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Ó÷åáíèê àíãëèéñêîãî ÿçûêà Unit 8.
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More formal or neutral a bicycle
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Quite informal a bike
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Polly: Hello, Walter! What’s the matter?
Walter: Someone has stolen my bicycle! It makes the second time this year.
Polly: Poor Walter! My mother saw a programme on television yesterday. They said something about a thief stealing bicycles in our neighbourhood.
Walter: Really? I have a friend who is a policeman. Do you think I should telephone him?
Polly: I think it’s a wonderful idea. Meanwhile, I can drive you to work. I know how much you hate the underground.
Walter: Oh, thank you. And ...
Polly: What?
Walter: Could you lend me about a hundred pounds? I’d like to buy a new bicycle.
B. Listen to the informal version of the dialogue and check yourselves, 43B.
35. Fill in the gaps to complete the sentences.
36. A. Read and guess what the words in bold type mean.
The country folk are people who belong to one community, have the same way of life.
“Fill her up, please,” is a phrase often said to someone who is putting petrol in your car.
The man was fat and unpleasant. His little piggy eyes were unpleasant too.
John didn't want his household to know that he was taking part in the competition. That was why he secretly sent his papers to London. Triumph I'traiamfJ is a complete success.
The football match was so exciting! Our team won. The captain led our team to victory .
B. Look the words up to make sure that you have guessed right.
37. Read the words, look them up and then study the word combinations and sentences to know how to use them.
beyond (prep): beyond one’s duties, beyond one’s responsibilities, beyond one’s understanding, beyond one’s power, beyond sb. How he managed to find us is beyond me. Mathematics is beyond my understanding.
either:
1. (conj) either today or tomorrow. You either love him or hate him. Either you eat your soup or you go out without ice cream.
2. (pron) either of the two. — There are two apples left. Which one do you want? — I don’t want either. There are two dictionaries here. You can use either. — Which of the two dresses should I take? — Either. There were two men in the street, but she could not see either (man),
property (n): private property, public property, school property. Their job is to protect private property. Who does her property pass to? Someone’s property is all the things that belong to them.
a patch (n): a patch of land, a patch of grass. All of them had patches on their trousers. I mended holes in the sheets by sewing on square patches,
ground (n):
1. on the ground, to throw sth to the ground. The ground all round was very wet and swampy.
2. a playground, sports grounds, football grounds. A ground is an area of land where sport is played, especially football or cricket. There is a nice playground near our school.
desperate (adj): to be desperate, a desperate situation, desperate screams. She was desperate to find a job. A desperate person is dangerous and aggressive. A desperate situation is very difficult and dangerous.
desperately (adv): Do you know how desperately busy I have been all this time?
enormous (adj): an enormous success, an enormous house, an enormous amount of money, enormous interest, enormous pressure. There was an enormous cat in the kitchen eating fish.
to bark (v): to bark loudly, to bark at sb or sth. I could hear a dog barking. Do you know that foxes also bark? Our dog always barks at strangers.
to bark up the wrong tree: If you think that, you’re barking up the wrong tree. filthy (adj):
1. filthy hands, a filthy sweater, filthy shoes. A filthy thing is extremely dirty.
2. a filthy temper, in a filthy way. Something can be filthy if it is morally very unpleasant. That’s a filthy thing to say. to point (v): to point at the girl, to point the stick (finger) at sb. “Is that the boy who did it?” she asked pointing at me. It is not polite to point. I asked where the bank was, and he pointed at a tall grey building,
to beat (beat, beaten) (u): to beat with a stick, to beat to death. Never beat animals! The rain was beating against the window.
to threaten (v): to threaten sb with punishment. She threatened that she would leave home. Are you threatening me?
to stare (v): to stare at people, to stare out of the window. Why did she stare at me with surprise? If you stare at something, you look at it for a long time.
to despise (v): to despise people, to despise sb’s opinion, to despise one’s job. He is very stupid and unkind that’s why many people despise him. Why do you all despise Mr Williams?
dust (n): chalk dust, gold dust, radioactive dust, a cloud of white dust, to lie in the dust, to raise the dust. There was a lot of dust on the books before I cleaned them. The car raised a cloud of dust as it went down the road.
dusty (adj); dusty furniture, a dusty room. The goods in the shop window were dusty.
amazing (adj): an amazing film, an amazing book, an amazing player. I find it amazing that you can’t swim. It is quite amazing how short people’s memories are.
willing (adj): a willing student, a willing helper, to be willing to do sth. Are you willing to help? He is always willing to play football. Teachers are so fond of willing students.
38. Say:
39. Name:
40. Put in the right prepositions: at, against, of, to, out of, up, with.
41. Give it a name:
42. Use the words from the box in the right form to complete the text.
to bark, to despise, to point, to beat, to stare, to threaten |
I want to tell you how my dog Milly came to live with us. My mother is a schoolteacher and she was taking her class to the park. Suddenly one of the boys ... (1) at the grass at the side of the road and said he had just seen something moving. Mother came closer and saw a small white-and-black dog. She ... (2) at mother with her big black eyes and then ... (3) “bow-wow” trying to ... (4) mother and the children standing around. But for mum it was love at first sight. She took Milly home. She was thin when we got her, but now she loves to eat so much, we sometimes call her Piggy. We never ... (5) Milly (I ... (6) people who ... (7) animals!) and try to be kind to her. She pays us back with her devotion.
There are many dogs desperate for love and a home. If you help them, they make the best friends.
any (each of many or some) 1. There are some books on the desk.
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either (each of the two) 1. There are two books on the desk.
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43. Express the same in English.
44. A. Listen to the text “Favourite Sports and Games”, 44, and choose the right item:
a) skiing
b) rowing
c) fencing
a) football and tennis
b) volleyball and basketball
c) football and volleyball
a) very good
b) rather poor
c) not great
a) forest
b) mountains
c) valley
a) dangerous
b) cheap
c) exciting
a) in the summer
b) in the winter
c) all the year round
a) in the summer
b) in the winter
c) all the year round
a) very good
b) rather poor
c) very bad
a) only on the beach
b) only at the sports centre
c) in different places
Â. Imagine that you could meet Patrick or Sophia. Think of the questions you could ask them. Find out:
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