Happy ABC in Use

Галина Викторовна Ботерашвили

«Happy ABC in Use» сделает вас обладателями 500 английских слов различной тематики за короткое время. Упражнения построены по принципу от простого к сложному.Пособие подойдет для желающих изучать английский язык в возрасте 12+. Happy ABC in Use поможет вам значительно пополнить свой лексический запас при подготовке не только к ОГЭ и ЕГЭ, но и даже к международным экзаменам.В приложении вам предлагаются тексты песен популярных музыкальных групп, в которых вы встретите уже знакомые вам слова.

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Exercise 1. Study the vocabulary

1. daffodil (n) ['дэфəдил] — нарцисс

2. dangerous (adj) ['дейнджəрəуз] — опасный

3. Darvin, Charles [ча: лз да: вин] — Чарльз Дарвин

4. date (n) [дейт] — финик

5. deaf (adj) [дэф] — глухой

6. decade (n) ['декейд] — 10 лет

7. decorate (v) [дэкə'рэйт] — украшать

8. deliver (v) [ди'ли: вə] — доставлять

(письма, товары)

9. Denmark ['денма: к] — Дания

10. describe (v) [ди'скрайб] — описывать что-либо

11. dessert (n) [ди'зё: т] — десерт

12. digital (adj) ['диджитл] — цифровой

13. disobey (v) [дисə'бэй] — ослушаться,

не подчиниться

14. dive (v) [дайв] — нырять

15. dolphin (n) ['долфин] — дельфин

16. draughts (n) [дра: фтс] — шашки (B.E)

checkers — (A.E)

17. dust (n) [даст] — пыль

18. duty (n) [дьюти] — долг

19. dwarf (n) [дво: ф] — карлик, гном

20. dynasty (n) ['династи] — династия

Exercise 2. Match the columns

Exercise 3. Translate into Russian

1. I want to share some ideas with you on how to

decorate our house for New Year.

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2. In some countries there is no tradition of a

dessert course to conclude a meal.

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3. Their nephew disobeyed his mother and went to

the party.

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4. The daffodil is the national flower of Wales.

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5. Denmark is considered to be one of the most

economically developed countries in the world.

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6. Nowerdays a lot of libraries have shifted their

focus from print materials to digital ones.

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7. There was a layer of dust on the carpet.

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8. Will you deliver, or do I have to come to the shop

to collect the goods?

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9. Dolphins are known to be very clever and friendly

to humans.

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10. My father’s favourite hobby is plying draughts.

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11. It’s dangerous to go too near the edge of the cliff.

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12. If you are looking for alternative to sugar, you can

buy dates.

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13. I feel it’s my duty to help them in this dangerous

situation.

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14. Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.

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15. Speak up! I am rather deaf.

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16. Try to describe exactly how it happened.

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17. It is known that Georg V belonged to a Royal

dynasty.

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18. The most famous fairy tale with dwarfs in is

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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19. Charles Darwin described the idea that plants and

animals develop gradually from simpler to more

complicated forms by natural selection.

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20. The seagull dived into the water to catch

the fish.

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Exercise 4. Are these sentences true or false? Translate these sentences

1. Dolphins are known to be very clever and hostile

to humans. T / F

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2. I feel it’s not my duty to help them in this

dangerous situation. T / F

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3. The most famous fairy tale with dwarfs in is

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. T / F

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4. My father’s favourite hobby is plying chess. T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

5. I want to share some ideas with you on how to

decorate our house for New Year. T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

6. The seagull dived into the water to catch the

dolphin. T / F

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7. The daffodil is the national flower of Denmark.

T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

8. If you are looking for alternative to sugar,

you can buy dates. T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

9. Their nephew disobeyed his mother and went to

the party. T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

10. There was a layer of dust on the draughts. T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

11. Will you deliver, or do I have to come to the

shop to collect the goods? T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

12. In some countries there is a tradition of a dessert

course to conclude a meal. T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

13. Charles Darwin described the idea that plants

and animals develop gradually from simpler to

more complicated forms by unnatural selection. T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

14. It is known that Georg VI belonged to a Royal

dynasty. T / F

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15.Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.

T / F

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16. Denmark is considered not to be one of the most

economically developed countries in the world. T / F

………………………………………………………………………………

17. Nowadays very few libraries have shifted their

focus from print materials to digital ones. T / F

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18. Speak up! I am rather deaf. T / F

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19. Don’t try to explain exactly how it happened. T / F

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20. It’s pleasant to go too near the edge of the cliff.

T / F

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Exercise 5. Translate these sentences using the modal verbs can, may, must

1. Мы должны купить немного букетов из

нарциссов на банкет.

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2. Вы можете описать достопримечательности

Пекина?

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3. Они могут украсить потолок шарами?

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4. Она может доставить эти ковры в Данию.

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5. Вы можете рассказать нам о династии Чарльза,

принца Уэльского?

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6. Он должен принести несколько коробок

с шахматами и шашками.

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7. Мы должны украсить торт финиками и черной

смородиной.

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8. Можно мне предложить свой вариант десерта?

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9. Вы можете вернуть долг завтра?

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10. Вы обязаны доставить этих опасных животных

только через пролив Ла-Манш.

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Exercise 6. Insert the words in the boxes