ÐÀÁÎÒÀÅÌ ÑÎ ÑËÎÂÀÌÈ
Ñëîâà - ýòî òå "êèðïè÷èêè", èç êîòîðûõ ñîñòîèò ÿçûê. Åñëè âû íå çíàåòå äîñòàòî÷íî ñëîâ, âû íå ñìîæåòå ïîíÿòü äðóãîãî ÷åëîâåêà è íå ñìîæåòå âûðàçèòü ñâîè ìûñëè. Ðàñøèðüòå ñâîé ñëîâàðíûé çàïàñ èëè ïðîâåðüòå, âñå ëè ñëîâà è èõ çíà÷åíèÿ âû çíàåòå è ïîíèìàåòå ïðàâèëüíî.
Ïðèìå÷àíèå: ïðèâåä¸ííûå íèæå ñëîâà ìîãóò èìåòü è äðóãèå çíà÷åíèÿ.  ñïèñêå íèæå ïðèâîäÿòñÿ òîëüêî çíà÷åíèÿ, îòíîñèòåëüíî îáîçíà÷åííîé òåìû.
Birds – Ïòèöû
Äîðîãèå ÷èòàòåëè! Ñåãîäíÿ ìû áóäåì èçó÷àòü ñëîâà, êàñàþùèåñÿ ìèðà ïòèö.
falcon / 'fælkən/ – ñîêîë
finch / finCH/ – çÿáëèê
gull / gəl/ – ÷àéêà
hawk / hɔ:k/ – ÿñòðåá
hummingbird /hʌmiŋbɜ:d/ - êîëèáðè
jackdaw / ʤækdɔ/ – ãàëêà
jay / jā/ – ñîéêà
beak / bēk/ – êëþâ
blackbird /ˈblakˌbərd/ – ÷åðíûé äðîçä
canary / kə'neəri/ – êàíàðåéêà
coat / kōt / – îïåðåíüå
crest / krest/ – ãðåáåøîê, õîõîëîê
crow / krəu/ – âîðîíà
eagle / i:gl / – îðåë
nightingale / naitiŋgeil/ – ñîëîâåé
nuthatch / nʌthætʃ/ – ïîïîëçåíü
owl / oul/ – ñîâà
ÓÑÒÎÉ×ÈÂÛÅ ÂÛÐÀÆÅÍÈß
 ëþáîì ÿçûêå åñòü óñòîÿâøèåñÿ âûðàæåíèÿ, êîòîðûå î÷åíü ÷àñòî óïîòðåáëÿþòñÿ â ðå÷è è íà ïèñüìå, èñïîëüçîâàíèå òàêèõ ôðàç äåëàåò ðå÷ü áîëåå ãëàäêîé è åñòåñòâåííîé. Òàê æå, â àíãëèéñêîì, êàê è â ëþáûõ äðóãèõ ÿçûêàõ ñóùåñòâóåò áîëüøîå êîëè÷åñòâî òàêèõ ôðàç.
early on – â íà÷àëå, íà ðàííåì ýòàïå
They had a family reunion early on that Sunday. –  ýòî âîñêðåñåíüå ó íèõ ðàíî áûëà ñåìåéíàÿ âñòðå÷à.
earn one's keep – îïðàâäûâàòü ñâî¸ ñîäåðæàíèå ðàáîòîé
I stayed with a host family and helped them about the house in order to earn my keep. – ß îñòàëñÿ ñ ïðèåìíîé ñåìüåé è ïîìîã ïî äîìó, ÷òîáû îïðàâäàòü ñâîå ñîäåðæàíèå.
easy come, easy go – òî, ÷òî ëåãêî äîñòà¸òñÿ ïîòåðÿòü íå æàëêî, “ëåãêî ïðèøëî, ëåãêî óøëî”
I found a bracelet but in a few days lost it. Oh, well, easy come, easy go. – ß íàøëà áðàñëåò, íî ïàðó äíåé ñïóñòÿ ïîòåðÿëà åãî. Íó, ÷òî ëåãêî ïðèøëî, ëåãêî óéäåò.
