Disadvantages

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What is the price of fame? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being famous?

Linking Words

Useful Vocabulary

PERSONALITY

Task 1. How to be successful in life

HELP! What is the price of fame? What are the advantages and disadvantages of being famous?

Useful Vocabulary

· Have to look perfect all the time because…

· Be at the centre of attention / be written about / be photographed for…

· Be followed by crazy fans, paparazzi…

· Sacrifice their private lives…

· It's difficult to know who to trust…

· Have a lot of money, can travel…can meet…can buy…can help…

· Worry about their reputation because…

You and your friend are discussing what to do to be successful in life. You have three options for discussion:

· to be talented

· to marry successfully

· to graduate from a prestigious university

Remember to:

· be active and polite

· discuss all the options

· give good reasons

· ask for your partner’s point of view

Write about a well-known person. Organize your essay into 3 paragraphs. Use linking words.

1 par Introduce the person and give a bit of background/ appearance.

Who? Where? When? What? How?

2 par Describe the person’s character, preferences and relationships with other people.

3 par Give some examples of the person’s inventions/ discoveries/ research and their importance. Your personal opinion.

In fact….

Opinion adjectives;

TENSES; Past Simple/ Progressive/ Perfect

· Celebrities have to look perfect all the time. There’s always a photographer ready to take a picture of a famous person.

· Famous people will always be the centre of attention.

· Famous people are written about and photographed for newspapers and magazines.

· Famous people have a lot of money and can buy anything they want.

· They can live in a luxurious house anywhere in the world.

· Famous people can travel a lot and meet celebrities.

· Famous people can use their wealth and influence to help charity organizations.

· You will always be in the centre of attention.

· Celebrities sacrifice their private lives. Their personal problems, divorces, or family tragedies all end up as front-page news.

· They are followed by crazy fans wherever they go. The paparazzi follow celebrities and take pictures of them in unflattering and compromising poses. But for the celebrities these photos are an invasion of privacy.

· They worry constantly about their reputation. Actors may lose their popularity, singers may lose their voices, athletes may be injured...

· It’s difficult for famous people to know whom to trust. Ex-lovers may sell their stories to the newspapers. Their accountants or impresarios may be secretly cheating them...

· Famous people can never be sure whether people like them for themselves or because they are famous. For this reason, it’s difficult for them to make true friends.

· Furthermore, celebrities are in constant danger of the wrong kind of attention. Threatening letters and even physical attacks from crazy fans are not unusual things in their lives.

· Many of them suffer nervous breakdowns or drug and alcohol problems.

· Many celebrities say that their lives are far from being happy.

· ENGLISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES

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· A

· across the world –

· achieve greatness -

· ale n –

· ancestor n -

· B

· bagpipe n -

· bazaar filled with –

· be aware of one’s own individual characteristics -

· be buried in –

· be beheaded — быть обезглавленным

· be characterized as -

· be crimped into –

· be dominated by -

· be famed for –

· be famous for -

· be founded in -

· be filled with –

· be inspired by –

· be named in memory of -

· be placed –

· be popular with -

· be served –

· be out of respect for -

· border v/ n -

· borrow many words from –

· borough — район; городок, небольшой город

· bring Christianity to -

· brought by refugees –

· business centre -

· C

· Capital n -

· capture v –

· castle n -

· Civil War within England -

· coast n -

· come from v –

· competition in piping and drumming –

· controversial adj -

· coronation n –

· county — графство (административно-территориальная единица в Англии)

· craft n -

· cultural pride -

· D

· date back to -

· date from –

· declare war on –

· densely populated –

· describe v -

· die out v –

· drive on the left side of the road -

· E

· exist — существовать; находиться в природе, жить
enact — предписывать, определять, устанавливать; вводить закон; постановлять

