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| [æ] map | [o] not | [ e ] ten | [Ù] run | [ i ] | ||
| sit | Myth | |||||
| [ ei] name | [u ] note | [ i: ] me | [ ju: ] tune | [ ai ] | ||
| fine | type | |||||
| a+r [ a: ] car | o+r [o:] born | e+r | u+r | i+r | y+r | |
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| term | turn | firm | Byrd | |||
| a+re [e] Mary | o+re [o:] more | e+re [i] here | u+re [ju] pure | i+re | y + re | |
| [ai] | ||||||
| fire | tyre |
Five, tip, bed, pipe, land, rule, fly, vale, off, dye, ton, tone, cut, circle, shade, bus, blame, bird, poke, hype, farm, eve, warm, crate, won, world, find, cute, bid, tax, star, spite, bake, sale, care, slept, charge, shot, wake, mar, cam, before, since, film, port, note, girl, mete, blame, lift, duty, zone, nurse, worst, fine, gap.
* * * B * * *
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| sh | [∫] | she | |
| ch | [t∫] | chess | |
| tch | [t∫] | match | |
| ck | [k] | black | |
| th | 1. 2. , | [θ] [ð] | thick this |
| wh | 1. , 2. | [w] [h] | what who |
| qu | [kw] | question | |
| ng | [ŋ] | long | |
| nk | [ŋk] | thank | |
| wr | [r] | write | |
| ph | [f] | phone | |
| ght | [t] | weight | |
| kn | [n] | knit |
Chest, wrong, white, physics, cash, whole, watch, equity, brother, think, worth, whisper, these, fresh, where, think, push, write, bank, night, ring, catch, show, might, there, sock, light, morning, quest, whale, phantasm, block, phrase, chain, tight.
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| c | 1. e, i, y 2. | [s] [k] | cell, cinema, cyst cap |
| g | 1. e, i, y 2. | [d  ]
[g]
| page, gin, gym dig |
| x | 1. 2. | [gz] [ks] | exam text |
Stage, box, cup, exact, range, next, cent, gather, strange, cite, example, clog, cell, pence, fence, cub, cute, excellent, gas, six, comet, exist, god, cash, exhibit, wax, gun, tax, giraffe, garage, cycle, axiom, logo, ceiling, bridge, grow, since, capital, change, space, exotic, gymnasium.
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1.
| ei | [ei] | vein | ▲ But: c+ei [i:] receive, ceiling |
 ey
| they | ||
| oi | [oi] | oil | |
| oy | boy |
2.
| oo | [u:] | too | ▲ But: ou = [Ù]country, cousin, young ou = [u:]youth, group, soup, rouble au + gh [a:]laugh |
| oo+k | [u] | cook | |
| au | [o:] | author | |
| ou | [au] | out | |
 eu
| [ju:] | neutral |
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| ai | [ei] | maid | ▲ But:
 ie + [i:]
field, believe
r, l, j + ui [u:]
fruit, blue, juice
ea + d / th [e]
bread, death
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| ay | day | ||
| ie | [ai] | die | |
| ye | rye | ||
| oa | [ou] | coat | |
 oe
| toe | ||
| ue | [ju:] | due | |
 ui
| suit | ||
| ee | [i:] | meet | |
| ea | tea |
Cheek, queen, chief, each, caught, autumn, peer, true, weight, peace, feel, lain, taught, neutral, pie, took, chair, blue, vault, bear, mouth, Europe, cause, aim, health, obey, achieve, hear, boat, round, aid, pause, head, enough, conceive, convey, brief, rough, clue, look.
6. Read the words.
Work, rare, fire, tyre, myrtle, type, myth, admire, party, parrot, lorry, pillow, target, further, loud, box, lease, walk, pain, discharge, palm, price, worship, pure, marketing, hare, share, store, here, cure, fur, shift, term, more, firm, spare, further, stock, wire, mere, a famous painter, a rare ring, the upper teeth, the thick wood, the first letter, the next room, the full moon, the main street, a wise man, a strict lady, a cold lake.
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7. Read the following English proverbs. Pay attention to the rules of reading.
1) A good beginning makes a good ending. .
2) A good name is better than riches. .
3) A hard nut to crack. .
4) All is well that ends well. , .
5) An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. .
6) As the tree, so the fruit. .
7) First think, then speak. .
8) Great cry and little wool. , .
9) He laughs best who laughs last. , .
10) He who pleased everybody died before he was born. .
11) Let sleeping dogs lie. , .
12) Out of sight, out of mind. .
13) Speech is silver but silence is gold. , .
14) The game is not worth the candle. .
15) To know everything is to know nothing. .
8. Some English and Russian proverbs are common and can be translated word by word from one language into another. For example, "There's no smoke without fire" has the Russian equivalent " ". With others, the meaning of the proverb can be expressed in different ways. For example, "Once bitten, twice shy" can be expressed in Russian by " , " or " ". There are some English proverbs below. See if you can match them with their Russian equivalents.
| 1) Still waters run deep. 2) Birds of a feather flock together. 3) The leopard cannot change his spots. 4) Every cloud has a silver lining. 5) Rome was not built in a day. 6) Blood is thicker than water. 7) Necessity is the mother of invention. 8) Don't carry coals to Newcastle. 9) Haste makes waste. 10) Too many cooks spoil the broth. 11) Like father, like son. 12) Every family has a black sheep. 13) Make hay while the sun shines. 14) There is no place like home. 15) You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink. | a) . b) . c) . d) . e) . f) . g) . h) . i) , . j) . k) . l) . m) . n) , . o) . |
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9. Can you complete the following proverbs? Read and translate.
| 1) When the cat is away 2) Where there's a will 3) Better late 4) Look 5) What's done 6) An apple a day 7) One man's meat 8) Honesty 9) A new broom 10) All's well 11) A friend in need 12) A bird in the hand 13) No news 14) So many men 15) All that glitters | a) that ends well. b) is not gold. c) is another man's poison. d) sweeps clean. e) is a friend indeed. f) is worth two in the bush. g) is good news. h) keeps the doctor away. i) so many minds. j) the mice will play. k) can't be undone. l) is the best policy. m) than never. n) before you leap. o) there's a way. |
UNIT 1
INTRODUCING
ONESELF
1.Can you introduce yourself? What is your name? Where are you from?
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Example: Let me introduce myself.
My name is Nick. I am from Canada.
| 1. Let me introduce myself, I am 2. May I introduce myself, my name is | 1. , 2. , |
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| 1. May I introduce ? 2. Allow me to introduce you to my friend? Harry Smith. 3. Mr. Smith, let me introduce a friend of mine. This is Mr. Jones. 4. Mrs. Mcdonald, Id like you to meet Miss Dolgova. 5. Please introduce me to your friend. | 1. 2. , . 3. , , . 4. , . 5. , . |
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| 1. Jane, this is Bob. 2. Meet my friend Doctor Lewis. 3. Meet Mr. James. | 1. , : . 2. , . 3. . |
| 1. How do you do? 2. Glad to meet you. 3. Nice to meet you. 4. Pleased to meet you. | 1. ( ). 2. . 3. . 4. (). |
