Question " How old are you?” literally translated into Russian - “how old are you”, but in our language we don’t say that, so we translate it like this: “how old are you (you)?” Let's talk about how to talk about age, how to correctly ask a question with different pronouns and answer it. In English age will be age .
You can easily and quickly learn the score by singing it to this video:
And from the following table, you will learn how to write and pronounce the age from 20 to 100 years correctly.
| 20 twenty [ˈtwɛnti] | 30 thirty [ˈθɜːti] | 40 forty [ˈfɔːti] |
| 21 twenty-one [ˈtwɛnti-wʌn] | 34 thirty-four [ˈθɜːti-fɔː] | 50 fifty [ˈfɪfti] |
| 22 twenty-two [ˈtwɛnti-tuː] | 35 thirty-five [ˈθɜːti-faɪv] | 60 sixty [ˈsɪksti] |
| 23 twenty-three [ˈtwɛnti-θriː] | 36 thirty-six [ˈθɜːti-sɪks] | 70 seventy [ˈsɛvnti] |
| 24 twenty-four [ˈtwɛnti-fɔː] | 37 thirty-seven [ˈθɜːti-ˈsɛvn] | 80 eighty [ˈeɪti] |
| 25 twenty-five [ˈtwɛnti-faɪv] | 38 thirty-eight [ˈθɜːti-eɪt] | 90 ninety [ˈnaɪnti] |
| 26 twenty-six [ˈtwɛnti-sɪks] | 39 thirty-nine [ˈθɜːti-naɪn] | 100 a hundred [ə ˈhʌndrəd] |
Question about age with different pronouns:
Transcription of the question " How old are you?» —
Watch this video and repeat after the characters. You will easily ask a question about age and answer it.
In addition to this question, questions of the following kind are also possible:
— Are you twelfe years old?(Are you 12 years old?)
— Is your father sixty years old?(Is your father sixty years old?)
Possible answers to the question "How old are you?"
The easiest way to answer this question is simply to state your age, for example
— thirty-three
This is the shortest form of reply and is of course more suitable for an informal conversation. You can also say:
— I'm twenty-nine or
— I'm forty-five years old.
It is also worth mentioning here that it would be incorrect to say: I'm fifteen years old. This is illiterate, so practice your pronunciation so that the phrase " years old"At the end you, as they say, "flew off your teeth."
If you do not want to give your exact age, you can nicely evade the answer by saying one of the following phrases:
— I'm about 20. (I'm about 20)
— I'm not twenty yet. (I'm not yet twenty)
— I'm over 20.(I'm in my twenties)
Exercise on the topic: “How old are you?”
how are you? I eighteen years old.
Is your mother fifty old? No she isn't. She forty-one years old.
how old your brothers? They are 13 years old.
are you seventeen years old? , I am.
Father Elephant. "Have you got a T-shirt and shorts for my Baby Elephant?" ...(ask) Father Elephant. But wait a little,and my little Tigers will make him a nice big T-shirt and shorts," ...(answer)Mrs Tiger. The little Tigers ...(make) a nice new blue T-shirt and white shorts for Baby Elephant.Then father Elephant ...(put) them on Baby Elephant.Baby Elephant ...(be) very happy,and he ...(say)
5. Have you a family?
6. Is your family large?
7. What are your parents?
8. Are you married?
9. Are you single?
10.Where do you live?
11.What street do you live?
12.Is your flat large?
13. How many rooms do you have?
14.Is your flat comfortable?
15. Where do you study?
16.What institute do you study?
17. What is your specialty?
18.Is your institute state or non state?
19.What language do you learn?
20.When do you have your exams or credits?
21. How many subjects do you study?
22. What subjects do you study?
23.Is it interesting to study?
24. Where do you work?
25. When do you have your holidays?
26. Where do you spend your holidays?
27.What do you do at the weekends?
28. Do you like to go to the cinema/ theater/?
29.Do you like to watch TV/?
30.Are you fond of reading
31.Do you like poetry?
32. Do you read much?
33.Who are your favorite authors?
34. Do you like to read books/ detective stones?
35. Do you often go on a picnic?
36.Do you like to travel?
37.Do you go in for sports?
38. Do you work and study every day?
39. Do you like to listen to the radio?
40.What do you like to do on your holidays?
41. What do you do in the evening?
42.At what time do yon get up?
Once upon aTranslate the text into Russian:
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Translate the text into Russian:
Once upon a time in a faraway country there lived a king. He lived in a beautiful palace. He had everything he liked. He liked cheese best of all. His cheese makers made the best cheese in all the land.
Everyone in the palace could smell that cheese. Everyone in the town could smell the cheese. Everyone in the country could smell that cheese.
One day a little mouse smelled the cheese. He told all his friends about the cheese. Soon, every mouse in the country ran to the palace.
Yhe mice were very happy. They lived in the palace and ate the king's cheese. But the king was not happy. He called his wise men and asked them: "How can I get rid of these mice?" "That's easy," said the wise men. We know how to get rid of them."
I can not read in English write in Russian how to read in English
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- How to Give Your Kids $1Million Each!. (And It Won "t Cost You a Cent) , Ashley Ormond. This book appeals to every parents desire to provide wealth and security for their children, taking a simple, fun, low-risk approach. Ashley Ormond outlines a very simple plan for parents not… Buy for 2727.76 RUB electronic book
- power thinking. How the Way You Think Can Change the Way You Lead by John Mangieri. Most individuals were never formally taught thinking skills and, as a result, are using processes that were developed during childhood to reach decisions and solve problems. Thus, in an era…
