Translate the following sentences into English paying special attention to the usage of the active vocabulary (idioms) (p.9-10)

1. Многословие и неумение сразу перейти к сути дела ― привычная болезнь нашей прессы. (get straight to the point)

2. После ужина я задержался, чтобы на прощание перекинуться парой слов со своей подругой. (to have a quick word with)

3. Прекрати так волноваться! Не болтай без умолку! Дай нам вставить слово! (get a word in edgeways)

4. Прежде чем сказать глупость - подумайте! (think before you speak)

5. Успех фитнеса – в системных занятиях. Легко сказать, гораздо труднее сделать. Тем более что поводов оправдать нерегулярность тренировок хоть отбавляй. (actions speak louder than words)

6. Жаль, что вы не разделяете моих взглядов. (to be on the same wavelength)

7. Он, видимо, истощил весь запас своего красноречия. Тихо извинился и покинул собрание. (run out of)

8. Это отличная книга, которая заставила меня не раз рассмеяться. (to burst)

9. До меня дошли слухи, что он уже женился на ней. (to hear it on the grapevine)

10. Он был душой общества. (to be the life of the party)

11. Его имя всегда было в центре внимания. (to hold the centre stage)

Phrasal Verbs

1. Study the vocabulary:

1) to carry out =to fulfil: to carry out in(to) practice=осуществлять, проводить в жизнь/We all have certain duties and jobs to carry out.

2) to get off (the point/..)=to escape the consequences of an action: He got off very lightly in the accident./He is likely to get off with a small fine.

3) to give away =to reveal (a confidence or secret, hidden motives, true feelings, etc.): That remark gave away his real feelings.

4) to keep up with = to act at the same speed/not fall behind: I had to hurry to keep up with her.

5) to live out sth=to experience or do sth that you have planned or hoped for: The money enabled them to live out their dreams.

6) to make out =to manage with difficulty to see or hear sb/sth: You can just make out the farm in the distance./ I heard the voices, but couldn't make out what they were saying.

7) to rise up =to rise/try to defeat the government, army: He rose up from the table and leave this house./They rose up and overthrew the government./to rise up against the government;

8) to run out =to come to an end/to become extinct: Our food is about to run out.

9) to shrink from sth/doing sth=to avoid doing sth difficult or unpleasant: to shrink from meeting sb: The leadership too often shrinks from hard decisions./We will not shrink from making the necessary changes in policy.

10) to sort sth out =to solve (a problem,..): After I sort things out here, I'll be able to concentrate on your problem.

11) to stand out =to be very easy to see or notice: She always stood out in a crowd;

12) to stick to =to stay close to/not move from or digress from: We had to stick to Mike’s plan;

13) to take on =to start to employ sb: They used to take on more workers during the harvest.

2. Translate into Russian:

1) He could just make out a dark shape moving towards him.

2) To make the figures stand out, paint them in a lighter colour.

3) He should have been punished but he got off.

4) He warned that if the government moved against him they would rise up.

5) He gave away as little information as possible.

6) The leadership too often shrinks from hard decisions.

7) It's up to the director to sort out difficulties like this one.

8) If everyone sticks to the rules, we shouldn’t have any problems.

9) The money enabled them to live out their dreams.

10) I’ve run out of writing paper.

11) I’ve decided to take on a new secretary.

12) There is a shortage of people to carry out research.

13) We always try to keep up with our competitors.

3. Complete the following sentences using the phrasal verbs given above. Translate them into Russian:

1) If captured, they might ________ vital military secrets. (give away)

2) We're _____ing ___ 50 new staff this year. (taking on)

3) He was charged with armed robbery, but _________. (got off).

4) Turn off the water supply before _________ repairs. (carrying out)

5) The peasants _______ in revolt against the landowner. (rose up)

6) We’ve __________ of milk again. I’ll go and buy some more. (run out)

7) Ben tried to ________ the difficult issues facing his neighbours. (shrink from)

8) It took a long time to ________ the problem. (sort out)

9) It's so exciting to now be able to ___________ a lifetime dream. (live out)

10) If you _______ rigidly __ your diet, you will lose weight. (stick to)

11) Gibbons have striking white eyebrows that _________ against their dark fur. (stand out)

12) Ann had to walk fast to _________ him. (keep up with)

13) With the fog clearing slightly, she could _________ a group of children waiting further away on the beach. (make out)

4. Translate the following sentences into English:

1) Если не будешь успевать с платежами, компания может заставить тебя продать дом.

2) Он осуществил мечту своего детства, когда побывал на Камчатке.

