Words
because, been (base form: be), choose, chose, designer, draw, education, graduate, kid, level, long, profession, since, this, university
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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.
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at, change, company, doctor, engineer, for, hospital, job, living
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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!
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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!
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does, father, hes = he is, large, mother, musician, own, parent, take, teach, teacher, teaching, their, they, with
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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!
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ago, boy, child, children, daughter, girl, got (base form: get), married, marry, nice, one, or, single, son, thats = that is, two, wife, wives
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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!
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feed, infant, manage, nanny, often, ourselves, several, tell, time, truth, who
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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!
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