I. Vocabulary and grammar tasks. 1. Study the following words and expressions:

1. Study the following words and expressions:

ash - зола, пепел, останки, прах / the soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tobacco, coal or wood, has burnt:
cigarette ash

buoyant - плавучий; способный держаться на поверхности; бодрый, жизнерадостный / able to keep afloat.; cheerful and optimistic.

topees = topi - тропический шлем / a tropical sun hat

cadaverous - трупный, подобный трупу; бледный как мертвец / esembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony

cheroot - сорт сигар с обрезанными концами / a short thin cigar with both ends cut flat

ruffian - бандит, головорез, негодяй, хулиган / a violent, wild and unpleasant person, usually a man

gasp - затрудненное дыхание, удушье; дышать с трудом, задыхаться; ловить воздух \ to take a short quick breath through the mouth, especially because of surprise, pain or shock

din - шум, грохот, гудение, гул \ a loud unpleasant confused noise which lasts for a long time

bundle - узел, связка, пачка, вязанка \ a number of things that have been fastened or are held together

lapel - отворот, лацкан (пиджака и т. п.) \ a strip of cloth which is part of the front of a jacket or coat. It is joined to the collar and folded back onto the chest

scoundrel - негодяй, мерзавец, подлец \ a person, especially a man, who treats other people very badly and has no moral principles

prudent - благоразумный, предусмотрительный, разумный, рассудительный; сдержанный, скромный \ avoiding risks and uncertainties; careful

culprit - обвиняемый, подсудимый; преступник; виновный, правонарушитель \ someone who has done something wrong

apt - годный, подходящий; склонный, подверженный \ suitable or right for a particular situation

chink - трещинка, разрез, щель, излом \ a small narrow crack or opening

guttural - гортанный, горловой; задненебный, велярный; гуттуральный звук \ (of speech sounds) produced at the back of the throat and therefore deep

fetid - вонючий, зловонный \ smelling extremely bad and stale

jovial - относящийся к Юпитеру, подобный Юпитеру; величественный; веселый; общительный \ friendly and in a good mood, or (of a situation) enjoyable because of being friendly and pleasant

remorse - угрызение совести; раскаяние; сожаление \ a strong feeling of guilt and regret about something you have done

wry - кривой, перекошенный; неправильный; противоречивый; искаженный \ showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly amusing

2. Do the following tasks:

Guess what word has the following definition:

1) Help or support

2) continuing without pause or interruption, never stopping, especially in an annoying or unpleasant way

3) a thing of little value or importance

4) a person, especially a man, who treats other people very badly and has no moral principles

5) savagely fierce, cruel, or violent

Fill in the required word:

1. Tanah Merah was for long the busiest …… of the Middle East and its ……. was crowded with shipping when the clipper and the junk still sailed the China seas.

2. He was a great big …….., very hearty, with a loud …… and a …….. laugh, beefy, you know, and a fine athlete.

Give Russian equivalents to the following words:

scrap-heap, god-send, knock-kneed

Give synonyms to the following words:

fuss - возражение, протест, несогласие

neat - четкий, ясный, точный

ghastly - наводящий ужас, жуткий, страшный

fiction - выдумка, домысел, фантазия

vague - неопределенный, неясный, смутный; неуловимый

Give Russian equivalent to the following proverb:

to look for a needle in a bundle of hay

II. Reading Comprehension