· Enlightenment n –

· enrich the cultural life of -

· establish a feudal system -

· explorer n -

· F

· Flocks of sheep -

· folk ballad -

· foundation of -

·

·

· G

· go back to -

·

· H

· Hadrian’s Wall –

· have a uniform cultural identity -

· heritage n -

· Highlander n –

· Highland Games -

· hunter-gatherer n -

·

· I

· Identity n -

· Image of the country -

· immigrate to v –

· imposing — заметный

· implement — выполнять, осуществлять; обеспечивать выполнение

· in advance -

· include v –

· independent kingdom –

· influence of English monks –

· inhabitant — житель

· inhabited adj -

· invade v -

· inventor n –

· iron and steel industry -

·

· J

·

·

·

· K

·

·

· L

· land in v -

· land of isles -

· Lowlander n –

· Lifestyle n -

· literate adj –

· lyrics of folk songs -

·

· M

· mainland n -

· make one’s name –

· make one’s way safely to –

· Mary Queen of Scots -

· moor land -

·

· N

· name …after –

· national emblem -

· national epic -

· nobility n -

· O

· Official adj –

· official residence of -

· Oliver Cromwell of England -

· ordinary people -

· overseas visitor-

· P

· peace treaty -

· populate v -

· powerful army –

· places of interest-

· prefer v –

· present a rich program of –

· prevail — преобладать, господствовать, превалировать; доминировать

· provide warmth -

·

· Q

· Queen n -

·

·

·

· R

· raise an army -

· reclaim the throne –

· reflect v –

· require v -

· reshape v -

· Roman expansion -

· ruling class -

·

· S

· secular adj –

· Scottish and Celtic culture –

· schooling n –

· shipbuilding industry –

· significant historical event –

· small round shield –

· soil n –

· stretch — иметь протяжение, простираться, тянуться

· style of living -

· succeed v –

· suitable for adj –

· sword n -

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·

· T

· take place in -

· tend to v –

· the Commonwealth — Содружество (свободное объединение независимых государств, не имеющее общего договора или конституции)
the European Monetary Union — Европейский монетный союз

· the Channel Tunnel –

· the Highlands -

· the first man to +V –

· the Catholic church -

· the Lowlands –

· the Thames-

· thistle n –

· threaten v -

· throughout the world –

· throw light on -

· trader n -

· turn to -

·

· U

· Under the special care of-

· unified entity -

· Unitary state -

· unite with v -

·

· V

· Vivid adj -

·

·

·

· W

· was buried in –

· way of life -

· wear the kilt –

· well-to-do people -

· Westminster Abbey –

· win seats in parliament

· X

·

·

· Y

·

·

· Z

·

· FOOD. COOKING.

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·

· A

· a lot of cheese -

· Act of creation -

· Add v - with the addition of - in addition –

· Alcoholic drinks

· Beer n –

· Wine n

· Champagne n –

· Vodka n –

· Cognac n –

· Brandy n

· Whisky n –

· Liqueur n –

· Cocktail n –

· Punch n -

· Ale n –

· angel-hair pasta -

· animal fat – животный жир

· approve v –

· Appetite comes with eating -Аппетит приходит во время еды. Чем больше ешь, тем больше хочется.

· At a picnic –

· Approximately adv -

· a touch of pepper –

· Asian cooking –

· Attitude toward the advertisement/ ad/ advert -

· B

· Bacon n -

· bacon and leek soup –

· baked adj - bake n -

· basic ingredients –

· bar of chocolate -

· barley n –

· barley liquor –

· basil n -

· beans of cacao -

· be baked on a griddle –

· become dry –

· be grilled -

· be a ‘’sweet tooth’’ -

· be eaten with cheese –

· be distilled from –

· be made from local Olive Oil -

· be placed –

· be smoked-

· beef n –

· Berries

· Strawberry n –

· Blueberry n –

· Cranberry n –

· Raspberry n –

· black currants –

· red currants –

· gooseberry n –

· blackberry n –

· whortleberry n -

· beverage n –

· blanch the meat in boiling water -

· Black Bun = very rich fruit cake (Scotch) - (raisins, currants, finely-chopped peel, chopped almonds and brown sugar, with cinnamon and ginger) -

· boil v – boiled adj -

· bowl n – миска

· bibimbap(Korean dish) mix of warm rice, vegetables and meat.

· Bitter adj - горький

· Blended Whisky –

· Bread

· French bread / French loaf, pita (bread) –

· garlic bread –

· rye bread –

· raisin bread –

· sourdough (bread) –

· Tortilla –

· white bread –

· whole wheat bread -

· Breadcrumbs n –

· brew — заваривать

· bitter-tasting adj –

· brown sugar -

· brunch n - поздний завтрак в выходные дни

· brushed with milk –

· buckwheat cereal –гречневая каша

· C

· Cake n – торт, кекс, пирог

· candied fruit - Cakes

· Birthday/wedding/Christmas/ chocolate/ honey cake –

· Shortcake n –

· Fruitcake n –

· Strawberry shortcake – Coffee cake – Chocolate chip cake - Blueberry muffin – Raisin muffin –

· Cupcake n – Brownie n –

· Oatmeal cookie – Chocolate cookie –

· Gingerbread n –

· sponge cake –

· torte n -

· Carrot n –

· Carp n -

· Cabbage n –

· Catalogue n -

· Cauliflower n –

· Сaviar n –

· Cereal n –

· Cheese

· cottage cheese –

· farmers' cheese –

· Home-made cheese –

· cream cheese –

· Swiss cheese –

· Parmesan –

· Cheddar –

· Mozzarella –

· Roquefort –

· blue cheese;