3) Я боюсь, она не сохранит нашу тайну.

4) У нас на исходе соль и спички.

5) По-моему, он пытается уйти от ответственности.

6) Пожалуйста, придерживайтесь темы обсуждения.

7) Надеюсь, мы сможем это уладить.

8) Он отделался небольшим штрафом.

9) Она всегда старается выделиться из толпы и привлечь внимание.

10) Нам придется нанять еще десяток рабочих.

11) Он разработал (to draw up) новый проект и надеется воплотить его в жизнь.

12) Они подняли бунт против новых охранников и их жестокости.

13) Не могу разобрать, что здесь написано.

Word-building

1. Study the vocabulary:

1) V: to comm u nicate= to exchange information/to tell sb sth/(usually passive) to pass a disease from one person or animal to another: I shall ~ with you direct./They ~d mostly by e-mail./Some diseases are easily communicated. N₁: comm u nicator =sb who is able to express ideas or their feelings clearly to other people: a skilled ~. N₂: communication =the process by which people exchange information or express their thoughts and feelings: Radio was the pilot's only means of ~. A1: comm u nicative =able to talk easily to other people / relating to the ability to communicate, especially in a foreign language: ~skills A2: communicable =able to be communicated to others: communicable from person to person= передающийся от человека к человеку A3: communicating: communicating vessels=сообщающиеся сосуды/communicating door=дверь между смежными помещениями.

2) N: justice = fairness in the way that people are treated. (Opp. in -):Children have a strong sense of justice. A: just = based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair (Opp. un -): a just war/a just settlement.

3) V: to employ =to give work to (sb) and pay them for it: The company ~ed him 2 days ago. N₁: employment = the condition of having a paid job (Opp. un -): to create additional ~=создавать дополнительные рабочие места; повышать занятость N₂: employer = a person or organization that employs: She was sent to China by her employer. N₃: employee =a person who is paid to work for an organization or for another person.: Many of its employees are pensioners. A₁: employed =having a paid job: an employed person=лицо, работающее по найму (Opp.: un-) A₂: employable =having qualities, skills that are necessary to get a job, capable of being employed: to make sb more~

2. Complete the sentences with the proper words from the box:

A.	tocomm u nicate – comm u nicator/communication – – comm u nicative/communicable/communicating

1) I saw them ………. in sign language. (communicating)

2) Dr Perkins said ………. problems can affect a child's life in many ways. (communication: communication problems)

3) People use more than words when they ………. with each other. (communicate)

4) She has become a lot more tolerant and ……….. (communicative)

5) They're suffering from malnutrition and ………. diseases. (communicable: a communicable disease)

6) What about ……….. doors? (communicating: communicating doors)

B.	….. – justice/injustice – just/unjust

1) We will try to do what we can to bring the offender to ……….. (justice)

2) The judgment was absolutely unfounded and pro f ou nd ly ………... (unjust)

3) It has been the victim of persistent ……….. (injustice)

4) He was respected as a ………….. ruler. (just)

C.	to employ – employment/unemployment/employer/employee – – employed/unemployed/employable

1) Many Egyptians blame him for years of high …....……. and poor living conditions. (unempl oy ment)

2) Ms Stephen, a native of India, is an ………. at a Best Buy store in Cambridge. (employee)

3) They help people who are homeless, housed in vulnerable accommodation or the long-term ……….. (unemployed)

4) The young people are the most ………. of all graduates. (employable)

5) She has won a disability discrimination case (=судебное дело) against her ……….. (employer)

6) It's part of a series of measures to create ........... (employment)

7) Mr Bryson said he was keen to ………. young people but found some lacked key skills. (employ)

8) The C o mmerce and ………. Department said it could generate up to £18m for the ec o nomy in three years. (Employment)

9) He worked as an art teacher, screenwriter, and art gallery …….. (employee)

10) …….. is damaging both to individuals and to communities. (unemployment)

2. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space:

1) He continued to care for them with ………… devotion. (CEASE) (unceasing)

2) Fleeing his ………. rented apartment without air conditioning, Max sheltered from the heat by attending public lectures at nearby Stanford University. (SWELTER) (sweltering)

3) We are going to interview students and teachers in other schools using open questions and develop an ………. of different cultures. (AWARE) (awareness)

4) ………. roses are great for quickly covering walls, fences and garden structures with shoots clad with glossy green leaves and masses of pretty flowers. (RAMBLE) (Rambling)

5) The boy has trouble relating to the world around him and can be quite fearful of ………….. places. (FAMILIAR) (un familiar)

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