D Here are some other expressions based on get.

You seem to have got out of bed on the wrong side today. [be in a bad mood]

The meeting got off to a good/bad start with JR's speech. [started well / badly]

I'm organising a little get-together. I hope you can come. [informal meeting / party]

When their relationship ended he got rid of everything that reminded him of her. [threw away, destroyed]

I'm going to get my own back on her somehow. [take my revenge]

Ex.3. Match the situations in list A with the appropriate expressions in list B.

A

1 Someone has been very impolite to one of your friends.

2 Someone is about to throw something away.

3 Someone is being very bad-tempered.

4 Someone has done something very unkind to you.

5 A good friend is leaving.

B

1 I don't know how we'll get by without you!

2 You wait! I'll get my own back on you one day!

3 Don't get rid of that yet!

4 You got out of bed on the wrong side this morning!

5 Your rudeness really gets me!

Ex.4. Complete the following sentences in any appropriate way.

1 I should hate to get rid of...

2 The dinner got off to a bad start when...

3 I find it very hard to get down to...

4 I wish I could get out of...

5 I don't think she has got over...

6...is really getting me down.

Ex. 5. Translate into English.

1. Мы не ладим с моим старшим братом. Он все время меня достает.

2. Мне нравится зима и даже то, что зимой темнеет рано.

3. Постоянные туманы и дожди действуют мне на нервы.

4. Пора приниматься за работу.

5. Как он поживает? – Спасибо, неплохо.

6. Он никогда не успевает сдать работу вовремя.

7. Она очень ловко умеет обводить своих доверчивых родителей вокруг пальца.

8. Он поклялся когда-нибудь ей отомстить.

9. Она быстро расправилась со всеми пирожными.

10. Ты, что, встал не с той ноги?

THE PRESS AND MEDIA

А The term the mass media in English refers basically to TV, radio and newspapers: means of communication which reach very large numbers of people. This page looks at some useful words for talking about the mass media and about publishing in general.

B Radio and television

Types of TV programmes: documentaries news broadcasts current affairs programmes soap operas quizzes sitcoms drama chat shows detective stories sports programme weather forecasts music programmes game shows variety shows commercials

A serial is a story that continues from one programme or episode to the next. A series is about the same characters or has the same-format each week bur each programme is complete in itself.

Ex.1. What sort of TV programmes do you think these would be?

1 Murder at the Match 4 The $10,000 Question

2 The Amazing Underwater World 5 Last Week in Parliament

3 World Cup Special 6 Hamlet from Stratford

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