· hard cheese –

· soft cheese –

· sharp cheese –

· mild cheese –

· smoked cheese –

· grated cheese –

· cheese spread -

· Cheese pastry - ватрушка

· chew v –

· chicken n –

· Chinese-style noodles mixed with vegetables/ sea food –

· choice of diced vegetables -

· chocolate drinks -

· chopped adj - chop v –

· chopped almonds –

· cinnamon n -

· clear/ set/ lay the table – book/ reserve a table -

· clockwise –

· cloves n -

· cod n –

· Coffee n –

· instant coffee –

· espresso –

· cappuccino n –

· decaffeinated coffee / decaf –

· coffee with milk –

· coffee with cream –

· half-and-half –

· black coffee -

· cocoa n –

· hot chocolate –

· milkshake n –

· cook up to/until - cook n - cooker n - do the cooking = cook

· cook on a barbecue –

· cookery n –

· cooking skills -

· consistency of –

· consommé n - бульон

· consumer n –

· coriander n –

· Corn/ vegetable/ olive/ sesame oil -

· corn flakes –

· corned beef -

· course n –

· crab n –

· cranberry jam -

· cream n -

· crimped into –

· cuisine n –

· custom – обычай, традиция

· customer — посетитель, клиент

· cutlet n -

· cut into small/ 3 cm pieces –

· cut/ break the apple in half –

· currant -

· D

· Dessert n -

· Do a cookery course –

· Dough n -

· diced vegetables –

· dine at -

· disgusting adj -

· dish n –блюдо

· Dried fruit -

· drink v - make/ have a drink - drink to smb.’s health -

· drop in/ on –

· dumplings n -

· E

· Eel n -

· either hot or cold –

· energy-rich food -

· every-day soup –

· exotic Asian cuisine -

· F

· Fast food –

· Feed an animal –

· Fennel/ dill - укроп

· Filling n - fill smth. up - filled (with) adj –

· finely-chopped peel -

· Find a way into your heart through your stomach -

· fish n –

· fish filet -

· Fish/ salmon steak -

· fish-and-chip –

· fizzy drink –

· flatfish n -

· flavour v - flavoured with peat-tainted water –

· flour n –

· folded adj - fold v –

· fork n – вилка

· four-day cookery courses -

· freezer n - freeze v - frozen adj - freezing adj –

· fresh garden salad sprinkled with a dressing -

· fridge n –

· frying-pan n -

· Fruit

· fresh fruit –

· apple n –

· pear n –

· apricot n –

· peach n –

· nectarine n –

· plum n –

· grapes n –

· cherry n –

· fig n -

· lemon n –

· lime n –

· orange n –

· tangerine n –

· grapefruit n -

· banana n –

· kiwi n –

· olive n –

· pineapple n –

· papaya n –

· mango n –

· avocado n –

· coconut n –

· persimmon n –

· pomegranate n –

· melon n –

· watermelon n-

· fry in beef fat - fried adj - frying adj - frying pan -

· (rich) fruit cake made with -

· G

· Garden stuff – овощи фрукты

· Garlic n -

· get an outdoor kitchen -

· Get on for –

· Ginger n -

· give a flavour-

· Glass n – стакан, фужер

· Go off –

· Go on –

· Go/ come round –

· Go out for a meal -

· good-sized adj -

· golden brown. –

· grain –

· grape jelly -

· grate v –

· grease n -

· grill v - grilled adj –

· grilled Kangaroo fillet with Muntrie glaze paired with red wine and sweet potato chips -

· grouper n - карась

· grown in -

·

· H

· Haggis n –

· Ham n –

· Halibut n -

· handful of -

· hard boiled eggs – круто сваренные яйца

· have an appetite for -

· have a “sweet tooth” –

· hazel-hen n – рябчик

· hearty barley-vegetable soup -

· heavy frying pan –

· helpful adj -

· herring n -

· hob n –

· home-baked dessert -

· homemade meals -

· honey n –

· hot pot - жаркое

· I Ice cream n - Sundae n – vanilla ice cream – chocolate ice cream – ice cream cone -

