Translate the words and word combinations using the words from the text

on
tour – на
гастролях

to
be hard on smb. (smth.)
–
быть безжалостным к кому-либо (чему-либо)

to
have
sport
(fun)
– повеселиться,
хорошо провести время

to
fill
a
gap
– заполнить
брешь, пробел

It’ll
take some filling. – зд.
Нелегко
будет заполнить пустоту (в желудке).

after
one’s own heart – по
душе

to
account for – объяснять

to
go on the stage – стать
актером,
пойти
на
сцену

to
leave nothing to be desired – не
оставлять желать ничего лучшего

to
leave much to be desired – оставлять
желать много лучшего

to
be of service
– быть полезным

Exercises to the text Paraphrase the following sentences. Say in which situations they occur in the text

1. The actor, Gilbert Caister,
   who had been «out» for six months, emerged from his
   east-coast seaside lodging.

2. The
   sunlight in this damned town was very strong, very hard on seams and
   buttonholes, on knees and
   elbows!

3. It reclined backwards on the
   right side, conspicuous in his dark hair, above that shadowy face
   always inter­esting to Gilbert Caister.

4. Remember what sport we had
   over «Gotta-Grampus»?

5. And—elegantly threadbare,
   roundabout and dap­per—the two walked side by side.

6. And what a flow of his own
   tongue suddenly re­leased—on drama, music, art.

7. «I say, old chap, don’t
   think me a beast, but are you at all—er—er—rocky? I mean—if
   I can be of any ser­vice, don’t hesitate! Old acquaintance,
   don’t you know, and ail that—.»

8. A drop, black when it left
   his heart, suffused his eye behind the monocle; his smile curled
   bitterly.

9. They had spotted his Dr.
   Dominick!

//.
Explain
and expand on the following

1. Together with the actual
   tweeds, in which he could so easily fancy himself refitted, he could
   see a reflection of himself, in the faded brown suit wangled out of
   the production of «Marmaduke Mandeville».

2. A face rosy, bright, round,
   with an air of cherubic knowledge, as of getter-up of amateur
   theatricals.

3. «Nothing of a part,»
   he drawled, «took it to fill a gap.» And below his
   waistcoat the gap echoed: «Yes, and it’ll take some filling.»

4. «Nothing particular.
   I’ve been—er—rather slack.» And with their feel around his
   waist his trousers seemed to echo: «Slack!»

5. «And how do you account
   for it?» «Try starvation,» trembled on Caister’s
   lips. «I don’t,» he said.

6. Topping!
   The laughter and applause—’Mr Caister’s
   rendering
   left nothing to be desired; its—are in the true spirit of—!’

7. ‘I—I should—er—be
   willing to rehearse on approv­al; or—if I could read the
   part?’

8. A life of draughty waiting,
   of concealed beggary, of terrible depression, of want of food!

///.
Form
antonyms with the help of negative prefixes.

fit, conscious, conspicuous,
balanced, concerned, to regard, to approve, to understand

IV. Translate into Russian

1. A salary of four pounds a
   week would not, he was conscious, remake his fortunes, but a certain
   jaunti-ness had returned to the gait and manner of one em­ployed
   again at last.

2. … he stopped before a
   fishmonger’s and regarded a lobster. Ages since he had eaten a
   lobster!

3. One could long for a lobster
   without paying, but the pleasure was not solid enough to detain him.

4. …
   he removed his hat, for under it was his new phe­nomenon, not
   yet quite evaluated, his meche
   blanche.

5. Have you been playing
   anything great?

6. I often wish I’d gone on
   the regular stage myself. Must be a topping life.

7. Silence recalled him from his
   rings of smoke.

8. Alone with his heart, his
   boot, his life to come…

9. Was
   it (meche
   blanche) an
   asset, or the beginning of the end?

10. «Luck!» said
    Bryce-Green. «Luck!» replied Caister; and the cocktail
    trickling down him echoed: «Luck!»

11. Rather distinguished,
    perhaps, but—!

V. Explain the meaning
of the following words and word combinations.

a)
mellow fruit, a mellow autumn, a mellow light, mellow
judgement,
a mellow voice

b)
crisp hair, crisp air, a crisp voice, a crisp answer, a crisp
biscuit

c)
slack trade, slack water, slack attendance, slack rope,
a
slacker

d) a fishmonger’s, a
cheesemonger’s, an ironmonger’s, a scandalmonger, a newsmonger, a
warmonger.

