Active vocabulary to remember. Find proper explanations to the following.
| 1. ancient [‘ein∫эnt]
| - древний, старинный, старый
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| 2. a castle [‘ka:sl]
a cathedral [kэ‘θi:drэl]
a fortress [‘fо:trэs]
a palace [‘pælэs]
a tower [‘tauэ]
| - замок, дворец
- кафедральный собор
- крепость
- дворец
-1) крепость, 2) башня
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| 3. to cover [‘kΛvэ]
| - занимать, расстилаться, охватывать
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| 4. dense
densely populated
| - плотный, густой, компактный
- густонаселенный
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| 5. a department store
| - универсальный магазин, универмаг
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| 6. to divide [di’vaid]
| - делить(ся), разделять(ся)
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| 7. to flow
| - течь, протекать
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| 8. to be full
| - быть плотным, заполненным
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| 9. to house [‘hauz]
| - вмещать(ся), помещать(ся)
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| 10. huge [hju:d3]
(Syn.) enormous [i’nо:mэs]
| - огромный, громадный, гигантский
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| 11. numerous [‘nju:mэrэs]
| - многочисленный
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| 12. splendid
lovely [‘lΛvli]
| - великолепный, отличный, превосходный
- красивый, прекрасный, привлекательный
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| 13. traffic
heavy traffic
to carry the traffic
| - движение, транспорт
- интенсивное движение
- выдерживать движение (о дороге)
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| 14. wealth [welθ]
luxury [‘lΛk∫эri]
| - богатство, изобилие
- роскошь
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| 15. workshop
| - мастерская, цех
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Exercises
Pronounce correctly.
| Buckingham Palace [‘bΛkiŋэm]
Charles Dickens [‘t∫a:lz’dikinz]
Chaucer [‘t∫о:sэ]
Christopher Wren [‘kristэfэ‘ren]
clerk [kla:k]
commerce [‘komэ:s]
commercial [kэ‘mэ:∫l]
Darwin [‘da:win]
Egyptian [i’dζip∫n]
feature [‘fi:t∫э]
financial [fai’næn∫l]
Great Britain [,greit ‘britn]
Houses of Parliament [‘hauziz эv’pa:lэmэnt]
jewels [‘dζu:эlz]
London [‘lΛndэn]
naval [‘neivl]
| Northern Ireland [‘nо:ðэn’aiэlэnd]
numerous [‘nju:mэrэs]
rare [reэ]
silent [‘sailэnt]
St. Paul’s Cathedral [snt’pо:lz
kэ‘θi:drэl]
striking [‘straikiŋ]
Thames [temz]
Thomas Hardy [‘tоmэs’ha:di]
Tower [‘tauэ]
Trafalgar Square [trэ’fælgэ‘skweэ]
treasure [‘treζэ]
United Kingdom[‘junaitid’kiŋdэm]
Waterloo [,wо:tэ‘lu:]
weigh [wei]
Westminster Abbey [‘westminstэ’ræbi]
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Find proper explanations to the following.
| to flow
to divide
a cathedral
perhaps
to carry
heavy
traffic
silent
empty
a trust
wealth
luxury
a department store
lovely
attractive
appearance
a workshop
a castle
formerly
a fortress
jewel
a feature
| difficult to travel over
great comfort, as provided by wealth
a large fort, place strengthened for defence
a precious stone
to separate, to split or break up
a building in which machines are repaired
association of business firms
possibly, maybe
pleasing
in early times
making no or little sound
a large shop
to move along like a river does
great amount of property, money, etc.
a large strongly-built building or set of buildings made in former times to be defended against attack
characteristic or striking part
to support the weight
containing nothing
beautiful, that one loves or likes
a chief church in a diocese
that which can be seen, outwards qualities
movement of vehicles along roads and streets
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Substitute the words and word combinations from the Text for the parts underlined.
1. London is a very old city.
2. London is also a very big port.
3. London is located on the river Thames.
4. The city of London spreads over about a square mile.
5. During the day, the City fills up with people.
6. A lot of banks and offices are concentrated in the City.
7. There are magnificent houses in the West End.
8. The East End comprises the port, docks, a lot of factories and workshops.
9. There is a noticeable contrast between the East End and the West End.
10. The East End is a thickly-inhabited district.
11. The Tower of London stores the Crown jewels and other highly valued things.
12. Nearly all the kings and queens of Britain were put into the grave in the Westminster Abbey.
13. Trafalgar Square was named in memory of Lord Nelson’s great warships victory of 1805.
14. The most remarkable feature of St. Paul’s Cathedral is a very large dome.
15. The British Museum has a rich library with copies of uncommon manuscripts.
