Translate the following word combinations into Russian. Describe the situations in which they were used.

 

• to be crammed with goodies                                         • to look earnest and humble

• to wake to rummage                                                             • on the spot

• small vanities                                                       • to cry in chorus

• a pious nature                                                   • to keep from freezing

• a restless face                                                            • to suffer hunger and cold

• to take the first stiffness off smth                                 • to exclaim impetuously

• to cost smb such labor                                                   • to comfort smb with promises of help

• to look abashed                                                    • to contend oneself with smth

2. Study the following:

1. crimson – deep red in colour, e.g. The leaves turn crimson in autumn.

2. pilgrim – a religious person who travels a long way to a holy place, e.g. Thousands of Christian pilgrims converged on Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas Eve.

3. to bid (bade) – to order or tell someone what to do, e.g. The queen bade us enter.

4. precious – something that is precious is valuable and important and should not be wasted or used without care. Precious memories or possessions are important to you because they remind you of people you like or events in your life, e.g. The doll is cracked and worn, but it's precious to me because it was my mother's.

5. to obey – to do what someone in authority tells you to do, or what a law or rule says you must do, e.g. All citizens must obey the law and be loyal to the Constitution.

6. to unsettle – to make someone feel slightly nervous, worried, or upset, e.g. Ted's angry outbursts unsettled the whole family.

7. to neglect – to pay too little attention to something, e.g. Some teachers devote too much time to helping their slower students and neglect the brighter ones.

8. to creep (crept) – to move in a quiet, careful way, especially to avoid attracting attention, e.g. Clouds crept across the horizon, just above the line of trees.

9. uneven – not smooth, flat, or level; not regular, e.g. We listened to the uneven rhythm of the wind's roar.

10. sensible – reasonable, practical, and showing good judgment, e.g. He gave me some very sensible advice.

11. to slam – if a door, gate etc slams, or if someone slams it, it shuts with a loud noise [= bang], e.g. He slammed the door so hard that the glass cracked.

12. to hug – to put your arms around someone and hold them tightly to show love or friendship [= embrace], e.g. She went to her daughter and hugged her tightly.

13. to huddle – if a group of people huddle together, they stay very close to each other, especially because they are cold or frightened, e.g. We lay huddled together for warmth.

14. muffin – a small, usually sweet cake that sometimes has small pieces of fruit in it, e.g. Let the muffins cool in the pan for at least fifteen minutes.

15. queer (old-fashioned) – strange or difficult to explain, e.g. She gave a queer laugh.

16. miserable – extremely unhappy, or very small in amount, or very bad in quality, e.g. I can hardly afford the rent on my miserable income.

17. ragged – torn and in bad condition, e.g. A man in ragged clothes was begging on the corner.

18. to wail – to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in pain, e.g. Somewhere behind them a child began to wail.

19. to cuddle (up) – to lie or sit very close to someone or something, e.g. The children cuddled up to each other for warmth.

20. quilt – a warm thick cover for a bed, made by sewing two layers of cloth together, with feathers or a thick material in between them [= duvet], e.g. Stephen was still in bed but sitting up and there were books on Vangmoor all over the quilt.

21. to stop smth up – to block a hole or pipe so that water, smoke etc cannot go through it, e.g. It is very cold in the room. You should stop up the window.

22. pane – a piece of glass used in a window or door, e.g. I watched the rain as it pounded against the window pane.

23. gruel – a food made of oats cooked in water or milk, which poor people ate in the past, e.g. Every morning long lines formed outside, and hundreds of orphans lined up with cans to wait for the gruel.

24. agreeable (written or old-fashioned) – pleasant, e.g. We spent a most agreeable couple of hours.

Make up as many sentences as you can using the words from exercise 2.

 

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