About Myself and My Family

Hello! I am Stas Klimov. I am seventeen. I was born on March 12 (March the twelfth), 1993. I live in Volgograd. I went to secondary school No 3. I finished it in June this year. I did well at school. My favourite subjects were biology and chemistry. But I was especially fond of sports. At the age of twelve I began to take up swimming. I also practised diving, played football and basketball. But my main event is swimming. I take part in competitions and sometimes win first or second places. My best result is gold medal at the regional competition. I train hard. My dream is to win the title at the national and international contests. I am a first-year student at the Volgograd Physical Education Academy now. My hobbies are sports, music and computers.

I live with my parents. We are five in the family: mother, father, sister, brother and I. My father is forty-four. He is a boxing coach. He works at the Volgograd special Olympic sports school. He was a good boxer when he was a student. He was the city champion twenty years ago.

My mother is forty-one. She is not an athlete. She is a teacher. She teaches History at a secondary school. My mother is fond of figure skating and often watches championships on TV.

My sister's name is Julia. She is younger than I am. She is 15. Her favourite sport is gymnastics. She spends a lot of time in the gym. Her dream is to be a good gymnast.

My elder brother Alexander is 19. He studies at the Polytechnical University. His future profession is a computer programmer. Alexander likes sports very much. He practises throwing. His event is discus throwing. Alexander takes part in different championships and often wins the title. He set the city record last month. My brother, father and I are football fans.

My grandparents (my father's parents) live in Volgograd. They are on pension. We meet every weekend. I love them very much.

Answer the following questions:

1. What is your name? 2. How old are you? 3. Where are you from? 4. Where do you live? 5. What school did you go to? 6. When did you finish school? 7. Did you do well at school? 8. What were your favourite subjects? 9. When did you become interested in sports? 10. What sports did you practise at school? 11. What is your main event? 12. What places did you win at the competition? 13. Did you win the title at the regional (national / international) contests? 14. What is your aim in sports? 15. What are you doing now? 16. What are your hobbies? 17. Have you a large family? 18. How old are your parents? 19. What does your mother (father) do? 20. Do your parents engage in sports? 21. What sports are they fond of? 22. Have you a sister or a brother? 23. Does he/she take up any sport? 24. What are his/her hobbies? 25. Are you a sports fan? 26. Do your grandparents live in Volgograd? 27. What do they do? 28. Are you good friends in your family?