VOCABULARY. 1.marmalade: a kind of jam made of citrus fruit джем (особ

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1. marmalade: a kind of jam made of citrus fruit джем (особ. апельсинный или лимонный). Note that the English for мармелад is "candied fruit jelly".

2. toast: (a slice/piece of) bread made brown and crisp by heating at a fire ломтик хлеба, подрумяненный на огне; гренок. In English this noun is uncountable, always used in the singular.

3. tube (coll): the London underground railway (from the shape of the tunnels, which look like large tubes into which the trains fit very neatly; similarly a tube train, a tube station).

4. motor bike (coll): motor cycle

5. lunch: any light meal, especially the regular mid-day meal between breakfast and dinner. For the working people "lunch" is "dinner" and the evening meal is "supper". Dinner, whether eaten at mid-day or in the evening, is a formal meal with several courses.

6. Yorkshire pudding: пирог из жидкого теста (приправа к мясу). The dish comes from Yorkshire, England's largest county. Yorkshiremen eat it separately before a meal.

7. course; a part of a meal. Eg We usually have a three-course dinner.

8. dish: a particular kind of food блюдо. Eg My favourite dish is spaghetti with cheese.

9. custard: a kind of sauce made of milk, sugar, eggs, etc сладкий крем (из яиц, молока, муки и т. д.)

10. biscuit: сухое печенье, галета. Note that the English for бисквит is "sponge cake".

11. high tea: an evening meal with tea and usually meat, eggs, etc плотный ужин с чаем

12. local (coll): the local public house, or "pub"

describe vt описывать (словами) describe a person (a picture, a place, etc) He described to us the most interesting places of the town; description n описание give a description

as cj когда; в то время как; пока; по мере того как As he walked on he got more and more tired.

meal n еда; принятие пищи Не likes a good meal in the middle of the day. We.have four meals a day. У нас четырехразовое питание. (Мы едим четыре раза в день.)

enough а достаточный (по количеству) There is enough time (money, food, etc). There are enough books for everybody. He hasn't got enough money to buy a radio-set yet; enough adv достаточно, довольно The book is interesting enough. I don't know him well enough.

except prep кроме, за исключением Everybody knew the answer except me; exception n исключение There are several exceptions to this rule. Phr with the exception of (sb/sth) за исключением (кого-н/ чего-н)

leave vtlvi (left) 1. уходить, уезжать; отправляться When did they leave (Kharkiv) for Kiev? What time does the train leave? It's time to leave. 2. оставлять Leave your hat and coat in the cloakroom. Leave the letters with the secretary. He left his watch at home. Он оставил (забыл) часы дома. Phr leave sb alone оставить кого-н в покое Phr leave school окончить школу; 3. leave out пропускать, не включать He told the story leaving out the names.

any indef pron любой Any student knows it. Take any, book you like.

discuss vt обсуждать discuss a question (a film, a contract, the price, the weather, etc); discussion n обсуждение have a discussion (on/about sth)

event n случай, событие, происшествие an important (unforgettable, sporting, etc) event The past year was full of events. Phr current events текущие события

stay vi 1. оставаться Не must stay at home for some days as he is ill. Will you stay for dinner? 2. останавливаться, жить, гостить (где-н, у кого-н); stay at/in a hotel (at one's friend's; with friends, etc); stay n пребывание

watch vt наблюдать, следить (за. кем-н/чем-н) watch (the) children (stars, etc); Phr 1. watch TV (television) смотреть телевизор Не stayed to watch a football match on TV; 2. Watch your step! (coll) Осторожнее! Смотрите под ноги!

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