Everyone else thought Henri was lazy and unpleasant

Зиннуров Руслан

Работа № 2 по курсу «Английский язык»

Lesson № 16

(P. 432-436)

I. Text

a frock [frɔk] – платье

torn [tɔːn] – оборванный

to blush [blʌʃ] – краснеть, заливаться румянцем от смущения, стыда

to knock [nɔk] down with a feather ['feðə] – ошеломить

to make a living ['lɪvɪŋ] – зарабатывать на жизнь

not to do a stroke [strəuk] of work - ничего не делать; палец о палец не ударить

a stove [stəuv] – печь

a pin [pɪn] – булавка, брошка

promptly ['prɔmptlɪ] – сразу, немедленно, быстро, прямо

a cushion ['kuʃ(ə)n] – диванная подушка

to lose touch with smb. – потерять связь, контакт с кем-л.

neat [niːt] – аккуратный, опрятный, чистый

every now and then – время от времени, то и дело

peculiar [pɪ'kjuːlɪə] – специфический, своеобразный, особенный, необычный

II. Ex. 1

6. Many biblical characters were in difficulties but they always found comfort and support in the Word of God.

7. It is beyond belief that, through the death and resurrection of Jesus, sinful human beings can be reconciled to God, but it is the main Christian belief.

9. He managed to get the favourable attitude of his supervisor, although he had not done a stroke of work.

12. In a fit of rage and anger, Nebuchadnezzar called Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who were brought to the king immediately.

13. «We lost touch with space shuttle for a few minutes before its landing», said a headquarters spokesman of The National Aeronautics and Space Administration of the United States.

19-20. Church pastors write a fresh sermon and then preach the Word of God in the Sunday service every week.

Ex. 2

1. How long have you known Anna?

2. She has stayed with our family for twenty years.

3. After her marriage we have not seen her for a long time.

4. I visited Tours a few months ago.

5. We will be at Victoria in ten minutes.

6. It is ten years since I have left school.

7. We have not seen John for two months.

8. How long have you been staying in England?

9. Olaf finished that exercise five minutes ago.

10. I have not been to Lisbon since the war.

Ex. 4

1. образец

2. Hob asked if there was anything else for lunch.

3. Do you want to see Olaf or someone else?

4. Everyone else thought Henri was lazy and unpleasant.

5. He sat and read his paper, but never did anything else.

6. Hob got it wrong, but everyone else got it right.

7. Shakespeare was a great writer, and there is no one else like him.

8. My pen is not on my desk. I must have left it in somewhere else.

9. I wanted to use the phone but someone else was using it.

10. I want some two-inch nails, and nothing else will do.