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1. I feel myself ( )
: I feel myself fine today.
: I feel fine today.
feel () myself () - , . : I feel well; I feel sick; I feel happy.
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2. Enough ()
: She spoke English enough well to get the job.
: She spoke English well enough to get the job.
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enough , :
- Do you think hes old enough to watch that movie?
- Weve done enough today.
Old () - , today () - .
enough , :
- We had enough money to buy a ticket.
3. Normal ()
: How are you? - Im normal, thanks.
: How are you? - Im fine, thanks.
normal (), . fine okay. normal , .
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4. Scientist, scholar ()
Scientists study history so that humanity can learn from the past.
: Scholars study history so that humanity can learn from the past.
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Scientist - (, , , ) (, , ) .
Scholar - . , . Scholar - , . , - scholarship.
, a scientist - , , . a scholar .
5.
: I was waiting David on the theater.
: I was waiting for David at the theater.
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- Depends on - .
- Tired of - .
- Divide into - .
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- To wait for someone - -.
- To graduate from school - .
- To listen to someone/music - -/.
- To be afraid of someone/something - -/-.
- To explain to someone - -.
-To answer a question - ( : , ).
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a) (, , , , , ): on.
- : on the roof, on the table.
b) (, , , , DVD, , CD): on.
- On this DVD.
c) : (, , , , , ): on.
- On the bus, on the ship.
d) / (, , , ): in.
- In his pocket, in a boxes.
e) : (, , , , , , ) at/in.
- In the street, at the station.
6. How and What ( )
: How do you call this in English?
: What do you call this in English?
how what, : ?. - how. what. .
7. City
: I am from Moscow city.
: I am from Moscow / the city of Moscow.
(, -, ) . , , the city of.
: the city of London, the city of Boston, the city of Moscow.
: New York City, Salt Lake City, Mexico City. , , :
- I grew up in a small town in the state of New York, but now I live in New York City.
- Although I have lived in Moscow for several years, my parents still live in a small town outside of the city but still in Moscow Oblast.
- I visited Salt Lake City this summer.
8. Plural and Singular ( )
: The professor gave us several useful advices for our researches.
: The professor gave us several useful words of advice for our research projects.
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- Advice, research, knowledge, accommodation, baggage, equipment, furniture, garbage, information, luggage, money, news, pasta, progress, travel, work.
, : piece, glass, chunk.
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- We just bought several new pieces of equipment for our lab.
- Ill have three glasses of lemonade, please.
- She cut off a large chuck of meat and fed it to her dog.
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: Thank God, we have each other.
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: Thanks Gods
- : No problem!
- : No problems!
- : We have no comment about the case.
- : no comments.
9. Possibility and Opportunity
: I will have the possibility to go to the conference next year.
: I will have the opportunity to go to the conference next year.
possibility, -. opportunity, . , .
Possibility - , .
Opportunity - , - .
- There is a possibility that it will rain tomorrow, so you will have an opportunity to use your new umbrella.
- There is a possibility that we will have enough funding for another research assistant position. If so, you will have an opportunity to apply for this position.
10. Say and Tell
Can you say me how to tell this in English?
: Can you tell me how to say this in English?
Say , . Tell , - , - -. tell : tell us/him/her/the audience.
- At lunch John told his coworkers about his business trip to China.
- John said that the business trip to China went very well.
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- Say yes or no, a few words, something.
- Tell a story, a lie, a secret, a joke, the truth.
11. Learn and Teach
: Can you learn me to speak English better?
: Can you teach me to speak English better?
Learn teach , . .
Learn - . , .
Teach - -. .
- I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if Im going to learn, I must do it by listening. - Larry King
12. Free
: I want to speak English freely.
: I want to speak English fluently.
, , fluent, free. , free , - . free (smoke-free, car-free, alcohol-free), , .
This is the smoke-free bar. If you want to smoke, you must go outside.
13. Do and Make
: I think I did a mistake
: I think I made a mistake.
- do make - . .
Do - , , , :
- Do homework, do the dishes, do the laundry, do a job, do the shopping.
Do , , . : something, nothing, anything, everything:
- He has done nothing all day.
- She would do anything for her Mom.
- Is there something I can do for you?
Make , , :
- Make food, make a cup of tea, make clothes, make a mess.
- make do, :
Make money, do someone a favor, do business, make a decision, do good, make a plan.
14. Expensive dear ()
: That computer is too dear for me to buy.
: That computer is too expensive for me to buy.
expensive dear, - . , .
Dear - :
- This necklace isnt very expensive, but, since it belonged to my grandmother, it is very dear to me.
Expensive - , , :
- I wish I hadnt dropped my new iPhone in the toilet. It was really expensive!
15. Gender ()
: Its time I bought a new computer, since he is very old.
: Its time I bought a new computer, since it is very old.
he she , it.
he she . he she , , . , , - it, he she - .
- I have fond memories of my dog, Spot. He was a great dog.
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- Look at that sports car! Isnt she a beauty?
- God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her, and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.
(Irving Berlin)
, - :
: women, girl, mother, daughter, aunt, niece, nun, goddess, empress, queen, princess, heroine, actress, waitress, lioness, cow.
: man, boy, father, son, uncle, nephew, monk, god, emperor, king, prince, hero, actor, waiter, lion, bull.
waiter (), actor (), hero () , . , :
- In Shakespeares time women couldnt be actor and play on stage, so all female roles were played by actor men.
hero () . - , , .
