Phrasal verbs
Начинать/научиться (какому-либо делу)
To pick up
'I can't drive.' He said...
...he couldn't drive.
'You look nice.' He told me...
...I looked nice.
Era, age group
Generation
"Where is my umbrella?" She asked...
...where her umbrella was.
Быть нанятым (на работу)
To be taken on
"They would help if they could." She said...
...they would help if they could.
"I am coming!" He said...
The couples where both people work
The dual-income marriages
"Are you going to the cinema?" he asked...
...if (or whether) I was going to the cinema.
Принимать/брать в исполнение
To take up
'You failed your art exam.' She said...
...I had failed my art exam.
'We have bought a new car.' They told me...
...they had bought a new car.
Child care
Child-rearing duties
"Will you have lunch with him?" She asked...
...if (or whether) I would have lunch with him.
Уходить с (позиции/поста)
To step down from
"The Earth revolves around the Sun" They said...
...the Earth revolves around the Sun.
"I don't like chocolate." She says...
...she doesn't like chocolate.
To get to work from home
To commute to
"Where have you been?" They asked me...
...where I had been.
Быть подготовленным
To be drawn up
"I hadn't travelled by underground before I came to London." She said...
...she hadn't travelled by underground before she had come to London.
"I was sleeping when Julie called." He said...
...he had been sleeping when Julie had called.
A person who earns the biggest salary in the family
A primary breadwinner
"When did you come?" We asked him...
...when he had come.