1 17 Read and listen. Choose the correct answers.
1 The text is ...
a) a biography of a 17th century soldier.
b) an article for a magazine.
2 This re-enactment is based on ...
a) the true story of the English Civil War.
b) a legend about a Viking battle.

1) cf(conferre) is a latin word for "compare" and commonly incorrectly used as "see also" (с латинского "сравнить", еще часто ошибочно используется как "так же просмотрите"); 2) e.g. – abbreviation stands for exempli gratia, a Latin phrase for "for example" - латинское слово эквивалентное английскому "например"; 3) etc – abbreviation stand for et cenetra, a Latin phrase for "and so on/and other things" - на латинском значить и т.д.; 4) i.e (id est) stands for "that is" in Latin - в латинском значит "то есть т.е"; 5) viz (videlicet) – means "namely/that is to say" in Latin- почти как т.е. только обычно перед перечислением идет например "у меня сегодня четыре урока viz математика, английский, история и физра"; 6) NB(nota bene) means "note well" in Latin - в латинском значит обратите внимание; 7) PC stands for Personal Computer - персональный компьютер; 8) veg is a short version of "vegetable" - сокращение слова овощ; 9) Interpol stands for International Police - интерпол/интернациональная полиция 10) vacay a sland for vocation - слэнг слова отдых/отпуск; 11) perf is a short version of "performance" - короткое от выступление; 12) EU stands for European Union - EC/евросоюз

My family is not very big, just a typical family: Dad, Mom, me, my brother and sister and our cat. My Mummy is forty-one, she is a teacher of Spanish at the University. She is a born teacher. She has teaching abilities. My Dad is forty-two, he is a professional painter, he works for a design company. My parents both like their work very much.

My elder sister Natasha is nineteen, she goes to the University, she wants to be a teacher of history. She is fond of reading books on history and fiction. My younger brother Igor is only six years old, he goes to the kindergarten. He is very funny, I like to spend my free time teaching him something. Igor likes to play with our cat.