- •Если … Переклад с. Маршака
- •Переклад м. Лозинского
- •Contents
- •Book Organization
- •Vocabulary
- •Author Acknowledgements
- •A Time for Everything
- •Glad to Meet You
- •A Résumé / a Curriculum Vitae (c.V.)
- •A Career Mosaic
- •Biographies of Famous People a: Albert Einstein
- •B: Bill Clinton
- •C: Percy Bysshe Shelly
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •1.Read the following rhyme concentrating your attention on phonetics.
- •Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises
- •1.Derive nouns denoting profession.
- •2.Make up sentences with the following words.
- •3.Ask and answer questions about Bill Clinton and Albert Einstein.
- •4.Translate
- •Conversational Activities
- •1.Answer the questions.
- •The Seven Ages of the Man
- •Translation Practice
- •1.Translate at sight. Hobart Earle
- •Writing Assignments
- •Family at a Glance
- •My Family
- •The Average British Family
- •The Changing Patterns of Families
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •3.Suggest the Ukrainian for the following.
- •4.Match the verbs with the nouns or noun combinations
- •5.Fill in the gaps.
- •Grammar Exercises
- •1.Comment on the italicised grammatical structures.
- •Conversational Activities
- •10.Agree or disagree explaining your answers.
- •Translation Practice
- •1.Suggest the Ukrainian for the following.
- •Writing Assignment
- •1.Compare an average British and Ukrainian family.
- •Skin - шкіра
- •Carriage – постава, осанка, манера триматися
- •Set Expressions
- •A Bit More About My Family
- •Mary Tyrone
- •James Tyrone
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •1. Learn by heart. She Was a Phantom of Delight
- •The Twins
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1.Derive nouns from the adjectives.
- •2.Give Ukrainian equivalents of the following adjectives:
- •3.Form as many compound adjectives with –eyed, -haired, -shouldered as possible.
- •3.Circle the synonyms.
- •4. Fill in the blanks with the words from the table.
- •6.What do we call people who
- •7.Supply antonyms to the following words.
- •8.Match the opposites.
- •11.Group the adjectives which a) are positive in meaning, b) are negative in meaning, c) can be either positive or negative.
- •12.Arrange these words under the following headings:
- •13. Match the nouns with their definitions.
- •14. Read the following description of the main character of a famous novel. Identify the novel.
- •15.Make up sentences using the following adjectives and forming their derivatives according to the models.
- •16. Fill in the correct word derived from the words in brackets.
- •17. Give equivalents to the following idiomatic expressions .
- •Grammar Exercises
- •1.Make up sentences according to the patterns.
- •Conversational Activities
- •The Pessimist
- •5.Describe qualities that are typical of your Zodiac sign. Which of them do you have? Cast horoscopes for your friends using the chart. Do you believe in horoscopes? Why? Why not?
- •10. Read the following statements on honesty and lie. What is your understanding of these notions?
- •11. Use in situations of your own.
- •11. Act as a career adviser. Make up a dialogue using the following prompts. Complete the chart.
- •Translation Practice
- •1.Suggest the Ukrainian for the following.
- •A Stranger
- •2.Translate in written form.
- •3. Render in English.
- •1.Correct the mistakes if any.
- •2.Translate the following.
- •3.Describe a famous pop- singer.
- •4. Make up a situation to illustrate one of the proverbs.
- •1.Correct the mistakes if any.
- •2.Translate the following.
- •3.Describe what is typical of a person when he/she is :
- •4. Make up a situation to illustrate one of the proverbs.
- •1.Correct the mistakes if any.
- •2. Read the text. Describe twenty parts that you play in life.
- •3.Describe a famous politician.
- •4.Describe what is typical of a person when he/she is :
- •5. Make up a situation to illustrate one of the proverbs.
- •Friends
- •A Letter from a Pen Pal
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •1.Ge ready to read the following poem expressively. The Arrow and the Song
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1.Give definitions.
- •2.Make up sentences with the following words.
- •Conversational Activities
- •1.Answer the questions.
- •2.What do these proverbs suggest about the meaning of friendship?
- •3.Explain the following statements?
- •4.In groups, brainstorm 6 main categories that friends must agree on (probably politics, religious beliefs, moral values) and place them in order of importance. Explain your choice.
- •5.Use the following proverbs in situations of your own.
- •6.Discuss the following extract. What is your opinion on this point?
- •Writing Assignments
- •1.Write your answer to the letter in Text 2.
- •A Woman’s Place
- •The Politics of Housework
- •Why I Want a Wife
- •Love Is Never Enough
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •1.Transcribe the following words.
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1.Make up sentences with the following words.
- •2.Complete the sentences using the words from the box.
- •3.Which sentences are gender-neutral? Why?
