Part I. Biography. Education

ABOUT MYSELF

Part I. Biography. Education

Word List

surname	aunt
be born	uncle
come from	niece
be married	nephew
be single	stepparents
be divorced	stepson
be on a pension	stepbrother
sibling (брат или сестра)	widow
relatives (close, distant)	widower
twins	get along with
in-laws (mother-in-law,father-in-law,etc.)	occupation
serve in the army	leave (finish) school
applicant	pass exams
enter the University	first-year student
get acquainted	entrepreneurship

I. Answer the questions.

1. What is your name? / Who are you?

2. Where and when were you born?

3. How old are you?

4. Are you Belarusian?

5. Are you married?

6. Have you got a family of your own?

7. Have you got a family?

8. Is your family large or small?

9. How many are you in the family?

10. What relations do you have in your family? (parents, sisters, brothers, grandparents, etc.)?

11. Have you any other close relatives?

12. Do you often see them?

13. Are you an only child in the family?

14. Is your sister (brother) older or younger than you?

15. What is your sister’s (brother’s) occupation?

16. Where do you live? / What’s your permanent address?

17. Do you live together with your parents?

18. Do you work? / What do you do?

19. What are your parents?

20. When did you finish school (college)?

21. How well did you do at school?

22. What was your favourite subject?

23. What are you going to be?

 

II. Study the application form carefully and fill it in.

 

1. NAME (as written on official documents): ____________________________ (Family Name)

____________________________________________________________________

(First Name) (Middle/Patronymic)

2. COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP:_____________________________________

3. COUNTRY OF LEGAL Residence: ______________________________

4. PLACE OF BIRTH: ______________________________________________

(City or Town) (Country)

5. DATE OF BIRTH: _______________________________________________

(Month) (Day) (Year)

6. GENDER: Male: ____________________ Female: ____________________

7. MARITAL STATUS:  Single  Married

CITIZENSHIP OF SPOUSE (if applicable): ___________________________

8. CURRENT HOME ADDRESS: Is this a dormitory address? Yes No

 

Street/Building Number: ____________________________________________

Apartment: ____________________

City: _________________________ Postal Index: _______________________

Region or Oblast: _________________________________________________

Country: ________________________________________________________

Telephone: ______________ Fax: _____________Email: _________________

Cell phone (if applicable): __________________________________________

PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT):

 

Street/Building Number: ____________________________________________

Apartment: _______________________________________________________

City: __________________________ Postal Index: ______________________

Region or Oblast __________________________________________________

Country: _________________________________________________________

Telephone: ______________ Fax: _____________Email: _________________

Cell phone (if applicable): ___________________________________________

9. CURRENT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION: ____________________________

FACULTY/DEPARTMENT: ________________________________________

Street: ___________________________________________________________

City: __________________________ Postal Index: ______________________

Country: ________________________________________________________

Telephone: ______________ Fax: _____________

10. PRESENT COURSE YEAR:  First  Second Third* (*only for students enrolled in 5-year university programs)

 

11. EXPECTED GRADUATION DATE (month/year): ____________________

 

12. CURRENT SPECIALIZATION / MAJOR IN HOME COUNTRY: ______

____________________________________________________________________

 

Signature of applicant ______________________________ Date _____________

Part II. Character

Word List

absent-minded	рассеянный
reserved	скрытный, необщительный
bossy	любящий командовать, распоряжаться;
rude	грубый, невоспитанный
sensible	благоразумный, здравомыслящий
sensitive	впечатлительный, чуткий; ранимый
generous	великодушный, благородный, добрый
impatient	нетерпеливый, раздражающийся
helpful	услужливый, любезный,
persistent	настойчивый, упорный
trustworthy	надёжный
reliable	надёжный; верный,
stubborn	а) упрямый б) непреклонный, твёрдый
spoilt	избалованный
hypocritical	лицемерный
easy-going	беспечный, добродушно-весёлый, беззаботный
indecisive	нерешительный
jealous	1) ревнивый; 2) завистливый
determined	решительный
artless	простодушный, бесхитростный
mean	скупой
flexible	покладистый; сговорчивый

