Vocabulary and Speech Exercises

I. Read the following transcriptions. Write them down in words and give their Ukrainian equivalents.

["kPnsqn'treIS(q)n], ['jPgqt], ['sxnwIG], ['nArISIN], ['Sugq], ['slaIs], [kqn'sjVm], ["prepq'reIS(q)n], [prI'feq], ["kqn'sIst], ['tSPklIt], [qd'vaIzqb(q)l], ['pLS(q)n], [In'GOI], [Gu:s].

II. Match word-сombinations and their translations. Use them in the sentences of your own.

1.nutritional expert a. шматочок лимона

2.roast meat b. м’ясна страва

3.to skip breakfast с. дієтолог

4.substantial meal d. запечене м’ясо

5.proper lunch e. пропонувати комплексний обід

6.a slice of lemon f. мала кількість

7.home-made pastry g. поживний прийом їжі

8.meat dish h. пропускати сніданок

9.small amount i. домашнє печиво

10.to offer a full-course lunch j. належний обід

III. Substitute the words in bold type by a word or word-combination from the text.

1. Breakfast is the first meal eatenafter getting up from a night’s sleep.

2. People who missbreakfast may have problems with focusing, digestion, and mass of the body.

3. Breakfast foods differ greatly from place to place.

4. Lunch is a fast meal which is consumed during the lunch interval.

5. Some people have nourishing evening meal.

6. There are a lot of quick and useful pickings.

7. If you want to eat something, takeyour apron and prepare your food.

IV. Learn some food idioms. Use them in the sentences below.

to be a bad egg – to be a bad person

to cut the mustard – to succeed; to cope with the task

to be duck soup – to be a difficult task; to require much effort

to be in the soup – to be in serious trouble, in disorder

to be full of beans – to feel energetic, in high spirits

to be an apple of (someone’s) eye – to like someone or something more than others

to be (not one’s) cup of tea – not to enjoy or not to do well something

1. Going to art galleries is not my … so I think that I will stay home this evening.

2. The little girl is her dad’s ..., he loves her so much.

3. That man is … so you should try and avoid him if you can.

4. She is really … now. She told her boss that she was sick but he saw her downtown shopping.

5. It was ..., I was able to finish everything early last night.

6. My little sister is … , she is running, jumping, crying, talking.

7. He wasn’t able … so he had to leave that job after only one year.

V. Insertsome, anyinto the dialogue and dramatize it.

B.: I’ve just made a cake. Would you like (some/any)?

K.: I’d love (some/any). Thank you.

B.: Is there (some/any) milk left?

K.: Yes, there is (some/any) in the bottle on the table.

B.: Would you like (some/any) milk?

K.: No, thank you. I don’t think I’ll drink (some/any) tonight. Could I have (some/any) water, please?

B.: Sure. There is (some/any) in the fridge.

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