Words
because, been (base form: be), choose, chose, designer, draw, education, graduate, kid, level, long, profession, since, this, university
* * *Phrases
level of education
graduate from university
graduated from university
your profession
choose this profession
How long have you been
Since I was
15. What do you do for a living?
What do you do for a living?
Im an engineer. How about you?
Im a doctor. Where do you work?
For a construction company. You?
At a hospital.
Do you like the job?
Yes, very much. You?
No, I want to change my profession.
* * *Words
at, change, company, doctor, engineer, for, hospital, job, living
* * *Phrases
What do you do
for a living
for a construction company
like the job
at a hospital
change my profession
16. Do you speak Russian?
Do you speak Russian?
Of course! Its my nativelanguage.
Do you know any foreignlanguages?
Yes, I do. English, Spanish, and French.
What about German?
No, I dont speak German.
What other language would you like to learn?
Chinese. I really enjoylearning languages!
* * *Words
Chinese, enjoy, foreign, French, German, know, language, learn, learning, native, other, Spanish, speak, would
* * *Phrases
Do you speak
speak Russian
my native language
Do you know any
foreign languages
I dont speak
other language
enjoy learning
Family
17. Do you have a family?
Do you have a family?
Yes, I have a large family.
Do you live with your parents?
No, they have theirown home.
What does your father do?
Hes a musician.
And your mother?
Shes a teacher of English. I want to take up teaching, too!
* * *Words
does, father, hes = he is, large, mother, musician, own, parent, take, teach, teacher, teaching, their, they, with
* * *Phrases
have a family
have a large family
live with
their own home
your father
your mother
a teacher of English
take up teaching
18. Are you married?
Are you married?
Im single. How about you?
Im married. I got married five years ago.
Do you have any children?
Yes, two children.
Boys or girls?
Oneboy and one girl.
A wife, a son and a daughter! Thats a nice family!
* * *Words
ago, boy, child, children, daughter, girl, got (base form: get), married, marry, nice, one, or, single, son, thats = that is, two, wife, wives
* * *Phrases
Im single
Im married
I got married
five years ago
any children
two children
boys or girls
one boy
one girl
a nice family
19. What is your husbands name?
What is your husbands name?
Mark. And your wifes name?
Anna. What does Mark do?
Hes a lawyer. What about Anna?
An economist, butshe is not working right now.
Why not?
We have recently had a baby.
Congratulations!
* * *Words
baby, but, congratulation, economist, had (base form: have), husband, lawyer, recent, recently, she
* * *Phrases
your husbands name
your wifes name
is not working
right now
why not
We have recently had
20. Who looks after your infant?
Who looks after your infant?
My wife and I do.
Do you have a nanny?
No, we manage ourselves.
How often do you feed the baby?
Severaltimes a day.
Do you get enough sleep?
To tell the truth, no. We have to get up often at night!
* * *Words
feed, infant, manage, nanny, often, ourselves, several, tell, time, truth, who
* * *Phrases
Who looks after
my wife and I
manage ourselves
How often do you
feed the baby
several times a day
get enough sleep
To tell the truth
get up at night
get up often at night
21. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
I have an older brother. What about you?
I have a younger sister.
How old is she?
Nineteen.
Is she married?
No, she isnt. Is your brother married?
He used to be married. Now he is divorced. Many marriagesend in divorcenowadays!
* * *Words
Words
brother, divorce, end, he, isnt = is not, marriage, nineteen, nowadays, sister
* * *Phrases
brothers or sisters
an older brother
a younger sister
is married
isnt married
He used to be
is divorced
end in divorce
22. Are your grandparents alive?
Are your grandparents alive?
Yes, but not all of them. One grandfatherdied. He is buried in his village.
So you have two grandmothers and one grandfather?
Yes, and one great-grandmother.
Wow! How old is she?
One hundred and two years. She is a widow.
Whos taking care of her?
No one. Shes in good health!
* * *Words
alive, buried, bury, care, die, grandfather, grandmother, grandparent, great-grandmother, health, his (base form: he), hundred, them, whos = who is, widow, wow
* * *Phrases
all of them
not all of them
is buried in
one hundred and two
take care of
taking care of
no one
be in good health
23. Do you have an aunt or an uncle?
Do you have an aunt or an uncle?
I have one aunt and one uncle.
Where do they live?
In this town.
Do you see each other often?
Once or twice a year.
Why is it so rare?
Because we have no free time!
* * *Words
aunt, each, free, once, rare, twice, uncle
* * *Phrases
an aunt or an uncle
one aunt and one uncle
each other
see each other
once or twice
once a year
twice a year
have free time
have no free time
24. How many nephews do you have?
How many nephews do you have?
Not a single one. You?
Two. Theyre my brothers kids.
Do you have any nieces?
Only one. Shes my sisters daughter.
Well, I have three nieces.
Whose children are they?
My only sisters.
* * *Words
nephew, niece, only, theyre = they are, three, well, whose
* * *Phrases
not a single one
my brothers kids
only one
my sisters daughter
three nieces
Whose children
my only sister
my only sisters
25. Do you have any cousins?
Do you have any cousins?
Yes, I do. Two girls and two boys.
Do they live in this city?
No, in the country.
Are they older or younger than you?
One girl is older. The rest are younger.
Are you on good terms with them?
Yes, Ive known them since I was a kid!
* * *Words
country, cousin, Ive = I have, known, on, rest, terms
* * *Phrases
two girls and two boys
in this city
in the country
younger than
older or younger than
the rest
on good terms with
Ive known them since
26. Do you love your relatives?
Do you love your relatives?
Yes, but not all of them.
Who do you love most?
Mom and dad.
Do you hate anyone?
No, I have no enemies.
Do you love me?
Yes, auntie!
* * *Words
anyone, auntie, dad, enemies, enemy, hate, love, me, mom, most, relative
* * *Phrases
love your relatives
mom and dad
Do you hate
have no enemies
love me
27. Does your neighbor have a family?
Does your neighbor have a family?
No, hes an orphan.
Has he ever been married?
Asfar as I know, no.
Thats weird. Hes cute!
Yes, and hes got a good job!
Can you introduce me to him?
Yes, I can!
* * *Words
as, cute, ever, far, has (base form: have), introduce, neighbor, orphan, weird
* * *Phrases
Has he ever been
As far as I know
thats weird = that is weird
hes got = he has got
introduce me to
28. Did your best friend have a happy childhood?
Did your best friend have a happychildhood?
No, her real mother abandoned her as an infant.
Why did she do so?
Nobody knows. Multipleattempts to contact the mother were not successful.
Who brought up your friend?
She grew up in an orphan home. Luckily, a married coupleadopted her as a teenager.
How old was she at that time?
Thirteen. She had to establish new family bonds. Justimagine for a moment how hard it was for a teenage girl!
* * *Words
abandon, adopt, attempt, bond, brought (base form: bring), childhood, contact, couple, establish, friend, grew, happy, hard, imagine, just, luckily, moment, multiple, nobody, real, successful, teenage, teenager, thirteen
* * *Phrases
best friend
a happy childhood