VI.
Use
the following word combinations in sentences of your own.

a) to be of solid build; to
have a solid meal; to be on solid ground; to have solid ground for;
for a solid hour

1. ready for any emergency, in
   case of emergency, a state of emergency

VII.
Give
English
equivalents.

a)
твердые тела; твердая пища; веские
доводы; проч­ная основа; реальные
основания; чистое золото; сплоченная
партия; группа

1. запасной выход;
   экстренный тормоз; вынужден­ная
   посадка; экстренный вывоз; чрезвычайные
   пол­номочия; неприкосновенный запас;
   чрезвычайное положение

VIII.
Insert
prepositions or adverbs wherever required.

Bryce-Green
was keen … theatrical art and wished he had gone … the stage
himself. He was glad to meet Ciaster, who was … tour in that small
seaside town, and invited him … lunch. Here was somebody he could
talk……old
times … their wine and food they would
be
able to talk .’.. things that were dear… him. He had been waiting
long … this chance and was now burst­ing … excitement,
anxious to hear what Caister had to say … the state of the drama.
However, he was sur­prised … Caister’s enthusiasm. He could not
account … his friend’s reserve or his evident disinclination to
talk. He felt conscious … a change … the man. He could no longer
recognize … him the old carefree man … the world. Something must
have gone wrong … him, the world must have been hard … him.

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communicate with people (общаться с людьми)
communicate with each other (общаться друг с другом)
means of communication (средства связи) by means of (с помощью) mean (означать что-либо)
What do you mean? (Что ты имеешь в виду?)
The dark clouds mean rain. (Темные тучи к дождю.)
telephone (звонит по телефону)
to ring up smb / place (звонить кому-либо / куда-либо)
to phone smb / place (звонить кому-либо / куда-либо)
to call up smb / place (позвонить кому-либо / куда-либо)
to talk / speak to smb over / on the telephone (разговаривать / говорить кем-то по / на связи)
phone (телефон, звонить по телефону)
What’s your phone number? (Какой у тебя номер?)
а phone card (телефонная карта)
а phone box (телефонная будка)

Предложения:
1. It is very important to communicate with people (Очень важно общаться с людьми).
2. I did this job by means of my talents (Я сделал эту работу используя весь мой талант).
3. — Look at the sky (Посмотри на небо).
— What do you mean? (Что ты имеешь ввиду?)
— The dark clouds mean rain (Темные облака означают к дождю).
4. Danny, wait a minute, please. I am speaking over the phone (Дени, подожди минутку, пожалуйста. Я разговариваю по телефону).

Найдите в тексте, и переведите на русский язык предложения со следующими словосочетаниями:

 a)   Isn’t it strange that we do nothing personally to recognize the very special role our friends play in our lives? — Очень странно, что мы не делаем лично ничего, чтобы осознать какую очень важную роль играют друзья в наших жизнях?
b)  And they expect nothing for their effort — beyond perhaps a smile and a thank you. — И они не ожидают ничто за их усилия — кроме, пожалуй, улыбки и «спасибо».
c)   We decided to declare July 31 as our Friends Day — a day to take a moment to remember all the kindness our friends have done for us during the year. — Мы решили объявить 31 июля днем Друзей — день чтобы взять и вспомнить всю доброту, которую наши друзья сделали для нас в течение года.

 a)    If you also think the idea of a Friends Day is worth supporting, do it. — Если вы также думаете, что идею относительно дня Друзей стоит поддержать, сделайте это.
b)    Thank all your friends for the wonderful gift they give you by simply saying. — Поблагодарите всех ваших друзей за замечательный подарок, которым они дают вам, просто говоря.
c)    Times change and we do, too, but friendship is for always. — Времена меняются, и мы меняемся, но дружба — навсегда.

Read and translate the words and word combinations. Use them in your own sentences.

energy − source of energy, natural / solar / wave energy, biomass / geothermal energy

electricity − to create electricity; fossil fuel electricity; power station, electrical power

power − solar power; hydropower; electrical power

technology − renewable technology; eco−friendly / green technology

green − green technology / products / materials

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The words and word combinations below help us to speak about certain arts. Organise them according to the arts that they describe. (Certain words can belong to more than one category.)

• Theatre
• Cinema
• Music
• Sculture
• Painting
• Literature

1. Theatre – Drama / Success / Classical / Gallery / Stage / Balcony / Applause / Ballet / Operetta / Concert / Box / Audience / Opera / Scenery / Tragedy / Sound / Comedy / To act / Character / To applaud / Seat / Dress circle / Stalls / Performer
2. Cinema – Drama / Success / Classical / Screen / Audience / Tragedy / Sound / Comedy / Colour film / To act / Horror movie / Cinemagoer / Feature film / Character / Seat / Performer
3. Music – Flute / Success / Classical / Stage / Violin / Piano / Applause / Ballet / Operetta / Concert / Audience / Opera / Sound / To compose / To applaud / Performer
4. Sculpture – Sculpture / Success / Bronze / Work of art / Monuments / Theatre Statue / Museum
5. Painting – Success / To draw / Gallery / Work of art / Museum / To paint.
6. Literature – Drama / Success / Classical / Fiction / Tragedy / Comedy / Character

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