2A Match words 1-8 with their synonyms in the box, translate and memorize them. Think of sentences with the words from the box:

1. revenue	a) collapse
2. resignation	b) footman
3. meltdown	c) to worry
4. to contemplate	d) receipts
5. servant	e) accessibility
6. to bother	f) lot
7. batch	g) retirement
8. availability	h) to consider

2B Match a phrase from the box with one of the definitions below:

1. to lose momentum	6. to be viewed positively
2. to tread carefully with	7. to communicate ideas effectively
3. to pitch in	8. to spur into action
4. to express yourself clearly	9. them and us
5. to push others hard	10. to steer clear of

1. to say, write or communicate what you think in a way that others can understand

2. to begin to have less energy or enthusiasm, so you cannot keep progressing or achieving as much

3. to make ideas known to other people in a way that they understand

4. to be very careful about what you do or say to sb

5. a situation in which people are seen as belonging to two separate groups who do not want to be friendly or help each other

6. to avoid sth/sb

7. to be well regarded

8. to join in and help with an activity

9. to encourage sb to do sth

10. to make other people work hard, perhaps more than they want to

2C Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words from the box in and translate these sentences into Russian:

batch meltdown revenue absent-minded decent to contemplate to cope with

to fall short of to focus on to pitch in (x2) to express yourself clearly

to steer clear of to tread carefully with

1. You are a big part of the Coalition Information Center, yet polling data from Muslim and Arab-speaking worlds suggests a great division between ______________ on this whole question of the war on terrorism.

2. But it was a good reminder that one _______________ little misstep can lead to trouble.

3. He was not able ______________ the stresses and strains of the job.

4. While clearly President Obama must ______________ regard to the ultimate goal of getting Iran to stop its nuclear program, we cannot turn our backs on a historic opportunity to have a reform minded movement in Iran that ultimately may be our best hope of producing a solution on the nuclear issue.

5. I think the maximum that the Israelis can offer, they'll probably always ______________ the minimum the Palestinians feel they can accept.

6. You are too young to________________retirement.

7. This is money going towards making sure our roads are in "____________" condition, public transportation is available, our justice system has the funds needed to function, and veteran's affairs funding.

8. The visit helped to _____________ world attention_____ the plight of the refugees.

9. We deliver the goods in _____________.

10. Local companies ______________ with building materials and labour.

11. If you do not have the guts to _____________ the first time an issue comes up with one person, the next time the same problem rears its head with them or someone else, you will probably find that you over react, as your lack of communication, in the first place, has compacted over time.

12. Globally, the ____________ is playing havoc with currencies, and the cost of journals priced in currencies other than the pound, the euro, or the U.S. dollar have skyrocketed.

13. If we all ____________and help we should get the job finished this afternoon.

14. Look, I don't know if you're intending to do business with him, but I got an unmistakable warning from several people to _______________ him.

15. The government was short of money because of falling oil _______________.