying sort.
4. Yes, the wedding was splendid.
5. No, he is not. He is my step-brother.
6. No, I don’t. My English is very poor.
7. Yes, they are. I can’t tell one brother from the other.
8. Yes, he is 6 years myjunior.
9. No, she is my stepmother, that’s why she looks so young.
