IDIOMS

Знаешь идиомы - знаешь культуру и язык

1. When pigs fly  — Когда рак на горе свистнет 
2. To eat one’s word  — Брать свои слова обратно 
3. Break a leg!  — Ни пуха, ни пера!
4. The apple of one’s eye  — Души не чаять в ком-то, беречь как зеницу ока
5. To feel it in one’s bones  — Интуитивно чувствовать что-то
6. Against the clock  — К установленному сроку
7. You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours  — Быть в сговоре
8. Walk a mile in my shoes  — Представь себя на моем месте
9. To cost an arm and a leg  — Стоить очень дорого
10. To count chickens before they hatch  — Рассчитывать на что-либораньше времени
11. It’s raining cats and dogs  — Льет как из ведра
12. Rat race  — Бешеная погоня за успехом, деньгами
13. In a nutshell… — Если кратко, то…
14. The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)  — Хорошо там, где нас нет
15. Quick and dirty  — Дешево и сердито
16. Shake a leg!  —Шевелись!
17. It is not my cup of tea  — Мне это не нравится; это не мое
18. Curiosity killed the cat  — Любопытной Варваре на базаре нос оторвали
19. To take the cake  — Превзойти всех (в хорошем или плохом смысле)
20. A leopard cannot change its spots  — Горбатого могила исправит
21. Blood, sweat, and tears  — Напряжённая работа
22. Pushing the envelope  — Быть новатором, предложить что-то новое
23. Save your breath  — [си]охрани силы (не спорь)
24. To know where the bodies are buried  — Знать, где собака порылась
25. Miss the boat  — Поезд ушел

1. begin the world — начать новую жизнь 
2. cast a glance — бросить взгляд 
3. cover one's tracks — заметать следы
4. do smb a good / bad turn — оказать хорошую / плохую услугу
5. drive someone into a corner — загнать в угол
6. fall /be out of favor — впасть в немилость / быть в немилости
7. get out of hand — отбиться от рук, выйти из‑под контороля
8. go to all lengths — идти на всё
9. have smb on the string — вести на поводу
10. keep one's nose out of smth — не совать нос в чужие дела
11. know one's place — знать своё место
12. learn one's lesson — извлечь урок
13. lose face — потерять лицо
14. make a show of — выставлять напоказ
15. out of sight — с глаз долой
16. put on a show — делать вид
17. run for one's life — бежать, сломя голову
18. talk big — выпендриваться, хвастаться
19. turn inside out — вывернуть наизнанку
20. think outside of the box — мысли шире 

SKIING/ROLE PLAY-INSTRUCTIONS/VIDEO

In the video I´ve made a mistake.I said Freestyle-take stride basket.It should be just Freestyle -take a stride.Basket-is a part of ski pole.I apologize

Here some vocabulary:

Where usually they take place: Icy mountain slope and peaks,on level or bumpy runs and trails,steep terrain/"downhill"

Equipment:

helmets,goggles,gloves,skiis,ski poles,boots,bindings.Boots are attached to the skis with bindings,basket.

Ski lifts,chair lifts,gondolas,gates,mogules(snow bumps that groomed into a skirun for a freestyle challenge),snow-grooming machines.

"powder"-new snow has just laid on the ground

Styles:

Alpine

Nordic skiing-"cross country"-individual races,relays,sprints,combinedevents,races

Cross Country-Classical
Freestyle-take a stride
Biathlon
Slalom

"kickin chicken"


SKI EQUIPMENT

RUNNING AS HOBBY AND OLIMPICS/VIDEO

RUNNING AS A HOBBY

BANKING-ROLE PLAY/VIDEO

BANKING ROLE PLAY

Watch the video and get banking vocabulary.Also it could be helpful if during the speaking exam you´ll get banking role play

AUDIO OF THE SPEAKING SLP EXAM-SAMPLE

I´ve attached a sample speaking exam.There shouldn´t be any audio problem,and it will give an idea how is the speaking exam conducted.Good luck,

SLPEXAMSAMPLE.

CONCLUSION LECTURE/REVIEW OF THE COURSE

Ladies and Gentlemen here´s a wrap up of the course.

After you go through this course you´ll be able to:

Level 1 should be able to write the composition of 250 words,read simple text and answer the questions.Get through the listening and answer the questions,and be able to have a simple speaking conversation,mainly F.O.R.T.E.,discribe the picture and have some simple role play.The student will get:+1,+1,+1,+1.

Of course if you need my help in correcting your compositions I´ll be more then happy to help you.

Level 2 :should be able to explain B.O.R.E. using better vocabulary and respond in past and future tenses.Give instructions and describe the person using enriched vocabulary,use first and second conditionals,be able to talk about current affaires.The student will get +2,+2.+2.+2

Level 3:should be able first five,six minutes explain F.O.R.T.E.,then talk freely abstract issues using second and third conditionals,give instructions and be able to give his opinion and an argument.about current affairs or abstract themes,role playing,to write any composition of 450 words.

I hope this course will help you to acheive your goals.

ROLE PLAY 2

SITUATION

You have just arrived at a hotel in Alicante.You are taken to your room and you find that the hotel has given you a small single room with no bathroom.What´s more,the room has no balcony and only a small window facing the car park at the back of the hotel.This is very different from what was promised on the website where you made your booking: a double room with en suite bathroom and a balcony overlooking the beach.

Make a telephone call to the hotel duty manager.Explain the situation and demand the room that you reserved.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES

I am ddisappoined with.../I refuse to stand for../I wish to make a change to../I am referring to../I would like an immediate answer../

Immediate compensation/booking reference number/online booking service/complaints form..

SITUATION 2

You are living and working in New York on a two-year assignment.You are living with your family in an apartment building near the city centre.Your neighbours seem very friendly and welcoming however,you have a problem with the elderly lady who lives in the apartment above yours.In the first place,when she waters the plants on her balcony the water ends up on your balcony dirtying the washing hung on your line.In the second place,the lady has the television so loud that you and your family find it hard to even have a conversation.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES:

I´m sorry to bother you,but.../Why don´t you../We´d be really grateful if.../If you could just....that would really help/The last thing I want to do is speak to the building manager about this,but...

SITUATION 3

You arrive at Los Angeles International Airport and get held up at customs.You are taken to small room to be interrogated.You have recently been making many trips to Cuba because of your job.The officer begins asking you about all the countries you have visited over the last 5 years and what your motives were for visiting each country.As you travelled a lot,you have some difficulty remembering exact travel dates.You must give as much information as possible to the agents but also explain to them why you are unable to answer some of their questions.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES:

For business purposes../For pleasure./I´m afraid I can´t remember exactly...