I have got a mother. Her name is Jane. She is a teacher. She is very responsible and creative. She likes her work. Her hobbies are singing and shopping. My mother is fond of reading detective stories.

I have got a father. His name is Jack.  He is a doctor. He is clever and hardworking. My father likes playing golf. He goes in for sport to be healthy and strong. He is fond of fishing too.

My brother Nick is small. He is only four. He likes playing toys. Usually we get on well with him, but sometimes he is very naughty.

On Saturdays and Sundays we like to be together. Last Sunday we went to the country. We had a good rest.

Exercises:
1. Find the words that describe Polly and put them down.
2. Find all words that help us to describe Polly's mother. Put them down.
3. Write down all the adjectives from the text.
4. Come up with and write down what games Nick can play. 
5. Imagine that you are a member of this family. Write down a short story about your family holiday in the country.

Есть у вас что-то, в чем вы сильно убеждены? Например, вы считаете, что каждый человек должен учить, как минимум, один иностранный язык. Напишите об этом с противоположной точки зрения. В данном случае, о том, почему человек не должен учить другой язык.

Чему вы научитесь. Выполняя это упражнение, вы научитесь выражать свое мнение на английском. А также может заставить вас использовать слова, которые вы обычно не используете.