Word list:
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specific features – специфические черты reserved – сдержанный to boast of – хвастать knowledge – знание possessions – владение, имущество to complain – жаловаться to explain – объяснять an expression – выражение a sign – знак difficult – сложный, трудный limited – ограниченный royal family – королевская семья common – принятый, обычный private matters – личные вопросы politeness – вежливость proverbial – вошедший в пословицы to stand in a line – стоять в очереди to rush – спешить detailed explanations – подробное объяснение to recognize – признавать |
an origin – происхождение a spirit – дух to treat – обращаться с regarded as – касательно, что касается a backbone – основа to remove – зд.: отсылать a boarding school – школа-пансион a cuisine – кухня (блюда) to be sure – быть уверенным average – среднестатистический true – истинный, настоящий probably – возможно independence – независимость ability – способность to reach a goal – достигать целей education – образование unselfishness – бескорыстность honesty – честность persistence – упорство |
Discussion
You are going on a trip. To pack properly is not easy. How do you do this?
Illustrate the saying “tastes differ”.
Tell about your last purchase.
What are the advantages of travelling by car / by plane / by train?
Project
Write a postcard to your friend from the place where you are staying for a holiday.
Make sure that you know these words. Use the vocabulary if necessary. Learn the words by heart.
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free time to look forward to smth. don’t have to to enjoy Ving to be fond of Ving to stay indoors to stay at a hotel to spend time outdoors to watch video to travel to (a place) to visit to go to see to go skiing/ snowboarding / surfing |
to go to the exhibition to go to the concert to go to the country to go to the mountains to go to the beach to go for a walk to go for a hike to go by plane / by train / by boat to go round the city to drop in at (a place) to have a sleep to have a swim to have a good time |
a holiday a journey a trip to give / to find board and lodging to lie in the sun it’s fun favourite beautiful amazing marvelous excellent magnificent famous |
Unit 4. Student’s Life
Vocabulary & Speech Exercises
Match the questions and the answers. Practice asking and answering these questions with your partner. Then tell about your partner. Learn the questions by heart.