III. Which of them are positive (negative) traits of character?Which of them are more attractive (less attractive) traits?

honest	jealous	brave	nervy	sympathetic
imaginative	sociable	funny	suspicious	competitive
quiet	lazy	flexible	cheerful	clever
purposeful	persistent	bad-tempered	naughty	stubborn
selfish	determined	open-minded	reliable	creative
generous	polite	miserable	reserved	sensible
ambitious	conservative	shameless	kind	careless
depressive	artless	caring	sensitive	responsible
cruel	gloomy	aggressive	inventive	obedient
trustworthy	trustful	romantic	punctual	tolerant
careful	mean	shy	loyal	intelligent
communicative	talkative	energetic	calm	changeable
hypocritical	diplomatic	serious	warm-hearted	friendly

IV. Match the words with similar meaning.

	clever	a	reliable
	cunning	b	courageous
	forgetful	c	bright
	self-confident	d	idle
	lazy	e	active
	brave	f	foxy
	energetic	g	self-assured
	trustworthy	h	absent-minded

VIII. The following adjectives describe people’s character. Read the sentences and fill in the correct adjective.

Reserved, pleasant, bossy, rude, spoilt, sensible, sensitive, shy, sociable?

Amrita

I’m an active and a)... person – I b)... just sitting around doing nothing. It just makes me c)... and restless. But I know what I want, and I think I’ve got what it takes to achieve my d).... Does that make me sound horribly e)... and selfish? I hope not!

goals impatient can’t bear ambitious energetic

Kevin

I’m the kind of person who knows how a).... I suppose you would call me b)..., but it’s more than that. I actually believe in a calm, cool, c)... approach to life and I can’t bear unnecessary d) … and pressure. I believe in being e)... and taking life as it comes…

 

anxiety fun-loving to have a good time sociable easy-going

Larry

My problem can be summarized in one word: a).... I just don’t have enough. I’m b)... with other people, who must think I’m boring and stupid sometimes. c)... of confidence also makes me d)...: I spend days trying to make up my mind what to do about quite simple things. I’m told I sometimes look e)..., but in fact I like being with other people...

 

indecisive shy self-confidence moody lack

Cathy

How do I see myself? Well, I’m a)... and disorganized – some would say b)...! But I’ve got quite a lot of c)..., really, and I’ve got ideas. I’m a hardworker too when I’m doing something I’m interested in. I’m not very d)... when it comes to public speaking but I quite enjoy being e)..., and I don’t get in the least bit f)....

 

absent-minded articulate nervous forgetful the centre of attention willpower

ABOUT MYSELF

Part I. Biography. Education

Word List

surname	aunt
be born	uncle
come from	niece
be married	nephew
be single	stepparents
be divorced	stepson
be on a pension	stepbrother
sibling (брат или сестра)	widow
relatives (close, distant)	widower
twins	get along with
in-laws (mother-in-law,father-in-law,etc.)	occupation
serve in the army	leave (finish) school
applicant	pass exams
enter the University	first-year student
get acquainted	entrepreneurship

I. Answer the questions.

1. What is your name? / Who are you?

2. Where and when were you born?

3. How old are you?

4. Are you Belarusian?

5. Are you married?

6. Have you got a family of your own?

7. Have you got a family?

8. Is your family large or small?

9. How many are you in the family?

10. What relations do you have in your family? (parents, sisters, brothers, grandparents, etc.)?

11. Have you any other close relatives?

12. Do you often see them?

13. Are you an only child in the family?

14. Is your sister (brother) older or younger than you?

15. What is your sister’s (brother’s) occupation?

16. Where do you live? / What’s your permanent address?

17. Do you live together with your parents?

18. Do you work? / What do you do?

19. What are your parents?

20. When did you finish school (college)?

21. How well did you do at school?

22. What was your favourite subject?

23. What are you going to be?