Vocabulary File
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 574.
Part B
Ex. 7. Survey the following proverbs. Translate them into Russian.
Ex. 6. Signal that you want to end the conversation. Give a reason. Make arrangements to make contact some other time, and take your leave.
| Reasons for ending a conversation |
| It's getting late. |
| You think there's someone at the door. |
| Someone's coming to see you in a minute. |
| You've got some work to do. |
| You've got to telephone someone else. |
| Someone wants to use the phone. |
1) Knowledge has bitter roots but sweet fruits.
2) He that knows nothing doubts nothing.
3) Knowledge is the mother of all virtue, all vice proceeds from ignorance.
4) Education polishes good natures and corrects bad ones.
5) Little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
The following words are essential for understanding the text and discussing its content. Learn their meaning and pronunciation.
| Words and word combination | Translation |
| academy,n to enter the ~; to study at the ~ academic, adj ~ books/disciplines; an ~ department/division admit,v to be ~ed to a university admission,n attend, v to ~ classes regularly disposal, n to be at smb's ~ certificate, n challenge, n, v to meet ~ s, to take/to undertake a ~; to ~ knowledge classmate, n curriculum,n; curricula(pl) the school ~, to be on/in the ~ dedicate,v to ~ oneself to work dedication, n to demonstrate/to display/to show ~; total ~ diploma, n educate, v education, n fail, v graduate, v to ~ with honour; to ~ from Oxford: to ~ in French graduation, n ~ day; ~ diploma graduation, n college, high-school ~ undergraduate, n, adj postgraduate, n, adj ~ courses; ~ studies pass,v to ~ an examination promote,v (Syn.: advance) promotion,n to get ~ research,n, v to do ~ revise(for), v scholar,n a distinguished ~; an eminent ~ science, n scientific, adj train,v tutor,n, v to ~ in smth; a ~ in Mathematics; to hire a ~ for smb tutorial, n, adj ~ system For your personal vocabulary ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... ..................................................................................... |
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| Ex. 5. Start the conversations in one of the following ways. | | | Ex. 3. Complete the sentences by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary. |