СПИСОК ФРАЗ АКТИВНОГО ВОКАБУЛЯРУ
Для бакалаврського іспиту
SEASONS AND WEATHER. MY WEEKEND
it is raining cats and dogs
to be blanketed with snow
to get caught in a shower
it looks like rain
to hang from the roofs
to be wet to the skin
to keep fine
to be too good to last
a clap of thunder
a flash of lightening
to freeze hard
to be frozen over
harvest time unpredictable weather
weather forecast
the thaw has set in
a glorious day
the days close in
wet\humid climate
melting snow
drizzling rain
leaves dance in the wind
it is wonderful weather we are having
a thick fog hangs over the town
to awaken from a long winter sleep
mud and slush
an armchair traveler
to go on a day excursion to
a courting couple
an amusement park
a fancy-dress ball
a get-together
country-side
soft toys
carpentry
embroidery
pottery
roundabouts
a children’s playground
hopscotch
skipping rope
keep-fit classes
hide-and-seek
a late morning jog
a lie-in
a sports club
sewing knitting
see-saw
flying kites
cookery
a theatre-goer
Family. House
to be (get) married to somebody;
to marry somebody;
to be single;
to get along with someone;
to look alike;
to follow in somebody’s footsteps;
to be a teen-ager;
to be a middle-aged person;
to be an elderly person;
to be … years old;
to be … by profession;
an elder brother (sister, daughter, son);
to be from some place;
to be fond of;
to be good at;
to be as pretty as a picture;
to be art and part of the party;
the apple of one’s eye;
to be a man (woman) of strong will;
to be full of common sense;
to be a man (woman) of action;
to keep one’s looks;
to rent a flat (house);
to own a house;
It’s a dream of a flat (house);
to move to a new flat (house);
to furnish a room (flat);
to be in apple-pie order;
to be covered with wallpaper;
to be well-planned;
tiled walls;
to be comfortable and cosy;
to be on the … floor;
to have a housewarming party;
a many-storeyed building;
a block of flats;
a multi-storeyed building;
a detached house;
a semi-detached house;
modern conveniences;
hot and cold running water;
central heating;
to have a nice layout;
a two-roomed flat;
a suite (set) of furniture;
to be satisfied with;
to be within easy (reach) of something;
to be surrounded by something;
to take pains to make the house (flat) as attractive as possible;
to look over the park.
Meals, shopping
to have breakfast (lunch, dinner, supper)
to have a meal
to have a bite (snack)
to be hungry
to be thirsty
to be / sit at table
to lay the table
to clear the table
to wash up
to treat smb. to smth.
to help yourself to smth.
to one’s taste
to taste smth.
on the menu
to get thinner
to keep to a slimming diet
a light breakfast
a substantial breakfast
to begin with
to have a sweet tooth
help yourself to smth.
have some more
to wait for smth./ smb.
waiter/ waitress
You don’t say so!
to go shopping
to run out of smth.
to try smth. on
to be tight on smb.
to be loose on smb.
to be in fashion
to be out of fashion
to come into fashion
to go out of fashion
a cheap purchase
a clear / expensive purchase
to have hardly any
to fit smb.
to suit smb.
to match smb.
to go together / to go with each other
What does it cost?
to help smb. on / off with smth.
bargain prices
the most economical buy
to be dressed in smth.
to run out of
to stand in a queue (line) for smth.
department store
ready-made clothes department
Medicine
to feel smb’s pulse
to write out a prescription
to follow the doctor’s directions
to be short of breath
to consult a doctor
to fall ill with
to keep to a diet
to have a prescription made up
to examine a patient
to have a nervous breakdown
to feel sick and giddy
to feel smb.’s tooth
to test smb.’s blood pressure
to have a heart attack
to sound smb.’s heart
to be X-rayed
to be on sick leave
to make an appointment with a doctor
to pull out a tooth
to be operated on for smth.
to take a spoonful of
to go to a chemist’s
to have an accident
to catch (a) cold
to give an injection