ÑÒÐÎÈÌ ÏÐÅÄËÎÆÅÍÈß
Ïðîñòî çíàòü ñëîâà - ìàëî. Åñëè âû íå ìîæåòå âûñòðîèòü èõ â ïðåäëîæåíèå, îíè ïðîñòî áóäóò íàáîðîì ñëîâ, à âû ïðåâðàùàåòåñü íå áîëåå, ÷åì â õîäÿ÷óþ êàðòîòåêó, ñïðàâî÷íèê. Äàæå êîãäà âû ñëûøèòå çíàêîìûå ñëîâà, êîòîðûå ãîâîðèò äðóãîé ÷åëîâåê (èëè ÷èòàåòå íàïèñàííîå), èíîãäà áûâàåò òðóäíî ïîíÿòü, ÷òî æå õîòåë ýòèì ñêàçàòü ãîâîðÿùèé (èëè òîò, êòî ïèøåò). Åñëè ñ âàìè òàêîå ñëó÷àëîñü, ýòî âåðíûé çíàê òîãî, ÷òî íóæíî ïîðàáîòàòü íàä ãðàììàòèêîé.
Have something done
. Ýòî íå ïàññèâíûé çàëîã, à ñïåöèàëüíàÿ êîíñòðóêöèÿ, êîòîðàÿ ïîêàçûâàåò, ÷òî ÷òî-òî äåëàåòñÿ äëÿ êîãî-ëèáî ïî ïðîñüáå, äîãîâîðåííîñòè èëè çà ïëàòó.
2. Èíîãäà ýòà êîíñòðóêöèÿ âûðàæàåò ÷òî-òî íåçàïëàíèðîâàííîå, íåîæèäàííîå, ÷àñòî íåïðèÿòíîå, ÷òî ïðîèñõîäèò ñ ÷åëîâåêîì èëè âåùàìè, êîòîðûå åìó ïðèíàäëåæàò.
Jill had the roof repaired (=She arranged for somebody else to repair it.)
Äæèë îòðåìîíòèðîâàëè êðûøó.
×ÈÒÀÅÌ È ÃÎÂÎÐÈÌ
Ïîëó÷àåòñÿ ñîñòàâëÿòü îòäåëüíûå ôðàçû? À êàê íàñ÷¸ò ïîääåðæàòü áåñåäó? Âîò êàê ìîæíî áûëî áû ïîãîâîðèòü íà òåìó
Camping under the stars– Êýìïèíã ïîä çâåçäàìè
Paul: Sara, I’ve been looking forward to our yearly campout for three weeks. [Me too.] It’s going to be a wonderful day for hiking tomorrow. The great outdoors. Camping under the stars. This is the life.
Ñàðà, ÿ ñ íåòåðïåíèåì æäó íàøåãî åæåãîäíîãî êåìïèíãà â òå÷åíèå òðåõ íåäåëü. [ß òîæå.] Çàâòðà áóäåò ÷óäåñíûé äåíü äëÿ ïîõîäà. Îòëè÷íàÿ âðåìÿïðåïðîâîæäåíèå íà îòêðûòîì âîçäóõå. Êåìïèíã ïîä çâåçäàìè. Âîò ýòî æèçíü!
Sara: Yeah, but Paul, I’m a little bit worried about the weather though. The weatherman said it was going to rain later tonight.
Äà, íî Ïîë, ÿ íåìíîãî áåñïîêîþñü çà ïîãîäó. Ñèíîïòèê ñîîáùèë, ÷òî ïîéäåò äîæäü ïîçäíî âå÷åðîì.
Paul: Ah, nonsense. Nothing can spoil our adventure. Those weather reports are never right.
Åðóíäà. Íè÷åãî íå ìîæåò èñïîðòèòü íàøå ïðèêëþ÷åíèå. Ýòè ïðîãíîçû ïîãîäû íèêîãäà íå ñáûâàþòñÿ.
Sara: And it said there was a chance of high winds.
Ñêàçàëè, ÷òî åñòü âåðîÿòíîñòü ñèëüíîãî âåòðà.
Paul: Ah. Don’t worry.
Íå áåñïîêîéñÿ.
Ïîë è Ñàðà îòïðàâëÿþòñÿ íà îòäûõ. Ãðåìèò ãðîì.
Sara: Paul. Paul. Did you remember to bring our raincoats just in case, like I told you?
Ïîë. Ïîë. Òû íå çàáûë âçÿòü äîæäåâèêè íà âñÿêèé ñëó÷àé, êàê ÿ òåáå ãîâîðèëà?
Ñâåðêàåò ìîëíèÿ. Èäåò äîæäü.
Paul: Uh . . . no. I left them on the front porch.
Ïîë: Ý-ý… íåò. ß îñòàâèë èõ íà ïåðåäíåì êðûëüöå.
Èäåò ñèëüíûé äîæäü.
Sara: What are we going to do now?
òî íàì òåïåðü äåëàòü?
Paul: We’ll have to sleep in the car! Hurry get in!
Ìû áóäåì ñïàòü â ìàøèíå! Áûñòðåé âíóòðü!