"Путеводитель" по современному английскому разговорному языку, состоящий из 100 уроков на различные темы. Электронное издание, 207 стр. Источник: http://www.china232.com
Каждый урок состоит из небольшого диалога/монолога, насыщенного разговорной лексикой. Lesson 1: Humour; Lesson 2: Job Interview; Lesson 3: Procrastination и т.д. После приведенного отрывка вынесены основные фразы, которые были использованы в тексте. Значение каждой фразы объясняется по-английски. Привожу пример одного урока. LESSON 97: HOW TO GET RICH (ESL Reading)
A: Did you hear about Alex striking it rich in the market?
B: No. Who did you hear that from?
A: Alex.
B: Whatever. He always totally exaggerates! I’m not going to believe
it until I hear it from a more reliable source.
A: Yeah, he does totally exaggerate doesn’t he? The last time I
listened to him I lost 5 grand betting on a horse that came in dead last.
B: He is an entertaining guy though. It’s pretty fun getting on board
with his ideas.
Phrases and Vocabulary used:
-striking it rich – to get a lot of money quickly for some reason. In this dialogue Alex
made a lot of money in the stock market. Ex. He struck it rich from winning the lottery.
-reliable source – a trusted source of information It could be a person, a newspaper, or a
magazine that you trust. Ex. You should be careful where you get your information from
on the Internet. Many websites are reliable sources of information
- 5 grand - 5 thousand dollars
- long shot – when a result is unlikely to happen
- dead last – the very last to finish in some kind of a race or competition. Ex. Out of the
10 finalists, Steve came in dead last. This means that Steve finished 10th out of the total
of 10 people in the competition. He did the worst out of everyone.
- on board – the agreement to do a plan with others. Ex. Ok guys. If we are going to
succeed with this new plan we’ve got to make sure everyone is on board.
- pan out – If something pans out it means that the desired outcome happens. Of course,
if something doesn’t pan out it means it didn’t work. Ex. We all planned to go on a
trip last winter bur for some reason things didn’t pan out.Тексты абсолютно разные и лексика тоже (как попроще, так и посложнее). Learn to speak English like a native speaker!
