Translate the sentences below. Define the meaning of head.
1. I can’t make head or tail of this letter – does it mean anything to you?. 2. The thought never entered my head. 3. I must phone the head office in London. 4. He cut the dead heads off the roses. 5. It will cost 9$ per head. 6. She is half a head taller than her brother. 7. Heads or tails? 8. The child was covered in mud from head to foot. 9. He’s head over heels in love. 10. She has a good head for languages. 11. I managed to keep my head in spite of the panic around. 12. He lost his head completely. 13. We’ll have to put our heads together and see if we can come up with some ideas. 14. I wish he’d get it into his head that I don’t want to go out. 15. Use your head! 16. What put that into your head? 17. It went clean out of my head. 18. Don’t bother your head about it. 19. We sat all night talking our heads off. 20. He can’t get it out of his head.
3. Consider the following examples with the word thing. Make sure you know the Russian equivalents.
1. The best thing is for us to tell the truth. 2. I kept wondering if I was doing the right thing. 3. A horrible thing happened yesterday. 4. What a stupid thing to do. 5. How are things with you? 6. Things are going really well at the moment. 7. Things could be worse. 8. I left my swimming things at home (esp. BrE). 9. I’ll phone you first thing Monday morning. 10. All things considered, the team didn’t do badly. 11. He could make things difficult for you if he chooses. 12. It’s a good thing we’ve brought some food with us. 13. That’s just the thing I was looking for. 14. It’s one thing to play a computer game; it’s quite another thing to write your own programme. 15. The way things are we can’t possibly afford a vocation this year.
4. Consider the following examples with the word thing. Make sure you know the Russian equivalents.
1. These vegetables can be cooked in several different ways. 2. What’s the right way to say this in English? 3. It doesn’t matter to me one way or the other. 4. There are ways and means of getting drugs in prison. 5. I just can’t see any way out of this mess. 6. I hope Eric knows the way. 7. Where’s the lift? – It’s this way. 8. I’ll give you a lift. – It’s on my way. 9. It would be bad to come all this way and not see them. 10. Look at the way he’s dressed. 11. I never like the way the doctors speak to you. 12. That’s no way to speak to your father. 13. Summer is still a long way off. 14. He had an annoying way of speaking. 15. In a way, it’s kind of nice to be working alone. 16. Get out of my way. 17. Can you move the box? It’s in the way of the door. 18. You shouldn’t let the children always get their own way. 19. Have in your own way. 20. If I had my way, they’d all be shot. 21. Mac’s still a long way to go before he’ll make a manager. 22. The way things are at the moment, I don’t think we’ll be able to go on vacation at all. 23.Steam trains finally gave way to electricity. 24. After a while my anger gave way to depression. 25. The crowd stepped aside to make way for the riders. 26. Gradually Henderson began to make his way in politics. 27. Why don’t you stop by our place on your way to Boston? 28. Either way, it’s going to be expensive (spoken).
Translate the following sentence into English. Pay attention to spoken phrases with thing.
1.Как дела? 2. Мне подобные вещи не нравятся. 3. Дело в том, что он не желает нас слушать. 4.Самое главное – предупредить его. 5. Первое, что он сделал, когда пришел домой, это позвонил Сьюзан. 6. Он всегда говорит первое, что придет ему в голову. 7. Что мне в нем не нравится, так это его манеры. 8. Во-первых, он не общителен, а во-вторых, высокомерен. 9. Это как раз то, что мне нужно. 10. Я целый день ничего не ел.
6. Translate into English, using the word way.
А. 1. Мы не могли найти выхода. 2. Я куплю лекарства по дороге домой. 3. Как пройти ближе всего к банку? 4. Они пошли не в ту сторону. 5. Всю дорогу шел дождь. 6. Они уже в пути. 7. Я пойду вперед. 8. Я хорошо знаю С-Петербург. 9. Посмотри сюда/в другую сторону. 10. До Владивостока далеко.
В. 1. Это единственный выход. 2. Мне не понравилось то, как она это сказала. 3. Просто у нее такая манера разговаривать. 4. Он по-своему счастлив. 5. Он умеет располагать к себе людей. 6. Он сказал это в качестве извинения. 7. Поступай как знаешь. 8. Он любит, чтобы все было, как ему хочется. 9. Хорошо, пусть будет по-твоему. 10.Об этом и спору нет. 11. Никоим образом. 12. Я согласен до известной степени.
