Module 1.
Socialising
1a
Reading and vocabulary
Lead unhealthy lifestyle High quality lifestyle
Heavy traffic Fresh air
Constant noise &pollution Feeling isolated
Convenient public transport Peace and quiet
shops, cinemas and theatres Friendly, helpful people
Crowded streets Beautiful landscapes
High cost of living High rate of unemployment
Low rate of unemployment
Close at hand
Hustle and bustle
Phrasal verbs (get)
Along with
Over
Общаться, поддерживать хор. отношения
Поправиться, выздороветь, преодолеть
get
Smb down
Across
Доносить (идеи)
до слушателя
Расстраивать
Over with
Закончить, справиться
- palms sweat
- scratch one‘s head
- tap one’s foot
- bite one’s lip
- cross one’s arms
- shrug one’s shoulders
- clench one’s teeth/fists
- raise one’s eyebrows
nervous
puzzled
impatient
worried
bored
unsure
furious
surprised
Nick’s palms are sweating . He seems to be nervous ./He looks nervous .
Character adjectives
- confident
- generous
- pessimistic
- flexible
- unreliable
- unsociable
- irritable
- impatient
- insincere
- insensitive
1. optimistic
2. shy
3. selfish
4. reliable
5. stubborn
6. sincere
7. sensitive
8. sociable
9. patient
10. easy-going
c
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
a
b
e
d
i
j
f
h
g
Idioms
1d
F
- To speak one’s mind
- To be a pain in the neck
- To get on one’s nerves
- To drive someone crazy
- To hold one’s tongue
- To break the ice
1D
D
2F
B
3E
A
4C
5A
6B
C
E
Who’s who?
Build
slim, thin, skinny, well-built, plump, fat, heavily built
Age
Baby, child, young, teenager, in his/her twenties/thirties, middle-aged, old, elderly
Hair
Short, spiky, straight, shoulder-length, long, blond(e), red, brown, fair, dark, grey, curly, wavy, bald, pigtails
Height
Short, of medium height, tall
Face
Cute, pretty, ugly, round, thin
Special features
Dark tan, scar, beard, moustache, freckles
Who’s who?
Build/
weight
slim,(a bit) thin, skinny, well-built, (rather) plump, overweight, of medium built, muscular, strong etc
Age
young, , younger/older than he/she looks, in his/her twenties/thirties, middle-aged etc
Hair
straight, shoulder-length, long, blond(e), red, fair, dark, going grey, curly, wavy, almost bald, ginger, white etc
Height
(rather) short, of average height, (quite) tall etc
Face/
looks
pretty, rather ugly, handsome, beautiful, good-looking etc
Eyes
Almond-shaped, dark, small, green, blue etc
Personality
Funny, hard-working, talkative, friendly, (a bit) dull/boring, energetic, sporty, moody, creative, shy, bossy, sensible, impatient, humorous, stubborn, selfish, generous etc
Interests
Photography, drawing, sports, making modal cars, painting, reading, travelling, cinema, theatre, music etc
English in Use
1f
Word formation
- Attract
- Success
- Tradition
- Romance
- Style
- Care
- Generosity
- Educate
- Rain
- Bore
- Enjoy
- Horror
- Attract ive
- Success ful
- Tradition al
- Roman tic
- Styl ish
- Care ful
- Genero us
- Educate d
- Rain y
- Bor ing
- Enjoy able
- Horr ible
Expressions with the verb to be & prepositions
- To be popular
- To be nervous
- To be jealous
- To be fond
- To be keen
- To be good
- To be proud
- To be close
- To be patient
with
about
of
of
on
at
of
to
with
Translator’s corner
Ex.6. to blush,
to break the ice
to make sure
to get involved in
to end in arguments
To benefit from smth
To introduce oneself
To greet sb
To be famous for sth
To be offended
To show up
To feel disappointed
To blame sb
To shrug one’s shoulders