Active vocabulary

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B: You work in the office. Your friend was ill yesterday and does not know what happened. Tell him/her the news.

A: You work in the office, but you were ill yesterday and you do not know the news. You ask a friend to tell you what happened.

Ex.43 Work in pairs. Prepare and practise the conversation.

Ex.41 Look at the picture. Why do you think Derek and his colleagues are smiling? Give a reason for each of the people.

· Listen to three conversations to find out if you were correct.

Ex.42 Listen to the conversations again. Match the sentence 1-6 with the phrases a-f.

1. 'I'm going to be a little late.'
2. 'I can't remember when I joined the company.'
3. 'I feel I need a change.'
4. 'Please don't tell anyone. '
5. 'I'm more than happy to take early retirement. '
6. 'Do you want to come with me?'

a) Derek said to Dave.

b) Camilla said to Derek.

c) Derek said to Camilla.

d) Derek said to Camilla.

e) Derek asked to Avril.

f) Clive said to Derek.

achieve (v) – добиваться, достигать

to achieve success – добиваться успеха

to achieve one's goals – достигать своих целей

achievement (n) – достижение, успех

great / major achievements – великие достижения

outstanding achievements in science – выдающиеся научные достижения

duty (n) – 1) долг, обязательство

civic duty – гражданский долг

sense of duty – чувство долга

to do one's duty – исполнять свой долг

2) служебные обязанности; дежурство

professional duties – профессиональные обязанности

to do/ carry out/ perform one's duties – выполнять свои обязанности

to take up one's duties – приступить к своим обязанностям

to be on duty – на дежурстве; при исполнении служебных обязанностей

to be off duty – не на дежурстве; в свободное от работы время

honour (n) – 1) слава, почёт, честь;

to give a reception in sb's honour – давать приём в чью-л. честь

2) почтение, уважение, почёт

to give/ pay honour to sb – оказывать кому-л. уважение, почтение

honours (n) – награды, почести, в частности ордена, медали, знаки отличия

(to graduate) with honours – (закончить учебное заведение) с наградами, с отличием

target (n) – 1) цель, мишень

to aim at target – прицелиться

to fire at a target – стрелять по цели

to hit a target – попасть в цель, поразить цель

to miss a target – промахнуться, не попасть в цель

target market – целевой рынок

2) объект, предмет (издёвок, насмешек, критики и т.д.)

a target for sth – объект чего-л.