Listening

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 463.

ACTIVE VOCABULARY 4C

How well could you survive on public transport in London?

Take this quiz in a school magazine and see how many questions you can answer.

Ex.58 Imagine that you are studying English in a language school in London

Ex.57 Discuss these questions.

Are taxis expensive in your town?

Are they easy to find?

Do they operate 24 hours a day?

How often do you take a taxi?

When was the last time you caught a taxi? Where were you going?

Do you usually chat to the driver?

1. You 'are at the train station and need to know what time the next train to Plymouth leaves. What do you say?

2. You are in your hotel room and want a cab to go to Piccadi1ly Circus in London.

What do you say to the receptionist?

3. You get on a bus and you only have a five-pound note.

What do you say to the driver?

4. You are at the train station and you want a first-class return ticket to Manchester.

What do you say?

5. You are in the street and need to catch a taxi. You stop a person and ask for a taxi rank.

What do you say?

6. You are on a bus, but you don't know where the stop for Church Road is.

What do you say to the person next to you?

alternative (а) - 1) альтернативный, 2) взаимоисключающий 3) второй (из двух возможных).

Alternative methods of getting there will be investigated.

mean (meant) (v)–1) намереваться

to mean well/harm- иметь добрые намерения

She has never meant him any real harm.

I mean to leave the meeting with the new contract.

2) подразумевать, иметь в виду;

What do you mean by laughing at me?

3) предназначать

I mean this present for you.

What is it meant for?

4) значить, иметь значение

This conflict means war.

mean (a) скупой; подлый;

mean remark – подлое замечание

He was too mean to put the heating on.

support (v)- поддерживать; помогать; оказывать моральную поддержку; защищать; служить доказательством;

These facts supported my theory.

They came to support him in his campaign.

My friends have supported me through the entire trial.

support (moral) (n) –1) поддержка, помощь

in support of – в поддержку

I want them to join me in support of this plan.

The charity depends on your support.

The elder son is the support of the family.

team (n) - спортивная команда

team spirit - дух товарищества;