- •4.Fill in the following tables using the words below:
- •Conversational Activities
- •1.In groups, complete The Fix'em List using the table below. You can extend it as much as you can The Fix'em List
- •2.Discuss.
- •Translation Practice
- •Жіноча рука
- •Writing Assignments
- •Write essays on the following topics:
- •Notable Characteristics of Americans1
- •The Englishman and the American1
- •English Compromise
- •Ukrainians1
- •Conversational Patterns
- •Phonetic Exercises
- •Get ready for expressive reading.
- •Vocabulary Exercises
- •1.Describe Ukrainians, Russian, Americans, Englishmen, Germans, and Frenchmen using five adjectives for each nation..
- •2.Give definitions of the following.
- •3.Paraphrase the following.
- •Conversational Activities
- •Making Teamwork Work
- •6.Consider some of the mainstream values that reflect American culture. Do they coincide with those in your culture?
- •A Few Words About Myself and My Wife Antonia
- •Assignments
- •1.Comprehension & discussion questions
- •The Children
- •Assignments
- •1.Find statements in the text you possibly agree or disagree with and give your reasons.
- •2.Write a summary of the text.
- •Poor Fish
- •Assignments
- •1.Comprehension & discussion questions:
- •The Wartons
- •Assignments
- •1.Comprehension & discussion questions:
- •Harry Chandler
- •Assignments
- •1.Comprehension & discussion questions:
Skin - шкіра
Delicate |
Ніжна |
Cream-white |
Білосніжна |
Snow-white |
Білосніжна |
Rough |
Груба |
Dry |
Суха |
Oily |
Жирна |
Weather-beaten |
Обвітрена |
Cheeks - |
щоки |
Plump |
Повні |
Hollow |
Запалі |
Sunken |
Запалі |
Pale |
Бліді |
Unshaven |
Неголені |
Rosy |
Рожеві |
Pink |
Рожеві |
Rouged |
Нарумянені |
Chubby |
Повнощокий, круглолиций |
With dimples |
З ямочками |
Ruddy |
Румяні |
Wrinkled |
Зморшкуваті |
With purple veins |
З фіолетовими прожилками |
With the bone structure prominent |
З виступаючими вилицями |
With high cheek bones |
З виступаючими вилицями |
Nose - |
ніс |
Aquiline |
Орлиний |
Straight |
Прямий |
Snub |
Кирпатий |
Turned-up |
Кирпатий |
Tip-tilted |
Кирпатий |
Hooked |
Крючкуватий |
Small |
Маленький |
Massive |
Масивний |
Broad |
Широкий |
Flat |
Приплюснутий |
Lips - |
губи |
Full |
Повні |
Thick |
Товсті |
Thin |
Тонкі |
Rosy |
Рожеві |
Painted |
Підфарбовані |
Parted |
Напіввідкриті |
Lipsticked |
Підведені помадою |
Parched |
Спалені |
Compressed |
Стиснені |
Curled |
Презирливо скривлені |
Pursed |
Бантиком |
Sensitive |
Чутливі |
Pressed firmly together |
Міцно стулені |
Tightened into a narrow line |
Міцно стиснуті (шнурочком) |
Like the petals of a red rose |
Як пелюстки червоної троянди |
Mouth - |
рот |
Small |
Маленький |
Big |
Великий |
Firm |
Суворий |
Stern |
Суворий |
Toothless |
Беззубий |
Strong |
Енергійний |
Vivid |
Виразний |
Teeth - |
Зуби |
Even |
Рівні |
Uneven |
Нерівні |
Small |
Дрібні |
Tiny |
Крихітні |
Sparse |
Рідкі |
Close-set |
Густі |
Large |
Крупні |
Chin - |
підборіддя |
Double |
Подвійне |
Round |
Кругле |
Protruding |
Випнуте |
Pointed |
Гостре |
Massive |
Масивне |
Jaw - |
шелепа |
Strong |
Міцна |
Square |
Квадратна |
Moustache – |
вуса |
Thin |
Тонкі |
Neat |
Акуратні |
Gingerly |
Рудуваті |
Handlebar |
Із закрученими кінчиками |
Thick |
Густі |
Down-curling |
Закручені вниз |
Up-curling |
Закручені вверх |
Beard – борода
Neatly trimmed |
Акуратно підстрижена |
Goatee |
Еспаньйолка, коротенька гостра борідка |
Hair -- |
Волосся |
Black |
Чорне |
Dark |
Темне |
Dusky |
Темне |
Jet-black |
Чорне, як вороняче крило |
Brown |
Темно-каштанове |
Auburn |
Золотисто-каштанове |
Titian |
Золотисто-каштанове |
