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Meet the Flinstones!
“The Flinstones” is a very popular cartoon about a
modern stone-aged family. They lived in prehistoric
times. Fred and Wilma Flinstones and their friends,
Barney and Betty Rubbie, live in Bedrock.
Fred Flinstone is head of the family. He can quickly
get angry but he is very loving and caring husband
and father. Fred can play golf, poker and likes
bowling. Fred’s catchphrase is “Yabba-Dabba-Doo!”
His hobbies are singing and playing different games.
Fred always shouts but he is a friendly person,
ready to help people.
Wilma Flinstone is his wife. She is tall, slim with red
hair. She is more intelligent level-headed than her
husband and sometimes she’s skeptical, and she
has a habit of spending money.

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Ivan’s Family
My name is Ivan; my nick in the Internet is ”bike “ because my
favoutite hobby is riding a bike. I love riding my bike. I can see
parks and ponds or rivers and fields when I am in the country!
My elder brother Alex is fond of photography. He takes
pictures of everything he sees. He also plays the guitar and
sings songs. I like being with him .
My little sister Olga likes dolls, of course. She’s got a big
collection. Some of them are from foreign countries.
Our dad is a real sportsman. He plays football and likes
swimming. He swims all the year round, in the river, in the sea
or in the swimming pool.
Mum prefers classical music and interesting books. She can
play the piano. Our cat Vasily also has a hobby, he likes
sleeping and eating! In the evening we like getting together,
talking and listening to some music.

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My Family
My family is big: Dad, Mum, me, my brother and sister and
our cat. My name is Masha Dmitrieva. My Mum’s name is
Lisa. She’s forty-one, and she is a teacher of French at the
University. She is very clever, she can speak English, too.
My Dad is forty-two, his name is Paul. He is a professional
painter. He is cool, and he works for a design company.
My elder sister Natasha is nineteen, she goes to the
University, and she wants to be a teacher of history. She is
fond of reading books and playing the guitar.
My younger brother Igor is only six years old. He is very
funny and noisy. I like to spend my free time with him. Igor
likes playing with our cat.
My grandparents are sixty. They like gardening. They
spend o lot of time in the garden.
Our cat’s name is Fabio. He is red and white with green
eyes. He is clever, sometimes he is naughty.
I love my family very much. We always help each other.
Everyone in my family is my best friend.

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I’m Anne. I’m British and I’m going to describe my living room
to you.
My living room is very big and bright. It is my favourite room
in the house. It’s walls are blue and the floor is pink. On the
floor, in the centre, there is a big blue carpet. On it we have
two sofas and a coffee table. There is also a small round table
where I sometimes put the book I’m reading. I enjoy reading,
so there is a bookcase with many books in it. On the bookcase
there is a vase with a small plant and an old clock.
The living room is very warm in winter because there is a
fireplace in it. Above it there are some pictures. There are four
windows and two of them have got lovely violet curtains. I like
to have a rest in my living room. It’s warm and cosy.

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My uncle’s friend Jim lives in England. Jim has
got a house in a village not far from London.
The house is about 100 years old.
It has two floors. There is a kitchen, a dining
room and a living room on the ground floor.
There are three bedrooms and a bathroom
upstairs. All the rooms are very comfortable
and cosy. There is also a big garden behind the
house and a big garage.
My uncle visited Jim last summer. The weather
was rainy. My uncle and his friend often stayed
at home and talked or played chess.

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This is our living room. There is huge fireplace between the two lamps. There is
a table in front of the fireplace. On the table there is a vase with flowers in it.
There’s a big painting on the wall behind the sofa. Next to the painting there is
a window. Opposite the fireplace there is a white armchair. There is a nice
carpet on the floor. There are some plants in the room.