Task 2. Match the words in bold (1-5) in the text to their meanings (a-e).
1.sprout up
b. suddenly
appear [1]
2.partly
C. to some
extent[1].
3. several
a. various [1]
4. layer
e. level; part [1]
5. prevent
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d. stop [1]​

1. How many members are there in your family?
2. Are your great-grandparents still alive? If not, do you know anything about them?
3. Do you have any siblings?
4. How many children would you like to have in future?
5. Do all the memebers of your family live together?
6. Do you have any relatives in other cities or contries? If yes, do you sometimes visit them there?
7. Where does your mom\dad work? Have you ever been to her\his office?
8. Do you have any family hobby (maybe you go fishing with your dad, or do cooking with your mom)?

This text is a beginning of a story about two sisters and a brother. Their names are Roberta, Phyllis and Peter. They lived with their Father and Mother in a house with modern conveniences in the suburbs of London.

The parents loved their children very much. Mother was always ready to play with them, and read to them, and help them to do their homework. She also wrote stories for them. Father was perfect too. He was never cross and always ready for a game with his children.

The three children were happy and had everything they needed, such as pretty clothes, a lot of toys, a kind and merry nursemaid and a dog called James.

The family was happy but then something bad happened. It all started on the day when Peter's birthday present - a model engine - went off with a bang. Peter was very upset, he got ill and had to go to bed and stay there.

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Этот текст - начало рассказа о двух сестрах и брате. Их зовут Роберта, Филлис и Питер. Они жили с отцом и матерью в доме с современными удобствами в пригороде Лондона.

Родители очень любили своих детей. Мама всегда была готова поиграть с ними, почитать им и сделать домашнее задание. Она также писала для них рассказы. Отец тоже был идеальным. Он никогда не бывал зол и всегда был готов поиграть с детьми.

Трое детей были счастливы и имели все необходимое: красивую одежду, множество игрушек, добрую и веселую няню и собаку по имени Джеймс.

Семья была счастлива, но потом случилось что-то плохое. Всё началось в тот день, когда подарок на день рождения Питера - модель паровоза - взорвался. Питер очень расстроился, он заболел и заболел и слёг в постель.