WEATHER
орошать (землю)
брать на себя больше, чем можешь осилить
bite off more than you can chew
Pronounce these words and explain their meanings
Catacomb
Exorcism
/ˈkæt.ə.kuːm/
a series of underground passages and rooms where bodies were buried in the past
/ˈek.sɔː.sɪ.zəm/
the process of forcing an evil spirit to leave a person or place by using prayers or magic
What sounds off? Choose one word that is odd
Climate of
learning, innovation, uncertainty, cooperation, distrust, rain, suspicion, agreement
rain
= interfere with
meddle with
It was a great project, so _____ so that it won first prize.
Fill in the gap
чересчур
over the top
What doesn't sound right?
A. The sun blazed down on the desert all day.
B. The sun beat down on us relentlessly at the beach.
C. The sun shone brightly during our picnic.
D. The sun played down on the crowd at the stadium.
The sun can blaze (burn strongly), beat down (strike with intensity), or shine (give out light). The verb "play" is not used with the sun in this context. (Note: You might see "play" in poetry - "sunlight played on the water" - but it means gentle movement, not heat, and it's not a standard weather collocation.)
drizzling
slowly but surely
not a patch __
at complete ______
nowhere ___ as ... as
Fill in the gaps
not a patch on
at complete variance
nowhere near as ... as
What doesn't sound right?
A. The heat is expected to linger for another week.
B. The heat is expected to intensify throughout the day.
C. The heat is expected to become oppressive by midday.
D. The heat is expected to stay for another week.
While "stay" is grammatically possible, it is not the natural collocation for weather phenomena. We use linger (to stay longer than expected), intensify (to become stronger), or become + adjective (become oppressive). The correct and more natural verb here would be "remain" or "persist," not "stay." (e.g., "The heat will remain for another week").
What doesn't sound right?
A. Temperatures are expected to soar to 40°C this weekend.
B. Temperatures are expected to rise to 40°C this weekend.
C. Temperatures are expected to reach record highs this weekend.
D. Temperatures are expected to grow to 40°C this weekend.
We use soar, rise, climb, and reach with temperatures. We use grow to talk about the size of things (plants, children, a business, the economy), but not for measurements on a scale like temperature.
If you do something, especially argue, ____ ____ _____, you do it with a lot of force and energy
I went into the meeting ____ ____ _____, determined not to let him win.
with guns blazing
1) something that combines particular features of two other things, especially in order to try to please people who do not like the two things on their own
2) a place where prisoners or people with mental health problems can stay after they leave prison or hospital, or where people with drug or alcohol problems can receive treatment, before they start to live on their own
halfway house
компромисс
реабилитационный центр
________ applause
a ________ reception
thunderous
Drought
Draft
Draught
explain the difference
Drought - a long period when there is little or no rain
Draft - 1) a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form 2) US - (of drinks such as beer) stored in and served from large containers, especially barrels (UK - draught) 3) US - to order people by law to join the armed forces (UK - conscript) 4) US - a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room (UK - draught)
to give something to someone else, especially when you do not want to
I was going to give away her old baby clothes, but I couldn't bring myself to ____ ___ them.
part with
Use the words 'Macabre' and 'Vile'
and the expression 'pale in comparison'
Some critics found the film's violence simply vile, while others argued it was a necessary part of its macabre artistic statement about the nature of evil.
The online comments were filled with vile personal attacks, yet even those paled in comparison to the macabre death threats he later received.
She watched the ____ as it dripped down the side of the candle.
His commitment to democracy and free markets has ____ed and waned with his political fortunes.
Her enthusiasm for learning languages will ____ with each new word she masters.
wax