Fair |
Русяве |
Blond |
Світле |
Red |
Руде |
Golden |
Золотисте |
Gray |
Сиве |
Grizzling |
Сивіюче |
Dyed |
Пофарбоване |
Like wire |
Як дріт |
Fluffy |
Пухнасте |
Untidy |
Неохайне |
Dun-coloured |
Сірувато-коричневе |
Short |
Коротке |
Cropped |
Коротко підстрижене |
Long |
Довге |
Thin |
Рідке |
Scanty |
Рідке |
Thick |
Густе |
Abundant |
Густе і довге |
Luxuriant |
Пишне |
Straight |
Пряме |
Lank |
Пряме |
Waved |
Хвилясте |
Curly |
Кучеряве |
Crisp |
Кучеряве |
Smooth |
Пригладжене |
Glossy |
Блискуче |
Sun-bleached |
Вигоріле на сонці |
Faded from the sun |
Вигоріле на сонці |
Parted in the middle |
Поділене посередині |
Parted on the left |
З проділом з лівого боку |
Combed back |
Зачесане назад |
Done in a knot |
Зібране у вузол |
In plaits (plaited) |
Заплетене в коси |
Braided |
Заплетене |
Tied into a tail |
Звязане у хвостик |
Carefully brushed |
Акуратно зачесане |
A strand hanging over the forehead |
Пасмо, що спадає на чоло |
Arranged with fastidious care |
Укладене з витонченим смаком |
With a light permanent |
З легкою хімічною завивкою |
Cut fashionably short |
Коротко модно пострижене |
Touched with gray at the temples |
З сивиною на скронях |
Eyes – очі |
|
Dark |
Темні |
Black |
Чорні |
Gray |
Сірі |
Steel-gray |
Кольору сталі |
Green |
Зелені |
Blue |
Голубі |
Brown |
Темно-карі |
Hazel |
Світло-карі |
Slanted |
Розкосі |
Oblique |
Розкосі |
Close set |
Близько посаджені |
Deep-set |
Глибоко посаджені |
Full of tears |
Повні сліз |
With huge bags |
З великими мішками |
Red with weeping |
Червоні від ридань |
Long-sighted |
Далекозорі |
Short (near) – sighted |
Короткозорі |
Lost in a maze of wrinkles |
Які губляться у лабіринті зморщок |
Kind |
Добрі |
Good |
Добрі |
Warm |
Які випромінюють тепло |
Soft |
Які випромінюють тепло, лагідні |
Vigilent |
Пильні |
Sharp |
Виразні, з пронизливим поглядом |
Fierce |
Неприємні |
Thoughtful |
Задумливі |
Huge |
Величезні |
Like gimlets |
Пронизливі |
Tired |
Втомлені |
Brilliant |
Блискучі |
Shining |
Блискучі |
Like violets |
Як фіалки |
Starry |
Променисті |
Heavily made up with eye-shadow and mascara |
Занадто підведені тінями та тушшю |
Carefully shadowed with a blend of brown and green |
Акуратно відтінені коричнево-зеленим кольором |
On stalks |
Сповнені страху, здивування, цікавості |
Eagle-eyed |
З орлиним поглядом |
Evil-eyed |
З недоброзичливим поглядом |
Dauntless |
Безстрашні |
Candid |
Щирі |
Eyelashes – |
вії |
Curving |
Загнуті |
Straight |
Прямі |
Golden-red |
Золотисто-червоного відтінку |
Thick |
Густі |
False |
Штучні |
Eyelids – повіки
Shining with blue eyeshadow |
Підведені голубуватим блиском |
Eyebrows – |
брови |
Arched |
Дугою |
Bushy |
Густі |
Shaggy |
Косматі |
Heavy |
Насуплені |
Assymetrical |
Несиметричні |
Pencilled |
Тонко окреслені |
Frowned |
Нахмурені |
Raised |
Припідняті |
Thinning to a fine point at the outer edges |
Які стають зовсім тоненькими на кінчиках |
Figure - |
фігура |
Lean (about men) |
Худий |
Slender (about men) |
Стрункий |
Slim (about women) |
Стрункий |
Slight |
Тендітна |
Neat (about women) |
Струнка, ставна |
Graceful |
Граційна, витончена |
Skinny |
Худий (шкіра та кості) |
Stout |
Огрядний |
Well-fed |
Товстий |
Lathy |
Худорлявий, довговязий |
Plump |
Повненький |
Fat |
Товстий |
Well-constituted |
Гарної статури |
Well-built |
Гарної статури |
Stature – |
ріст |
Diminuative |
Мініатюрний |
Short |
Низький |
Of average height |
Середнього росту |
Tall |
Високий |
Middle sized |
Середнього росту |
175 cm high / ft high |
175 см / футів |
A long drink of water |
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