Владимир Аракин - Практический курс английского языка 1 курс

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pretty a d j хорошенький; Syn. good-looking, beautiful; handsome (usually about

men)

cutл покрой, е. д. The saleswoman assured Eliza that the cut of the coat was

fashionable, cut (cut, cut) vt резать; proverb: Cut your coat according toyour cloth.

fashionn мода; Syn. style,e. g. Take this coat. It's the latest fashion (style), in

fashionв моде, е. д. Such shoes are in fashion now. out of fashionне в моде, е. д. This

cut is out of fashion now. fashionable a d j e. g. Alice has gone shopping and is sure to

buy a fashionable hat. old-fashioned a d j , е. д. Idon 'tlike old-fashioned furniture.

to help smb. on with smth.помочь надеть что-л.; to help smb. off with smth.

помочь снять что-л.

become (became, become) vt/i идти, быть к лицу, е. д. Idon't think it's very

becoming. Compare the use of the verbs to become(in the meaning «быть к лицу»), to

fit, to match, to go with, to suit, fit vt сидеть, годиться, быть впору, е. д. The dress

fits her like a glove, match vt подходить no цвету, тону, е. д. She is going to buy a hat to

match her new coat, go withvi подходить (по фактуре, стилю), соответствовать, е. д.

That cardigan does not go with a silk skirt, suit vt подходить, соответствовать, идти к

лицу (is the most general term), •e. g. The costume suits her. She looks smart in it.

sizeл размер, е. д. What size shoe(s) do you wear? What size glove(s) do you wear?

What size clothes do you wear?

loose adj широкий, свободный; to be loose on smb.,e. g. The frock's a bit loose

on me. Ant. tight: tobe tight on smb.,e. g. The coat is tight on him. The shoes are tight

on me.

How much is it? What is the price of...? What does it cost?Сколько это

стоит? The expressions are used only in the process of shopping. Compare the use of tenses

in the following situation: "Ibought a new hat yesterday." "Really? How much wasit?"

("What wasthe price?")

cashierл кассир; cash-deskл касса. Note other English words corresponding to the

Russian word «касса»: box-officeat the theatre; booking-officeat a railway station

to try on smth.примерять что-л.

wear (wore, worn) vt 1. носить, быть одетым в..., е. д. Не always wears a grey hat.

Kitty was wearing, a lovely pink dress that night. Syn. to be dressed in smth.; to have

smth. on,e. g. She was dressed in a light summer frock. She had a Hght summer frock on.

2. vi носиться (о платье, ма т е р и и и т . д . ) е . g. Does that material wear well?

advise vt советовать, e. g. The teacher strongly advised him to work more at the

language laboratory, adviceл совет; Pay attention

to the use of the noun advice which is uncountable, e. g. We got so much good advice

from him. Compare it with the Russian word «совет» which is countable. The following

English uncountable nouns also correspond to Russian countable nouns: knowledge,

money, weather, hair, work, information, news.

made of... сделанный из .... as made of leather, wood, etc.

to run out of smth. истощить свой запас, е. д. We've run out of sugar. У нас

кончился сахар.

to have hardly any, e. g. We've hardly any bread in the house. У нас почти не

осталось хлеба дома.

turn л зд. очередь; in turn по очереди, е. g. Speak in turn, please. I can't understand you

when you are talking together. Note the translation of the Russian combination «стоять в

очереди за чем-либо» — to stand in a queue (line) for something.

the greengrocer's овощной магазин

the baker's булочная, e. g. I met her at the baker's yesterday, the grocer's магазин

«Бакалея»; the butcher's мясной магазин. Note also the names of some other shops:

provision shop продуктовый магазин; fishmonger's рыбный магазин; fruit-shop

фруктовый магазин; confectionery кондитерская; dairy молочная; supermarket

магазин самообслуживания; shopping centre торговый центр

Oh, bother! Какая досада!

It was ... who (that), e. g It was Nelly who did all the shopping. Это Нелли сделала

все покупки. The word combination it is (was)... who (that) is used to emphasize the

subject.

to do shopping, to go shopping делать покупки, e. g Boys don't like to do shopping.

Mary likes to go shopping in the morning, when there are fewer people.

as well adv также; Syn. too, also, e. g Everybody was eager to go sightseeing. Ann

wanted to see the town as well.

model adj образцовый, e. g Tom Sawyer hated the model boy because he was so good,

model n образец, модель, e. g Sentences must be formed according to this model.

sigh vi вздыхать; sigh n вздох

expect vt ожидать, предполагать, полагать, думать; е. g. I expect a letter any day

now. Everybody expects he will come tomorrow. Syn. to wait ждать. Whom are you waiting

lor? I am waiting for a friend of mine. Note that wait refers to physical activities (e. g. to sit

&nd wait) While expect denotes supposition, looking forward to smth.

TOPICAL VOCABULARY

Kinds o f clothes: coat, shirt, blouse, cardigan, sweater, skirt, suit,

trousers, shorts, a pull-over, dressing-gown, jersey, jeans, corduroy trousers

(corduroys).

Articles o f clothing: socks, stockings, scarf, muffler, kerchief, gloves,

mittens, tie, handkerchief, tights, pyjamas, nightgown, underwear (undies).

Parts o f clothes: collar, sleeve, belt.

Footwear: slippers, sandals, sport shoes, walking shoes, court shoes, rubber

boots, training shoes (trainers).

Textiles: silk, cotton (print), velvet, woollen cloth. Jewellery: ring,

bracelet, ear-rings, chain, brooch, necklace. Cereals: buckwheat, rice.

Meat: beef, pork, mutton, chicken, goose, duck, tinned meat. Fish: herring,

sprats, smoked fish, tinned fish. Dairy products: cream, sour cream, cottage

cheese. Confectionery, biscuits, cakes, chocolate, pastry. Vegetables: onions,

turnips, melon, water-melon, cauliflower, lettuce, radish, parsley, celery.

EXERCISES

I. a) The material below is to be prepared for reading. Mark the stresses and tuues.

Concentrate your attention on sounds, b) Let your fellow-student read this exercise

aloud for you to detect his errors in sounds and tell him what must be done to eliminate

them:

[r] 1. A foreign accent is a very great drawback.

2. The three will probably drive across the Brooklyn Bridge.

3. We gathered ripe red raspberries along the river road.

4. When at Rome do as the Romans do.

5. Neither rhyme nor reason.

6. Every cook praises his own broth.

[auj 1. What have you found out about it? 2. Out of

sight out of mind.

[au — ai] 3. Snow came in the nighj Without a

sound, Like a white cloud trembling Down to the

ground.

П. Before' you start working at the text practise the sounds in the Allowing word

combinations:

A.

1. [rj] becoming; smiling; clothing; feeling pleased;

earrings; shopping's one of them; comingwup.

2. Loss of plosion: reachedwDearborn Street, lookedwquite smart,

turnedjbefore the glass, stood^by.

3. Linking [r]: mother-of-pearl, helped hereonwith it, a pairwof gloves.

B.1. [зи — o j — oh, bother, go shopping, so often, fond of

shopping, go to the grocer's, [з: — э:] — your turn, were born. 2. a) No

voicing before voiced consonants and vowels: halfwa pound, takewthat bag. b)

No, glottal stop: sowoften, hardlywany, did Iwever, sowabsent-minded.

III.

1. a) Listen to the recording of the text "Carrie Goes to a Department Store".

Mark the stresses and tunes, b) Practise the text for test reading. Listen to the text very

carefully until you can say it in exactly the same way.

2. a) Listen to the recording of the dialogue "Shopping". Mark the stresses and