Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

They went for aride in the city. The size and the beauty of the capital made a

great impression on the family. The saw endless streams of buses, trolley-buses

and cars in the streets, crowdsof people walking along the pavements. They

crossedthe city in different directionsbut to their great surprisethey saw the

same thing everywhere: well planned streets lined with trees, multi-storeyed

houses, big stores, hotels and beautiful squares. They saw no contrasts between

the central part of the city and its suburbs so typical of big old towns.

The Wilsons went sightseeingevery day of their stay in Moscow. And before

their tour came to an end they had seen and learned a lot of interesting* things

about the capital and the country. They liked Moscow and the Muscovites who are

so hospitable and friendly.

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CONVERSATION

S t r a n g e r : Excuse me.

R e s i d e n t : Yes?

S t r .: I... I was wondering if you could help me. R.: Well, I'll

try.

S t г.: I need to find out where the...ver. . town centre is. Now I see there is a

sign up there that points to the left.

R.: Ah, well, let me see, ... er. . it all depends if you're on foot or going by car.

S t r .: Ah, no, I'm walking.

R.: Ah well, you turn to the left and then carry straight on.

S t r . : Ah, right, thanks! Er... I wonder if you could tell me... um... if there's a

good hotel... er. . in town that I can use.

R.: Oh, let me think a moment... um... yes, there are two hotels — they're in

the High Street... er... one on each side of the road.

S t r . : Right, well, I expect we'll manage to find one of those. Er, 1 wonder if

you could tell me er... anything about the... er. . castle in town... er... where...

where it is.

R.: Um, well, it's actually further on... er. . down the High Street and then you

cross over the bridge and it's on the other side of the river.

S t r . : I see, I see. Could you tell me a bit more about it? Is it worth visiting

you think?

R.: I'm not really sure. I've never actually been there myself. I think it's one of

the tourist attractions of the town.

S t r . : I see, well, right, thank you, thank you.

VOCABULARY NOTES

visit л посещение, визит, as a visit to a friend, a visit to the Crimea: visit vt посещать,

навещать, е. д. They visited the Ivanovs on Sunday. Syn. attend vt посещать регулярно

(лекции, собрания), as to attend lectures, meetings, classes

tourist л турист, путешественник; tour л путешествие, экскурсия, поездка; to make

a tour of (some place) объехать, осмотреть, е. д. We made a tour of the new metro

stations.

arrive vi прибывать, приезжать. Syn. come vi; to arrive inприбыть, приехать (в

страну, вбольшой город), е. д. A large group of tourists from England arrived in Russia. We

arrived in Moscow in the evening, to arrive atприбыть, приехать (в небольшой

населенный пункт), е. д. She arrived at Abramtsevo. Wearrived at the station to meet our

friend, arrival n прибытие, приезд, е. д. Isaw him on the day of his arrival.

place of interestдостопримечательность

so thatдля того чтобы

idean представление, идея, е. д. That's a good idea, let's visit Kiev in winter, to get an

idea of smth.получать представление, е. д. I'd like to get an idea of his character, to give

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an ideaдать общее представление, е. д. This book gives you a good idea oflife in

England.

straight adj прямой, as a straight line (street, road, etc.); straight adv прямо, as to

stand straight; go (carry) straight onидите прямо

broad adj широкий; Syn. wide,e. g. Weneed broad roads now that there are so many

motor-cars. Ant. narrow

avenueл проспект

impress vt производить впечатление, е. д. The book didn't impress me at all.

impressionл впечатление; to make an impression on smb.производить

впечатление на кого-л., е. д. His speech made a great impression on the audience.

busy adj 1. занятый; to be busy (doing smth.)быть занятым, е. д. Iwas busy

getting ready for the journey. 2. оживленный, беспокойный, суетливый, е. д. Tve^skaya

Street is one of the busiest streets in Moscow.

suggest vt предлагать, выдвигать идею, предложение. Syn. offer.The verb to

suggestis never followed by an infinitive. The direct object following the verb to suggest

may be expressed by a noun, a gerund or a clause.

a walk in the park, (our) takinq a walk in the park, that we (he, she, they) should take a

{walk in the park.

offer vt предлагать. The direct object following the verb to offermay be expressed by a

noun or an infinitive.

to help me. He offered^ his help.

me a glass of lemonade.

satisfy vt удовлетворять; Ant. dissatisfy, e. g. The teacher was satisfied with

the student's answer, satisfactory adj удовлетворительный; Ant. unsatisfactory, e.

g. She got a satisfactory mark at the exam.

immense adj огромный, as immense distance, height; immensely adv

чрезвычайно, очень, е. д. Our guests were surprised at the immense size of

Moscow. Their trip was immensely interesting.

magnificent adj величественный, великолепный; Syn. splendid, excellent as

a magnificent building (hotel, house)

to be situated быть расположенным, е. д. The village is situated on the bank

of the river Volga.

crowd л толпа; crowded adj переполненный, битком набитый;

overcrowded p. p., e. g. The bus was overcrowded.

cross vt пересекать, переходить (улицу), crossing лпереход, е. д. Cross busy

streets at crossings, (subway лподземный переход), across ргр через, по ту

сторону, е. д. There is a bridge across the river, to come across smth. случайно

натолкнуться, е. д. I came across a very interesting phrase in the book, to cross

out вычеркивать, e. g. Two of the words were crossed out.

direction лнаправление; in the direction of в направлении, е. д. I saw her

walking in the direction of the Institute, direct adj прямой, as a direct line, direct

speech, direct object

surprise vt удивлять, поражать, е. д. I was surprised to see the cat playing

with the dog. to be surprised at smth. удивляться, е. д. I was surprised at seeing

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her there, surprise лудивление, е. д. То my great surprise his plan succeeded, in

surprise с удивлением, е. д. The girl looked at us in surprise.

sights n pi достопримечательности, as to see the sights of Moscow; Syn.

places of interest, e. g. They were shown a lot of places of interest during their

tour, sightseeing n осмотр достопримечательностей; to go sightseeing

осматривать достопримечательности

sign лзнак, е. д. a traffic sign

manage vt справляться, успевать (в чём-л.), е. д. I didn't manage to go to the

library today, I had no time, castle лзамок

attraction л привлекательность, е. д. The picture gallery is one of the greatest

attractions of our town, attract vt привлекать, притягивать; to attract one's

attention привлекать чье-л, внимание

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

get on/off (a bus); to put down at...; down/up the street; at the bottom of the

street; take bus No. 7. change for bus No. 7; it's a five minutes' walk from here;

take the first turning to the left/right; what/how much is the fare?; full up/packed;

traffic regulations/lights; right/left hand traffic: heavy/light traffic; one way

traffic; peak/rush hours; industrial area; shopping area/centre; outskirts;