- •Kolomna
- •Contents
- •Personal identification
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Why do people ever get married?'
- •Reading and speaking section
- •In pairs or groups, refer to the information below and on the next page, discuss to what extent the ideas are true about you and the others in your group.
- •22 December - 20 January
- •21 January-19 February
- •20 February - 20 March
- •21 March-20 April
- •21 April-21 May
- •22 May-21 June
- •22 June-23 July
- •24 June - 23 August
- •24 August-23 September
- •24 September-23 October
- •24 October - 22 November
- •23 November - 21 December
- •Friends for life
- •Modern british families
- •Families and family life
- •The extended family
- •Family life
- •In pairs or groups, look through the questions of Task 6 and report on The Modern Russian Family. Translation and rendering section
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Vocabulary work
- •Insert prepositions or post-verbal adverbs where necessary:
- •Reading and speaking section
- •A week-day in john’s family
- •Children’s chores
- •The use of leisure
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Houses and homes
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Vocabulary work Exercise 1. Write down the English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations.
- •Home sweet home
- •My room and welcome to it
- •Eating and drinking
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Eating out (by Clement Hardine)
- •Fast food (by Rebecca Mitchell)
- •The abc of table manners
- •Meals in britain
- •Comprehension Check
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Shops and shopping
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Exercise 2.
- •Exercise 3.
- •Exercise 5.
- •Exercise 6.
- •Exercise 7.
- •Exercise 8.
- •Exercise 9.
- •Exercise 10.
- •Vary, short, likely, freeze, success, expense, reduce, complain, polite, willing reading and speaking section
- •Marks & spencer
- •Comprehension check
- •Shop till you drop. A new disease of our time.
- •Borrowing out of control
- •Vicious circle
- •A cure for shopping?
- •I. At the millinery department:
- •II. At the shoe department:
- •Learning foreign languages
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •English today
- •Learning english is important for me
- •Learning a new language
- •Academic reasons for studying foreign languages
- •The study of foreign languages
- •How to learn a language
- •What makes a good language school?
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Пять способов выучить английский. Какой из них лучше?
- •1. Индивидуальные занятия
- •2.Занятия в группе
- •3. Лингафонный курс
- •4. Обучение под гипнозом
- •5. Суггестопедия
- •Languages. Countries. People
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Seasons and weather
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Culture words
- •Vocabulary work
- •Weather Vocabulary Quiz
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Seasons and weather
- •Russian weather
- •Translation and rendering section
- •Travelling
- •Idioms and expressions
- •Proverbs and sayings
- •Vocabulary work
- •Reading and speaking section
- •Translation and rendering section
Idioms and expressions
like a flash of lightning
to chase rainbows
drop from the clouds
the off season
to keep for a rainy day
to break the ice
as right as rain
in all weathers
as welcome as water in one’s shoes
as welcome as flowers in May
any port in a storm
a storm in a tea-cup
to be snowed under
to be in the mists of
thunderous applause
the winds of change
raining cats and dogs
Proverbs and sayings
The morning sun never lasts a day.
The wind cannot be caught in a net.
After a storm comes a calm.
After rain comes fair weather.
If there were no clouds, we should not enjoy the sun.
It is an ill wind that blows nobody good.
It never rains but it pours.
Rain at seven, fine at eleven.
Still waters run deep.
Culture words
Dog days, Indian summer, Arbor Day, corn belt, the Dry, Wattle Day.
Vocabulary work
Exercise 1.
Write down the English equivalents for the following Russian words and word combinations.
Предсказывать погоду, радуга, сосульки, гололед, прогноз погоды, ураган, вспышка молнии, удар грома, засуха, быть затянутым облаками, наводнение, землетрясение, слякоть, обморожение, град, лужа, изморось, ветерок, облачно, грохотать, извержение вулкана, тепловой удар, промокнуть до костей, засуха, смог, туман, ясно, изнуряющая жара, прохладная погода, кондиционер.
Exercise 2.
Study the following examples illustrating the use of modern expressions, connected with the topic. Render the sentences into Russian paying special attention to the translation of the italicized phrases.
His dishonest actions towards the workers created a climate of distrust.
The government reforms have created a climate of change.
She has a very sunny disposition – she’s hardly ever miserable.
Job prospects are sunny.
Unfortunately our plans met with a frosty reception.
“You lied to me, didn’t you?” she said icily.
I’m snowed under with work – I’ll never get through it all in time.
Don’t let your love for him cloud your judgment.
The soldiers were hit with a hail of bullets.
The prime minister was greeted with a storm of applause.
After the long flight I was in a haze for a day or two.
I’ve only a hazy idea what you mean.
The truth is hidden in the mists of history.
She looked at him misty-eyed – clearly in love.
Thunderous applause followed his speech.
The winds of change are blowing across the country.
Exercise 3.
Match the definition with the proper word. Try not to look in the dictionary. Translate the words into Russian how you understand them.