· in advance – заранее

· Include v –

· in size – размером

· interact with v -

· J

· Jellied meat/ fish – заливное мясо/ рыба

· Juice n -

· Junk food -

· K

· Keep on –

· kidney bean -

· Kettle n -

· L

· Lamb n -

· large pot of –

· leave out -

· Leek n –

· leek soup n –

· link sausages -

· Lobster n -

· Lump n –

· Lunch n -

· M

· Macaroni n –

· Mackerel n -

· maintain the temperature/ ensure the quality of –

· make excellent steaks -

· make from –

· make standard English food –

· make up one’s own recipes -

· Malt Whisky –

· Marjoram n -

· maple syrup –

· margarine n -

· marinated herring -

· mashed potatoes -

· marrow-bone –

· mayonnaise n -

· meat/ fish pie -

· measure v –

· meat and potatoes-

· menu n –

· milk-pitcher n - молочник

· minced adj –

· mint n -

· mixed with - mix v - mixture n –

· Mountain Pepper pate –

· Muesli n –

· Mustard n -

· Mussel n –

· must be cooked with -

· Mutton n -

· N

· noble dish –

· noodles n -

· nutcrackers n – шипцы для орехов

· nutmeg n – мускатный орех

· Nuts and seeds

· Nuts n –

· Hazelnuts n –

· Walnuts n –

· Almonds n –

· Chestnuts n –

· Peanuts n –

· pistachio nuts –

· cashew nuts –

· pecans n –

· macadamia nuts –

· apricot pits –

· pumpkin seeds –

· sunflower seeds -

·

· O

· Oatcake n – овсяная лепешка

· oat flakes -

· oat-flour biscuit -

· Oatmeal porridge – овсяная каша

· Obtain v –

· obtain the correct flavour -

· Offer v -

· Onion n –

· On the occasion of smth. - on occasion - special occasion -

· oval delicacy –

· oven n -

· P

· Pan n –

· Parsley n – петрушка

· Pastrami n -

· Pastry

· home-made pie –

· apple/ blueberry/ meat/ mince pie –

· tart n –

· knish n –

· pizza n –

· doughnut n –

· fritters n –

· pancake n –

· pastry case –

· partly-cooked adj –

· pate n - паштет

· pay tips -

· Pea n –

· peanut butter -

· peeled hard boiled egg -

· Perch n – окунь

· Pick up a lot of cooking tips –

· Pickled adj – маринованный

· Pike n – щука

· Pike-perch n – судак

· Popcorn n –

· Pork n –

· pork chop -

· Porridge n -

· Potato n – potato-based dish –

· Poultry

· Chicken n –

· Turkey n –

· Goose n –

· Duck n –

· whole chicken –

· chicken quarters –

· chicken leg –

· drumstick n –

· chicken breast –

· turkey breast –

· potato-based dish -

· Pour v –

· Plate n -

· practice tips-

· pre-cooked meat -

· prevent the risk of –

· price n -

· prunes n -

· put off -

· Q

· Quail n - перепелка

· R

· Raisin n –

· Ravioli n –

· Regular cup of tea -

· rice flakes -

· rich and tasty meat -

· ready made pizza -

· Recipe n – recipe book - follow a recipe -

· Red Wine Vinegar -

· rich flavour -

· rich and tasty meat –

· roast v –

· roast beef -

· Rolls

· bread roll –

· sesame roll –

· poppy seed roll –

· cinnamon roll –

· hamburger roll –

· hot dog bun –

· crescent roll / croissant –

· bagel n –

· roll in v -

· roll into an oval shape –

· rolls n -

· round crusty pastry pie –

· S

· Salami n – копченая колбаса

· Salmon n –

· salted fish -

· Sauerkraut n – квашеная капуста

· Sausage n – вареная колбаса

· Sausages/ frankfurters - сосиски

· Saucer n –

· sea bass –

· Seafood

· Shrimp n –

· Prawns n –

· Crab n –

· Lobster n –

· Oysters –

· Clams n –

· Shellfish n –

· Squid n -

· seasoning n –

· serve v -

· serve as an entrée –

· serve the needs of customers -

· scallop n –

· scone n -

· Scotch Broth or Hotch-Potch –

· scrambled eggs/ omelet –

· shortbread n -

· Shrimp n –

· Simmer v –

· Sip v –

· spare ribs -

· Spicy food -

· spoonful

· sprinkle v –

· slice n –

· slice/ cut the cake into … portions –

· slice thinly -

· smoked adj –

· soft adj –

· Soft drinks

· mineral water –

· spring water –

· soda water –

· lemonade n –

· cider n –

· ginger ale -

· soft white cheese = “crowdie’’(Scotch)

· sole n –

· soybean n -

· soured milk –

· spaghetti n –

· spices n –

· stall n -

· steak n –

· steamed adj –

· stewed adj -

· stick of celery -

· stir continuously –

· stir gently with a silver spoon –

· stylish café –

· stuffed adj – фаршированный

· sturgeon n - осетрина

· swallow v –

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