Самый полезный трэвэл-гайд на английском: Полное собрание необходимой лексики, фраз и возможных диалогов
Шрифт:
Можно обсуждать в позитивном ключе: (You can discuss if positive)
Деньги – Money
Еда – Food
Здоровье – Health
Внешность / мода – Appearance / Fashion
Табу
Религия – Religion
Политика – Politics
Секс – Sex
Слухи, сплетни – Gossips
Внешность (в негативном ключе) – Appearance (if negative)
Деньги – Money
Проблемы со здоровьем – Health problems
Проблемы в семье – Family problems
Говорим
Как сказать о погоде за окном:
Существительное – Прилагательное
sun – sunny
солнце – солнечный
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cloud – cloudy
облако – облачный
–-
fog – foggy
туман – туманный
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Heat – hot
жара – жаркий
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wind – windy
ветер – ветреный
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ice – ic(e)y
лед – ледяной, холодный
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shower – showery
ливень – дождливый, ливневой
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humidity – humid
влажность – влажный
Thunderstorms – Грозы
A spell (= period – период) of very hot weather often with a thunderstorm. First it becomes very humid (= hot and wet – жарко и влажно), then you get thunder (= гром) and lighting (= молния), and finally, very heavy rain (= it pours with rain – ливень). Afterwards, it is usually cooler and it feels fresher.
Как
сказать
о
температуре
за
окном
:
Thermometer
Boiling (= very hot)
очень жарко
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Hot
жарко
–-
Warm
тепло
–-
Not very warm
не очень тепло
–-
Cold (also chilly)
холодно / прохладно
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Freezing (= very cold)
очень холодно, морозно
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People round the world have different ideas about temperature:
5°C (five degrees centigrade) is freezing for many Brazilians.
–10°C (minus ten degrees or ten degrees below zero) is very cold but quite normal in the mountains in Switzerland during the winter when it usually snows a lot.
30–35°C is boiling for England and very unusual, but it is very common in parts of Spain during the summer.
Как
сказать
о
ветре
:
The first word here is very gentle; the last is more than 100 km per hour and can be very dangerous.
A breeze
ветер, бриз
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A wind
ветер
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A strong wind
сильный ветер
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A gale
шторм, буря
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A hurricane
ураган
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Examples:
It was a hot day but there was a lovely breeze.
The wind blew my hat off.
The hurricane in Florida destroyed trees and buildings.
Вопросы
для первого знакомства1. What’s your home town?
2. Do you live there now?
3. What state/province is it in?
4. Is it the largest city in the state/province?
5. What’s the climate like?
6. Is it mild/hot/dry/wet/cold?
7. Is it near the mountains/desert/a river?
8. Is it far from the border with another country?
9. Is it a center of tourism?
10. What industries are there?
11. What’s the most famous building?
12. How old it it?
13. How was your trip?
14. How was the traffic (from the airport)?
15. Do you like (this city)?
16. Did you find our offices easily?
17. How is your family?
18. Is this your first visit to (Chicago)?
Возможные
диалоги
Alicia and Simon are making small talk or social conversation, before they discuss work.
Simon: There we go. Two teas.
Alicia: Which one’s mine?
Simon: That one. The one without a spoon. There’s sugar in mine, but there’s no sugar in yours.
Alicia: Thanks.
Simon: Be careful, it’s hot!
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Simon: Is this your first visit to Vancouver?
Alicia: Yes, it is.
Simon: What do you think of it?
Alicia: It’s beautiful. Really beautiful.
Simon: I agree, but then it’s my home town!
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Simon: Where are you staying?
Alicia: At the Columbia Towers. Do you know it?
Simon: Yes, it’s on Granville Street. What’s it like?
Alicia: It’s excellent.
Simon: Good.
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Simon: How do you like the weather here?
Alicia: It’s fine. Not too hot. San Diego’s pretty hot at this time of year. Anyhow, is it going to rain? I want dry weather for my pictures.
Simon: We get a lot of rain in the fall and winter. December and January are the wettest months. But the weather forecast is OK for this week.
Alicia: Great.
3. Аэропорт
Полезная лексика