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AIR
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The pressure exerted by the atmosphere at a given point. Its measurement can be expressed in several ways. One is in millibars. Another is in inches or millimeters of mercury (Hg). Related term: barometric pressure
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AIR POLLUTION
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A horizontal movement of water, such as the Gulf Stream off the east coast of North America, or air, such as the jet stream.
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ATMOSPHERE
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Small particles of earth or other matter suspended in the air. It is reported as "DU" in an observation and for wide spread dust on the METAR.
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ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE
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The force per unit area exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above a point on or above the earth's surface.
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CLIMATE
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The soiling of the atmosphere by contaminants to the point that may cause injury to health, property, plant, or animal life, or prevent the use and enjoyment of the outdoors.
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CLOUD
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Slowly falling precipitation in the form of tiny water droplets with diameters less than 0.02 inches or 0.5 millimeters. It falls from stratus clouds and is often associated with low visibility and fog. It is reported as "DZ" in an observation and on the METAR.
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CURRENT
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A measure of temperature difference representing a single division on a temperature scale. Related terms: Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin
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DAWN
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The sum total of all the external conditions that effect an organism, community, material, or energy.
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DEGREE
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The gaseous or air portion of the physical environment that encircles a planet. In the case of the earth, it is held more or less near the surface by the earth's gravitational attraction. The divisions of the atmosphere include the troposphere, the stratosphere, the mesosphere, the ionosphere, and the exosphere.
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DEW
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The temperature at which a solid substance undergoes fusion, changing from a solid to a liquid state. Contrast with freezing point.
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DRIZZLE
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A collection of microscopic water droplets suspended in the atmosphere. It does not reduce visibility as much as fog and is often confused with drizzle.
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DUST
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The amount of water vapor in the air. It is often confused with relative humidity or dew point. Related terms: absolute humidity, relative humidity, and specific humidity
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ECOLOGY
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The historical record and description of average daily and in seasonal weather events that help describe a region. Statistics are generally drawn over several decades. The word is derived from the Greek klima, meaning inclination, and reflects the importance early scholars attributed to the sun's influence.
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ENVIRONMENT
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The overall warming of the earth's lower atmosphere primarily due to carbon dioxide and water vapor which permit the sun's rays to heat the earth, but then restrict some heat-energy from escaping back into space.
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FOG
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This is considered the mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere. The principal gases that compose dry air are Nitrogen (N2) at 78.09%, Oxygen (O2) at 20.946%, Argon (A) at 0.93%, and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) at 0.033%. One of the most important constituents of air and most important gases in meteorology is water vapor (H2O). |
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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The first appearance of light in the eastern sky before sunrise. It marks the beginning of morning twilight. The visual display is created by the scattering of light reaching the upper atmosphere prior to the sun's rise to the observer's horizon.
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MELTING POINT
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Condensation in the form of small water drops that forms on grass and other small objects near the ground when the temperature has fallen to the dew point, generally during the nighttime hours.
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MIST
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The study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment.
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HUMIDITY
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A visible aggregate of minute water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth, reducing horizontal visibility to less than 5/8 statute miles. It is created when the temperature and the dew point of the air have become the same, or nearly the same, and sufficient condensation nuclei are present. It is reported as "FG" in an observation and on the
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PRESSURE
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A visible collection of minute particle matter, such as water droplets and/or ice crystals, in the free air. A cloud forms in the atmosphere as a result of condensation of water vapor. Condensation nuclei, such as in smoke or dust particles, form a surface upon which water vapor can condense.
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Exercise 4.
Choose the right word out of the two given, change word forms if necessary.
(slush, sleet)
a) The __ under my feet was awful. I had an impression that I was walking through a muddy sea.
b) The rain changed into __. Wet snowflakes were falling on the ground and melted there.
2. (ice drift, snowdrift)
a) The path was hedged by two long___. They were like two mountain ranges.
b) The ___started at night. In the morning the children ran to the river to look at the huge blocks of ice drifting across the water.
3. (icing, icicle)
a) There was heavy _____on the road and all cars were moving very slowly.
b) After a thaw there appeared_____-on the edge of the roof; they looked like sparkling needles.
4. (frost, hoarfrost)
a) Tree branches were covered with ___-and the forest looked enchanting and somewhat mysterious.
b) The __was biting the nose and the cheeks. It was impossible to stay long in the street.
5. (draught, drought)
a) Severe ___killed the crops. Not a drop of rain fell on the ground for a month.
b) When the door opened, the ___ blew off the papers down on the floor.
6. (to freeze, to be freezing)
a) In winter all rivers and lakes in these parts always ___.
b) The temperature was quite low and I felt that I ___.
7. (blizzard, drizzle)
a) Boring ___ spoiled the day. It was too wet and dull.
b) The ___ was blinding us. Snowflakes were swirling in the air.
(light, lightning)
There is not enough _____in the room. The table should be moved closer to the window.
The ____split the sky into two parts. A deafening thunder crack followed.
Exercise 6.
Choose the correct variant for each sentence.