Read and Speak. Круглова М.В. - 27 стр.

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Smirnov: Have you any brothers or sisters?
Morris: Yes, one brother and one sister. They’re twins, by the way. My brother
is a bachelor and lives with my parents. He’s the manager of a big Co-op
supermarket in Exford.
Smirnov: Is your sister single too?
Morris: No, she’s married and has two children. My nephew, David, is five
years old. He starts school this September. My niece, Margaret, is three.
Smirnov: Does your sister go out to work?
Morris: No, she’s a housewife. She used to work as a typist but now she has to
stay at home and look after the house and the children.
Smirnov: What does your brother-in-law do?
Morris: He’s a draughtsman. He works for a big American electronics company
which has a number of factories in Britain.
Smirnov: Well, I think that’s enough about your family. Let’s turn to you once
more. You attended school in your home town, I suppose.
Morris: Yes, I went to a state primary school from the age of five to eleven. I
was fortunate enough to pass the eleven plus and went on to the local grammar
school. I took and passed the usual examinations - General Certificate of Education
O and A levels - and then in 1984 I went to the University of Leeds. I studied
English, with French and History as subsidiary subjects in the first year. I graduated
in 1987 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours. I stayed on as
a postgraduate and got the Master of Arts degree in 1989. Then I did a one-year
course in Education and became a teacher.
Smirnov: What special interests did you have outside your studies?
Morris: My main interests were cultural and political. I was a member of a
number of students’ clubs or societies - the Film Club, Jazz Club, English Society,
and so on. I also played cricket and tennis occasionally.
Smirnov: Did you get a grant while you were studying?
Morris: Yes, I did.
Smirnov: Was it enough to live in?
Morris: Just about. My parents helped me, of course, and I worked during the
vacations. At Christmas I worked at the Post Office as a temporary postman; in
summer I did various jobs: I worked as a clerk in an office, a shop assistant in a
greengrocer’s, a labourer in an engineering factory, and a bricklayer’s mate on a
building site.
Smirnov: What’s your present job exactly?
Morris: I’m a deputy headmaster of a comprehensive school in Coventry.

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